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Duck race crowds A LARGE crowd swelled theBirstall riverbank to see theannual White Horse duck racein May.

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Hundreds of people came to cheeron their duck and enjoy the stalls in theWhite Horse car park at the event, whichraised £3969 for Birstall United JuniorsFootball Club.

“This year was our most successful sofar” said Charlotte Foy of the WhiteHorse. “There was a great atmosphereand it was fantastic to see so many localpeople supporting such a worthwhilelocal community based team.”

The duck race was started by Leices-ter City legend Ian Marshall. Over2500 ducks were sold this yearwith cash prizes of £100, £50and £25 as well as prizesdonated by local businesses.For details of the winnersgo to www.bujfc.co.uk

Phil Hughes of BirstallUnited Juniors said: “Weare very grateful to theWhite Horse for choosingus as this year’s partnersin the duck race. Wewould like to thank allour members and othervillagers who eitherbought a duck orwho turned up onthe day to supportthe race and havefun at the manystalls in the car park. We are especiallygrateful to Ian Marshall for giving up his bank holiday Monday to come along and

support our club. We hope we havemanaged to raise the profile of the clubwithin the village so that people realisewhat a fantastic group of volunteers wehave working towards providing excel-lent sporting opportunities to the kids ofour village.”

The organisers would like to thankthe businesses that sold ducks: Unique, JMichael, Nando’s, Krustys and those thatdonated prizes: Aromaspice, J Michael,Blue Moon, Leicester City FC, LeicesterOutdoor Pursuits Centre, Park ViewRiding School and the Dining RoomRestaurant.

Pic: Ian Marshall with Jim Foy, Charlotte Foy andAdy Doyle from the White Horse and Phil Hughesfrom BUJFC

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Pics: Scarlett Harrison (5) in the donkey derby& preparing for a soaking in the stocks, Freya Littley (9)

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CHARNWOOD RESIDENTS are toreceive a second wheelie binfor recyclable waste.

The new wheelie bins will be in addi-tion to the existing black bins and willbe used for glass, plastic, aluminium,steel cans, mixed paper and cardboard.

The bins will replace the currentpurple sack and recycling boxes.

They will be rolled out across theBorough over a six week period fromSeptember 5.

The contract for transporting andsorting the 16,000 tonnes of mixed recy-clable waste produced in the Borougheach year has been awarded to Viridor.Charnwood is paid for the recyclablewaste it collects and when the agreementwith its previous contractor expired, theCouncil agreed a deal with Viridor thatwill generate an additional £2million ofincome over the next six years.

The waste will be processed at Viri-dor’s facility in Kent and will be used tocreate new products and packaging.

Councillor Hilary Fryer, CharnwoodBorough Council’s cabinet member forCleansing and Open Spaces, said: “Thisnew contract represents an excellentpiece of business for both the Counciland Viridor and means we can furtherboost our already excellent recyclingservice.

“The new wheelie bins will provide amore convenient and cost-effective serv-ice and will make recycling even easierfor our residents.

“The additional income means we willbe able to not only maintain but alsoenhance the frontline service we provide.This really is great news for the Counciland illustrates how we are workingsmartly to get value for money for tax-payers.”

The introduction of the new wheeliebins will not affect collection dates. Thebins will be the standard 240 litre size.

A ‘TOPPING OUT’ ceremony has takenplace to celebrate the construction ofthe £4.8million Palmer-TomkinsonCentre on the site of Longslade Com-munity College.

With the last beam now in place andthe roof complete, the building is fullywatertight and on course to be ready forboth Post 16 and community use thissummer. Local landowner, Charles Palm-er-Tomkinson donated £1million to-wards the multi-purpose centre and wasin attendance for the event.

The ceremony, on May 19, providedthe first opportunity to tour the facility.The event was also attended by Conserva-tive MP for Charnwood, Stephen Dorrell,representatives from the County andDistrict Council, and teachers fromLongslade’s Performing Arts department.

Centred around a large multi-purposehall, with galleries along three sides, thebuilding in-cludes a largefoyer/commonroom, dramastudio, studystudio, tech-nology andmedia facili-ties. Perform-ing Arts workareas, with agreen roombehind thestage area willenable alltypes of per-formancesand events totake place ina professionalenvironment.

Liz Hall, Headteacher at LongsladeCommunity College said: “This is a mar-vellous and exciting project which willprovide fantastic facilities for our com-

munity and theCollege. We arevery grateful toCharles Palmer-Tomkinson for hisgenerous donationand to the YPLAfor their supportfor this new build-ing.”

Willmott DixonOperations Direc-tor Ed Reynoldssaid: “We are hon-oured to be in-volved with a projectwhich will no doubt alterthe lives of not just thestudents who learn here,but the community as a

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BIRSTALL’S NEW park and ridefacility will open this July.

The £5.5million scheme is a jointproject between Leicestershire CountyCouncil and Leicester City Council. Fund-ing for the facility has come from gov-ernment grants and developers Jelson.They provided £250,000 as part of theirsection 106 agreement for Hallam Fields.

The Birstall park and ride will have1000 car parking spaces and will go ina loop from Birstall to Enderby via thecity centre, stopping at St Margaret’s busstation, De Montfort University andLeicester Royal Infirmary.

The fare will be £3 to the city centre.The Enderby service currently re-

ceives £200,000 a year of council subsi-dy and attracts 260 users a day. Oncethe service has been linked with Birstall,1400 users will be needed for the serv-ice to pay for itself. The Council expects200-300 users a day from Birstall byautumn 2011.

The Council anticipated reaching the1400 daily target by 2016 but now saysthat is unlikely.

The Birstall site will have a ‘low ener-gy’ terminal building using thermal heat-ing, 4000 trees will be planted, 450metres of hedgerow and 9500 shrubs.

Lesley Pendleton, Leicestershire Coun-ty Council cabinet member for environ-ment and transport, said: “Tacklingcongestion is one of our main prioritiesand I’m pleased that by securing fundingfrom the government and a developer,we can build this key project at no costto the council taxpayer.”

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STAFF FROM the Birstall branch of theNatWest bank spent a day decoratinga play room at a local pre-school.

A team of six workers from the bankwere volunteering their DIY skills atAcorn Under Fives, based at HighcliffeSchool.

NatWest Customer Service OfficerParminder Tara said: “We wanted to dosomething for the community which hada lasting impact. It was fun and enjoya-ble to work as a team to offer the wellneeded service of redecorating theAcorns’ playgroup. We hope that thechildren, staff and parents will enjoy afresher environment and we look for-ward to offering similar assistance in thefuture.”

Jackie Bateman, Manager of Acorn

Under Fives, said: “Thank you to themembers of staff from Natwest Bank forgiving up their time to decorate theroom where the children play. The roomwas in great need of decoration and theoffer to help paint was greatly appreciat-ed. The six members of staff workedreally hard. The staff, children and par-

ents have commented on how wonderfulthe room looks and say the finished jobis very professional.”

To say thank you to the bank, theAcorn children made a special card forthe members of staff and Parminder’sson Arundeep, who attends Acorn, pre-sented it to his mum and her colleagues.

Pic: NatWest volunteers (l-r) Parminder Tara, Laxmi Maru, Judith Marlow, Debbie Austick,Anita Kumari and Ajay Sahins

THE CONSERVATIVE partyincreased its number ofcouncillors at CharnwoodBorough Council followingthe May elections.

The Conservatives now have 33seats on the authority, an increase ofone since the last elections in 2007.

Labour now have 16 councillorson the 52 seat council, an increaseof three.

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only one councillor at Charnwood,compared to five before the election.

The political make up of the councilis now:

Conservatives : 33Labour : 16Lib Dem : 1BNP: 1Independent : 1

The results for Birstall were:Birstall Wanlip Ward (turnout46.6%)

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OUR PICTURES show some of the Royal Wedding celebra-tions in Birstall.

Cliffe Road residents organised a street party (top left) and Birstall Twin-ning’s ‘Friends of Rixensart’ organised a fundraising event in the QueensgateDrive garden of Ann and Ian Bartram (left) complete with bunting, balloons,royal wedding music and a royal quiz. It was rounded off with a champagnetoast to the royal couple.

BIRSTALL CUBS and Beavers enjoyed a great day out at the WalkersStadium watching Leicester City play their last game of the seasonagainst Ipswich.

At Abbeyfield’s Grove House onChurch Hill (top) residents and staffcelebrated the day with a balloon race,with 180 balloons launched from thegarden after residents had gatheredround the TV to watch the wedding.

“The oohs and aahs sounded andthere were moments of reflection forweddings and vows long ago exchanged”said House Manager Jenny Fitzgerald.

The day was completed with the tradi-tional fish and chips, accompanied by alittle fizzy wine to toast the newly mar-ried couple.

The lucky balloon was found 85 milesaway in Shrewsbury by Diana Bradshawwho will receive a prize in the post.

A FULL meeting of Birstall ParishCouncil was held on May 16.

Cllr Stuart Jones was elected Chair-man of the Parish Council for the ensu-ing year and Cllr Patrick CleereVice-Chairman.

The Council has received a proposalfrom Leicestershire County Council re-garding the future maintenance of thesculpture at Birstall park and ride. Itwas agreed to defer the matter untilfurther information has been obtained.

The council has been attempting tosource grant funding for its plans foryouth facilities, but this has proved to bedifficult in the current economic climate.It was agreed that the Council considerborrowing the money from the PublicWorks Loans Board for the plannedprojects : the Multi Use Game Area andskate park at School Lane and the exten-sion to the youth café at the School Lanepavilion.

Kathleen Grundy did not seek re-elec-tion in May and the Chairman and coun-cillors expressed their thanks for heryears of service as a Birstall Parish Coun-cillor.

It was agreed to spend £9694 on anew cricket roller as the existing pre-war roller did not meet current healthand safety standards.

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A BIRSTALL ATC Cadet has beennamed as Sportswoman of theYear.

Fourteen year old Sian Lloyd-McLear was competing in the annu-al Wing Athletics Championship atSaffron Lane sports stadium, whereall 29 squadrons within the Southand East Midlands Wing were rep-resented.

Sian took part in the long jump,100m and 200m, breaking tworecords. Her times in the 100mand 200m were 12.84 secondsand 27.09 seconds Pic: Cdt Sian Lloyd-McLear with her trophy

The day was all part of Leicester City’sfamily football programme. As the partyfrom Birstall arrived at the ground AlanBirchenhall MBE was completing hischarity run around the pitch to tremen-dous cheers from the boys.

Leader Gerry Sessions said: “Theaction was non-stop with City going in athalf time 3 nil up. Beavers and cubstook part in the half time parade, join-ing up with children from all overLeicester for a memorable walk around

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The race kicked off from Whiles Laneat 11am with 225 entrants. Like Gut-teridge was first over the finish line in20:18, Chardelle Farrall was the firstlady 25:24, first boy was Lewis Gut-teridge 23:38 and the first girl was EllaFox 23:45

Plenty of people joined in the familyfun at Birstall United Seniors groundwhere there were stalls, a bouncy castleand of course Ovo’s BBQ sponsored by JMichael’s the Butchers. BAGS spokes-woman Liz Darlison said: It was lovelysee so many BU juniors joining in thisyear and we would like to thank theteam managers and club committee forpromoting the event.

“A total of £1500 was raised whichenables BAGS to continue to supportBirstall’s Time Out Meeting. Our nextproject will hopefully see Birstall sup-

porting the University Hospitals of Leices-ter with their new Cancer InformationCentre.”

She added: “A big thank you to allthe participants, to our friends who manthe stalls and registrations, to DaveEvans, Ben Evans and Ian Hay for plan-ning the route and organising marshals.We are grateful to the ATC and BirstallVillage Junior Cricket team members formarshalling, Sue Farrall for her muchappreciated warm up routine, MatthewGregory at Advance Labels and Print forsupplying printed materials, Ryan Topley,Louis Dodds and Steve White for runningthe penalty shoot out. For all the peoplethat donated raffle prizes, made cakesand sorted out items for the tombolastall we sincerely thank you all.

“For the BAGS committee this eventhas always been special because it epito-mises what we are about; families andfriends getting together, enjoying theenvironment and raising money to sup-port local services. Please look out forthe notices advertising the event nextyear and come and join us.”Results

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Stewart Pawley is one of a dozenartists who have been creating largepainted panels to cover the windows ofa disused warehouse that surround theSumo Bar, Braunstone Gate, Leicester.

The exhibition starts on June 11 witha day of art events. Stewart said: “Therewill be art stalls and making areas whilstbands and performers will contribute tothe party atmosphere. Donations forentrance and contributions from the daywill go towards the work of the LeicesterMS Therapy Centre and The Leicester MSSociety.”

When the exhibition draws to a close

next summer the panels will be donatedto local charitable organisations andhospices or be auctioned off to raiseadditional funds.

Pic: a picture from the exhibition byStewart Pawley

A RECORD number turned out to complete the Birstall BAGS An-nual 5k Run/Walk around Watermead Park on Sunday May 22.

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A BIRSTALL based artist has been invited to take part in an exhi-bition to support people living with Multiple Sclerosis.

NEW BADMINTON sessions are be-ing launched in Charnwood to en-courage more people to play thesport.

Charnwood Borough Council isrunning No Strings Badminton atSoar Valley Leisure Centre in Mount-sorrel. It is designed to appeal tototal beginners who want to learnhow to play and more experiencedplayers who want to brush up ontheir skills.

Cllr David Snartt, CharnwoodBorough Council’s cabinet memberfor Neighbourhood Services, said:

“These sessions are designed to letparticipants play badminton in astress-free and fun environment, withno booking required it’s free of anyfuss. It’s great for groups of friends,two people or you can even come onyour own and join in with like-mind-ed people.”

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A BLADDER scanner has beenpresented to the UniversityHospitals of Leicester thanksto the fundraising of BirstallBAGS.

The scanner, costing around £5500,enables nursing staff to scan a patient’sbladder to assess the quantity of urineheld within the bladder and decidewhether insertion of a urinary catheter isnecessary.

Prior to this type of mobile scannerbeing available, patients would have thecatheter inserted as a precaution – thescanner will now mean unnecessaryprocedures can be avoided.

Birstall BAGS are a group of localladies who raise money for cancer chari-ties.

Some time ago they presented thehospital with £5000 for the refurbish-ment of a day room, called ‘The Retreat’,designed to be a quiet, comfortablespace for patients. It has been such asuccess that similar areas are beingestablished throughout the UniversityHospitals of Leicester.

Liz Darlison from Birstall BAGS said:“We would like to say a huge thank youto all our supporters. If you are aware

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THE POLICE are appealing for pub-lic help after a number of elctricalitems were stolen during a burgla-ry in Birstall.

The incident took place some timebetween 11.30am and 4.30pm onMonday May 2 in LoughboroughRoad when a house was broken intoand a number of items were stolen.Amongst the items stolen was a 32”Panasonic LCD television, a 42” Pana-sonic plasma television, a 20” Pana-sonic LCD television, a Panasonicstereo system, a Canon digital cameraand a Sky TV box.

Detective Constable SukhvinderObhi is investigating the incident, hesaid: “A number of large items werestolen during the incident and there’sa strong possibility that a vehicle mayhave been used to transport thegoods. The house is situated on abusy road, I would appeal to com-muters and passers-by who may havebeen in the Loughborough Road areaon the afternoon of Monday May 2,which was a Bank Holiday, to contactus if they remember seeing anyoneacting suspiciously.

“We would also urge anyone whoknows someone who has acquireditems similar to the ones stolen orhas been approached by someoneselling them in suspicious circum-stances to contact us.”

Anyone with any information isasked to contact DC 575 SukhvinderObhi on Leicester (0116) 222 2222,follow the instructions to leave amessage for a police officer andwhen prompted key in the officer’sidentification number 0575. Alterna-tively, contact Crimestoppers, whichis free and anonymous on 0800 555111.

A PORTABLE CCTV unit is helping the Police and NeighbourhoodWatch (NHW) tackle antisocial behaviour problems in the village.

The unit has been so successful, a sec-ond camera has now been purchased.

Roy Rollings, Birstall & Wanlip NHWcommittee member said: “Since the cam-era went into operation in February, twopersistent crimes have been solved, withvideo footage from the camera being vitalto identify the offenders.”

The camera can be requested by NHWmembers and positioned inside theirhomes, or the local beat team can put thesystem in position at locations in the vil-lage as and when problems occur.

Roy said: “There is already a shortwaiting list for the system, prompting thepurchase of a second camera. Both sys-tems will be operational in the village andwill be moved by local officers to housesin Birstall and Wanlip where needed.”

The camera provides crystal clear imag-es, has a night vision mode and can bemounted inside or outside a property. Itcan hold two weeks of footage, meaningthe system can operate for sustained peri-ods of time with little input from localofficers.

The Police can plug in a screen or usea smartphone to view the images.

Birstall’s Beat Officer PC Richard Carru-thers said that the first time the camerawas used it provided evidence to enableverbal warnings to be issued to four males,a harassment warning to another and acaution to a further male.

He said: “The camera was immediatelyrequested at another address in the villageand has been instrumental in the fightagainst antisocial behaviour. Clearly thereis a need for this camera in the communi-ty and I fully support it.”

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A BURGLAR who broke intoa house on Kilby Avenuehas been jailed.

James McCorkindale (18) wasgiven three years at a young offend-ers’ institute after admitting to theburglary which took place just aftermidnight on December 23, 2010.

His 17 year old accomplice wasgiven 12 months detention and atraining order.

A FUNDRAISING club is lookingfor new members.

The 200 Club operates for the benefitof the St James Day Centre to contributetowards the cost of operating and replac-ing the bus/ambulance. Members pay£12 a year to be entered into a monthlydraw with prizes of £25, £15, £10 and£5 with an extra bonus prize of £50each Christmas, The object is to have200 members and anyone wishing tojoin the club should contact DoreenBloxham 0116 267 5381.

The winners in the May draw : 1st

No.50, Mr T Bloxham £25; 2nd No.105,

Mr R Green £15; 3rd No.137, Ms C Win-

field £10; 4th No.7 Mrs M Suffolk £5

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BIRSTALL VILLAGE has had avery positive start to the 2011season.

The 1st Team has started very wellwith two very convincing wins. Theydemolished Huncote CC winning by 9wickets and Leicester Ivanhoe by 8 wick-ets. Player availability has hindered the1st Team at times with a recent losingdraw to Twycross CC.

There were some fantastic individualperformances with a 58 by Dave Sharpeagainst Bharat Sports CC, a 51 n.o.against Leicester Ivanhoe. Matt Smith gota great 51 against Twycross CC. So farJoshua Saye and Pete Sharpe lead thewicket count.

CADETS FROM the 1947 Birstall AirTraining Corps retained their firstplace crown at this year’s CharnwoodHike.

This year the 14 mile hike began atWymeswold. Squadron OC Flight OfficerPaul Vissani said: “Again the cadets didthe squadron proud. Of the teams thatentered the Squadron retained their firstplace crown, and also achieved fifthplace, joint eleventh and fifteenth place.the day was enjoyed by all and no doubtnext year the cadets will be prepared to

CricketCorner

Birstall Village 2nd Team is off to aflyer under the experienced captaincy ofSteve ‘Fino’ Findley with two emphaticwins. They beat Great Glen CC by 14runs and crushed Leicester Ivanhoe 4thXVI by 8 wickets. Ian Bartlett scored aswashbuckling 76 runs! Sam Carnantops the wicket count with Steve Findleyjust behind him but the highlight mustbe the start of under 17 Juniors AkshayDesai and Jack Wright with some out-standing performances.

Birstall Vipers are through to the 2ndround of the Mid week cup with a com-fortable win over Bardon Hill at Birstallpark, They meet Gotham CC in the nextround on Thursday evening 19th May.The Vipers are mix of Junior, 1st and2nd Team players with some appearenc-es of past BVCC players.Home fixture dates for your diary: (all 1.30pmstarts)

Thursday 2nd June – Birstall Vipers vsSoar Division (6.30pm start)

Sat 4th June – 2nd Team vs. Walton-Le-Wolds

Sat 11th June – 1st Team vs, WoodhouseEaves

Mon 13th June (evening) – U17’s vs.Rothley

Sat 18th June – 2nd Team vs. BharatSports 2nds

Mon 20th June (evening) – U17’s vs SoarValley

Sat 25th June – 2nd Team vs. WhetstoneCC

Thursday 30th June – Birstall Vipers vsRothley Park (6.30pm start)

Birstall Village CC has their websiteup and running which provides informa-tion on fixtures, results, contact informa-tion for club members, player profileinformation and up to date news pieces.Login and become a member to be ableto join our blog section! All club mem-bers and interested non-members wel-come.

www.birstallvillagecc.co.ukFrom Joshua Saye

Pic: Ian Bartlett – scored 76 v LeicesterIvanhoe 2nd XVI

MEMBERS OF The Friends of BelgraveCemetery Group enjoyed a talk on thehistory of English cemeteries.

Joy May spoke about Leicester’s fourmain cemeteries and Robert Hornergave an entertaining demonstration ofhow the lead lettering is inscribed upona headstone.

defend their crown again and hopefullymake it a hat trick of first positions!”Pic: FLT Sgt Taylor and Cpl Taylorwith the Winning Trophy, the thirdteam member was Cdt Allcock (notpictured)

BIRSTALL UNITED Juniors under 14 Vixens have had a successful seasonending up runners up in the Leicester City & County Girls League.

Last season the Vixens and Bellesmerged to become a dominant force inLeicestershire girls under 14 football.

Vixens manager Karen O’Grady said:“The league has had some strong teamsbut throughout the season the Vixenshave played exciting football, alwaysready to take on the opposition and thisis borne out by having only lost threegames.”

The end of the season was tight withBirstall having to win their last fewgames to secure the runners up spot.

Karen added: “We have a great groupof girls who have played some great andattractive football this season and I am

so proud of them. I would also like tosay a big thank you to all the parentswho help out on match days, and whocome with us to all the matches, bothhome and away, giving us great supportand encouragement. I would also like tothank Syston Doors who have once againsponsored the girls.”

BARGAIN PRICE food wastedigestion equipment is availa-ble from Charnwood BoroughCouncil.

Its SWITCH campaign aims to reducethe amount of waste sent to landfill byproviding residents with low cost itemssuch as home composters at £5 and£10, wormeries at £16 and GreenCones at £5.

A Charnwood spokesman for SWITCHsaid: “Some of those who’ve alreadyreceived equipment said that they foundthe scheme really helpful, it saved themtime going to the tip for garden waste,and most of them were amazed from thequantity and variety of things theystopped putting in the black bin.”

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A FITNESS instructor is offering Nordic Walking sessionsin Watermead Country Park.

Nordic Walking is a walking technique using specially designedpoles that works out the upper body while reducing pressurethrough the joints.

Personal Trainer Hannah Ingram said: “It can be done anywhere,by people of all fitness levels and abilities and is highly effective,affordable and fun.

“With the light summery evenings now is a great time to pick up

A GROUP of former Stonehill students are looking for their classmates from 1965.Pauline Brown (neé Paddison) from Class 34 has a picture of the class (above) and is trying to

track down the people in it.

She said: “As we all turn 60 this year wethought it would be fun to try to find as manyas we could from our photo and arrange a gettogether sometime this year”.

In May five of the group met up again after46 years at Birstall British Legion. “It was anevening of memories and laughter recalling ourschooldays” said Pauline.

“Who would have thought that two of us whenfriends at school would have ended up workingnext door to each other all these years later.”Pauline runs the Fresh Approach on SibsonRoad and Dena Patrick works at Mark PatrickButchers.

The classmates Pauline is looking for are:Brian Coles, Michael Treahurn, Richard Sleath,Robert Flowers, Michael Flanders, ChristopherWard, Nicholas Padget, John Legrain, Alan Bart-

let, Jean Farmer, Anita Lovell, Margaret Bowman& Paula Keats

Contact Pauline at the Fresh Approach, oremail: [email protected]

Stonehill class reunion

A PRIVATE firm has been awarded the con-tract to manage the security at Birstall’snew park and ride site.

Octavian will also provide security for the CityCouncil’s existing sites at Enderby and Meynell’sGorse.

The company will monitor and operate CCTVsystems, lock and unlock the sites, carry out regularpatrols and liaise with the police and emergencyservices. The Derby company will also help passen-gers and deal with general enquiries.

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The classes start inJuly on Thursdays at12.30pm and 6pm.Sessions last one hourand cost £7 or £36 forsix.

For information orto book your placecontact Hannah on0793 2403059 or emailhannah@destinypersonal training.co.ukPic: Hannah Ingramleads a Nordic Walkingsession

RIVERSIDE PRIMARY schoolwill be extended to copewith additional childrenfrom Hallam Fields.

The original plans for HallamFields included a primary school butLeicestershire County Council hastold the Birstall Post a school willnot now be built there.

Instead, the County says it intendsto build an extension at riversideschool and will meet with headteach-er Andy Hayman in June to discussthe details of their proposals.

Mr Hayman said: “I welcomethese proposals but we will need toensure that facilities within theschool are enhanced to cope withthe extra numbers.”

The Hallam Fields Primary schoolis part of the developer Jelson’s 106agreement with Charnwood BoroughCouncil – it was required to provide£2million for the school. A spokes-man for Charnwood said that thispart of the 106 agreement wouldnow need to be re-negotiated andthat representatives from Jelson’sand the Borough and County coun-cils would meet in the next sixmonths to agree terms.

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ON THE last day of the spring term AcornUnder Fives Pre-School held a double cele-bration with an Easter Bonnet Parade anda grand opening of a new giant sandpit.

Children decorated their hats and paraded them infront of friends, parents and grandparents. The Founda-tion leader at Highcliffe Primary School, Matthew Fisherjudged the bonnets with the help of two of the pupilsfrom his class. The winners were Ruby Bernard in firstplace, Thomas Bettany in send and Grace Whelan inthird.

The committee and members of staff organised acoffee morning during the parade with a raffle and thesales resulted in a grand total of £269. “This money isto be used to purchase a new and much needed compu-ter for the group with a selection of educational softwarefor children” said manager Jackie Bateman.

After the bonnet parade had finished, the giant sandpitwas opened by Thomas Bettany. The construction of thesandpit had been a long term project for the group andwas finally completed with the support of the Acorncommittee and the new chairperson Andy Bettany.

Jackie said: “Andy gave up a considerable amount ofhis time to finish the sandpit and enrolled the help of hisfamily to fill it with four tons of sand. Therefore itseemed only fitting that his son should have the honourof declaring the pit open for play. Birstall DIY kindlysupplied the sand at a reduced cost and need to bethanked for their generosity.”

THIS YEAR the Highcliffe Amateur Theatrical Society celebrates20 years of bringing amateur dramatics to Birstall and the sur-rounding area.

During the last 19 years we have per-formed over 35 plays/pantomimes and ateach one we have held raffles to raisemoney for both local and national chari-ties. We are a self-funding group and allthe money raised through ticket salesgoes on the production costs, which areusually substantial, and improvements toour equipment

As part of our celebrations we areholding an Open Evening on June 22from 7pm. It will be a chance for any-one who has ever thought of being in-volved in amateur dramatics, either onstage or behind the scenes, to meet usand to see some of the things that gointo putting on a performance.

There will be free light refreshmentsto help the evening along so why notcome and take a look at us. No obliga-tions!

The open evening will be held atHighcliffe School, Greengate Lane, Bir-stall.

From HATS

Garden TrailThere will be 14 lovely gardens to

admire and explore around the Salters-gate Wellgate & Castlegate area at thelower end of the Greengate Estate on theafternoons of Saturday and Sunday June11& 12.

Passports for use either on Saturdayor Sunday can be purchased from any ofthe following shops in Birstall: BirstallGarden Centre, J Michael Butchers, Bir-stall Shoe Repairs, McColls News, Anne-El-Maria ladies hairdressers, MarkPatrick Butchers, Stonehill Post Office,Ruby Tuesday (all of which are on orvery close to Sibson Road). KingsgateNews and Kingsgate Stores, or the CoffeeShop at the Methodist Church. Cost ofeach passport is £3, or £3.50 if bought‘on the day’.

Birstall Garden Centre have sponsoredthe Garden Trail for the last 20 years,and continue to do so. The charity theGarden Trail is supporting was chosen byBirstall Garden Centre. It is a LeprosyCharity called ‘Promise Nepal’. Funds willalso go to Birstall Methodist Church.

Ice creams, teas, plants etc will all beavailable on the day and a free children’scompetition. Accompanied children donot need a passport.Cannock & Norfolk

Members of the Sunday Club are hav-ing a number of outings. In May theyvisited Cannock, the church where RevEdward Sakwe is now minister. At thebeginning of July they travel to Letton Hallin Norfolk for a weekend. Activities willinclude sports, go-karting & trip to thecoast.Visit Of Rev John Hucknall

The Church Anniversary is taking placeon Sunday July 3 when Rev John Huck-nall will take the 10.30am service. Johnwas minister at Birstall for a short timebefore his retirement to Nottinghamshire.Room Bookings

The Methodist Church rooms are veryheavily used, by groups within the church,other organisations, usually on a regularbasis, then occasional bookings whichrange from birthday parties to blooddonors. Betty Allcock has given manyyears service as bookings secretary, andthe church is grateful to Betty, who willcontinue to play a slightly lesser role inthis important task.

In future all bookings will be requiredto go through the church office by:

• telephone on 01162 675194 answerphone is available;

• by email to [email protected]

From Tony Moore

Pics: Thomas Bettany opens the sandpit with help from manager Jack-ie Bateman & (top), reception teacher Matthew Fisher with (l-r) Tho-mas Bettany, Tom Doyle, Grace Whelan, Libby Doyle and RubyBernard

Except for a couple of those yearsthis has been in the form of a play,

usually a comedy, in the spring and apantomime at the end of November.

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CRIME FIGURES in general continueto fall, despite the current situationwith budget cuts and the loss of re-sources.

Birstall & Wanlip NHW work closelywith the Police to ensure the BirstallPolice Office is open and functional forthe benefit of the public. This officemeans that the local officers can begintheir shift at the office, and work fromit throughout their shift, meaning theyare working from the centre of Birstall.

The NHW have used over the pastyear, money from membership dona-tions in order to fund items in the po-lice office, and to support the operationof the office as it is such a benefit tothe local residents in Birstall and Wan-lip. Local policing is also helping thedetection of crime in the area, for ex-ample: three male youths have beenarrested in connection with the theft ofcycles from Longslade College. Twocycles have been recovered (May 9).

The Youth Café is also more popularthan ever! Yet another project in whichthe NHW has an input. This projectallows youngsters to gather in a safeand secure environment, twice a weekon Birstall Park. It also provides anopportunity for the local officers to chatto younger people and understand theirworries or concerns about the village.The watch is dynamic and adapting withtechnology, and this is an example ofhow our work is changing the localarea. You can keep up to date withnews and information onwww.villagewatch.com or search for

“Birstall and Wanlip NeighbourhoodWatch”, on Facebook!

Roy Rollings, Committee Member,Birstall & Wanlip NHW

Too good to be true?The sunny weather of the last two

months has certainly made everyonelong for summer holidays and to hopethat the fine weather will last. The partyof people from the Parish churches whotravelled to Paris by Eurostar in April fora five day break had marvellous weatherand the visit was declared a huge suc-cess by all - there are now hints thatBruges may be the destination next year.An even larger party will be travelling bycoach to Chester on August 7 for threenights in this delightful city. All placeshave been booked but if you are interest-ed in a last-minute cancellation it isworth contacting Sandra on 2677238.Music in the air

Following the successful ‘Singing forfun’ concert in St James at the end ofMay, another popular local group, Coss-ington Voices, will be presenting a ‘Sum-mer Miscellany’ of light music with vocaland instrumental soloists on Friday June17 at 7.30pm in St James’ church. Tick-ets are £5 at the door, with all proceedsto the Palestinian Orphanages, whichour churches support.

Less happy musical news is that theelectric blower to the organ in Wanlipchurch has ceased to function after 60years, and will have to be replaced at acost of several thousand pounds. In themeantime the organ can only be used byreturning to the old-fashioned method ofhand-pumping! Any able-bodied volun-teers, willing to take a turn on the manu-al pump on Sunday evenings at 6pm orat an occasional service such as a wed-ding or a funeral are being sought. (Con-tact John Ward, the churchwarden on2677600) At a recent ecumenical Chris-tian Aid service a Methodist friend wasthe brave volunteer.The bad news – and the good

Unfortunately a coach outing to Ox-ford planned for June 25 has had to becancelled, but there will be a trip to seethe open-air industrial heritage museumsat Ironbridge on Tuesday October 4.More details later.

All will be welcome at the shortChurches Together service on the Play-ing Fields to celebrate the annual BirstallGala, on Sunday June 26 at 10am.Please bring your own garden chairs ifyou prefer to sit!

From Beryl McHugh

Birstall Watermead Tennis Club isholding two events this month in a moveto attract new members – adults andjuniors. The committee particularly wantsto attract more female players who arebeing steadily outnumbered by the men!

The first Open Day will be on Wednes-day, June 8, from 5.30pm until 9pm andthe second takes place on Sunday, June12 from 9.30am until 1pm.

You really cannot afford to miss out,as membership fees will be speciallyreduced on the day and there will be achance to chat to players as well as com-mittee members – it’s one of the friendli-est sports clubs around.

So find out what the club has to offer.Even if you have not picked up a racketfor years, or you fancy trying tennis forthe first time, pop down to the club atthe Co-op Sports and Social Club onBirstall Road.

Regular club sessions are held onWednesday evenings and Sunday morn-ings throughout the year, and all threeall-weather courts are floodlit.

Club coach Laura Morley holds adultand junior coaching sessions and there is

a good balance of social tennis eventsand competitive matches.

Summer league matches are now infull swing, with the four men’s and twoladies’ teams pitting their skills againstclubs from around the county. Later inthe summer, it will be the turn of mixedand junior teams.

Last month, Laura organised a seriesof Cardio Tennis sessions on Sundaymornings, and for those who have takenpart, it has proved to be fun. Basically,it’s a tennis-based workout done to mu-sic, with a series of drills.

“It’s a great way to keep fit, improveyour fitness and burn calories. You canburn off 700 calories in an hour,” saidLaura.

Meanwhile, to give members a taste ofWimbledon, a Strawberry Lunch tourna-ment has been arranged for Sunday, July3, the day of the Wimbledon Men’s Sin-gles Final.

Add the annual club championship,running for two weeks from August 27until Finals Day on September 10, andyou have a packed summer season.

From Birstall Watermead TennisClub

IT’S A familiar adage – you wait for one bus and two come along!Well, the same can be said for the village tennis club’s 2011Open Days.

NHW news& crime report

Crime Report, Birstall & Wanlip: April10 – May 16

Assaults 7, harassment 6, burglary 7,burglary non-dwelling 2, damage 3,damage to motor vehicle 2, fraud 4,public order 1, theft 15, theft of cycle 3,theft from motor vehicle 6, theft stores 3

There are positive leads in connectionwith the theft stores and ongoing enquir-ies are being made.

Due to the help of Birstall & WanlipNeighbourhood Watch (NHW) schemewe have the use of two high qualityresolution CCTV units that are currentlyaiding police with the identification ofsuspects causing Antisocial Behaviour(ASB).How to contact us:

PC 2139 Rich Carruthers, mobile07541550685

PCSO 6611 Mark Butler, mobile07732629434

PCSO 6436 Stu Venables, mobile07549993814

Birstall Police office tel: 01162677355

(Mobile not to be used to reportcrimes, for advice, concerns and toprovide information only)

You can also send us an email bylogging onto the website atwww.leics.police.uk and clicking on theNeighbourhood Policing icon.

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Come try tennisPic: (l-r) Lucy Evans, Caroline Burrows, Martin Andrews, Daryl Hill and coach Laura Morley

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Following the local elections on May5, Charnwood Borough Council now hastwo extra Conservative councillors,thanks to the voters of Birstall. We nowhave all four of our candidates elected,making Birstall all Conservative and wewant to thank all of you who voted forus. This gives us four voices on theBorough to put Birstall on the map, andmake sure we get heard when problemsrelating to our village come on the agen-da. Our councillors will endeavour tofollow through all we promised duringour campaign. We all want Birstall to bea caring, clean, safe, happy village foreveryone.

I would also like to give a personalvote of thanks, to all voters of Riversideward, who voted for me in the ParishCouncil election. I was delighted to bereinstated as a member, as I enjoy andtake very seriously my duties as a ParishCouncillor. Everyone is aware I am sure

of my involvement with the ConservativeParty, but I can assure you all that theParish Council is totally non political,and we all work together for the benefitof the village. Please come to a meetingif you would like to see how it is con-ducted, or if you wish to bring an itemto the attention of the Council, there isalways a slot on the agenda for ‘mem-bers of the public’, but it is rare foranyone to actually attend.

Mary AllenChairman Birstall Conservative Branch.

17 of the 20 parish council posts wereuncontested. I hope the election encour-ages more people to consider becomingmembers of the parish council as it isthere to serve the interests of all theresidents of Birstall.

Unfortunately, not a single member ofthe public attended the first full councilmeeting and I would encourage peopleto attend so they can see the range ofissues that are discussed.

Who knows, maybe by the time of thenext parish election residents of all fiveBirstall wards have a choice of council-lors?

Julian Howe

Thurcaston & Cropston

Open Gardens WeekendJune 25/26, 2-6pm

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Serving up a treat in your community!Birstall Watermead Tennis Club

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Open Dayson Wednesday, June 8, 5.30-9pmAnd Sunday June 12, 9.30am-1pm

At Co-op ~Sports & Social Club, BirstallRoad

Juniors, seniors and families welcome• • •

Riverside United under 13s2011/12

Players WantedRiverside are looking for new players forour 11 a side team and 9 a side team fornext season. If you’re sick of being on thebench or just fancy a change we may be

the club for you? Next season we age aim-ing to be challenging at the top or ourDivision so if you want the challenge

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An Evening with ElvisDarren Turner – Elvis Tribute Performer

Buffet-Bar-DiscoSaturday June 25

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• • •Birstall Methodist Thursday Group

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YOUR SAY...

The Birstall Post welcomes your viewsand opinions on any subject. Letters,which must include your name andaddress, (though not necessarily forpublication) can be posted to: The Bir-stall Post, Longslade College, WanlipLane, Birstall, Leicester LE4 4GH, orhanded in at Birstall library or email:[email protected]

We would like to say a huge thanks toall our wonderful family and friends fortheir cards, gifts and best wishes lav-ished on our daughter Isabella SophiaGrace who made a three week early butsafe arrival on Monday April 18, 2011.

Your kind words and generosity aremost appreciated. Thank you.

Adam & Julie Clarke, 163 Wan-lip Lane

Thanks to all those who made my

80th birthday such a memorable one. Itwas wonderful to see you all and sharewith you, my lovely family.

For all the gifts and donations tomotor neurone disease, I am most grate-ful.

The hall was not big enough to holdall those. I am grateful to you for thefriendship and care over the years. Mylove comes to you anyway.

God BlessBetty Howard

I’d like to thank the other candidateswho stood in the Parish Council electionon May 5 and the residents who tookthe time to vote.

Prior to this we have not had anelection for positions on the parish coun-cil for many years but it still means that

Whilst walking through the HallamFields Estate with my children last week-end, I was appalled at the amount ofrubbish, and dog mess we found(Bridge Green area)

What was even more unbelievable wasthat ‘considerate’ dog owners had obvi-ously brought bags with them on theirwalks, scooped up the mess, carefullytied up the bag, and then threw it awayon the grass verge!

I had a carrier bag with me, andwhilst walking down through BridgeGreen to Harrowgate Drive, collectedfive bags of dog mess and numerousempty cans and bottles, when we movedinto the Estate three years ago Charn-wood Borough Council confirmed thatdog bins and litter bins would be in-stalled, we are still waiting?!

In the meantime, could dog ownersplease take their mess home with them,Jelsons have kindly provided grass areason the Hallam Fields site for children toplay on, but it’s impossible at presentdue to the amount of dog mess every-where!

Hallam Fields Resident.

I have searched in vain for a familiarname or face as each edition of theBirstall Post becomes available online.

Suddenly in April, JACKPOT, as aphotograph appeared showing a picturetaken outside the Birstall Social Clubshowing a large group of young peoplein 1947.

I, too, have the original because mymother (centre of picture) organised theyouth club and many happy memorieswere revived for me looking at thosefriends of so many years ago. It hasbeen fun trying to recall the names ofeveryone, harder perhaps because weleft Birstall and came to Australia in1948.

However, many came to mind though,sadly, I know some are lost forever.

Thank you Birstall Post and family of

Pad Tillson. You have made my 80th yeara very happy one.

Audrey Naylor (nee Pickering)

I would like to congratulate the edi-tor Jerry and all at the Birstall Post forthe new format. Making it easier tohandle, a clearer print and the colourall help to make it an enjoyable read. Italso helps people to keep up to date asto what has gone on in our area andwhat is to come.

So, once again, congratulations andkeep up the good work on producingone of the best local papers in the coun-try.

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Reflexology TalkA talk on reflexology by Avril Holland willbe the highlight of the June meeting of

Leics & Rutland DowsersThe meeting will be held on Sat June 11 atSt James’ Day Centre, Birstall Village Hall

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Birstall IndependentBaptist Church

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MountsorrelCharities Fete

organised by Mountsorrel ScoutsSat June 18, 10am to 12noon

The Green, MountsorrelBalloon release sponsored by Lafarge

Variety of stalls manned by local charities:Bric-a-brac, cakes, tombola, cream teas,

hot dogs, bouncy slideFrom 10am-4pm there will be an

Exhibition ofThe Fauna and Flora of Mountsorrel

In the Scout Hutorganised by Mountsorrel Heritage Group

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Open ChurchSt Leonard’s Church, Swithland LE12 8TJ

Tea, cakes and sale of second hand booksSaturday & Sunday, June 11/12

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OsgathorpeGarden FestivalSaturday & Sunday June 25 & 26

Visit more than 12 diverse gardens openthroughout the village

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Coffee MorningIn aid of the Shoebox Appeal will be held

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June 18, 10am to 12noon with a variety ofstalls

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Wartime WeekendAt Leicester North GCR Station, Rothley,

Quorn and LoughboroughJune 10-12

WWII re-enactment with characters fromthe period: King George VI, Winston

Churchill, General MontgomeryPlus: British Memorial Flypast, wartime

displays, military guns, 40s music, staticSpitfire display

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Birstall & District LocalHistory Society

Thursday June 9Birstall Village Hall, 7.30pm

‘Censored, Intriguing, Curious and EvenHilarious’ – speaker Dr Wendy Freer

Visitors very welcome• • •

Film Presentationsfrom Thurcaston & Cropston Parish Council‘Tamara Drewe’ Friday June 10 (111 min-

utes)Our last film before the summer break willbe a British comedy, directed by StephenFrears and starring Gemma Arterton. Oncethe ‘ugly duckling’ in a Dorset village, Ta-mara Drewe returns as a surprisingly at-tractive newspaper journalist. She is fun

loving and light hearted and consequentlypassions run high in this part of rural Eng-

land.‘Another Year’ Friday September 9 (129

mins)This British comedy drama about ordinary

people stars Jim Broadbent and RuthSheen as geologist and medical counsellor.

The story spans the four seasons of theyear on an allotment, showing the comical

life and reactions between family andfriends.

Thurcaston & Cropston Parish Council willbe showing these films at Thurcaston Me-morial Hall. Starting at 7.30pm, ticketscost £4.50 and concessions are £4. Theprice includes refreshments and a lucky

prize draw.Advance tickets can be purchased via theparish office, 0116 2367626 or at the

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Strawberry TeaSaturday June 11

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Funds in aid of AbbeyfieldGrove House, 35 Church Hill, Birstall

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By kind permission of Mr & Mrs Watersat The Close, School Lane, Birstall

Scout & GuideSummer Gala

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Birstall Youth Caféare proud to be taking part in the

Great Poppy Party WeekendCelebrating the 90th anniversary of

The Royal British LegionThere will be a BBQ at the Youth Café on

School Lane Playing FieldsFriday June 10, 6-8.30pm

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Coffee MorningSaturday June 25th, 10am to 12noon

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Stalls, refreshments, children’s crafts andactivities plus a campfire singsong.

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Charity Cake SaleSunday June 5

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Food and Feasting inRoman Britain

From peasant to nobles, find out what thepeople of Roman Leicestershire were eat-ing nearly 2,000 years ago. The talk willlook at what foods were available and

how they were cooked. It will end with abrief guide to Roman dining and etiquette.The talks is by Nick Marshall who has been

re-enacting the late Roman period forover 25 years. He will be bringing alongmany replicas of the items used in cook-

ing and dining by the Romans.In formation on recipes will be providedto you can try real Roman food at home.

There will be an opportunity for the over18s to sample a Roman spiced wine recipe.

Thursday June 167.30-9pm

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a scarecrow festival which will beheld at Belgrave Hall museum andgardens on Sunday July 10.

Birstall Rainbows, Brownies andGuides are busy making scarecrows todisplay at the festival which will be opento the public from 1pm to 4pm.

Birstall Brownie Guider Helen Sibsonsaid: “This will be a busy fun day withstalls, refreshments and children’s activi-ties. We would like as many communitygroups as possible to join in and makea scarecrow for this event.”

Helen will contact some local groupsdirectly but scarecrows are welcomefrom all church groups, sports clubs,schools and youth groups, charities,local businesses and hobby or pastimeclubs. There will be cash prizes for themost popular scarecrows as voted by thepublic on the day.

Any groups wanting to participatemust contact Helen on 07732 099479asap for scarecrow making guidelinesand criteria.

THE CHARNWOOD Branch of CancerResearch UK organised a fundraisingBig Breakfast in March.

Held at the Roman Road home of Davidand Jan Gaskell, the event raised £760.

In May the group held a Beetle Drive atWoodhouse Eaves village hall that raised £280.

In 2010, thanks to help of friends andsupporters, the group raised £23,500.

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IT’S THE best sign that summer hasarrived – this year’s Birstall Gala willbe held on the weekend June 25/26.

Organised by Birstall Parish Councilthis annual event is once again on theSchool Lane playing fields.

Sunday will be the traditional galaday but this year for the first time, theSaturday will also include all the stallsfrom local clubs, groups and charities aswell as the musical performances fromsteel bands and local bands from12noon until 10pm.

EVERY YEAR the WI have put for-ward a topical resolution to theGovernment.

In the 1940s the WI proposed thatwomen should have equal pay withmen and in the 1960s that smokingshould be banned in public places.Wheels do grind exceedingly slowlybut eventually we are listened to.

Our WI voted for two resolutionsthis year, and ‘WI against the closureof libraries’ and that ‘the Governmentdo not grant planning permission forMega Farms’ were taken forward.

That was the serious part of ourmeeting but to lighten the mood weall moved from the community roomsat Highcliffe School to the Hall wherewe were entertained by HighcliffeHarmony. They provided a variedcompilation of songs with somethingfor everyone including a medley ofBuddy Holly numbers and hits fromthe 1950s and 60s.

After the performance old friend-ships were renewed between somemembers of the choir and the WI asthey met people they hadn’t seen foryears. The competition was won byEileen James with her lovely flowerdisplay in a wine glass.

Our next meeting on June 6 will bea Wild West Fancy Dress Garden Partyat the home of Beverley Blackburnwhere we will enjoy cowboy food andgames. The competition trophy will bepresented to the wearer of the bestcowboy/girl outfit. Photographs of theevening will be published on ourwebsitewww.birstallandwanlipwi.wordpress.com and we can be contacted [email protected].

Remember to keep Saturday July 9free for the mega WI coffee morningat the Methodist Church.

From Birstall & Wanlip WI

“We would like to remind residents thatyou do not have to let anyone into yourhome who you do not know. Anyone froma legitimate company will have identifica-tion with them and will not mind youchecking with the company that they are agenuine employee. If you are in doubt, donot be afraid to refuse to allow them in.You can call a friend, relative or neigh-bour and ask them first or call the policeon 999 if you think they are suspicious.

“If anyone has any information regard-ing this suspect or perhaps was visited bysomeone using a similar story, we wouldurge you to get in touch.”

Anyone with information is asked tocontact DC 575 Sukhvinder Obhi onLeicester (0116) 222 2222, follow theinstructions to leave a message for anofficer and when prompted key in theidentification number 0575. Alternativelycontact Crimestoppers, which is free andanonymous, on 0800 555 111.

BIRSTALL UNITED U15s decid-ed to celebrate the end of asuccessful season with a tour-nament held at Camber Sands,East Sussex.

Having finished third in Division Bfor the second year running, the teamheaded south for three days over theMay Day bank holiday weekend. Theyplayed against teams from the homecounties and Bristol. All of the teamswere division winners and Birstall putin a good display of football andfinished in third place in their group.

Manager Mick Joinson said: “Itwas a great way to end the season,and the lads were solid both on andoff the pitch. The commitment andcomradeship of the team was fabu-lous to see.”

Gala Sunday runs from 10am until10pm with over 70 stalls, music and aboxing display from Carl Gunns’ gym. Afunfair will be on site for both days.

The Birstall Citizen of the Year Awardwill be presented and at 7.15pm onSunday the Proms in the Park concertwill start with the Hathern Band andsoprano Jenny Saunders, making herthird appearance at the gala.

The concert will conclude at 10pmwith a firework finale.

It’s not too late to book a stall at thegala – contact Sue Coulson on 2676191or download a form fromwww.birstallparishcouncil.org.uk

Admission to the gala is free but pur-chasing a programme for £1 enters youinto a raffle for a big prize draw on theSunday evening and it also lists thewhole weekend’s programme. They areavailable now from the Parish Counciloffice or can be bought on the day.

Nomina-tions are

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somebody write to the Parish councilsiting their name and the reasons whythey should receive an award. The dead-line is June 13.

For Health & Safety reasons, bar-beques are banned from the Proms inthe Park Concert but visitors are encour-aged to bring their own picnics. Hotfood outlets will be open throughout theevent.

LOCAL POLICE are encouraging residents to be vigilant followingan attempted distraction burglary in Birstall.

The incident happened at around10am on Friday April 15 when a manknocked on an address on Iris Avenue.The victim, in her eighties, answered thedoor and the man claimed he worked fora gas company and was investigating a gasleak nearby. He claimed he needed tocome in so he could inspect if the househad a gas problem.

The victim refused several times andthe man eventually left without gainingaccess to the property. He is described aswhite, in his mid thirties, of mediumbuild with short brown hair. He was wear-ing a dark jacket which had a smallbadge and photo on it.

Detective Constable Sukhvinder Obhi,who is investigating this incident, said:

“This victim did exactly the right thing bynot letting this man in her home andcalling a relative straight away. The mandid have some ID but it did not appeargenuine and the man did become agitatedwhen challenged by the woman.

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Birstall United Juniors Under 13swere formed in September 2010 andwon all their cup games to put them inthe League 9 x 9 County Cup finalagainst Sileby on May 22.

They won the game 3-1 with goalsfrom Tevin Mimbaga, David Sweeney andZak Morsli.

Manager David Sweeney said:“Thanks to the lads, parents and spon-sors Spencers Estate Agents for theirsupport and a great season.”

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A NEW junior football team have won the League Cup in theirfirst season.

THE CHILDREN of Birstall’s Faces Arts Saturday Theatre Schoolheld their yearly production at Wreake Valley College this year.

There were 60 children who tookpart in the production of Bugsy Malone.Ages ranged from 4-15 years. BugsyMalone is an all singing, dancing andacting production and the children man-aged to make the huge show come tolife with real splurge guns and creampies which all the children had tremen-dous fun with.

Faces Arts also held their streetdance show ‘Mash Up’ at Wreake ValleyCollege with 65 children taking part.

Jody Chesterton, Proprietor of Faces Artssaid: “The children are dedicated once aweek and what they have achieved isunbelievable. Sessions are fun, challeng-ing and give the children confidence ina relaxed environment. Their hard workhas really shown in their performancewith the theatre school and the streetdance sessions. I’m so proud of themall.”

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DAVID SLATER is the new leader ofCharnwood Borough Council.

The Conservative Group appointedits new leader at a special meeting onMonday, May 9, 2011. CllrStephen Hampson was electedas the group’s Deputy Leader.

Mr Slater, 62, was officiallyelected at the Annual Councilmeeting on May 16, 2011. Hereplaces Mike Preston whohad to step down due to illhealth after leading the groupfor two years.

Mr Slater, who representsthe Quorn & Mountsorrel Castle ward,has been a Borough Councillor for 10years and was the Council’s cabinetmember for Housing for two years and

Planning and Development for twoyears. Before retiring to focus on hiswork as a councillor, he worked inmanagement, marketing and business

economics.He said: “I’m absolutely

delighted and honoured to beelected leader by my groupand hope to build on thealready sterling achievementswe have made over the lastfour years in office whichhave been endorsed by theelectorate.”

Mr Slater is married withtwo children and lives in Woodhouse.

The Labour group leader, Cllr MaxHunt, has stood down and been re-placed by Cllr Jewel Miah.

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Being online can improve the lives ofthe over 55s and make them feel

‘with it’, a new survey reveals.Four out of five internet users aged

over 55 years (86%) have said thathaving access to computers and the webhas improved their lives, in new researchcarried out by Digital Unite.

When asked how their lives have beenimproved, eight out of ten (82%) saidthat they save money by buying productsand services online, 71% said they cando things quicker, like paying bills andwell over half (57%) said they were nowbetter in touch with friends and family.Two out of five (44%) said they hadfound new hobbies and interests and onein five (22%) said they can now keepup with their grandchildren.

Being online can also help to evokepositive feelings of wellbeing. Five out often people (54%) that it makes themfeel connected and one in six (17%)said it makes them feel happy and ‘withit’. One in eight (12%) felt younger bybeing online. 72% thought that beingonline can help reduce feelings of isola-tion and nearly two-thirds (63%) said itcan help to reduce feelings of loneliness.81% of people said being online makesthem feel part of modern society.

In separate research conducted bySky Broadband and YouGov, a snapshotof 'Silver Surfer Britain' illustrates howpeople in the UK aged over 55 use theinternet. One in three British adults inthis age group use social networking atleast once a week (the West Midlandsthe most prolific at 46%), 61% read thenews online (the South West highest at74%) and 18% book tickets online atleast once a month (with Londonerscoming top with 25%).

CQC publish first of detailed reportsinto dignity and nutrition for olderpeople

The Care Quality Commission (CQC)published in May the first 12 reportsfrom an inspection programme whichexamines whether elderly people receiveessential standards of care in 100 NHShospitals throughout England.

The programme focuses on whetherpeople are treated with dignity and re-spect, and whether they get food anddrink that meets their needs. A nationalreport into the findings of the pro-gramme will be published in September.

These first 12 inspection reports iden-tify three hospitals as failing to meet theessential standards required by law;Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust,The Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust andRoyal Free Hampstead NHS Trust. Lessserious concerns were identified in afurther three hospitals, with the remain-ing six found to be meeting essentialstandards. All the hospitals where con-cerns have been identified must now tellthe regulator how and when they willimprove. The three hospitals failing tomeet essential standards could face en-forcement action by the regulator if im-provements aren’t made.

Whilst the reports document manyexamples of people being treated with

respect and given personalised, attentivecare, some tell a bleak story of peoplenot being helped to eat and drink, withtheir care needs not assessed and theirdignity not respected.

Recurring concerns relating to nutri-tion included:

• people not being given the assist-ance they needed to eat – meaning theystruggled to eat and in some cases werephysically unable to eat meals

• their nutritional needs not beingassessed and monitored – for example,not being weighed throughout their stay,making it impossible to determine if theywere losing weight; or identified as mal-nourished without an action plan beingput in place to address this

• people not being given enough todrink – water left out of reach or nofluids given for long periods of time. Inone case, a member of clinical staffdescribed having to prescribe water onmedicine charts to ensure patients gotenough to drink.

Recurring concerns around dignityand respect included:

• People not involved in their owncare – their treatment not explained tothem; being told what would happen tothem without consent being sought orconcerns addressed; staff addressingpatients’ relatives rather than the patientthemselves

• Staff not treating people in a respect-ful way – spooning food into people’smouths from above without engagingwith them; discussing personal patientinformation in open areas.

• Staff speaking to people in a conde-scending or dismissive way. One mantold us that staff “talk to me as if I’mdaft.”

However, inspection teams also ob-served examples of excellent care deliv-ered by nurses and other healthcare staffwho took the time to explain every as-pect of a patient’s care to them in a waythey could understand, interacted witheach patient as an individual, spoke tothem with respect and ensured theirdignity was maintained. And in manyhospitals, nutrition and hydration wererecognised as an important part of thepatient’s recovery, and real efforts weremade to ensure that people got mealsthey enjoyed in a pleasant environment -and the help they needed to eat it. Onepatient told us “I cannot praise themenough. I am made to feel that I am themost important person.”

Commenting on the publication of thefirst reports, Jo Williams, Chair of theCQC, said: “CQC inspectors have beenjoined by a practising nurse and an ‘ex-pert by experience’ in our dignity andnutrition inspections. This has beeninvaluable to help us build a detailedpicture of the care that older people arereceiving in NHS hospitals today.

“Many of these reports describe peo-ple being ‘cared for’ in the truest sense.Sadly, however, some detail omissionswhich add up to a failure to meet basicneeds - people not spoken to with re-spect, not treated with dignity, and notreceiving the help they need to eat or

drink. These are not difficult things toget right – and the fact that staff are stillfailing to do so is a real concern.

“I will be writing to the Chair of everyhospital where this inspection pro-gramme has identified poor care to askwhat they plan to do address these is-sues. The key elements that every hospi-tal must have in place are acompassionate staff culture which isdriven by strong leadership and support-ed by good systems.

“These are the basics that help ensureevery patient is treated like an individual

– not a nuisance to be ignored or a taskthat must be completed. This is what weexpect for ourselves and for our ownfamilies, and what every patient shouldexpect from the people who care forthem.”

Commenting on the publication of thefirst reports, Rt Hon Andrew Lansley theSecretary of State for Health, said: “Every-one admitted to hospital deserves to betreated as an individual, with compassionand dignity. We must never lose sight ofthe fact that the most important peoplein the NHS are its patients – that’s why Iwanted the CQC to look into the treat-ment of older patients and stamp outpoor care fast. I also believe nursingexpertise is vital to improve patient expe-rience, which is why I asked the CQC toensure these would be nurse-led.

“The inspection teams have seen someexemplary care, but some hospitals arenot even getting the basics right. That isunacceptable.

“Where the inspections uncoveredappalling levels of care, the CQC will beable to use its enforcement powers toensure that real improvements are made.By measuring what is important and thenpublishing the results, I believe we canenter a new era of high quality NHS carefor patients.

“In the future, I want our proposalsfor local HealthWatch organisations to beable to carry out unannounced independ-ent inspections and hold local services toaccount by drawing on experience frompatients and their families.”

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