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Shepshed Open Gardens 2017 Saturday 1st And Sunday 2nd July From 1.00pm Till 6.00pm There will be 20 gardens open to the public this year, lots of new gardens and some returning after a break. The profit made will be divided equally between Shepshed Volunteer Centre and the Shepshed Special Community Bus.

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Shepshed History Society An exceptional and highly entertaining talk was given to Shepshed History Society on May 9th when Mr Stephen Flinders gave an in depth talk on the life of his wife's great, great Grandfather Robert Napoleon Walker. Born in 1832 this previously long forgotten man had an amazing life to relate. Beginning when leaving his first wife back in England he travelled to Africa and became a trader in African artefacts, ivory, ebony, jewellery etc and he was soon to become very rich. Sadly though his first wife died and he went onto marry a second English wife, 18 years old who didn't take kindly to being left on her own back in England and had her own misadventures to recall. Especially when Robert took on an African mistress who went onto to have two half caste children. The boy Andre Raponda Walker was later to be ordained as the first Catholic Priest in Africa and became a very well known author.

Later giving up trading Robert tried his hand at running an ice rink back in England but this sadly proved to be a failure.

So the lure of Africa being too strong he began another venture there of mining for gold, which had been financed by several very unwise speculators back in England. Sadly though that was to prove to be another disaster as the proposed land was nothing more than a swamp.

Stephen went onto to explain that his wife's great,great,great Grandfather was connected to the Battle of Trafalgar and that explained why his son Robert was christened Napoleon but that was another story later to be told.

And so the absorbing tales came thick and fast as the night progressed ending up sadly by finding Robert dying in 1901. After a very long search

by Stephen and his wife, they eventually found his grave smothered under a multitude of weeds in a London cemetery, with not a soul to care that he had ever existed - until now that is! An excellent talk to be highly recommended.

The June meeting on the second Tuesday of the month will be given by Mrs Kath Reynolds and the subject to be Goose Grease and Brown Paper. Please feel free to join us.

Shepshed Probus Club May Meeting The President, Pat Harris,

welcomed members and guests

to the May meeting of the Probus Club of Shepshed and also

welcomed our speaker for the day, Sandy Leong.

After the club business, apologies, notices and Stan's funny tales, a very nice meal was enjoyed by

Shepshed Ramblers Over the first May bank holiday, Shepshed Ramblers enjoyed its annual walking weekend and on this occasion explored in and around Exmouth.

Back home, the next scheduled walk, of between 6.5 and 7 miles is entitled ‘In and Around Zouch’ and will take place on Sunday 18 June.

Walkers to meet in Market Place for a prompt 09.30 am departure, car sharing, and should carry a coffee and lunch break.

If anyone is interested in joining us for the walk please contact either Margaret on 01509 600510 or Bernie on 01509 828328 for further details. All new walkers guaranteed a warm welcome.

members and after coffee, 2 lucky

people were rewarded with prizes

from the raffle. Once the raffle was drawn our speaker commenced

her talk which was entitled "Black

Cats, Moons and Ladders: Origins of Superstitions." The talk was

to dispel some of the myths and legends concerning folklore

legends and tales and why some things are considered lucky, like seeing 2 magpies together or

unlucky if something didn't go right on Friday 13th.

After questions the members

showed their appreciation and

the meeting concluded with the President reminding everyone

St Winefrides Garden Fete On the 1st July from 2pm to 4pm St Winefrides Church Charnwood Road Shepshed will be having their annual garden fete. It would be lovely if you could join us, there will be lots of stalls, selling everything from home produce to books and toys, there will be games for the children to play and cream teas when you need a rest. So please join us and help make the afternoon a success.

Serenade News Serenade, Shepshed’s ladies community choir have been very busy during the last few weeks preparing and rehearsing for our next concert, ‘Colours of Sound’. All the songs we will sing are going to have a colour theme, and will span eras both old and new, so something for everyone.

As well as our songs, look out for a twist to the concert!

The concert will be held at Shepshed high school on July 8th. Tickets are £6 for adults and £3 for children aged 5 and over.

Money raised from our ticket sales will support our 2017 chosen charities Shepshed Toy Library and STEPS so please come along and support if you can.

The choir will also be singing at local nursing homes on Sunday May 21st to entertain the residents and hopefully bring something a little different into their afternoon.

We’re always happy to welcome new members so why not come along to Shepshed High School where we meet every Monday evening during term time at 7.30 pm. It’s just £3 per session and this includes refreshments of tea, coffee or squash and biscuits.

Alternatively, if you’d like more information, please contact Keleigh Atkin 07775 558219 or visit the Serenade website at www.serenadeshepshed.co.uk

that the next meeting would be

on 5th June, 12 noon for 12.30 at

Junctions 23 Truck Stop restaurant.

New members are always

welcome and if anyone would like

to join our club, please contact the Secretary on 01509 769802.

Shepshed & District Camera Club Open Evening Shepshed and District Camera Club is hosting an open evening this month.

If you are interested in taking better photos with your phone, compact, bridge or DSLR camera, come along to the Shepshed Town Council Offices in Charnwood Road on June 20th at 7 pm.

The club will present some advice on how to get more from your camera and would also like to get your feedback on what content to put in a future short course, to be held in the autumn, to help with taking better pictures.

For more information search ‘Shepshed and District Camera Club’ on Facebook.

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Citizens Advice Assists More Than 450 People Through Its Shepshed Service

Shepshed Labour Councillor Surgeries Are held on the second Saturday of each month at Shepshed Town Council

More than 450 people have been helped at the Citizens Advice Bureau in Shepshed. The service offers free and independent advice in areas such as welfare benefits, debt, employment, housing, consumer and relationships.

offices in Charnwood Road from 11am until 12 noon.

Labour Councillors would love to meet you and help you deal with any

Shepshed Town Council supports Citizens Advice Charnwood by funding the service in Shepshed and by hosting it in the Shepshed Community and Town Council building.

Over the last financial year more than 450 Shepshed residents have used the service resulting in more than 1150 activities; that’s interviews, letters, phone calls etc. relating to nearly 1400 advice issues. The top 3 enquiry areas are Benefits, Debt & Employment and these account for over half of all presenting issues. The service is dependent on the volunteer advisers who cover the twice weekly advice sessions, it is perhaps worth noting that if these were paid professionals we would be paying over £10k per year for their services.

Shepshed Drop-in times: Please arrive half an hour before closing.

Wednesday Friday 9.30 - 1.00 9.30 - 12.30 Tel Advice Line: 03444 111 444

Memories Of Shepshed 1945 - 1960`s Final Accounts Ticket sales - Refreshments £768.14 Donation to church Re Hall which includes head Mic £100.00 Cost of Refreshment

£45.00

£145.00 £145.14 Forwarded to Kidney Research Leicester

£623-14

I would like to thank all those that attended the talks helped to raise the funds as set out in the accounts. Unfortunately the DVD`s on the talks are not yet complete I hope some will be purchased and keep the memories alive for years to come. I have two Memories Talks left, One along Watery lane and the Canal into Loughborough.

2nd around the boundary of the old Shepshed Urban District, they will be in the Autumn. Funds to the Cancer Research Leicester

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.

Shepshed WI PHOTO: President Janice Smith (on the right) handing a flower to a passer by.

Members of Shepshed WI met in May to talk about the resolutions which had been chosen for discussion and voting on at the forthcoming National Annual Meeting being held in Liverpool in June. The two resolutions were ‘Alleviating loneliness’ and ‘Keeping microplastic fibres out of our oceans’. Later members enjoyed a mystery auction where everyone brought a wrapped item attached to which was an anagram or something to hint at what might be inside and then members had to bid on a mystery parcel, which proved to be unusual and fun. A successful cake stall was held in the Hallcroft on 5th May which included giving flowers to people passing by. The National Federation of WIs with the National Association of Flower Arrangement Societies

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From 2pm-4pm on Tuesday 6th June at Citizens Advice Charnwood Woodgate Chambers 70 Woodgate Loughborough LE11 2TZ

were promoting a campaign to spread joy by giving away a bouquet or a single bloom to a stranger. Last year nationally 60,000 bouquets were left for strangers to find or given away. The people who received the flowers in Shepshed were so pleased to receive a gift

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Members also discussed some future events such as a boat trip in July with the Baldwin Trust from Barrow, followed by lunch , and a sweet jar tombola stall at the Lions event in Glenmore Park in August. The next monthly meeting on 1st June will take the form of a

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SHEPSHED LIONS CLUB NEWS www.shepshedlions.org

Shepshed Lions Club Is Looking For New Members The first Lions Club was established in 1917, and there are now 1.4 million members of Lions Clubs in over 200 countries. Shepshed Lions Club was established in 1987, and has become an important part of our community, working hard to live up to the Lions motto, 'We Serve'.

We meet at Livio’s Restaurant at 8pm on the first Monday of every month (excluding Bank Holidays, when we meet on the second Monday of the month).

Our meetings are informal and deal with the business of the club, including planning future events, organizing staffing for events, dealing with funding requests and planning social events.

Membership is open to male and female applicants aged over 18years of age. There is an annual subscription fee of £65 that can be paid in instalments over the year.

This an opportunity to make new friends, contribute to the work of the largest service organization in the world, support your local community and have fun.

We are looking for new members to help take the Club forward to continue what we do for our community. If you have some free time, an honest background and a willingness to serve your local community please contact Lion Bob Lilley on 01509 508265 or by e-mail at thelilleys15@gmail.com.

However, if you do not feel able to commit to joining the club, you may still be able to help. In our larger events, such as the Annual Charity Carnival or the Christmas Santa Collections, we sometimes need a little extra help. Would you be prepared to offer some time to support the club? If so, please contact Bob Lilley as above.

Shepshed Lions Club 8th Annual Charity Carnival Shepshed Lions Club is delighted to announce sponsors for the 8th Annual Charity Carnival to be held on Glenmore Park Shepshed on Bank Holiday Monday 28th August 2017.

Major sponsors so far for this year’s event are Sherwood’s Transport and Meggitt Composites and Polymers. These

companies have generously supported this event since the Carnival came into existence.

Another sponsor is the Loughborough Building Society who has generously supported this event for the past three year’s.

Mick Sloan of Primo IT has also agreed to sponsor this year’s event. Again, this local company has generously supported the Carnival since its inception.

Charnwood Michelmersh Brick Holdings PLC have also agreed to sponsor the Shepshed Lions Club Community First Responder stand at the Carnival. This again is a regular sponsor to this popular community event and we are grateful for their continued support.

Without these sponsors supporting this very popular community event Shepshed Lions Club could not provide the high quality of entertainment that it does. Our objectives are to have a great event to bring our community together, hopefully on a sunny day! And raise much needed funds for the local charities that the club supports through the year.

We are also being generously supported by Bill and Winnie Cooling Butchers who are providing some of the food for the BBQ at the event.

We are also supported by Shepshed Town Council who sponsor and advertisement in the Shepshed Eye magazine and permit to hold the Carnival on the Glenmore Park each year.

Shepshed Lions Club would like to thank all of our sponsors.

We are still looking for other sponsors to support the Carnival.

We still would like to find a Main Sponsor for the event so if you and your company would like to take advantage of this opportunity, please contact Lion Bob Lilley on 01509 508265 or by e-mail at thelilleys15@gmail.com.

There are other sponsorship opportunities including sponsorship of an arena act, or another attraction at the Carnival.

All sponsors will be included in our Carnival brochure, and given mentions by the PA at the event on the day. Please consider sponsorship of this popular event.

There are also advertising opportunities in our professionally produced Carnival Brochure.

The rates for advertising are very competitive and are as follows: Quarter Page £15, Half Page £30

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Shepshed Lions Club Community First Responders continue to support the local communities in Loughborough, Shepshed and the surrounding villages. The team is made up of volunteers who freely give their time to attend incidents in conjunction with East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS). The volunteers are trained

by EMAS and attend incidents including Cardiac Arrest, Heart Attack, Angina, Stroke, Diabetic emergencies, Fitting, Trauma and other emergencies. The scheme does not receive any Government funding and is supported by donations form members of the public and sponsorship.

Would you know what to do if someone collapses and stops breathing? Would you know how to use a Defibrillator to try and save someone’s life? If the answer is no then all is not lost.

One way the scheme raises funds to buy new, modern equipment or replace other equipment, is to give community groups or works groups presentations and demonstrations on how to do CPR effectively and use a defibrillator.

If you would like a demonstration please contact Lion Bob Lilley on 01509 508265 or by e-mail at thelilleys15@gmail.com. We do not have a set charge for these events but invite you to make a donation to support the scheme.

If you are interested in becoming a Community First Responder please contact Lion Bob Lilley on 01509 508265 or by e-mail at thelilleys15@gmail.com. We would welcome new members.

At the Shepshed Lions Club meeting on Monday 8th May 2017 there was a surprise for Lion Bob Lilley. His Granddaughter Jessica Docherty, aged 10 years, presented him with £103 towards the Shepshed Lions Club Community First Responders Scheme. She raised the funds by arranging a colouring competition at her school, St Winefrides Voluntary Catholic Academy, and presented the winners with chocolate eggs as part of the academy's Lent Projects. The presentation was made in the presence of the Lions District Governor Barvinder Singh Sokhi, who presented Jessica with a

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Shepshed Clubs & Groups

Do you run a local community club or group in Loughborough? Please send us your details to: communityeye@openboxpromotions.co.uk

Shepshed Ramblers

Margaret - 01509 600510 Bernie - 01509 828328 -------------------------------------------------

Shepshed Town Bowls Club

Shepshed & District Camera Club

Shepshed Netball Amateur Players

Shepshed & District Twinning Association

chairman@shepshedcameraclub.co.uk

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The Association exists to promote links between Shepshed and its twin town of Domont, near Paris.

We have a programme of social events, and we welcome new members. For more information and contact details, please go to -------------------------------------------------

Alan Harris - 07733314605

Lindsey Aldridge - 07899 887918

Keleigh Atkin - 07775558219

Chris (Secretary) - 01509 504319 We meet every Wednesday from 7.30pm at The Glenmore Centre.

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Ladies over 16years old who are interested in getting fit, having fun and making new friends.

Wednesday evenings 7:45-8:45pm in the Sports Hall at Shepshed High School. £3.00 per session.

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info@shepshedrc.org.uk

Hannah Bottomley - 07935135536

Marilyn Ashwell - 01509 505648 enquiries.stbc@outlook.com

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Serenade - Shepshed Women’s Community Choir serenadeshepshed@rocketmail.com

Shepshed Rugby Club Tom Pitt - 07522429786

shepshedrugby@gmail.com

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Shepshed History Society

Marjorie Schulz - 01509 507815 marjorieschulz@talktalk.net

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Shepshed Lions Club

Bob Lilley - 01509 508265 thelilleys15@gmail.com www.shepshedlions.org

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Shepshed Dynamo FC

Mick Wattam - 07801 691712 Play at the Dovecote on Saturday afternoons.

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Shepshed Dynamo Youth & Junior FC

Mick Wattam - 07801 691712 Play at Hind Leys on Sundays. Age groups from under 7’s to under 17’s -------------------------------------------------

Rotary Club Of Shepshed Charnwood

rotarysc@hotmail.co.uk We meet every Tuesdays at 7.30pm at Kegworth Hotel and Conference Centre, Packington Hill, Kegworth, Derby, DE74 2DF. -------------------------------------------------

Rotary Club Of Shepshed Robert Hall - 01509 842643 robert.hall72@btinternet.com

We meeting on the 2nd Monday of each month at The Link Hotel, New Ashby Road, Loughborough LE11 4EX. We also meet on the 4th Monday of each Month. Check with Robert Hall for details.

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The Luncheon Club

Victoria Jacques - 01509 650662 glenmorecentre@btconnect.com

We meet every Monday between 10am and 2pm.

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Over 50s Exercise Music Class Tel - 01509 650662

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Held at the Glenmore Centre on Tuesdays from 1.30-2.30.

The cost is £5 per session and everyone is welcome.

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Shepshed Model Railway Club

Shepshed Running Club

We meet Tuesday at 7pm usually from our club hut which is at Shepshed High School, Forest Street, LE12 9DA behind the swimming pool. We also run a beginners group who meet on a Thursday at 7pm.

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Tea Dance

David Spendlove - 01509 821760 The group meets every Thursday between 2pm and 4pm and costs £3 which includes tea and biscuits at The Glenmore Centre.

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Shepshed WI

Linda - 07593996441 We meet on the first Thursday of the month at 7.30 pm at Christchurch Methodist Church, Field Street, Shepshed, LE12 9AL. -------------------------------------------------

Yoga Group For All Abilities Jen Vaughan - 07467 946368 namasteyoga.uk@gmail.com

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Future Generation Sports Luke Dixon - 07738090212 futuregsports@gmail.com

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The Probus Club of Shepshed Secretary - 01509 769802 Meetings are 1st Monday in the month apart from bank holidays.

Meet at J23 Truckstop Restaurant for 3 course meal and a speaker.

Open to retired or semi-retired men for fellowship and food.

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Loughborough & District Amateur Radio Club Chris - 01509 504319 www.radioclub.org.uk

Meets on a Tuesday evening from 7.30pm at the Glenmore Centre, Thorpe Road, Shepshed.

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Shepshed Cycling Club

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Four Sunday morning routes for all abilities. Occasional Wed & Thu evenings for the more serious rider.

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Wildfire Cheer

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Recreational and competitive cheerleading club for ages 4 to 16 in Shepshed and Loughborough.

Learn stunts, tumbling and dance.

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We meet on the first Tuesday of the month.

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Adrian Dobson – 07904 303488 adrian@act-one.co.uk www.act-one.co.uk

Age range is 10-18 years.

We meet mostly term time Friday evenings from 7pm at Christchurch Methodist Church on Field Street, with membership by audition and perform twice a year at Hind Leys College.

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Shepshed Dolphin Swimming Group

Ian - 01509 880375 Swimming pool activity for disabled people and those with a medical condition. We meet at Hind Leys pool on Saturdays, 10.30 - 12.30.

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Shepshed Swimming Club

Head-coach@shepshedswimmingclub.com www.shepshedswimmingclub.com

We are a competitive club that meets on Mondays/Thursdays/ Fridays at the Hind Leys pool, Forrest Street. New members of any ability are welcome from 7 to adult, but you must already be able to swim a length in 3 different strokes. For a free trial please contact Ian on the email above.

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Richard Perkins - 01509 821962

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We rehearse at Christchurch Methodist Chuch, Field Street every Tuesday 8-10pm from May until our annual production in early-mid November.

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Every Monday @ 4.15pm at the glenmore centre, established 14 years, from age 3 and up.

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01509 506222 We meet every Tuesday evening at The Black Swan 8.30. New members always welcome, any standard, Facebook - Shepshed Mucky Ducks Ukulele.

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Shepshed Cricket Club

Katie Oliver Club Secretary 07890 941420 kate.oliver@live.com

Junior training every Tuesday from the 18th of April at Morley Lane.

Senior matches from the 22nd of April at Morley Lane and Pudding Bag Lane. All new Members / Players Welcome.

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

People not experienced in meditation please speak to Chris North prior to first visit.

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Shepshed Toy Library

Catherine - 01509 601146 Situated on Hind Leys Campus, we open Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings during term time.

Stay and play sessions only £1.50 per family. Toy loan from £5 per year.

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

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Latest News From Kitten Season Kitten Season is upon us and, just like those hot cakes in the bakery window, there is a stampede for kittens whenever they’re up for rehoming!

But spare a thought for those cats who have been through kittenhood and have maturity and character on their side to offer potential owners!

In 1989 I adopted 2 youngsters aged 6 and 9 months respectively. Over the years I had seen many visitors to our cattery looking for new feline friends and as they went along the corridor looking for potentials they’d often casually glance in the pods and walk on, deeming older cats as not for them. This has led to me to find out more. “Too old” mainly seems to refer to a cat over 6 months - which tends to mean customers are often looking for a kitten. Since then I’ve made a deliberate choice to take on those cats who have been overlooked on account of their age, and are therefore more difficult to rehome.

There are many reasons why cats come into Woodside for rehoming but most are for reasons which genuinely are not the cat’s “fault”.

If an older person dies and none of the family are able to take the cat in, Woodside is there to help.

But we know the difficulties “older” cats pose. They tend to be nervous, even traumatised by their sudden change in circumstances so take longer to show off their talents and characters. These cats have often come from quiet homes with set routines so find the bright, clean and busy environment in the cattery bewildering despite our efforts to make their lives more comfortable.

To date at home we’ve adopted 21 cats who have found their lives suddenly altered by owners needing to rehome them. We’ve also had dogs throughout this time and the cats have accepted this in their own ways. As I look around at our current household of 5 cats (and there’s Lottie our lurcher too!) we have a settled household. All of the cats have been introduced as adults and their ages range from 8 - 16 years. Our laps and sofas are usually taken as soon as we get to sit down and they all have their characters and foibles. What we are trying to say is do consider an “oldie”, which can range from just above kittenhood in some minds. Older cats usually have better road sense, are happier to be gathered in at teatime for the “nightly nosecount” and then be kept in overnight.

As all our cats came from Woodside they have been health checked, neutered, fully vaxed, de-flead and wormed and our team of staff have assessed their characters and needs.

At home we have joined the scheme at our vets which helps us to spread the finance involved in vaccination

boosters and regular de-fleaing and worming regimes; and gives us access to discounts on some tests for conditions which may affect adult cats - keeping them healthy is vital. We’ve invested in the plug-ins to help new felines settle and as they get used to our busy life they each acquire their favourite sleeping spots, activities and are able to demonstrate their characters. Adopting an adult cat is very rewarding and I urge all visitors looking for a feline recruit to take the time to look closely and consider all of the cats we have at Woodside. The benefits are huge and you definitely get your share of thanks and affection from an adult cat! And once settled they show you the kitten within!

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Latest News From Charnwood Indoor Bowls Centre

By Wendy Coley (Bowls Development Officer)

With all the current publicity about getting people more active and finding a sport in which everyone can participate I would like to tell you all about indoor bowls in Charnwood.

But first a bit about our clubs history. We are situated in Browns Lane,Loughborough to the left hand side of the Leisure Centre.

We are very proud that the club was officially opened by Her Royal Highness The Princess of Wales on Thursday 26th April 1990. Her picture takes pride of place on our club's lounge wall.

Since then we have updated our facilities,including the lighting above the greens,and now have a superb 8 rink indoor bowls club as good as any in the Midlands.

Indoor bowls is an enjoyable,rewarding sport that also offers great health benefits.

It is a sociable activity for all ages from 10 to 100. As it is not dependent on strength or aerobic capacity it is a unique,multigenerational sport that men,women and children can enjoy playing together.

Wheelchairs are available for disabled participants, as are aids for the visually impaired.

How many other sports allow disabled people to play in the same team as the able bodied without any sporting disadvantage?

Indoor bowls can be as social or competitive as participants require.

We have purely social bowlers and also members who compete in county and national competitions.

In April 2017 the Leicestershire

county indoor bowls finals were held at Charnwood Indoor Bowls club. There were many exciting matches and our club now boasts 4 county champions.

For anyone interested in giving this superb sport a try we offer,by prior arrangement, a free initial session with coaching advice and bowls provided. You don't need any other equipment just wear comfortable clothes. For people who wish to continue there is free coaching every Sunday morning between 10am and 12 noon.

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However,there are also sessions on several days of the week where single bowlers can participate in bowls drives,where teams are allocated by picking a rink number. There are U3A groups,Women's Institutes and scouts amongst others who play regularly amongst themselves or in one of the many leagues or friendly matches that are organised by the club.

We have a licensed bar in our lounge area and snacks are served in our sociable seating area. In fact our bacon cobs are legendary amongst other Leicestershire bowlers who visit the club to play in league matches!

Please consider coming to have a look at what we have to offer and have a trial session in a warm,friendly welcoming atmosphere. We were all beginners once and remember that a caring smile makes all the difference.

Our contact details are as follows: Phone 01509 210018 Email admin@ charnwoodindoorbowlsclub.co.uk Website. www. charnwoodindoorbowlsclub.co.uk We operate all year round and look forward to meeting you soon!

Shepshed & District Camera Club With a fairly late Easter this year the second half of the spring/ summer term for the members of Shepshed and District Camera Club was only five meetings long before the summer break started at Spring Bank Holiday weekend.

Included among those meetings were an ‘in-house’ evening where members attempted to answer each other questions regarding editing photographs with various software packages and to finish the term an excellent photo tour by motorcycle of France and Northern Spain by Kevin Padmore who regularly visits different parts of France with his wife, both touring and camping with their motorcycles.

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Finally round 3 of the 2017 Competition League took place with the judge being the well known Natural History photographer from the Sileby Photographic Society Gianpiero Ferrari FRPS DPAGB MBPE. Gianpiero gave a good account of himself as he commented on all the entries in both classes and imparted quite a bit of his extensive knowledge with the natural history images in particular. The following were selected as the award winners: Prints - Nature/Animals 1st. Brian Walbey - Laetiporus Sulphureus - Chicken Of The Wood 2nd. Fred Ing 3rd. Garry Rennocks Projected Images - Open Subject 1st. Sue Hutton LRPS - Carnival Elegance 2nd. Brian Walbey 3rd. Fred Ing The club now takes its summer break and meetings start again on Tuesday, 12th September at the council Offices, Charnwood Road, Shepshed at 7.30pm for a 7.45pm start.

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Your Borough Councillors can be contacted on matters concerning Charnwood Borough. We deal with housing problems, (such as you trying to move house, unsatisfactory improvement work being carried out on your Council property) problems with neighbours, Anti-Social Behaviour whether or not you live in a Council property or a privately owned property and planning issues.

Planning - Land off Hathern Road P/17/0686/2, P/17/0808/2, P/17/0812/2 and P/17/0813/2.

Your Ward Cllrs raised concerns regarding the removal of hedges on this site, especially as it was during the bird breeding season and have now received the copy of the report by the Ecologist employed by Persimmon which we asked for. We have found that it was flawed in many areas following a site visit by Cllr. Bebbington and Cllr. Roy Campsall (Borough Cllr for Garendon) who saw ground nesting birds and door mice which had not been mentioned in the Ecologist report.

We can assure Shepshed residents that Charnwood Officers were on site within hours of being made aware of Persimmon commencing work and talking to site managers and are keeping your Borough Councillors informed with regular updates, emails and meetings.

Your Borough Councillors are keeping Shepshed Town Council informed at the same time.

Following discussions that ALL Shepshed Borough Councillors have had with officers, Charnwood are reviewing the submissions for landscaping details (and other conditioned elements) to ensure that the concerns and proposed meaningful habitats are brought forward in the proposed landscaping and that the future management can also be delivered.

We have been assured that officers are currently reviewing their responses to this application in light of a number of visits by the Council’s Ecologist and they will also consider any consultee comments and will continue to watch and monitor activity on the site to ensure that the site and development is managed and appropriately delivered.

Your Ward Cllrs do their best in keeping an eye on planning in Shepshed and do appreciate the support of residents bringing to their attention concerns/issues they have during building works, which has been much in evidence with the above site.

Charnwood Cabinet – at the Cabinet meeting held on 11th May it was agreed that the money remaining from the Shop

front improvements grants of £50,000, which was given by Charnwood but not all of it taken up by shop owners, the £32,000 remaining could be carried forward into the next financial year. Deciding on what this could be used for was discussed at the Town Centre Regeneration Team (meeting held after going to press). One possibility that it could be used to finance CCTV for the centre of Shepshed.

British Legion – new drop-in British Legion sessions have commenced at the Borough Council Offices in Loughborough.

Former and serving Armed Forces personnel and their families can get advice at a regular drop-in session hosted by Charnwood Borough Council and the Royal British Legion.

An adviser from the Legion will be on hand at the council offices in Southfield Road every third Thursday of the month between 10am and midday. The first one was on May18th.

Forces personnel, veterans and their families will be able to get advice on a range of issues including finance, grant support and pensions. Appointments are not required.

Charnwood recently secured a £97,000 grant from the national Covenant Fund after leading a bid which also involved Melton and Rushcliffe Borough Councils.

The grant will allow the Council to appoint a development worker a key part of the role will be to liaise with staff and personnel at the under-construction Stanford Hall Defence National Rehabilitation Centre (DNRC) which is on the border of all three council areas.

Charnwood has also supported Charnwood Armed Forces and Veterans’ Breakfast Club which meets on the second Saturday of every month at the Toby Carvery, Forest Road in Loughborough.

For more information visit www. charnwood.gov.uk/armed_forces_ community for the breakfast events email victoria.coomber@talk21.com Due to the General election taking place on 8th June we are not allowed to hold our regular monthly surgery. Our next surgery will be at 10am on 1st July in the Town Council Offices in Charnwood Road, Shepshed.

Bill Bebbington, Christine Radford, John Savage and Joan Tassell.

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Christine Radford

I would like to take this opportunity to thank everybody who voted for me in the recent County Council election. Being your County Councillor for the past 8 years has been a privilege and I take my responsibilities and duties to help all Shepshed residents seriously. I cannot solve every problem I have been tasked with but will always try.

I have been promoted and I am now what is known as a Cabinet Support member. This means that I am no longer spokesperson for Children and families and do not sit any longer on the Combined fire Authority, but I leave this Authority in a much better place as the fire Authority are recruiting additional fire fighters and the improvements at Shepshed Fire Station safe guards it for the future.

I am still a trustee for Bradgate Park and the Thomas Harley Charity (see later details about this Charity) and represent County on a number of other committees, Glenmore Centre, Shepshed Volunteer Bureau, Shepshed Town Centre re-generation group and the Bernard Thorpe Charity.

Thomas Harley Charity This Charity has supported a number of residents children in getting grants towards their University fees, books, accommodation etc., or if they are going on to college or do apprenticeships towards equipment, tools etc., Your family income must be below £36,000 to qualify for help. For further information contact me on the below number or via e mail.

Road Junctions Charley Road/Iveshead Road Improvements are to be carried out at this junction which regularly has accidents.

Tickow Lane/Belton St/Oakley Road/Hallamford Road – County have asked developers to re-look at the proposals for this junction which was down for 2 mini roundabouts. I had concerns about this proposal at the time and am pleased that it is being revisited.

Town Centre Re-generation As County Councillor I sat in on a meeting with officers from County

and representatives from the Town Centre Re-generation Team which was looking at the viability of making some roads one-way and improvements to the Bull Ring. Nothing will be decided without going out to the wider public for their comments when schemes have been drawn up.

Planning Land at Shepshed Quarry, Clay Pit and Landfill Site, Ashby Road, Shepshed – (2017/CM/0104/ LCC and 2017/VOCM/0103/ LCC) An application has been submitted to bring clay onto the site – at this site clay is used to make bricks – I have commented on the application asking that all the dykes surrounding the site are kept clear and have written in supporting residents who have corresponded to County with their concerns. I am in agreement with the timings of the HGV movements, which will not take place at peak times.

Persimmon development Hathern Road – I have raised concerns as the County Councillor regarding the removal of the bushes/trees on this site as it has made the sides of the brook start collapse and the pavement and road cracking. This is being investigated by County highway officers.

Footpath – L11 Brick Kiln Lane/ Jolly Farmers This footpath is due to reopen on 1st June following the development going on in this area. Concerns have been raised about how long it has been closed and that an area of land adjoining it, unless closed off will allow vehicles to enter the estate via this route.

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. Such as street lighting, highways, footpaths, overhanging trees and hedges into the highways, social services etc.

Due to the forthcoming Parliamentary elections on 8th June and purdah there will be no surgery until 1st July, but for help and advice on County matters, I can still be contacted.

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There are some news items which really make us stop, put our lives and worries into perspective and then hug family members and loved ones particularly close that day. The terror attack in Manchester is one such event.

The fact that such senseless carnage and terror can happen at a pop concert when so many children and young people were having a great evening makes the attack even more painful. I know every reader’s thoughts and prayers will be with the victims, their families and friends and with the fantastic emergency services personnel and hospital staff who responded so professionally.

I know, particularly at this time of year, there are often many queries about the cutting of the grass verges across Loughborough. As I write this article the County Council is working on the second cut of the season. Shepshed’s vergest are due to be cut right at the end of May and very early in June.

By checking on www.leicestershire.gov.uk/roadsand-travel/road-maintenance/ grass-cutting it is possible to check the list of areas for which the County Council has responsibility for cutting the grass verges and the likely date of the next cut. There is also an interactive map to check who has responsibility for cutting the grass on that particular piece of land and whether a problem you might have spotted has been reported.

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I am delighted to hear about the refurbishment of Hind Leys swimming pool. Many congratulations to everyone involved and I hope the pool is well supported by Shepshed folk and continues to serve the town for many years.

Back in 2012 Loughborough station was significantly improved in preparation for the town’s involvement in the Olympics. The work included a major expansion of the station car park. It has become clear though that in spite of that expansion more parking spaces are needed. It is often the case now that those travelling mid-week have to squeeze into impractical spaces or park on the kerbs. I raised this sometime ago with both Network Rail and East Midlands Trains and I’m delighted to say that both companies acknowledged the problem and have worked together to find a solution.

The new car parking spaces will be located in an additional car park facility to the left hand side of the current entrance, on a piece of land that is currently unused

by Network Rail. Network Rail has worked with East Midlands Trains on the development of the plans that will see the extra 50 spaces opened in late summer. The additional car park will have CCTV and lighting.

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As the controlling group, Shepshed Labour Party Councillors would like to take this opportunity to thank all local residents who supported our Candidate, Claire Poole, in the recent County Council Elections. This time we were not successful but we did poll over 1,000 votes at this election.

We will continue to report our resident’s concerns to the elected County Councillor, Christine Radford.

We had many issues raised on the doorstep during the campaign, local residents of all political persuasions were unhappy with the lack of investment in Shepshed regarding road repairs that are so neglected by the County Council. Many people were unhappy with the street lighting that has been changed to LED and in some areas is very dark. Concerns were also raised about street parking in many areas of Shepshed.

Local residents, with the help of Cllr. Claire Poole, were able to gather around 100 signatures to a petition to improve the community bus service by Paul Winson and Leicestershire County Council. Alterations to the service mean that many elderly and residents to the north of Shepshed have a poor bus service. Claire will update when she has further information. Cllr. Jane Lennie is on the Community Bus Partnership group and will be happy to represent resident’s views at their regular meetings.

Shepshed Labour Group can assure our local residents that we will be requesting Christine Radford, the Conservative County Councillor, to get proper services for Shepshed and we will expect her full support in working to support our local town and residents at County Hall.

We have had many complaints from local residents concerning the hedge removal at the Hathern Road development. We were shocked to discover that the works were carried out without permission of the planning authority at Charnwood Borough Council. Cllr. Jane Lennie has reported this hedge removal to the local police due to the nesting birds, and has contacted the Conservative Borough Councillors including Bill Bebbington, who is currently on Planning for Shepshed, to represent our local residents to stop this type of breach of planning regulations happening in the future.

Shepshed Town Council has responded robustly on behalf of our local residents over this matter and we would urge local residents to get directly in touch with the Conservative Councillor Bill Bebbington and also the local planning authority Charnwood Borough Council. Jane Lennie will continue to monitor the situation at this site and will update local residents when she has more information.

Starting from next month we will be highlighting one of your Shepshed Local Town Councillors to explain what role they carry out on Shepshed Town Council and what part they play in our local community.

Shepshed Labour Councillors Hold monthly surgeries at the Town Council office the second Saturday each month, and now the weather is starting to get warmer we will be doing revolving street surgeries on the same morning, areas to be notified in our monthly updates.

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