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WELCOME TO YOUR AUGUST COMMUNITY EYE MAGAZINE I can’t believe the summer term at school is over and the kids have broken up till September! Here’s hoping for some warm weather so I can get my boys out of the house. There is so much to do this summer with events at the Marlene Reid Centre, Sir John Moore Foundation, local museums and of course the Record Breaking reading scheme at your local library!

Fingers crossed we can all get out into the garden and enjoy the fruits of our labour from earlier in the year. Bel still has some gardening hints and tips for us so it’s not a time to sit still for too long!

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BENEATH THE LIGHTS

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Cheap wills not fit for purpose are causing chaos and the public need to be made aware, warns a leading regional law firm.

Ms Aregbesola is seeking hundreds of thousands of pounds compensation from Barclays, claiming the bank’s £90 willwriting service meant her losing a stake in a valuable London property.

Ms Harwood, whose firm are based in Coalville and Hinckley said that the case is not isolated.

“It is infuriating that poorly drafted or ineffective DIY wills are to blame for a prolonged probate ordeal for around 38,000 families a year,” she said.

“Wills have become increasingly complex due to modern family structures and have to be written in a way where there is no ambiguity, and this can only be done by a legal professional who has taken time to find out exactly what a person wants their will to detail,” she said.

In the case of Ms Aregbesola court documents detail how in 2007 her father, instructed half of the home to be given to her on his death.

However, the property was owned jointly by Mr Aregbesola and his wife who was not Tinuola’s mother.

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COALVILLE LAW EXPERTS IN CHEAP WILLS WARNING

Frankie Harwood of QualitySolicitors Mander Cruickshank said the case of Tinuola Aregbesola, which has received national media attention, needs to be a lesson for us all.

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BUILDERS DIG DEEP TO HELP COMMUNITY GARDEN Due to the joint ownership, on Mr Aregbesola’s death in 2014, the property went wholly to his wife in contravention of the wishes spelt out in the will.

It is claimed Barclays neglected to severe the joint tenancy agreement. Doing this would have enabled half of the property’s value to pass as instructed to his daughter.

Ms Harwood said she has seen mistakes in cheap wills happen many times.

“It is vital to get professional help and make sure a will is up to date,” she said.

“Everyone knows how important a will is, so it is vital they make one and ensure that it is revisited periodically, so they know that it is kept up to date,” she added.

“The heartache that we have seen because of poorly drafted wills, no wills or wills that have not been kept up to date is huge. Families can be ripped apart and all because of something that could so easily have been remedied.”

If you wish to know more about wills, call QualitySolcitors Mander Cruickshank on 01530 510666.

PHOTO: Tristan Elliott (left) and Stephen Whittaker, from M & J Evans, with Janet Beniston (second from left) and Kathy Smith, from the community garden.

Ibstock’s Community Garden has been given a helping hand by a firm of house builders which has donated three tonnes of top soil – and lent out its own workers to help with the digging.

Ashberry Homes, which is building new houses at Station Road in the village, delivered several muchneeded truck loads of soil, to the delight of volunteers.

Janet Beniston, chair of the community garden committee, said: “The garden relies entirely on volunteers so this kind of donation is hugely appreciated.

The new top soil from Ashberry Homes means that we will be able to top up some of the more depleted garden plots and to fill

our new disabled trough, which is designed to make planting easier for wheelchair users.”

The builders also kindly donated two of their workmen to help transport the top soil and to dig over some of the unused plots.

Plots are still available at the community garden for anyone with an interest in gardening.

Volunteers are also welcome to help out with jobs around the site.

Volunteer days are held on the first Saturday of every month from 10am – 2pm.

Anyone interested in getting involved should contact Janet Beniston on 01530 262183.

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GP'S ALPINE CHALLENGE UPDATE

Thanks to Coalville Eye I have had a lot of support from the people of this area. A lot has happened since my last update. First and foremost the Shepshed Cycling Club has been set up and we have had our first few rides.

Rides are always on a Sunday starting at 9.30 from Town Council Offices on Charnwood Road opposite Tesco. The club caters for cyclists of all abilities. We also welcome people from Coalville, Ashby and other surrounding areas. Look us up on Facebook.

As the club develops we will have mid week rides and also rides aimed at the higher end of the spectrum.

The club is live on Strava where anyone can gain access to see what individual people who are registered on line are achieving.

I have had three very tough and long rides in three successive weeks including the Lincolnshire Sportive during the British National Championships, where I tackled the famously treacherous cobbles of Michaelgate in Lincoln, and last Sunday our own Leicestershire Super Tour of 102 miles.

Its only 6 weeks to my TransAlpine challenge when I shall be riding 90miles a day for 4 days climbing 17000ft in the process.

My next big ride is the Prudential Ride London 100miles over the famously brutal Box Hill and Leith Hill - following the route of the 2012 Olympics ride. Leading up to it will be a lot of training.

My fundraising for Hope Against Cancer, www.hfcr.org Leicestershire’s own charity that raises vital funds for research into cancer prevention, diagnosis and treatment in the University Hospitals of Leicester is going well and currently stands at over £4600. Thanks to the kids at C C Swimmers in Loughborough and Rose Bond for a sterling effort in raising £400. Donations can be made online on http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/ team/hopesitalianjob https://www.justgiving.com/GuruSingh2 Text donations from £1 to £10 pounds can be made by texting to 70070 and writing GURU67 and £amount in the message field.

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HOT AND HILLY HUNGARTON 7 Hermitage Harriers were out in force again last week for the latest fixture in the Leicestershire Road Racing League summer season.

Hungarton 7 is often described as one of the most challenging races on the league calendar, but this year there was an added challenge - athletes had to tackle the course on the hottest day of the year!

As the mercury rose to well over 30°C, 31 Harriers took to the tarmac with instructions from the club’s coaching team to take it steady and take on plenty of fluids. Matt Adcock coped well with the demanding conditions and finished the race in first place in a time of 38 minutes and 29 seconds. He was joined a few minutes later by teammate Jason Williams who claimed second place in the vet 40 category and 4th place overall with his time of 40:34. The next two Harriers home were Paul Gregory, who claimed 4th place in the vet 40 category, in 42:51 and Ryan Twigg who clocked a time of 43:28. Next to claim places in the men’s team were Tony Woodward and Darren Weston with times of 45:34 and 45:33 respectively.

Shaun Coulton made up the fifth

member of the team after setting a new club record and claiming 4th place in the vet 50 category with his time of47:49. The final team spot went to Pete Armstrong with his time of 48:11.

The club had a strong contingent of ladies out for the race too and, again, fielded enough runners for both an A and B team. Bonita Robinson claimed the first slot in the ladies A team with an impressive time of 55:06. Teammate Zoe Sewter was next to cross the finish line clocking up 56:37, a time doubly impressive since it was hot on the heels of Sewter scooping first lady at the NoMad 50K Ultra just 3 days prior. The final two spaces of the ladies A team went to Hannah Wheeler and Mia Weston with respective times of 57:06 and 59:13.

Katie Wright started off the ladies B team when she crossed the line in 1:01:39. The second space went to Judith Brand who claimed third place in the female vet 60 category with her time of 1:10:13.

The B team was completed by Carla Johnson and Abi Crane with times of 1:11:18 and 1:14:55 respectively.

BENEATH THE LIGHTS

This Saturday we are at Crown Inn Heather for Heather music festival and we are on at around 6pm (FREE ENTRY).

Thanks to every single one of the 450+ of you that voted, we are through to the live show Final of the MMC - Midlands Music Challenge on the 12th September!

We couldn't have done it without you! Details to follow soon!

Then on Sunday we are playing Simon Says festival at Demontfort Hall Leicester at 2pm on the inside stage, so if you could come to either of these gigs, that would be great!

THE AWARD WINNING ESNA PLAYERS ARE BACK The award-winning ESNA Players are back on the Loughborough Town Hall stage in September with the regional premiere of Andrew Lloyd-Webber's Sunset Boulevard.

Within their cast will be a man many town theatre fans will know, but won't have seen in a Loughborough show for almost 25 years - Jonathan Penton.

Based on Billy Wilder's classic 1950 movie of the same name, Sunset Boulevard is a story of faded glory, unfulfilled ambition and dark motives and it’s a show that Jonathan loves.

Jonathan started off his Loughborough acting career with ESNA in Guys and Dolls in which one of his fellow cast members was Steve Illidge, who is directing this latest show for ESNA now.

He then left the area to become a professional singer and performer, which he did for 10 years.

Along with Jonathan, ESNA's production stars the likes of Liz Berrisford, who plays Norma, Ash Bright, Darryl Clarke, Nick Grainger and Cat Orton.

The show is on from September 1-5 and tickets are available from company members, the ESNA hotline on 07989 787888, the Town Hall Box Office on 01509 231914 or online at: www.loughboroughtownhall.co.uk

VICTORIA BIKERS CLUB A group of French Bikers on tour around the UK couldn’t resist calling in at The Vic for its Thursday night Bike Meet for a taste of its renowned hospitality.

Tour leader Andre Burmsor said “The Vic is known throughout the world in biker circles so it is important we pay homage to such a great establishment!”

COALVILLE ADULT SCHOOL DRAMA GROUP Presents......

“Who Dies Wins” A Comedy Thriller by Seymour Matthews Wednesday 2nd to Saturday 5th September The Adult School Hall, Bridge Road, Coalville, LE67 3PW Tickets £8, Concessions £6 (Wed. & Thurs.) from The Hermitage FM Coffee Lounge, Memorial Square, Coalville Tel: 01530 460992 The Ashby-de-la-Zouch Tourist Information Office, North Street Tel: 01530 411767 Leon Winter always spices up his dinner parties with a practical joke or two, so when the electricity cuts out and a mysterious voice booms from the darkness the guests on this particular night do not think the worst. Then shots ring out and the joke turns into a nightmare.

The eccentric Chief Inspector Plum investigates a case that involves hidden identities, marital deception and twisted quotations from Shakespeare.

And in a brilliant coup de'theatre, the audience gets a major clue to the solution well before anyone else. Funny, intriguing and exciting, 'WHO DIES WINS' is a comedythriller that delivers on all fronts!

The Drama Group meet Tuesday and Friday nights at The Adult School on Bridge Road, Coalville at 7.30 pm. Anyone interested in any aspects of amateur theatre is most welcome to come down and see what we get up to!

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At this time of year it’s great to sit back and relax, enjoying the fruits of the hard labour and soaking up the colour and fragrance of the surrounding plants. What’s better than a sit beneath a climber clad pergola or against a warm wall smothered in fragrant blooms?

Climbing Rose

There are all sorts of climbers available in our local garden centres and nurseries. Which to choose to cover a pergola, fence, arch or an obelisk can be a tricky when you’re faced with so many.

Colourful Climbers

Star Jasmine

Clematis are rightly popular, they come in such a huge range of colours and there’s one for every site and every season. The brightest and most bold are the summer flowering hybrids like ‘The President’ & ‘Hagley Hybrid’.

They flower prolifically on long shoots from May to September depending on the variety. These love sunny spots but the alpine and macropetala types will cope with shady spots too. Clematis climb by wrapping their leaf stems around supports, so wires stretched over a surface will give them the means to spread.

For Fragrance

The much loved Honeysuckle (aka Lonicera) is the most iconic of fragrant climbers. The scent can knock your socks off on a

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warm sunny day! Varieties like ‘Graham Thomas’ and ‘Halliana’ have lovely yellow blooms where as ‘Serotina’ or ‘Belgica’ have a pink blush. Honeysuckle twines so it needs something for support – preferably trellis or batons as wire itself can just cut into the stems causing problems later.

Roses are a classic with blousy blooms with richly scent from spring to late summer. ‘Climbing roses’ are well behaved for smaller spaces and ‘Ramblers’ are best suited to large spaces where they can extend their long stems up, over and along.

Evergreens

If you’ve an unsightly building to cover or screen then evergreens are of most use as they will give all year round interest. A popular choice in this situation is Ivy (aka Hedera), left to its own devices it can become unruly and damage the surface it sticks to but if it is trimmed and contained it can give great colour in green, gold to silver shades along with berries once mature. If you’d like some flowers too try Clematis armandii which has scented blooms in spring and is clothed in glossy green leaves all year.

Self-clinging Types

Self-clinging climbers are really useful for areas which have tricky access. Ivy is the best known type but Virginia creeper (aka Parthenocissus) and the gorgeous Star Jasmine (aka

Trachelospermum jasminoides) have adventitious roots too, which develop along the stems and stick themselves to the surface.

The former has wonderfully colourful foliage in autumn and the later is clothed in the most heady fragrant blooms through summer. Keep these contained to ensure they don’t cause damage to gutters, wood work and brick work on older buildings.

Annual Climbers

For temporary screening or to clothe arches and obelisks it’s worth trying annual climbers like Sweet Peas, Morning Glory (Ipomea) and Black Eyed Susan (Thunbergia). Buy seeds for these from the garden centre and sow inside in the spring, then plant out after the frosts have gone and they will grow rapidly and flower throughout the summer months.

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The pink sparkling wine, Spirit of Freedom, made from Orion, Siegerrebe, Regent and Pinot precose grapes, won a bronze medal. This was made from the Rothley grapes, which

were sent to Halfpenny Green Vineyard in Staffordshire who have considerable experience in the complex process of making sparkling wine by the traditional method (methodè champenoise) using disgorgement which takes two years.

Vineyard proprietor, Liz Robson, said “This is the first time I had entered a wine completely grown, produced and bottled by myself into a national competition, and when I saw the results and the words “silver medal” I had to read the text several times before I could believe it. Spirit of Freedom had already attained commended in the International Wine Competition so the bronze was

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with his university friend Thomas Babington and drafted the act of parliament to abolish the slave trade there. There is a history section on the vineyard website www.rothleywine.com which explains further.

Liz retired last July from her full time position as principal lecturer in midwifery at De Montfort University to devote more time to the vineyard, which started as a hobby in 2008. She is enthusiastic about local history which is apparent in the names of the wines. King Richard is probably obvious. Spirit of Freedom is named for William Wilberforce who stayed frequently at Rothley Temple (now Rothley Court Hotel)

The vineyard is small, but determined to succeed in producing fine quality wines with a distinctive Leicestershire identity. The vineyard’s four wines are sold under its company name of Rothley Wine Ltd and can be purchased from a number of local retailers, wine bars and at Ragdale Hall. At the moment the vineyard is not open to the public, but this may change next year once a toilet has been built.

The Wars of the Roses were a series of battles fought in medieval England from 1455 to 1485 between the House of Lancaster and the House of York. The name Wars of the Roses is based on the badges used by the two sides, the red rose for the Lancastrians and the white rose for the Yorkists.

The wars ended when Richard III, the last Yorkist king, was defeated at the battle of Bosworth in 1485 by Henry Tudor founder of the house of Tudor.

After the battle Richard’s corpse was taken to Leicester and buried without pomp. His original tomb is believed to have been destroyed during the Reformation, and his remains were lost for more than five centuries. In 2012, an archaeological excavation was conducted on a city council car park on the site once occupied by Greyfriars Priory Church where his remains were found.

Kingfishers’ Pool Vineyard have marked these historical events by launching their Wars of the Roses Wine. Their King Richard wine is a full bodied white and has recently won a silver medal at the UKVA wine competition.

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A

s we head into the Parliamentary recess it has been an extremely busy month with the focus being on George Osborne’s Emergency Budget. The budget not only reiterated our determination to get the budget into surplus by the end of the Parliament but also the Introducing a new National Living Wage. Britain deserves a pay rise so we will introduce a new compulsory National Living Wage for all working people aged 25 and over. It will start next April at £7.20 an hour and we expect it to reach £9 by 2020. It will mean two and a half million people get a direct pay rise. Those currently on the minimum wage will see their pay rise by over a third this Parliament, a cash increase for a full time worker of over £5,000.

This will benefit thousands of people in North West Leicestershire and highlights our commitment to making work pay.

The other welcome consequence of this measure will be to further incentivise all employing organisations to improve their productivity.

I was also pleased to see that George Osborne froze fuel duty once again despite the fall in the oil price and the price at the pumps. This is especially important for North West Leicestershire as 80% of those in employment commute by car, given the fact that we do not have a rail station.

Which leads to neatly onto the Burton to Leicester National Forest Rail Line. I have had a series of meetings about the reopening of this line this month, most notably with the Rail Minister and the Leicester City Mayor. These have been the most encouraging meetings to date and I believe there is a real feeling that this scheme could get moving. The arguments are with us, our roads are getting more congested and we need alternative forms of transport in order to sustain our impressive economic growth record. Leicester’s prosperity many years ago was based on coal from North West Leicestershire and it is high time we had better transport links into the city. A new report into the viability of the scheme will be out in September

and I will be meeting next with Network Rail to make the case for the scheme which is relatively affordable compared to major road infrastructure improvements.

Another campaign I have been heavily involved in this month are in getting Justice for SubPostmasters who I and many other MP’s believe have been wronged by the Post Office and potential faults in their accounting software.

These are honest hard working people who have lost their saving, their houses and in some cases their liberty. I used my Prime Minister’s Question to raise this topic and seek assurances that we can have this matter resolved.

This is a battle I will continue to pursue for the hundreds of people affected including people in North West Leicestershire.

The Government this month published a Green Paper on the future of the BBC and the report into Decriminalising the TV Licence

by David Perry QC. Although he understood the arguments such as people being sent to prison, a disproportionate number of whom are women, and getting convictions for being too poor to pay for a TV Licence, he somewhat inexplicably failed to come through with a recommendation to remove the criminal sanction.

I do not intend to let matters rest there and I will be looking for more action to be taken to see that a better settlement is reached regarding this. I remain convinced that a funding mechanism for the BBC based on ownership of a TV and watching live programmes is not a sustainable method given the rate of change of viewing habits and the rise of on-demand TV. As this is holiday season, I am pleased my campaign to reduce Air Passenger Duty means that 3.5 million under 12’s will fly tax free this year and 4.5 million under 16’s next year. I would remind those of you going abroad to make sure you take out appropriate travel insurance to cover your journeys.

Having seen the trauma caused in my casework from incidents abroad where the person was uninsured, please believe it when I say it is not worth the risk.

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MICHAEL WYATT URGES COUNCIL TO LOOK AT PURCHASING COCKED HAT SITE Liberal Democrat County Councillor Michael Wyatt has again called upon the Council to look at purchasing the Cocked Hat Site in Greenhill so it can be utilised for social housing, which is desperately needed within the local area.

for the local community in the way of additional social housing or a place for new Doctors surgery, which is also needed with the local area.”

Cllr Michael Wyatt said, “The site has been let derelict for over a decade. It’s unfair that local residents have to put up with the eye sore when it could be utilised

Cllr Wyatt has written to the Council leader urging him to consider purchasing the site so they can finally get rid of this plot on the local landscape.

WYATT DISAPPOINTED AT DECISION FOR SNIBSTON CLOSURE Wyatt disappointed at decision of high court against closure of Snibston and puts blame squarely on the local Tory Cllrs.

Cllr Michael Wyatt has expressed his sadness that the closure of the Snibston Discovery Park is now imminent after the failure of the high court to back the friends of Snibston appeal.

Cllr Wyatt said, "Closing Snibston will have a massive detrimental affect on our Town. The blame squarely lies with the Tories who

have failed to allow the museum the flexibility to become more commercial, and run by those who have the ambition to make the museum a success. Even now I believe that the closure is purely a political decision. This is probably the last nail in the coffin for our Town. The Conservatives at County Hall and on the District Council have shown that they don't care about our Town. All they are interested in is more housing."

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COUNTY COUNCILLOR

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T: 01530 832622 E: terri.eynon@leics.gov.uk

Like most doctors, I find the obituary page in the British Medical Journal fascinating. It is amazing to see how many of my colleagues work up until weeks before their death from a terminal condition. Not everyone would want to do that, but some workers have no choice.

DR TERRI EYNON BOUNDARY CHANGES

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hanks to the careful work of the Local Boundary Commission, changes to the political boundaries between communities are rarely sinister but antipathy between Whitwick and Coalville in this regard dates back to the mid 19th Century. Local historian Denis Baker describes how, when Coalville Urban Council was brought together, Whitwick and Hugglescote Parishes complained bitterly.

Having survived breast cancer myself, I know just how frightening a diagnosis can be. I imagine how much worse it must feel when your job is insecure and you have no idea how your family will cope financially.

Most employers are supportive when an employee is dying.

Some are not and there is no law as yet that can make them step up to the plate.

This antagonism soon abated as they realised the greater powers available to them as part of a greater organisation.

When Leicestershire County Council asked for comments on its own suggested changes to the divisions between County seats, three consultees objected to the way the proposed Boundary Changes transgress the sacred ‘Green Wedge’ which protects Whitwick from the sprawling new town Coalville.

In response to this, the Labour group commissioned an alternative model that met this objection, maintained the integrity of the town and its historic, now satellite, village, and aimed to meet the Boundary Commission requirements for equitable division size.

The Working Group rejected this alternative in favour of a new arrangement that will split the Coalville division three ways. If the Boundary Commission choose to adopt the proposals put forward by the County Council, Coalville Town will be represented by three County Councillors. One will have their heart in Warren Hills, one will work primarily for Whitwick and another will hail from Hugglescote.

PHOTO: Cllr Terri Eynon with Cllr John Legrys (Coalville West) and Cllr Russell Johnson (Chair of Hugglescote and Donington le Heath Parish Council) I am concerned that, in the absence of a Town Council, under the proposals here, Coalville’s three County Councillors will represent not a District Centre but a political vacuum.

A Coalville Town Council would be able to raise its own precept.

Like Hugglescote and Donington le Heath Parish, it could negotiate to cut the grass in currently neglected patches of urban Highways land.

The historical experience of Coalville Urban Council suggests that, rather than each Parish fighting its own battles, the District Centre of North West Leicestershire should be encouraged to develop a Combined Parish Authority in which a new Coalville Town Council co-operates with the Parishes of Whitwick and Hugglescote.

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If you agree, add your support the TUC’s ‘Dying to Work Campaign’ here: www.dyingtowork.co.uk

A LETTER FROM ONE OF OUR READERS IN RESPONSE TO LAST MONTHS ARTICLE BY DR TERRI I wonder if any other readers were as incensed as I was at the comments in Dr. Terri Eynon’s column regarding the cutting of grass verges. I personally found them to be puerile and rather offensive.

There was nothing aesthetic about their appearance before the latest cut (late June) and definitely nothing since - in fact they have never looked worse.

As for the wildlife, she must be having a laugh! There have been large areas in and around Coalville set aside for conservation and a lot of good work has gone into the projects. Grass verges are not needed, nor were they ever

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At least when grass verges were cut short, dog owners could clear up the mess their beloved pooches made. As it is now it is difficult and at times impossible.

The cost of mowing the grass verges is covered by council tax and should therefore be kept in a manner to suit the residents. If the council does not want to maintain them then they should tarmac them over or do away with them altogether and widen the roads.

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Luffield Luffield CarsCars Ltd Ltd is acting is acting as aascredit a credit broker broker andand is not is not a lender. a lender.

To finance To finance youryour purchase/lease purchase/lease we may we may introduce introduce youyou to atolimited a limited number number of lenders. of lenders.

ElectElect 4 Personal 4 Personal Lease Lease rentals rentals shown shown apply apply to various to various models. models.

OneOne significant significant advance advance rental rental will will be required, be required, which which varies varies by model, by model, followed followed by 34 by monthly 34 monthly rentals rentals at the at the ratesrates shown shown & a&significant a significant optional optional finalfinal rental. rental.

Annual Annual mileage mileage 6,000.

6,000.

Charges Charges maymay apply apply if the if the agreed agreed annual annual mileage mileage is exceeded. is exceeded.

Payment Payment of the of the optional optional finalfinal rental rental extends extends the the rental rental termterm (this(this doesdoes not not transfer transfer titletitle of the of the vehicle) vehicle) & requires & requires an annual an annual rental rental equivalent equivalent to one to one month's month's rental. rental.

Offers Offers & prices & prices correct correct at time at time of going of going to press to press fromfrom participating participating Dealers.

Dealers.

Terms Terms & conditions & conditions apply. apply.

Please Please ask ask us for us details. for details.

Subject Subject to stock to stock availability. availability.

Official Official Government Government FuelFuel Consumption Consumption Figures Figures (Range) (Range) Urban Urban Cycle, Cycle, Extra Extra Urban, Urban, Combined Combined (litres (litres perper 100km/mpg) 100km/mpg) & CO2 & CO2 emissions emissions (g/km); (g/km); Highest: Highest: Dispatch Dispatch Combi Combi HDiHDi 160160 6-speed 6-speed au- automatic tomatic L1H1: L1H1: Urban Urban 9.0/31.4, 9.0/31.4, Extra Extra Urban Urban 6.8/41.5, 6.8/41.5, Combined Combined 7.6/37.2, 7.6/37.2, CO2 CO2 199g.

199g.

Lowest: Lowest: Citroën Citroën C3C3 e-HDi e-HDi 70 70 Airdream Airdream EGS: EGS: Urban Urban 3.6/78.5, 3.6/78.5, Extra Extra Urban Urban 3.2/88.3, 3.2/88.3, Combined Combined 3.4/83.1, 3.4/83.1, CO2: CO2: 87g.

87g. £0 £0 Road Road TaxTax applies applies to the to the firstfirst yearyear only. only.

FuelFuel consumption consumption figures figures quoted quoted on on thisthis sitesite areare achieved achieved under under official official EU EU testtest conditions. conditions.

Intended Intended as aasguide a guide for for comparative comparative purposes purposes only. only.

Figures Figures maymay notnot be be reflected reflected in actual in actual on-the on-the road road driving driving conditions. conditions.