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MESSAGE FROM GROBY PARISH COUNCIL
Melody having her long blonde hair cut to raise money for Marcus MY DAUGHTER Melody has always wanted to cut her long golden hair and donate it to The Little Princess Trust, before leaving Elizabeth Woodville Primary School to move up to Brookvale.
What is a Parish Poll?
Although little known, a Parish Poll is an opportunity provided by the Local Government Act 1972 for electors of a parish to make their voices heard loud and clear on a particular matter in their parish that may be of concern to them but is being neglected or not being dealt with as it should be. The Poll is similar to a referendum and registered electors are issued with polling cards as with local elections but the main difference is that voting must be in person at the local polling station, i.e. NO POSTAL VOTES and voting will only be 4pm – 9pm. There will be no candidates just a set of 4 questions with a simple YES or No option. At the close of the Poll, the votes will be verified and counted at the polling station and the borough council appointed Returning Officer will publicly declare the result.
When we heard that her little pal from Mes Enfants Nursery - Marcus Richmond - now age 11, was suffering from a rare type of bone cancer (osteosarcoma), Melody was even more determined to have her hair cut to raise as much money as she could for Marcus. I approached Marcus’s mum Johanna Partridge (chiropodist) with Melodys idea to help Marcus and she thought it was a lovely idea . So this month Melody will be having 13 inches cut off of her long golden locks at The Hair Club in Kirby Muxloe. Once her hair is cut she then intends to send it to The Little Princess Trust so that it can be used to form part of a wig for a child who has lost their hair due to cancer. We have set up a just giving page in my name Vanessa Robson Justgiving.com/ crowdfundingvanessa-robson. I am so proud of what Melody aims to do to help her friend and also other children suffering from cancer.
Vanessa Robson (Melody’s mum)
Parish Poll to take place on the future of The Klondyke
Why Do We Need A Groby Parish Poll? Simply because for more than twelve years the voices of Groby residents, councillors and the parish council have been ignored by Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council, resulting in tens of thousands of pounds in avoidable costs being incurred by council tax payers (HBBC are reluctant to provide accurate answers to Freedom of Information Requests on these costs). CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 ...>
Groby Christian Aid collection 2017 THANK YOU to the many people in Groby who contributed to this annual collection.
Melody is donating her long hair to the Little Princess Trust
No Spotlight next month
THERE WILL be no Spotlight in July due to holidays. See you again in August!
A total of just over £2900.00 was donated. We’d also like to thank the Laundon Way Coop and Chaplin’s Butchers for being our collection points this year. Christian Aid Week was set up 60 years ago to support those left with nothing following the Second World War. Today the charity is needed more than ever to help relieve the suffering of refugees and build a world where everyone has a safe place to call home. Compassion has no borders. If you missed this opportunity and would like to support Christian Aid, there are many ideas of how to help and ways to support them on their website www.christianaid.org.uk
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