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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!

I hope I see you out and about at some of the local events that are happening over the summer and fingers crossed for lots of good weather!

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NEWCROFT PRIMARY SCHOOL FOOD4LIFE SILVER AWARD AND WINNER OF THE LEICESTER MERCURY HEALTHY SCHOOL INITIATIVE 2015 Newcroft has recently received two prestigious awards for Healthy Schools - the Food for Life Silver Award was presented to the school on Thursday 2nd July at Cattows Farm, Heather.

This award was achieved through the work Newcroft has been doing to improve Healthy Eating and wellbeing. We have involved school Governors in setting up garden beds to grow our own fresh fruit and vegetables. The harvested produce is then used in school meals, cookery club and breakfast/afterschool clubs.

The children learn about how things are grown and where their food comes from. There will be a ‘Farmer’s Style Market’ at Newcroft in September to sell some of the things children have grown and made. The school has its own chickens, rabbits, guinea pigs and recently had a lamb on loan from

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Some Y2 children visited Oakley Grange for a tour of the farm and to see how bread is made.

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UPDATE FROM GURU SINGH Thanks to Shepshed Eye I have had a lot of support from Shepshed people. 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. 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 7 weeks to my Trans-Alpine challenge when I shall be riding 90 miles 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 CC Swimmers in Loughborough and Rose Bond for a sterling effort in raising £400.

CASH BONUS FOR LOCAL PROJECT FREEDA WITH SOCIETY ‘GRANT FOR GOOD’ The Nottingham Building Society in Shepshed have chosen FreeDA, a Free Debt Advice Service, to help out with a donation. The money will go towards helping local people with budgeting, accommodation and job advice as well as debt counselling.

The building society based in the Bullring teamed up with Nottinghamshire Community Foundation, who work with other community foundations nationally, to aid work being done locally.

Branch Manager Carl Ward explains “We really wanted to find a local project that would help our local community to prosper through increasing people’s skills and employability, ability to manage their own finance or a project that helped to reduce homelessness and people to stay in their own homes or even help homeless people get back on their feet.

When we started our community work five years ago, we really took inspiration from the origins of our building society and very

proud to be supporting FreeDA through our ‘Grants for Good’ scheme and looking forward to helping out with their project.”

Mr Robert Ellatt, FreeDA centre manager, said “It is very encouraging that our financial neighbour recognises the good work that we are doing and is able to support us in this way. I know that our team also appreciate this contribution to their communication costs. We want to tell as many people as possible about the work we do. Anyone can find themselves in debt, most families in this area are just two paycheques away from money worries, and it is important to seek advice as early as possible before getting into serious difficulties.”

The initiative is part of The Nottingham’s ‘Doing Good Together’ programme which has seen almost £70,000 given away to local projects in the last few years. Previous grants have helped fund everything from local job fairs to home-starter packs for young people whilst the society has raised over £50,000 for charities and volunteered over 1,000 hours.

The branch are also supporting local SportsAid star James Teagle from Leicester with fundraising to help with the costs of paying for equipment and travel to competitions.

Donations can be made online on

Sponsorship forms are available in Charnwood Pharmacy, Blooming’ Marvellous, Ryatt’s Optometrists, Hall Croft Opticians, Black Swan, The Crown Inn, Dilip’s Multistage and Janine Hairdresser at “Sheardesire” in Hall Croft.

Throughout the summer, Livio of Livio’s Italian Restaurant is also collecting a voluntary £1 donation from his diners and promising to match it.

The Rotary Club of Shepshed Charnwood had great pleasure in making one of its members a Paul Harris Fellow (after our founder, Paul Harris, a Chicago lawyer who started Rotary International in 1905).

The secret had been carefully kept for a few months, so the element of surprise, when Assistant Governor Graham Martin presented Mike Lister with his award, was evident for all to see and hear.

A Paul Harris award is the highest honour a Rotary Club can bestow on a Rotarian. It is awarded in appreciation of tangible and significant assistance given and exemplifies the Rotary International motto ‘Service above Self’.

Certainly Rotarian Mike embodies this motto with his dedication and service to Rotary. Mike joined the club in 2007 and his enthusiasm ensured that, within two years, he had progressed from member up to President. He then handed over his chain of office to become Treasurer in 2010, which office he still holds.

Leaving aside his daily work for the club, he also assists in international events, loading shelter boxes onto vans, shifting soil and other manual tasks at numerous local projects as well as representing the club at fairs and shows, the list is endless.

His wife Barbara is often seen helping Mike in the many aspects of his Rotary life, and the club acknowledges her not insignificant support. Well done Mike, an award well earned and well deserved.

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BE PREPARED...TO SHARE THE FRUITS! 2nd East Leake Scouts Group and the Rotary Club of Shepshed Charnwood recently combined their skills to clear a weed and nettle infested area to construct two raised garden beds.

As plants already start to sprout, Group Scout leader Paul Stanley (far right) thanked the members of the club for all the hard work and planning that had been put in. It

will enable the Cubs to produce vegetables, learn new skills and work towards their badges. The project was completed in 3 days with Rotarians, local people and, of course, the Cubs all joining together to produce the final article.

President David Hayes (centre) said "It was indeed a true local community project, involving all genders and ages from 8 up to more senior groups".

He also thanked the residents of the village for their donations to

the club's annual Santa float visit during December as without their generosity projects such as this would not be possible.

Vice president Paul Miles thanked the local businesses for their input in providing materials at cost value, in particular Abbey Turf for the soil, Jewson for the gravel and Harlow Brothers for the wood and advice.

The Rotary club look forward to returning later in the year to taste the "fruits of the Cubs' labours".

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SHEPSHED HISTORY SOCIETY Shepshed Lions Club Community First Responders have received a massive boost in its funding.

Lion Alastair Frobisher and his 12 year old son Patrick completed a sponsored walk along the full length of the West Highland Way in Scotland to raise funds for Community First Responders. The walk was over 7 days and over a distance of 98 miles. The weather was very mixed for the week but high spirits prevailed and ended with smiling faces.

The summer meeting of the Shepshed History society took place on July 14th, a light hearted evening given by Mr and Mrs Bob Neil who specialize in collecting all manner of antique curios that today are a complete mystery to most of us.

The object of the evening was to try and guess what they were made for and the group with the most points were awarded a small prize.

One of the items looked like a wooden chair leg but was in fact a

paper bag maker that the grocer would have used. Another unusual gadget was a wooden taper maker that a cottager would have made his tapers in. This nostalgic evening then was spent in trying to solve the mystery of these and many other quaint artifacts and members also were able to learn of how life was in days gone by which was of great interest all round.

The August meeting is a closed meeting with members being taken on a canal cruise and supper.

The next open meeting will be held on September 8th and new members are always welcome.

A total in excess of £1400 was raised by this magnificent event.

Lion President Bob Lilley, who is also Coordinator for the Community First Responders said, “ This is a massive boost for the CFR team funds and will enable the team to purchase medical equipment that we use on a daily basis. I cannot thank Alastair and Patrick enough. It was a very arduous walk, given the terrain and weather conditions, and to know they did it for our team is humbling”.

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If you are interested in becoming a volunteer Community First Responder or would like to make a donation or sponsor the team please contact Bob Lilley on e-mail at thelilleys15@gmail.com

Every November Shepshed Running Club hold their 7 mile race around the Garendon Estate. Besides promoting our sport we also raise money for local good causes. We would like to hear from any group or charity who would like to be considered for a donation to please contact us.

Our details are: email ibenskin@hotmail.com or by post to SRC c/o 16 West Leake Road, East Leake, Loughborough LE12 6LJ.

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Every day the Air Ambulance crew provides an efficient, prompt response to road traffic collisions, sporting accidents, collapses and many other incidents throughout Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Rutland. The Rotary Club of Shepshed Charnwood recently visited the charity’s base in Kegworth to make a donation to the running of the service.

Sally Small presented the chain of office to Carole Harriman, at our July meeting. Carole’s chosen charity for the year will be The Shepshed Volunteer Centre.

Kerry Martin, head of retail operations, said “We are extremely grateful to the Rotary Club for all their hard work fundraising for us, and delighted to be presented with the cheque.

Each mission that we run costs around £1,700, and the charity receives no government funding, so the money they raised can go straight to helping save lives.”

Rotary President David Hayes said “Thanks must go to the generous support received from all of the local community. Without their donations for our events we would not be able to help such worthwhile organisations.”

Members of Shepshed WI met in July when a talk was given by Annette and John Christophers who have been making pottery for over 50 years. Both were trained to ‘throw on the wheel’ which takes a 5 year apprenticeship in a

company. John gave a talk on the history of potting and members were given a piece of clay to make a small plaque with their initials on it but did not know why.

All was revealed later because during the talk Annette had been moulding all the pieces into a large decorative pot which was later to be taken away, fired and then returned to the WI to do with as they pleased.

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Carole outlined her year to members, which include a bus trip to Leicester to visit the Richard III Centre, a Murder Mystery evening and a Grand National Champagne Breakfast. Also Pauline Bailey was presented with the Honoured

SHEPSHED INNER WHEEL CLUB Shepshed Inner Wheel Club handed over a cheque for £1140 at our July meeting. The cheque was presented to Maggie Deere from Rainbows by Sally Small, the President of Shepshed Inner Wheel Club. Rainbows was Sally's chosen charity for the year, as her granddaughter Ella attends Rainbows for respite care. The money was raised during the year by various fund raising events, mainly centred around food.

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Shepshed Lions Club 6th Annual Charity Carnival will take place in Glenmore Park, Shepshed on Bank Holiday Monday 31st August 2015. This is a muchanticipated annual charity event that is popular with all sections of our community. Posters have been prepared and will soon be appearing all around the town.

The Club is delighted to announce that, in addition to the normal acts and attractions, there will be a fly past by a World War 2 Dakota aircraft from the Battle of Britain Memorial flight over the Carnival site. There will be a live show by Mark and Twiggy from Oak FM from the Carnival on the day. There will be lots of things for the children to do, a Funfair, and Arena acts. This year we have K9 Quackers who entertained the crowd last year and Dingle Fingle, a comedy car act who was very popular two years ago. There will be the usual array of stalls to suit all tastes. There will be displays including Birds of Prey, Reptiles and much more. There will be our Annual Charity Carnival raffle with lots on prizes including a Radio Controlled Helicopter, a Fire HD, and a man’s Hugo Boss watch.

Please also remember that every single penny that the Shepshed Lions Club 6th Annual Charity Carnival is spent in the town on local charitable good causes. The Right Honourable Nicky Morgan MP will open the Carnival at midday. Check out our Shepshed Lions Club Charity Carnival website at www.shepshedcarnival.org We are lucky to be having one of the RAF’s Battle of Britain Memorial Flight Dakota’s flying over the show site on Monday August 31st.

We are not sure of times yet but hope to post them the website or Facebook (we may not know until the day when it will be announced over the PA system).

Active Member pendant, in recognition of her good work for the club.

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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.

"I think it was either City of Angels or Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, the last show I did in Loughborough," he recalled.

"I'm not sure which it was but I know it was around 25 years ago.

"It's been a long time but when the chance to be in Sunset came about, I had no hesitation in saying yes."

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.

"I think it's just fantastic, the music, the score, the parts, everything," he said.

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"I particularly like the part of Max, which is who I'm playing, but everyone else has got great parts too. When you watch the famous movie, you see how incredible the story is and when I first saw this show in the West End, I was blown away by it and so I'm thrilled to be performing in it now."

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.

"I loved it and I did all the things I wanted to do," he continued.

"I did a bit of TV, a couple of West End shows and a couple of tours," he said.

"However, it is a very hard business to get on in and after a decade or so, I decided I'd done what I wanted to do and that was enough. Now, I've got the chance to be in Sunset back here in Loughborough and I'm loving it."

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

"I'm really enjoying being involved with this show, it's great to be working with Liz again and I know several others in the cast too, while others are new to me, which makes it even better," continued Jonathan.

"It's going to be a fantastic show, make sure you come and see it."

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

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Choosing Climbers

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ummer is well under way and we’ve been lucky to have some lovely sunny warm days to enjoy in the garden.

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

Sweetpeas

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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COMPETITION

WIN

A VISIT TO THE

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ingfishers’ Pool Vineyard has won two medals in the prestigious United Kingdom Vineyards Association (UKVA) competition, which is the only national competition for English and Welsh wine.

The still dry white wine made from Siegerrebe and Solaris grapes, called King Richard, won a silver medal. This wine is made in the boutique winery at the vineyard in Rothley.

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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not a surprise. When I scrutinised the results further and realised that ours was the only Leicestershire vineyard to have won any medal I was ‘over the moon! What had started as a hobby has now become true artisan winemaking.”

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.

Accompanying this white wine is a medium dry rose wine named Battle Royal. What a wonderfully symbolic way of commemorating this historic event.

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SHEPSHED SHOP LOCAL! That’s the call from one local businessman and resident, Mick Sloan of PrimoIT. Says Mick, “There are shops in Shepshed that can’t be found in Loughborough and Leicester. Why travel and go to the hassle and cost of parking when there are brilliant trades, shops, pubs and restaurants right on your own doorstep with little or no need to pay for parking!”

ST WINEFRIDES TODDLER CHURCH FANCY DRESS St Winefrides Toddler Church took part in a sponsored fancy dress toddle in aid of Barnados under fives projects. 17 children plus adults took part walking to and around Glenmore Park, followed by a picnic.

The toddler church meets on a Wednesday morning at 10.15am in St Winefrides Church Shepshed.

All pre-school children, parents, grandparents and carers welcome.

Join us for prayer, music, activities and refreshments.

For information please contact Father Michael Parish Priest on 01509 502313.

ST BOTOLPH’S ECO COUNCILLORS’ VISIT TO DESFORD On Tuesday 23rd June St Botolph’s Primary School was one of 8 primary schools from Leicestershire and Warwickshire to visit Neovia Logistics, Desford, Leicester for their seventh Eco Day. The event was a fantastic opportunity to showcase our environmental work and to see what other Primary schools have been doing. Mrs Pepper, Head Teacher said, “It was such a great opportunity for the children to share their Eco projects with other schools and to have to present in front of large number of adults.

It is projects like this that help to develop the children’s confidence and a chance to work with our wider community.”

Our Year 3 and 4 Eco Councillors created their own display to show the other children and the representatives from Neovia Logistics what our school does to be eco-friendly. They even used an Augmented Reality App to share some of their projects.

The 6 children then performed a song explaining the importance of looking after our world.

Vicky Rousell, Transport Management Team Leader, Neovia Logistics said. “The presentation from St Botolph’s was outstanding, the bravery of the children to stand and sing in front of 100 people they did not know and sing with such delight and attitude was a pleasure to see.

The dedication of the children in the work they do to protect the environment displayed in their displays and in talking to the children is a credit to your school“ Later in the day to highlight the importance of Eco initiatives from around the world, Dave Shaw – The Rainforest Man, enthralled children and adults alike with his stories, artefacts and live creatures from his travels.

Mick is spearheading a brand new campaign aimed at raising awareness locally of exactly what Shepshed offers, and Community Eye is proud to support the campaign. Mick is calling on all trades, shops, pubs and restaurants to join his Shepshed – Shop Local campaign in order to make it the success he believes it really can be.

“All people need to do is contact me. I’ll send them a Shepshed – Shop Local sticker for them to display in their premises. I’ll also invite them to get involved by advertising their business on a brand new double sided A4 full colour flyer which will be delivered to every single one of the 5,000 homes in Shepshed on a monthly basis starting in August. The more businesses that are involved, the more cost effective it will be for us all. Each business will be free to choose what they put in their section of the flyer. It really will be a great way to spread the word about special offers, to let readers know about new products or services, opening hours, new staff joining etcetera. I want everyone in Shepshed to know what is on their doorstep and to shop locally.

The difference that will make to our local economy will be significant.”

Mick got the idea from recent campaigns he’d seen being run successfully elsewhere. “I saw

people taking action and being proud of the area they live and work in. I’ve spoken to the people that ran those campaigns and they told me that these campaigns had seen significant benefits for the local communities involved as well as for the trade, shop, pub and restaurant owners. It’s a win win all round!”

Mick’s own business has been in Shepshed now for 15 years and has just celebrated its birthday.

“We had a fantastic day with guest appearances from Steve Walsh and local up-and-coming boxer Louis Norman. I was so proud to celebrate such a big milestone with my team as well as with both new and long-standing customers.”

The celebrations took place at PrimoIT’s newly revamped Shepshed showroom. Added Mick, “It was time to invest some love and care into our shop and premises. We are carrying a much broader range of lifestyle gadgets and gizmos in store now including SMS Audio headphones, a full range of mobile and tablet accessories as well as all the bits and bobs you need for a computer or laptop. There really is no need to go to Loughborough or Leicester.

We’ve got it covered.”

If you run a business in Shepshed and would like to become part of the Shepshed – Shop Local campaign please contact Mick Sloan on 015430 265 656 or via email mick@primoit.co.uk

The day closed with an award ceremony where each child was presented with a certificate and a goody bag and each school received a commemorative plaque and cheque for £250, to go towards our Eco projects.

GRAFFITI ON SKATE PARK ON OAKLEY ROAD Shepshed Town Council owned skate park on Oakley Road has been subjected to an attack of offensive graffiti, as a result of this the Skate Park will have to be closed for essential maintenance, in order to remove the graffiti.

The matter has been reported

to the Police and we are in possession of the aerosol cans used for carrying out this graffiti.

Again, this will be a burden to the rate payers of Shepshed.

SHEPSHED TOWN COUNCIL PRESENT CHEQUE TO SHEPSHED VOLUNTEER CENTRE Shepshed Town Council presented Shepshed Volunteer Centre with a cheque for £6,000 (Vice-Chairman of Council, Cllr Jane Lennie presenting the cheque to Mrs Angie Whitmore of Shepshed Volunteer Centre).

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MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT

BOROUGH COUNCILLOR

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

T: 01509 502974 M: 07796 544817 E: christine_radford@hotmail.com

NICKY MORGAN

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know that schools in Shepshed have now finished for the summer so I hope everyone had a good end of term and I wish all students waiting for exam results the very best of luck. And I hope everyone, whether staff or pupils or families has a good summer break.

One piece of disappointing recent news has been the Government’s decision to pause the electrification of the Midland Mainline. This is something I campaigned very hard for in the last Parliament and worked with Midlands and South Yorkshire MPs across the House of Commons to secure this. I cannot, however, argue with the need for Network Rail to get a proper grip of the costs of these projects given they are spending hard-earned taxpayer’s money.

Some of the works such as the line improvements at Market Harborough and Derby will go ahead and I shall continue to press the Government and Network Rail for a timetable for the full electrification project. I have spoken to both the Secretary of State for Transport, the Rail Minister and Network Rail about the decision and the knock-on effects. I know that the Town Council and Cllr Radford have both written to the Transport Secretary too and I will be keeping them up to date with future developments.

LONG WHATTON SHORT MAT BOWLS CLUB We are a long established friendly club which welcomes new members who want to learn to play as well as those who already

Are held on the second Saturday of each month at Shepshed Town Council offices in Charnwood Road from 11am until 12 noon.

Labour Councillors would love to meet you and help you deal with any issues that you may have. All Shepshed residents are welcome.

If you unable to come along please telephone 01509 277012 and we will do our best to help.

My caseworker, Jane, recently visited the Forest House Surgery Patients Participation Group. The Group mentioned that when a car pulls out of the surgery onto Leicester Road it is very difficult to see right because of parked cars. The Group are petitioning for this access to become safer, and I have been asked to mention that the petition is available to sign in the Surgery.

I have also received notification this month from the Post Office that they will be proceeding with their proposal to move the current Charnwood Road Post Office branch to Shepshed General Store, 52 – 54 Charnwood Road, Shepshed where it will operate as one of their new local style Post Office branches. As part of the move a permanent ramp will be installed to ensure access for everyone and there will be changes to the current internal layout to ensure there is enough space inside.

Finally I know the state of our grass verges has caused some fury locally.

I have raised this with the Leader and Chief Executive of the County Council. Whilst local budgets do continue to be squeezed there is no excuse for the agreed schedule of cuts not to be followed and, when the cutting takes place, for it to be of poor quality.

Nicky Morgan possess the skills. We are keen to increase our membership.

When? Every Wednesday evening from 7.30 – 9.30pm Where? Long Whatton Community Centre (attached to the Primary School) Are you interested?

Then contact Alan Wheeler, Club Secretary, on 01509842851

Shepshed Conservatives Councillors hold an advice surgery at the Shepshed Town Council Offices, Charnwood Road, Shepshed on the last Saturday of the month. 10am to 11am.

Your Conservative, County, Borough and Town Councillors would love to meet you and help you deal with any issues that you may have. All Shepshed residents are welcome.

Appointments are not necessary for more details call 01509 502974

CHRISTINE RADFORD

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ince we were elected in May, we have been very busy dealing with housing problems, neighbour problems and planning issues.

still the Post Office in the Market Place which is open Mon-Fri 09.00 - 17.30 and Sat 09.00 12.30, I am pleased that will still have 2 Post Offices in Shepshed.

Charnwood Road Post Office

Land West of Loughborough

The proposal to move the Post Office currently at 147 Charnwood Road is due to move into the Shepshed General Store, 52-54 Charnwood Road, where it will operate as one of the new local style Post Office branches has been approved. Details of the timing of the move will be displayed in the current post office.

The Post Office received a small number of comments some positive and some expressing slight reservations, mostly about parking restrictions in the area.

The majority of Post Office products and services will still be available 7 days a week from 07.00 - 21.30 but for those products not available there is

The proposal to build over 3,000 houses on land between Loughborough and the M1 Motorway – known locally as Garendon – will be discussed at a special planning Committee on the 11th August in the Town Hall, at the time of going to print the decision is not known but a report will be in the September issue.

We shall continue to have our regular monthly surgery on the last Saturday of the month in the Town Council offices, Charnwood Road, from 10-11am. No appointments are necessary.

Bill Bebbington, Christine Radford, John Savage and Joan Tassell 502974, 506661 or e mail christine_radford@hotmail.com

COUNTY COUNCILLOR

CHRISTINE RADFORD T: 01509 502974 M: 07796 544817 E: christine_radford@hotmail.com

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s your County Councillor, I am always on hand to try and deal with any concerns you may have about services provided by Leicestershire County Council.

£5000,000 of this earmarked fund has been released to the GCR to work with partners to progress the plans and apply for the full grant later this year.

Midland Mainline Electrification

The plan is for a new build glass frontage museum which will provide a clear view of trains arriving at the Station. The Museum will house collections of locomotives together with personal histories and smaller objects which will help interpret the railway’s role in everyday life.

I have written to The Rt. Hon. Patrick McLoughlin expressing my concerns regarding the ‘pause’ in the electrification of the Midland Mainline. The electrification of the mainline is not only critical to economic growth in Leicester and Leicestershire; it would support growth for the whole area from Northamptonshire to Sheffield.

This would boost more inward investment and growth. A modern electrified route with up to date rolling stock is an essential part of delivering a modern, fit for purpose transport network for the city, county and region.

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Great Central Railway

Following concerns raised by residents regarding the old 1880 steam fire pump currently housed at Snibston, I have been assured that following the outcome of what is going to happen with Snibston that a favourable consideration will be given to the return of the pump to Shepshed.

The Heritage Lottery Fund has earmarked funding of £9.5 million for the development of a new Railway Museum to sit alongside the Leicester North terminus of the Great Central Railway (GCR).

A place has already been ear marked in the Shepshed Watermill which has open days with working blacksmiths, tea rooms etc. I will keep you informed as and when I have further information.

LOCAL NEWS Every Friday Evening Healing Group 7.30pm 36 Bridge Street, Shepshed. Tel. 01509 506828.

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10th – 14th August Children’s bible holiday club For details please contact the Church Office on 01509 503382

REGULAR MEETINGS IN AUGUST Tuesdays Wednesday

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St James’ Mothers Union 19th August Outing to Byrkley Park Gardens Contact: Janet Quenby 01509 506154 Fold - Group for people with Learning Difficulties 7-9pm 21st August Contact: Kathy Cole 01509 506119 SBCH

Sunday 16th August 8.00am Holy Communion 10.00am Holy Communion 10.00am Family Service (Church Hall) 6.00pm Taize Sunday 23rd August 8.00am Holy Communion 10.00am Holy Communion 10.00am Family Service (Church Hall)

Meeting Point – Every other Tuesday in Oaks Meeting Room. For further details contact Lesley Bates 01509 502853. Both these events are attached to St James’ Church.

Sunday 30th August 8.00am Holy Communion 10.00am Holy Communion 10.00am Family Service (Church Hall) 6.00pm Healing Service

SBCH = St. Botolph’s Church Hall, OSH = Oaks Storer Hall.

Mid-week Communion Every Wednesday at 10am Prayer Meeting Every Saturday 8.30-9.30am

SERVICES AT ST JAMES’ OAKS IN CHARNWOOD Sunday 16th August 8.30am Holy Communion 11.15am Family Service 4.00pm Holy Communion Sunday 23rd August 8.30am Holy Communion 4.00pm BCP Evensong Sunday 30th August 8.30am Holy Communion 4.00pm BCP Evensong

ST BOTOLPH’S CHURCH, SHEPSHED AND ST. JAMES’ CHURCH, OAKS IN CHARNWOOD August Every Friday (Term time only) 10-11.30am Cheeky Chops SBCH

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Tuesday Group 8pm 18th August Speaker: Ed Bampton – Talk on Pop UK at St Botolph’s School SBCH

Other groups meeting within the 2 Parishes are as follows: Oaks Seniors – Every other Tuesday in Oaks Storer Hall. For further details contact Sheila Bass 01509 502813

St Botolph’s Church is open from 9.30-12.30 pm every Tuesday & Saturday. Do come along and join us.

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SHEPSHED RAMBLERS

The next walk of Shepshed Ramblers is ‘Ticking off Ticknall on Sunday 16th August.

Walkers carry a coffee break and lunch and meet at Shepshed Market Place at 9.25 am for a prompt 9.30 departure and should return between 2.30 and 3.00pm.

Furthermore, there are still places available on the coach for Shepshed Ramblers day trip to Lincoln on Sunday 20th September. The coach departs at 8.30 am and the walk will be part of the Viking Way. Those not wishing to walk will be dropped in Lincoln for the day and the group will return to Shepshed for approximately 6.00 pm. Cost is £15 per person.

For further information please contact either: Margaret on 1509 600510 or Bernie on 01509 828328.

All are welcome.

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This October a team of regulars from the Black Swan in Shepshed are running the Leicester Half Marathon to raise much needed funds for Cancer Research UK. Cancer Research UK has strong links with Leicester as last year, with public support, they invested £1.2 million in to research in Leicester to help beat cancer sooner.

‘Working closely with our partners at the University of Leicester, the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, the local charity HOPE Against Cancer and the Leicester-based MRC Toxicology Unit, our researchers focus on understanding the inner workings of cancer, finding new ways to test for and monitor the disease, and developing new ideas for cancer prevention and treatment.’

The team from the Black Swan, named ‘Briggs Heroes’ need your support to help continue this much needed research and to help find a cure for Cancer.

‘We are a group of friends that are taking on the challenge of running the Leicester Half Marathon on 25th October (Johnny, Mark, Trev, Margaret, Jane, Chloe, Michael, Donna, Emma and Helen), Unfortunately we have all been affected by cancer, losing dear friends and loved ones.

VOLUNTEERS FOR SHEPSHED ALLEY GROUP Are you interested in volunteering? Then the Shepshed ALLeY Group is keen to hear from you. For this voluntary position you don’t need any experience, just stacks of enthusiasm and be available to attend the group at least twice a month. Volunteers need to be at least 18 years old and happy to have a DBS check.

The Shepshed ALLeY Group is a registered charity and aims to benefit young people aged 12 (Year 7) to 19 who have physical, mild learning or social interaction difficulties; e.g. – Cerebral Palsy, Dyspraxia, Dystonia, Spinal Injury, injury as a result of an accident, Aspergers Syndrome and other Autistic Spectrum Disorders.

The group meets in Shepshed for two hours on Friday evenings throughout most of the year, with the occasional Saturday trip thrown in for good measure.

We want to help to create more tomorrows for more people and we’re determined to help Cancer Research UK to keep pushing forward to beat cancer sooner.

PLEASE SPONSOR US... it doesn't matter how much, every penny really will make a difference ...

Thanks from Briggs Heroes xxxxxxxxxx’ There are three ways that you can help them: 1) Donate online at www. justgiving.com/BriggsHeroes 2) Donate via your mobile phone by texting BRHR99 and the amount you wish to donate to 70070 3) Enjoy a fantastic family fun day at The Black Swan in Shepshed!!

The family fun day will be held on Saturday 22nd August from 1pm till late and has something for everyone including a BBQ, tombola, raffle, auction, bouncy castle and music! Everyone is donating their time for free and Keith at the Black Swan is donating the food so all money raised goes directly to Cancer Research UK. We wish Briggs Heroes all the best and look forward to reporting their total raised!

The main aims of the group are to encourage friendship and confidence and to support the young people to develop social and life skills, helping them become more independent. But most importantly, the group is all about fun for members and volunteers alike.

Leader of the Shepshed ALLeY Group, Teresa Kaur, said “The group is great fun and Friday nights quickly become the favourite night of the week for many of us. We aim to provide training opportunities to help develop volunteers and you certainly pick up a really useful set of skills. In fact, quite a few of our previous volunteers have gone on to secure paid jobs in this field.

If you’re interested, we’d love to hear from you.”

For further information on any of these opportunities please contact the ALLeY Group administrator by emailing admin@alleygroup. org.uk or phoning 01509 880375.

Visit our website: www.alleygroup.org.uk.

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