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That’s the question on many people’s lips when they first hear the name.

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We may be aware of it from celebrity culture — Pilates is used by footballers to extend their careers.

It’s used by Olympic athletes to fine tune and improve their performances. Professional golfers use Pilates to give them a stronger, more controlled swing. Film stars do Pilates to tone their bodies and keep themselves looking good for the camera.

But, no, it’s not really like Yoga…

Yoga and Pilates aim to do different things. Pilates is functional — it helps with mobility and flexibility, lets you improve the practical things you already do, and keeps you doing the things you want to do for longer.

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Jane Thomas has been teaching Pilates in Loughborough now for 18 years — being one of the first Pilates Coaches in the East Midlands, teaching matwork group Pilates classes in Loughborough and many of the surrounding villages since before the year 2000.

Since then, Jane Thomas Pilates is now a whole team of eight Pilates Coaches qualified to the highest national and international standards, all teaching Pilates according to Jane’s philosophy, and all wanting to show you how Pilates in Loughborough can help you.

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venues close to you. They teach you from first principles in a graded, step-by-step, enjoyable and understandable way.

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We have many, many classes each week, at all levels, in several venues around the Loughborough and local area. If you’ve done Pilates before, but just want to try our style of Pilates — supportive, progressive, and fun — please get in touch and we’ll guide you into the best class.

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On the left is a list of new FREE Taster Sessions we will put on in Loughborough in August and September — following the Free Tasters we hope to run ongoing courses at these venues/days/times starting in September.

These are a mixture of Absolute Beginners and Improvers FREE Taster Sessions, so there is something for everyone, whether you have done Pilates before or not.

Spaces are already going quickly, so please email us on: office@janethomaspilates.co.uk for more details and to book. Or phone us on 0777 801 9765 and leave a message.

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PHOTO: Left to right Carl Porter, Hilary Holmes, Doreen Lilley & Pat Wood

All Change At Soar Valley The Rotary and Inner Wheel Clubs of the Soar Valley held their annual change over evening and dinner at Birstall Golf Club on Monday June 26th when Rotary President Hilary Holmes handed over the leadership to Rotarian Carl Porter and Inner Wheel President Pat Wood did likewise to incoming President Doreen Lilley.

Past President Hilary thanked the club for their support in what turned out to be a challenging year.

The highlight of the year once again being the Santa Sleigh run raising over £5000 for Rotary Charities.

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Powder Horn A Powder Horn etched by a member of 'C' Coy 1st Bn 181 Infantry Regiment US Army with the badge of the Royal Anglian Regiment and presented to the Leicestershire & Derbyshire Yeomanry (LDY) to commemorate the two units training together in May 1977.

This is a 'museum' object of tomorrow so we are pleased to add it to our collection. The horn recently appeared on eBay and was purchased by Mr Karl Charters an ex LDY member who donated it to us. Thank you Karl, letter in the post.

Loughborough Chamber Choir Delighted To Be Performing On Home Turf!

Over the last few years, Viva La Musica has been building up a reputation for being one of the more exciting chamber choirs operating in the East Midlands. The choir is delighted to be performing in Loughborough for the first time since the appointment of its current Music Director, Simon Lumby, in 2015. Viva La Musica is made up of 18 voices from Loughborough and the surrounding area and performs a wide variety of sacred and secular repertoire, mostly 'a capella'. Recent concerts have been in the city of Leicester and other parts of the East Midlands. Last year the singers also enjoyed a weekend singing services in Worcester Cathedral, where they were greatly appreciated. The choir has rehearsed at Trinity Methodist Church Centre since it was first established in 2002 and will be performing there in September.

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Trinity Methodist Church Centre is in Royland Rd, Loughborough, tickets are £10 (£8 student, under 16s free) and can be purchased in advance from www. vivalamusica.org.uk. They will also be available on the door on the night.

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Loughborough Male Voice Choir Loughborough Male Voice Choir will be holding their Golden Jubilee Gala Concert on Saturday the 7th October to raise funds for “Rainbows Hospice” charity.

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Watermead Lane, Loughborough, LE11 3TN --------------------------------------------------Loughborough Model Flying Club Colin Monk - 01509 828498 Membership Secretary www.lmfc.net

Everyone is welcome to attend the monthly meeting held at 8pm on the first Tuesday of every month, at The Peacock Inn, Factory Street, Loughborough, LE11 1AL. Visit our website for more information.

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Loughborough Chess Club Peter Hickman - 07970 172394 www.loughboroughchess.co.uk

We meet on Wednesday evenings at the Fennel Street Club from 7:30 onwards. Anybody is welcome to drop in for a casual game.

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Charnwood Antiques & Collectables' Club

Rowland Tatton - 01509 268073 We meet on the first Tuesday every month (except January, July and August) at the Rosebery Street Medical Centre in the Old School buildings. Commencing at 7.30pm until 9.30pm. It is open to anyone whatever they collect, or are interested in collecting.

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Loughborough & District Philatelic Society

Rowland Tatton - 01509 268073 We meet in the Old School Buildings adjacent to the Rosebery Street Medical Centre every 2nd and 4th Thursdays in a month. (except July & August), commencing at 7.15pm - 9.30pm. It is open to everyone, young or old, male or female.

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Loughborough Seniors Badminton Club

Jean - 01509-558174 Who play at the Loughborough Leisure Centre every Wednesday morning 9.00am -11.00am. It is a friendly club open to all, male or female, who enjoy the game of Badminton at whatever level.

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players of all standards catered for. Coaches welcome to gain experience. Ground and Floodlit Training Ground, The Drome, James Logan Way, Derby Road Playing Fields, Loughborough, LE11 5FJ --------------------------------------------------

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Senior Rugby Womens and Girls Rugby Mini and Junior Rugby All abilities and ages are very welcome to join us. For contact details, dates & times visit website.

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Loughborough Lions Club Sue Dention (Secretary) 01509 812229

Email: suedention@hotmail.com

Ann Parsons (President) 01509 232422

Email: caroleannparsons@hotmail.com

Providing time and funds to those in need. Men and Women are welcome and we meet on the evenings of the 2 & 4th Monday of each month.

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Alpha Club Of Loughborough

Val - 01509 829861 We are a friendship group for ladies who are semi retired or retired.

We meet on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday mornings of each month at Loughborough Tennis Club, Ingle Pingle Lane, off Forest Road, (near Emmanuel Church). Our meetings consist of coffee and chat, followed by a visiting speaker. A warm welcome is guaranteed.

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Songs, rhymes and stories, 0-4 year olds at Hathern Community Library 10.30-11am, first and third Thursdays of the month.

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Loughborough Speakers Club Bring your craft project and join us www.loughboroughspeakersclub.org.uk

Meet at John Storer House on the second and fourth Tuesday of the month at 7.15 pm. Part of a National Association of Speakers Clubs there are over 200 clubs in the UK. Its a friendly environment to practice speaking in front of an audience. The aim is to gain confidence in presenting information. For work presentations, for after dinner or wedding speeches, or just for fun. New members always welcome. More information can be found on our website or the National website or just come along one Tuesday evening to see what happens.

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Loughborough Football Club loughboroughfc@yahoo.co.uk

Three adult teams(16 years plus) playing on Saturdays and Training each Wednesday at 7.00 pm,

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Wednesdays 2-4pm (term time only). ÂŁ2 per session, refreshments available.

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We take boys and girls from 10 to 18 years old. We are also looking for Adult volunteers to become Instructors or Committee members.

We meet on Tuesday and Thursday Nights at 1830 to 2115. Come down, look around and have a chat. Beeches Road Marina (next to the Peter Le Marchant Trust) Beeches Road, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 2NS --------------------------------------------------

Nanpantan Womens Institute neale.sandra @yahoo.com

We meet on the second Thursday

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David Chaplin - 01509 230366

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We meet at Woodbrook Vale School, Loughborough and Barrow Beveridge Club.

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Mr Bancroft - 01530 832740 We meet on Tuesdays and Thursdays throughout the season.

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We operate all year round and look forward to meeting you.

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Charnwood Meditation Group Chris North - 01509 506585 An independent not-for-profit community group. Newcomers welcome. 7:30 pm every Thursday at Charnwood Road Community Centre, Shepshed.

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Traditional Shitoryu and modern sport karate for all ages 6-70+.

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Latest News From Felis Catus American pet behaviourist Warren Eckstein said “In the beginning, God created man, but seeing him so feeble He gave him the cat.”

Cats are currently the most popular pet in the world and evidence suggests they were living alongside humans by 6000BC, possibly earlier.

Thought to be incarnations of gods, cats were worshipped in ancient Egypt and killing a cat was punishable by death. Egyptians shaved their eyebrows as a sign of mourning a cat’s death and mourned for months. In the ancient Egyptian city of Bubastis there are about three hundred thousand mummified cats in tombs.

By 3700BC cats were a popular companion animal in Egypt and gained even more favour in their role as pest control agents on ships and in grain stores. It is said they saved the Egyptians from starvation by killing vermin in granaries.

However cats were not always venerated. To the superstitious minds of the Middle Ages cats were thought to possess supernatural powers with involvement in witchcraft. The 1563 Witchcraft Act associated keeping cats with wickedness which resulted in the execution of innumerable cats and their owners.

As cat owners know, cats are not subservient which was another trait resulting in their persecution at this time. It was considered their aloofness violated the biblical view that humans should have dominion over animals. Consequently cats suffered considerable torment and tyranny at the hands of the Christian Church.

Fortunately the popularity of cats returned and by the Victorian era they were secure in the role of the beloved household pets that continues today.

At the risk of upsetting dog-lovers, American writer and producer, Jeff Valdez, said “Cats are smarter than dogs, you can’t get eight cats to pull a sledge through snow” and all cat owners know “dogs have masters, cats have servants”.

According to animal behaviourists dogs have become dependent on humans and should humans cease to exist they would find it difficult to survive. However as most cats still retain some of their wildness and hunting skills they would have no problem surviving without us.

Cats have been the preferred pet of many famous people including

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Sir Isaac Newton invented the cat-flap for his moggies. Aldous Huxley said “If you want to write, keep cats” and genius Leonardo da Vinci said “The smallest feline is a masterpiece”.

Cats have infiltrated many aspects of our daily lives and are often featured in commercial art and design imagery such as greetings cards, textiles and ornaments. How such a small, relatively insignificant animal can be so popular is quite a mystery, but mystery is probably the allure of cats. Sir Walter Scott agrees. He said “Cats are mysterious folk. There is more passing in their minds than we are aware of”.

Currently the UK cat population is around 11.6 million which animal welfare organisations regard as a crisis.

According to the charity ‘Cats Protection’ a single female cat can have 25,000 descendants within five years.

The importance of neutering both male and female cats cannot be overestimated.

Rescue centres are full of strays and abandoned cats and kittens. It is a myth that a female cat should have ‘just one litter’ and as they can go into heat at four months old it is essential they are spayed by that age. It is also crucial that male cats are neutered. Not only does neutering males prevent unwanted kittens but makes fighting less likely as well as spraying or contracting Feline Aids (FIV).

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I am one of thirty-five volunteer cat/ kitten fosterers for RSPCA Woodside Animal Centre and we are all kept busy throughout the year. Cats of all ages and circumstances are fostered for varying lengths of time. The number of abandoned pregnant cats or those with tiny kittens is heartbreaking and so unnecessary if only owners were more responsible.

If fostering isn’t a possible commitment for you, kitten food is continually required at Woodside and donations are always welcome.

Staff And Customers Of Pets At Home Do It Again And Raise An Incredible £2,012.89 For Woodside Animal Centre Leicester is home to some of the biggest animal lovers in England, almost £5,000 has been raised for local rescue centres as a part of a summer fundraising drive for pets in need.

For four weeks, members of the local community donated to help rescue pets in need by purchasing a ‘Scratch and Match’ card in Leicester Pets At Home stores for the Support Adoption For Pets Summer Fundraising Drive, putting themselves in with a chance of winning one of 200,000 prizes and in turn donating £1 to the charity.

Over 430 Pets At Home stores took part in the national fundraiser across the UK, raising an impressive total of £545,486.51. The money has been granted to over 350 pet rescue stores across the country, helping to support the animals within their care.

Amy Wilson, Fundraising Manager from Support Adoption For Pets, said: “Fundraising drives like this are vital to keeping local rescue centres open across the UK, and it’s great that we can continue to support rescue centres who work so hard to rehome pets in across the East Midlands.”

Money raised within the Leicester Fosse Park and St Georges Retail Park Pets at Home stores will be supporting RSPCA Woodside Animal Centre, who have been overwhelmed by the support given to the Summer Fundraising Drive from the local community.

For further information call Julie Argyle on 0116 2336677 or visit; www.rspcaleicester.org.uk/supportus-2/animal-fostering/

Jane Cooper-Peers Corporate Partnership Manager at Woodside Animal Centre said: "The work we do, and the positive impact we have, both on our animals and the local community can only be achieved with local community support within Leicestershire and Rutland. We’re so very grateful to all the fantastic Pets at Home customers in both Fosse Park and St Georges Retail Park stores for their incredible generosity. The donation will make a huge difference to the animals in our care.”

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T: 01509 262723 E: nicky.morgan.mp@parliament.uk

E: cllr.jonathan.morgan@charnwood.gov.uk

Nicky Morgan

It was deeply disappointing to be told in July that the Government does not intend to electrify the Midland Mainline – the intercity train line connecting Leicestershire to London. The electrification project was confirmed by the Department for Transport in 2012 after many years of lobbying. I had helped to lead a cross-party campaign of MPs who worked with councillors, LEPs and business leaders up and down the line to make the case, both economic and environmental for our line to be electrified.

At a time when the Government is wanting us to move from diesel to electric cars it makes no sense to give the ok to trains and an intercity line which will still create diesel fumes. Millions of pounds has already been spent on preparing the line for electrification. Although we will still get some of the other planned improvements which will improve journeys I do feel it is very unfair that the Midlands should lose out on this major investment because the costs of other electrification projects in other parts of the country have been higher than expected. I shall continue to call for our line to be electrified and to work with local councils and businesses on this.

On a more cheerful note it was a huge pleasure to attend the

colourful and joyous Mela in the town centre in August. There were many fabulous stalls, great food, brilliant entertainment and a real community spirit. I’d like to congratulate everyone involved in the organisation. I know these events don’t happen by magic, but take a lot of planning and hard work. The effort is appreciated by everyone who attended.

In order to appreciate current events it is always helpful to understand our history. I recently had the pleasure of visiting the Civil War Exhibition which is on at the Old Rectory Museum in Loughborough. This is a fascinating period of history and the Midlands was the scene of some of the most dramatic events and battles. If you have some time one Saturday the exhibition is open 11am-3pm until October and I would really recommend it.

Another exhibition I am hoping to see is the Women at War Exhibition which has been organised by the Loughborough Library Local Studies Volunteers.

This exhibition is on at the Library until 26th September and entry is free when the library is open.

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Wearing Two Hats Is Too Many In May, just over 100 days ago, I had the privilege of being elected to Leicestershire County Council for the South West Loughborough Division - an area that covers some 10,000 residents in the areas of Nanpantan, Outwoods and Grange Park. The middle of those three I already represent at Charnwood Borough Council, and my frustrations with having to constantly explain to residents why seemingly connected problems were actually dealt with by two completely different authorities, was the main driver for me to stand for the County Council, seeking to be elected to both organisations, as a one-manstop for residents.

The establishment of two layers of local government in the early 1970’s was probably seen as an improvement on the previous system, but times have changed, and there are now better models for providing services to residents.

Leicestershire County Council covers the whole of the the County outside the City (which is a single tier, standalone Council of about 330,000 people, with its own directly elected mayor) and represents about 670,000 people.

It’s services and responsibilities include: education (although in Leicestershire, since almost all our schools are Academies, this is now mostly limited to school admissions and some primary schools); social care; highways and buses; libraries and waste management (tips, rather than household collections) and trading standards.

Charnwood District Council is one of the largest district councils in England and includes about 180,000 people (a much larger share of the County Council than any of the other district councils in the county). It’s responsibilities and services include: council housing; parks and open spaces in Loughborough; planning applications; rubbish collection and recycling; running elections; leisure centres; community support and grants; collecting Council Tax for both councils, the police and fire authority; and running Loughborough’s town hall.

However, there are glitches - if a resident has a complaint about the state of the pavement outside their house, and also the path that runs from that pavement, through an open space next to their house, then the first pavement has to be dealt with by the County Council, but the second path by the District Council. Why should this be a problem to the resident? It shouldn’t. But the structures put in place in the 1970’s make no sense when there is a basic and simple problem.

In the short term, I’m trying to do what I can to be a oneman-stop for solving residents problems - but the system doesn’t serve residents well, and there are needless duplications of management and councillors, that could save residents money.

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