October 2015 - Shepshed Community Eye

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WELCOME TO YOUR OCTOBER ISSUE Autumn is here and with it comes Halloween and Bonfire night! Inside this edition you can find spooky treats and scary competitions along with seasonal gardening tips and lots of local news!

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It also gives me great pleasure to let you know that we have been shortlisted for 4 national awards!

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I really do enjoy putting your magazines together for you each month and also visiting various events and local productions. We are a community magazine and as such you are at the heart of what we do. Please do continue to send in your news and events and I will do my best to include as much as I can.

NEW VOLUNTEERS FOR BREASTFEEDING PEER SUPPORT Ten women have recently been trained to become breastfeeding peer supporters to help families give their babies the best possible start in life.

The Charnwood BRAS (Breastfeeding Reassurance And Support) group is run by peer supporter volunteers who are fully trained in all aspects of breastfeeding.

The new members have joined existing volunteers to provide information, reassurance and support to parents and parents-to-be at every stage from pregnancy to weaning. They offer one-to-one support, a telephone helpline, breastfeeding cafes, antenatal workshops and returning to work sessions.

Claire Elliott lives in Hathern and has two young boys.

She is one of the new members and explains why she did the training “I decided to become a BRAS volunteer because after the birth of my first son our breastfeeding journey didn't get off to a easy start.

I initially had difficulty trying to find support so am keen to promote the help that the BRAS provide and support other mums.”

Joanne Talbot of the Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust is one of the trainers on the course. She says “We have a fantastic team of ladies across Charnwood now, who have diverse backgrounds and huge amounts of expertise. With the support out there like never before hopefully every family who wants to breastfeed will feel supported even through any difficult situations.”

Another new BRAS volunteer is Paulina from Costock.

She has three young sons and decided to become a breastfeeding peer supporter to help other mums – “For me, breastfeeding has been a challenging but rewarding journey. To know that my body has the super power to nourish my boys is just incredible!! I want to help other mums discover how beautiful this experience can be and a good support network from the start is vital.”

For more information about breastfeeding see www.leicspart.nhs.uk/infantfeeding and for more information about antenatal workshops and support see www.charnwoodbras.co.uk or telephone 07583 041054.

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HIND LEYS A LEVEL RESULTS

HIND LEYS GCSE RESULTS

Hind Leys College is once again delighted and proud to share in the fantastic success of our Post 16 students who have performed incredibly well in their A Level examinations.

The staff and Governors of Hind Leys College are thrilled to be celebrating another fantastic year of GCSE results.

Against the background of another year of significant national change and turbulence, Hind Leys students and teachers have once again proved how resilient and talented they are.

Some outstanding results this year include Walker Grevel who obtained 1 A* and 3 A grades and will now go on to study Civil Engineering, Laura Clarke will go on to study English and History after achieving 2 A* grades, Mattie Unwin achieved 3 A grades and will go on to study Biology and Jake Towersey achieved 1 A* and 1 A grade securing his place to study Architectural Environment Engineering.

Hind Leys has excellent results across all areas of the Post 16 curriculum reflecting both the talents and efforts of our students who have been supported by a truly inspirational and committed team of teachers and support staff.

Once again students have secured places at the best Russell group Universities.

Our A Level pass rate (A* - E) this year is 99%, with 78% of all results being at least a Grade C. This makes 2015 another record year for Hind Leys Post 16.

Hind Leys continues to be ranked in the top 100 colleges nationally in terms of getting the best out of our Post 16 Students and is

one of the best Leicestershire comprehensive sixth forms. We are thrilled that this has been reinforced, once again, by our 2015 results.

Alison Riggall, Chair of Governors, is very proud of these splendid results and Governors congratulate all our students, and their hardworking teachers.

Students have made excellent progress and there are some outstanding individual results.

We would like to congratulate ALL of our students on their fantastic achievements and wish them every success as they move on to many different university and training courses.

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Of particular note this year are the incredible achievements of Josh Rutt (4A*, 6A), Charlotte Pedley (4A*, 6A), Heather Jones (5A*, 5A), Carl Grevel (7A*, 3A), Jack Cooling (9A, 1B), Iona Taylor (2A*, 7A, 1B), Alex Callender (1A*, 7A, 2B), Amber Brierley (1A*, 6A, 2B), Beth Pass (6A*, 1 Distinction*, 2A, 1B) and Ewan Potter (3A*, 6A, 1B).

Once again we can identify some very strong subject performance across the curriculum. Some key headlines of note are: • Nearly 70% of students achieved 5 or more A* – C • 1 in 5 of all grades were A or A* • Students performed incredibly well in English and Maths.

• English results for 2015 being a record year for Hind Leys.

• Nearly a quarter of all Hind Leys students achieved the prestigious English Baccalaureate qualification.

Hind Leys College is tremendously proud of ALL our students who have worked so hard to achieve these results.

Alison Riggall, Chair of Governors, said that Governors are very proud of these splendid results, and we

congratulate all our students – and their hardworking teachers.

Students have made excellent progress and there are some outstanding individual results.

Matthew Parrott, Principal, said this is another year of fantastic results for everyone at Hind Leys reflecting all the hard work of both students and staff. We are especially proud of the progress Hind Leys students make during their time with us.

We now look forward to welcoming back our high achieving students as they return to Hind Leys next week to continue their studies in Post 16.

Any students who are still undecided about their Post 16 destination should contact Hind Leys College on 01509 504511 to discuss what we are able to offer.

The members of Shepshed and District Camera Club held their first major competition of the new season recently when they invited local photographer Peter Jones, ARPS, DPAGB, BPE3*, along to judge the ‘Four New Images’ competition.

Each entrant supplied four recent images to be projected and Peter passed his comments on each image awarding a mark out of 20, the entrant with the highest aggregate score being the winner.

In a closely fought contest the results were: 1st. Paul Rennocks 67 points 2nd. Garry Rennocks 66 points 3rd. Brian Taylor and Brian Walbey 64 points Highly Commended Alan Harris 63points

The image ‘Coupling Up’ by Brian Walbey was selected as the best image of the evening.

After a short break in mid October the season continues with Dave Green giving a talk entitled ’Constructed Photographs’ on 27th October.

The club meets at the Council Office in Charnwood Road most Tuesday evenings, new members

are always made welcome, and further details are available from the Club website at www.shepshedcameraclub.co.uk or by phone to Sue Hutton on 01509-650759.

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CHRISTMAS CARDS FOR HOPE AGAINST CANCER

Whilst I was away cycling in the Alps, Val my wife designed a special Christmas card for Hope Against Cancer based on the Trans-Alpine cycling challenge. All proceeds from the sale of the card will go to Hope. The price is £5.50 for a pack of 10 cards. Please call Guru mobile - 07501725044 or Val mobile - 07739984333 to order.

GURU SINGH UPDATE Dr Guru Singh a 66 year old ex Shepshed GP now based at Rosebery Medical Centre in Loughborough has completed a gruelling 360 mile bike ride from Geneva to Milan, in the process climbing nearly 22,000ft.

It was a much tougher route than expected as on some stages in the mountains wind chill temperatures dropped to minus 3C.

St Botolph’s Sarah Currie has recently been achieved her level 3 Forest School Leader status and will now be running twice weekly sessions for children in KS1 and KS2. Mrs Pepper, Head Teacher says, “I am delighted to be able to extend the outdoor learning for all of our pupils at St. Botolph’s and to provide the children with another opportunity for deepening their learning and skills.”

The Forest School sessions will promote the holistic development of the children, fostering resilient, confident, independent and creative learning. Each group will have their introductory sessions in the woodland exploring the site establishing physical and behavioural boundaries, discussing safety procedures, hygiene and routines.

Teamwork skills are developed through games and activities.

Individual skills and self-esteem are heightened throughout activities such as hide and seek, shelter building, tool skills, lighting fires or environmental art.

Shepshed Lions Club held their 6th Annual Charity Carnival in Glenmore Park, Shepshed on a very wet Bank Holiday Monday 31st August 2105. The weather, however, did not dampen the spirits of the members and valued volunteers who ran yet another very successful annual charity carnival.

Climbing Col de Pillon, Grimsel Pass, the famous Furka Pass and Passo San Gottardo, not to mention the killer climb on the last day of Madonna del Ghisallo with gradients of up to 12% was a tough challenge in spite of all the training over the past 10 months.

The ride was to raise funds for Hope Against Cancer a charity based in the University Hospitals of Leicester that funds vital research into cancer as a result of which Leicestershire hospitals attract the best doctors, nurses and support staff to the benefit of all of us. Dr Singh has raised over £8000 and is keeping his donations page http://uk.virginmoneygiving. com/team/Hopesitalianjob open so that people can continue to donate if they wish.

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Dr Singh took on this challenge after his wife Val was diagnosed and treated for uterine and breast cancer. Chemotherapy and eight operations later she is finally out of it and this is their way of putting something back into cancer care.

The challenge took on a particular poignancy as his brother in law Kuldeep S Gill collapsed and died four days before the challenge.

SHEPSHED HISTORY SOCIETY September 8th saw the Shepshed History Society being given a highly entertaining talk on the orgins of witches given by Mrs Sandy Leong, how they came into being and how the tortorous punishments evolved and were carried out sometimes on quite innocent men and women.

The most prolific time for witches was the 15th and 16th centuries when single women who lived on the outskirts of villages dabbled in herbs for medicinal purposes in order to eke out an existence and if these proved to be unsuccessful then the poor women would get persecuted and branded a witch.

It was Henry 8th in 1542 who brought in the first staute in order to punish these seomtimes quite

The gate receipts indicated that at least 1200 people from the community attended the event, despite the persistent rain. This is a clear indication of the support that Shepshed Lions Club receives from the community. This is very much appreciated by all the members of the club.

The highlight of the ride was riding with legends like Martin 'Johnno' Johnson and Derek Jelley and the final surprise opportunity to ride around the Monza racetrack. Dr Singh would like to thank everyone who has sponsored him or donated to the charity and is overwhelmed by the messages of support from so many people. He hopes to continue with his blog on www.gsingh1015.wordpress. com to spread the message of exercise and weight loss, health and cancer prevention and also hopes to write for the 'Eye' as often as possible. innocent victims. However there were of course others who did indeed practice black magic and a lot of these people were it had to be said mentally deranged in the first place and all sorts of macbre contraptions evolved in order to meter out punishments to the hapless victims, many of which still exist in today’s museums.

And so as the years went on, the witch era escalated but finally it began to peter out in the 17th century when common sense began to prevail. Although even today there is said to be a hidden culture that continues with this mysterious art of magic and spells, so it might be safer to stay indoors on Oct 31st just to be on the safe side.

October 13th Mr Mel Gould will be speaking on the Zeppelin Raid, newcomers are very welcome to join us at Glenmore Centre at 7.30

The Carnival had attractions including a fairground, children’s maze and bouncy castles, arena acts, an Army marching band, a variety of stalls, a live radio show with Mark and Twiggy from Oak FM and other displays for all the family to enjoy.

The main sponsor for the event was Mick Sloan from Primo IT, and a major sponsor was Meggit.

Other sponsors include Newbold Flooring, Fred Sherwood Group, Hallcroft Opticians, Charnwood Michelmersh Brick Holdings, Next, Hermes, The Loughborough Building Society, Nottingham Building Society, The Crown Hotel, The Black Swan, Harrison Thorn on line estate agents and Shepshed Ford.

There were numerous sponsors who generously donated raffle prizes, and advertised in the 6th Annual Charity Carnival brochure.

Lion President Bob Lilley said, “This was our 6th Annual Charity Carnival and the second year running that it rained all day. That said, the community turned out in force to support the event, despite the dreadful weather. All of the members of Shepshed Lions Club give a big thank you to everyone who turned out on the day to support us. As a result of the event, a total of £4120 was raised by Shepshed Lions Club. Every single penny raised will be spent on local good causes, as usual. I would also like to thank all of our sponsors, contributors to our raffle, and advertisers in our Annual Charity Carnival brochure.”

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LOCAL NEWS Fold - Group for people with Learning Difficultiiesi 7.00-9.00pm Contact: Kathy Cole 01509 506119 SBCH

SERVICES AT ST BOTOLPH’S CHURCH, SHEPSHED Sunday 11th October 8.00am Holy Communion 10.00am Holy Communion 10.00am Family Service

(Church Hall) 6.00pm BCP Evensong Sunday 18th October 8.00am Holy Communion 10.00am Holy Communion 10.00am Family Service

(Church Hall) 6.00pm Taize Sunday 25th October 8.00am Holy Communion 10.00am Holy Communion 10.00am Family Service

(Church Hall) 6.00pm Healing Service St Botolph’s Church is open from 9.30-12.30 pm every Tuesday & Saturday. Do come along and join us.

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

SERVICES AT ST JAMES’ OAKS IN CHARNWOOD Sunday 11th October 8.30am Holy Communion 4.00pm BCP Evensong Sunday 18 October Harvest 8.30am Holy Communion 11.15am Family Service 4.00pm Holy Communion Sunday 25th October 8.30am Holy Communion 4.00pm BCP Evensong

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

Every Friday Evening

Healing Group 7.30 pm 36 Bridge Street, Shepshed.

Tel. 01509 506828. All Welcome

St Botolph’s Mothers Union Wednesday 14th October 11.15am Speaker: Jane Payne – Travels in Jordan. Followed by lunch at approx..12.30 pm, All welcome Contact: RoseMarie Manning 01509 563001 SBCH

St James’ Mothers Union 2.30pm 18th October Demonstration by Tina Bax Making a Christmas Garland Contact: Janet Quenby 01509 506154

Tuesday Group 20th October 8pm Speakers: Brian and Betty Copson Glass Walking Canes SBCH

SHEPSHED RAMBLERS

The next walk of Shepshed Ramblers, which is Mysterious Meanderings and approximately 6.5 miles, is Sunday 18 October 2015. Walkers meet at Shepshed Market Place for a prompt 09.30 departure and carry a coffee and lunch break. All are welcome.

Also, Shepshed Ramblers is holding its AGM at the Glenmore Community Centre on Friday 6 November, commencing at 07.30 pm. The business of the club is dealt with first, which includes programme planning and a discussion of a weekend away.

This is followed by a light supper and social event – sometimes a quiz or beetle drive.

If you would like to know more about either the walk or AGM please contact Margaret on 01509 600510 or Bernie on 01509 828328

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3rd ANNUAL JUMBO JUMBLE SALE AT SHEPSHED

AWAY TO FAIRYLAND 50 YEARS ON! Half a century after it was the first Gilbert and Sullivan show performed at Christchurch, members of Christchurch G&S Society are dusting off their fairy wings and peers’ robes for a special anniversary performance of Iolanthe.

Iolanthe was the seventh comic opera from the pen of Gilbert and Sullivan and the subject of its satire – aspects of British government and law, notably the House of Lords – still has plenty of relevance for today’s audiences.

In the opening scenes of the show the Fairy Queen summons Iolanthe, whom she had banished 25 years previously for committing the fairy crime of marrying a mortal.

Iolanthe reveals to the rest of the fairies that she has a son, Strephon, an Arcadian shepherd. Strephon is in love with the Lord Chancellor’s beautiful ward Phyllis but the Lord Chancellor has forbidden them to marry because he does not believe a shepherd to be a suitable match for his ward – and because he is in love with Phyllis himself. With the whole of the House of Lords in love with Phyllis too, who will win her love once and for all and will fairy laws get in the way of everyone’s happiness?

Sullivan’s wonderful musical score includes Tripping hither, Loudly let the trumpets bray, None shall part us, In vain to us you plead and When Britain really ruled the waves.

Under the direction of Cheryl Hammersley and musical director Nicole Jordan, the cast is headed up by Al Jordan as the Lord Chancellor, Alison Matthews as his beautiful ward Phyllis and Richard Perkins Jnr as the Arcadian shepherd Strephon. Support comes from Cheryl Hammersley, Rachel Fitzpatrick, Steve Gale, Richard Perkins Snr, Valerie Hart and Emma Brown with first-time principal roles for Eddie Atkin and Sam Bagueley.

Delving in your drawers, searching in your sheds, clearing out cupboards, and wading through wardrobes are very satisfying activities, when one actually finds time, and actually gets around to doing it! Now is your chance!

For those who have goods suitable for selling, they may be brought to the hall on the previous day (Friday 24th) between 2 and 4 o’clock, and 6.30 and 7.30 in the evening.

In previous years there has been an amazing variety of goods for sale at St Botolph’s Church Hall for the Jumbo Jumble Sale, and this year will be no exception. The doors open at 10am, until 1pm on Saturday the 24th October, refreshments will be served. Trying on the selection of nearly new clothes is fun, a fitting room and mirror are provided!

Books, china and glass, bric-abrac, kitchenware, small pieces of furniture, tools, garden related objects, and nearly new clothes are all welcome. Young Mums may well have good clothes and ‘baby goods’ for which their children no longer have use, which they may well wish to donate, the organisers will be delighted to receive them for the children’s ‘department’.

Fifty years ago, in 1965 Keith Bailey, organist and choirmaster at Christchurch Methodist Church in Shepshed, pulled together the choir and some additional guest performers to put on an abridged version of Iolanthe as a church concert and fundraiser. Such was the success of this concert that ‘Friends of Christchurch Methodist’ toured the local area in the years that followed – when choir commitments permitted – with bigger and better productions before moving to Hind Leys as its regular venue. In 1991 the group formalised into Christchurch G&S Society with annual productions at Hind Leys College but the valued links with the Methodist church have never been lost.

There will be a front of house display during this year’s production of Iolanthe celebrating the 50th anniversary with photos, memorabilia and a memory tree capturing reminiscences of past and present members of Christchurch G&S. The final performance (Saturday matinee) will be a special gala performance with many past members of the society present in the audience.

Audience members for the matinee are invited to dress up as a character from any G&S show to enter into the spirit – although this is not compulsory!

Iolanthe runs at Hind Leys College theatre from Tuesday 10th to Saturday 14th November with performances at 7.30pm every night except Saturday (2.30pm only). Tickets are £12 (£6 children) and are available from Margaret on 01509 504376.

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.

All profits from the sale are for the work of St Botolph’s Church, and everything unsold after the event will be donated to the British Red Cross Nothing will be wasted!

Any enquiries to Anne Wightman 01509 502736 alan.wig@tiscali.co.uk

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Crazy Plant GiveAway has arrived in style at Shepshed, and has teamed up with Armstrong’s Mill and Rainbows Children’s Hospice to provide plants and flowers to the people of Shepshed, Loughborough and beyond.

John Buck, proprietor of Crazy Plant GiveAway said “I see this as a new concept in buying plants and flowers. For far too long you’ve either had to pay inflated garden centre prices or take your chance with inferior supermarket plants. How about getting the best of both worlds? Quality plants at value prices!”

So far so good. But as John added “Crazy Plant GiveAway goes further than this. It’s my intention to provide you with the best plants I can, at the best price I can, combined with the best service I can, so that you can enjoy the best garden you can. At prices this low everyone can enjoy a fantastic garden. There‘s no need to go anywhere else.”

Crazy Plant GiveAway is also delighted to announce that 5% of all turnover is donated to Rainbows Children’s Hospice in Loughborough.

Since opening for business at Armstrong’s Mill in May 2015 Crazy Plant GiveAway has donated in excess of £400 to Rainbows, and as John puts it “I would like to thank all those who have bought, and who continue to buy plants and flowers from me,

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for helping to raise this total for such a wonderful charity. This is about you, not me.”

“Supporting Rainbows really was a no-brainer for me. I was always going to support a charity with this. But think about it. Most charities seem to support those who have messed up due to their own choices. These children never had a choice. That’s the difference.

But for the grace of god there go all of us. And of course it’s a local charity as well. I believe in this.”

Crazy Plant GiveAway can be found at Armstrong’s Mill, 173 Charnwood Road, Shepshed, LE12 9NN on Saturdays and Sundays.

There is always a wide selection of quality plants available, including herbaceous perennials, shrubs, small trees, alpines, heathers, Summer and Winter bedding plants (with Winter Pansies now flying off the shelf) houseplants and plant accessories.

John added, “I put the customer first. First and foremost I am a gardener myself. I’ve been a plantbuyer and I know what it’s like. Don’t get ripped off any longer. I often have some incredible bargains and offers available with your name on them just waiting to brighten up your garden. Come along. Shop locally. You might be surprised at what‘s on your doorstep.“ The name says it all. It is Crazy Plant GiveAway!

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Tue 20th Oct - Sun 1st Nov

Haloween at the zoo. - Twycross 13 days of tricks and treats at Twycross; Wear fancy dress and get in for £13 and enjoy some spooky fun! For further information please see the website or call 0844 474 1777. www.twycrosszoo.org

Thu 29th Oct

Tiny Terrors Lunch Time Party Halloween at Barneys. Tiny Terrors Lunch Time Party at Barney’s Play Barn from 10am – 1pm.Childs Tickets £8.00 Adults Free. Prizes for the best Fancy Dress Children. Play, Food, Games & Prizes. Admission by Ticket only!. Limited Places! See our website for further details. www.barneysplaybarn.co.uk

Thu 29th Oct

Halloween Disco - Barneys Playbarn - Coalville. Halloween at Barneys Play Barn. Halloween Disco 5.00pm – 7.30pm. Childs Tickets £8.00 Adults Free. Prizes for the best Fancy Dress Children. Play, Food, Games & Prizes. Admission

by Ticket only! Limited Places! For further information see our website. www.barneysplaybarn.co.uk

Fri 30th Oct

Halloween Family Fun at Moira Furnace. Spooky Boat Trips, Ghost Walk, Apple Bobbing, Crafts, Food and Drinks. £2.50 children, £3.50 adults, £10.00 family 2 + 2 Tickets available from Ashby Tourist Information Centre (cash or card) 01530 411767 or Moira Furnace Museum (cash and cheque only) or pay on the door.

Sat 31st Oct

Halloween Steam & Scream at Great Central Railway. Dare you ride our after dark ghost trains?

Who knows what ghastly or ghoulish creatures you’ll meet on board. Trains departing from Loughborough & Rothley for a fun night out for all the family. Visit website www.gcrailway.co.uk

Sun 1st Nov

Gunpowder Plot - Donington Le Heath. Visit the house owned by one of the plotters and find out the true story of the Gunpowder Plot, with re-enactments, talks and gunpowder demonstrations.

At Donington le Heath Manor House 11am - 3pm. Cost Adults £2, Children £1. For further details telephone 01530 831259.

Fri 6th Nov

Mallory Park are proud to be supporting an extremely worthwile and local lifesaving charity; Leicestershire & Rutland Blood Bikes as part of this years Fireworks & Bonfire Night Extravaganza, taking place on.

Ticket Prices - Adult (14+) £5 in advance / £7 on the gate Child (Age 3-13) £3 in advance / £4 on the gate Family ticket (2 + 3) £15 in advance / £20 on the gate

Sat 7th Nov

Large Bonfire, Spectacular Fireworks Display, Meet your favourite Children’s Characters, Amazing Laser Light show, Fairground Rides, Licensed Bar, Various Food Stalls, Fresh Coffee & Tea, Toffee Apples StallS. At Cattows Farm. Normanton Lane, Heather, Leicestershire, LE67 2TD. Gates Open at 5pm, Bonfire lit at 6.30pm, Fireworks Start at 7.30pm. For Tickets go to there website www.eventbrite.co.uk Advance Tickets: Adults £6.50, Children £4.50, Under 3’s free.

On the Gate Price:Adults (Age 16 & Over) £8.00 Children (Age 3 - 16) £6.00, Under 3’s Free.

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Sat 7th Nov

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ORANGE PUMPKIN FACE COOKIES

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Mix the glaze ingredients to make a smooth, runny icing, adding a bit more juice if needed, then set aside. For the filling, beat the mascarpone with the icing sugar, then stir in the cooled melted chocolate. Spread the filling over the cooled plain biscuits, then press the ‘face’ ones on top – do this just before you want to eat them, otherwise they go soft. Brush with the glaze, using a clean paint brush or pastry brush. Eat the same day.

Ingredients

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140g butter, softened 175g plain flour 50g icing sugar finely grated zest 1 medium orange For the filling 100g mascarpone 1 tsp icing sugar 25g plain chocolate (55% cocoa solids is fine), melted For the glaze 50g icing sugar about 1 tbsp orange juice

Method

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Preheat the oven to fan 160C/ conventional 180C/gas 4. Put the butter in a bowl and beat with a wooden spoon until smooth. Add the flour, icing sugar and orange zest and beat together to make a softish dough. Knead into a ball and wrap in cling film. Chill for 1 hour.

Roll the dough out on a lightly floured surface to a thickness of about 3mm. Cut 24 circles with a 7.5 cm round plain cutter. Put them on a couple of baking sheets.

Using a small sharp knife, cut out Hallowe’en faces on 12 of the circles. Gather up the spare biscuit dough and press into pumpkin stem shapes, trimming with a sharp knife. Press to the top of each biscuit with a knife to join. Make lines on the face biscuits with the back of a roundbladed knife, to look like the markings on a pumpkin.

Bake all the biscuits for about 15 minutes until pale golden.

Leave to set for a while, then cool completely on a wire rack.

SLIME BUG CUPS

Time 25mins - Makes 12

Ingredients

4 x 135g packs lime jelly a selection of animal and bug sweets 2 x 154g packs Oreo biscuits

Method

Make up the jelly following pack instructions. Pour a third of the mixture into 12 small glasses or plastic pots. Add a couple of bugs to each pot, then leave to set in the fridge, keeping remaining jelly at room temperature. Once set, add more bugs to each container (lean some against edges, so they stick out the top). Pour over a third of the jelly and leave to set in the fridge. Repeat with remaining bugs and jelly.

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New Fabrics To Revitalise Your Home

Autumn is an exciting time of year for interiors as the fabric manufacturers reveal their latest collections and trends for the coming year.

Parker who is a well known lifestyle designer. Her bold and colourful floral designs have been transformed into fabrics and wall hangings.

We have recently visited trade shows in London and as usual have been inspired by the many wonderful new designs, colours and textures we have seen.

During October we will be offering 20% off all fabrics from Clarke & Clarke so why not let us help you to choose that perfect fabric to revitalise your home.

One of our favourite suppliers are Clarke & Clarke and their new collections have a very cosmopolitan feel such as Anatolia, with its striking Turkish patterns and Navajo with its native American Indian style.

Visit us at Robert Newbolds furnishings, Market place, Shepshed to see our full range or why not call us so that we can bring our fabrics to you in the comfort of your own home? We offer a full, no obligation made to measure service, including fitting of tracks and poles and a wide range of accessories.

Palladio offers ornate detailed weaves with a classic Italian feel, whilst Latour is a range of chenilles in rich and luxurious colours.

One exciting collaboration this year comes from Kim

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Launching Botanica Garden School

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he day light hours may be getting shorter and the temperature somewhat cooler, but that doesn’t mean we should be shutting down the garden and diverting our thoughts away from all things horticultural!

There are seeds to be sown, bulbs to be planted and opportunities to learn, develop our skills and plan ready for next year.

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Marigolds

Exciting times are ahead; myself and two fellow garden designers are launching Botanica Garden School very soon. We will be offering a range of one day and short courses covering topics such as How to Design your Own Garden, Planting Design, Creating a Cut Flower Garden, Woodland & Shady Gardens, Successional Colour for Borders and Gardening with Grasses. Those new to gardening can build confidence and skills to help tackle their own plot, whilst for those with experience or even their own gardening business they can gain a further understanding of horticulture and design from knowledgeable garden designers.

The courses will be held at 3 beautiful venues across Leicestershire selected for their elegant surroundings and friendly, relaxed atmosphere. To find out more information please visit www.botanicagardenschool.co.uk and find us on social media. If you know someone who may love to learn more about gardening and

Love in a Mist - Nigella: Unusual flowers with ferny foliage. The seedheads are great for drying and flower arranging.

Whilst I’m busy organising the Garden School and designing gardens and planting schemes I’ll still find some time to pop out to the greenhouse to sow seeds this autumn. Hardy annuals can be sown right now to germinate before the winter and then slowly develop ready to give an early splash of colour in the spring.

Sweetpeas: Sown now they will flower much earlier than spring sown plants.

Sown into seed trays of good multi-purpose compost and given some frost protection in a greenhouse or cloche, the seedlings can be pricked out into individual pots ready for planting out in early spring. However it is possible to sow direct into the ground. The soil must we weed free and free-draining to ensure that the seeds get a good start before the winter weather hits.

Good varieties to try: Pot Marigolds -Calendula officinalis: Bright daisy blooms in shades of orange, gold, cream or yellow from summer to autumn.

Cornflowers -Centaurea: Blue, Pink & Burrgundy frilly flowers from late spring to mid-summer. A great cut flower.

Once the small plants have developed strong roots they can be planted out into beds, borders or the cut flower patch. Autumn sown annuals grow much more quickly than spring raised plants and often provide more flowers and stronger plants. For the price of a few packets of seed and some compost it’s worth a try.

If your space needs a redesign, renovation or a splash of colour, give me a call to book a consultation to view your garden and discuss how i can tailor my services to your needs. Give me a call Tel. 07506 750250 Email me info@belgrierson.co.uk or check out my website for more details. www.belgrierson.co.uk November is a good time to plant bare-root trees so that they can establish before the forth coming spring, so next month I’ll be looking at my favourite trees for small to medium gardens.

Poached Egg Plant -Limnanthes douglasii : Carpets of cup-shaped yellow-centred white flowers from summer to autumn. Ideal for the front of borders.

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COUNTY COUNCILLOR

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CHRISTINE RADFORD As 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.

POSITION STATEMENT FROM THE LEADER OF THE COUNCIL

In Mr Rushton’s statement he outlined the intentions of Leicester and Leicestershire to establish a Combined Authority at the Full Council on 23rd September.

They were now in a position where the Draft Governance Review and Draft Scheme are now out for consultation with key stakeholders. (www.llca.org.uk).

The proposals will provide robust governance across the functional economic area and will enable us to make key decisions to support economic development, regeneration and transport. The Combined Authority will exercise its functions concurrently with the constituent councils and there are safeguards built in to the governance arrangements to protect the interests of partners. No constituent council is ceding existing functions to the Combined Authority.

SYRIAN REFUGEES

The Local Government Association (LGA) is doing a good job on a cross-party basis representing local authorities in what have been difficult negotiations with the Government.

The LGA’s recent statement (i) “We need to know who is arriving and when in order to ensure that we have the right homes, school places, and other support that may be required. There are a number of issues that need to be urgently resolved, in particular the need for a firm commitment that councils resettling refugees will receive full financial support, in order that it is not seen later as an unfair burden on communities that open their doors.”

And (ii) the LGA’s position that resettling 20,000 refugees could not proceed until there is clarity about the funding.

A meeting of chief and senior officers of all partners across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland (local authorities, NHS, Police and Local Resilience Forum) took place on Friday 18th September. All were in agreement with what is set out above and where necessary were reporting back to their respective organisations. There was also agreement that it is important to continue the dialogue with church authorities and voluntary organisations who have indicated their willingness to assist refugees in resettling and who will be able to help in providing information and advice to individual citizens who are indicating their own desire to assist.

For help and advice on County matters, I can be contacted on 502974 or e mail christine_ radford@hotmail.com

CHRISTINE RADFORD Do not hesitate to contact your Borough Councillors on matters concerning you. We deal with housing problems, (such as trying to move house, unsatisfactory improvement work being carried out on your Council property) problems with neighbours and planning issues.

LAND WEST OF LOUGHBOROUGH

I make no excuses that my column this month is just a report on the application to build 3200 houses on land between Loughborough and the M1 Motorway – known locally as Garendon – it was discussed at a special planning Committee on the 22nd September. Most of you will be aware that approval was given.

The vote was 10 for 2 against and one abstention. Councillors who voted for it were, Bebbington, Brookes, Grimley, Harris, Jukes, Lowe, Parton, Poland, Ranson and Seaton, those who votes against were Campsall and Gerrard and Cllr Forest who chaired the meeting abstained.

Shepshed Town Council together with Hathern Parish Council paid for a Consultant a Mr M. Robson of CERDA to represent them in opposing this application.

Shepshed Town Council also gave money to the Garendon Park and Countryside Protection Group who employed a Legal Advisor a Mr. T. Sheppard who spoke on the legality of the application.

Your Shepshed Borough Councillors, Radford, Savage and Tassell wrote to all members of the plans committee prior to this meeting, highlighting their major concerns which they hoped would be taken into consideration when deciding this application.

SKYLINK COALVILLE-SHEPSHED-EMALONGEATON-NOTTINGHAM Skylink was launched on Friday 25th September in Coalville.

can use your free bus passes on this service.

This new bus service run by trentbarton starts on Sunday 27th.

You can pick it up at any bus stop which shows the Skylink sign. The first bus of the day leaves Coalville at 5am arriving at the Bull Ring at 5.20am on an hourly service, after 9.30am runs every 20mins until 5pm then back to every hour. You

Bus time tables will be available in the Library and Town Council offices.

I am pleased that all the hard work has paid off and should open up the means of getting to airport and all the job opportunities now available there.

Their major concerns if this application was approved would result in the loss of good agricultural land – once built on lost forever – the impact on the Garendon Estate and as well as Garendon Park, the impact on views would be significantly detrimental. The timings and delivery of the Strategic Link Road, this road would not be completed until the first 1,000+ houses are occupied (Phase 1A). The road leading from the A6 would not be built until 650 houses are occupied. The road leading to the second phase nearest to the A512 (Phase 2A) – which is a roundabout, just east of the M1 Motorway - will not commence until the majority of the houses have been competed on phase 1A. They understood

that monies towards this junction are also dependent on the Science Park.

They raised concerns regarding the viability of the Management Company and the suitability of the industrial area next to the traveller sites. Concerns were also raised regarding the secondary access road and the impact of the development on Shepshed Water Mill. This access road is only a dirt track leading to the refuse tip and is not in their opinion suitable access to an industrial area. (They are aware that this road will be improved) The safety of the access road directly opposite this residential property and the access with regard to its relationship with bridal path and livery yard.

HGV’s leaving this area will have to turn right towards Hathern, due to Shepshed having a weight restriction in place. HGV’s will in their opinion cause problems when turning right with traffic leaving Shepshed under the M1 Motorway bridge.

The two new Primary Schools again will not be built until well into the development, we asked where the children will go before these schools are built. We expressed concerns that this will have a detrimental impact on Shepshed schools, especially when considering the permitted developments already within Shepshed. Students travelling to Shepshed will exacerbate the existing traffic congestion problems in Shepshed. We were informed that there are plenty of spaces at existing schools, we questioned this.

Concerns were also raised over odour emissions from the sewage works and the amenity of future residents of the proposed development, along with concerns over the consistency in how the Local Planning Authority has dealt with odour emissions compared with other planning applications.

The Environment Agency requires a 400m cordon sanitaire from licensed waste premises as a minimum and evidence that the smell is within acceptable levels. As part of the submitted Environmental Assessment, no odour assessment has been completed.

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.

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T: 01509 262723 E: nicky.morgan.mp@parliament.uk Congratulations to Shepshed’s wonderful Lions for organising another excellent carnival on the August Bank Holiday Monday.

Sadly the weather didn’t cooperate but, in spite of that, there were lots of people there and a good selection of stalls. I was delighted to open the carnival and to meet the Shepshed First responders and to enjoy the Punch and Judy show as well as talking to fundraisers for many different causes.

I am pretty certain that the Lions are owed a brilliantly sunny day next year – in fact I think we all are after a very mixed summer!

It seems hard to believe that it is almost a year since the Christchurch Gilbert and Sullivan Society put on a fabulous production of Yeoman of the Guard. However, a year has flown by and in November they will be performing Iolanthe. This is particularly special as the Society is celebrating 50 years of Gilbert and Sullivan in Shepshed.

Iolanthe was the first production and was actually performed at Christchurch Methodist in Shepshed. It was conceived by Keith Bailey, their founder and still the church organist. Angela Kilpin has said to me, “It is with great joy and gratitude that we still enjoy the support of Keith, and this production particularly celebrates

SHEPSHED VOLUNTEER CENTRE Shepshed Volunteer Centre Annual Public Meeting Of The Shepshed Committee Of John Storer Charnwood St. Botolphs Church Hall Tuesday 13th October 12.302.30pm I am writing to extend a warm invitation to our Annual Public Meeting of the Shepshed Volunteer Centre. It has been an exciting year for us, but we still have difficult times ahead and we really need your support, so please come along to the meeting to find out what we have been doing in our new well-being garden and let us know how you think we can improve the services we provide.

what he, and others in his wake, have given to Shepshed.” I hope they get some packed houses.

It was a pleasure to attend Loughborough Air Cadets 2229 Squadron Dining In recently. As I said at the dinner we all know how much we owe to our armed services personnel and what a dangerous world we live in. I suspect this is something we will be discussing increasingly in Parliament in the coming months. However, many cadets won’t go on to serve in our armed forces but the skills they have learnt – team work, resilience, confidence and being open to new experiences – will stand them in good stead whatever they go on to do. As Education Secretary I want to see all our young people building these skills both in school and outside.

It was a very enjoyable evening and thank you to everyone who gave me such a warm welcome.

The cadets performed both a great drumming routine (if you know one ask them about the skeleton costumes) and also some very amusing paper plate awards. For more information including about their forthcoming open evening you can visit www.2229.org.uk Nicky Morgan

We will be presenting the prizes for the Scaresheep Festival at the event and reviewing how it went, so we hope you will be able to attend.

We are also looking to recruit new members to our committee and you are most welcome to nominate yourself or a friend or colleague. If you are not interested in joining the committee, please do still come along as we really do want to hear your ideas. Your views are important to us so that we can provide the best possible services for our community.

Lunch will be provided with any donations gratefully accepted.

We look forward to seeing you.

I will be attending the Annual Public Meeting I would like to nominate __________________________ as a member of the Shepshed Committee.

(You are welcome to nominate yourself if you wish) Please give my apologies for the Annual Public Meeting Name _______________________________________________________ Organisation (if applicable) ____________________________________ Please return your slip to Angie Whitmore at Shepshed Volunteer Centre, 9A Charnwood Road, Shepshed, LE12 9QE or email angie.whitmore@johnstorercharnwood.org.uk

‘SERENADE’ WELCOMES NEW MEMBERS The Annual General Meeting of ‘Serenade’ Shepshed Womens Community Choir was held at Shepshed High School, on the 7th of September 2015. It was at this event that a cheque for £1,370 was presented to Richard Teare, Chief Executive of the Peter Le Marchant Trust, who for over thirty five years have been providing day outings and holidays on waterways for people of all ages with any kind of disability or serious illness. More information can be found on their website www.peterlemarchanttrust.co.uk.

Richard said that he was extremely grateful for the donation as without voluntary contributions their work would not be possible.

He also commented that he felt that the Trust had an affinity with the Choir as one of their boats was called “Serenade”. At the AGM, the choir also voted for their next charity - the Shepshed Volunteer Bureau was the chosen charity for the coming year and we’re looking forward to preparing for our fundraising concerts.

Following a well deserved summer break, the ladies are now back in full swing rehearsing for their forthcoming events, including their Christmas Concert which will be held on Saturday 12th December at Shepshed High School. They were delighted to be joined by some new members who were welcomed into the group. Over the summer their Musical Director, Tom Stanyard, has been busy putting together the programme for the Christmas Concert and also the rehearsal schedule, so it was a very productive start to the new season.

Under the direction of Tom, the choir have been challenged by more intricate pieces of music, and their concerts have seen a move to bolder pieces, with a mix of whole

ensemble, solo and small group performances. These have been well received by the audience, with their Spring Concerts receiving standing ovations.

‘Serenade’ are always happy to welcome new members and as there is no need to audition, joining couldn’t be simpler. They meet at Shepshed High School at 7.30pm on any Monday evening during term time, so feel free to pop along and see if it’s for you. The format is very simple, you come along and sing (with a cuppa, a biscuit and a chat at the break) and for only £3 per session it’s a very reasonable way to make friends and exercise your lungs at the same time. The choir is a very sociable bunch of around 70 ladies, of varying ages, who have links to Shepshed. As mentioned, there is no audition and if performing in public isn’t your thing, that’s fine, there is no pressure to perform in any of our performances. On the other hand, if you want to unleash your inner diva, there is plenty of opportunity to do so!

The choir has been running for 3 years and during that time they have raised thousands of pounds for a number of charities. This has been through various fundraising activities and performances.

Since ‘Serenade’ started, they have performed at the Shepshed Show, at local churches in their own Christmas Concerts (often accompanied by Loughborough Concert Band and local school children), toured local nursing homes and even sung Christmas Carols at local hostelries, to name but a few.

You can find more information about the choir on their website: www.serenadeshepshed.co.uk Alternatively, if you have any questions you can contact Keleigh Atkin on 07775 558219 or email ‘Serenade’ at serenadeshepshed@ rocketmail.com.

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Shepshed Lions Club Community First Responders have benefitted from a generous donation of £275 from The Loughborough and District Charity Cup. The Loughborough and District Charity Cup is an annual football competition between the top local football clubs in the Loughborough and District and the proceeds of each match are donated to a charitable fund to support various local charities in the form of grants.

The presentation took place at the Shepshed Dynamo Football Club clubhouse on Thursday 13th August 2015 by Chairman Andy Newbold to Bob Lilley, Coordinator of the CFR scheme.

Plans are well advanced for the Shepshed Lions Club Christmas Market that will be held on Sunday 13th December 2015 in Hallcroft, Shepshed.

The event will open at 10am until 6pm and will comprise of Festive stalls, Santa Claus’s Grotto, Hot Chestnuts stand, local Choirs singing carols and a Brass band.

The event will be outdoors and if you require a stall at this market please contact Lion Susan Lilley at thelilleys15@gmail.com Livio’s restaurant and Meet ‘n Eat will be open serving a variety of foodstuffs and drinks.

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LAST CHANCE FOR BARGAIN WILL WRITING With the Campaign ending soon, the ‘phone lines at Age UK Leicester Shire and Rutland are buzzing, with hundreds of older people wanting to make sure that they do not miss out on the annual Will Writing Promotion organised by the Charity.

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The special offer has acted as an incentive and given many people the confidence they have needed to put their affairs in order – ensuring that those who will benefit from their estate are the people they most care for. Some have even been kind enough to include muchneeded legacies or given donations to our charity, though there is no pressure so to do.”

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CHARITY RAFFLE IN AID OF ACTION FOR ALFIE Come December Sheardesire hair salon, Shepshed, will be celebrating its 2nd birthday. We are proud to announce we will be celebrating in aid of a wonderful local boy, Alfie.

At the age of 2, and after numbers tests, Alfie finally received a diagnosis of Cerebral Palsy combined with Global Developmental Delay. Along with convergent squint, tongue tie and a heart defect. Unfortunately Alfie's quality of life both now and in the future is being determined by the NHS. Due to the lack of funding the appropriate help & equipment

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Sheardesire are organizing a charity event at the Shepshed Dynamo Football Club on 6th December 2015. We are asking local business if they might be willing to supply us with a suitable prize for our raffle, anything you could donate to us would be much appreciated.

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