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Ashby Hedgehogs I moved to Ashby 2 years ago and until then it had been over 20 years since I had seen a live, wild hedgehog. But when, in November 2016, we saw two out on our street in during the day we immediately knew that they should not

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New Gardening Group: In Association With Measham Medical Unit PPG

Measham Community Library Opening Hours: Tuesday 10-7pm

Mondays 10am - 12pm (Starting Monday 2nd July 2018)

Thursday 10-1pm Friday 10-5pm

Meet at St Lawrence’s Church Hall, Measham at 10am.

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PHOTO: NWLDC Deputy Leader Alison Smith MBE, Leader Richard Blunt, and Mayor of Ashby Roger Bayliss, in front of the renovated Hood Park gates which now stand by the entrance to the car park extension.

52 Space Ashby Car Park Extension Is Completed Shoppers and visitors to Ashby-de-la-Zouch will have 52 new car parking spaces available to them as the extension to North Street car park is now completed – seven weeks earlier than planned.

The extra car parking has been funded by North West Leicestershire District Council (NWLDC) as part of the its £1.1 million contribution to the Ashby Neighbourhood Plan.

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The extra spaces will help address the need for additional parking in the town, handing a boost to its retail, leisure and cultural offerings.

Come and visit at least 12 beautiful yet different gardens in the historic market town of Ashby de la Zouch. There are different gardens opening on each day so check the website for information.

See a vast array of stunning and unusual plants in glorious locations.

As part of the project the iconic Hood Park gates, which were overlooked in their original position at the entrance to the leisure centre car park, have been restored and renovated to become a feature of the new parking area.

Plants for sale and scrumptious cakes!

Work began on the site in November with the demolition of the former health centre. The same parking charges will apply to the extended car park as in the existing area of North Street car park.

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Councillor Richard Blunt, Leader of North West Leicestershire District Council, said: “The completion of the car park is great news for businesses, shoppers and visitors alike and provides much-needed extra spaces for the town. It is essential people feel that our town centres are accessible and convenient so that they keep coming back, and these new spaces will help achieve this. A market town lives or dies by having the right amount of parking, and this opportunity to provide a meaningful amount of additional parking in the right place in Ashby.”

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Details of the gardens are on our website: www.ashbyopengardens. co.uk and on the ‘Passport’ that will be required to access the gardens. The ‘Passport' costs £4 per adult (accompanied under 16’s free), profits will be donated to Air Ambulance Service and Hospice Hope.

Open both days from 11am to 6pm Passports available on the day from any garden, or check website for list of places to purchase beforehand. Cost of entry: £4 adults, Under 16 free.

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The wider plan for the town, created by Ashby Town Council on behalf of its community, aims to improve the historic market town’s culture and leisure offer and celebrate the wealth of attractions it is home to, including the popular leisure centre with its unique lido, museum, The Venture Theatre and various green spaces.

Councillor Alison Smith MBE, Deputy Leader and Portfolio Holder for Community Services for North West Leicestershire District Council, said: “Ashby is a vibrant and exciting town to visit and it’s important that people are not deterred by a lack of parking spaces. Redesigning this part of the town, with the addition of these new spaces will help solve this problem and encourage both shoppers and tourists to come and see our beautiful town.”

Councillor John Coxon, Leader of Ashby Town Council, said: “The new parking is great for Ashby and provides the infrastructure we need to meet our ambitions for the town going forward. We want to increase the vibrancy of our town, make it more accessible and support the businesses based here, and this new parking will go a long way to ensuring all of this happens.”

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ASHBY-DE-LA-ZOUCH

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Past and Present

THE JOURNAL OF ASHBY-DE-LA-ZOUCH MUSEUM No. 20

Ashby Museum News The twentieth issue of the Museum's annual Journal Past and Present is now for Sale at our Reception area. As in previous years, there are articles on various aspects of the town and neighbourhood. The third part of The History of the Mammatt Family is followed by a very individual look at Brian Clough, onetime Manager of Derby County and Nottingham Forest. Articles on Harriet Raven, first Matron of the first Cottage Hospital in South Street, a case of mistaken family identity with the Shirleys of Staunton Harold and illustration of the race cards used in the mid 19th century for the Ashby Race Course off Upper Packington Road, are followed by two book reviews. Past issues of the magazine are also on sale in the Museum's shop.

Museum trustees hosted a successful visit by the Packington History Society, with a view to forming an even closer relationship between the two bodies. We hold good runs of the village church magazine and Packington Post, as well as other ephemera and artefacts related to the settlement. In fact, it is worth reminding readers that Ashby Museum is also the museum for the surrounding villages - Breedon, Packington, Blackfordby, Coleorton, Smisby, Staunton Harold and Grace Dieu Priory. We also look after archives for the Ashby Canal Association, the local British Legion and the Bowls Club. We have past material on the Ferrers and Ivanhoe Freemason's Lodge and the Ashby Civic Society.

A last reminder that the popular Spa Town walk is on Wednesday July 4th, leaving the Museum at 7.00pm. Please call 01530 560090 if you wish to book one of the few remaining places.

Leicestershire Festival Of Archaeology

Measham Museum & History Group Open Day 2nd June 2018

With four exhibitions, 37 guided walks, 19 talks, three have a go events and 10 family friendly activities, the 73 events during the Festival of Archaeology provides plenty of interesting opportunities during the last two weeks of July.

Swannington Heritage Trust’s wonderful volunteers do far more than maintain 10 acres of former coal mining and railway sites, restore and open a 200 year old windmill, scan and catalogue hundreds of documents and run family heritage events. They also deliver heritage talks and lead guided walks, two of these are included in the Festival of Archaeology programme.

Walk The Swannington Incline Saturday 14th and Sunday 29th July 10am and 12 noon.

Meet at Snibston No 3 Coal Mine,

A big thank you to all the friends who helped and the visitors who supported our open day, with good weather we had over 100 visitors and lots to do, with tombola, Raffle's, Bottle stall, lucky bags, Bric a brac, Cakes, Books & Photo's, Cream teas were also available very popular with our visitors.

Spring Lane, Swannington, LE67 8QR. With the landowner's permission this is a rare opportunity to walk in the steps of Robert Stephenson on a guided tour of the whole length of the Swannington Incline at the western end of his 1832 Leicester and Swannington Railway. This railway was the catalyst for the expansion of the North West Leicestershire coalfield and the creation of the town of Coalville. Admire the amazing work of the navvies who moved thousands of tons of material to dig out the cutting and create the embankment at the bottom of the Incline.

The return journey is up a steep hill. FREE BOOKING ESSENTIAL Email swanningtonwalks@gmail.com or telephone 07474 610112 Califat Coal Mine Tours

Mr Phil Lunn of the Contours entertained us so Did Roy Hart.

Plus our lovely Museum with the Measham Teapots and many other exhibits all to do with Measham, Market Bosworth Tractor club an added attraction came with a collection of vintage tractors

Saturday 14th and Sunday 29th July 2pm and 3pm Meet at Califat coal mine, near Hough Mill, St George's Hill, Swannington, LE67 8HX. Join Leicestershire Industrial History Society and Swannington Heritage Trust for a tour of the 1855-1873 Califat coal mine. Explore two engine house complexes, the miners' cottages

The day ended with a Tractor parade on their way home.

and an 18th century haystack boiler.

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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 White Hart, Market Street, 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 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.

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 7th June to 19th July at 7.30pm. (we then restart classes on 6th September)

in Legion House, South Street, Ashby, LE65 1BQ. No need to book.

Seating on chairs £6 per class.

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 - The Guild usually meet every second Monday in the month at 7.00pm at Age Concern, High Street, Measham. In July the Guild will be entertaining their guests at their annual Guest Evening. The next Guild Meeting will be held on Monday 13th August when Jo Golby will be presenting her talk entitled ‘Between Stairs’ explaining the role of a maidservant. The members welcome are welcome to come along and join in the friendship and fun.

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.

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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Venture Theatre - Ken Ward 01530 589268 - www. ashbyventuretheatre.org.uk - The Theatre is open on Monday evenings from 8.00pm for anyone interested in joining or having a look round, everyone welcome. North Street, Ashby, LE65 1HS. For ticket sales please call Ashby Tourist Office on 01530 411767.

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The Inner Wheel Club Of Ashby De La Zouch Women who give service whilst enjoying friendship What is Inner Wheel?

Inner Wheel is one of the largest women’s service organisations in the world. It has 17,000 members within Great Britain and Ireland and over 100,000 members from more than 103 countries across the globe.

• Inner Wheel is women in action, working together to make a difference and improve lives.

• We work together giving humanitarian aid nationally.

• We have appositive impact on the lives of millions of people.

• We help people by extending the hand of friendship.

• We work on projects that are truly life changing.

• We make firm and lasting friendships.

• There is no other group like it.

The Objects of Inner Wheel are: • To promote true friendship • To encourage the ideas of personal service • To foster international understanding.

Members of Inner Wheel achieve these goals by various ways which combine fund-raising and personal service – all with fun and friendship.

The members of Ashby de la Zouch Club now meet at the La Zouch, Kilwardby Street, Ashby on the second Thursday of the month for a meal, followed by our meeting and often with a speaker.

Recently we have supported the Ashby Food Bank, Canine Partners, Dementia Friends, DEBRA, Home Start, STEPS and many more.

Members from Ashby joined other clubs from the Association of Inner Wheel GB&I at Bournemouth for our yearly conference and AGM, where we mingled with members from around the country. Over 2000 women at the BIC with speakers, Helen Sharman the first British Astronaut to go into space, and John Benjamin from the Antique Road Show. An excellent few days.

We have fun with the inter club games, meeting other clubs making new friends and socializing. We help at Rotary events if asked. We attend the Jim’s Tractor fun Day on the Bath Grounds and other events to raise money for our charities.

In 2017 Ashby Club celebrated their 50th year, it received its Charter in 1967.

If you would like to join us at La Zouch one evening for a taste of what we do, no obligation or would like more information about Inner Wheel, please contact: Patricia on 01530 415041 or Shân on 01530 416500 We look forward to meeting you

Ashby Writers’ Club Chair: Mark Taylor 01530 411658 Vice-chair: Kate Mallinder: 01530 271799 Secretary: Diane Buxton: 01283 532411 Treasurer: Samantha Ridgway: 01827 716180 Asst Treasurer: Helen Bralesford: 01332 865697 Programme secretary: David Bell: 01530 413371 Members’ Representative: Mike Arblaster 01283 348523

24th July manuscript meeting – members’ own work 14th August speaker: Jane Adams, novelist. Author of 30+ crime novels, and lecturer in creative writing at DMU. Jane’s latest series is set in the 1920s. A previous series featured Naomi Blake, a blind ex-detective.

28th August manuscript meeting – members’ own work 11th September speaker: Les Baynton. An evening of comic verse. Les is a retired Derby headmaster. Two of his poetry collections have been sponsored by (a) his local pub and (b) a Derby brewery!

25th September comp: Flash fiction. 300 (+/-5) word story set (at least partly) in a tavern.

9th October manuscript meeting – members’ own work 23rd October speaker: Dr Ann Featherstone. “The Victorian Music Hall.” Ann writes on 19th century popular entertainment, circuses, theatres, etc, and is the author of two historical novels. She has been a guest expert (twice) on Who Do You Think You are, and several TV documentaries. She is a retired university lecturer.

13th November two favourite pieces: Please bring two pieces of writing (poem or prose, no more than two pages - 500 words) to share with the members. (ie: not your own work – something you have enjoyed reading).

27th November manuscript meeting – members’ own work 11th December meal at The Beeches Meetings: second and fourth Tuesday of each month, unless otherwise specified 7.30pm9.30pm at Congregational Church, Kilwardby Street, 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).

Stonehurst Farm 1940’s WW2 Event (Mountsorrel Village, LE12 7AA On the old A6) Saturday 18th and Sunday 19th August 2018 10.30am – 16.30pm

Thringstone Art Group Thringstone Art Group are busy preparing lovely paintings for their Annual Art Exhibition 18th -27th August 2018. This is held in the Charles Booth Centre, Thringstone, on The Green (which used to be known as Thringstone House Community Centre) LE67 8NR. The exhibition of about 300 paintings is mainly of work by the 24 members of the group, but also includes several local visiting artists who exhibit with us each year. All the paintings are for sale and one special picture will be chosen by the group as a raffle prize. There is a competition to see who gets the most votes for the visitors’ favourite picture and tea and cake are available to buy at the weekends.

The group meets at the centre on Friday afternoons throughout the year and also enjoys outings in the summer and at Christmas. They produce work at a high standard in a wide variety of media and are very supportive of each other.

We look forward to seeing you there. Come and enjoy beautiful pictures.

Stonehurst Farm and Charnwood Wartime events present a two day combined weekend 1940’s event. This is a real family day out with a large number of period vehicles and displays of equipment creating a wartime atmosphere. The farm has a good collection of animals for children as well as a Vehicle Museum.

Light snacks and drinks can be found in the restaurant (NAFFI).

Both Allied and German Groups are invited to attend this two day weekend event being held at Stonehurst Family Farm. The site has a suitable field and hard core area for the event. Also of interest is the Motor Museum, housing a large collection of Vintage Cars and Motorcycles plus a large selection of farm animals and a Restaurant / NAFFI. Please advise if you are able to attend. Contact details: Organiser Ted Edwards - 07885206 338 Assistant Mike Batten – “Monty” 01509 230089 or email monty@talktalk.net

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Ashby Civic Society Report

Help North West Leicestershire Bloom With A Green Shoots Grant Community groups in North West Leicestershire can bring colour to their towns and villages by applying for funding for flowers.

North West Leicestershire District Council’s (NWLDC) Green Shoots scheme has now re-opened for groups to apply for funding to be spent on the flower bulbs.

The scheme, which has provided 146,500 bulbs to community groups since it began in 2015, encourages groups from across North West Leicestershire to plant a variety of flowers.

A range of bulbs are available including narcissi, daffodils, crocus and tulips. Groups match fund the amount granted to them by the council and then rally their army of volunteers to plant the bulbs.

At this month’s meeting Ashby Civic Society members were advised of plans proposed by owners of the Royal Hotel. Development plans for other areas in Ashby were also revealed, including additional proposals for land near to Tesco. Also, the cost from public money for the new sculpture due to be sited by Hood Park was also discussed. Members agreed to the actions taken by the Civic Society Committee regarding the above and were advised to contact a committee member if they had any individual issues to discuss.

Our fascinating Speaker for the evening was the medieval wise woman of Rouen, complete in historic costume, who advised us on a cure for boils and essential ingredients for a love potion. An extremely interesting and humorous talk by Christina Smee, complete with a wonderful selection of strange and pungent samples. On 12th July we visit gardens at the 1620’s Manor house at Donington le Heath to expand our knowledge on the growth and uses of herbs for medicinal purposes and of course the love potions.

If you would like to visit Donington le Heath with us or learn more about any changes and developments in Ashby that may affect you then please do join our Society. Only £10 for a years’ membership and our regular Newsletters can be emailed if you are not able to attend the monthly meetings. Call Margaret on 01530 412410 or come as a visitor to learn more about us. Just google ‘Ashby Civic Society’ for more details.

Examples of groups that received grants last year were:

• Swannington Parish Council and the Swannington Open Gardens Group received a 40,000 mixed bulbs

• Donington Darlings Women’s Institute received 1,000 daffodils and 1,000 crocus bulbs

Friends of Oakthorpe group received 1,000 narcissi and 1,000 crocus.

Councillor Alison Smith MBE, Deputy Leader and Portfolio Holder for Community Services at NWLDC, said: “The scheme has proved hugely successful again this spring with flowers blooming across the district thanks to the community groups that applied for grants and plant their flowers. It’s now time to plan ahead for next year and apply for bulbs for next spring. Many come to us every year for funding, but we’re also looking forward to seeing some new applications – it really is a worthwhile scheme. Everyone wants to live in welcoming and pleasant surroundings, and to see North West Leicestershire looking bright and beautiful. These grants help to make this happen.”

Community groups, organisations, and parish councils need to order a minimum of 2,000 bulbs, which can be a combination of different types of flower. This number of bulbs would cost approximately £100, with a further £100 of match funding provided by NWLDC. Applications must be made by Friday 10th August and forms can be found at www.nwleics.gov.uk/greenshoots The council is also offering Green Grants of £500 for environmentallyfocused community projects across the district. These are simple projects that make a big impact and are open to groups and organisations, including parish councils. There is no deadline for this grant scheme.

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Andrew Bridgen

When the UK voted to leave the European Union, it was on the basis that we will once again have control of our money, our borders and our laws. This is completely incompatible with remaining wedded to EU arrangements such as the customs union.

To those unfamiliar with the concept of the Customs Union, it means in practical terms all members impose the same tariffs on goods brought in from the rest of the world. In effect, it acts as a protectionist barrier to free trade meaning inefficient producers within the EU are not subjected to competition from Countries outside the union.

What that means in practice is for example, that we are forced to impose an average 20 percent tariff on foods imported from outside the EU with the tariff on dairy being 37 percent, the one on sugar at 24 percent and the tariff on processed chicken as high as 88 percent.

The significant effects of this are twofold, firstly it restricts the ability of poorer nations to grow their economy through trade and secondly it inflates the prices of everyday goods which hurts the poorest in our society hardest.

The theme of the Leave campaign in the EU referendum was “taking back control” and that must mean that we are able to draw up our own trade arrangements based on the UK’s interests. For too long we have been shackled to an arrangement which works well for some member states but not so well for us.

However, it would appear however that the House of Lords and the Labour Party wish to keep us in the customs union and continuing to pay billions of pounds to Brussels in tariffs after we are supposed to have left the EU. Another idea under consideration is a Customs Partnership whereby

the UK would collect tariffs on behalf of the EU. Again this idea is flawed. Boris Johnson summed it up well by stating 'If you have the new customs partnership, you have a crazy system whereby you end up collecting the tariffs on behalf of the EU at the UK frontier.

'If the EU decides to impose punitive tariffs on something the UK wants to bring in cheaply there's nothing you can do.'That's not taking back control of your trade policy, it's not taking back control of your laws, it's not taking back control of your borders and it's actually not taking back control of your money either, because tariffs would get paid centrally back to Brussels.'

It is clear that we should adopt a'highly streamlined' customs arrangement to minimise customs checks by using technology and trusted trader schemes to clear consignments of goods before they reach our borders. This would allow for frictionless trade whilst securing our borders and allowing us to strike mutually beneficial trade deals with the rest of the world.

There have been a number of economic announcements this month which haven’t got a lot of coverage but offer encouraging signs about the progress the UK continues to make. Firstly, the proportion of low-paid workers has fallen to its lowest level in decades. According to the Resolution Foundation, the share of employees in low pay fell from 19.2% to 18.1% in the year to April 2017, the lowest proportion since 1982. The drop is largely a result of the National Living Wage introduced by the Conservatives.

Inflation is continuing to fall with wages rising ahead of it and the deficit has fallen faster than predicted again and stands at 2% of GDP against the 9.9% left behind by Labour. Our balanced approach to the economy is tackling the deficit, allowing us to invest in our vital public services, while keeping taxes low.

Sean Sheahan

Average Speed Camera Trial Two new average speed cameras have been installed on Burton Road, Measham, which work by measuring the time it takes for a vehicle to travel from one camera to the other. An average speed for the journey between the cameras can then be calculated.

Due to delays in completing the contract with the suppliers, the cameras were installed somewhat later than expected.

As for the date when the cameras will go live, the County Council has sent a letter to nearby residents, saying they anticipate enforcement to commence this summer, and press releases will be issued in advance of this.

Normally speed cameras are installed where there has been a history of accidents, but the new cameras are part of a one year trial in seven locations throughout Leicestershire where recorded traffic speeds are high.

Putting cameras in these locations should best demonstrate their effectiveness, but I believe the County Council also has it in mind to find out how quickly the cameras could pay for themselves.

At the moment, speeding fines go to HM Treasury, but the County Council have been trying to pursuade the Government to allow them to keep enough of that money to cover the cost of the cameras. In theory, this would allow the cameras to be rolled out to many other locations, but as I understand it, the County Council are still waiting to hear back from the Government.

HS2 Update HS2 Ltd are back at Measham Leisure Centre on Thursday 12thJuly between 2pm and 8pm.

This is to provide information on a number of technical and design issues. The new information can be viewed on-line here www.hs2. org.uk/documents/collections/ hs2-phase-2b-factsheets/ There are also new maps here www.hs2.org.uk/documents/hs2phase-2b-event-maps-applebyparva-to-ashby-de-la-zouch/ The maps show things like the route of the realigned A42 and which footpaths will be permanently stopped up. There

will be a consultation on the environmental impact of the line later on in the year, and with an announcent on Measham Land Company’s alternative route imminent, there is much that could change.

Fly-Tipping Fly-tipping has been in the news lately, with Measham and the surrounding areas experiencing more than their share of the problem. I have attended two meetings in recent months between the District Council and Measham Parish Council which focussed on nine separate sites where fly-tipping had been discovered. Over the last Bank Holiday, I went for a walk along Salt Street near Appleby Parva, and not only found domestic and building waste, but two burnt out cars, one of which was still on fire.

This was all logged and reported, and whilst I have every confidence that the authorities will clean up, they need to take a stronger stance on discouraging what I would describe as crimes against the environment.

Policing At a briefing on Leicestershire policing this month led by Willy Bach, Police and Crime Commissioner, Simon Cole, Chief Constable and Rob Nixon, Deputy Chief Constable, I put my four-penneth in for the Measham area, pointing out that we are rural, isolated and local people were not impressed with police presence and response times. If you look at some of the statistics presented in the briefing, it’s not hard to see why.

In 2006, there was 1 police officer for every 430 Leicestershire residents, whilst in 2018, that same police officer has to look after 601 residents. There is growing deficit in police funding, expected to reach £9 million in 2022/23. Even the extra £1 a month on Council Tax for policing this year to fund 76 police officers is mostly being spent on retaining posts which would otherwise have been cut.

I can do my bit to try to make sure Measham isn’t neglected, but the police can’t continue to provide the standard of service we all expect without more resources from Government.

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