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Ashby Venture Jazz Club

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Our next Jazz Night is Saturday 5th May. 8.00pm at the Venture Theatre, Ashby The Hot and Sweet Quartet from the USA/UK Featuring Jeff and Anne Barnhart from Connecticut and from the UK Spats Langham and Graham Smith.

Should be a most entertaining jazzy evening.

Tickets £10 from Ashby Tourist Information Centre or call Ken Ward on 01530 589268.

Ashby Museum News In April the Museum welcomed the Packington Men’s Group for an afternoon. They enjoyed an illustrated talk on the history of Market Street, visited the galleries and the archive upstairs and finished with a delicious afternoon tea. The Packington and Normanton Church Ladies’ Group followed two days later with a talk on Ashby in the mid 1800s, a look round the galleries and a very good buffet lunch.

Ashby Civic Society News A visit to Royal Crown Derby was this month’s event for Ashby Civic Society. A short guided tour of the factory explained the processes involved in making some of the world’s most famous chinaware. Skilled workers changed a piece of china clay into an ‘Imari’ designed plate fit for a prince in a time honoured way.

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This family run company has been trading since 1750 and as a sign of their continued success, have recently recruited over 10% more staff. It was a pleasure to see exciting new designs innovative ideas alongside familiar favourites.

We are always looking for volunteers, so come to the library or contact us via details below.

Thankfully we had the opportunity in the shop to purchase items we had seen being created and at a discounted price. We ended the visit in their very stylish tea rooms with tea and a most delicious strawberry cream scone.

Mondays: Tai Chi 7pm-8.30pm

Why not try one of our events as a visitor, although membership is only £10 for a year of monthly Speakers/events, plus all news on latest changes and planning issues in Ashby.

We also produce regular newsletters which can be sent by email. Next month we have an unusual talk on how Galaxies form, exist and die (not the chocolate ones!) by Dr Onions. For full details call Margaret on 01530 412410 or just google ‘Ashby Civic Society.

Wednesdays: Stroke and Disability group 1pm-3pm

Fridays: Rhymetime and Tales 10.3011.30am for 0-4yrs Monthly meeting of the Book Club - contact the library for details.

The Tourist Information Centre has, over the years, built up a very good newspaper archive on Ashby. We are most grateful for their kind thoughts in passing this on to us. It will be assimilated into our archive.

Places on our town history walks are being taken up, so if you are interested in finding out more about the past, do sign up before it is too late. Call the museum on 01530 560090. The dates are July 4th and August 9th.

Tuesdays: Knit-n-Stitch 10.30am Yoga 7.30pm-9pm

Thursdays: Walking group meet outside at 10.30am

The exhibition of Julie Barnett’s art runs until the end of May and is attracting lots of visitors and favourable comments. Prints of her work are selling well.

We have acquired a copy of a recently published book on the Mammatt surname, written by June Bird (nee Mammatt). It is a substantial book which has been meticulously researched over the course of several years. It even features a chapter on the branch of the family which now resides in Australia. This family was an important one in the town for many years, from the early 1800s.

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Would You Like To Ring The Bells For The Centenary Of The Armistice In November 2018?

If so you need to start to learn now as it takes a while to learn how to control your bell. We welcome learners of any age but Whitwick church is also looking to train up a young band of ringers to ring on November 11th 2018 for the centenary of the end of the First World War. Are you interested to learn? We suggest you need to be over 12 years of age.

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You don’t have to be young we always welcome learners of any age.

Practice night at Whitwick Church is Monday at 7.45-9pm. However we can arrange for other times for you to learn in the early stages.

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Council Working To Protect Royal Hotel In Ashby

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Officers from North West Leicestershire District Council (NWLDC) are working with the owners of the Royal Hotel in Ashby de la Zouch to secure the long term future of the Grade II listed building.

A town wide litter pick had previously been held in the town but had lapsed for a year prompting the Ashby de la Zouch Hastings club to take

The hotel closed in March due to financial pressures and the need for investment to bring the building up to modern standards.

up the challenge to organise an event this year. Plans were made with

The council is involved to make sure no damage is done to the building while it is closed and to support the owners – Oakland Hotels Limited - to bring it back into use as soon as possible.

where refreshments were served.

Whilst no major concerns were raised about the condition of the building during its initial inspection, the authority’s conservation officer will inspect the building every month to ensure the heritage asset is maintained in a decent condition while the hotel is closed.

be postponed in early March due to the ‘Beast from the East’ and the

To keep the building safe the owners have installed CCTV across the site to monitor both the building and the car park, boarded up the windows and installed fencing around the whole site.

They have an aspiration to renovate the building and the site. NWLDC will consider any application for development when it is submitted.

Councillor Trevor Pendleton, Portfolio Holder for Regeneration and Planning at NWLDC said: “The Royal Hotel is an important heritage asset in Ashby so we will do whatever we can to protect it. We’re speaking regularly to the owners and visiting the site to make sure the building is secure and kept in a good condition while the hotel is closed. I’d like to reassure local people that we are working to protect this important building and make sure it has a future.”

Simon Dawson, Director of Oakland Hotels Ltd, said: “We are committed to protecting the Royal Hotel and that means bringing it back into use as soon as possible. We are working hard to prepare a suitable scheme so that the hotel can re-open and be viable in the long term. We understand that local people value the building and commit to keeping the town and district councils involved as we firm up our plans.”

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The response was very good but at the last minute the event had to resultant snow. Some folk dropped out whilst others were recruited. The event was rescheduled for 17th March when it was, yet again, very cold with a strong wind and snow showers. Yet about 80 townsfolk turned up and over 150 bags of rubbish were collected. Club members joined with the public to act as team leaders and provide organisation and support. The local Ashby Castle club helped out in providing a number of pickers. For a while, at least, the town is a bit tidier.

The event was well received by those who took part who complimented the Hastings club on its organisation. Both the club and the townsfolk are anxious for the event to be repeated, which the club are committed to do.

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Figures released by the Government earlier this year showed that 96% of homes and businesses in the county are able to access superfast broadband – above the national average of 95%.

Leicestershire County Council and partners are now working towards 97% coverage by the end of 2018.

In Ashby & Measham, more than 2,700 homes and businesses are able to connect to fibre broadband and access superfast speeds. Across the whole of the North West Leicestershire District, 54% of premises which are able to connect have so far signed up for superfast broadband.

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Fifty Fantastic Females #FFS 2018 Marks 100 years since parliament passed a law which allowed the first women, and all men, to vote for the first time.

Celebrate this milestone by getting involved in our new exhibition –honouring inspiring women of the past and the present and thinking about who will be the inspiring women of the future. The hero project CIC invite you to get involved.

You are invited to create a life size cut-out to celebrate ‘women’ as part of new and exciting public exhibition for September 2018.

• Possible sponsors. Could you support a group to make a cut-out? You

Top Tips For Deciding If You Want To Do Be Involved. Consider...

• What are the possible reasons why you or your group might want to be involved in this exhibition?

• How will you celebrate when you have achieved it?

• Does the whole group agree? Has everyone got the same reason why?

Are they strong enough? How might you check this out?

• On a scale of 1-10 (1 being low 10 being high) how likely is it that you think you will achieve this? How does everyone else feel?

All cut-outs will need to arrive at the co-op in coalville (bridge road) on September 1st 2018 and be collected on 30th September.

Top Tips For Selecting Your Cut-Out 'Woman' Theme So many possible themes or women to choose from. Which one will you decide to do –its up to you. It could be women in.

• A contribution of £50 is requested to cover basic costs, including the cut-out and administration.

could suggest a cut-out theme or individual women or you could leave the decision to the group.

• Funding of up to £200 for your cut-out and any extra activities is available from big ideas company

We also invite everyone involved to take part in an evaluation for future learning.

Contact Deana on 07974260453 or email deana@theheroproject.org.uk Each Cut-Out Requires: • Decoration–each cut-out will need to be decorated, how you do this is completely up to you –just remember she will need to be transported!

• Interaction–the cut-outs will be on display to the public, think! About how people could possibly add their thoughts, comments, opinions or stories.

• Inspiration–don't forget each cut-out will need her own story –who she is, why she was chosen, who the artists are and what materials were used. To be included on or next to the cut-out.

• Information–you are invited to send pictures, films, a summary for the summary presentation of the exhibition (see later).

Volunteers You are invited to be involved. We are keen to make sure that anyone can get involved in whatever way they wish. Here are some ways you might like consider.

• Might you be interested in joining our monthly gathering in • Coalville? Search for Fifty Fantastic Females and join our Facebook group.

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• What possible skills could you share that might be useful –such as IT, film making, bid writing, creative, practical, PR, writing articles, research.

• Could you help a group apply for the £200 available from Big Ideas Company

• Who else could you involve –and how might you approach them?

Research Here are some places you might consider looking. www.parliament.uk/vote100 www.bbc.com/corporate2/mediacentre/mediapacks/history/suffrage https://ukvote100.org www.bigideascompany.org/project/trailblazers (resources and funding of £200 available here) www.leicestershire.gov.uk/leisure-and-community/libraries/referencelibrary/local-and-family-history

Business, Finances, Sport, Creative industry, Community, Music, Engineering, Medicine, IT, Campaigns, Advocate roles, Role model roles Science, Authors, Families, Nature, Environment matters, Social conscience, Industry, Teaching, Aviation, Motor sport, Acting, Radio, Space Top Tips For Researching Your Cut-Out Gathering ideas about your chosen theme or woman-everyone can play a part -what might you do?

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you can access Find My Past and Ancestry www.leicestershire.gov.uk/ leisure-and-community/libraries/reference-library/local-and-family-history • Go on the Internet –Where might you find information? How do you know if it's reliable? What's real or whose opinions?

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• Visit local heritage groups? Local shops? Businesses? Schools?

• What about Galleries (ideas for decoration/display) Exhibitions? Shop displays?

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• Which people might you involve?

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• When will you do it?

• How will you remember to do it?

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Ashby & Measham Community Clubs & Groups Age UK Measham - Hall in High St open 10.00am-12.00pm MondayFriday. Drop in for tea, coffee,toast or just come for a chat. Come with a friend or on your own and meet others. Very friendly. Monthly lunch also available. We would love to see you.

Ashby & Coalville Lions Club - Lynda 07735407637 - We are group of men and women who meet at the Royal Hotel, Ashby on the 2nd Monday of the month at 7.30pm. There is also a social meeting towards the end of every month, when we meet together as friends. We raise funds through various events, and support a variety of charitable causes. Our biggest annual event takes place on a Monday morning in September, when we invite about 600 children from Special Schools to the Ashby Statutes Fair. If you are interested in helping your community, why not get in touch or come along to find out what we get up to?

Ashby & District Stroke Support Group - Pat 01530 413723 - A friendly group for stroke survivors and their carers. We meet alternate Tuesdays at Brown Court Ashby from 2.00pm-4.00pm. Meetings involve speakers, meal sout,and general chat.

Ashby African Drummers - Kaye Gillanders 07772281699 ashbydrummers@googlemail.com - Check us out on Facebook. We are a community based group and meet once a fortnight on a Wednesday from 7.30pm-9.30pm, at Moira Furnace, Furnace Lane, Moira, DE12 6AT. The first taster session is free and then usually £3.00 per session thereafter. We sometimes have guest teachers visit, so best to contact us prior to coming to secure a drum and check suitability. We welcome people of all ages and abilities although children under 14 must be accompanied by an adult.

Ashby Allotments Association - www.ashbyallotments.org.uk - Visit our website for more details.

Ashby Art Club - 01530 412116 - www.ashbyartclub.org - We meet on Monday evenings at 7.00pm. Smisby Village Hall, Main Street, Smisby, LE65 2TY. Ashby Big Band - David 01530 458706 - 07886194993 ashbybigband@aol.com - www.ashbybigband.com Ashby Bowls Club - info@ashbybowlsclub.co.uk - www. ashbybowlsclub.co.uk - The Green, Bath Grounds, Ashby, LE65 1BJ. Ashby Bridge Club - Ann 01530 458110 - www.bridgewebs.com/ ashby - Held at Hood Park Leisure centre every week Monday and Thursday evenings, Wednesday afternoons (all duplicate), Friday mornings social bridge. Aimed at all levels of bridge player. Friendly and welcoming.

Ashby Chess Club - Neil Roberts 01530 455957 - 07804743471 - njhammer@ntlworld.com - Chess club open to adults and juniors.

Juniors start at 6.15pm and Adults start at 7.15pm. Meets every Thursday at Ivanhoe Social Club, Wilfrid Place, off Bath Street, Ashby, LE65 2GW. Ashby Civic Society - Margaret Mabey 01530 412410 - kenward. ashby@gmail.com - We meet on the 2nd Tuesday of the Month at 7:30pm at Heritage Centre, St. Helens Church, South Street, Ashby, LE65 1AA. Ashby Croquet Club - Rupert 01530 272833 - www. ashbycroquetclub.org.uk - The New Season starts on Sunday 26th March on our 3 lawns situated at Moira Miners Welfare DE12 6BP (opposite Conkers Waterside). We play on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Sundays. Please phone or visit the website if you want more details. New players always welcome.

Ashby Tennis Club - Chris Hawkins - 07801312389 - www.acltc.co.uk Ashby Tennis Club in South Street, Ashby, LE65 1BQ. Our members play all year round. Turn up and play, groups and coaching for all ages and abilities. New members always welcome.

Ashby U3A - Anne Donegan 01283 760348 - secretary@ashbyu3a. co.uk - Congregational Church, Kilwardby Street, Ashby, LE65 2FQ. Ashby Writers’ Club - David Bell 01530 413371 - Ashby Writers’ Club meets on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month, 7.30pm9.30pm at Congregational Church, Kilwardby St, Ashby, LE65 2FQ. Membership: £10 per annum. Visitors are welcome at a nominal fee of £4 per speaker meeting, £3 per comp/manuscript meeting (includes coffee or tea).

First Rate Music Theatre Company - Ruth Hamm - 07981548634 firstratemusictheatre@gmail.com - We are an established, independent Music Theatre Company, meeting every Wednesday evening at an award winning venue in Measham. £7.50 per week. Anyone aged between 7 and 30 years old is welcome to join us. Enthusiasm and love of music theatre is required.

Measham Bowls Club - Denise Davidson 07742777461 - denise_ davidson1@sky.com - High Street, Measham, Swadlincote, DE12 7HR Measham Karate Club - 07761131043 - meashamkarateclub@gmail. com - www.meashamkarateclub.co.uk Measham Museum & History Group - Stuart Perkins - 01530 271724 - Admission £1. Opening hours, Tuesdays 10am-12pm, 2pm-4pm, Thursday 2pm-4pm, Saturdays 10am-12pm. Children admitted FREE when accompanied by adult and by special request in advance for parties. Off Mannings Terrace, High Street, Measham, DE12 7HU. Measham Townswomen’s Guild - Noreen - 01530 271646 - The Guild usually meet every second Monday in the month at Age Concern, High Street, Measham. The next Guild meeting will be held at 7.00pm on Monday 14th May 2018 and guests are welcome to come along to join in the friendship and fun. We will be holding a COFFEE MORNING on Saturday 19th May, at Age Concern, High Street, Measham, 9.30am12.00pm. Coffee, tea and refreshments available and also table top sale, books, raffle, etc. Free Entry. All welcome.

Measham Welfare Football Club - Paul - 07584045318 - enquires@ meashamwelfarefc.com - www.meashamwelfarefc.com - Or follow us on Facebook. We are a FA Charter Club located at Measham Leisure Centre. Our aim is to offer boys and Girls of all ages and abilities, Long-term Football player development, in a safe and secure learning environment, with fun being at the forefront to everything we do. The club also runs to adult teams that play in the Leicestershire league. Our open training sessions are: Girls Only Tuesday 5.00pm-7.00pm. Mixed Tuesday 6.00pm-7.00pm (9 to 12 years). Mixed Friday 5pm to 6pm (5 to 8 years).

National Forest Taekwon-do - 07795 276302 - www. nationalforesttaekwondo.co.uk - Clubs in Netherseal and Measham Table Tennis - Sue 01530 587919 - Local club invites new members, 50 years plus, for Monday session 2.00pm-4.00pm at Swannington Village Hall commencing May. Cost £2.00 per session.

The Ashby Probus Club - Clive Caulfield 01530 416197. For retired professional and businessmen meets monthly in Ashby. We enjoy a pub lunch, speakers, a programme of outings and functions and each others company. The club welcomes new members.

Ashby De La Zouch Hastings Rotary Club - Paul Bertenshaw 01530 560807 - 07905848981 - bertp900@yahoo.co.uk - We are a Rotary Club whose members meet every Thursday evening to enjoy friendship and banter, whilst also helping those less fortunate than ourselves in our local, national and international communities.

The Trinity Badminton Club - 07801700664 - The club is a small friendly club of average ability (non league) meeting Monday evenings at Holy Trinity Church Hall, off Kilwardby Street, Ashby from 7.30pm9.00pm. We play from January to May then September to December.

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Ashby Meditation - Irene 01530414290 - www.tarakmc.org - Come and join us at our weekly Buddhist meditations and talks offering practical advice to help with our daily lives, every Thursday from 3rd to 24th May at 7.30pm in Legion House, South Street, Ashby, LE65 1BQ. No need to book. Seating on chairs £6 per class.

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Well, traditionally baby animals are born in spring after the parent animals have paired up. Although some parents share the responsibility of rearing their young, often in nature, this is not the case. It’s also not the case that baby animals are only born in springtime.

Cats seem to have extended their season to breed throughout the year as the rescue centres across the country know. Pregnant females are often brought into rescue centres like Woodside and we are often full to bursting in the cattery! If mums have their kittens away from human company, these kittens grow up semi-wild and then become a local problem. Very quickly afterwards, the mums become pregnant again and the cycle continues. Sadly, stray, lost and unneutered cats live on the edge and are often injured in fights and are weakened by poor diet.

The answer? Do please get your male and female cats neutered and microchipped. It is amazing how many cats we deal with at Woodside as strays without a microchip. With a microchip we would be able to reunite them with their owners.

We put our pregnant mums into foster-care so that they, and their kittens, don’t become institutionalised in the cattery. It gives the mums security and this reduces their stress and the kittens grow up in a home environment. All of our mums are neutered and microchipped once their kittens are independent and all of the kittens are neutered and microchipped as part of our adoption process. This prevents the inevitable decline of the health of cats, as neutered cats generally settle into domestic life very gratefully!

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• Make sure your cats are neutered • Microchip your cat • Ensure your details are up-to-date on the microchip • Keep an eye out for fleas • Use flea treatment regularly • Treat your home if your pets have fleas (Oh yes! Statistics suggest that for every flea you see on your cat, there are 9 more in your home!!!!!)

• Use worm treatment regularly • Groom your cat and put their fur out for the birds • If you would like to become a cat fosterer for Woodside, please our Reception team on 0116 2336677

• If you need help to microchip your pet, this can be arranged if you 0116 2336677. You would need proof of ownership (eg vaccination card) plus a utility bill. It’s a quick and efficient procedure and is a fantastic way to reunite lost cats with their owners.

Baby Birds: Birds will use the fur that you have groomed from your pets to line their nests. It is not too late to put up nest boxes in your garden but do please make sure they don’t face the prevailing wind and are also not exposed to the midday sun.

When baby birds are in their nest or nest box, they are relatively contained and safe. Once they fledge (leave their nests) they are very vulnerable.

Parents still feed them for a few weeks but the babies are out in the open and are easy targets for a variety of dangers. If you find a baby bird, don’t touch it unless you believe it to be in danger. If you feel it needs to be moved, place the fledgling into a bush with plenty of cover, even thorns, to deter predators. Stand back, keep an eye on the baby and soon the parents should return to feed it. You might hear “peeps” which is the communication calls between babies and their parents.

Dawn and dusk are particularly vulnerable times for fledglings and it is best if domestic cats are kept indoors during this time. Bird lovers are always quick to blame cats and their owners for the deaths of birds so I urge cat owners to think about their cats’ routines. We now live closer to others in our neighbourhoods with greater chances of cats being killed or injured on the roads so this is another good reason to consider for keeping cats in overnight.

Make sure that you continue to feed your birds and put out fresh water too. Parent birds will often feed their offspring seeds, caterpillars and insects and then use our feeding stations to top up their own diets. Avoid salty food scraps and “kibble” or break up peanuts in case these are fed to baby birds where they could easily get stuck.

Spring Tips For Birds:

• Put that nest box up before it’s too late! Birds like to explore these and often choose ones that have had chance to “weather”.

• Put out the fur you have groomed from pets for the birds to use for their nest-building. There is nothing better than to see a blue tit flying off with a hairy moustache that it will weave into its nest.

• Ensure good hygiene on bird feeding stations • Put out regular supplies of food and fresh water to help the parent birds to stay in good health.

• Please remember, if you can, keep your cats in from dusk to dawn to enable the fledglings to be safe.

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• Speak to your vet/vet nurse about flea and worm treatment • Alternatively, pop into Woodside where our shop staff will advise you

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It’s been a very busy few weeks in Parliament with the terms of the Brexit transition deal now completed, the fallout from the use by the Russian State of a chemical weapon in the UK, announcements on housing and a new pay deal for those who work in the NHS. On the matter of the transitional deal, this will provide certainty and clarity and will give governments, businesses and citizens in both the UK and the EU the time they need to put in place the new arrangements required, as the terms of our future partnership become clearer.

This period will also put us in the best position possible to take advantage of leaving the single market and customs union – providing for a smooth and orderly exit from the EU, while also allowing us to negotiate, sign and ratify new deals with fast growing markets in the rest of the world from the moment we leave the EU in March 2019.

There are of course aspects of the deal I am not comfortable with such as on fishing rights and these concerns are being represented.

I am however willing to endure 21 “uncomfortable” months of transition to achieve the prize of a real Brexit where we regain control of our laws, borders and money.

On the issue of the attack in Salisbury on Mr Skripal and his daughter, it was determined early on that they were poisoned with a military-grade nerve agent of a type developed by Russia. This left two plausible explanations.

Either this was a direct act by the Russian state against the UK, or the Russian Government lost control of a military-grade nerve agent and allowed it to get into the hands of others. The Government offered Russia the opportunity to provide an explanation, but they failed to explain how this agent was used or why they have an undeclared chemical weapons programme.

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The Government is prioritising the building on new homes as present and this is an area where North West Leicestershire is already doing its bit as I explained at Prime Minister’s Question Time recently when I cited that over the last three years, more than 2,000 new

homes have been built in North West Leicestershire, including a record 731 in the last 12 months.

Additionally, we are building new council houses for the first time in decades. That is all in contrast with the 227 houses completed in the year to 2010, which was the last time Labour was in government.

I also pointed out that our unemployment rate had fallen by 70% and youth unemployment by 80% since 2010.

The Prime Minister praised our record stating ‘I am pleased that my hon. Friend has raised the example of North West Leicestershire, and we are very happy to join him in acknowledging the example it is setting.’

Next month, the first new Council Houses to be built in our district for 30 years will be completed and I look forward to visiting the site. We have a record to be proud of and I was pleased to be able to cite our success in Parliament.

I also brought up the Council’s record on homelessness and although we don’t have any recorded Homeless people, there is a wider issue. From April 2018, the Homelessness Reduction Act will be implemented. The most ambitious legislative reform in tackling homelessness in decades and supported by both Shelter and Crisis, this Act will require councils to provide early support to people at risk of homelessness.

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Homelessness is a symptom of often complex problems such as addiction issues, mental health problems and family breakdown and it is tackling these underlying causes which is fundamental to solving the problem of rough sleeping.

Finally, the Government has also announced wage rises for over 1.1 million NHS workers in England with the pay of the lowest earning NHS staff, such as porters, cleaners and hospital caterers, increasing substantially as a result of pay band reform. These staff will see their basic pay increase by 15 per cent over the next three years. This has only been possible because of the way the Conservatives have managed the Government finances and brought down the record deficit left by Labour. The ability of the Government to increase NHS wages is a direct result of areas like ours which have delivered some of the highest economic growth in the country and which continues to drive our economy forward.

Sean Sheahan Social Care

This month, I’m looking at one of the most important issues currently affecting local government – how to fund and manage social care against a background of challenging service pressures and an ageing population.

Since 2010, councils have dealt with a £6 billion funding gap in adult social care services. This has been met through £3.4 billion of savings to adult social care and £2.6 billion taken from additional savings to other services. It’s becoming increasingly difficult to make these savings and what is a financial crisis today could turn into a crisis for local democracy tomorrow, with not just service areas but whole councils failing – as recently happened with Northamptonshire County Council.

The Government’s one-off investment in adult social care of £2billion runs out in 2020, whilst the extra 3% levy on council tax just shifts the burden of a national crisis onto local residents. The new ‘Adult Social Care Support Grant’ introduced this year is not new money but was instead created from savings in New Homes Bonus.

Even after these changes, adult social care still faces an immediate and annually recurring gap of £1.3 billion, which is the difference between what care providers say they need and what councils currently pay, and as a result there will be an overall funding gap of £2.2 billion by 2020. Besides which, with an ageing population, demand will keeping growing.

So the problems are not just short term and ‘sticking-plaster’ solutions simply won’t do. Of course, the £2.2 billion funding gap needs filling, which would not only take pressure off both local government and the NHS but would give health services and councils a breathing space to find better ways of working together, paving the way to a more fully integrated health and care service.

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One particularly critical service area that needs sorting out is homecare. Many care workers are allowed just 15 minute visits which leave them unable to provide the care that is needed, and many are not paid for their travel time between visits. Some work on zero-hours contracts, and receive just the minimum wage.

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Unison’s Ethical Care Charter, which has been adopted by many Labour Councils, seeks to address these issues – pay at least the real Living Wage to all care workers, schedule care visits according to the needs of the individual, with care workers given enough time to provide the care needed and pay care workers for their travel time.

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There are still difficult issues that need to be addressed, such as finding a sustainable funding solution for those who need long-term residential care. Here’s a question: is fair that people suffering from dementia who require care, are not treated the same as those with physical illnesses and given free NHS treatment?

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