September 2015 - Shepshed Community Eye

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ISSUE 54 SEPTEMBER 2015

WORLD HEART DAY

Tuesday 29th September Article By Katie At Fox Medics

IN THE GARDEN WITH BEL

WRITTEN IN STONE

Garden Design Review

SHEPSHED SHOP LOCAL

THE BLACK SWAN

Update From Mick Sloan

PRESIDENT’S DAY Shepshed Town Bowls Club

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WELCOME TO YOUR SEPTEMBER ISSUE This month sees us celebrating World Heart Day on the 29th September and it’s an important reminder of just how careful we need to be to look after our hearts, from eating healthily to making sure we get enough exercise.

I know I’m as guilty as anyone for not exercising enough, especially since my injury, but I have decided it’s time to find something I can do to get my heart pumping! I’ve discovered that riding a tandem is possible with slight pedal alterations and canoeing is also a great way of exercising for me, whilst also enjoying great river views! So I challenge you all to do a little more this month, whether it’s an extra half an hour gardening or an extra 10km run, let’s give our hearts a little challenge this month!

To help you along I’ve included some tips on staying healthy and also a lovely healthy recipe! You can also find out how your heart works and what happens when something goes wrong. We are also very lucky

CASH BONUS FOR SHEPSHED LIONS CARNIVAL The Nottingham Building Society in Shepshed have donated funds to the Shepshed Lions to help with the setting up and running of the Carnival on August 31st.

Branch Manager Carl Ward said ”It is great that we can continue to support local events.”

Shepshed Lions Club President Bob Lilley said “We are delighted to accept this generous donation from the Nottingham Building Society in support of our 6th Annual Charity Carnival. This is the second year running that the Nottingham Building Society has supported the event.

This support enables us to put on a good Carnival for the community and enables us to raise more funds for charitable good causes in the town.”

SHEPSHED SCARE SHEEP

to be supported this issue by NWL District Council who have donated a free family swim as a prize for our crossword and Norwood Press who have donated some personalised water bottles as prizes for our kids colouring competition, so there is no excuse! We also have a lifesaving article by FoxMedics, please do read it and cut it out as it may one day save someone’s life.

As ever we are looking for advertisers to help us fund this valuable community publication. The funding from our advertisers enables us to print more community and charity news for free, so please do recommend us to any businesses you know.

I hope you enjoy your magazine and next month we will be getting spooky with our prizes and recipes so get ready for a fright!!

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This event will take place during the weekend of 10th and 11th October.

We are holding a sheep-themed scarecrow type event to raise funds for the Shepshed Volunteer Centre and the Shepshed Community Bus. This will be the first time that residents and businesses can take part in the competition by creating a display in their front window or front garden. The displays will then be judged by Town Councillors and residents who have viewed the entries. The prizes awarded will be for the best Retail Window, the best Residential Front Window and the best Front Garden Scare Sheep.

Tell us you are competing by 28th September so that your entry gets into the Sheep Scare Fold by telephoning 01509 508040. Entry forms cost just £1.00.

The Scare Sheep Folds will be on sale from the Town Council offices on 10th October for £3 and will include your voting paper to help decide the best Shepshed Scare Sheep.

Other sheep related events will take place during the weekend so get the family together to get creative around the sheep theme and tell us you will join in our Shepshed Sheep Scare event on Saturday 10th and Sunday 11th October.

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SHEPSHED TOWN BOWLS PRESIDENTS’ DAY

Shepshed Town Bowls club had a break with tradition this year when they held their President's Day at the Club. Normally the dress code is whites and blazers but this year Club President Carol Burton and Mens' president Nev Marriott decided to go with a brightly coloured theme - the more colourful the better! Explained President Carol "we always use the day as an occasion to fund raise for a named charity and this year we wanted to raise funds for Cancer Research as we had lost a valued Club Member to cancer in the spring. Most of us have been touched in one way or another by cancer and by wearing bright colours we wanted to remember our friend and also to celebrate life. The Club Members embraced the idea with gusto and the green was ablaze with colour. A great time was had by all and over £100 was raised for Cancer Research."

SHEPSHED AND DISTRICT CAMERA CLUB

WRITTEN IN Stone

After the usual summer break the members of Shepshed and District Camera Club will be starting the new 2015/16 season later this month on Tuesday, 16th.

The history of Methodist foundation stones in Shepshed David Stevenson

God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham

St Luke 3:8

WRITTEN IN STONE BOOKLET A new booklet entitled Written in Stone has just been compiled by David Stevenson with the help of many friends.

Dating from 1877 it unlocks the personalities featured on 21 foundation stones and on many named bricks still visible on Methodist chapels in Shepshed.

Previously there were two churches located in Charnwood Road and Field Street respectively which joined together in 1969 to form the present Christchurch.

Beneath a tangle of family relationships it’s a story of dreams beyond the immediate capabilities of the congregations of the day, achieved with great sacrifice and lingering debt.

Their heritage lives on in to-day’s Christchurch premises.

It’s also a story of continual development over the years. An ambitious new building project at Christchurch is currently planned which it is hoped will maintain the momentum of the past. Particular attention will be paid to providing access for everyone to all parts of the building as well as to energy efficiency and making the premises attractive for community use.

Copies of the booklet price £3 can be ordered from David on 821892.

Once again meetings will be held in the Council Chamber, above the Council Offices in Charnwood Road, gathering at 7.30pm.for a 7.45pm.start.

A full programme of meetings has been put together, right up until mid June next year, which will include the usual mix of competitions, practical evenings, demonstrations and presentations by club members plus several

lectures by visiting speakers from far and wide.

The club always welcomes prospective new members, who are invited to turn up at up to four of the meetings before committing themselves to membership. Further details regarding the club are available on the club’s website at www. shepshedcameraclub.co.uk or by telephone to Sue Hutton, 07968 745813.

You can also follow the club on Twitter @ShepshedCamera or on FaceBook at facebook.com/ ShepshedCameraClub

DESIGN A LOGO FOR SHEPSHED CYCLING CLUB COMPETITION The competition is open to all.

Design a logo for the newly formed Shepshed Cycling Club and if your entry is picked you win a £20 Amazon voucher.

All entries to be in by 30th September 2015 and to be posted to: Shepshed Cycling Club, 31 Bridge Street, Shepshed, LE12 9AD or left at Ryatt’s Optometrists in the Bull Ring.

NEWS FROM FOREST HOUSE SURGERY THE HEART OF ENGLAND CHORUS The Heart of England Chorus is an A Capella Barbershop male chorus.

We are members of the British Association of Barbershop Singers.

Based in Birstall Leicester, we are comprised of around 26 ordinary men from all walks of life like carpenters,double glazing installers to pensioners, and come from throughout the county and beyond, who are united in our love of music and singing.

What we love doing most of all is performing, and you'll find us out and about in the community at events throughout the year, and entertain audiences with our unique mix of intricate harmonies and offbeat humour, as well as at the annual national competition each year.

With our roots in the traditional four-part harmonies of the barbershop style, our repertoire includes songs from a variety of musical genres and spans many decades of the twentieth and twenty first century.

Flu Vaccination Clinics will start on the 26 September at Forest House Surgery. Patients are urged to make an appointment for their free Flu Vaccination if they are 65 or over, or under 65 and suffer from any of the following conditions:

To this end we are having an OPEN EVENING 7-30 pm on Monday 19th October at the Birstall Social Club, Wanlip Lane Birstall, so come along just bring yourself and your voice we provide everything.

• Chest problems including certain asthmatics on steroid inhalers or steroid tablets , those with chronic bronchitis or emphysema • Heart Disease • Diabetes • Kidney Disease • Liver Disease • History of Stroke or TIA • A weakened immune system • Problems with your spleen or if you’ve had your spleen removed • A neurological condition e.g Multiple Sclerosis (MS) or Cerebral Palsy • Or if you are pregnant

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Of course performance doesn't come without practice and our rehearsal nights are every Monday and we support our members with coaching and continually strive to improve our standard.

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LOCAL NEWS

OFFICIAL OPENING OF THE RE-LOCATED POST OFFICE ON CHARNWOOD ROAD

BEST KEPT ALLOTMENT Leicester Road Allotment Site with Chairman of Council, Claire Poole presenting the Phil Cross Memorial Trophy to the winners of this years “Best Kept Allotment” the Oldfield Family (Terry, Marie and Michelle).

The Oldfield Family said “thank you to everyone at the allotments who have encouraged us to keep going with all the digging and removal of weeds since we took on our plot towards the end of April, this year. It can be disheartening when you put in so much work and the next week your plot is full of weeds again!! It has all been worth it though, especially when eating your own fresh

vegetables. We never expected to win a trophy for it.”

Cllr Claire Poole said “I had great pleasure in awarding the Oldfield Family with the Phil Cross Memorial Trophy this year for the best allotment. It was a delight to see such a colourful and well kept allotment. It is always a pleasure to see all the hard work from all the allotment holders at Leicester Road Allotment in Shepshed”

THE BLACK SWAN FAMILY FUN DAY RAISES £826, THANKYOU EVERYONE! On the fun day The black Swan raised £826 which now brings the sum raised by the Black Swan alone to £1,126 which is a great effort by our staff and customers. Thank you to everyone who got involved.

The official opening of the re-located Post Office of Charnwood Road into Shepshed General Stores on the corner of Charnwood Road/Garendon Road in Shepshed. The Vice-Chairman of Shepshed Town Council, Cllr Jane Lennie is pictured cutting the ribbon with the owners of the premises (for the last 26 years) Mr Jay and Mrs Hansha Kacha.

Shepshed Town Council would like to wish the every success with this additional venture, which will be accessible to the public 7 days a week, therefore, adding more flexibility for those who would not normally be able to use the Post Office due to working commitments.

CHURCHES TOGETHER IN SHEPSHED 'MEGA MAKERS' HOLIDAY CLUB 2015 I wanted to publicly acknowledge and thank the organisers for the amazing activities they put together for the ‘Mega Makers’ Holiday Club which was held at Charnwood Road Baptist Church from the 10th to the 17th August.

The group ‘Churches Together in Shepshed’ did a fantastic job of keeping 42 children aged between 4 and 10 years entertained for 2 hours every morning whilst also giving them the Bible’s message of love and hope.

Each morning the children were transfixed by the characters Boffin and Brainwave (see photo) as they led the children and some parents in song followed by lots of games which included jam, cheerios, shaving foam and water!

The children were then taken to age appropriate sessions where the story of the day was told followed by various craft activities.

All the children came together at the end for more action songs

and watched the story of Boffin, Brainwave and Dr Upton O'Good unfold each day.

The energy, enthusiasm and kindness that the volunteers showed and the way in which the children responded to all that was organised was truly wonderful and I would thoroughly recommend this to any parent thinking of what to do over the summer next year.

I would also encourage any adult to get involved in volunteering to help with this annual project, it’s only with the help of volunteers that something like this can continue and what better way to start the day than to see the cheerful faces of all those children and hear their appreciation as they squeal, shout and laugh throughout the morning.

Thanks again to all that helped, what you did was very much appreciated.

SHEPSHED SHOP LOCAL The ‘Shepshed Shop Local’ campaign is gaining momentum nicely. We already have over 25 businesses confirmed to date and I’m sure by the time we go to print for the October edition we’ll have at least 40.

There will be 20 advertisements on an A4 double sided full colour flyer at a cost of only £15.00 +VAT each.

The flyer will be delivered with the Community Eye every month.

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he positive news from me this month is that the request by Shepshed residents for a direct bus link between the town and East Midlands Airport has been heard!

The Skylink Nottingham service will be extended to Shepshed and Colville from 27 September. The service will run hourly between 5am and 11pm, 7 days a week.

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As regular readers will know I have been petitioning for this to happen with Cllr Christine Radford. We were delighted to secure so much support locally and would like to thank everyone who helped us.

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This is clearly good news for both those going on holiday and travelling to and from the airport but also those working locally.

There are a lot of existing and new businesses opening up around the airport and we hope this makes it easier for people to get to and from the jobs based there.

Congratulations to all the Hind Leys College and Shepshed High students who have received their A level and GCSE results recently and best wishes to them with

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the next stage of their education and training. I know how much hard work everyone has put into their exams and thank you to the schools, teachers and families who supported each student.

I was very fortunate to see the results of the hard work put in to decorating and refurbishing the community room at Hind Leys College by a group of National Citizens Service students. It was a pleasure to take part in the official re-opening. I loved hearing about their hard work and how their plans had come together and how they had worked as a team to deliver the project.

National Citizens Service is a fantastic scheme which is open to every 15 - 17 year old. It takes place outside term time and allows participants to meet new people and take part in new challenges.

The scheme includes time at an activity centre, a residential/ working together element and then everyone takes part in a social action project – such as the one at Hind Leys College.

Congratulations to everyone who took part and thank you to all the mentors too who do such an excellent job. Find out more at www.ncsyes.co.uk/about Nicky Morgan

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Garden Design Review

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o far the weather has been pretty kind to us this year which has encouraged people out into their gardens and consequently I have been exceedingly busy designing, creating and managing gardens in the Charnwood and NW Leicestershire areas. Clients have contacted me needing inspiration, advice and designs for their gardens large and small, urban and rural.

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This month I thought I’d share with you a few of the projects I have been working on to give a flavour of what a I can offer as a garden designer and plantswoman to those with untamed, dull or lack lustre spaces.

The Smart Front Garden – I was contacted by this client who had recently had a new driveway paved at their home and was now in need of a bespoke planting scheme to add colour and interest to the heavily landscaped area.

Using dramatic foliage plants like Fatsia, Hosta and Euphorbia alongside structural Hebes and Box I was able to create a scheme which gives structure throughout the year brightened with perennials like Iris, Verbena, Echinacea & Verbascum for summer colour.

The Wildlife garden – These clients got in touch when they had decided that their overgrown suburban garden had become a burden on their busy lives.

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Living on a large housing estate overlooked by other properties, they had encouraged trees to self seed in their small garden to provide screening. The trees were now getting out of hand and the existing shrubs were overgrown.

So I joined them for a day of hard pruning and clearing to get back to the structural bare bones. I then drew up a design plan to remove the Dandelion strewn lawn and install a brick pathway and seating area, which has been installed by one of my landscape contacts. I’ll soon be drawing and planting scheme to attract birds, bees and butterflies for these passionate nature lovers.

The English Country garden – Having suffered from health problems, I was contacted by the owners of a beautiful country garden when they were looking to reduce the maintenance required to keep the garden looking good.

Working alongside the client I have been developing schemes which retain the key structural plants, eliminates the thuggish specimens and adds well behaved shrubs and low maintenance perennials to keep the country style whilst reducing the need for regular dead heading and trimming. This is a long term project which will develop over the next 2 years.

The Children’s Garden – this client had dreams of a garden where her children could have fun whilst being safe and visible from the house. She contacted me looking for ideas for the awkwardly shaped space to include play areas, contemporary planting and a grow-your-own area for the children. I drew up design concepts in the spring and introduced landscapers to the clients to assess the site and provide estimates for the decking and raised beds in my plans. With the hard landscaping now installed, I will be creating the planting schemes ready for planting in the autumn when we hope to look at developing a wild woodland like area in another part of the garden.

Further ongoing projects include: developing planting for a Water Mill, several garden rejuvenation projects, a design for bird friendly blank canvas, renovating and re-establishing a formal English garden, tackling a sloped embankment & managing a beautiful country garden.

If your space needs a rethink, renovation or a splash of colour, give me a call we can discuss how I can tailor my services to your needs.

Next month I’ll be looking at annuals which can be sown from seed in the autumn to provide early spring colour next year – planning ahead for 2016!

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WORLD HEART DAY

Tuesday 29th September

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oronary Heart Disease and strokes are the world’s leading cause of death and are known as Cardiovascular Disease. Cardiovascular Disease can be caused by blood clots or fatty deposits which can build up in blood vessels causing them to harden and narrow (atherosclerosis) and prevent the flow of oxygen filled blood to reach vital organs such as the heart or brain.

Here in the UK in 2011 Cardiovascular Disease claimed the lives of nearly 160,000 people.

From this number 74,000 deaths were due to Coronary Heart Disease with Heart Attack being the leading killer. 1 in 6 men and 1 in 10 woman in the UK will suffer from Coronary Heart Disease with the most common symptom being Angina (2 million people affected), Angina is when the blood supply to the heart muscle is restricted again due to atherosclerosis.

Each year 110,000 people in the UK have a stroke. 85% of this number is due to atherosclerosis which causes a blood clot that then prevents the oxygen filled blood reaching the brain.

World Heart Day takes place on 29 September every year and is a chance for people across the globe to take part in the world's biggest intervention against cardiovascular disease.

It aims to bring awareness of the seriousness of Cardiovascular Disease and how we can prevent the onset by simple lifestyle changes. This year’s World Heart Day Theme is creating a Heart Healthy Environment and ensuring a healthy heart wherever people live, work and play.

Healthy Lifestyle. Make simple steps to improve your general health and wellbeing. Not only can changes be made to your diet and exercise but also find ways in which to avoid extra stress and strain in your life to ease pressure from the body, mind and heart. Stress surrounds us all on a daily basis, finding ways in which to relieve this can make a huge difference to your health. Make time for rest and relaxation. Life is certainly for living and should be done so in a

happy and healthy environment. www.mind.org.uk/informationsupport/tips-for-everyday-living/ stress Eat a well-balanced diet which includes up to 5 pieces of fruit and vegetables each day and NO this is not equivalent to 5 grapes or 5 chips.

Start thinking about your daily meals and their fat content. Some foods that are high in fat includepastries, cream, mayonnaise/ oil based dressings, fried foods such as chips, cakes, puddings including ice cream, hard cheese, palm oil/ coconut oil based food.

Be kind to your body and have these foods as a treat and not as part of a daily diet.

Do not be fooled by Food Labeling. ‘Low in fat’ does not always mean a healthier option.

For example a small 150gr fat free flavored yoghurt can contain up to 20.9g of sugar which is equivalent to 4 milk chocolate digestives. A popular children’s Fruit shoot drink advertised as ‘no added sugar’ contains up to 24gr of sugar but NO actual fruit.

Children’s obesity levels are on the increase with a third of 10-11 year olds and over a fifth of 4-5 year olds overweight or obese, these figures provide an insight into the future of cardiovascular disease here within the UK along with many other health problems related to obesity.

Fruit juice VS real fruit. A recent research found that 48% of 2000 people underestimated the amount of sugar content in fruit juice. Even some of the ‘Sugar Free’ juices contain concentrates of other juices such as grape or apple which then makes a glass of this so called ‘Sugar Free’ juice to contain 36g of the stuff!

Remember to READ all the labels Avoid smoking. Smoking causes 80,000 deaths each year in the UK, this is 1 in every 2 smokers.

One cigarette can often contain over 4000 chemicals, some of which are: Ammonia (common household cleaner) Arsenic (used in rat poison), Carbon Monoxide (poisonous exhaust fumes)

Tar (used for paving roads).

All of these chemicals not only increase the demand on the heart but also increase the risk of atherosclerosis. This in turn doubles the chance of having a heart attack and a stroke, let alone the many cancers and lung diseases that the body will be increasingly at risk of.

Within 20 minutes of stopping smoking the positive benefits to the body are noticeable with the heart rate and blood pressure lowering. After 48 hours your body will be clear of carbon monoxide and oxygen levels will be restored to a normal, healthy level, along with improvements to your taste and smell senses.

Circulation improves after 2-12 weeks and lung function increases by 10% after 3-9 months. After 10 years of stopping smoking the risk of a heart attack falls to the same level as someone who has never smoked. Smoking does kill. For help and guidance on stopping please follow the link below. www.nhs.uk/smokefree Reduce Cholesterol (Saturated Fats), Sugar, Salt and Alcohol intake. This will improve and lessen the chance of the build-up of atherosclerosis within the blood vessels, becoming overweight and getting high blood pressure all of which put a huge strain on the heart and circulatory system.

The Traffic Light System has been introduced as a guide for us to make healthier dietary choices easily. The system is on the front of food packaging so it can be quickly found and the information shown is provided

by The Food Standards Agency so has no influence by the food manufacturer.

Red means HIGH in fat, sugars or salt. Ok as a treat not a daily diet Amber means MEDIUM in fat, sugar or salt making it an OK choice Green means LOW in fat, sugar or salt making it a Healthy choice. www.food.gov.uk/ multimedia/pdfs/publication/ foodtrafficlight1107.pdf Alcohol units are always tricky to suss out especially when you’re

on the 3rd glass of red wine and everything is starting to be tricky to suss out. But basic facts are men are supposed to have no more than 21 units per week and woman are supposed to have no more than 14 units per week, MAXIMUM! Units are then dependant on strength of alcohol and size of glass. For a medium glass of wine that’s up to 12% in alcohol volume this would be 2.1units, for a pint of low strength beer this would also be 2 units but for a pint of high strength beer this would be 3 units. A full bottle of wine is 9 units! Now for the Sugar content in alcohol. A medium glass of wine on average contain up to 160 calories, that’s around 685 calories per bottle which is more than 3 Jam filled doughnuts. A pint of beer is on average 215 calories the same as a caramel filled chocolate bar.

Alcohol can increase the chance of Cardio-vascular disease as well as other health problems such as liver disease and increase chance of vascular dementia. These serious health problems develop after a number of years so please consider the recommended daily units as a guide. Drinking alcohol is never safe so if you are drinking these alcohol units on a daily basis you are at a higher risk of developing further serious health problems. www.nhs.uk/livewell/alcohol/ Pages/Alcoholhome.aspx Take up regular exercise. This does not imply that you have to move into a gym or get a six pack that is not related to beer or climb Mount Everest! Exercise can be built into your daily routine whether at work at home or out with friends. The 10,000 steps challenge aims to encourage people to walk more in their daily lives to improve fitness levels, weight loss and overall health.

On average people generally walk 3000 to 4000 steps a day so reaching the 10,000 mark is not such a challenge and can be monitored with aid of a Pedometer (small portable device which counts your steps and records the details)

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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.

Midland Mainline Electrification

Following my letter to The Rt. Hon. Patrick McLoughlin which expressed my concerns regarding the ‘pause’ in the electrification of the Midland Main Line I have had a meeting with Nicky Morgan MP and she has informed me that she will be taking my concerns with the Minister for Transport.

Skylink service is secured

I am pleased to report that following meetings with Nicky Morgan MP, East Midlands Airport and Trentbarton a petition signed by over 600 Shepshed residents a Skylink service is due to commence on Sunday 27th September, with one bus stopping in the Bull Ring every hour between 5am and 11pm. I do not have the exact time when it will be in the Bull Ring.

Nicky Morgan MP and I have been working on this for well over 18 months following concerns raised by residents that jobs were available at the airport, such as at DHL, Marks and Spencer, Roxhill and East Midlands airport, but not the means of getting there even though the airport is only 7 miles away.

This will have no impact on the existing Skylink services which runs from Loughborough and goes via Hathern.

For extra steps consider: • Parking your car further away than need to • Getting off the bus 2 stops earlier • Walking the children to school • Using the stairs instead of the lift or escalator • Walking to the shops • Alternating walking pace from normal to quick pace every 3 minutes • Join a rambler’s society or other social fitness group. Exercise is always easier with a group to keep you motivated and also creating a social aspect to keeping fit.

All of this can help you reach the target of 10,000 steps a day which in turn is the equivalent of the recommended 150 minutes of weekly exercise. www.nhs.uk/Livewell/loseweight/ Pages/10000stepschallenge.aspx Take some simple steps to change your lifestyle to have a healthy heart environment.

Fibre broadband has arrived in shepshed

More than 40,000 homes and businesses across Leicestershire now have access to fibre broadband, thanks to Leicestershire County Council’s £18.8 million Superfast Leicestershire project. Now that fibre broadband has arrived in Shepshed, over 60 homes and businesses can upgrade to highspeed fibre broadband. A cabinet (green box by the side of the road) has been enabled which means the properties served by this cabinet can now upgrade.

To find out if your property or business can upgrade please use the line checker www. superfastleicestershire.org.uk/whenand-where and view the coverage map http;//blpc.atkinsgeospatial. com.Default.htm or contact your broadband supplier.

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

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o 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.

in Brick Kiln Lane on land adjoining number 64.

Land West of Loughborough

“Whilst Shepshed itself is a sustainable location there are concerns that the site has poor pedestrian links with the centre of the town and that this would result in low levels of transport choice.”

The proposal to build over 3,000 houses on land between Loughborough and the M1 Motorway – known locally as Garendon – was due to be discussed at a special planning Committee on the 11th August in the Town Hall. But unfortunately this is now not going before the planning committee until 22nd September.

The Decision Notice issued at the time of refusal said “The proposed development would give rise to visual harm to the character and appearance of the surrounding rural area”

Shepshed Town Council and the Garendon Park Countryside and Protection Group, together with many residents and your Councillors Radford, Savage and Tassell have written in expressing their concerns.

Councillors Radford and Tassell, Ward Councillors for the west of Shepshed have written to the Inspector expressing their support with Charnwood in refusing this application. Points they raised is that this area is outside the building area of Shepshed, is unsustainable. The area overlooks the Black Brook valley and reservoir which is part of the scenic Charnwood Forest and also within the National Forest.

Councillor Bebbington sits on the planning committee and therefore has to wait to listen to all the evidence when the application is heard and is not allowed to discuss this application before the meeting.

If you wish to write in support of this refusal please quote REF:APP/X2410/W/15/313006 64 Brick Kiln Lane, Shepshed (CBC REF: p/14/1884/2) for the attention of Mrs. Nadia Hussain email teamp1@pins.gsi.gov.uk.

Appeal submitted for development on Brick Kiln Lane

Bill Bebbington, Christine Radford, John Savage and Joan Tassell.502974, 506661, or email Christine_radford@hotmail.com

Charnwood refused a planning application in May for 7 dwellings

Remember Love your heart and it will love you back

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