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Tech savvy school nurses from Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust are up for two national awards in recognition of the outstanding patient experiences they are delivering to pupils in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

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The team is developing other innovative ways of supporting teens including video-chat clinics and web-forums hosted by nurses – and ChatHealth is now piloting in special schools, increasing support for young people with additional needs. It follows the launch of a trailblazing website for children www.healthforkids.co.uk launched by the Trust early in the year.

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Judges from the Patient Experience Network said, “It is extremely encouraging to learn about national initiatives which demonstrate a real commitment to ensuring that the voice of the patient is continually being sought through a variety of different and innovative approaches.”

The awards are the first of their kind in the UK and celebrate healthcare staff who are developing best practice around improving patient experiences.

“The teenage years can be a difficult time and we launched the service in 2013 because some young people say they are more likely to ask for support if they’ve got choices about how to get in touch” says Maggie Clarke, Senior Nurse Professional Lead for School Nursing at Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust.

“We continue to offer weekly clinics in schools, for young people who prefer seeing a nurse in person. But the option of sending a text is available all the time. It’s about improving access to help for young people.”

Winners will be announced at the national awards finals and conference in Birmingham on 11 March 2015.

The school nursing service is jointly funded by the city and county councils. “If we engage with young people in more innovative ways they’re more likely to take an interest in their own wellbeing,” says Ernie White, cabinet member for public health at Leicestershire County Council. “If we get healthy dialogue going with young people at an early stage, we’ll help them stay well for much longer as they grow older.”

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Churches Together in Birstall and Wanlip are pleased to announce the arrival of our Community Pioneer Worker, Stephen March.

Stephen has been employed by St James the Great, Birstall and Our Lady and St Nicholas, Wanlip to help the churches become a greater presence on the Hallam Fields and Cedar Walks estates.

Who: The New Orlean Hot Shots from Leicester’s Jazz Club

Where: The Rothley Centre, Mountsorrel Lane, Rothley.

When: 7.30pm Friday 20th March

Book: Tickets are £10 which includes a light supper

Please contact Peter Jones on 01509 413221 or email peterjones42@ yahoo.co.uk to book your ticket.

Birstall and Wanlip already has a few established traditional churches, so Stephen’s work on Hallam Fields will be focussed on developing fresh ways of ‘being’ church. If traditional church is not for you then we hope to offer new and exciting ways that you might discover the love of God for yourself through involvement in Christian activities for all ages, friendships and informal worship.

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defect has recorded The mother of a three year old boy with a serious heart

an album of songs she wrote for him.

Charlotte Grabowski, 27, hopes to raise

her collection of childrens money for Heart Link, at Glenfield Hospital, which

Everyone is welcome to come and share in this new way of worship. When they arrive in February they will be keen to hear from you as to what your needs are. If you would like to know more or would like to get involved early on then please don’t hesitate to contact me by email on vincejupp@btinternet.com or phone 0116-2674517

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His first task will be to listen to those living on the estates and then to seek to provide for their spiritual needs through opportunities to meet and build relationships, socialise, and learn about the Christian faith.

Stephen and his wife Sharon will eventually live on the estate and are excited about discovering ways to serve their local community.

The charity has helped her son Billy, who suffered a cardiac arrest when he was 13 months old. The incident happened at the family home in Loughborough, in 2012. Charlotte said “I watched him go blue in my arms while the paramedics worked on him and I didn’t know whether or not he had died. The paramedic didn’t know whether to shock him as he was so small, but he did and called for an ambulance to take him to hospital.

I wasn’t sure whether I would see him alive again” Billy was diagnosed with cardiacfibroma - a benign tumour which measured about 6cm by 4cm - growing on his heart and needs regular check-ups and assessment to make sure his heart is beating strongly.

Now, Charlotte, with the help of her dad Rob Francis, 51, have created a charity album and recorded it with the help of producer David Moore at Studio 3Zero, in Birstall. Charlotte said “It’s made up of lullabies I sing to him at night and songs I sing with my guitar when he’s in the bath.

There’s another song about going to the zoo, which I sang to him on the way to Twycross. They’re all very personal and mean something to us.

“I hope we can raise some money for a very good cause” Gill Smart, Heart Link treasurer said “You would think newborn babies come with everything perfect but some times they don’t and parents don’t know what to do. So we look after the whole family, not just the children because everyone needs support. We rely on the public helping us out as it’s the only way we exist. We don’t get any funding at all.”

Charlotte said “Heart Link gave us somewhere to sleep right next to the ward where Billy was and offered a lot of facilities to help Billy with his recovery and to make us feel at home. Teamed with the charity Keep the Beat and all the hard-working staff, they make the children’s heart ward, Ward 30, as comfortable and homely as they can.”

Charlie and Robbie’s Heart Link CD, which has 5 songs on and costs £5 is available from Charlie by emailing charliefrancis@hotmail.co.uk

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Leading charity Action for Children is teaming up with The World of Eric Carle™ and encouraging children’s centres, nurseries and groups for under-5s across Leicestershire to host a Giant Wiggle on Thursday 19 March 2015 to celebrate the UK’s most read children’s book, The Very Hungry Caterpillar™.

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SOAR VALLEY CHARTER NIGHT

“A Tinge of Green”

President Alison Porter of the Rotary Club of the Soar Valley welcomed Assistant District Governor John Dehnel and 75 Rotarians plus guests to the clubs 38th annual charter dinner held at Birstall Golf Club on Monday January 26th. The Toast Master was Rtn Eric Hill and speeches were given by Pres. Alison ,Asst Dist. Gov. John and President Elect Richard Hilliar. The main speaker was retired District Judge Mervyn Harris who gave us a very interesting and amusing talk about his experiences whilst serving on the Bench. A very enjoyable evening was had by all.

Can I detect a touch of malicious envy in the article by “An Impartial Rothley Resident” in your January issue ? The one thing the article certainly demonstrated was “Feminine Partiality” .

I came to Rothley some 10 years ago, having moved up from Northamptonshire where my wife and I resided for some 18 years. We are both originally from Leicester and, from an average middle class upbringing; we have worked hard, saved, and made some capital by our progressive house purchases. As a result, when we came back to Leicester shire on retirement, we looked for a semi-rural location, free from excess traffic and overcrowding.

We were delighted when we found our current bungalow and invested most of our savings in purchasing it. Rothley had a reputation, at that time, as a quiet, quality, and desirable village.

That was in 2004.

Almost immediately housing developments began to encircle the village, filling all peripheral green space and eliminating community separation areas. We, personally, did not object to the initial developments which we saw as inevitable, considering the National housing situation. But then it carried on, and on, and on, until, in the words of Shakespeare, – “A Little More than Enough is By Far Too Much !”

The total number of houses built, or to be built, immediately adjacent to Rothley is around 603 to which we can add a further 1,500 houses to be built immediately to the south of Rothley, and north of the A46. From this you can see my point.

The developers are concentrating on the local land owners because all “Infrastructure” is already

in place. If this is allowed to carry on, it will produce a “Linear City” from Leicester to Loughborough. Charnwood Borough is also allocated 6,000 houses as overspill from Leicester.

The above photograph shows L-R Asst.District Governor John Dehnel, Pres.

Alison Porter and Guest Speaker Mervyn Harris.

Why I don’t want my dog

Can I suggest to your writer that she moves to a less desirable area, as she certainly has no feeling for her present quality community, and agitates there for the low cost, densely populated environment she loves.

An Equally Impartial Rothley Resident.

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The History Of Anstey’s NatWest Bank Article by Brian Kibble Image 898

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The recent announcement that NatWest is to close its Anstey Branch in March (along with Syston) prompted me to share some pictures drawn from the Anstey Millennium Collection.

Banking in Anstey started at the end of the 19thC with the Northamptonshire Union Bank (1836-1920) responding to the needs of the rapidly growing Boot and Shoe industry and it’s workforce in the village. (Picture 898) shows the building in the Nook in 1920 when the Northamptonshire Union Bank merged with the National Provincial Bank (1836-1970) – Later (picture 900) c1961 together with the interior shot (picture 901) with a notice announcing the arrival of a Saturday banking service.

At the same time that the Northamptonshire Union came to Anstey, the Westminster Bank (1834-1968) rented a front room of Eric and Adah Johnstone’s terraced cottage home at 44 Bradgate Road (picture 896) c1968 – this branch was only open once a week on payday Friday at 10am to noon and was manned by one cashier and a guard. July 1968 aw the merger of the Westminster (and closure of the Bradgate Road branch) with the National Provincial (picture 902) which became The National Westminster Bank and in turn today’s NatWest – (picture’s 903 and 904) show the interior in 1990.

Janet Elverstone and her husband Lewis, called me up to see if I’d like to come and look at a war artefact they’d discovered.

Belonging to her uncle Arch. Barker who served in the Chindits, this artefact has got me quite excited!

We’ve all had, or will have the unenviable task of going through a deceased relative’s paperwork. It can be upsetting and disheartening, especially if they never liked to throw anything away! But one lucky Leicestershire resident recently discovered a gem whilst looking through her Uncles paperwork.

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It’s a beautifully preserved, postcard sized book sent to Arch when he was out in India from the Anstey War Service League. Apparently HYHU\ VHUYLQJ RIÀFHU from Anstey was sent one of these little book for Christmas in 1944. The book contains lists of all the Anstey men and women serving with H.M Forces at home and overseas. It also has some beautiful illustrations, a story and a poem to keep the soldiers busy and remind them of home. For me one of the most wonderful additions to this book are the letters from the

people of Anstey to the serving soldiers.

Messages from the Parish Council, Police Force, Fire Service, WI and Schools all serve to make this a very personal piece. Alice Smart writes as an Anstey mother and G. Greatorex as an Anstey Wife. Two beautiful letters are written from Betty Thurman and Michael Martin of Latimer Street School and it would be interesting to see if they or their relatives still live in Anstey.

Please get in touch if you have a link to this publication or if you know if anything like this was sent out by other Leicestershire villages? We’d be really interested to hear from relatives of those who contributed to the book and also if you have a copy of it too. If you’d like further information about the book or a list of all those who contributed please do get in touch and I’ll send you some more images of the pages.

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Snibston’s proposed closure date announced

Have your say on proposals for county waste sites

IT IS PROPOSED that Snibston will close to visitors on Friday, July 31st. Richard Blunt, cabinet member for museums, said: “I’m proposing that the museum, in its current form, will close on July 31st. I wanted to announce the likely date as soon as I could, so that staff, volunteers and visitors have as much notice as possible. I know that staff have been anxious to have some firm information about the date.

The council wants to hear people’s views on a variety of proposals to reduce costs, without having to close sites completely. Blake Pain, county cabinet member for waste, said: “The council needs to save £1.1 million from its household waste and recycling sites budget, as part of its overall £120 million savings.

“At its last meeting, cabinet asked the director of adults and communities to draw up a programme to implement the closure and the detailed work to support this is in hand.

“I appreciate that the full council is likely to debate this issue on February 18th but I wanted to give an indicative date now and I’ll provide an updated statement, following the meeting.”

RESIDENTS, charities and businesses can help shape the county council’s proposals to save £1.1 million at household waste and recycling sites.

“We have a range of ideas and we now want to hear people’s views on how they could work.”

Proposals for waste sites include: • Restricting free use of the sites by those living outside of Leicestershire county • Restricting free access to use of the sites by charities, parish councils and other groups • Restricting free disposal of non-household waste such as bricks, rubble and other DIY waste • Reducing site opening times

The proposed date was chosen to link in with the end of the school year in Leicestershire and other parts of the Midlands.

At the moment, the council spends £27.4 million per year on waste and recycling and it needs to reduce that figure by £4.9 million by 2018/19. Alongside proposed changes to household waste and recycling sites, the council is also reviewing recycling and reuse credits. Around £120,000 is paid each year to approximately 40 charity and community groups that collect household waste for reuse and recycling.

Earlier this month, Leicestershire County Council’s cabinet agreed to close the current venue. If nothing was done, the cost to the council has been estimated at £900,000 per year.

Charities and community groups will be directly engaged with to shape proposals to ensure they are supported in the most effective way. Options for making savings could include only paying credits for materials where other recycling or reuse facilities are not available - e.g. mattresses or carpet.

The decision came after the council and an independent assessor judged the Friends of Snibston’s plans to retain the current venue were unviable.

The consultation will run from February 2 to April 26. You can have your say at www.leics.gov.uk/haveyoursay/futurewastemanagement

The Century Theatre and the country park will remain open after this date. The historic pithead buildings, which are a scheduled ancient monument, will continue to be maintained.

The council’s cabinet will consider the results of the consultation and decide on which proposals to take forward later this year. For details of the sites and what you can recycle there, please see www. leics.gov.uk/recycling _household_waste_sites

Want to support LOROS? You’re barking up the right tree!

LOROS, the Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Hospice are calling upon the nations favourite four legged friends to help raise the vital funds needed to provide care and support to over 2,500 patients and their families each year, at their annual Paws 4 a Cause event.

Paws 4 a Cause on Sunday 29th March, is a sponsored 4km dog walk starting and finishing in the scenic grounds of Abbey Park, Leicester. There are two start times to choose from 10am or 11am and every dog will receive their very own ‘doggy’ bag at the end.

There will also be a prize for the dog who raises the most sponsorship!

Laura Fitzsawyer, Fundraising Co-ordinator said, “This is the 4th year that we have organised Paws 4 a Cause. It is a great event that is fun for all the family! Over the past 4 years it has raised over £30,000 for the Hospice, and this year we want to make that total to over £40,000! The route has changed slightly this year, starting at the Oval rather than the Bandstand. We are extremely grateful to Abbey Park and Abbey Park Café for supporting our event again this year.”

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The Green Place News Refurbishment news

As you may be aware, we are improving the café and shop so they’ll be more inviting as well as financially sustainable. So far the whole of the café area has been emptied and some of the brickwork sandblasted to create interesting feature walls. The floor is being levelled ready for the installation of underfloor heating, which will be powered by a new woodburning stove. The floor will then be tiled throughout to maximise heat transfer, the walls will be insulated and some windows and doors will be replaced to improve energy efficiency. We are excited but also daunted by all the changes (and expenditure), and we hope you will like the new look.

Re-opening – March (?)

We all know that any sort of building work always take longer than you expect! We hope to re-open on Saturday 21st March, but this is obviously subject to the progress of the refurbishment work. We will keep you updated in our next newsletter, and you can follow our progress on our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/TheGreenPlaceSileby

Survey – help us grow The Green Place In order to ensure the future of The Green Place, we need to find out how best to increase visitor numbers. To help us make good decisions, we have produced a short online survey which we hope you will fill out – it only takes a few minutes. If you take part in the survey, you’ll be entered into our prize draw, from which the email addresses of five lucky people will be drawn (so make sure you provide it). Prizes include afternoon tea for two, wind-up torch, Complete wasters T-shirt and more.

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Trading Standards officers are warning residents to be wary of cold callers selling mattresses door-todoor.

Officers have had reports of cold callers selling cheap, fake mattresses across the county from the back of vans.

The mattresses that have been sold in Wigston, Glenfield, Oadby and Mountsorrel have the fake logos of wellknown manufacturers and retailers.

David Bull, head of the county council’s Trading Standards Service, said: “Our investigations have found that some mattresses, being sold on the door step, did not comply with the British Safety standard.

To bring in some income during the lean winter months, we have been upcycling furniture and quirky items to sell on Ebay: http://www.ebay.co.uk/usr/completewasters-thegreenplace

“Sellers will claim that the consumer is getting a bargain and usually claim the mattresses are of a far superior quality than they are.

Donations of suitable furniture or miscellany for upcycling would be gratefully received. If you have anything to donate please get in touch (contact details below).

“Our advice is not to buy from the back of van, as you cannot be sure they have been manufactured in a safe and regulated manner.

Music @ The Green Place We are pleased to announce the dates for this year’s music events: Saturday 20th June and Saturday 19th September.

Put these dates in your diary now! Tickets will be on sales from April.

New website Our website is currently being re-developed by a DMU graduate. It should have a fresh and exciting new look, with all the regular event news and features.

All the best from Darren, Deborah, Monica and all at the Green Place.

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“Please alert Trading Standards to any doorstep mattress sellers, as we want to protect residents from unsafe mattresses.”

If you have bought a mattress recently or have any concerns about this then please contact Trading Standards via Citizens Advice Consumer Service on 03454 04 05 06.

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To celebrate the opening of the new office, Charnwood Estates are offering to sell your home for free. This offer is open to the first 100 clients, who instruct them to sell their property. The property must be placed under offer, with lawyers instructed by 30th of March 2015.

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The agent who has a growing mailing list of buyers has already signed up several clients in and around the village. They have managed to find buyers for some of these properties within 7 days and have saved their clients thousands in Estate Agency fees.

Gareth Witcomb, senior valuer of Charnwood Estates commented “Vendors can be rest assured that their property will receive maximum exposure. We take no short cuts and advertise your home on highly established and market leading portals to include Zoopla, Primelocation, the Leicester Mercury Site and Rightmove.

Further comments include “We have been out to many vendors in the last month and are now signing up more properties. Some properties are being placed under offer within 7 days of being on the market. There is a sudden rise in demand and we have added hundreds of buyers to our mailing list” The free service offered by Charnwood Estates is for a limited period. They have committed the same level of determination to selling your property as they do for all their clients. The Estate agent has registered hundreds of buyers in the first month and has also experienced high demand for properties in Rothley, Mountsorrel and surrounding villages.

The agent further commented “The process of buying and selling a house is not just a financial consideration but an emotional one too. We live locally and understand the market trends and local villages very well. We have experienced massive demand from first time buyers and families looking to upsize into a bigger family home” The local estate agency service includes comprehensive market appraisals, property floor plans, professional digital photography, accompanied viewings, feedback on all viewings, state of the art computer system with a mailing list of buyers, text message/email property alerts and professional sales progression service.

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Whether selling now or in the coming future, it is always a good idea to stay up to date with the value of your home. All homeowners are encouraged to call Gareth Witcomb or Chloe Gibbons on 0116 235 8682 and arrange a free property valuation.

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THE MONDAY CLUB

Shopping Habits Change

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How often do you shop for food?

These days, chances are that you are buying ‘little and often’, popping into your mini-supermarket several times a week, and buying only what you need for the next couple of days. It is a thrifty way of living; the trend has helped to reduce food wastage by as much as a fifth, compared with seven years ago.

According to a survey by Waitrose, one in four of us is visiting a ‘convenience’ store at least once a day. Perhaps it gives a whole new insight into ‘Give us today our daily bread…’

Cinema Costs WHEN WAS the last time you went to see a film?

Did you tally up just how much the evening cost you? It seems that going to the cinema is no longer the cheap alternative to a night at the theatre or a meal at a restaurant.

A recent study by the Sunday Telegraph has found that a single ticket in some urban venues can cost more than £20, while just popcorn can be as much as £5.

Figures from the British Film Institute (BFI) show that the average cost of a cinema ticket has risen by 26 per cent in the past five years.

Whereas in 2008 it was £5.18, nowadays the average price is £6.54. BFI figures show that overall, the average price of a cinema ticket has soared above inflation for the past 30 years.

The February 9th’s Meeting was initially focused on the AGM, wherein there was much reported on the previous year’s activities and events all of which were acknowledged and accepted.

Although the attendance of members was rather small – several Members were struck down by the distressing virus presently circulating the villages, this did not detract from the happy atmosphere, which indicated to the Committee, that we are providing adequate interest and a good atmosphere month on month. Sadly we have lost a few Members through illness, disability and death, but we have recently had three new Members join us and are hopeful that the Programme for 2015 will be of interest and encourage new Members when they will receive a very warm welcome.

Following through the business of the AGM, we were treated to a a very amusing and interesting talk given by the Rev. Sharon Constable entitled “Weddings through the Ages”. Our Members were invited to bring along and display their Wedding photographs and Sharon proceeded to take us through the changes of styles of Wedding dresses through the 20th Century; it was also fun to discover who was who from the Members and hear some of their stories of the background of how they managed their Weddings at the various times, through the World Wars 1914/1918 and 1940/1945, 1920 and subsequent decades.

Sharon had been a Priest for 16 years and described the changes in the styles of both Wedding dresses and the changes of the conduct of the Wedding Services; apparently latterly Bridesmaids precede the entrance of the Bride which was an American idea.

Dresses of all shapes, sizes and colours were gradually introduced, along with sizes and content of the Bouquets for the Bride and her Maids.

Our next Meeting will be on Monday 9th March, when Mr. Christopher Tarratt will talk about “A day in the Life of a Jeweller”.

The well known Leicester Jewellers “Tarratts” have been part of Leicester City life for very many years, so his talk should be very interesting, I wonder if he will bring us any samples for free! Do try to come along and join our happy group.

Our Meetings take place at 2.15pm at the Cropston Evangelical Chapel, Station Road, Cropston, LE7 7HP on the 2nd Monday of every month. Plenty of parking space available. To find out more about The Monday Club, please ring me on 0116 2363467. I have an ansophone, so if I am not available, please leave a message and telephone number and I will return your call.

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There are craft activities a small informal service and tea with sandwiches and cakes. Come along and see what it's about!!!

Healing and Wholeness service Sunday 8th Mar/12th April/10th May at 11.00 am.

If you have a healing need both in body or spirit come along....

The BVCC Round up Birstall Village Cricket Club are readily preparing for the new season. We have gained some new players to the club and have also welcomed back some old members. The 1st XI are looking forward to the challenges they will face this season with their promotion to Division 4. Jon Gaydon will again take on the challenge of 1st XI team captain with Ashley Coulthard supporting as 2nd XI team captain. BVCC has made the exciting decision to make this a huge season in regards to pushing the club forward through making improvements to the clubhouse and facilities, getting involved in community initiatives and rebuilding our Junior club set up. We encourage any members of community who would like to speak to us about getting involved in these or any other avenues of support for our club.

Our cricket nets have begun and we train every Wednesday evening from 8-9pm at the ECB training nets at Loughborough University. Any further information about this please contact Jon Gaydon on 07717533690.

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3rd April - Good Friday witness at the Buttermarket, Mountsorrel.

Open air singing and chat. Maybe hot cross buns available....

Birstall Village Cricket Club

5th April. Easter Sunday Services 10.00 am at St Peter's Market Place, Mountsorrel. (BCP) 11.00am at Christ Church (Common Worship)

Birstall Village Social Club Saturday 21st March - 7pm start £5 per person including a Curry.

(Please contact Jon Gaydon on 07717 533 690 to secure your attendance)

A Lent study group is being run based on the Lord's Prayer. There are 6 sessions either 10.00 am at St Peter's Chuch or 7.30pm at Christ Church starting on Wednesday 25th February and each wednesday until Wednesday 1st April. Please let Rev. Colin Resch know if you are coming as we need to know numbers on 07878 029879.

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ROTARY SUPPORTS MOUNTSORREL YOUTH CAFE President Alison Porter of The Rotary Club of the Soar Valley welcomed local MP Nicky Morgan and the Mayor and Mayoress of Charnwood to the Mountsorrel Youth Cafe on Saturday January 24th.

A previously installed engraved plaque was unveiled

by Nicky Morgan outlining the Rotary Club's involvement and Nicky gave a short address welcoming everyone to the cafe and thanking the Club for its donation to update the kitchen equipment. The Rotary Club together with Rotary Foundation (Rotary's own International Charity) gave a grant of £1000 to update the kitchen equipment to enable it to become a community based cafe open to all ages rather than just a place for the village young people to meet. The cafe will now open Monday – Friday 9am to 2pm providing lunches and light snacks for all as well as its usual evening activities.

Following the official opening Nicky and the Mayor and Mayoress joined over 20 senior citizens for a three course lunch.

In the next few weeks a party of young people led by Graham Lloyd the Cafe Youth Leader will join the Rotary Club members on a litter pick exercise around the village under the Keep Britain Tidy Campaign.

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FILMREVIEW Fifty Shades of Grey: The hotly anticipated adaptation of E L James’ internationally bestselling novel finally hits the big screen. When young literature student, Anastasia Steele agrees to interview the wealthy and powerful Christian Grey, as a favour to her roommate, she soon finds that she’s getting herself into a lot more than she’s bargained for.

The innocent and naïve Ana finds herself immediately drawn to the intimidating and enigmatic Mr Grey, and it isn’t long before she is doing everything she possibly can in an attempt to get close to him.

But what Ana hadn’t anticipated is Christian’s own desires for her, and their relationship must be on his terms only…

Shaun the Sheep

Life at Mossy Bottom Farm was plodding along quite nicely until, one day, Shaun the Sheep decides to escape and embarks on a big adventure.

However, when the farmer goes out in search of Shaun and gets lost, it is up to Shaun to venture out to the Big City to go and find him.

With the help of the flock, Shaun must make his way through the city without being noticed and return the farmer back to where he belongs – home!

We first met Shaun in the Wallace and Gromit adventure A Close Shave in 1995, and since then he has entertained viewers on the small screen in the television series Shaun which began in 2007.

Featuring all your favourite characters from the series - including the farmer and Bitzer, his beloved and loyal sheepdog – Shaun the Sheep is set to wow fans as Shaun’s biggest and best escapade yet!

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BIG EVENT.

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THE LUFFIELD CITROËN

BIG DEALS ON 15 REG CITROËN BIG SAVINGS, BIG EVENT. MUST END 28TH FEBRUARY 2015

Citroën C1 range Citroën C4 Range MRRP £14,240

Now only

£9,999

MRRP £17,760

£15,299

Now only

Save £4,241 on MRRP

From

£99 Per Month

Citroën C4 Picasso

Save £2,461 on MRRP

MRRP £12,495

Now only

£8,999

on MRRP

with Elect 4 Personal Lease*

Citroën DS3 range From

£169 Per Month

Citroën C3

Save £3,496

• Road Tax from £0 Per Year • C02 Emissions from 88g/km

• Road Tax from £0 Per Year • C02 Emissions from 94g/km

with Elect 4 Personal Lease*

Citroën C4 Cactus From

£165

• Road Tax from £0 Per Year • C02 Emissions from 87g/km

Per Month

with Elect 4 Personal Lease*

LUFFIELD CARS CALL US NOW ON 01509 216100 BELTON ROAD, LOUGHBOROUGH, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE11 1LR www.luffield.com

CRÉATIVE TECHNOLOGIE Prices & offers apply to retail sales of qualifying Citroën models ordered & delivered 01/01-31/03/15 & include VAT, delivery to dealer & number plates, Government Registration Fee & 12 months’ graduated vehicle excise duty. Black/metallic/pearlescent paint optional at extra cost. From price(s) shown: Berlingo Multispace HDi 75 manual VTR from £11,799, C3 Picasso VTi 95 manual VTR from £9,299, C3 PureTech 68 manual VTR+ from £8,999, C4 VTi 95 manual VTR from £9,999, C4 Picasso VTi 120 manual VTR from £15,299. Offers & prices correct at time of going to press and are not available in conjunction with any other manufacturer offers. Terms & conditions apply. Please ask us for details. Subject to stock availability. *Prices & offers apply to retail sales of qualifying Citroën models ordered & delivered 01/01-31/03/15 & include VAT, delivery to dealer & number plates, Government Registration Fee & 12 months’ graduated vehicle excise duty. Black/metallic/pearlescent paint optional at extra cost. Elect 4 Personal Lease rentals shown apply to New C1 VTi 68 manual 3-door Feel from £99 per month with a customer advance rental of £2,176.33. DS3 PureTech 82 manual DSign from £169 per month with a customer advance rental of £2,459.33. C4 Cactus PureTech 82 manual Feel from £165 per month with a customer advance rental of £2,892.34, plus a Citroën contribution of £1,000. One significant advance rental will be required, which varies by model, followed by 34 monthly rentals at the rates shown & a significant optional final rental. Annual mileage 6,000. Charges may apply if the agreed annual mileage is exceeded. Payment of the optional final rental extends the rental term (this does not transfer title of the vehicle) & requires an annual rental equivalent to one month’s rental. Finance subject to status. A guarantee may be required. Over 18s only. Written quotations available on request from Citroën Financial Services, Quadrant House, Princess Way, Redhill, Surrey, RH1 1QA, UK. Luffield Cars Ltd is acting as a credit broker and is not a lender. To finance your purchase/lease we may introduce you to a limited number of lenders. Offers & prices correct at time of going to press. Terms & conditions apply. Please ask us for details. Subject to stock availability.

Official Government Fuel Consumption Figures (Range) Urban Cycle, Extra Urban, Combined (litres per 100km/mpg) & CO2 emissions (g/km); Highest: Dispatch Combi HDi 160 6-speed automatic L1H1: Urban 9.0/31.4, Extra Urban 6.8/41.5, Combined 7.6/37.2, CO2 199g. Lowest: Citroën C3 e-HDi 70 Airdream EGS: Urban 3.6/78.5, Extra Urban 3.2/88.3, Combined 3.4/83.1, CO2: 87g. £0 Road Tax applies to the first year only. Fuel consumption figures quoted on this site are achieved under official EU test conditions.

Intended as a guide for comparative purposes only. Figures may not be reflected in actual on-the-road driving conditions.