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Burn off the mince pies with the Ramblers Festival of Winter Walks PEOPLE throughout Great Britain are being invited to step out with the Ramblers during its free, annual Festival of Winter Walks (17 December 2016 - 8 January 2017), where walkers across the country will leave footprints in the snow as they explore Britain at its wintry best.

With more ways than ever to get involved in Britain’s biggest winter walking festival, there’s something for everyone to enjoy. Starting in the build up to Christmas, the Festival of Winter Walks marches right into the New Year, with the following range of free activities on offer: Ramblers groups will be leading hundreds of free walks taking place all over Britain. These range from short festive strolls to blow awaythe cobwebs, right up to whole day hikes to kick-start New Year’s resolutions, and everything in between.

Short health walks in England and Wales, perfect for anyone taking their first steps into walking. In England people can join Walking for Health, England’s largest network of health walk schemes, delivered in partnership by the Ramblers and Macmillan Cancer Support. In Wales they can walk with Let’s Walk Cymru, led by Ramblers Cymru.

For those who prefer to walk alone, or lead their own walks, festival routes are available from Ramblers Routes, an online library of more than 2,500 of Britain’s best walks.

Anyone in Scotland can download the free Medal Routes App to find over 1,100 short walks across Scotland.

The Ramblers’ director of walking development, Simon Barnett, said: “Winter is one of the best times to go out for a walk. There’s something truly magical about putting on your hat and gloves, heading out with your loved ones and perhaps even being the first person to leave footprints in the snow.

“Our popular Festival of Winter Walks is our Christmas gift to the nation, so that everyone can enjoy the wonders of a winter walk. Our walks during the festival are free, fun, friendly and open to everyone, so wrap up warm and join us as we enjoy the season the way we know best, on our feet.”

The Ramblers has also launched a free online tracker that allows people to log their walking activity, helping people to get active and stay on track with New Year’s resolutions.

Designed to suit both the seasoned walker and someone taking their first steps, there are lots of badges and rewards for walking regularly, completing long distances and reaching particular milestones.

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Simon added: “The Festival of Winter Walks is free and open to everyone, but anyone who gets the walking bug can visit www.ramblers.org.uk/become-a-member to find out more about becoming a Ramblers member. Our members enjoy access to over 45,000 group walks led by our volunteers each year, as well as exclusive walking routes that can be downloaded and quarterly editions of Walk magazine. Your membership will also be helping to protect the nation’s footpaths for generations to come.”

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Monthly Report from Councillor Renata Jones Reflecting on November is sombering.

November is always a moving month, with armistice day commemorations. I was honoured to be part of a parade and service in Loughborough this year, and pleased to see such an excellent turn out fill the park.

However, looking forward, December offers Christmas lights switch on festivities, family fun, and happy holidays. Whilst this duality is polarising, it seems strangely fitting, that we honour those who gave their tomorrows’, so we can enjoy our todays’.

This month I’ve attempted to demystify some of the planning regulations for one resident, tackle some unfounded rumours related to air quality, and help a resident who was fearful of eviction.

See http://renatajones.yourcllr.com/?p=164 for more information regarding air quality monitoring. I’ve also attended council meetings, the public sector show – which is an exhibition in Manchester, and attended an East Midlands party regional meet at LCFC football ground. As I write, I’m also currently preparing for our next surgery, and look forward to seeing visitors there.

I’m still finding residents are confused regarding boundary reforms by the boundary commission. And I can’t blame them, I can see it’s a confusing business. In short, county council areas have had a consultation, from which they change slightly for May 2017 elections. Parliamentary boundaries are currently on consultation, so you can respond currently and MPs areas could change in 2018 for 2020 elections. But never fear, as your borough councillor, I am, for now, unaffected, and staying right here continuing to serve half of Birstall and all of Wanlip.

I’ve been informed a story I heard and shared in my last report related to fencing issues may have become misconstrued. So whilst conveyed in good faith, my apologies for any miscommunication, and credit where due to Birstall Parish Council for the work they do. I also didn’t tell you last month how I attended party conference in October.

Perhaps the best way I can surmise content from it, would be that essentially ‘Brexit means Brexit’, in and for, ‘a country that works for everyone’. Nationally, these seem to be, our two key party aims currently.

I’ve had some good feedback regards these reports, but I’m always looking to make them more interesting for you to read. So if you’ve got any suggestions for a future issue, get in touch, see Renatajones.yourcllr.com/ contact to find out how.

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Well now's your chance. Come and join in Carols for ALL on Wednesday 21st December at 7.30pm in St. James Church, Church Hill, Birstall - with a special Christmas appearance of the St. James Handbell ringers - but the rest of the performance is for YOU to supply!

Plenty of well-known tunes - and the words are there for you in a booklet. Not too long, so all ages can enjoy and there will be refreshments served afterwards to revive you!

Carols for All St. James Church, Church Hill, Birstall Wednesday 21st December 7.30pm No charge. Refreshments served

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BIRSTALL AND DISTRICT ART SOCIETY 22nd ANNUAL EXHIBITION - 5th – 7th NOVEMBER 2016

Birstall and District Art Society held its 22nd Annual Exhibition this year, which was formally opened by the Chairman of the Parish Council, Cllr Mrs Ann Marshall. The Norman Sims Award and Cup was won

by David Walmsley for his magnificent atmospheric painting ‘Turquoise Storm’, selected unanimously by the Judges at the Preview Evening.

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WINNER: GEMMA VISSANI ‘DREAM DOG’

WINNER: DAVID WALMSLEY ‘TURQUOISE STORM’

Over 350 visitors attended the threeday event. 110 framed paintings were exhibited, showing a variety of techniques, including watercolour, acrylics, oils, abstract, experimental and mixed-media, and covering categories from portraits and figures, abstract/experimental, landscape, water and boats, animals and wildlife, flowers and gardens. There was, literally, something for everyone to enjoy. Junior members (under the age of 18) were also represented and the standard of work was again excellent, with the Cllr Stuart Jones Trophy going to Gemma Vissani for her painting ‘Dream Dog’. A wide range of ‘mounted-originals’ were also on view, unframed but in attractive mounts, so that anyone who purchased one could choose to have the painting framed to match their own interior design. The standard this year was very high from all exhibitors.

Entry was free to all visitors, who were asked to vote for the ‘Best Painting in the Show’. The result will be announced at the Annual General Meeting of the Society on 13th December 2016 and will be published in the YOUR LOCAL, so look out for that in the New Year! The Exhibition raised over £280 for LOROS. BADAS members are a friendly mixedability group sharing a common interest and beginners are welcome as much as the most accomplished artist.

Demonstrations by professional artists are held on the second Tuesday of each month at the Palmer-Tomkinson Centre, The Cedars Academy, Wanlip Road, Birstall, commencing at 7.00pm (arrival recommended by 6.30pm for a prompt start) and finishing promptly at 9.00p.m.

Visitors are most welcome to join us and share refreshments and chat during the interval. Entry: £3.00. Wheelchair access available Following our AGM in December, the next demonstration will be on 10th January 2017, by a wonderful local artist, Andrew Geeson, who will be showing us how to create beautiful paintings using the technique of wet-into-wet … he makes it look so easy and so much fun. Come along and be inspired!

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Over 1,200 children in the East Midlands to wake up homeless this Christmas SHELTER is launching an urgent appeal after a new investigation conducted by the charity uncovered the harrowing impact of homelessness on families and children in Britain.

• More than three quarters of families said they felt their accommodation was unsafe, with the worst accounts involving exposure to drug abuse, fighting, and strangers sleeping in the corridors.

East Midlands face spending this Christmas homeless and in temporary accommodation, the highest level recorded since 2009, new analysis of government figures shows.

• Every family lived in a single room without any space for the children to play, and over half of parents also had to share a bed with their children.

Alarmingly, the figures also reveal that the number of families living in emergency B&B and hostel rooms across the country has risen by a worrying 18% in just a year, as local councils battle to find homeless families anywhere else that is stable or affordable to go.

• Three-fifths of families had to share toilet and bathroom facilities, often in a poor and unsanitary condition, with other residents.

Fifty years since the housing and homelessness charity was first founded, the country is once again in the grip of a housing crisis. With a new family in Britain becoming homeless every 10 minutes, Shelter is calling on the public to help support its frontline advisers as they grapple with the increasing demand for help from families fighting to stay in their homes.

To shed light on the harsh realities of modern day hidden homelessness, the charity carried out in-depth interviews with 25 families currently or recently living in emergency B&B’s, hostels or sofa-surfing. Some of the investigation’s most shocking findings included:

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December 19th at 6pm Informal Carols at Wanlip A chance to sing your favourite carols gathered in a festively lit and decorated Church.

Refreshments available after the service.

December 25th at 9am Christmas Day Service A service of Holy Communion to celebrate Jesus’ birth.

December 31st at 11:30pm Midnight Watch Service Usher in the New Year with your friends at Wanlip

Christmas 2016 at St James the Great, Birstall December 4th at 10am Christingle All Together Service A favourite for all ages. Come and celebrate the coming of Jesus with sweet laden oranges and candlelit fun. In aid of the Children’s Society.

December 21st at 7:30pm Carols for All A chance to sing all your favourite carols, hear a few Christmas readings/poetry and share in refreshments.

December 24th at 4pm Crib Service One for the child within all of us. Dress up as angels, shepherds or kings and take part in the creation of the nativity scene.

December 24th at 11:00pm Midnight Communion Celebrate Jesus’ arrival with Holy Communion December 25th at 10am Christmas Day service A short and interactive service of thanksgiving.

WORKERS’ EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATION ROTHLEY BRANCH SUNRISE AND SUNSET-C2337445 An exploration of textures and surfaces to depict these wonderful times of the day.

Tutor: Anna Michalska-Tomajer. Fee £86.65 or Free if in receipt of an income related benefit.

Venue: The Rothley Centre, 12 Mountsorrel Lane, Rothley LE7 7PR Date: Mondays 12.45–3pm, 10 meetings from Monday 16th January 2017

BRUSH STROKES OF HISTORY-C2337269 A look at history through paintings, sometimes great historical events but also simpler, more everyday aspects of society; and the backgrounds/motives of the artists.

Tutor: David Price Fee £52.00 or Free if in receipt of an income related benefit.

Venue: The Rothley Centre, 12 Mountsorrel Lane, Rothley LE7 7PR Date: Tuesdays 10–11.30am, 9 meetings from Tuesday 17th January 2017

CREATIVE WRITING-C2337495 This course will help you to start writing your own stories and poems.

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Venue: Rothley Community Library, Mountsorrel Lane, Rothley LE7 7PS Date: Wednesdays 9.45-11.45am. 7 meetings from Wednesday 18th January 2017

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