June 2023 Glenfield Gazette

The charity tombola made £80 and this donation has been sent to The Prince’s Trust which we think to be an appropriate organisation to support.

Included are a few pictures to show how we celebrated this event.

Our producers cook, craft and grow and display their wares at this popular market each Friday in St Peter’s Church Centre, Glenfield (LE3 8DP) from 9am-11am.

would be nice to see you at this free event

Ruth Lane Secretary for Glenfield Country Market

MONTHLY NEWS, INFORMATION & ENTERTAINMENT FOR GLENFIELD

Darcie-Rose’s run raises cash for cancer sufferers

DARCIE-ROSE Lott, age 11, completed the pretty muddy run at Prestwold Hall on Sunday 7th May, raising £565.00+£96.25 Gift aid. Thank you to everyone who donated.

Darcie-Rose asked to do this run as she wanted to raise money for everyone affected by cancer. Her family and friends are very proud of her achievement.

Lisa-Marie Gearing (Mum)

Glenfield

Glenfield Country Market fly the flag!

WE WOULD like to thank our customers and producers for taking part during our Friday 5th May patriotic activities.

We were pleased that so many of you came along dressed for the occasion and this encouraged us to get the celebrations going.

The charity tombola made £80 and this donation has been sent to The Prince’s Trust which we think to be an appropriate organisation to support.

Included are a few pictures to show how we celebrated this event.

Our producers cook, craft and grow and display their wares at this popular market each Friday in St Peter’s Church Centre, Glenfield (LE3 8DP) from 9am-11am. Do give us a try, it would be nice to see you at this free event

Ruth Lane Secretary for Glenfield Country Market

We would like to thank our customers and producers for May patriotic activities. We were pleased that so many occasion and this encouraged us to get the celebrations

The charity tombola made £80 and this donation has been we think to be an appropriate organisation to support. Included are a few pictures to show how we celebrated Our producers cook, craft and grow and display their wares Friday in St Peter’s Church Centre, Glenfield (LE3 8DP) would be nice to see you at this free event

Glenfield Gardeners’ Association Annual Show Schedule is now available

THE SCHEDULE of Classes for the Glenfield Gardeners’ Association Annual Show 2023 is now available to view and download from the Glenfield Gazette website.

There are sections for vegetables, flowers, fruit, flower arranging, preserves, wine & cookery, craft, art, poetry and photography. There is also a section for Young Peoplecomprising two age groups: 11 and under or 11 to 17.

Why not have a go this this year and enter something for one or more of the categories. It costs nothing to enter and who knows - you may win!

To view the schedule, visit www. glenfieldgazette.com and click on the Annual Show tab at the top of the screen.

Ruth Lane Secretary for Glenfield Country Market

Festival of Archaeology Programme Announced

THE POPULAR Festival of Leicestershire and Rutland

Archaeology returns in July 2023 with over 100 heritage events across the two counties.

This year, the Festival will be held between Saturday 1st and Sunday 30th July, running alongside the Council For British Archaeology’s national Festival of Archaeology.

The Festival offers guided heritage walks, talks from some of the counties’ leading heritage experts, self-guided walks to enjoy at your own pace and many more family friendly activities, exhibitions and hands-on events across Leicestershire and Rutland.

Highlights include:

• A rare opportunity to take a guided-walk to Hallaton Castle, the finest surviving motte-and-bailey castle in Leicestershire, and to Hamilton and Ingarsby, two of the best preserved deserted villages.

• A chance to travel back in time to Roman Leicester with family fun activities in the city’s Cultural Quarter

• Artefact handling sessions with archaeologist Mathew Morris, one of the team who found King Richard III.

• Guided Walks with local historian Jim Butler whose Hidden Histories of Leicester videos have been a YouTube hit.

• Tours of the Glenfield Railway Tunnel, one of the oldest railway tunnels in the world.

The theme for this year’s Festival is ‘Archaeology and Creativity!’ Archaeology is about exploration and how it can lead into imagination and storytelling. There are many ways to bring to life the material that archaeologists uncover and tell the stories of the places and people around us – through art, creative writing and poetry for instance, as well as music and theatre.

Festival co-ordinator, Peter Liddle, said ‘we are very excited by this year’s programme with new events and some old favourites. There are events to be enjoyed every single day of the Festival and we look forward to sharing so much of our local heritage and inspiring both young and old’.

This year, the Festival is also hosting a an art and creative writing competition. The competition is FREE and open to all. During the Festival, we want people to visit new places in Leicestershire and Rutland, or revisit old ones, find inspiration from their trips and write a story or a poem or create a piece of art work inspired by the things they have seen.

So let’s get creative with archaeology and celebrate the rich and diverse heritage of Leicestershire and Rutland!

Where will your imagination take you during this year’s Festival of Archaeology?

Events are organised by local heritage groups around the two counties who are keen to share their area’s rich archaeology. The full programme of events can be found at: https://leicsfieldworkers.org/festival-ofarchaeology/

The Festival of Leicestershire and Rutland Archaeology is part of the Council of British Archaeology’s national Festival of Archaeology which runs from 15th-30th July. To find out more about the national Festival and what else is going on across Britain visit https://www.archaeologyuk.org/festival.html #FestivalofArchaeology

A teacher asks the class to name ten animals that you might find in Africa. One pupil replies, “Nine elephants and a giraffe”.

Killjoy Council?

THE HIGHWAYS AUTHORITY (The County Council) has come in for plenty of stick over the difficulties of organising street parties for the coronation. Pages and pages of forms to fill in with details most people would not know. Apparently, this was pretty much the case everywhere

Once you had been made aware of the rules if you had gone ahead anyway you would not only face possible actions by the authority but would have been personally responsible for damages if anything went wrong

End result? Very few parties. Nobody had to jump through these hoops when the world wars ended or when Queen Elizabeth II was crowned. We claim to be both a Monarchy and Democracy and some think big money rules us (a plutocracy) but it seems we are actually a Bureaucracy when nothing happens without the permission of civil servants.

The only way it seems to have been possible to celebrate is on somebody’s private land.

Locally, Newtown Linford excelled by virtue of a friendly farmer lending them a field. About 400 attended.

Quite when these onerous rules crept in on us is not clear but Glenfield used to celebrate the build-up to Christmas on the Square but in recent years has had to retreat to its own property.

Cllr Roy Denney

County Council reply

ANYONE that wanted to have a road closure were able to, as reported in part of the leader’s statement on Wednesday 17th May at LCC Annual Council meeting:

Coronation of King Charles III

Further to your announcements, Chairman, I would like to say that in order to help Leicestershire residents celebrate the Coronation of His Majesty The King, we waived the standard fee for applying for a road closure or holding an event on highway

land adjacent to the road to facilitate street parties and celebrations.

In total we approved 151 applications, comprising 120 road closures and a further 31 for permission to hold an event on highway land.

Leicestershire County Council also provided traffic management guidance and advice to event organisers and loaned 220 road-closed signs and over 500 traffic cones to event organisers.

I hope our communities across the county had an enjoyable and safe Coronation celebration.

If you enjoy reading Glenfield Gazette, please pass it onto a friend or relative. Thanks!

Letter of thanks to Doreen

AS MENTIONED in your May edition Doreen Price (Age Concern) who ran a drop in café at Park House in Glenfield for a long time has retired.

It was her last day on Friday 5th May and her helpers asked about whether anything could be put in the Gazette to acknowledge her hard work. Here are a couple of images from Doreen’s last day.

Jeanette Burbidge Administration Assistant at Glenfield Parish Council

This next one…

A LOCAL DJ was introducing a record at our annual church fete/parish party. “This next one,” he said, “is for Charlotte, a choir member, who is a hundred and eleven! Hey, Charlotte, congratulations on a ripe old age!”

There was a short pause and then the DJ said in a somewhat more subdued voice, “I’m sorry, I got it wrong. This next one is for Charlotte, who is ill.”

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The Glenfield Gardeners’ Association

SUMMER IS in full swing now and what a joy it is to be out in the garden until late with the lighter evenings.

The drier, warmer weather has finally encouraged our plants to burst into growth. It’s a great time to be visiting garden centres to look for new interesting plants. At our meeting in May, David Charlton of the Alpine Plant Society introduced us to some stunning alpine plants that we could add to our raised beds, pots and borders. His passion was for the alpine plants of the Dolomite Mountains in Northern Italy but many of the plants he showed us were actually British native alpines that we can easily buy in our nurseries here such as purple saxifrage, thymes, gentians and alpines that we would even consider weeds like large flowering self heal.

was for the alpine plants of the Dolomite Mountains in Northern Italy but many of the plants he showed us were actually British native alpines that we can easily buy in our nurseries here such as purple saxifrage, thymes, gentians and alpines that we would even consider weeds like large flowering self heal.

lighter evenings. The drier, warmer weather has finally encouraged our plants to burst into growth. It’s a great time to be visiting garden centres to look for new interesting plants. At our meeting in May, David Charlton of the Alpine Plant Society introduced us to some stunning alpine plants that we could add to our raised beds, pots and borders. His passion was for the alpine plants of the Dolomite Mountains in Northern Italy but many of the plants he showed us were actually British native alpines that we can easily buy in our nurseries here such as purple saxifrage, thymes, gentians and alpines that we would even consider weeds like large flowering self heal.

His suggestion to get the best out of Alpines in your garden is to get the potting mix right. 50/50 compost to grit is best to keep them happy. If you’d like to see alpines then go along to the Alpine Society show in Shepshed in September.

His suggestion to get the best out of Alpines in your garden is to get the potting mix right. 50/50 compost to grit is best to keep them happy. If you’d like to see the best alpines then go along to the Alpine Society show in Shepshed in September.

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His suggestion to get the best out of Alpines in your garden is to get the potting mix right. 50/50 compost to grit is best to keep them happy. If you’d like to see the best alpines then go along to the Alpine Society show in Shepshed in September.

A quick reminder about the Annual Glenfield Garden Show which takes place on Saturday August. The show schedules with a full list of the classes you can enter are out now. You will to find them in the Library and Park House. There are categories for growers, bakers, makers writers. You’re bound to find a class for wonderful creations.

A quick reminder about the Annual Glenfield Garden Show which takes place on Saturday 19th August. The show schedules with a full list of the classes you can enter are out now. You will be able to find them in the Library and Park House. There are categories for growers, bakers, makers and writers. You’re bound to find a class for your wonderful creations.

A quick reminder about the Annual Glenfield Garden Show which takes place on Saturday 19th August. The show schedules with a full list of the classes you can enter are out now. You will be able to find them in the Library and Park House. There are categories for growers, bakers, makers and writers. You’re bound to find a class for your wonderful creations.

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Next month 27th June, Robert Barlow will be speaking to us about Hostas which have become a firm favourite in many people’s gardens. So do come along if you’d like to see some new varieties and hear about how to grow them well and perhaps help to beat the slugs!

Next month 27th June, Robert Barlow speaking to us about Hostas which have become firm favourite in many people’s gardens. come along if you’d like to see some new and hear about how to grow them well and help to beat the slugs!

All are welcome to come along to our meetings. You don’t have to be a member. We meet at 7.30pm on the fourth Tuesday of the month in St Peter’s Church Hall. Yearly membership is just £16 or you can come for the evening for £3, an absolute gardening bargain and there is always tea and biscuits. Check out our facebook page for more details: www.facebook.com/ggaglenfield/ or ring us on 07791 488784 or 0116 231 3732.

Next month 27th June, Robert Barlow will be speaking to us about Hostas which have become a firm favourite in many people’s gardens. So do come along if you’d like to see some new varieties and hear about how to grow them well and perhaps help to beat the slugs!

All are welcome to come along to our meetings. You don’t have to be a member. We at 7.30pm on the fourth Tuesday of the month in St Peter’s Church Hall. Yearly membership is just £16 or you can come for the evening for £3, an absolute gardening bargain and is always tea and biscuits. Check out our facebook page for more details

or ring us on 07791488784/2313732

www.facebook.com/ggaglenfield/ or ring us on 07791488784/2313732

Snippet from Glenfield Park WI

All are welcome to come along to our meetings. You don’t have to be a member. We meet at 7.30pm on the fourth Tuesday of the month in St Peter’s Church Hall. Yearly membership is just £16 or you can come for the evening for £3, an absolute gardening bargain and there is always tea and biscuits. Check out our facebook page for more details

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THE NEXT MEETING of Glenfield Park WI is on June 1st at 7.30 in the Memorial Hall, Stamford Street when the speaker will be Felicity Austin talking about the History of the Music Hall.

We look forward to seeing you.

Pam Wilson

Man and wife

WITH BIBLE in hand, I read to my Sunday school class: ‘For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother and cleave to his wife.’

‘Okay,’ I said, ‘from this Scripture, what do we learn is important in marriage?’

A voice at the back blurted: ‘Cleavage!’

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With lots of people now leading more sedentary lives, circulation and vein health has never been more important. Our bodies are home to over 60,000 miles of blood vessels that, along with the heart, make up the circulatory system. Its network of roadways carries blood to every corner of your body. However, when your circulation or vein health is poor, blood flow can be slowed or blocked.

Most commonly, circulation problems manifest in the legs or feet. This is because standing and walking puts extra pressure on the veins in the lower body. In a healthy vein, blood is prevented from flowing backwards by a series of valves that open and close to let blood through. If the valves weaken or are damaged, blood can flow backwards and collect in the vein, causing varicose veins –enlarged, twisted veins that sometimes bulge out from the leg. Symptoms include aching or a feeling of heaviness in the legs, swollen feet and ankles, and muscle cramps amongst others. While varicose veins rarely lead to complications, they can sometimes cause blood clots, which can then lead to more serious conditions such as deep vein thrombosis.

others. While varicose veins rarely lead

Varicose veins are fairly common, particularly amongst older or pregnant women. However, you’re also at risk if you’re overweight or spend long periods of time sitting or standing, and they can also be passed on through genetics. Despite the risk factors, there’s lots you can do to combat circulation problems or prevent any existing vein issues from getting worse.

Stay active

If you have a desk-based job, it can be hard to

avoid sitting or standing for long periods

avoid sitting or standing for long periods of time. However, by going for a walk on your lunch break or taking short breaks throughout the day, you can keep your blood flowing.

blood flowing.

Wear compression stockings

If you’re susceptible to vein issues,

The erection of a single storey rear extension which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original dwellinghouse by 4.0 metres, for which the maximum height would be 3.40 metres and for which the height to eaves would be 2.33 metres - at 20 The Avenue, Glenfield, Leicestershire LE3 8DN

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If you’re susceptible to vein issues, whether that’s through genetics, pregnancy or lifestyle, you should wear compression stockings. They work by applying pressure to the calves, contracting muscles around the veins to help blood move back up towards the heart. Even if you have no visible circulation problems, it’s still advised that you wear compression socks during long flights. This is because when you’re cramped in a small space without much leg room, circulation between your heart and lower legs slows down.

Elevate your legs

Elevate your legs

Elevating your legs above your heart for ten to fifteen minutes each day can help ease any aching or heaviness in the legs. By reducing the pull of gravity, the excess blood drains out of your lower legs and moves towards your heart.

ten to fifteen minutes each day can help ease any aching or heaviness in the legs. By reducing the pull of gravity, the excess moves towards your heart.

Talk to your doctor about treatment

Talk to your doctor about treatment

a serious condition so don’t usually

In most cases, varicose veins are not a serious condition so don’t usually require treatment. However, if your varicose veins are causing pain, discomfort, or are leading to other complications or health issues, your doctor can recommend a number of treatment options. These include:

• Endothermal ablation – where heat is used to seal affected veins

• Sclerotherapy – where special foam is used to close the veins

• Ligation and stripping – where the affected veins are surgically removed

Church bulletin notices that didn’t quite work …

• The Revd John Adams spoke briefly, much to the delight of his audience.

• The students will present Shakespeare’s ‘Hamlet’ in the church on Friday at 7pm. The congregation is invited to attend this tragedy.

• A new loudspeaker system has been installed in the church. It was given by one of our members in memory of his wife.

• The outreach committee has enlisted 25 visitors to make calls on people who are not afflicted with any church.

• The Pastor would appreciate it if the ladies of the congregation would lend him their electric girdles for the pancake breakfast next Sunday morning.

Sub division of existing restaurant into 3 units at ground floor level: two units to be class E retail and one a Suis Generis hot food takeaway. Changes to fenestration providing new entrances - at 60-62 Station Road, Glenfield, Leicestershire LE3 8BQ

Retrospective application for single storey rear extensions and rear facing dormer - at 24 Fairestone Avenue, Glenfield, Leicestershire LE3 8FF

Twenty Years Of Tim!

LAST MONTH Tim Cole, director of Edmonds & Slatter Opticians celebrated 20 years as part of the Leicestershire based independent opticians.

Tim Cole was presented with a golden bottle of champagne by co-director Saagar Hirani for his 20 years as part of the company and co-incidentally 40 years within the optical industry.

Tim started in optics as a trainee at the age of 17, qualifying 3 years later as a Dispensing Optician, he managed 7 practices for a large independent opticians in Wiltshire, before joining Edmonds & Slatter in 2003. Tim said “I am still exceedingly proud to be involved in the future development of the business. I work with a great team of people who share the same aims as me – providing great service in a friendly but customer focused environment”.

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More News from Glenfield Ladies Co-operative

Choir

FOLLOWING a successful Open Evening on 27th February, the ladies of Glenfield Ladies Co-operative Choir have been working on their music for the Summer Concert. Seven ladies came to the Open Evening to see what the choir does and six of them decided to stay and join us.

The Summer Concert in St Anne’s Church Hall will be loosely based on an animal theme. This means songs from the Lion King, Blackbird by the Beatles and many others. Several of the ladies have volunteered to do solos which is brave of them, it is much easier to sing in a group so please come along to support them.

The concert is at 7 pm on Saturday 24th June, 2023 in the Hall at St. Anne’s, Letchworth Road, Western Park, LE3 6FH. Tickets are £8.50 and can be purchased in advance from Hilary Allen, telephone: 07970 075039 or at the door. The ticket includes refreshments. Cake is promised. Come and join us for a lovely evening at St Anne’s.

Carol Pick

RAISING FUNDS FOR LIVING WITHOUT ABUSE CHARITY

LWA Loughborough Colour Run: Sunday 2nd July 2023

LWA’s Loughborough Colour Run returns for its fifth year - whether you’re a marathon runner, casual plodder or just looking for a fun day out, this is the event for you!

Set within the grounds of Charnwood College, entrants can walk, jog or run the 5km route, which has some inflatable surprises and coloured powder paints along the way. There will be warm up Zumba, stalls, refreshments and even a finisher’s medal.

Entry starts from £10 and children under five can come along for FREE! For event information or to enter, please visit: https://lwa.enthuse.com/cf/loughboroughcolour-run-0b474

SO WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR? Get your family, friends and colleagues together, pop on your running shoes and join us for our Loughborough Colour Run, where you can have a great time, whilst helping to raise funds for LWA.

Emily Corrigan, Head of Fundraising for LWA: “This is a great family event and a highlight in the Loughborough calendar – what better way to spend your Sunday than negotiating inflatables and running through rainbow colours whilst raising money for a charity which supports thousands of local people.”

Every year, LWA support thousands of adults and children who experiencing domestic abuse and/or sexual violence; they work with women, men, young people and children across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. One in four women and one in six men experience abuse in their lifetime, whether it’s physical, mental, emotional, financial or one of the many other types. It’s a prevalent crime that effects all walks of life and can have long lasting effects for those suffering.

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The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do. Steve Jobs

What’s money? A man is a success if he gets up in the morning and goes to bed at night and in between does what he wants to do. Bob Dylan

You don’t always need a plan. Sometimes you just need to breathe, trust, let go and see what happens. Mandy Hale

Happiness often sneaks in through a door you didn’t know you left open.

John Barrymore

Spot the difference!

Spot the difference!

Nick Chapman elected vice chair of Blaby District Council

WELL DONE to Glenfield’s District Councillor Nick Chapman, born and raised in Glenfield, who was elected at Blaby District Council’s Annual Meeting on Tuesday 23rd May 2023 as Vice Chairman of Blaby District Council for the forthcoming year 2023/2024.

wish him well for the ensuing year.

St Peter’s Church News

Last month I celebrated my 49th birthday. That’s getting dangerous close to one of the big ones, I realise.

Looking back it’s remarkable how few of the many that preceded it have been particularly memorable: on my 40th I forgot to serve the birthday cake my then girlfriend had made for the occasion; on my 41st I proposed to her to make up for it (OK, that was fairly memorable!).

On my 22nd I was in the middle of finals; on my 21st a (sober!) friend fell out of the boat we were rowing down the river and had to go home soaking wet.

On my 30th I went out for a curry; on my 19th I was working in a hotel kitchen and helped cook a curry. And that’s about it – I don’t really remember very much about most of the others. Even my 18th I vaguely remember involved the obligatory trip to a pub but I can’t remember whether we then went bowling or not. Was that the night I made my top score (169, I think I’ve beaten it since and was disappointed that I’d superseded my birthday effort)? Is the pub trip to blame for my dodgy memory?

Anyway, it did get me thinking about the next one. A bit of a landmark I guess, if 40 marks the ‘half-way point’ (hopefully), 50 feels like it’s the one where you really need to begin to think about the second half seriously. To genuinely answer the question, if you’ve managed to avoid it up till now, what is life really all about? And what do I want to have achieved/how do I want to be remembered when I’m gone?

Which is all quite serious stuff, when you’ve still got cards on the mantelpiece and wrapping paper in the recycle bin. But you’ve got to answer those questions at some point. I find the answer in Jesus – his example, his teaching, his help, his promise.

Whatever your age, perhaps now is a good time to think about your answers?

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BLABY DISTRICT CONSERVATIVE UPDATE

Your four Conservative Candidates in last month’s Blaby District Council elections, Lee, Roy, Nick and Graham would like to thank everyone that voted for us. Although Graham Huss was unsuccessful this time round, he is still working hard for you as one of your elected Parish Councillors.

We were delighted to have your 3 Conservative District Councillors re-elected. With the recent ward boundary changes that took place, and the political pacts made between the opposition party candidates, we are pleased that the political make up of Glenfield remains the same. We will continue to work hard to get all four District Ward Councillors Conservative again.

Whether you voted for us or not, we now have a clear mandate to serve as your District Councillors and deliver on the pledges we made in our manifesto.

The priorities for Glenfield are the loss of public facilities such as the old Western Golf Course and we will do everything we politically can, to retain the site as an open space / haven for all to enjoy. Your voices will be heard in all quarters. We will be giving regular updates in the Glenfield Gazette on our County, District and Parish activities and look forward to working with you, and for you.

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One in four people could be at risk of a potential pension scam

AROUND ONE in four people could be at potential risk of a pension scam, reveals helpandadvice.co.uk, following analysis of the highest ever number of its Pension Scam Assessments completed between January and March 2023.

The average scam likelihood score was 25%, meaning that of the 1562 people that completed the assessment, a quarter of cases had associated red flags. While a red flag does not guarantee a definite scam, it does mean further investigation is needed. Having tracked the data for over a year, helpandadvice.co.uk has found that the potential likelihood of a scam consistently remains at around 25%.

Almost one in five (17%) of people were told that they could achieve higher investment returns should they transfer, perhaps in response to the market volatility seen in Q4 of 2022. Pushing people to make a quick decision is often a red flag, and 15% of people experienced this. Nearly one in 10 (9%) were told the adviser knew of loopholes to access higher levels of tax-free cash, a substantial increase on the previous quarter where only 2% were told this.

The Full Results - A full breakdown of the results for 2022 and Q1 2023 can be found herehttps://helpandadvice.co.uk/pension-scam-assessment-results/

Saq Hussain of helpandadvice.co.uk said: “Pension scammers are opportunistic and often one step ahead, changing their tactics and the way they engage people depending on the current situation. With the Government announcing that the UK is to ban all cold calls selling financial products as part of a crackdown on scams, we sincerely hope that these practices finally come to an end and people are properly protected.

“Our year long analysis gives some insight into some of the fraudulent activity that the Government is trying to stop, and how this is evolving over time, with this past quarter

seeing almost a fifth of people lured with the promise of achieving higher investment returns, perhaps in response to the volatility we saw in the latter part of 2022, and the ongoing cost of living crisis.

“We urge everyone considering a pension transfer to head first to our Pension Scam Assessment - its free, simple and easy to use and provides a sense check, raising warning flags based on their answers to a range of questions, with clear signposts about what to do next.”

The Pension Scam Assessment Tool was developed to help anyone considering a pension transfer. It asks 20 straight forward questions relating to the tactics that a pension scammer might use to coerce someone into transferring their pension. No personal details are needed. Once complete, the Pension Scam Predictor displays a likelihood of the pension transfer being a scam, listing the red flags and explanations. If concerns are identified, it then instructs the individual to:

• Stop doing anything further with the transfer;

• Contact the adviser to get answers to the questions raised by the red flags identified by the tool;

• Contact their pension company, pension administrator, the employer or trustee to which the pension relates, ask to stop any transfer payment and to help determine whether the pension is being transferred to a legitimate pension scheme.

• Report to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) by contacting their Consumer Helpline on 0800 111 6768 or using the scam reporting form at www.fca.org.uk

• Report to Action Fraud on 0300 123 2040 or www.actionfraud.police.uk

Pension savers can find Help & Advice’s free Pension Scam Predictor here: Pension Scam Predictor Tool » Help & Advice (helpandadvice. co.uk)

General Knowledge

I dreamed I was invisible and I married an invisible woman.

What do you call birds that stick together? Velcrows

I’m not sure what we saw in each other. Our kids were nothing to look at either. I called a booking line for an Elvis tribute show. Had to press one for the money, two for the show…

How many mystery writers does it take to change a lightbulb?

Two. One to screw the bulb almost all the way in, and one to give it a surprising twist at the end.

Need some advice. I’ve been offered eight legs of venison for £40. Is that two dear?

At school I was the best at wasting paper, by quite a large margin.

I asked my boss what he wanted me to do with this large roll of bubble wrap. He said, “Just pop it in the corner.” It took me four hours!

My pet mouse Elvis has gone missing. I think he must be caught in a trap.

I’ve always wanted to be famous. So I’ve changed my name to Fairy Liquid so I can become a household name.

Across

1 Type of neuralgia which affects the hips (8)

5 Military dining room where service personnel eat or relax (4)

9 Pedestrianised public square (5)

10 Pop music not issued by a major record company (5)

12 Melodic subject of a musical composition (5)

13 City, site of the Taj Mahal (4)

15 Cat-like (6)

18 Crown or headband worn by a sovereign (6)

20 Rear-facing point on an arrow (4)

23 Mass of eggs deposited by frogs (5)

24 Exhibition of cowboy skills (5)

27 Jewelled headdress (5)

28 Villein (4)

29 Music tape container (8) Down

1 Dress worn primarily by Hindu women (4)

2 Decorated with frosting (4)

3 Very thin candle (5)

4 Loose coinage, often of small denominations (6)

6 And so on (Latin) (2,6)

7 Hand-held piece of armour (6)

8 Male pollen-bearing cluster on a hazel tree (6)

11 Over-worked horse (3)

14 Heating appliance (8)

16 Pursues, like a ghost (6)

17 Object thrown in athletic competitions (6)

19 Printed mistakes (6)

21 The Catcher in the ___, J D Salinger novel (3)

22 Section of an orchestra (5)

25 Enclosed conduit for a fluid (4)

26 Double-reed woodwind instrument (4)

SOLUTION ON PAGE 18

English language facts

• “Dreamt” is the only English word that ends in the letters “mt”.

• “Stewardesses” is the longest word that is typed with only the left hand.

• The letter combination of “ough” can be pronounced in 10 different ways. This sentence contains them all: A rough-coated, dough-faced, thoughtful ploughman strode through the streets of Scarborough; after falling into a slough, he coughed and hiccoughed.

• If you wrote out all the numbers (i.e. one, two, three…), you would not use the letter “b” until the word “billion.”

A personal take on the election outcomes by

I WOULD LIKE to thank the voters who provided me with a further opportunity to fight Glenfield’s corner on the District Council. I should feel grateful but I am not sure that is the right word, with the potential problems facing us for the next four years.

It is obvious that many voters voted against local Tory candidates because of national matters.

Charnwood Borough Council has no overall control making it difficult to see how they can do much other than coast along for the next few years

Blaby is not much better. Blaby was one of the greenest councils in England and one with one of the lowest council taxes and it had won numerous awards. It was well run and hopefully still will be. Residents should have been pleased with their performance but some very good councillors have lost their seats. We now have a much reduced majority of just two which I imagine may mean we

can introduce little that is bold or innovative unless we can be sure no Tory councillor might be ill, on holiday or miss a bus.

This protest vote won’t make any difference to the national party although they cannot be happy about it, but in sending them a message, I fear the residents have done themselves no favours. The saving grace is that at Blaby, party politics rarely comes to the fore other than as an election approaches. We are all trying to do our best by the voters and normally work together very well. I remain the Scrutiny Commissioner of the ruling party heading up a team keeping an eye on performance and advising where the commission thinks it appropriate. Given how well the Council is run it is not a difficult job.

It was somewhat ironic that the Green party chose to target my seat given I don’t just talk ‘green’, I do ‘green’ and have done for years. Even the leader of the Liberals locally once called me the Green Tory.

I was puzzled by promises to plant thousands more trees. I have organised the planting of thousands already and could do more if there was anywhere to put them. I can even access funds to buy land for trees but any land in Glenfield not in the flood plain or green wedge is earmarked for possible development and as such the price, if they were willing to sell, would be prohibitive.

The Parish Council have in the past even made overtures to buy land in the flood plain to create an amenity and sports area and even though talking of offering in excess of its value as agricultural land they were rebuffed by owners who have delusions (ill-founded I hope) that it will be developed and they will make fortunes.

It is all change at the Parish Council as well. John Springthorpe who has served the village for decades has stepped down. John was also a district councillor and remains an Alderman of the District. Thelma Abbott has also called it a day and like John, was on the council when I was

Roy Denney

elected to it over 20 years ago. Prior to the first meeting of the new council on May 15th John had been chairing the Staffing Committee and Thelma the Community Committee, which amongst other things was the face of the council, being responsible for fetes and pageants etc. Until the new council was formed, Richard Bowers was Chair of the Council itself and had been for 6 years, the longest continuous stint ever by a chairman and he is handing over the reins as well.

The net result is a much younger parish council despite having three councillors who will be octogenarians before the end of this council and I now find myself the elder statesman being by far the longest-serving councillor. The. The parish structure has also been streamlined with half as many committees and therefore meetings.

There are still vacancIes on the Parish Council if anybody is interested.

Unfortunately, the days of people using proper grammar has come and went.

GLENFIELD PARISH NEWS SUMMER 2023

Extract from the Parish Council’s Annual Report for 2022/2023

WELCOME to this year’s Glenfield Parish Council Annual Report.

The past year has been challenging in many ways, the pandemic restrictions were all finally lifted, that crisis very quickly being replaced by the issues created by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine namely massive hikes in energy costs and the knock-on effects of that in supply chains and other product costs, something that has impacted on every person in Glenfield. This has also affected the work of the Parish Council.

This has also been a year of total contrast with the huge joy shared by all on the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee followed far too quickly by the shock and grief of her passing.

I would again like to offer my thanks to all Councillors and Staff for their efforts throughout the year and those members of the public and other agencies who have assisted with projects and initiatives that we have undertaken during this time.

I wish everyone good health for the coming year.

Councillor Lee Stephens

Vice

Chairman at Glenfield Parish Council

(The whole report can be found on the Council website www. glenfield-pc.gov.uk)

New Chairman for Parish Council

CONGRATULATIONS to Cllr Nick Chapman who has been elected Chairman of the Parish Council for 2023/2024 and was presented with the chain of office from outgoing Vice Chairman Cllr Lee Stephens, at the Annual Parish Council meeting on May 15th.

Cllr Chapman said: “It is a privilege to have taken over as Chairman of the Council for the forthcoming year and I’d like to put my thanks on record to the outgoing Vice Chairman, Cllr Lee Stephens for his tremendous contributions during the last year in the absence of the Chair. “Lee was also re-elected to Vice Chairman of the Parish Council and I look forward to working with him for the forthcoming year”.

Cllr Chapman also serves as a District Councillor for Glenfield Ellis Ward and as a County Councillor for Glenfield, Leicester Forest East, Kirby Muxloe and Thurlaston. He is also Chair of the Licensing Committee at Blaby District Council.

Your new council - leaner, but more active!

WITH SEVERAL long serving older members having left the Council it is time for new ideas and reintroducing some old ones dropped by the old regime.

We have streamlined our processes, reduced the number of committees (talking shops) and brought a lot of expensive

contracted work in-house by providing our workforce with more modern equipment.

The new Council wants to reintroduce more fetes if we can find more volunteers to assist, reintroduce village walks and fire up our garden competitions, which will need new judges.

The Councillors judging that competition and the old Chair of the committee responsible for community activities have all left the Council now and our new Chairman is keen to see these revitalised.

He also wants to explore the practicalities of expanding our Christmas offering. Father Christmas has confirmed he will be here again and is looking for local elves to accompany him walking alongside handing out the presents.

We have vacancies and could use more councillors to help us fulfil these ambitions. An application to become a Councillor can be found on our website www.glenfield-pc.gov.uk.

Under the new regime we intend to appoint individual councillors to keep us on our toes including a Public Health Champion and an Environment Champion to ensure we keep up the already good work on reducing our carbon footprint.

As we cannot close roads these days, and have to do our lights switch-on at Park House, the new Council are to look at what else we could add to those festivities.

Blaby District Council are responsible for litter picking but as a Parish we usually employ additional efforts to keep the village tidy and will be looking to recruit new operatives shortly.

Glenfield Community Food Hub

FOLLOWING a successful grant application, the Glenfield Food Hub has been awarded £4,900 of funding from the County Council out of their Household Support Fund for 2023/2024 to continue its work to support residents of Glenfield who require that little bit of help with food supplies.

We are very grateful for the funding as other sources have now dried up and we would struggle to continue until the end of the financial year 31 March 2024 without this additional windfall from Leicestershire County Council. We are extremely grateful and thank the Council and our other donors for their continued financial assistance with this project.

The Glenfield Food Hub operates every other Saturday (next date is 3rd June 2023) from the green portable cabin located near Morrisons at The Annexe. Any resident of Glenfield (you will need to show proof of address as living in Glenfield) who requires additional food supplies can pop down and be served with a maximum of 20 items from the store.

Meetings of the Parish Council are open to the press and public and all meetings are publicised on the Parish Council’s notice boards and web site (www.glenfield-pc.gov.uk). There is an opportunity for members of the public to raise any comments or queries that they have with the Parish Council. It is helpful if you contact us prior to attending the meeting so that the Council is better informed and able to help you.

Chain of Office

MUGA Re-opening

FOLLOWING discussions at Council it has been decided to re-open the MUGA (Multi-Use Games Area) court which is open usually for the public.

There will be increased CCTV coverage over the area to enable any vandalism of the court to be recorded and passed to the Police. Parents and Guardians are urged to encourage their children to use the facility with respect.

Any similar bouts of vandalism occurring will result in the facility being closed to the public once more.

Spring Garden Competition Winners

THE WINNERS of this year’s Spring Garden competition are Mr & Mrs Richards of Forge Close Glenfield.

The Chair of Glenfield Parish Council is pictured (right) presenting the trophy to the successful winners for their beautiful front garden. Thank you to everyone that took part in the competition.

No Mow May - let wild flowers bloom

FIRST LAUNCHED in 2019 by the botanical charity Plantlife, No Mow May is a campaign that encourages gardeners to not mow their lawn during the month of May, in order to let wild flowers bloom and provide a nectar feast for pollinators such as honeybees, bumblebees and solitary bees, butterflies and moths, and beetles.

Glenfield Parish Council took part in #NoMowMay and decided not to mow selected areas of grass within the parish during May - we didn’t actually completely stop mowing in May, particularly as we need to have shorter grass in places, i.e. in the children’s play areas or where dogs are regularly walked, but we aimed to keep as much of the wildflowers as possible.

The aim of No Mow May campaign is to encourage people to change their mowing regime – mowing less, and leaving patches of long grass in places if possible. A healthy lawn with some long grass and wildflowers benefits wildlife, tackles pollution and can even lock away carbon below ground.

Grow Wildflowers - plant for a brighter tomorrow!

GLENFIELD Parish Council is committed to protecting and enhancing our local environment, and we have proudly installed wildflower tracks at Brantings Park and Jubilee Wood to promote biodiversity and improve the landscape.

The success of these projects goes beyond the visual, since wildflowers attract pollinators such as bees and butterflies, contributing to a diverse and healthy ecosystem. We thank all our grounds staff for their hard work in making these initiatives a success, and look forward to the positive effects they will bring.

Advice on bonfires

IT IS PERFECTLY legal to have a bonfire on your land if it is suitable to do so. There are no restrictions as to what time of the day or day of the week you can have it. There ARE rules in place to ensure that bonfires do not break the Environmental Protection Act.

REPORT A NUISANCE

Garden Bonfires

BONFIRE - Before reporting a nuisance bonfire, please try and speak to the neighbour and ask them politely to look at putting the bonfire out if it is causing you problems. Bonfires can become a statutory nuisance if they are frequent and persistent. The material being burnt that causes excess smoke and/or an unpleasant smell may also cause a statutory nuisance. If your neighbour ignores your request, Blaby District Council can investigate your complaint - if they feel it may be a statutory nuisance.

WHAT BLABY DISTRICT COUNCIL WILL DO - If deemed a statutory nuisance, they will visit the site of the bonfire and then speak to the person responsible for the fire. A letter may also be considered the best course of action. If the issue continues, they will consider any legal action that needs to be taken for that particular case.

BONFIRE ADVICE - It is essential to keep a bonfire away from windows, trees and other materials that will burn easily and have a bucket of water nearby. Neighbours should also be informed of any plans you have for a bonfire. You can find more information by downloading the Garden Bonfires leaflet from our website https://www.glenfield-pc.gov.uk/news.html Before having a bonfire, consider other methods of disposing of your waste such as composting, recycling or visiting your local household waste site/tip.

Tour of grounds of Groby Old Hall

Led by Peter Liddle

Tuesday 4th July 2023 at 2.00 pm

This Tour is part of the Leicestershire Festival of Archaeology www.leicsfieldworkers.org/festival-of-archaeology/

First family hub for Leicestershire opens

LEICESTERSHIRE’S first ever ‘Family Hub’ has officially opened.

The new ‘one-stop-shop’ where parents and carers can access support and advice is now up and running in Coalville.

It’s the first in a raft of family hubs for the county where families with children between 0 -19 (or 25 for young people with special educational needs or disabilities) can receive information on a range of issues.

Staff can give support and advice on a variety of topics including health, relationships, education, employment, finance and housing, as well as signposting to help from other local agencies and organisations.

Admission: £4 • Pre-booking is essential. Contact Mr Liddle on 0116 221 4508 or email peter.liddle51@gmail.com

Within the grounds is:

• the Motte of the former Groby Castle

• the shield of a De Quincy / Ferrers coat-of-arms in the brickwork of the Tower

• a surviving wall of part of the former grand medieval manorial complex

• a surviving wall presumed to have been a wall of the preReformation Chapel

• remains of a “ha-ha”

This site was the home of Sir John Grey of Groby, who died at the Second Battle of St Albans on 17 February 1461, and the property remained in the hands of the Grey family through to the time of Sir John’s great-great granddaughter

QUEEN JANE (LADY JANE GREY) (1537 - 1554) and beyond.

Sir John’s widow ELIZABETH

WOODVILLE (c. 1437 - 1492) became QUEEN CONSORT to Edward IV (brother of Richard III). Through this second marriage, Elizabeth Woodville was the mother of the ill-fated “Princes in the Tower”.

She was also the mother of Elizabeth of York who became QUEEN CONSORT to Henry VII (Henry Tudor), and therefore she was maternal grandmother to Elizabeth and Henry’s son Henry VIII.

Further, she is an ancestor of both Queen Jane (Lady Jane Grey) and Jane’s rival Queen Mary.

(By her first marriage Elizabeth Woodville was a great-great grandmother to Jane, and by her second marriage, she was a great grandmother to Mary).

The Coalville centre is one of more than 20 family hub locations that have been confirmed so far by Leicestershire County Council, with more areas being considered.

Loughborough’s Family Hub is set to open on June 1, followed by Melton and Hinckley later in the month and Market Harborough and Wigston Magna in August.

Leicestershire is one of 12 local authorities to secure a slice of a £12m pot of grant funding to transform the way services are delivered for families. As well as creating the physical hubs, there are plans in the county to carry out outreach work and create a new website containing helpful family information and advice.

This will mean that the hubs, whether in a building or accessed digitally, will be where information, advice and support will be found easily in one place.

The idea is that parents and carers can easily receive support right from conception, helping them to navigate parenting through the early years, right into adulthood.

The full network of physical hubs, which will make use of existing spaces such as Children and Family Wellbeing Centres and libraries, is expected to be fully open by spring 2024.

For more information on Family Hubs in Leicestershire, email familyhubs@leics.gov.uk

The Coalville hub is based in the North West Leicestershire Children and Family Wellbeing Centre in High Street.

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The number of working days lost to sickness skyrockets

DID YOU take time off work last year? Many of us did. In fact, according to recently released official figures, a record 185.6 million working days were lost, due to sickness or injury. That is even more than during the first year of lockdown. In fact, 2022 was the worst year for sick days since 1995, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). 138.2 million days were lost in 2019. The most common reasons we gave were minor illnesses, including coughs, colds, flu or tummy upsets. Respiratory conditions also overtook mental health as the fourth most common reason for absence in 2022.

Body Part Phrases Quiz

FROM the ten definitions below, can you come up with commonly used phrases that each feature one or more parts of the body?

1. Pretend not to notice (4, 1, 5, 3)

2. Achieve victory very easily (3, 5, 4)

3. A weakness in spite of overall strength (8, 4)

4. Behave as people in authority expect you to (3, 3, 4)

5. Old (4, 2, 3, 5)

6. Remain resolute in the face of adversity (4, 1, 5, 5, 3)

7. Not intended seriously (6, 2, 5)

8. Decide how to deal with a situation as it develops (4, 2, 2, 3)

9. An immediate and unthinking emotional response (4-4, 8)

10.Make your feelings apparent (4, 4, 5, 2, 4, 6)

ANSWERS ON PAGE 18

125 YEARS

• The world’s first advertisement for a motor car appeared in newspapers in the USA. The ad for the Winton Motor Carriage Company in Cleveland, Ohio invited readers to ‘Dispense with a horse’.

• Caleb Bradham’s carbonated soft drink ‘Brad’s Drink’ was renamed ‘Pepsi-Cola’. (The name was shortened to ‘Pepsi’ in 1961.)

100 YEARS

• The Hollywood Sign was officially dedicated in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California. It was originally erected as a temporary advertisement for a housing development and read ‘Hollywoodland’.

• The Matrimonial Causes Act 1923 came into effect in the UK. For the first time, both men and women had the equal right to petition a court for divorce on the basis of their spouse’s adultery.

• The fi rst issue of the BBC’s radio and television listings magazine, Radio Times, was published.

60 YEARS

• The Great Train Robbery, Ledburn, Buckinghamshire. £2.6 million was stolen in one of the UK’s most infamous robberies. The bulk of the money was never recovered.

40 YEARS

• Soviet military officer Stanislav Petrov averted a full-scale nuclear war when he identified a computerised missile attack warning as a false alarm and chose to disregard it.

30 YEARS AGO (1993)

• In 1993 the UK saw one of its biggest recessions since World War II. In 1990 the average house price had reached £57,683. By 1993 it was averaging at £51,210 (c. £133,500 at today’s prices).

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• Chart-toppers in the music singles charts included ‘Pray’ by Take That and ‘Creep’ by Radiohead.

• Sir John Major was Prime Minister (Conservatives), staying in office until 1997.

25 YEARS

• The Apple iMac (G3) was released. It was noted for its distinctive egg-shaped, coloured, translucent plastic shell. It helped revitalise the company, which had been facing financial ruin.

• Google, the internet search company, was founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin, both students at Stanford University, California, USA. The company was initially based in a friend’s garage in Menlo Park.

20 YEARS

A team from the BBC reported that the Loch Ness monster did not exist. They had combed every inch of the loch using 600 sonar beams guided by satellite navigation and found nothing. The search operation was covered in the documentary Searching For The Loch Ness Monster.

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ALL THE ANSWERS

Crossword

Across: 1 Sciatica, 5 Mess, 9 Plaza, 10 Indie, 12 Theme, 13 Agra, 15 Feline, 18 Diadem, 20 Barb, 23 Spawn, 24 Rodeo, 27 Tiara, 28 Serf, 29 Cassette.

Down: 1 Sari, 2 Iced, 3 Taper, 4 Change, 6 Et cetera, 7 Shield, 8 Catkin, 11 Nag, 14 Radiator, 16 Haunts, 17 Discus, 19 Errata, 21 Rye, 22 Brass, 25 Duct, 26 Oboe.

Body Parts Quiz

1. Turn a blind EYE, 2. Win HANDS down, 3. Achilles’ HEEL, 4. TOE the line, 5. Long in the TOOTH, 6. Keep a stiff UPPER LIP, 7. TONGUE in CHEEK, 8. Play it by EAR, 9. KNEEjerk reaction, 10. Wear your HEART on your sleeve.

Spot The Difference

1. Bed wheel missing

2. Nurse hair different colour

3. Section of blanket different colour

4. Girl pigtail missing

5. Man pyjamas different colour

6. Edge of pillow missing

7. Thermometer missing

8. Weight on leg lift missing

9. Girl eyes looking at bag of sweets

10. Paperwork at foot of bed missing

Not sure about my new sat nav. I was in the local safari park, and it said bear left. It was clearly an elephant.

Apple iMac (G3), Felix Winkelnkemper, Wikimedia licensed under CC BY 2.0

News from Glenfield Primary School

Coronation lunchtime

A special thank you to the GPPA (Glenfield Primary Parent Association) for turning the dining hall red, white and blue to celebrate the Coronation.

The children enjoyed an extra special lunchtime and they were all excited for the monumental celebratory occasion. (Pics below)

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Did you know that Glenfield has a weekly Country Market?

A wide range of homemade cakes and preserves, quality crafts, plants and home-grown produce are on sale.

£5 million funding boost for new Heritage Development Trusts to revive unused historic buildings

THE NATIONAL LOTTERY Heritage Fund and Architectural Heritage Fund (AHF) has announced a three-year partnership programme to save heritage across the UK –by empowering people to come together to revive unused buildings and support expert regeneration in some of the UK’s most deprived places and communities. Expressions of Interest for this new programme opened in May.

This builds on AHF’s successful pilot Heritage Development Trust (HDT) initiative, which supported seven trusts across England with revenue funding, grants to develop plans for historic building projects and specialist advice as they scale up their activities.

The new Heritage Development Trusts will receive a package of funding that includes three-year revenue grants between £55k-£70k per annum, as well as guidance from consultants and mentors to develop their skills and knowledge alongside peer-to-peer support to expand their network of contacts, with regular events to share expertise and experience. They will also be eligible to apply for project viability grants and project development grants to help bring historic buildings back into use.

HOW TO APPLY

ORGANISATIONS will be required to submit an Expression of Interest by 9am on MONDAY 26 JUNE. Trusts that are shortlisted will be invited to submit a full application by September, and decisions on grant funding will be made in December 2023.

Further information on funding, eligibility and how to apply are available on AHF’s website at https://ahfund.org.uk/grants/hdt/ or by signing up to online workshops in June. Full details on dates and timings are available as follows:

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There’s nothing on the box!

IT’S A MYSTERY. With hundreds of channels to choose from, how come there is often nothing worth watching on the telly?

A lot of older people rely on the television, and to a lesser extent the radio, to provide entertainment, information, stimulation - and a bit of company. So TV serves an important role.

Refreshments are served

Free admission.

Card payments now available

Come along to see us and to support this local event

Where? St Peter’s Church Centre, LE3 8DP with parking!

When? Each Friday morning 9am-11am

For more details contact: glenfieldmarket@gmail.com

Looking back in time through my rose-tinted spectacles, things seemed better when we had FEWER channels to choose from. It seems to me that as the quantity has gone up, the quality has gone down. If so, what can be done to improve matters?

It is often said that everyone has different tastes, so you can’t hope to satisfy all of the people all of the time.

But the programme planners seemed to manage it better when all we had to pick from was BBC1, BBC2 and ITV. Or am I suffering from some form of false memory syndrome?

The crucial - and difficult - question we should ask ourselves is: If we were in charge, what would tonight’s television schedule look like? What would be your perfect night’s viewing?

IS FRED RIGHT? Was telly really better in the good old days? TELL US WHAT YOU’D PUT ON THE BOX by emailing your views to: info@glenfieldgazette.com

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THEY ARE NOT PLEASED WITH US

WE NOW have all the responses to the Blaby consultation about our Neighbourhood Plan.

Almost all responses are favourable but there are two exceptions. We did say we would respond to all these responses, and it will not take long as the residents’ comments all supported our stances as expected, given the plan is based on what you told us. There was some query about communication and meetings, and it was unfortunate that more meetings could not be held but lockdowns, etc. intervened and we had to resort to articles in this paper and email exchanges with the 400 plus of you who said you wanted to keep involved.

The great weight of responses from the public argued against the golf course being developed which is not yet proposed for that element in Glenfield but we have in the plan tried to have it designated as a local green space to give it more protection.

That has not been well received. Both Blaby DC and the City Council are in total disagreement with us on this given their apparent plans to change its status and develop it. We are not proposing any change to our submission, and it will be for the inspector to decide and a good number of the residents’ responses were very well crafted with a lot of supporting detail so ‘David’ may yet prevail over two ‘Goliaths’.

Blaby are unhappy with elements of it but the City, even more so, perhaps not surprisingly. To quote them “The City Council will keep this matter under review and consequently reserves its position as to whether legal proceedings may be necessary to protect the integrity of the City Council Local Plan.”

This threat is unhelpful and unnecessary. Our plan does

not impact any land within the city and this is a very heavy-handed approach when dealing with a community-led plan.

Several agencies that responded very supportive of the plan overall actually made more detailed reasons they felt justified many of our policies and suggested we might have given more detail. While this might well have been good to do, the very fact that these notes are in their responses means the inspector will have them on the table.

The inspector will decide on a number of elements of our plan where Leicester City Council and Blaby have suggested changes, but we have made observations that we feel both Blaby and more particularly Leicester City Council have actually made factual errors in their interpretation of what we can and cannot, should or need not do.

Following these responses to this Blaby D.C. formal consultation, a number of points of clarification and justifications have now been sent to the inspector – it is now for the inspector to decide or suggest amendments, and the outcome will be interesting but hopefully positive for us. Watch this space.

Cllr. Roy Denney

Closure of St Peter’s Churchyard, Glenfield, Leicester

Notice is hereby given that it is the intention of the Secretary of State for Justice, acting on an application by the incumbent and churchwardens, to apply to the Privy Council for an Order requiring the discontinuance of burials in the above churchyard.

Provision would be made for the following exceptions: -

a. In any existing earthen grave in the churchyard, the burial may be allowed of the body of any member of the family of the person or persons previously buried in that grave, but no part of the coffin containing the body shall be less than one metre below the level of the surface of the ground adjoining the grave.

Any representations about the proposed closure should be sent to the Coroners and Burials Team, Ministry of Justice, 102 Petty France, London SW1H 9AJ or by email to coroners@justice.gov.uk quoting reference CC/MAR23/007 within 21working days of this publication.

THIS NOTICE WAS POSTED ON 1st June 2023

My friend has an excellent nose for wine. It’s shaped like a corkscrew.

GAZETTE Small Ads

• ‘Brilliant Award Winning VITAPOD Electric heated PROPAGATOR - OFFERS over £100 please (with additional accessories) from Greenhouse Sensations (view videos greenhouse sensation.co.uk) - cost well over £200 a year ago. Selling due to house move.

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• Gardenline PETROL LAWN

MOWER. Good working order. Price: £80.00 o.n.o.

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• DESK, brand new in unopened box. Price: £30.00.

Tel: 07966 253612 (Markfield)

• Selection of FOLIO books. New. In slipcases. Please contact for titles - just needing an interested reader/collector. Any monies to be donated to LOROS. Contact 07485 449980 (Glenfield)

• Brother Super Ace III SEWING MACHINE with 40 decorative stitches. Price: £50.00.

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• EMBROIDERY WOOL - Anchor and DMC, large hanks, assorted colours. 35 hanks.Price: £10.00.

Tel: 0116 233 0234 (Glenfield)

• For Sale 10 ENCYCLOPEDIA

BRITANNICA Children’s edition very good condition. Price: £50.00 o.n.o.

Tel: 07504 801793 (Groby)

• Yamaha GUITAR - Price: £75.00

• Glass TV TABLE - Price: £25.00

• SWIVEL CHAIR - Price: £25.00 Tel: 0116 232 1922 (Groby)

• 4-Wheeled MOBILITY

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SEND DETAILS by post or email - sorry, we can’t take them over the phone. This is a free service for private individuals, not businesses. Maximum 8 items please. Post to: Gazette Small Ads, PO Box 8, Markfield, Leics. LE67 9ZT or you can email details to: info@glenfieldgazette.com

PLEASE ENSURE that you put ‘SMALL ADS’ in the subject line, and INCLUDE YOUR FULL POSTAL ADDRESS (not for publication, just to let buyers know where you are).

RSPCA Food Bank is now open

RSPCA Woodside Animal Centre are pleased to announce the opening of a Pet Food Bank scheme in Leicestershire and Peterborough.

The Pet Food Bank will be available at five separate locations in Leicestershire, and two locations in Peterborough.

RSPCA Woodside’s Communities and Communications Officer, Natalie Martin said: “The decision about whether individuals should feed themselves or their pets should never have to be made. Currently, Woodside Animal Centre receive up to ten calls a day from people asking if they can relinquish their pets to Woodside as they cannot afford vet fees or animal food.

“Additionally, RSPCA inspectors are rescuing more and more abandoned pets, some of whom were probably abandoned because owners are struggling to afford to pay for the costs associated with having a pet.

“The pet food bank will not be means-tested as more people are struggling due to the cost-ofliving crisis. Glenfield Storage Solutions have kindly offered free storage for the pet food and Woodside Animal Centre simply wouldn’t be able to run the pet food bank without their generosity.

“We are hoping that this new pet food bank scheme will mean more pets can stay with their families.”

Individuals using the pet food bank will be able to choose their nearest collection point to collect the pet food from. RSPCA Woodside pet food bank collection points will be located at Woodside Animal Centre, their Leicestershire charity shops in Hinckley, Birstall, Wigston and Melton Mowbray, as well as their Peterborough charity shops in Market Deeping and Whittlesey.

Anyone wishing to use Woodside’s Pet Food Bank should allow 1 working day’s notice for pet food packages to be prepared. They can call 0116 233 6677, 10am4pm, 7 days a week, or they can visit Woodside’s website for more details: rspcaleicester.org.uk/petfood-bank.

Do YOU run a club, team or association in Glenfield?

Why not drop us a line and tell us a bit about it, and we’ll include a free brief mention in the Gazette.

Email: info@glenfieldgazette.com

At the Movies

Groby Sings has two exciting pieces of news to report this month. Firstly, tickets are on sale NOW for our concerts on:

SATURDAY 24th JUNE 7.00pm and SUNDAY 25th JUNE 3.00pm

VENUE: Brookvale Groby Learning Campus, Ratby Road, Groby LE6 0FP (known locally as BGLC or Groby College)

TICKETS - only £5 – can be bought at THE GROBY CLUB (during normal opening hours), GROBY LIBRARY (Wednesdays and Saturdays only 10.00am-12.00pm) and via CHOIR MEMBERS.

COME ALONG to a concert and support your Community Choir as our second piece of great news is that we’ve had this message from Hannah Meredith, Communities Editor, BBC Radio Leicester: ‘Groby Sings has been shortlisted as a FINALIST in the Community Group category for BBC Radio Leicester’s Make a Difference Awards 2023.

‘It's an award that goes to a group of people who have helped to genuinely change the lives of others within the community. We had hundreds of nominations across the eight award categories, so you should be incredibly proud of yourselves that we got to hear about your dedication and effort which is obviously highly valued by many.

‘The judges had to shortlist four finalists for each Make a Difference category and it is just wonderful news that you are one of those finalists for the Community Group award.’ There is to be an awards ceremony on Sunday, 3rd September, when the overall winner will be announced. Radio Leicester is planning to record some audio and video clips of the finalists to play in the lead up to the event so listen to our local radio and keep an eye on the Radio Leicester website for glimpses of Groby Singers sharing their passion for singing and socialising. Meanwhile, we have many singers who are not from Groby and we welcome anyone from anywhere who’d like to sing with us on Wednesdays, term time only, at The Groby Club, Leicester Road, Groby, Leicester LE6 0DJ, which has ramps and disabled facilities. Adult singers: 1.30-3.00pm or 7.30-9.00pm, Youth & Children’s Choir (7 years and over): 3.40-4.40pm.

All sessions include a refreshment break. Pre-school children are welcome in the afternoon in the care of their adult with a crèche area available. Groby Sings is a dementia-friendly choir and people with memory problems and their friends and carers are especially welcome to join us.

Enquiries via our website www.grobysings.org

Groby Sings is a Registered Charity no. 1180490

I know a chap who compiles crosswords and just turned 100. He was sent an anagram from the King.

THE

YEAR was 1971. Ted a twenty one year old Signalman.

Goring Station is still there now, but not the signal box. Goring is on the line between Brighton and Portsmouth on the south coast.

In 1971, this road was protected from the railway by wooden gates, which were closed when a train approached. The gates were worked from the adjacent signal box. Today, the signal box and wooden crossing gates crossing is protected by lifting barriers and red flashing lights, all of which are controlled from the Lancing Signalling Centre over five miles away.

One cold winter’s night in January 1971, Ted was on duty. He’d been working since ten o’clock the previous evening. The clock in the signal box showed the time at half past one. All was quiet. The last passenger train had gone and the station was locked up and in darkness. The road over the crossing was bare of traffic. It had been forty minutes since the last road vehicle had passed over the line.

All of a sudden, there came the sound of someone banging on the signal box door.

Ted walked over to the door, which was locked. Ted always kept the door locked at night. Tonight was no exception and this visitor was one of the reasons why he locked the signal box door at night.

‘Are yer goin’ to let me in?’ the old man shouted from outside.

Ted shook his head.

‘There isn’t much time left!’ shouted the old man. ‘It’ll be coming through soon and yer need to close these gates!’

Ted looked at the old man, wondering what he was on about.

‘Close the gates! Time’s running out!’ The old man repeated his call.

Slowly, he turned the key in the lock and pushed the door open.

‘About time!’ shouted the scruffy old man. You must get these gates round

‘But why do I need to close the gates?’ asked Ted.

‘There will be a train soon!’ exclaimed the visitor. ‘This is no ordinary train it is the Ghost Train.”

Ted thought he had better play along, The crossing gates were closed across the road, and were now open for any Ghost Train that

wanted to come through.

Time passed ‘Maybe the Ghost Train isn’t coming tonight,’ Ted suggested.

‘Here she comes!’ he shouted.

All of a sudden, Ted heard a steam engine’s shrill whistle. Ted stood still, unable to move. The sudden noise had frozen him to the spot. The old man shouted again and all of a sudden, there appeared what looked like a steam-hauled express train, hurtling along the track at full speed towards them.

Ted was transfixed to the spot. This could not be happening.

The huge beast of the steam engine raced past the signal box, followed by its train of coaches with their lights burning brightly. The train must have ignored all the danger signals and wasn’t taking any notice of them.

Ted stood, stunned, as the smoke from the train cleared. He looked around to the old man, only to find that he was nowhere to be seen.

Ted was finally able to move, and he staggered to the signal box door. He tried to open it to see if the old man had gone outside to watch the train go by.

The Goring Ghost ~ Letter

But the signal box door was locked and the key was still in the inside of the door.

How could he have got out? Ted thought.

Ted looked out at the crossing. The gates across the road were still closed. Ted opened the crossing gates to road traffic. Just in time, as a milk lorry had appeared at the top of the road.

It was now half past five in the morning. The first passenger train of the day was approaching. Ted closed the crossing gates and cleared the signals for the train. Neither of his colleagues in the signal boxes on either side of him had rung up to report the Ghost Train, and if it really had gone past, someone else would know about it.

As he rode off home, Ted could only wonder at the events of that night shift and hope that the next one would not be so eventful.

During the rest of that week of night shifts, Ted stayed alert, hardly ever daring to sit down for fear of shutting his eyes. However, never again did he see the scruffy old man or the Ghost Train.

Did they ever exist in the first place? Only Ted can answer that one ...

Dear Patients of Glenfield Surgery

The practice is encouraging all registered patients to request their medication through the online services!

You can register with the online services by going onto: https://www.theglenfieldsurgery.co.uk/ and printing the online services request form.

Fill in this form and present to our reception with two forms of ID.

If you are already signed up with the online services, but forgot your username and password then please ring the practice after 10am and speak to one of our friendly receptionists.

There are many benefits to the online services such as:

• Ordering your prescriptions online saves you from coming to the Practice!

• The online system is available 24 hours a day!

• It is secure and accurate!

• As well as ordering your prescriptions you can look at your test results and more!

If you need help on how to sign up or to use the online services, then please contact the Glenfield Surgery on 0116 2333 600 after 10am.

Dear Glenfield Gazette

ACROSS Leicestershire hundreds of amazing people are helping to make a huge difference to young lives volunteering for The Children’s Society.

This Volunteers Week (1-7 June) we would like to say a huge thank you to our fantastic volunteers and supporters in Leicestershire who help our charity and are dedicated to making a positive impact in the lives of young people. Their contributions are shaping a society that nurtures and supports children and we couldn’t be more grateful.

In Leicestershire alone, there are 2,954 children classed as children ‘in need’. But amidst this challenge, the Children’s Society’s volunteers, campaigners and supporters make a real difference to so many young people through the fantastic work they do, directly in our services, volunteering in our charity shops, organising events, donating and raising vital funds and awareness of our work.

You too could be a part of this incredible movement! If you would like to find out more about how you could get involved, visit https://www. childrenssociety.org.uk/how-you-can-help/volunteer-to-help-children or call 0300 303 7000. We are looking for volunteers two can directly support in our services, lend a helping hand in our shops and even take on roles as event managers, speakers and ambassadors. Every hour volunteered, campaign action taken, donation made - it all makes a difference.

Yours sincerely,

Mark Russell Chief Executive, The Children’s Society

Someone took a photo of me singing REM songs at karaoke. That’s me in the corner.

Church Service at Bardon Park Chapel

10.00 AM SUNDAY 2nd JULY 2023

GUEST PREACHER: Bishop MIKE

ROYAL, General Secretary of Churches Together in England

The Elders and Congregation at Bardon Park very much look forward to welcoming visitors from other nearby churches and other visitors on this occasion

Bardon Park Chapel, Shaw Lane (A511 Road), Bardon Hill, Coalville, LE67 1SY

www.bardonchapel.co.uk

Tour of Bardon Park Chapel

2.30 PM SUNDAY 2nd

JULY 2023

Part of the LEICESTERSHIRE FESTIVAL OF ARCHAEOLOGY

Tour of Chapel and Aschoolrooms and Historical Talk Regading Bardon Park and Its Chapel

Admission £4 • No need to pre-book

Bardon Park Chapel, Shaw Lane (A 511 Road), Bardon Hill, Coalville, LE67 1SY www.bardonchapel.co.uk

leicsfieldworkers.org/festival-of-archaeology/

This is your Word Sear

WORDSEARCH COUNTRIES

IF YOU can find the 20 MOST POPULOUS COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD in the Wordsearch grid above, you could win yourself a meal for two and a bottle of house wine at The Stamford Arms in Groby.

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All you have to do to go into the draw is find - and mark a line through - the 20 countries of the world with the highest populations. These can run vertically, horizontally or diagonally (and backwards!).

DRCONGO EGYPT

GERMANY INDI IRAN JAP

Send your marked entry forms to: PEOPLE POWER, Glenfield Gazette, PO Box 8, Markfield, Leics. LE67 9ZT to arrive by TUESDAY 20TH JUNE 2023. Please remember to fill in your name and address. (Some people don’t!)

NIGERIA PAKIST

The sender of the first correct entry drawn out of the hat will win the voucher for a Meal for Two and a Bottle of House Wine at The Stamford Arms, Groby. Good luck!

Here

Find the word in the puzzle.

Words can go in any direction.

Words can share letters as they cross over each other.

20 of 20 words placed.

Name:

Address:

LAST MONTH’S WINNER WAS Tina Remington of Harrison Close, Glenfield. Congratulations! Your prize voucher will be sent to you soon!

The most impressive thing about it taking twelve sheep to make a jumper is that I didn’t know they could knit.

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