OVD Issue 101 June 26

Outwoods View Directory Your independent business directory delivered FREE to over 11,965 homes & businesses in Loughborough

Issue 101 June/July 2026

Est 2006

Tel: Tel:07922 07922610336 610336 www.outwoodsviewdirectory.co.uk www.outwoodsviewdirectory.co.uk

L J Electrical of Loughborough Ltd INSTALL SOLAR PANEL & BATTERIES REDUCE YOUR BILLS SAVE EVEN MORE & FIT BATTERIES CAN SAVE UP TO £1000 A YEAR

Solar Panels-Summer Special Free Battery (worth £1200) with every installation

01509 266383 or 07770 788469 lee@lj-electrical.co.uk

FREE QUOTES - ALL ROOF TYPES CONSIDERED

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Woodbrook Décor High Class Painting & Decorating Domestic & Commercial All Decorating Work Carried Out Over 30 Years Experience Fully Insured Free & Competitive Quotes For A Professional Service Contact Paul Jarram 07771 740122 paul.jarram@btconnect.com Woodbrook Décor

Castledine Exterior Carpentry Specialising in all areas of exterior carpentry including:

Bespoke Sheds and Decking Outdoor buildings, Screens & Kitchen/BBQ areas Decking & Shed Renovation Timber Gates & Panels All work completed to a very high standard and with a 12M guarantee

Contact Mark on 07394 561401 to arrange a free no obligation quotation 5

ODD JOBS Fence Repairs / Replace Gutter Cleaning & Repairs / Minor Roof Repairs Painting & Decorating Laminate Flooring / Tiling / Slabbing

Call Kevin on 07862 258 175 or 01509 731 833 oddjobskevin@outlook.com

01509 801775 07377 654 088 6

www.pavemaster.co.uk 10 YEAR GUARANTEE - NO DEPOSIT FREE ESTIMATES & ADVICE FULLY INSURED

BLOCK PAVING - TARMACADAM RESIN DRIVEWAYS - NATURAL STONE GRAVELLING - PATIOS - FENCING STEPS - GRASS - LANDSCAPING

Freephone: 0800 303 2227 Office: 0116 298 7936 Email: office@pavemaster.co.uk Gateway House, 4 Penman Way, Grove Business Park, Leicester LE19 1SY Company Reg: 12929687

Pest blems Pro Solved

For all of your pest control needs Domestic & commercial Local & professional Experienced Contact Bruce 0116 4422579 help@pestproblemssolved.co.uk www.pestproblemssolved.co.uk

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Contact Us Outwoods View Directory PO Box 11189 Loughborough LE11 9PP Next Deadline: noon on Friday 10th July 26

07922 610 336 rachel@outwoodsviewdirectory.co.uk www.outwoodsviewdirectory.co.uk

Next Delivery: from 18th to 26th July 26

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Dear Readers, Thank-you for the very positive response to our 100th edition. I received several emails and a few calls. It is very uplifting to know how well received the magazine is.

As we hopefully, move into a warmer time of the year I hope you will find time to support our advertisers. Ken’s Garden Plants and Flowers have a gorgeous array of colourful plants available.

Perhaps pop down to the Gardeners Market on the first Sunday of the month to see for yourself. He is a font of knowledge!

I am also keen to support a new advertiser, Ladybird Locksmiths.

Rachael is taking on a very male orientated profession and she is doing very well. You can take a look at her Facebook page to see what she is all about.

Lastly, if you are in need of a man and a van, then look no further than John’s Man and Van. He offers removals, collections and deliveries(but no tip runs) Very competitive rates and always cheery!

And just for Sarah who complained we didn’t have an Easter recipe, see page 28 - just for you!

Take care til next time Rachel 8

J.R.C

Driveway Specialists Why call the rest? Call the best Drives Stoned Decora ve Gravels Block Paving Dropped Kerbs Tarmac Driveways Resin Bound D Driveways riveways All Other Aspects Of Driveways On Time, Every Time O.A.P discounts Fast friendly service No job too big or small Call for a free quote today 07799 580 846 jrclandscape2@yahoo.com Find us on Facebook

PLUMBING & HEATING Servicing, Installation & Repairs Boiler Installation and Repairs No Job Too Small All Domestic Plumbing Work Undertaken Power Flushing Landlord Safety Checks

Tel Home 01509 560253 Tel Mob 07762 476985 Free Quotes 227704

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Wymeswold Manor "Engage, Encourage & Appreciate"

Every Day Is A New Opportunity To Make Life Brighter Part of the Broadoak Care Home Group, a family run business established in 1986 Wymeswold Manor is a newly opened care home, fully refurbished to an exceptionally high standard to provide state of the art care for our residents, with all of the nishing touches residents would expect from a warm and welcoming home with luxurious social spaces, attractive décor and freely accessible secure gardens.

Wymeswold Manor will care for 32 residents and all bedrooms are ensuite, enabling the home to deliver person-centred care in a digni ed manner, promoting independence as far as possible.

Included within the home are parkings, baths and additional wet rooms.

Wymeswold Manor is more than just a care home – it is a lifestyle choice and the next chapter in your life.

Here at Broadoak Care homes we understand that choosing a residential care home for you or a loved one is a very important decision. The care home you choose should exceed your needs and expectations in every aspect, from care provided to the living environment, lifestyle, food and activities the facility can give. Providing this rewarding new chapter is what Broadoak does best.

The older we get, the less we plan for tomorrow; we live for today. So let’s make every day as good as it can be. Living in a home shouldn’t mean an end to new experiences for you or your loved one. We provide exceptional care by working our hardest to make everyday life a pleasure. From the biggest decisions concerning health, through to the smallest details, like a morning cup of tea at the right time, made just the way you like it. Working closely with you, we will help you maintain a lifestyle you’re comfortable with, based around personal care, recreation and activities, and food and dining. The way we see it, this is your time to suit yourself, to carry on with the things you love to do. Spending time with friends, pursuing hobbies, sitting in the garden, listening to live music: whatever you enjoy, we will help you keep doing it.

We have vacancies for carers and senior carers nights and days

Our Dementia Care is about supporting our residents to live meaningful lives full of contentment and happiness, irrespective of the type of dementia they live with and their symptoms.

Enquire today and call 01509 881639 or 07831 433474 10

Aerial & Satellite Installations Digital TV Aerials Supplied & Fitted Reception Problems Solved Digital Aerial Specialists Freesat Installations Satellite Systems Fitted Extension Points Signal Meter Tested TV & FM Aerials 3 Year Guarantee Communal Systems Storm Damage & Insurance Work Family Run Business Covering Leicestershire Since 1963

Hassall Aerials

01509 412 446 0780 313 5382 120 Station Rd, Quorn, LE12 8BS

New kitchen design and install Kitchen refurbishment/spraying New Windows Fullbathroom Bathroom Full Refurbishment refurbishment Misted double glazing replacement Double glazing repairs Decorating services Resealing services Ceramic tile fitting Laminate floor laying Sliding wardrobe installation

Staircase replacement Flat pack Assembly Mirror and picture hanging Light fittings Sockets and switches replaced Jet washing service Small plumbing services Decking, new, refurbishment and cleaning service Window blinds measured and installed

T: 07918 910128 01509 434084 info@rjhhomeservices.co.uk www.rjhhomeservices.co.uk

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ALLSIDES GUTTERING REPAIRS

REPAIR CLEAN

REPLACE

FULL REPLACEMENT GUTTERING WITH 4 YEAR GUARANTEE PLEASE CALL STEVEN ON

0116 2161 777 0797 003 2814 fcf2211@gmail.com

We have over 260 Google Reviews from Leicestershire people!

www.allsidesguttering.co.uk

Charnwood House Pointing Brickwork in need of attention?

LOUGHBOROUGH

01509 237037 OR 0116 241 3443

Give John a call for all your repointing needs Ground cut and repairs

PROFESSIONAL DECORATOR

Special rates for a full house

07807 729 276

covering Loughborough and surrounding areas

If an electric train is travelling south, which way is the smoke going?

Answer inside the magazine!

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Quality workmanship Interior & Exterior Experienced & Reliable service Fully Insured

For a Free Estimate Please Call Mark on

OUTWOODS 07760 112500 PAINTING 01509 218568 SERVICES

Call me now on 01509 839447

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Experienced, friendly plumbing and heating engineer based on the forest side of Loughborough. Over 30 years of experience.

FREE quotations - NO callout charge - All work guaranteed Fully insured - Fully quali ied - Gas Safe registered ALL work undertaken, from small jobs to boiler repairs and full heating systems

BOILER SERVICE OFFER

Boiler replacements Combination boiler installations £85 Full heating systems with this advert Installations of additional radiators Central heating power lushing Landlord gas safety certi icates Replacement of pumps, motorized valves etc Installation of gas hobs and gas cookers Fault inding on ALL MAKES of boilers

CALL: 07970046471 or 01530588435 EMAIL: plumbwise2000@yahoo.co.uk 194623 14

Lau nde re e &d t Dr y Cleane rs L 52 Swan Street Loughborough Newly Open sister shop to Jill’s Wash ‘n’ Dry, Ling Road

SAME DAY Dry Cleaning Monday - Saturday SAME DAY Ironing Service 7 Days A Week

• Duvet Cleaning • Repairs & Alterations • Service Washing 10 SHIRTS WASHED, DRIED & IRONED £17.50 on production of this advert

COLLECTION & DELIVERY SERVICE

sales@sign-shop-loughborough.co.uk www.sign-shop-loughborough.co.uk

LOOKING TO ADVERTISE? WHY NOT TRY THE OUTWOODS VIEW DIRECTORY?

01509 215 471 Monday-Friday 8.30am-5pm Saturday/Sunday 9am-5pm

jillslaunderette.drycleaners@gmail.com

JUST PICK UP THE PHONE & CALL 07922 610 336 ....WE DON’T BITE! 15

D. Shanks & Son

Outwoods View Directory Price List 2026

All aspects of plumbing, heating & gas work undertaken including:

£52 Sixth £68 Quarter £86 Third £125 Half £168 Two-thirds Full £195 Front/Back £298 Centre Pages £325 NEW CUSTOMERS GET 20% OFF IF PAYING FOR 3 INSERTIONS NO VAT TO PAY!

Plumbing and Heating Ltd Boiler installations, servicing & repairs Radiators & valve changes Bathroom installations, taps & showers Gas hobs, cookers & fires Landlord gas safety certificates Natural gas & LPG Central heating power flushing Unvented cylinder installations 546645 & repairs For a friendly and reliable service please contact us on:

M: 07950 164323 E: dshanksplumheat@talktalk.net

Discount reverts to standard 10% off for 3 insertions We accept payments by all major credit cards, bank transfer, cheques & cash 16

For more information or if you would like us to prepare an advert, for free, without obligation, please call Rachel on 07922 610 336

Adys Windows Ltd Make your dream a reality

UPVC DOUBLE GLAZING BI FOLD DOORS BAYS & PORCHES CONSERVATORIES UPVC REPAIRS FOGGY UNITS REPLACED

FREE, NO OBLIGATION QUOTATIONS Tel: 01509 231641 Fax: 01509 210209 Mob: 07714 589142 Email: enquiries@adyswindowsltd.co.uk Web: www.adyswindowsltd.co.uk

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Luke’s Plastering

• Re-skimming • Plaster Boarding • Rendering • Ceilings • Wall Removal • Repair Work • All walls to be taken out & replaced with stud work 10 years experience Clean service with a quality finish 01509 844065 • 07786 393608 thorleyandson@icloud.com

s John’ MAN & VAN

Tel: 07 77 33 55 88 2

Removals . Deliveries . Collections Local or National Est 2005 Loughborough based - for hire by the hour/mile No extra charge for evenings/weekends 4 metre extra LWB clean van . Sorry - No tip runs

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LJOf Loughborough Electrical Ltd For All Of Your Domestic & Commercial Electrical Requirements Full or Part Rewires Fuse Board Changes Electrical Heating Systems Smart Thermostats Smoke & Carbon Monoxide Detectors Electric Vehicle Charging Sockets CCTV Installation Repairs & Fault Finding

24 Hr Emergency Callout Friendly & Professional Fully Qualified & Experienced Public Liability Insurance For a FREE quotation please contact Lee 07770 788 469 or 01509 266 383 Edelin Road, Loughborough LE11 2HP

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Electrical Safety

Cooker or Oven Not Working?

Tel: 01509 434019 8am - 9pm, 7 days

Most Makes of Cookers and Ovens Repaired

OVENCARE

Family Run Business Since 1981

OAP & NHS Discount

Steven Cooper Plumbing FOR A QUICK, FRIENDLY & RELIABLE SERVICE

Kitchen & Bathroom Installations Repairs & Maintenance Plumbing & Heating Services No Job Too Small Call Steven for a free quote on: 07754 802 882 or e-mail:

stevenxcooper@gmail.com

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Dates for your diary!

Mountsorrel Memorial Centre have several events on: 27th June The Renaissance big Band presents Brass Tracks 1st July The Rotary Club L.boro Beacon presents Lifting the Lid in aid of Cancer Research featuring the Charnwood Singers and Caroline Sharpe 8th - 11th July The Swing Theatre presents Ghost

NS Handyman Services For all your home and garden needs!

07861 783 767 nathanspary1@outlook.com

SPJ

For more info please ring 0116 230 4877 or go to the website www.mmcvenue.co.uk Xxxxx

Ulverscroft Camera Club Summer Exhibition 20/21 June 10am - 4pm Youth and Community Hall Main St, Woodhouse Eaves LE12 8RZ Free entry xxxxx

Loughborough Archaeological & Historical Society June 11th - Fearon Hall (free to members) London’s Lost Jewels: The Story of The Cheapside Hoard

PROFESSIONAL CARPENTRY & JOINERY General Improvements & Custom Projects such as:

Doors . Fitted Wardrobes Cupboards . Stairs & Balustrades Drive Gates . Side Gates .

Garage Doors and much more...

Call Simon on 0759 788 2578 or email highplainsdrifter59@me.com 21

SHEPSHED ROOFING & GUTTERING

With You Involved Every Step Of The Way

Roof Repairs • New Roofs • Chimneys & Ridge Tiles Slate & Tiles • Flat Roofs • Fascias, Sof ts & Guttering Over 30 Years Combined Experience Free No Obligation Quotes Local, Reliable & Friendly

Call John anytime on 0780 77 29276 Covering Loughborough and all surrounding villages

LUXURY BATHROOMS & KITCHENS

Designed & installed at affordable prices Bath to Walk-in Shower Conversions - Ceramic Wall & Floor Tiling Electrical & Plumbing Installations - A Local Family Business

For a professional approach and free fixed price quotation call 01509 215352 or 07917 786 930 or visit www.solechome.com

SOLEC Home Improvements

Checking our references is actively encouraged

HUNTS PROPERTY MAINTENANCE ROOFING & BUILDING New Roofs & Roof Repairs, Big or Small Crack Stitching to Brickwork Brickwork Re-pointed Chimneys Rebuilt, Repaired & Renewed Guttering, Fascias & Soffits Repaired & Renewed We cover all of Loughborough and the surrounding area. Free Advice & No Obligation Quotations

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M. Thorley & Son Building & Housing Improvements

For a free no obligation quote contact Michael Thorley T: 01509 844065 M: 07847 483851 E: m.thorleyandson@gmail.com

Ken’s Garden Plants and Flowers View our appealing selection of summer hanging baskets, pots, planters and bedding Perfect plants available now for the rockery and herbaceous borders Professional planting advice working in partnership with Ken Muir Garden Care UK will clarify your projects’ requirements Contact Ken Muir tel/text 07778 482 608 or Find us on Facebook View our plants at 62 Knightthorpe Rd, Loughborough LE11 4JT Visit our Loughborough Gardeners’ Fair plants stall on the first Sunday each month 25

QUICK PRIZE CROSSWORD Solution in the next issue Winner will be drawn from all correct entries received before noon on Friday 10th July 26

WIN £25

Down Across 1 Isolated (6) 7 Ring of light (6) 2 A problem in the joints (4) 8 Benevolent (6) 3 Meadow (7) 9 Amphibian (4) 4 German submarine (1-4) 10 Formerly Siam (8) 5 Examination (8) 11 Blot on the landscape (7) 6 Points to be discussed 13 Prose composition (5) in a meeting (6) 15 Young female horse (5) 12 Sun room (8) 17 Clear plastic (7) 14 Small desert rodent (7) 20 Chinese starter (5,3) 16 Compromise (6) 21 Take heed of (4) 18 Inter (6) 22 State of matter (6) 19 A group of lions (5) 23 Vegetables such as Email to: 21 Cancelled (2-2) Peas or beans (6) rachel@outwoodsviewdirectory.co.uk or post to PO Box 11189, L.boro LE11 9PP Please include your name & address or your entry won’t be valid!

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Creme Egg Brownies 5 creme eggs cut vertically tip: keep in freezer before cutting 6 oz dark chocolate broken into small pieces 6 oz unsalted butter 2 tabs cocoa powder 3 large eggs

5oz caster sugar 5 oz light brown sugar 1 tab vanilla bean paste 4 oz plain flour 1/2 teaspn fine sea salt 5 oz roughly chopped shortbread biscuits

Place the chocolate eggs in the freezer. (This will make cut cleanly and means they won t melt too much in the oven.)

Grease and line a square 20cm/8in cake tin. Preheat the oven to 180C/160C Fan/Gas 4.

Place the chocolate, butter and cocoa powder in a heatproof glass bowl and set it over a saucepan of gently simmering water, making sure the water does not touch the bowl. Stir until completely melted and then remove from the heat. In a separate bowl, whisk together the eggs, caster sugar, light brown sugar and vanilla until smooth. Pour into the chocolate mixture and mix well. Add in the flour and salt and mix until smooth. Stir in the shortbread. Pour the mixture into the prepared tin.

Take the chocolate eggs out of the freezer and slice them in half vertically. Nestle them into the brownie mixture, with the insides of the eggs facing up, and bake for 27 to 30 minutes until just set. Remove from the oven and leave to cool completely before slicing into squares.

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Emma’s Mindful Movement Pilates The course will run in a 10 week block as it takes at least 6 weeks to see any benefits at all. If you are Fridays at 1.15pm unable to attend a session, there are Bush Bowls Club catch up options at other classes or off Nanpantan Rd we will send a video for you to do at Limited places so book early! home. It’s a win-win!

To secure your place or for more information please contact Fit 4 You on: Mobile: 07798 704 167 Email: annetteholliday@yahoo.co.uk Check out our website to see our other services: www.annetteholliday.co.uk

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Outwoods Property Services Regular Grass Cutting We are now taking bookings for the new season!

Gardening Fencing - repair and replacement Paving & Patios Gates Gravel work Turfing Local Family run business with over 20 years experience Contact James on: 07767 154 989 01509 219 502 www.outwoodspropertyservices.co.uk 29

JH ROOFING For All Your Roofing Needs Roof Repairs

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You Lose!

Tile & Slate Replacement

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Firestone Rubber Roofs Bitumes Flat Roofs Felted & Reboarded Dry Verge & Dry Ridge Systems

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Leadwork & Chimney Work

before you miss the deadline!

Fascia Boards, Soffits & Guttering

All Work Guaranteed For a free quotation please phone

01509 833 265 0745 440 7673

Wake up and give us a call on 07922 610 336

Leicestershire National Garden Scheme Open Gardens June 2026 Wednesday afternoons in June, 2-4.30, Stoke Albany House, Market Harborough, LE16 8PT. A four acre garden.

6 June, 10-4 pm, 164 Battram Road, Coalville, LE67 1GB A rural country garden.

6 & 7 June, 11-5 pm, is 28 Gladstone Street in Wigston, LE18 1AE, a mature 70'x15' town garden.

6 & 7 June, The New Barn in Desford, LE9 9GS, 11-4pm. A sloping ¾ acre plantsman's garden.

7 June, a group of six very different gardens opens in Leicester, LE2 1LW, at Stoneygate and Knighton Gardens.

Street parking at all addresses except 20 Ripon St. Gardens open from 12-5 pm, one admittance fee for all gardens.

7 June, Westbrooke House, Market Harborough, LE16 8AX, opens 10-4 pm, a 6-acre garden.

11 - 14 June, the extensive gardens at Nevill Holt Hall, Market Harborough, LE16 8EG, 10-9 pm except Sunday 14th, 10-7 pm. Spacious and well-proportioned, 10 acres of gardens.

13 & 14 June, two gardens at 88 and 109 Brook Street, Wymeswold, LE12 6TU, 2-5pm for one admission price.

13 & 14 June, The Cottage, Birstall LE4 4EA, 11-4pm. A medium-sized town garden.

13 & 14 June, A group opening of 3 gardens at Hinckley Gardens, Leics LE10 1SW, 11-4 pm, 1 fee all gardens.

13 & 14 June, 2 gardens in Newbold Verdon. The Lodge Brascote, LE9 9LE & The Old Rectory LE9 9NN. 19 June, Brickfield House, Market Harborough LE16 8XS, 12-4pm, with lovely views overlooking the Welland Valley.

21 June, 10 High Street Somerby, Leicestershire, LE14 2PZ 11-4 pm, new garden with terraces & a gravel garden.

21 June, 11-4 pm is Tresillian House, Melton Mowbray LE13 0BQ. Live jazz and a small art exhibition by local artists.

27 & 28 June, The Secret Garden at Glenfield Hospital, LE3 9QP. 10.30-3 pm. Grounds of the Glenfield Hospital.

Thanks to our volunteers and visitors, in 2025, Leicestershire opened 37 Gardens and had 9,289 visitors, resulting in net donation income of £69,094.

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ISSUE 100'S WINNER IS....

Answer: An electric train does not produce smoke!

Wordsearch SHAKESPEARE WORKS

ROMEO AND JULIET CYMBELINE JULIUS CAESAR OTHELLO MACBETH KING JOHN HAMLET WINTER’S TALE THE TEMPEST HENRY V KING LEAR RICHARD III

Remember it’s just for fun!

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