birstall post (361) aug 2013

AUGUST 2013 No. 361

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THE BIRSTALL Unitedunder 10 Foxes hadan unforgettable dayout at the NationalFutsal Finals in Bir-mingham on SaturdayJune 29.

Futsal is five a side footballplayed with a smaller ball withless bounce.

“They were up against thevery best teams from all overthe UK and although they didn’tqualify for the knock–out stag-es, it was an experience theywill never forget” said ManagerPhil Hughes.

They got off to a great startby winning their opening game2-1 against Randlay Colts - ateam from the West Midlands.The second game was toughand they lost it 3-0 to Wood-side Youth from the East ofEngland. The third match wasequally tough and they lost it4-1.

The final match againstGreenmeadow Youth from the SouthWest was much closer and Birstall tookthe lead. Greenmeadow levelled thescore then Birstall nearly took the leadagain when the ball hit the crossbar. Justa few seconds later Greenmeadowsnatched a late winner themselves when

their goal keeper did a long throw outand their striker headed it over Birstall’sadvancing keeper.

“There were two groups of five andthe top two from each group wentthrough to semi-finals and then finals.The two finalists came from Birstall’s

group, so it goes to show what a toughgroup it was. The eventual winners wereWoodside Youth” said Phil.

“The event was very well run by theFA and the facilities at the BirminghamFutsal Arena were of a very high stand-

OCCUPANTS OF a Birstallhome were shocked to wakeup and find a burglar intheir bedroom.

The incident took place at around2.30am on Saturday July 6 at a house inthe Fielding Road area of Birstall. Theoccupants of the house were in bedasleep when they awoke to find a manin the room who promptly fled.

The victims discovered that propertyhad been taken including an 18ct Ray-mond Weil watch with black Romannumerals set on a white face with insetclear stones. Also taken was an antiquegold ring set with a diamond cluster.The ring has sentimental value, havingbelonged to the victim’s late mother.

Detective Constable Anna Burton, theinvestigating officer, said: “The occu-

Foxes compete at Futsal finals

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ard” he added.“Just getting there was an

achievement in itself, as only 10teams qualified from 1,036boy’s teams that entered fromall over the UK. They did them-selves and the club proud.Considering they don’t playfutsal week in, week out, theyheld their own against teamsthat do, and the score linesreflect what close games theywere. The Foxes have had anamazing season, first by finish-ing 2nd in Division 2 of theMutual League and then finish-ing 3rd in the Summer 9v9league. This was a great way toend a great season. I hope theboys have a well-earned restnow and come back in Augusteager to start the news seasonon September 1.”

AN ANTI-SMOKING film made byLongslade students made it tothe finals of a national competi-tion and was screened at BAFTA.

The six students, Heeren Bhundia, OliverHodgkinson, Sarah Hulme, Hannah Greasley,Bradley Stanford and Paige Bradshaw, made ashort film for the Cut Films competition to high-light the impact of smoking.

Their film was one of 216 entered nationallywith only 13 shortlisted for the national awardswhich were held at BAFTA in London, with LordDavid Puttman presenting the prizes.

Longslade’s filmmakers were placed secondin the 16-19 age category.

Year 10 student Paige Bradshaw said: “I’m sohappy I was chosen for SmokeScreen. I got towork with some amazing and passionate peoplededicated to discouraging smoking and deliver-ing it through the art of film. The finale in Lon-don was an unforgettable experience andsomething I shall never forget. I’m ready fornext year already!”

pants of the house have beenleft shocked by the incidentand saddened by the loss oftheir belongings. We are ap-pealing to anyone who mayhave been offered for saleitems matching these descrip-tions to contact us.”

Anyone with any informationis asked to contact DC 4450Anna Burton on 101, follow theinstructions to leave a messagefor a police officer and whenprompted key in the officer’sidentification number 4450.

Alternatively contact Crimestop-pers, which is free and anonymouson 0800 555 111.

It is a new venture by Birstall ParishCouncil. A spokesman said: “Membershope that it will be a fun communityevent and that it will be well support-ed.”

Residents are being invited to enterin a number of categories which in-clude flowers, fruits, vegetables, cakes,jams, pickles, wine, liqueur and beer.

To enter com-plete a short entryform that can bedownloaded from the Parish Councilwebsite or collected from the office inthe Village Hall.

The show will take place on Satur-day September 21, 1-5pm at BirstallVillage Hall.

A FLOWER and produce show will be held inthe Village Hall this September.

Pic: with Charlie Stebbings, founder of Cut Films, are Heeren Bhundia, PaigeBradshaw, Sarah Hulme and Bradley Stanford

PARK FOR free in Loughborough’scar parks on Sundays this sum-mer.

The free parking has been introduced toencourage visitors to the town. The scheme endson August 25 and includes all council ownedcar parks except Browns Lane.

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AFTER THE closure of JMichael’s butchers on theTriangle, Mark Patrick’s onSibson Road is the only sur-viving butchers shop in Bir-stall.

In business for 32 years, Mark canremember the days when Birstall wasbustling with shoppers, but times havechanged. “I used to have eight peoplehere on Saturdays, serving on the tills,now it’s only one” saysMark. “Without thehotel and cateringtrade the shop wouldhave closed years ago”he added.

Mark can remembereight butchers in thevillage: Robert Boulton’son Went Road; ChrisDraper’s on Loughbor-ough Road; Walkers,Baxters and J Michaelon Sibson road; TopCuts on Kingsgate Ave-nue, Mugglestone’s onWanlip Lane and the

Co-op butchers on Wanlip Avenue.Mark puts the decline down to a lack of parking,

traffic wardens and the rise of supermarket shopping.“What we offer is good quality products, knowl-

edgeable and friendly staff and importantly, in thelight of the supermarket horse meat scandal, a fullytraceable product” said Mark.

Pic (above): (l-r) Andy Tebbutt, Paul Mumford, MarkPatrick, Liam Patrick & Lara Patrick

A DEDICATED midwife whoworked in Birstall for 28years has died aged 72.

Christine Belcher began her careeras a community midwife before mov-ing to Birstall working with DoctorsRaivadera, Rouse and many others.

Chris loved her job and had a realvocation for nursing. She ran parent-craft classes in the village and many ateddy bear had its nappy changed bynew dads being encouraged to prac-tise for the real thing.

On her rounds to new mums shewas always a comforting presence andany problems were soon addressed.She also taught many student mid-wives.

Born in 1940, Chris married Brianat 19 and had daughters Mandy, Jack-ie and Helen. She retired in 2000 andin April 20011 was diagnosed withMotor Neurone Disease.

Chris’s funeral was held at Lough-borough Crematorium and Rev RachelParkinson conducted the service. Thefamily has requested that donations inher memory be made to the localbranch of the Motor Neurone society– more than £1000 has already beendonated.Pic: community midwife Christine Belcher

BIRSTALL GOLF Club continuedits record of hosting top quali-ty tournaments in July with theMidlands Boys Amateur Cham-pionships.

60 of the region’s top young golf-ers provided a close competition thatended in a play off.

Fifteen year old Billy Spoonerfrom Boston Golf, Lincolnshire, wonthe event, on the second hole of theplay-off with Ben Robinson from ValeGolf and Country Club, Worcester-shire.

Club President Bryan Payne said:“It is wonderful for the club to host aprestigious event like this. It’s a verypositive occasion for the club and itis great to see so many wonderfulyoung golfers enjoying playing ourcourse.”

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MEMORIES OF last year’s soggy summer werebanished at Birstall Gala when sizzling sunshinehelped visitors enjoy one of the biggest eventsin the village’s calendar.

Organised by Birstall Parish Council the two day event featuredperformances by local bands on the Saturday and stalls, entertainmentand a Proms in the Park firework finale on the Sunday.

Chairman of Birstall Parish Council Ann Marshall said: “We were allvery relieved the weather was kind to us and that the gala was such asuccess – Ifelt evenmore peoplethan usualattended.

“The May-or of Charn-wood wasour guest atthe concertand she saidshe was real-ly impressed that Birstall puts on an event of this size that brings thecommunity together.”Some raffle prizes remain unclaimed. Winning ticket numbers are WHITE 829, WHITE885, PINK 280, BLUE 255, GREEN 246, ORANGE 72, GREEN 243, GREEN 212, BLUE142, ORANGE 47, PINK 165, WHITE 839, YELLOW 84, PINK 207, BLUE 151 ANDWHITE 816.To claim your prize contact Birstall Parish Council.

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The development is proposed inCharnwood Borough Council’s LocalPlan Care Strategy, which sets out areasfor development in the Borough neededto meet targets for housing and employ-ment. The largest housing developmentit contains is for 4500 dwellings nearBarkby.

In its submission to Charnwood’sconsultation on the plans, which endedon July 22, Birstall Parish Council said:

• Birstall has been subjected alreadyto a large development (Hallam Fields)and this is not yet complete. It has notprovided significant infrastructure im-provements for Birstall, in fact a school,which was promised, is now in question.

• Birstall is bisected by the A6 andthe junction with the A46 is close by.Traffic along the A6 continues to in-crease, particularly at peak times. Thissignificantly impacts on our communityand its quality of life. The increase inpollution and great difficulty for resi-dents trying to access the A6 from theirhouses is already generating complaints.Emergency vehicles from the new FireStation need to use the A6 and after thejunction at Greengate Lane/Sibson Roadthere is a bottle neck where the dualcarriageway stops.

• The building of 1500 houses andup to 15 hectares of employment alongwith four travelling show people sites onour border will only add traffic to analready overloaded A6. Leicester CityCouncil are already in the process oftrying to put a gypsy/traveller site on theoutskirts of Birstall in Greengate Lane.

• It is also likely that more cars willtry to avoid the A6 by using Wanlip Laneand other residential roads in Birstall.Wanlip Lane goes through the centre ofthe village, is narrow and already hastraffic calming measures in place. On itthere are two schools, a nursery andelderly persons accommodation. Toincrease traffic flow along this roadwould be an accident waiting to happen.

• It is not felt likely that the park andride site will mitigate the increased traf-fic but the use of this site to service

THE QUALITY of life of Birstall people will be damaged andthe community undermined if plans to build 1500 homesnorth of Birstall and a Wanlip by-pass are given the goahead, says Birstall Parish Council.

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Longslade and Stonehill schools shouldbe urgently re-visited.

• The residents of Birstall deserve thatCharnwood Borough Council considerstheir quality of life. There must be otherland with building opportunities whichwould be less detrimental to local resi-dents. We urge Charnwood BoroughCouncil to consider other options. Bir-stall people already feel that CharnwoodBorough Council disregards their views.Surely even those who live in what isregarded as a ‘sustainable urban exten-sion’ are entitled to have their viewslistened to.

• We try to maintain a community inBirstall but feel that Charnwood BoroughCouncil are continually trying to under-mine that concept.

Now that the consultation period hasended, the Core Strategy will be submit-ted to the Secretary of State in Decem-ber 2013 and will then be examined byan independent planning inspector inspring 2014. If deemed sound it will beadopted in late 2014.

Pics from top: Tae Kwondo teacher Andrew Freer with Ollie Keran (14) & George Merry (17); a funfair ride; musicians with Birstall Brass; performers from Faces Arts

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After securing lottery funding, the fiveyear project saw Leicestershire CountyCouncil create surfaced paths betweenBirstall, Thurmaston, Syston and Cossing-ton via Watermead Country Park. Theproject has seen new bridges installed,new paths constructed and safe roadcrossings created, making the routesaccessible to everyone including wheel-chair and mobility scooter users.

The complete off-road cycleway be-tween Cossington and Leicester, whichincorporates the Connect2 routes, is nowsignposted as ‘Green Route One’.

Peter Osborne, Leicestershire CountyCouncil Cabinet member for Highwaysand Transport, said: “Over the years wehave seen it taking shape and we, alongwith our partners, are proud to see itcompleted and being officially opened tothe public.”

Dani King, who led a bike ride on the

day of the opening event, said: “It isfantastic that the Connect 2 scheme hascreated these routes for cyclists, walkers,wheelchair users and people with push-chairs. I’m pleased to be involved in theofficial opening of this exciting project.”

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A £1.4million walking and cycling route through WatermeadCountry Park was officially opened at an event in July at-tended by Olympic gold medallist, cyclist Dani King.

Pic: Dani King at Birstall lock with pupils from Riverside School, Spencer Smithand Ellie Macmanard, both aged 10

A TREK to the summit of Africa’s highest mountain willraise money for Macmillan Cancer Support.

Natalie Harrison of Spinney Rise will beclimbing Mount Kilimanjaro in January with30 other colleagues from Boots the Chemist –Natalie works as an assistant manager at theFosse Park branch.

Natalie (25) said: “I put my name forwardbecause I knew it was a once in a lifetimechallenge. I’m looking forward to raising themoney for such a great cause and to dosomething new.

“I didn’t realise how intense the trainingwas but I hope with hard work I will be fitenough and not get ill.”

Following the two week climb Natalie willwork for three days in an orphanage.

You can take your donation into Boots inBirstall, (marked Natalie’s Macmillan hike2014), at www.justgiving.com/natalieharrison88, or by text: type in code NATZ89, donationamount and send to 70070.

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STUDENTS AT LongsladeCollege enjoyed partici-pating in their end ofterm sports day in July.

The college’s five hous-es competed in a series ofevents to see who had what it takes tobe crowned this year’s winner.

The day concluded with an assaultcourse where Charlie Young fromBradgate house came out on top andwas crowned Longslade Legend 2013.Staff members then took to the courseto battle one another.The final results were : 1st Bradgate, 2nd Stoney-wood, 3rd Charnwood, 4th Benscliffe, 5th Watermead.

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AN ELEVEN year old girl from Birstall will be singing anddancing on stage at Curve, Leicester this summer.

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Pascale Taylor’s own journey withyoga began in the 1980s when she wasliving and working in India, Nepal andSouth East Asia.

She said: “Because I began in Asiancountries where yoga is accessible toeveryone whatever age, shape or size, itwasn’t until I arrived back in the UK thatI realise I didn’t physically fit the west-ernised expectation of a yogi.

“Luckily by then it was too late – Iwas already hooked and no amount ofany suggestion I wasn’t the right sizewould prevent me from the joy I getfrom my practice.”

Pascale (51) was diagnosed five yearsago with fibromyalgia and has foundnew yoga techniques to reduce hersymptoms to almost zero.

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Alyshia Dhakk fromGreengate Lane waschosen to play the partof one of the four chil-dren in the cast ofSweeney Todd, from the800 who auditioned forthe role.

Alyshia, who says sheis “excited” about herlatest role, has previous-ly performed in theSound of Music in Bir-mingham, and in lastyear’s panto at Leices-ter’s Little Theatre. Shehas ambitions to be-come an opera singer

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A BIRSTALL yoga teacher who has been practising for al-most 30 years is starting two new classes at the Co-opSports and Social Club on Birstall Road.

BIRSTALL BOWLING Club’s ladiesmissed out in their bid to becomeBritish Isles champions, losing to theJersey representatives 14-23 in Glas-gow.

Pa Walker, Jan Everitt, Jennie Groves & DiHurst, the English champions, trailed 4-5 afterfive ends on a tricky rink and were 9-13 behindafter 10 ends. The Channel Islanders increasedtheir lead to seven shots after 15 ends and thenext three ends were shared two shots each,but three shots for Jersey on the nineteenth endeffectively ended the Birstall challenge and afterjust a single shot was gained on the twentiethend, the game was conceded with Birstall una-ble to catch up.

The Jersey ladies went on to edge past theIrish representatives 19-18 in the semi finalbefore overwhelming Scotland 28-9 in the finalto become British Isles Champions.

Pa Walker has qualified for her second eventat the women’s National Championships inLeamington Spa later in the month. Havingalready qualified in the fours, she reached theLeicestershire singles final by winning fivematches, including beating the three Birstallteammates mentioned above in previous rounds.

In the ladies county pairs, Pam Ratcliffe andDiane Hartop reached the quarter final beforelosing out to Fleckney’s Doreen Tapson andAnn Wood.

Meanwhile, John Hurst has qualified for themen’s National Championships by reaching thecounty final in the two wood competition. Hebeat Tony Brimley (Blaby) 17-7 in the quarterfinal and defeated Goodwood’s Marcus Clifton17-13 in the semi final and will now representBirstall and Leicestershire at Worthing later thismonth, the last time the championships arebeing held at the iconic venue before they moveto Leamington Spa next year.

In the men’s county Champion of Championscompetition, Andy Wye got through to the quar-ter final but was beaten by Marcus Clifton(Goodwood) 14-21.

Birstall retained the Bramley Bowl, the pre-mier Leicester City and District Parks competi-tion, defeating host club Abbey Park 91-64 inthe final. Scores: John Boden, Darren Hick-ling, John Hurst and Paul Young won 23-9.Malcolm Wright, Dave Hill, Dick Cooper andDave Clarke won 24-12. Dennis Measom, TerryStretton, John Lee and Tom Cowles won 25-17.Bill Alexander, Barry Jarvis, Bob Cooper andStuart Hartop lost 19-26.

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In reply to the letter in July's Birstall Postregarding the grass verges on Wanlip Ave. Inan ideal world tidy green grass verges wouldlook great but this 2013 and the world of themotor car is not 1926/7 when homes in Wan-lip Ave were built.

Your correspondent blames the residentsfor the damage, which is only partly true, ifyou walk down the Avenue late at night orearly morning you will find that the majorityof resident’s cars are parked on the drive-ways or on the road.

Who, then, parks on our mud? These arejust a few drivers we have talked to- schooland nursery runs twice a day, delivery vans,utility vans, social services and members ofthe public visiting the library, houses andshops on Wanlip Lane - we have attempted todiscuss our problem with some of them andsometimes met with verbal abuse!

At the Sibson Road end of the avenue theexcuses -'just nipping to the shops' -or -'won'tbe a minute'- are the usual comments. Wehave no problems with drivers parking infront of our homes as long as they park onthe road. We have asked members of thepublic why they park on the verges and aretold that they feel vulnerable parking on theroad near to Gwendolin Avenue junction andat the ends of the road near to Wanlip Laneand Sibson Road.

Your correspondent also says that weshould attend our grass verges, which wepersonally have for years, re-turfing once,re-seeded twice- by the council- and once byresidents, all to no avail.

Some of the residents are over seventyyears of age and have decided to ask thecouncil (over 80% agreed in a recent survey)to tarmac our grass verges. The only way itseems to prevent parking is to place largerocks on the verges (which is illegal) andrisk being sued for damage to vehicles. Mostresidents have decided not to take this action!

Can I point out the speeding on BirstallRoad, it’s getting worse. I stand on my gymsteps most evenings watching cars speeding

After discussions with residents who havelived in the Avenue longer than most, andthey have no recollection of flooding referredto in your correspondent’s letter. As forproblems with re-insurance of properties, thisagain, is not known! Many of the Avenues inBirstall have had their grass verges removedand replaced by tarmac.

This action has been made necessary toinclude the car in to our way of life. In1926/7 when the Avenue was built, therewere very few cars, now, with families withgrown up children at work, it is now thatmore cars are available and need parkingspaces, not always available on driveways. Thelarge white vans your correspondent referstoo, parked in front of resident's homes, arefor the livelihood of the resident. We havestated previously that the age of the motor caris now and we need to live with it!

If your correspondent wishes to identifythemselves we would be only too pleased todiscuss any ideas they have, along with theparish and county councillors involved. Weare sure this would please the aforesaid highpercentage of residents who need an answerto this long-standing problem.

Mr and Mrs Dave Cobb and Mr andMrs Bill Hill - Wanlip Avenue

I came through the School Lane Park onFriday afternoon (the day when schools fin-ished) and from a distance saw children(young adults as they now like to be called)sitting in shade under large tree near theenclosed small play park .

They then got up and wandered away. AsI got closer I saw the ground littered withplastic pop bottles, empty cans and paper.Why oh why can't they put their litter in oneof the many bins not far away, it doesn't takemuch out of their time.

It only takes one of them to perhaps startsetting an example to the others, and ofcourse "the others" not to laugh at his ac-tions. It must be hard these days to be grow-ing up in this throw away society of ours butin this case throw your litter in the providedbins and don’t leave it on the ground forothers to tidy it away. It’s called pride andresponsibility of where and who you are.

Margaret Briggs

Sad to read of the resignation from the"Parish Council" of Jim Garner and DougTopley.

I haven't seen the PVC window concerned,but bearing in mind the village hall is a listedbuilding and situated in a part of the villagethat is a preservation area, installing a PVCwindow would look ugly. But as usual it allcomes down to money. It's wrong to spoil thelook of this listed building for the sake of£517, yet spend ( how ever much it cost)hundreds on the steel monstrosity that standsoutside the park and ride.

Carol WithersEditor’s note: the £57,000 steel cedar tree

outside the park and ride was paid for by thedevelopers of Hallam Fields, Jelson.

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The Birstall Post welcomes your views andopinions on any subject. Letters, which mustinclude your name and address, (though notnecessarily for publication) can be posted to:The Birstall Post, Longslade College, WanlipLane, Birstall, Leicester LE4 4GH, or handedin at Birstall library or email:[email protected]

I respond to the letters in July BirstallPost. In my letter (printed in June) I wasstating the facts of my recent experiences atBirstall Medical Centre. I did not comment onthe NHS in general and did not criticise thecare given by the Diabetes Nurse. I was not“jumping on the band wagon of knocking thehealth service”.

I was pleased that your correspondent ishappy with her treatment at Birstall MedicalCentre and always gets an appointment whenshe needs one.

I am sorry that I am still not happy, andam still waiting to see the Diabetes Nurse.When I enquired I was told that the DiabetesNurse would contact all patients needing anappointment when she was back from sickleave!

Greengate Medical Centre must also bepleased with the glowing report from MrsRalston.

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Summer FairSunday August 4From 11am to 3pmat 34 The Ridgeway, Rothley,LeicesterVariety of stalls, refreshmentsMusic by Hiss & Boo BandAdmission £2, children £1

Coach Outingto HerefordMonday August 12The coach will leave Birstall at8.30amCost of coach £12For further details and to book aplace please phone Gwen Johnson0116 2205158

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Open Churchfor Tea, Cakes and Books at St Leon-ard’s Church, Swithlandfrom 2-4.30pmon Saturday & Sunday, August 10and 11Donations in aid of Church funds

The Bark Foundationpresents two concerts catering fordiffering ‘tastes’Friday September 20 at 7.30pm

‘After Eight’a vocal harmony quartet and‘Fabio A’Cappella’ a vocal quartet inthe style of barbershopTickets £5 inc refreshmentsAt Birstall Methodist ChurchSaturday October 19 at 7.30pm‘Cliff As If’at Birstall Methodist Church Wanlip

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Birstall Royal BritishLegionAug 3: Dee Smoove (M/V)Aug 10: Diva (F/Duo)Aug 17: Colin James (M/V)Aug 24: Mick Knight (M/V)Aug 31: The Munix (GRP)Dancing every Saturday night withlive entertainmentBingo, free beer raffle and not for-getting Open the BoxEvery Tuesday night Bingo startingat 9.15pmQuiz nights Sunday Aug 11 & 25,starting at 9pmAcoustic night Sunday August 18 at8pmRock & Roll nights Wednesday Au-gust 7 & 21Food available every Saturday12noon-2pmWakes catered for

Bring and ShareThe meeting of Leicestershire &Rutland Dowsers to be held on Sat-urday August 10 will take the formof a Bring and Share sessionEveryone is invited to bring alongitems associated with dowsing andthen to talk briefly about them – egmaps, case histories and dowsingdevicesAs many dowsers are self-taught,this is an opportunity to shareknowledge and be open to newtechniquesThe meeting will take place as usualat St James’ Day Centre, Birstall Vil-lage Hall, 10am to 1pm. Admission£5

Free BowlsSummer SchemeAre you aged between 12 and 18?Bored now that school is out?Why not take advantage of our freebowls sessions at Elizabeth ParkSports & Community Centre, Check-land Road, ThurmastonNo equipment needed, just turn upand our experienced bowls coaches

will introduce you to this enjoyableand skilful sportWhich colour bowl will you choose?Refreshments providedCome & join us on Saturdays, 10amto 12noon(1st session July 20)for more information please contact:Elaine Chamberlain on07736253444 or Diane Siggery on07790023598

Tai ChiClasses with Laraine TuckerFirst two classes freeBirstall Methodist Church Rooms,Wanlip Lane, LE4 4JSTuesdays 1.30-3.30pm, £7 perclassStarts September 3Term time only, one term payable inadvanceFor further information call07779434742Email laraine tucker @yahoo.co.ukwww.stringofpearlstaichi.co.uk

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Things that gobumpin the libraryCreepy crafts and stories for 5-10year oldsat Birstall Library on Thursday Au-gust 8, 10.30am-12noon£1 per childBooking essentialContact the library on 01163058756or email:[email protected]

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Fancy DressCompetitionSunday August 11, 9am-3pmPalmer Tomkinson Centre, WanlipLane, BirstallCharity Summer Fair in aid ofHelp for Heroesincludes classic cars, vintage & an-tique stalls, live entertainment,BBQ, bar, raffle, tombolaFamily prizes to be won in our Chil-dren’s WWII fancy dress paradeSee www.guildhallantiquefairs.co.ukfor more details

Alex’s Wish BikeRideAugust 25Watermead Country Park10-11am - 12.30-13.00pmPaige Bradshaw, Ravina Battu, GraceWood, Megan Holland, Georgie Roeand Heather Yeomans will be cyclingaround 2-4 miles to raise money forAlex’s Wish, a charity dedicated tofighting Duchenne Muscular Dystro-phy and raising money to fundworld class research into DMD.Donations can be made to:www.mydonate.bt.com/fundraisers/paigebradshaw1All details are secure and BT Donatedo not keep/save details you enterin order to donate

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Flower & ProduceShowSaturday September 21, 1-5pmBirstall Village HallTo enter, download an entry form

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LoughboroughProbus ClubA different kind of club – why notjoin?The Loughborough Probus club,which now accepts both male andfemale retired professional businessmembers, has an almost uniqueclass of membership. Its member-ship contains a great number of ex-university educationalists as well asengineers and technical individualsfrom a broad spectrum of commerce,industry, retail and medical back-grounds. This makes the monthlyluncheon meeting nothing if not

interesting as the conversations aswell as the after lunch speakers cov-er a wide range of subjects.Visitors can come on trial to one ofour luncheon meetings held at theCarillon Rooms in Loughborough.The club meets at 12.15pm for a12.45pm lunch on the secondThursday of each month. The annualsubscription is £10 and monthlylunches are currently charged at £14per head. Don’t delay, just call andgive us a try!Contact: Barrie Percival 01509 239842

Cheery TotsBrand New!Music and Movement Classfor preschool childrenObstacle course and balance activi-ties, dance along to favourite Cbee-bies theme tunes, create anorchestra with musical instruments,join in with interactive group songsand dance, by a gymnast, a cheer-leader, a singer, a superstar andmuch much moreFree refreshments for tots, tea &coffee available for parents as extraCall: 07921 768 [email protected] session FREEEvery Thurs morning from Septem-ber 5, 9.45-10.45amAt Birstall Social Club concert hall,Wanlip LaneSessions in Thurmaston comingsoon, please enquireLimited places available, book aplace on 07921 768 449or turn up on the day, first come,first served

A BIRSTALL man has beensent to prison for eightyears for his role in an£11million money launder-ing conspiracy.

Vikash Patel (38) of Denegate Avenuewas part of a gang that laundered cashfrom fraudulent mortgage applications, astolen £250,000 investment bond, andthen used a string of bogus companiesto try to disguise the money rail.

Mukhtiar Singh, 49, formerly ofHeybridge Road, Humberstone, Leices-ter, but who is now on the run, KishanSrivastava, 25, of Golden Hillock Road,Birmingham and previously of PadsideClose, Hamilton, Leicester, Vikash Pateland Nisha Uddin, 29 of Shipton Road,Hamilton, were each convicted of con-spiracy to convert criminal property,conspiracy to remove criminal propertyfrom England and Wales and conspiracyto transfer criminal property. They weregiven sentences ranging from between 4and 10 years.

Singh was additionally convicted oftwo counts of acting as a director of acompany when an undischarged bank-rupt.

Singh was the mastermind of theconspiracy. He failed to attend any of thetrial and a warrant has been issued forhis arrest. He is currently believed to bein India.

The offences took place betweenJanuary 1, 2009 and February 2012. Thegang laundered cash from a £250,000bond and £750,000 from fraudulentmortgage applications and transferred atotal of £10million through their variousbank accounts and on to China.

The bogus companies never filedaccounts and the crooks never declaredincome relating to the fraud.

The case was investigated by DetectiveConstable Chad Tolley of LeicestershirePolice’s economic crime unit. He said:“We were able to prove the gang re-ceived money from large scale fraud,which accounted for a proportion of thelaundered money. The jury was con-vinced the rest of the money was gener-ated from other criminal sources,although we were not able to prove whatthose sources were.

“All organised crime groups dependon money laundering to realise theirprofits. These sentences should send outa clear message.”

About £300,000 of the gang’s assetswas frozen. This will now be subject toconfiscation proceedings, and is likely tobe divided between victims of the scamand crime-fighting agencies.

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There is now a different number toring if you wish to report a crime orhave concerns or suspicions that do notrequire an immediate response from thePolice. Ring 101 if you see somethingunusual or are worried that somethingmight happen. 101 will also put you intouch with the local Policing team. Todo this you will need to key in the collarnumber of the officer, when prompted.The local officers are PC 688 Hearn-shaw, PCSO 6611 Butler and PCSO 6148White.

After doing either of the above youmight like to ring the NeighbourhoodWatch number on 267 6397 so that wecan pass on any information via thewebsite, facebook page and monthlynewsletter. If you have been subjected tofraud or financially motivated internetcrime the Police have a special numberto ring. ActionFraud may be contactedon 0300 123 2040. Crimestoppers canbe contacted by ringing 0800 555 111.It is anonymous, and only wants to knowabout a crime, not who is reporting thecrime. In the last ten years over £1million of stolen property and over £1million of drugs have been recovered inLeicestershire. On average one personhas been arrested every day in the lastthree years because of people using thisnumber.

From Birstall & Wanlip NHW

EIGHTY CHILDREN re-ceived awards fortheir achievements atGunns’ gym at a spe-cial presentationevening in July.

Young people who attend the BirstallRoad boxing gym can participate in abronze, silver and gold award schemewhich recognises their progress.

Carl Gunns said: “It is very satisfying

A BIRSTALL teenager has cycled 3892 miles to help raisefunds for a Leicester charity.

and on and on. By the time spring finallyarrived I needed to cycle 150 miles aweek to meet the target!” she said.

Alice is from a cycling family and isinspired by her grandmother who oncecycled 204 miles in 12 hours.

“To improve my average I have beenon some mini tours with my dad andother people. The first was round EastAnglia as it’s flat but the wind was againstus nearly all the way. On two days we did100 miles! I had only ever done 70 be-fore. Then we went up to Liverpool, Lan-caster, Manchester & Sheffield across theSnake Pass – it was pretty hot!”. Aliceagreed it’s not an easy challenge andalthough cycling hills is hard she says: “Iprefer cycling hills as the scenery is nic-er. It’s awesome going downhill with thewind in my hair and it gives my legs arest. I got up to 41mph one day with mybrother!”

Alice hopes to complete the wholechallenge at the Amigos Bike Rides eventon Sunday September 15.

People are welcome to join the Amigosbike rides. You can choose to do 6 miles,25 miles or 50 miles at this family friend-ly cycling event.

To register email:[email protected]

To donate money or for more infor-mation on Leicester Masaya Link Groupgo to:

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challenge via ‘Alice’s Amigos Challenge’on facebook.

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to makethese pres-entationsto thekids. Forme, the

biggest thing we do at the gym is showthem the importance of having respectfor others, for the community, and forthemselves by keeping themselves fit.”

The presentation evening, held at the

Village Hall, featured entertainment fromsingers, an appearance by robot manIbot, a football skills demonstration,skipping and a performance by dancers‘Steps’.

Throughout the summer holidays,Carl is opening the gym for free between11-12.30pm on weekdays. “It’s just togive the kids something to do in theholidays” said Carl. “We don’t turn any-one away, we welcome everyone.”

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Alice Hall (17) from Gwendolin Ave-nue, is on the last leg of her virtual cy-cling trip from Leicester to the city’s twintown in Nicaragua, Masaya, a total of5300 miles.

She began he trip last September. Alice

said: “It was the 25th anniversary of thelink with Masaya and I wanted to cele-brate the great work of the LeicesterMasaya Link Group charity by raising

some moneyand the pro-file of theorganisation.”

Alice lovescycling anddoes about 30miles a weektravellingbetweenhome, collegeand friends’houses. Tomeet the chal-lenge she hadto up this toan average of100 miles aweek.

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A LEICESTER college student from Birstall has used hisplastering skills to help finish a new bowls pavilion inThurmaston.

James Jarram (pictured centre) wasjoined by fellow students Callum Fludeand Kelton Phillips – they have all justcompleted their Level 2 Diploma inplastering.

Staff at Thurmaston Bowls Club con-tacted Leicester College to see if anylearners would be willing to volunteer to

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ing hall, changing rooms, kitchen, toiletsand a veranda.

Elaine Chamberlain, Operations Man-ager at Thurmaston Bowls Club, said:“I’m really pleased with their work. Allthree are very professional, dedicated

A POPULAR and respected officer has stepped down afterseven years as Officer in Charge of ATC 1947 (Birstall)Squadron.

During his time at Birstall, FlyingOfficer Paul Vissani guided the squadronto numerous awards.

Cadet Flight Sergeant Ventola said:“The cadets had a great deal of respectfor him and were very sad to see himgo. We would like to offer many thanksfor everything he has done for thesquadron and wish him well in the fu-ture.”

Paul was presented with a Tigersrugby ball, signed by all the cadets,

along with a case of wine from the staffand the civilian committee.

Taking over as Officer in Charge isFlying Officer Richard Gaskell from the2229 (Loughborough) Squadron.

The squadron is recruiting new ca-dets. If you are aged 13-17 you can visitthe squadron on Tuesdays or Wednes-days, 7-9.30pm at the HQ, Riversideschool.

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ARTISAN AND craft traders are invited to bring their skills toLoughborough’s Fabulous Friday Markets.

Charnwood Borough Council is look-ing for additional traders to join stall-holders in the market on its monthlyextended markets.

The Fabulous Friday craft and vintagemarkets, held on the third Friday ofeach month, trade until 6.30pm andoffer a range of gifts and treasures totempt town shoppers.

Sylvia Wright, Head of Leisure andCulture at Charnwood Borough Council,said: “Our historic market is popularwith traders but we would love to seethe town centre filled with even more aswe celebrate Fabulous Fridays. Whateveryour craft or speciality this could pro-vide you with a brilliant platform toshowcase your wares to Loughborough’svisitors.”

As pat of the Loughborough BusinessImprovement District’s (BID) FabulousFriday initiative to increase footfall intothe town on Friday afternoons and intothe early evening, the Council is hostingone extended market a month.

Loughborough’s vintage and craftmarket is held every Friday in the towncentre and boasts a range of goodiesfrom more than 44 traders.

For more information on the Vintagemarket and becoming a Fabulous Fridaystallholder contact Markets and Fairs on01509 634624email: [email protected] visit www.charnwood.gov.uk/vintagemarket

LONGSLADE COLLEGE’S latest Ofstedreport will be published in the lastweek of August.

Ofsted inspected the school inJune. There will be a meeting in Sep-tember for parents about the findingsof the report.

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The incident happened at around5.55pm on Wednesday May 8 on thenumber 126/127 Arriva bus which wastravelling from Coalville. The assaulttook place as the bus was driven alongLoughborough Road.

The 14 year old victim was sitting onthe upper deck when he was ap-proached by another passenger who hadbeen on the bus from at least 5.30pm.The passenger made an inappropriatecomment to the victim and touched himindecently. The victim then got out ofthe bus and reported the incident to hisparent when he got home.

He has been described by the victimas around 5ft 9ins tall, of a stocky buildand around 16 yrs old. He had blondehair, spoke with a local accent and waswearing a black hooded top and bluebaggy low slung jeans.

Detective Constable Alka Mistry, whois investigating the incident, said: “Wewould like to appeal to anyone who mayrecognise this man or knows his identityto please contact us.”

Anyone with information about the

incident is asked to contact DC 4223Alka Mistry on 101, follow the instruc-tions to leave a message for an officerand when prompted key in his identifi-cation number 4223. Alternatively, con-tact Crimestoppers, which is free andanonymous, on 0800 555 111.

POLICE HAVE released a CCTV image of a man they wish tospeak to in connection with a sexual assault on a bus as ittravelled through Birstall.

FRESH EGGS as well as fruit and veg are now coming homewith a Birstall allotment holder when he returns from hisWorcester Avenue allotment.

Dave Voce has installed a henhouseon his plot which is home to four hens.He said: “I’ve had chickens in my gar-den before but I was worried the neigh-bours night complain about the noise sothis is ideal.”

Dave built his hen house and runfrom a flat-pack and expects the hens tolay about four eggs a day. “It’s a sustain-ability thing” he said, “the waste prod-ucts on the allotment are fed to thechickens and they in return provide uswith high quality food.”

Birstall Parish Council manages the

allotments and allows plot holders tokeep a maximum of four chickens andfour rabbits, subject to rules which areavailable on the council’s website.Pic: Dave Voce with his daughters Maya (8) andSophie (4); (inset) Worcester Ave allotments

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When the English civil war ended in1646 Birstall was a sad little neglectedvillage, its lords of the manor, the Gif-fords, had, unfortunately, chosen thewrong side in the conflict and eventually,like many Royalists, chose exile inFrance.

More than a century later, in 1752,the last of the family, Mary Gifford, wholived and was brought up in Paris, soldthe few English properties left to thefamily. One of these was the lordship ofBirstall, comprising 1200 acres andmost of its modest cottages and houses,it was bought by John Bass, a Leicesterentrepreneur with powerful politicalconnections in the town, for £13,000.

With no place worth calling a manorhouse Bass built himself one. Workbegan in 1758 and took about eighteenmonths. The result was a plain buildingof little architectural distinction, proba-bly designed and built by one of thelocal builder-architects who, starting outas masons, developed construction and

draughting skills with the aid of archi-tects pattern books.

Birstall Hall was not built in the heartof the village, close to the church andthe people, but a quarter of a mile tothe west, in open fields. It looked outover Leicester at the top of Red Hill onthe main road to London (this is nowRoman Road, what we know as Red Hillwas not cut and laid until 1822). Todaynothing remains of the Hall itself whichstood, roughly, between the great cedartree on Roman Road and its coachhouse and stables, now private houses,where Roman Road joins Curzon Ave-nue.

Whilst it was being built Bass lived inthe village in what was described as his“Ancient Homestead”, which stoodwhere the Social Club is today.

Seventeen acres of farm land aroundthe hall were landscaped, they incorpo-rated a three acre wilderness gardenthat extended from the north side of thehall to the spinney at the top of what isnow School Lane.

Bass was well aware of the shortcom-ings of what he was buying and, by actof Parliament, set out a programme offield enclosure by which almost twothousand strips, scattered amongst Bir-stall’s three great open fields, were con-

JUMPING, HOPPING and a good old fashionedegg and spoon race all featured at BirstallMethodist pre-school’s first ever sports day.

“It was very well attended and the children had great fun”said pre-school leader Laura Freer.

In July there was a graduation ceremony for all the childrenmoving on to primary school, and each child was presentedwith a certificate.

Laura said: “We would like to congratulate these childrenand wish them well and take the opportunity to thank all par-ents and carers for their continuing support.”

NOTHING REAMAINS today of Birstall Hall, built in 1758 on Roman Road. Local historianMike Smith tells the story of the building.Part 1: The Arrival of John Bass.

solidated into one hundred and twentyfenced fields which could be farmedmuch more efficiently and profitably.

Unfortunately for Bass he never sawthe results of his reforms for by 1762 hewas a sick man and by 1764 he wasdead. He died a childless bachelor andleft the hall in the hands of trustees.For the next thirty years it saw a varietyof tenants, the most colourful of whomwas Colonel Wyndham who rode withthe Quorn Hunt. He weighed nineteenstones but, for all his weight, was anagile man, who on approaching a diffi-cult fence was, more than once, wit-nessed leaping from his saddle, jumpingthe fence beside his horse then re-mounting.

One of those to benefit from Bass’death was his chief clerk, Francis Yeo-mans. He was left three hundredpounds, a number of valuable propertiesand rentals and what the will termed "allmy wearing apparel of all sorts”. (Yeo-man’s father was Bass’ valet and person-al manservant). With his newly acquiredwealth Yeomans bought John Bass’ ‘an-cient homestead’ and rebuilt it with‘pleasure gardens’. It was later, ownedby the wealthy Paget family, when itbecame the Lawn.

Although the trustees maintained thehall and its fabric little or nothing wasdone to the more mundane tenant prop-erties in the village. It was not until thearrival of John Mansfield, father andson, at the end of the century that thingsbegan to look up for Birstall and thehall.

Part 2 (to follow): The Two JohnMansfields.Pic: illustration of Birstall Hall by TomBall

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Birstall, like many Methodist Churchesrelies heavily on local lay preachers to takeour weekly services. To become a LocalPreacher involves considerable amounts ofstudy and course work before becoming ‘fullyaccredited’. Recently two local Methodists,Sheila McGowan and Audrey Baker, havecompleted their course and will be accreditedat a Circuit Service at Syston on Sunday Sep-tember 1 at 10.30am. At this same serviceSue Moore & Jo Kay will be recognised forthe 25 years they have been local preachers.There will be no morning service at Birstallon 1st September.Safe Space Counselling

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From Tony Moore, Birstall MethodistChurchSix past and present leaders at Bir-

stall were part of a team of 27 fromGirlguiding Leicestershire who took part,many with their minds fixed on a lovedone or friend who had been affected bycancer.

Elyse Wakelin, a leader with 1st Bir-stall Brownies, said: “I decided to dothe race for life as at the time my grand-dad had just been diagnosed with coloncancer. His battle with cancer endedsuddenly just two weeks before the eventso I completed the race for life this year

in his memory with his cheeky smile onmy back. It was an emotional day but Iknow that it would have made himproud!”

Between them the group managed toraise nearly £1000 for the charity, andwould like to thank all who have donat-ed and supported them in their journey.www.girlguiding.org.uk/joinusDonate:www.raceforlifesponsorme.org.uk/girlguiding-leics

LEADERS FROM Girlguiding Birstall took part in the 5km Race forLife in support of Cancer Research at Victoria Park, Leicester inJune.

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August – relaxing or boring?August tends to be a close-down month

for many organisations - it’s that time of year:the beautiful gardens of Birstall have beenadmired, school is out, most people arethinking of holidays, past, present or still tocome. A large party from the parish churcheshas spent a superb five days holidaying nearScarborough, where everyone enjoyed sun-shine, excellent food and good company –perhaps the most important ingredient - atCober Hill Guest House. Even if you have hadto stay at home this year there has been somesplendid weather for a change. The trip toGloucester in June proved a great success,and the Monday Group trip to Hereford onAugust 12 will be leaving with a full coach. Asusual at 10am on the 4th, (first Sunday of themonth) there will be a short All Togetherservice at St James, to which everyone isinvited, with coffee and cakes afterwards, andthe chance to get to know people.

Charitable givingThere will be some nail-biting, wondering

if the clouds will stay away on Bank HolidayMonday, August 26, when the annual ChurchGarden Party takes place. As usual, we hopethere will be a large throng on the churchlawn (Church Hill), eager to spend theirmoney at stalls or games, but the stall holdershope they will not have to migrate into thechurch building if the weather lets us down.This year the proceeds will be shared be-tween the charity for refugees and asylumseekers (Leicester’s City of Sanctuary project)and the church. The event starts at 2pm, soplease come along, to chat, eat an ice-creamor enjoy afternoon tea and spend your moneyin a very good cause.

Many people who worked for, or contrib-uted to the house- to- house collection inChristian Aid week will be pleased to knowthat, in spite of the recession, we have notforgotten the people in the world who are somuch worse off than ourselves. A sum of justover £4000 was sent to Christian Aid, whichincludes some money raised by extra events.Thanks to all who helped in any way with thisexcellent total.

From Beryl McHugh, Parish Churches

Working In The HeatThe church is very grateful to the willing

band of volunteers who helped during thevery hot week in July with the ‘Annual Mainte-nance’.

During the week a whole list of tasks werecompleted. These included complete redeco-ration of the lounge, repainting of the lowerpart of walls in the large concert hall, repairsto a damaged ceiling in the worship areafoyer, thorough deep clean of the worshiparea, painting rear doors and quite a bit ofgardening too! Some window curtains werecleaned, altered & rehung plus a host ofminor housekeeping jobs too.

Experts were also engaged to repair thelightening conductor which was stolen bymetal thieves a while ago.Strawberries & Cream Tea

Our friends at Rothley are having a ‘Straw-berries & Cream’ afternoon tea on WednesdayAugust 21 at 3pm. Admission by ticket (limit-

School of Theology in London: ReportAt the beginning of July, some 900 people

gathered at the Metropolitan Tabernacle inS.E. London to attend the School of Theology,which is held there annually. There were 12speakers, who gave 21 addresses over thethree days. Those attending the meetingscame from all over the United Kingdom aswell as overseas – a truly international gath-ering. The 2011 Census statistics show amarked decline since 2001 in the number ofpeople claiming to be ‘Christian’, especially inthe 20-29 age group and the theme of thisyear’s conference was: ‘Recovery from Spirit-ual Decline – Proving the Methods of Scrip-ture.’ We were reminded that we must act inaccordance with the will of God as given tous in His Word, the Bible, and maintain thecentrality of the Cross of the Lord Jesus Christas we declare the Good News. As the mis-sionary Hudson Taylor said, ‘God’s work,done in God’s way, will never lack God’ssupply.’ So, as we do this we can take heartthat whatever ridicule or open hostility weface, ‘… your labour is not in vain in theLord.’ (1 Corinthians 15:58) If you wouldlike to know more about the content of thisconference, then please contact us.Sunday Services

We do not have the use of the CommunityRoom during the school holidays, so pleasecontact us for the venues for our meetingsduring August. We often take this opportunityto join up with other evangelical churches inthe locality. We are scheduled to resume ourSunday morning meetings at Highcliffe Prima-ry School (LE4 3DL) at 10.45 a.m. on 8thSeptember.

Further information : Please ring 01162214883.

From Anne Taylor, Birstall IndependentBaptist Church

BELGRAVE CEMETERY was brought toBirstall and Wanlip WI’s July meetingat Highcliffe School by a sinister la-dy in black and her able ‘apprentice’who worked the ‘light show’.

The lady in black introduced herselfas Elizabeth Goodwin formerly a head-mistress at the old Belgrave NationalSchool who died in 1922 and was infact 145 years old! Via the light showthis wandering spirit led us through thegraveyard and introduced us to a few ofthe interesting characters of the 15,000souls with whom she shares Belgravecemetery.

We were all transfixed by the lady inblack, aka Sandra Moore. She wasamazingly believable and never once lether persona slip. Dorothy Gregory’sbrooch won the ‘Victorian style object’competition.

We will meet again in the Communi-ty rooms at Highcliffe School at 7.15pmon September 2 when Julie Edge will betalking to us about Bess of Hardwick.

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On July 2 2013, a national 'reminder'campaign to raise awareness of thesymptoms of lung cancer was launched.It will run until mid-August andwill include TV, press, radioadvertising and events.Key messages high-light that findinglung cancer earlymakes it more treat-able and will en-courage peoplewho have symptomsto go to their doc-tor straight away.

The Be Clear onCancer brand hasalready been used to promoteawareness and early diagnosis oflung cancer at a local and regional levelthroughout 2011 and at a national levelin 2012. This Be Clear on Cancer cam-paign will build on the success of thesecampaigns.

Findings from recent internationalcomparisons show that one and fiveyear survival rates in England, includingthose for lung cancers, remain signifi-cantly lower than many comparablecountries. The poorer survival seen with

lung cancer in the UK compared withseveral European countries, particularlyin the first year after diagnosis, isthought to be predominantly due tolarger numbers of patients being diag-nosed with late stage disease, when thecancer is already spread and curativetreatment is not an option.

Symptom awareness for lungcancer is low. When asked to

recall possible signs orsymptoms of cancerfrom memory only18% of peoplementioned coughas a potentiallycancerous symp-tom. When asked torecall possible signsand symptoms oflung cancer from

memory, only 5%mentioned a cough. This

has also been reflected in localresearch.

So just to be clear the symptoms oflung cancer may include: having acough most of the time; a change in acough you have had for a long time;being short of breath; coughing upphlegm (sputum) with signs of blood init; an ache or pain when breathing orcoughing; loss of appetite; tiredness(fatigue); losing weight.

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more advancedlung cancer. Theyinclude: a hoarsevoice; difficultyswallowing; chang-es in the shape ofyour fingers andnails called fingerclubbing; swellingof the face causedby a blockage of amain blood vessel

(superior vena cava obstruction).Finally at this time of year remember

to think about skin protection from thesun’s harmful rays. It is important toavoid getting burned and to protect yourskin when the sun is at its most intense.Remember to spend time in the shadebetween 11am and 3pm, wear a T-shirt,hat and sunglasses and use a sunscreenwith at least SPF 15 (the higher thebetter).

Macmillan Cancer Support freephone help line 0808 808 000 Monday– Friday 9am-8pm.

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A SUMMER club for youngpeople aged 8-11 is on of-fer this August, based onthe School Lane playingfield.

The Summer Club started in July andruns until August 28.

“Each week your children could behaving lots of fun in the hands of our ex-perienced, CRB checked, first aid trainedyouth workers and sports coaches” said aspokesman for Birstall Parish Council.

Numerous activities will be on offerincluding sports, arts & crafts, treasurehunts, picnics, nature walks, den making,camping and many more exciting games.

“All our activities are great for lettingyoung children meet new friends, buildingconfidence and getting them out of thehouse and active. All activity weeks are

organised beforehand which meanseach day the children will get to experi-ence a new activity to get involved in” saidthe spokesman

Children will need to bring with them apacked lunch and/or tea and will needappropriate clothing for outdoor gamesand messy activities, plenty to drinkthroughout each day and a supply of suncream.

“There are limited spaces and so weare asking parents to book and pay fortheir children at least one week in advancethroughout the scheme and would adviseparents to book now to secure their chil-dren’s places and to avoid disappoint-ment”.

The Summer Club will operate from8am in the morning until 6pm in theevening, Monday to Friday for the durationof the holiday and the costs are £20 perday (£15 per half day). There is a conces-sion for a second sibling attending on thesame day of £15 per day.

For further information please eithercontact the Parish Council Offices on 01162676191 or email:[email protected] or you can attendthe Wednesday evening Youth Club for8-11 year olds, in the Sports Pavilion onSchool Lane playing field, between 6-8.30pm and discuss your requirementswith our youth workers.

The Summer Club has been made pos-sible thanks to funding of £3435 fromLeicestershire County Council’s PlayScheme Grant.

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