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Welcome Editor Vanessa Preece 01530 417739 Email enquiries Advertising/Accounts Website/What’s On info@lifemagazines.co.uk www.ibstocklife.co.uk www.facebook.com/ibstocklife @ibstocklife Part of Ashby Life Ltd Rockleigh House 37 Burton Road Ashby de la Zouch LE65 2LF Front Cover Image kindly supplied by Scott Cooper

Welcome to our May issue. Well, what a difference a month makes! The re-opening of shops, beauty salons, hairdressers, gyms and of course, pubs, has brought the town back to life. It also, at long last, seems possible to start planning and looking forward.

In this month’s issue we have a fantastic competition for one lucky family to win a day ticket to Timber Festival on Sunday 4th July. It promises to be a wonderful day out with so much to see and do, all within the heart of the forest.

We also welcome on board Ibstock Community College who will be providing monthly updates on all they have going on and what it means for the local community.

For this month’s spotlight charity we introduce Falcon Support Services who are celebrating 20 years of helping local people.

All this plus our directory of local businesses and tradespeople.

Enjoy!

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Contents Body Matters ...........................................................6 The National Trust .............................................. 10 WIN Timber Festival Tickets .......................... 12 In Your Garden ..................................................... 14 Local Walk ............................................................. 16

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The Palace Community Centre ..................... 24 On the Beat ........................................................... 42 Puzzle Page .......................................................... 26 Spotlight On… ....................................................... 46 The National Forest ........................................... 30 Puzzle Page .......................................................... 48 Ibstock Community College ............................ 32 Community Board .............................................. 50 The Conservation Volunteers......................... 36 Puzzle Solutions .................................................. 52 Ibstock Surgery News ....................................... 38 Business Directory ............................................. 54

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Body Matters

Sports Massage: It’s not just for athletes, it’s for everyone!

Whether you’re a sports person placing a high demand on your body, someone who sits at a desk all day looking at a screen, somebody recovering from an injury or illness, or simply stressed, Sports Massage (Deep Tissue Massage) has something to offer you.

Research shows that massage used alone or in conjunction with other treatments like physiotherapy is an effective way of helping to treat conditions like arthritis, anxiety and chronic lower back pain.

Deep Tissue Massage (DTM) involves manipulation of the deep layers of tissue in the body getting down to all layers of muscle and connective tissue, including the fascia, which is a tissue packed with nerve endings and a common source of tension and discomfort in the body.

The benefits of DTM are numerous. Here are some of them.

• It helps to reduce chronic back pain • It helps to reduce high blood pressure

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• It can reduce stress, anxiety and tension • It helps break up scar tissue • It improves athletic recovery and performance by reducing DOMS (delayed onset muscle soreness).

• It can help with pregnancy pain and labour pain.

• It reduces the symptoms of arthritis.

The effects of Sports Massage on the tissues of the body are incredible. The increase in blood supply to the tissues helps to flush out lactic acid and other toxins. It releases fascial tension and scar tissue and stimulates a whole cascade of chemical responses which have a positive impact on your psychological state, leaving you with a feeling of wellbeing and relaxation.

With its proven effects almost all of us would benefit from deep tissue massage, so why not book an appointment with a Sports Massage Therapist now? Here at ProPhysio we have a team of dedicated therapists who are available to help you. Simply call ProPhysio on 01530 588 557 to book your appointment.

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The National Trust

Spring awakening at Calke Abbey

A resident frog enjoying a springtime dip at Calke Abbey © National Trust/ Emily Mabbott

With leaves in bud, blossom blushing in pink and lambs frolicking in the fields, spring is well and truly in the air at Calke. While longer days and nature’s stunning displays fill us with hope, now is also the season of spring cleaning – and the teams at Calke have been busy bees preparing to welcome back more visitors.

Fortunately, the ditch was effectively cleared but retained a good level of water for our amphibian friends, and the newts were brought back home. The resident frogs have also laid their frogspawn in the ditch – a sure sign that spring is here to stay.

In the parkland, the rangers have started their spring maintenance, which involves repairing gates, paths, drains, steps, tree guards – the works! One of these jobs was to clear the ditching that runs alongside the Tramway, which has been flooding and eroding the path. This area is also an excellent habitat for Calke’s newts and frogs, so before any work began, the rangers temporarily re-homed as many newts as possible, just in case the water level dropped too severely.

Indoors, work continues to protect the collections from the recent leak inside the Saloon. Four paintings have been carefully removed – a delicate operation that requires a scaffold and all hands on deck from the conservation team – and stored elsewhere while the leak is investigated.

One of the paintings, depicting the Hon. Charles Frances Greville, has seen previous water damage, and will be repaired to prevent further deterioration before it goes back on display.

While the scaffold is up, the team have also re-hung a pair of curtains which have been away for remedial conservation work with a specialist textiles conservator. Once the hooks are attached, the curtain is unravelled very gently to prevent excess strain on the top of the curtain and its fixtures.

Spring flowers bring colour to Calke’s gardens © National Trust/Emily Mabbott

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As the government’s roadmap leads the country out of lockdown, the house team at Calke is looking forward to opening the doors as soon as it’s safe to do so – keep an eye on the website for the latest updates and visitor information: www.nationaltrust. org.uk/calke

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Timber, the annual three-day camping festival in the heart of the National Forest returns from Friday 2nd to Sunday 4th July 2021, providing the perfect way to reconnect with nature, your family and your friends this summer. Step into an incredible weekend of music, art, family fun and wellbeing amongst the trees at Feanedock, near Ashby.

The programme features national, international and local artists, plus workshops and woodland experiences to reconnect us all to the natural world.

Timber is a delightfully small festival and will run in accordance with all COVID advice. With great food and drink and 100 acres of space to spread out and explore, Timber offers an enchanting woodland retreat on your doorstep.

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In Your Garden

Meet and eat outside With all this extra time spent entertaining outdoors, I thought a review of a few garden related treats for you or gifts for others would be timely. So to help the garden parties on their way here are a few outdoor cooking gadgets you may like. First off who doesn’t love a home cooked fresh pizza, so take a look at the range of pizza ovens available. They can of course be permanently built into a space in the garden, but less expensive and fairly portable versions are a good idea. These are often fuelled by wood pellets and are super effective with some versions cooking a pizza in just 90 seconds. Some pizza ovens are dome shaped which look funky and are in trendy colours, and all in all they are quite an eye catching fun feature in the garden.

For the chefs amongst you I expect you’d like the outdoor multi fuel ovens that can steam, roast, smoke and bake. These serious bits of kit are pricey, but if cooking is your thing, then you are bound to enjoy it. There is of course the great British barbeque crowd. With many barbeque options on the market, the latest super swish ones boast built in wifi and sensors to let you know via an app when you need to stop socialising and pay attention to the cooking. Not being a cook myself, I may just get a fire pit with a grill rack, which we can all sit around and keep warm – and ideally someone else could take over the cooking while I disappear and do some more gardening.

For the drink side of things if you like a cool beer then check out The Pinter which is a gadget with built in fermentation tech that allows you to pour a fresh beer via a tap. Alternatively, there are blenders specifically for cocktails. Anyway, enough of this party talk; you’ve got work to do in the garden to get it ship shape for visitors.

In terms of the vegetable garden you can be sowing French dwarf and runner beans, beetroot, broccoli, cucumbers, marrow, peas, radishes, spinach and sweetcorn. It’s also time to transplant home sown cauliflowers.

Plants you can grow from seed, bulbs or corms at this time of year include pot marigolds, African and French marigolds, dahlia, gaillardia, candytuft, nasturtium (good for decorating food and adding to salads) and also try from seed the fantastically bright and reliable Zinnias. Hoe and hand weed borders and vegetable plots.

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Other jobs for May • Remove any suckers from plants such as roses, fruit trees and lilacs • Plant summer hanging baskets • Harden off summer bedding by opening cold frames in the day • Thin out directly sown annuals • Sow salad crops • Put straw under strawberries • Stake and keep staking those tall perennials which will fall over such as delphiniums • Cut lawns weekly and remember a high nitrogen feed and keep lawn edges neat and trimmed

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Local Walk with Liz Roberts

Exploring Beacon Hill Beacon Hill Country Park is a beautiful spot and there is lots to see and do on this walk making it great for a family trip out. En route you can spot the chainsaw carvings and explore the spooky rhododendron labyrinth. The paths are all good, however be prepared for a bit of a climb. The walk takes a little under 90 minutes but there are plenty of good places to stop and enjoy a picnic and also a cafe at the lower car park.

Our walk starts from the Upper Car Park which is accessed from Beacon Road. For Sat Nav users, the postcode is LE12 8SP. Note there is a charge for the car park.

Leave the car park via the wide hard path that curves up the hillside taking you to the right of the beacon. You will soon arrive at a wooden barrier with a carving of a shepherd beside it. Turn left here and then follow the path through a small metal gate onto the hillside. Leaving the gravel path, bear right over the grass to visit the trig point at the summit of the hill and enjoy the far-reaching views. Bear left to re-join the gravel path and then stay on this path as it takes you around the hillside. You will pass a sign telling you about the geology of the area and then, as you drop back downhill, a wonderful carving of a face. After a while, a second small metal gate takes you off the hillside and into a flatter, more wooded area.

Keep straight ahead, ignoring paths off to your left leading to the Natural Play Area. Soon the lower car park is visible ahead of you. Before reaching the car park there is an impressively large sculpture of an axe man - turn right by this sculpture, following a green arrow for the labyrinth onto a grassy path uphill. At the top of this path turn left, again following a labyrinth arrow. Stay on this gravel path for a short distance and then, just before reaching the end of the path, turn right to access the labyrinth.

A spooky looking path along a boardwalk takes you into the labyrinth - keep left where the path splits. Carry on around the labyrinth until you see

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a small wooden gate through the bushes on your left. Turn left, go through the gate and turn right along the gravel path. This path curves around the opposite side of the hill. Stay on it until you go through a wide gateway in a dry-stone wall into a more wooded area. Immediately after this gateway turn right onto a narrow track that leads up a slope with the wall on your right. At the top of the slope you reach the same labyrinth signpost that you passed earlier. Turn left along the hardcore path.

Follow this path for quite some way, ignoring a couple of paths off to the left and also a path off to the right. Once the open hillside is on your right keep a lookout for when the path starts to curve around to the right and climb more steeply. At this point you will see a small, but well defined, track leading through the trees on your left. Follow this track and after a short distance you will emerge back into the Upper Car Park.

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Saturday 8th May No Frills Refills’ and more – 10am to 12.30pm.

A sustainability event with zero waste food, household and bodycare refills and ‘Quackers Bakery’ selling gluten free and non-gluten cakes, cookies, brownies and more. Don’t forget to bring your own containers. For further details look on Facebook @nofrillsrefills or @quackersbakery.

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Shimmi ‘N’ Shake with Nunzia – 9.30am to 10.30am

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The National Forest

Events to look forward to in the National Forest National Forest Walking Festival May is National Walking Month, when we generally pull on our walking boots and enjoy the National Forest Walking Festival. As you can imagine, it’s been tricky planning for this year, so in 2021 it’s a self-led festival, with plenty of suggestions for routes for you to enjoy with friends and family.

Perhaps you’ll try the new figure-of-eight Tramway Trail and discover parts of the old horse-drawn tramway that linked Ticknall to the canal at Ashby. Or try orienteering around Swadlincote Woodlands, running or walking between points on a map to complete a course in your own time and at your own pace.

A new range of National Forest Walks leaflets has been produced with updated information, and there are two new walks to enjoy: Blackbrook Beauty, and Mills, Mines and Railways, both about 7 miles (11 km) in length.

See nationalforest.org to find out more.

Timber Festival Friday 2nd to Sunday 4th July Timber returns to Feanedock near Ashby de la Zouch this summer. Whether you book for a day or the whole weekend, National Forest residents benefit from 25% discount on all ticket prices. Step into an enchanting world of music, art, family fun and wellbeing. Try your hand at workshops and woodland activities and immerse yourself in nature.

Left: Campfire stories at Timber festival.

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The National Forest Trek Friday 17th to Sunday 19th September Three charities have partnered together to create the National Forest Trek, a new fundraising challenge event along the National Forest Way. Participants will be fully supported along the route, which starts at Beacon Hill Country Park and finishes at the National Memorial Arboretum.

There are one, two and three day options for walking varying distances up to the full 75 miles.

This will be a wonderful way to see hidden parts of the Forest you might never have seen, set yourself a challenge for 2021, and support local charities working together for a better future.

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Timber is a delightfully small festival and Feanedock has plenty of space for everyone to spread out, unplug and recharge. All COVID advice will be in place.

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Ibstock Community College

Project 24: Our vision for the next 3 years, and beyond In January this year The DfE gave their approval to enable the secondary schools in the Ashby and Ibstock area to change the year groups taught in each of the secondary schools with a gradual transition from August / September 2022.

Ibstock Community College and Ivanhoe College will both become 11-16 schools, whilst Ashby School will become an 11-18 school.

This means by 2024 Ibstock Community College will have transformed into an 11-16 school and we will be looking forward to our first set of GCSE Key Stage 4 examination outcomes!

We aim to be an exceptional learning environment in which all members of our community can be the very best version of themselves.

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To help us along this journey we have set up a parent focus group who meet once every half term to ensure we remain to track to achieve our vision. If you would like to be part of this group as a current or future parent please email principalspa@ ibstockcollege.co.uk for more information.

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The Conservation Volunteers

May is on its way May is on its way, and it is so very good to be able to meet up again and carry out good work in our local green spaces.

This month TCV has something new to offer: our new Measham Green Gym, a gardening for health and wellbeing project. We have just started running at Measham Millennium Gardens (near the museum at Measham).

The project runs every Thursday from 10am to 12 noon and is suitable for people of every level of fitness and ability. No experience is necessary - we are here to enjoy ourselves and spend time outside in good company while transforming this neglected area into a beautiful and productive asset to the community!

Our volunteers have been creating new vegetable beds, planting fruit bushes, raspberry canes and flowers, and doing a fair bit of chatting over cups of tea.

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Volunteers making space for vegetables at Measham Green Gym

and the better health and wellbeing that spending active time outdoors brings? Ben Woolley is the project leader. Drop him a line to come and join in.

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Ibstock Surgery News For patients who had their first vaccinations here: Recently we have been doing Covid vaccinations at the practice. For all patients who have attended for a vaccination here, please see the

corresponding dates we have set aside for the second vaccinations in the table below. If you could note these dates in your diary as they have been set to be 11 weeks after the first clinics. We will contact all the patients nearer the time to book you in but we thought this might help with your planning.

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The Countryside Code has been updated With more people than ever before seeking solace in nature, the Countryside Code has never felt more relevant. Crucially it now covers all green spaces, waterways, the coast and even parks in towns and cities.

We need everyone to be aware of the Code, so they can enjoy the invaluable health and wellbeing benefits that nature offers, while giving it the respect it deserves.

Respect –Protect -Enjoy • Be considerate to those living in, working in and enjoying the countryside.

• Leave gates and property as you find them • Do not block access to gateways or driveways when parking • Be nice, say hello, share the space • Follow local signs and keep to marked paths unless wider access is available Take Care when Travelling • Slow down and drive carefully on rural roads.

• Make sure you do not block access to gateways or driveways when parking. Always leave access for emergency vehicles.

• Face oncoming traffic and follow the highway code when you walk on a road without a pavement.

• Slow down or stop for horses, walkers and livestock when driving or cycling. Always give them plenty of room.

• Cyclists must give way to walkers and horse riders on bridleways.

Protect the Environment • Take your litter home - leave no trace of your visit • Take care with BBQs and do not light fires • Always keep dogs under control and in sight

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• Dog poo - bag it and bin it • Care for nature - do not cause damage or disturbance • Leave rocks, stone, plants and trees as you find them and take care not to disturb wildlife including birds that nest on the ground.

Plan your Visit • Check your route and local conditions • Plan your adventure - know what to expect and what you can do • Enjoy your visit, have fun, make a memory • The outdoors is great for your wellbeing-It is a place for relaxation, peacefulness and activity.

Whatever you like to do outdoors, you enjoy it more if you prepare in advance.

We all have a responsibility to protect our countryside and open spaces for all generations current and future.

Enjoy your visit, have fun, make memories and make sure to follow the Countryside Code.

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Falcon Support Services Each month we turn the spotlight onto a local charity or community group and tell you more about who they are, what they do and who they help in our community. Not many local charities however are lucky enough to celebrate 20 years of helping local people!!!

Let us introduce Falcon Support Services who this year are celebrating their 20th anniversary as a key Leicestershire charity supporting the homeless and those in need in our community.

Since 2001 the charity’s mission has been to help vulnerable people transform their lives enabling them to live independently and healthily. This can be through the provision of stable, supportive environments and accommodation. It can be achieved by helping in the development of social and life skills allowing integration into local community or it can involve restoring physical and mental health and wellbeing.

The charity provides 97 bed spaces, day centres, a specialist sex worker support project, and a youth club employing over 80 staff and many volunteers.

The charities Chair, Robert Sharp said: “It is an honour to be the Chair of the Board of Trustees as we celebrate our 20th anniversary. The charity has gone from strength to strength from its small and humble beginnings to today being one of the leading partners in tackling homelessness and supporting the vulnerable across Leicestershire.

I would like to thank all Trustees who have volunteered their time and expertise across those years, you have played a big part in this success.

To continue it’s good work the charity depends on the generosity and good will of local individuals willing to volunteer and local businesses able to offer sponsorship and more.

Celebrating its 20th Anniversary, the charity has revealed its Business Champions Programme, an opportunity for businesses to play a crucial role in supporting their communities. There are various options available for local businesses to show their support with packages for every budget. To find out more see: www.falconsupportservices. org.uk/falcon-business-champions-new In addition, the charities website enables donors to give individually to support the cause and help service users directly such as purchasing identification documents, property deposits, providing therapeutic support and furnishing properties to make a house a home. There are lots of ways to get involved, so to support the charity please visit: www.falconsupportservices. org.uk With your support they can work towards another 20 years of helping those most in need!

So many individuals have received life changing support over those 20 years from a highly dedicated and committed group of staff who never fail to meet the day’s challenge. Supported by a number of local business partners, educational institutions and local authorities we continue to expand both the number of people we are able to help and the range of services we can offer. Thanks to you all.”

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Community Board Walking Hockey Walking Hockey is perfect for players who are looking for a less physically demanding version of the game but still enjoy showing their skills and being involved in the team and social aspect. It’s designed to help people keep an active lifestyle regardless of age, health and ability, as well as getting those back into hockey who had to stop due to injuries or other reasons. Ashby Hockey Club are running sessions at Ivanhoe College, LE65 1HX from 8pm to 9pm on Tuesdays. Email WalkingHockey@ashbyhockeyclub. co.uk to find out more.

Creative Writing Challenge Hospice Hope have launched a brand-new creative writing challenge for children. The two categories are for children under 14 & teenagers aged between 14 & 18. Entrants have up to 500 words to explore the theme; ‘Keep Going’. Which kept you going through a year of the pandemic and several lockdowns? What did you find out about your community? Was there someone or something which helped you to get through each day? First prizes are £100, with 2nd prizes of £20 and 3rd prizes of £10 all in Amazon vouchers. Please send entries to creativecomp@hospicehope.org.uk before the closing date of 31st July.

Free Taster Sessions – Lawn Bowls Try lawn bowling for free, at one of the ‘Roll Up’ sessions that take place from 10.30am to 12.30pm on Wednesday morning or from 4pm to 6pm on Friday at Ibstock Bowling Club, 9 Leicester Road, Ibstock, LE67 6HN. To comply with COVID guidelines, call Paul Pugsley on 01530 273 227 to find out more details and to book a session.

Calling All Netball Players North West Leicestershire Netball League are looking for new clubs and teams to join their expanding league. Matches will be played on Sundays at Ashby School, Nottingham Road,

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Ashby. The new summer league begins in May and will be open to current league teams and new teams or clubs. To register your interest please email nwl.netball.league@gmail.com Marlene Reid Centre Marlene Reid Attic Shop – Donations Required The Marlene Reid Centre are now open and taking donations for their charity shop The Attic once again. Please call on 01530 510 515 to book a donation drop off slot so they can assist you safely. Please note they are currently unable to take donations of large furniture items at this time.

Loros Spring into Summer Raffle 2021 The last 12 months have been some of the most challenging for LOROS in its history but despite this, LOROS has continued to support patients and their families when they need them the most. You can help them be there for families by playing the LOROS Spring into Summer Raffle this year. Raffle tickets are £1 each and available until Sunday 13th June 2021. Tickets can be purchased at www.loros.co.uk/support-us/raffle/, by calling 0116 231 8430 or by visiting Loros charity shops.

Rainbows Hospice ‘Miles for Rainbows’: Rainbows Hospice have teamed up with My Virtual Mission to bring you a virtual distance challenge – ‘Miles for Rainbows’ - throughout May. There are two routes for you to choose from, either 150 miles or 600 miles, which can be done as a team or individually. You can complete your miles by running, walking or any activity in a wheelchair. Just head to their website (below), pick your route and click on that to sign up. The cost to enter will be £15 and all participants will receive a special wooden medal once they have completed the challenge. Visit www.rainbows. co.uk/events/miles-for-rainbows or the Rainbows Hospice Facebook page for more details on how to take part.

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