The Nottingham’s Groby Branch Launches Food Bank STAFF at the Nottingham Building Society and Harrison Murray Estate Agency in Groby have gone back to the Society’s roots by helping local organisation, Charity Link with a food bank collection. After learning that the Society’s founder Samuel Fox sold grain at a loss to help the poor during the famines of the 1840’s, the branch wanted to help out the charity by starting a collection. Branch Manager Lesley Adcock says ‘We were approached by Charity Link as they had heard about The Nottingham and our support of local community projects. ‘We agreed to the collection after learning about the charity and how much food banks have grown in popularity over the last few years. ‘Sadly, this is through necessity however, it is great that organisations like Charity Link do brilliant work to help teach people about budgeting and managing their finances to help make people less reliant and more self-sufficient.’ The branch are asking the local community to support their collection. Lesley adds ‘Just an extra item in your shopping basket can really make a difference to someone in need.’ Donations can be taken to the branch at 11/11a Ratby Road Groby and can include tined items, dried foods like pasta and rice, cereals, biscuits and cleaning items such as washing up liquid and washing powder. Nottingham Building Society set up its ‘Doing Good Together’ programme in 2010 and since then, has donated over £500,000 to local communities through staff-fundraising, volunteering and community grants and donations.
Wriggly Readers
DOES YOUR little one enjoy listening to stories? I don’t know a child who doesn’t! Every other Thursday at 10:30am, for half an hour, we hold a parent led wriggly readers at Groby library. It’s aimed at all preschool aged children, no matter how young they are. We read stories, sing songs and have time for colouring pictures. Children are free to move around and join in with the stories as much as they like. Sessions from mid March through to mid April will be held on 17th and 31st March and 14th April and every two weeks thereafter. Why not come along and join us? We look forward to seeing you soon!
Catherine Ward
LETTER: We’ll Miss Sue, Harry, Linda And Jane & Good Luck Sharon AS A GROBY resident, may I thank the Spotlight for the opportunity to reply to two letters on the front page of the Mid-February Spotlight. How lovely to read the comments from Jane Blowers, Groby Library and Sue, Harry & Linda, Groby Post Office. Both these letters have allowed me the chance to say thank you to these people for their kindness, their welcome, consideration and help over the years, whilst no doubt they will be saying “we were just doing our job!!!” We will miss them very much. To Sue, Harry and Linda, all the best to you in your retirement, to Sharon, so pleased that you are continuing at the Post Office and to Jane, all the very best to you in your new position in a library nearer to your home. All the best to whoever takes over the running of the Post Office and I am sure when the community library is able to start, we shall all continue to enjoy borrowing our books and supporting the volunteers who have offered to run it. So don’t forget, SUPPORT YOUR COMMUNITY LIBRARY!
Elizabeth Jarvis
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