Community Board

A Date for your Diary

Make a note in your diary that at 3pm on Sunday 24th April Paul Field will appear in concert at Ashby Methodist Church, Burton Road, Ashby. Enjoy live entertainment followed by tea. For more details contact Rev Jacky at revjackygoaten@aol.co.uk

Women’s Over 18’s Football

Swadlincote Ladies Football Club run an over 18’s ladies kick about every Tuesday between 7pm and 8pm at the indoor sports hall at Granville School in Woodville. Whether you’re a beginner or simply wanting to get back into the game, this will be for you! Message them for more details or to join on their Facebook page - www. facebook.com/swadlincotegirls/

Little Acorns Play & Pray

Acorns Play & Pray opens at 10am every Tuesday at Ashby Baptist Church, Brook Street, Ashby. They are looking forward to welcoming Mums, Dads, Grandparents, carers and your little ones for a morning of fun, friendship and play. Please call Natasha on 07957 949 472 with any queries.

Volunteer Telephone Befriender

Hospice Hope runs a successful telephone befriending service in the North West Leicestershire area. They are looking for more volunteers to befriend people who have a condition that affects either the quality or length of their lives, often leaving them feeling isolated. If you enjoy chatting on the phone, have a variety of interests or hobbies and can spare an hour a week, please call them on 07935 800 658 or email info@hospicehope.org.uk for more details.

Interested in becoming a volunteer for Girlguiding?

1st Donisthorpe Brownies are looking for volunteers to help at their unit. Working with young people and other volunteers helps develop valuable, transferable skills like event planning, time management, leadership skills and budgeting. You can also help girls build their confi dence, have adventures, learn new skills, meet new friends and have loads of fun. You choose the volunteer role that matches your skills and time. The unit meets on Tuesdays in Moira from 5.30pm to 7pm. Contact Aimée Attwell at tawny1stdonisthorpe@gmail.com

Easter Egg Collection for Birmingham Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Local schoolgirl Clarissa Greenfi eld is collecting Easter eggs for patients and staff at Birmingham Queen Elizabeth hospital. This is her fourth year of collecting and last year was her best to date with over 700 Easter treats being taken to the hospital. Daybreak Services in Packington have kindly agreed to be a drop off point for the collection or if you would like eggs collecting please contact Clarissa’s Mum Felicity on 07951 798 686 or email Clarissa at Clarissagreenfi eld@ gmail.com

Ashby Town Council Calendar of Meetings

All meetings start at 6.30pm. Meetings for March: 7th – Parks & Cemetery, 14th – Events & Tourism, 28th - Planning, Transportation & Licensing Meetings. Members of the public are welcome to join. Full details for attending can be found at www.ashbydelazouch.info/Agendas-andMinutes.aspx

Deadline for inclusion on April’s Community Board is 17th March

Did you know you can put community information on this page free of charge (subject to space). So, whether you are looking for new members, volunteers or just have some information that you’d like to let local people know about simply email the details over to us at info@lifemagazines.co.uk. We’d love to hear from you.