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INDEPENDENCE DAY CONCERT

IN THE GARDEN WITH BEL

A Celebration of American Music Ashby Rotary Club

Creating Wildlife Gardens

HEART OF THE FOREST FESTIVAL The Theme For This Year’s Parade Is “Disney” Saturday 20Th June

ASHBY MUSEUM NEWS UPDATE Ashby’s Lost Railways

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WELCOME TO YOUR MAY COMMUNITY EYE MAGAZINE With a few days of sunshine under our belts the BBQs have been going and the summer dresses are out! Now it’s better weather to get out in the garden Sally is back with a wonderful poem about your feet ready for summer and Bonita gives us advice on keeping our eyes healthy for new born babies.

Bel has a lovely article and it’s certainly inspired me to go and visit my local garden centre and have a look at the amazing array of plants for creating a wildlife garden.

Once the garden is looking neat and beautiful it’s time to tackle the spring clean inside. This month we’ve some handy tips for getting your house sparkling clean without having to go out and buy expensive cleaning products.

We also welcome some new advertisers to our

successful magazine this month and as ever we are always looking for more businesses to join them.

The more advertisers we get the more pages of community articles we can print so please recommend us to your friends. Advertising with us is so easy, all you need to do is call us up on 0800 6446 150 and we’ll take care of the rest.

I do hope we have a chance to get out and enjoy the sun during the next bank holiday and I look forward to bringing you next month’s edition.

WELCOME TO HEART OF THE FOREST FESTIVAL The Heart of the Forest Festival is a fabulous success story of like-minded volunteers coming together to create one of the largest festivals of its kind in the East Midlands. The core volunteer committee have been recognised

by Leicestershire County Council, North West Leicestershire District Council, and several other bodies, on numerous occasions, for the incredible results of their hard work. In 2010 the Leicestershire Rural Community Council awarded the Heart of the Forest Festival the top award of ‘Best Community Event 2010’, and in 2012 the committee received a ‘Diamond Jubilee Award’ from the Lord Lieutenant for Leicestershire for ‘voluntary services to the community’.

through the streets of the village, which then assembles in the main arena on the Leisure Grounds.

The visiting masses applaud the parade entrants before an afternoon of main arena and side-show activity. Entrance is free for everyone, and consideration is also given to ensure access for all disabled visitors.

The Festival was created as a result of the Measham Parish Plan in 2006, where the parishioners of this ex-coal mining village wanted something to ignite the community spirit that was sadly lacking after the demise of the coal industry. Many stories were told of years gone by, when floats and marching bands would parade down the high street, and the whole community came out to celebrate the day.

What makes this organisation stand out as being special?

Each year the festival is eagerly awaited, by the thousands of people who take part in the grand parade, by the visitors who travel to the event year on year, and of course to the many thousands of local people who head to Measham for this annual community day of celebration. The day begins with a grand parade

The festival has enriched many people’s lives, and has raised a positive perception in the people that visit this community. It’s given local people a sense of pride, but more importantly, it’s done what it set out to do. It has re-ignited that special ingredient of community spirit, of which we intend to hang on to for many many more years to come.

Other than what’s been mentioned previously, one of the biggest success stories has been our work with local schools and toddler groups.

would then work with the children to design and create costumes/ artistic pieces for the grand parade. All of the materials and some ‘paid-for’ pieces would be donated to the schools by the festival committee, paid for by funding gained from the public/ private/voluntary sector.

Currently we have 8 x schools and 4 x toddler groups, who engage with us year on year, and we are progressing well in our ambition to get every local group engaged. We also achieve regular participation from local youth groups, scouts, beavers, brownies, etc., This makes our festival very special, as we not only organise a parade with lots of marching bands, we work hard all year and help children develop their skills in creative arts and community engagement.

Each year the festival will have a ‘theme’, i.e, in 2011 it was ‘Bygone Days’, the previous year it was ‘Colours of Nations’. We sit down, early in the planning cycle, and develop briefs for local schools and toddler groups. We explain that we want their particular group to represent a particular part of that theme, and suggest ideas of how they may wish to engage. i.e for the ‘Colours of Nations’, each school was given a country to represent. The school

FESTIVAL IS ON SATURDAY 20TH JUNE - STARTS 11:30AM The theme for this year's parade is ''Disney''

We are hoping for bright colours, loud music, smiling - happy children and adults.

Bring on the feeling of the Rio carnival.

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LOCAL NEWS

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GOES FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH It’s networking but not as you may know it!

The Ladies Business Group (Now LoveLBG Limited) brings together local businesses owned, managed or represented by women LoveLBG supports, promotes and inspires the businesses involved.

There are currently groups in Ashby, Alcester, Loughborough and Burton upon Trent with new venues Leicester and Sutton Coldfield launching this June, due to increased demand.

Networking LoveLBG style offers a sociable, sharing and inclusive alternative to the hard sell format of traditional groups, encouraging business women to get away from the work place for just a short time (no crack of dawn starts with breakfast meetings for busy working mums!) and meet likeminded ladies from the local area to share experiences and promote their businesses.

Founder Sue Crooks explains what led her to set up the group in Ashby de la Zouch in April 2012 "People buy from people. Women are particularly good at making strong connections that often turn into friendships. For the ladies in our networking groups, it's not just about the event on the day - we believe in ongoing support and promotion, with reduced price professional training, relevant and topical workshops to boost members’ knowledge and tips and skills to build confidence and cement relationships.”

According to Sue, part of the group’s success is its less formal structure which many people find far more comfortable than the goal setting, referrals and pressure of other networking groups. "Refreshingly, there are no long, dull speeches - instead, we meet, chat, exchange news, eat and share in a relaxed atmosphere with an interesting guest speaker at every lunch event bringing tips, advice and fresh perspectives to our members. The Ladies Business Group has grown incredibly quickly since its launch 3 years ago, which is why we need to rebrand and invest in the group’s future. New groups in Leicester and Sutton Coldfield are coming on board to join Loughborough, Ashby de la Zouch, Alcester near Stratford and Burton upon Trent so the time is right to do this.”

Passionate about the group, Sue drives it forward with energy, warmth and humour. She’s especially good at connecting people and businesses together and as Managing Director of SJC Marketing Limited in Ashby, she brings professional expertise in social media, marketing and communications to promote and support the group, whose members enjoy an active Facebook page, Twitter hashtag #lovelbg and their own presence on a dedicated website.

Sue explains how it works “You can visit twice as a guest to see whether the group is for you - all it costs is the price of the lunch, although most people join as members beforehand to get a discount, it’s superb value! I don’t think any other networking group offers membership at less than £100.00 a year with the support we offer and members able to go to any area event they choose.

Lunches take place in local, independent venues every month with regular coffee morning meet ups for members.”

No sector is locked out. Every member has equal status, whether they are a home-based sole trader or a partner at a leading firm of solicitors – unlike some organisations, more than one member can represent the same business or product. Nothing like a little healthy competition!

Guest speakers have included Nicky Morgan MP, who launched the Loughborough group in Spring 2014, Karen Williams, Networker of the Year (and also host of our Burton and Sutton Coldfield groups) and Maria Hanson MBE whose foundation helps people make the most of the time they have left together.

Every event also supports a charity by either holding a raffle or having donations such as Easter Eggs for children in domestic violence support systems or unwanted bras for women and orphaned teenagers in Africa.

Members can look forward to a summer of exciting events, a racing day and more inspirational talks and discounted workshops in Marketing, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Twitter, Facebook and Email Marketing – all designed to help members grow their own businesses.

Come and find out what it’s all about! Contact Sue Crooks on 03330 116 449 or visit www.lovelbg.co.uk

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t present we have researchers working on interesting local documents - Alton Grange, Ashby Rotary Club, the British Legion, and the late Charles Harvey collection of railway memorabilia, local government and the origin of the Ashby-Pithiviers Twinning.

Several researchers have come to us via appeals in this magazine for which we are grateful as the list of documents we have acquired keeps on growing!

called 'History Though Artefacts' at Ashby Museum for the whole of July with a event called 'Hands On Archaeology' on Saturday, 18th July. More details to follow.

The new Dolly Shepherd radio play extracts will soon be available to listen to, and, very excitingly, she is likely to appear as a topic on a future Antiques Road Trip programme. Dolly was an intrepid Edwardian parachutist who descended on Ashby and she features as a permanent display in our main gallery.

The next Kids' club is on the Saturday 6th June and is called 'History with Art'. Come and create your own masterpieces based on art from the Stone Age to the modern day. Draw and paint using the styles of past civilizations like the Egyptians and Romans.

Open to all children of primary school age. Children must be accompanied by an adult. The club runs from 11am till 4pm.

The new temporary exhibition in the Loudoun gallery, on Ashby’s Lost Railways, is now running until the end of June and has already attracted a lot of attention. Do come along and have a look at the fascinating photographs on display and see the station clock.

The Alton Grange Bell Pit project starts at the end of May. As part of the Festival of Archaeology there will be an archaeological display

Friends of Ashby Museum The Friends of Ashby Museum would like to welcome you to our next afternoon talk on Wednesday June 3rd. The speaker will be John Worsfield from Hathern Micro Brewery. The talk will be at the museum, starting at 2 pm. £3 to include tea/coffee and biscuits.

Please book a place by calling the museum. We look forward to seeing you there.

INDEPENDENCE DAY CONCERT A celebration of American music Saturday July 4th 2015 - 7:30pm

The intention with the programme (recognising 4th July is American Independence Day) is to present a sequence of music that spans the time from the earliest settlers through to the late 1900’s - so essentially 200 hundred years of American independence. It will feature composers such as Randy Edleman, John Barry and John Williams.

Holy Trinity Church, Ashby de la Zouch - In support of Hospice Hope Tickets: Adult £ 10 each - Child (under 16) £ 5 each - Under 5’s free Tickets available from Band members, Ashby TIC (01530 411767), Hospice Hope or 07919374992 Refreshments included www.ashbyrotary.org/about-us-1/ashby-rotary-club

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WHAT OUR READERS SAID ABOUT MEASHAM’S FIRST ISSUE We received some pleasing comments about issue 1 of Measham Community Eye. Thank you to everyone who sent feedback. Here is a message from Brenda & Barry.

Thanks for the Community Eye Magazine - I am very impressed, it's very newsy with a good variety of subjects. Hubby has already put his order in for the salmon and asparagus tagliatelle!

Just a bit of constructive criticism if I may be so bold - there are events listed which have already been held before the mag was issued. But as it's the first issue we can let you off! I look forward to many more interesting issues.

Regards Brenda & Barry Kinson

Here’s a photo of Barry’s effort of the Salmon and Asparagus Tagliatelle. Barry has had the lot!

We would love to hear what you think of the new Measham Community Eye magazine. Don’t forget if you want to submit an article please call 0800 6446150 or email communityeye@ openboxpromotions.co.uk

LRWT NORTH WEST GROUP JUNE 19TH VISIT SWANNINGTON GORSE FIELD RESERVE AND DIG

See the horse ginn, smock mill and gorse field reserve. Meet 7:00pm at entrance to reserve on St Georges Hill, Swannington, LE67 8JW. GR 172413

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GRAND CENTRAL CHORUS HOST 2013 INTERNATIONAL CHORUS CHAMPIONS, TORONTO NORTHERN LIGHTS! Grand Central Chorus enjoyed the incredible experience of hosting the UK leg of Toronto Northern Lights (TNL) 2015 European Tour from 18-20 April which included a joint show, held at the Derby Theatre on the Sunday afternoon, superbly compered by Len Matthews, and which provided the capacity audience a rare opportunity to see and listen to one of the world’s top barbershop harmony choruses, who had not performed in the UK since 2008.

TNL, founded and led by their MD, Steve Armstrong, won Barbershop Harmony Society International bronze medals five times and gained consecutive silver medals between 2001 and 2005 before finally winning gold in 2013 when the competition was held in their hometown of Toronto.

Grand Central Chorus filled the first half of the show, and sang both their 2015 UK Barbershop Convention contest songs, one of which has been arranged especially for them by their MD Zac Booles and Tenor, Mark Burnip, as well as two of Zac’s previous arrangements for the chorus, Robbie William’s “Angels” and Billy Joel’s “She’s Always A Woman To Me” together with several other songs from their repertoire.

Grand Central’s four quartets, (The Grand Dads, Finest Hour, Frank n’ Sense and Mirth and GSOH) also performed to an extremely high standard to the appreciative and knowledgeable audience.

The second half featured Toronto Northern Lights, with a superb

PRIMARY SCHOOL MUSICIANS GET IN TUNE WITH IBSTOCK COLLEGE Young musicians from local primary schools are joining forces with Ibstock Community College in a series of music workshops.

Woodwind players from Measham Church of England Primary School were invited to Ibstock College to play alongside ICC students.

The Measham pupils, from Years 4 and 6, took part in a band rendition of ‘Razzamajazz’, with 23 students from ICC. In a separate workshop, ICC Head of Music Andrea Allen ran a

package of both chorus and quartet songs, including the legendary “Brother Can you Spare a Dime” from their acclaimed 2004 International performance, and the two-hour show closed with both choruses together on the risers, singing “Irish Blessing” at the end of which the entire audience were on their feet, shouting for more! It was an afternoon of Barbershop which Grand Central Chorus, and many others who were also there, will remember for a long time.

The Chairman of Grand Central Chorus, Alan Goldsmith summed up the weekend ‘the fact that we hosted an International Champion Chorus, had a great social evening and shared the stage with them is a great credit to everyone in Grand Central Chorus’ Follow Grand Central Chorus on our website www. grandcentralchorus.com on Twitter @GrandCentralMen and our Facebook page www.facebook.com/ GrandCentralChorus Nelson Blackley PRO - Grand Central Chorus

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A FEAST OF FILM AND STAGE MUSIC WITH THE LOUGHBOROUGH ORCHESTRA On Saturday June 20th 7.30pm at the Cope Auditorium, the Loughborough Orchestra presents

an evening packed full of dramatic moments from stage and screen. There is music for every taste and emotion!

With a little imagination, the orchestra will take you on a journey through the heroics of Gladiator, across the wide plains of The Big Country and on to the bustling life of Paris in the mid 20th Century.

You can travel to a fantasy time with dinosaurs reappearing to terrorise the earth or to the Land of Oz and the tales of its two most famous witches. Then there is a little fantasy woven around the life of Mozart (but no fantasy about the elegance of his Flute and Harp Concerto) And how could there be a selection of such drama without some deep emotions such as those found in West Side Story?

With music from composers as diverse and expert as Gershwin, Tchaikovsky, Bernstein, Lloyd Webber and the “big daddy” of film music, John Williams, this promises to be a great evening.

Tickets are available at £7.00, Concession £6.00 and Children £1.00, from secretary@ loughboroughorchestra.org.uk or from any member of the orchestra.

Following exceptional demand for tickets at the last concert, it is recommended to obtain a ticket in advance to avoid disappointment.

For more information see www. loughboroughorchestra.org.uk

djembe African drumming session for Year 3 and 4 pupils at Heather Primary School.

There are already plans for more primary school collaborations with Ibstock College.

Mrs Allen said “It is a great experience for primary school pupils to play alongside older students and a fantastic introduction to high school music.

We hope that initiatives like this will encourage children to keep on playing and will help them to make an easier transition to high school in Year 7.”

SELF PUBLISHING WORKSHOP AT ASHBY LIBRARY Do you want to self-publish your own writing on the internet? Then come along to find out how it’s done with two self-published authors, Tony Talbot and Victoria Barton, on Thursday 28th May, 2.00pm-4.00pm.

Tickets are just £4 per person.

Booking essential because of limited numbers.

Ashby library: 0116 3055917 Email: ashbylibrary@leics.gov.uk Event is a part of Ashby Arts Festival www.ashbyartsfestival.co.uk

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Creating Wildlife Gardens

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garden isn’t a garden without wildlife. We rely on them for pollination, pest control, providing a food source for other creatures and as a bonus they add colour, movement and sound to our outdoor spaces too. So if we can incorporate wildlife friendly features and plants into our gardens we will all benefit hugely.

Echinops Thistle

Log Piles

I’m busy working on a design plan for a wildlife garden at the moment, including features and planting to encourage wildlife to frequent the garden. So what are the essentials for this type of garden?

diversity. Be sure to top up the water in the summer months.

Bug boxes are made up of materials like bamboo canes, sticks and cones to provide nooks and crannies as snug, safe places for insects to hibernate. They are especially good our natural pest exterminators - lacewings and ladybirds. Solitary bees also hibernate in the hollow tubes of the bamboo. Bug boxes are available to buy easily or they can be made simply from scraps of wood and garden twigs.

Ponds are great habitats for Frogs, toads and newts. Damselflies, dragonflies, pond skaters, snails and water beetles all breed in water and for those with space for a large pond, they may even see swallows and house martins gathering insects from the water surface and using muddy areas for nest building.

Hedgehog habitats like piles of logs & leaves, a compost heap or space beneath a shed will provide shelter and space for nesting or hibernating hogs.

Encouraging them into your garden will help with pest control as they love to munch on slugs, beetles and caterpillars. I love to hear them snuffling around on a summers evening.

Ponds can be large or small; it’s possible to convert decorative pots, old sinks, troughs and even old baths into a pond once the drainage holes have been sealed.

Pots with a minimum water depth of 20-30cm (8-12in) will allow a few plants to be added.

Log Piles made up of a mixture of logs and twigs from various plants they provide homes for creepy crawlies and a food source for plenty of wildlife. Simulating a natural woodland floor, they’re best placed in a shady spot, so that it remains cool and damp.

For larger spaces natural style ponds can be created with shallow sides to allow frogs easy access & to allow birds to drink safely. Aim for some foliage around the edges for wildlife to shelter and to encourage greater

Plants which are nectar and seed rich will attract a wealth of bees, butterflies, insects and birds throughout the year. Daisies like Echinacea, Rudbeckia and Leucanthemum, act as landing pads for bees and butterflies,

drawing them in to gather nectar and pollinate the blooms. Thistlelike perennials like Eryngium, Echinops and Teasels offer a valuable food source for birds in the autumn-winter months. Native wildflowers will bring a whole host of wildlife into the garden. Choose those which are not invasive like Wild Primrose and Violets which flower in early spring when there is little else about.

Berrying & fruiting shrubs and trees like Rowan, Pyracantha and Crab Apple offer an easy food source for birds and insects from late summer onwards. Leave fallen fruit for insects, decomposing bacteria and fungi to scavenge from in the autumn-winter.

Bird Feeders are essential if you want to attract more birds to the garden. There’s a huge range of bird food to choose from to attract finches, Tits, Sparrows & Robins.

Ensure they are kept clean to keep the birds healthy and regularly top them up to keep a steady stream of feathered friends calling.

The tropical look more your thing?

Next month I’ll be looking at how to add plants to give an exotic flavour to your outdoor space.

If you fancy a wildlife garden or border revamp and need some further help, get in touch.

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la a s a M a k k Ti n e k ic h C d e Slow Cook

INGREDIENTS

• 4 chicken breasts, cubed • 2cm fresh ginger root, peeled and grated • 3 garlic cloves, peeled and crushed • 1 small red chili, chopped and deseeded • 1 teaspoon ground coriander • 2 teaspoons garam masala • 1 red bell pepper, deseeded and cut into chunks • 1 medium sized onion, peeled and chopped • 2 tablespoons sunflower oil • 1 can plum peeled tomatoes • 2 tablespoons tomato puree • 100ml creme fraiche, or sour cream • Good handful of fresh coriander, finely chopped (garnish)

METHOD

• Method: In a processor place the ginger, garlic, chili, ground coriander, garam masala, red bell pepper, onion and sunflower oil.

• Process until you achieve a paste.

• Put the chicken in a bowl and add the paste. Stir and coat each chunk of chicken in the mixture.

• Mix the tomato puree with the canned tomatoes.

• Place the chicken into the crock pot and pour the tomato mixture over the top.

• Cook on a medium heat for 4 -5 hours until the chicken is beautifully tender and succulent • When ready to serve gently stir in the creme fraiche whilst still in the slow cooker and serve on a bed of wild rice, garnished with the chopped coriander.

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BETHANY AND FRIENDS DONATE TO CHARITY

The two friends had a laugh about the amount of clothes and trinkets they had and how they hated to throw things away.

Summer had almost arrived and Bethany was emptying her house ready to give it a good clean, one by one she moved everything out into the garden so she could wipe down the walls, mop the floors and polish the windows till they sparkled.

Daniel Dog was walking past on his afternoon stroll when he heard the laughing, “What’s going on here then?” He said “Someone moving house?!”

She hopped out with a basket of hats and scarves then back in again, then she hopped out with a box of baking trays, then back in again. This went on for quite some time! Christie cat had heard the rattling of boxes and popped her head over the wall to find out what was going on. She could barely see Bethany over the huge pile of boxes!

Christie and Bethany explained what was going on and why they were laughing. “You don’t need to throw things you don’t use anymore away, have you considered donating it to charity?”

Bethany was just coming out of the house with another basket of hats when Christie asked her what she was doing.

“I’m emptying my house so I can clean it,” Said Bethany “But I didn’t realise I had so much stuff! I don’t remember buying most of it and I’m sure I haven’t worn half of these hats!”

Christie replied “It’s good to empty rooms out sometimes, I really need to do my house. I always find things I forgot I had or that I don’t use and are just taking up space”.

“I don’t think it will all fit back in!” Joked Bethany. “I’m sure this can’t all me mine!”

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Daniel went on to explain that there were many charity shops in the town who needed second hand clothes and trinkets. He explained that they sell them to help raise money for good causes.

Bethany though that this was a brilliant idea and so once she had finished cleaning, Christie and Daniel helped her to sort out what she wanted to keep and what she wanted to donate.

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Bethany felt very happy to have made a difference to others by giving away things she didn’t want any more.

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