Mountsorrel Post (42) March 2013

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Railway project receives awardTHE MOUNTSORREL Railway Project has received an awardfrom Mountsorrel Parish Council.

Volunteers on the project, who arerestoring a disused section of industrialbranch line, were presented with a Cer-tificate of Commendation by the Chair-man of Mountsorrel Parish Council,Brian Allard.

He said: “They are all volunteers andthey are restoring a part of Mountsor-rel’s history that will hopefully bring

employment to the area.”Project leader Steve Cramp said: “It is

a great honour for all the volunteerswho have worked on the project to re-ceive a Certificate of Commendationfrom Mountsorrel Parish Council. It isgood to know that the Parish Councilvalue the work we are doing to preserveMountsorrel’s heritage and also how the

project has inspired so many local peo-ple to become involved themselves.

This is the fourth award the projecthas received in the past 18 months.Pic: (l-r) Steve Cramp, Lucy Cramp, BrianAllard & Laura CrampGreen areas for sale

THE LOSS of a valued wildlife habitat is feared by some resi-dents of Balmoral Road who are alarmed that the land at therear of their properties has been put up for sale at auction.

The thin strip of land,owned by developers Jel-son, acts as an area ofseparation between ap-proximately 60 dwellingsand since the houses werecompleted has grown intoa wildlife habitat withmany mature trees.

Balmoral Road residentElaine Derry said: “It isnow a mature wildlife areaand any clearing will dev-astate the bird populationwhich, displaced by theoriginal building, tookyears to return. It alsoprovided a corridor forother wildlife to movefrom one area to another.

“The residents of Bal-moral Road and ConwayRoad feel aggrieved thatthis situation has arisenand Jelsons are able selloff this buffer of treeswhich was a condition of

THE LINDENS public housein Halstead Road will bedemolished and nine homesbuilt on the site.

Brewery Everards were granted plan-ning permission by Charnwood BoroughCouncil in December for the develop-ment.

The development will comprise onedetached four bedroom house, fourthree bedroom semi-detached housesand a terrace of four 2.5 storey, fourbedroom houses.

Several trees on the site will be re-tained, others will be removed and re-placed.

The council received seven letters ofobjection to the proposals, and one ofsupport. Mountsorrel Parish Councilobjected to the plans.

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‘MEMORIES OF Stone, Steam& Steel’ is a 120 page bookof rare photographs andpersonal recollections ofMountsorrel’s industrial andsocial history.

Produced by Glassball Art Projects inpartnership with the Mountsorrel Herit-age Group, the book was launched at aspecial event at Mountsorrel library inDecember.

The book coast £15 and is availablefrom www.glassball.org.uk

Pic: at the booklaunch are (l-r) frontrow: Fran Mills, KeithFoster (secretary ofMountsorrel HeritageGroup), Clarice Wignalland Margaret Manning;middle row: PeterHodson, Mary Neal,Noel Wakeling, RobinDavies, Lloyd Tomlinand Beryl McDowall,back row: Graham Carr,Kay Valentine, PatrickWhelband, Linda Ryman,Pat Neal, Patricia Tom-kins and Phil Proudinset: Cora Glasser fromGlassball led the project

LOUGHBOROUGH MARKET is set for a£150,000 makeover.

Charnwood Borough Council plans to invest the money on newstalls, electrical infrastructure and improving the appearance ofthe historic market.

Charnwood says the one-off investment is possible following abetter than expected financial settlement from the Government.

Located behind the library on MountsorrelLane, the club plans to improve safety andsecurity by installing new lighting and replacingbroken slabs with plastic matting throughwhich grass can grow.

The club also plans to make improvementsto courts 5 and 6 and erect floodlighting toprovide an additional 1000 hours of playingtime during the year. Anne Mumford, from thetennis club committee, said: “The club has afantastic all year round programme with op-portunities for people to play in competitionsand to mix in socially as well as offeringcoaching for all ages and cardio tennis”.

The club has secured grants from BIFFA

and Lafarge’s community landfill programmes,Charnwood Borough Council and the HarryHames Cottage Trust.

The club has an open day on SaturdayMarch 16 from noon to 2pm followed byopportunities for joining in the club tennisafternoon and junior coaching sessions. Halfprice adult membership is available on orbefore that day.

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TWO SUCCESSFUL community events at the MountsorrelYouth Café in December fostered a “real feeling of com-munity and excitement for the year ahead” said GrahamLloyd, the Café’s youth officer.

“Both the Christmas Fair and Com-munity Christmas lunch were excellentand their success really highlighted thecommunity spirit of Mountsorrel. Wewould like to thank everybody who sup-ported us in 2012” said Graham.

Charities Trustees, said:“£400 may not seem thatmuch against what wehave to raise each year,but every penny helps us.We could not survivewithout the continued

support of local people, their generosityin both time and financial supportmeans a lot.”

The Community Christmas dinner,held on December 15 also proved to bea success with 16 of the village’s senior

residentsbeing guestsof the Café. Itwas made

possible with the support of StonehurstFarm M E Butchers, Budgens – Mount-sorrel and Tesco, Loughborough.

Graham said: “It was great to wel-come some of our long standing sup-porters to the Café. It gave us anopportunity to say thank you and forsome young people to practise theirhospitality and catering skills.”

He added: “The Café is also celebrat-ing two major organisational steps for-ward. Firstly it has been grantedpermanent planning permission which

The Fair, held on December 8,helped the Café raise just over £400.The Café is a charity and costs around£80,000 a year to run and this moneywill go towards helping to fund its coreactivities. Leslie Strange, one of the

includes some flexibility in its openinghours. This was followed with the an-nouncement that the County Council hasagain agreed a grant for 2013.

“We feel that both these decisionsrecognise the important work we aredoing and we thank both the County andBorough Councils for their support.Their faith in us means that the Charitycan now plan ahead with some securi-ty.”

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MOUNTSORREL’S MP, Nicky Morgan is picturedswitching on the village’s Christmas lights on TheGreen.

Christmas music was performed by staffand children from Mountsorrel school.

Each year, members and friends of theSoar Valley Rotary Club accompany Santaaround local villages and this year they in-cuded a visit Budgens Mountsorrel. The pro-ceeds will go to good causes includingLOROS, Rainbows and Wishes4Kids.

Club President Graham Martin said: “Weare grateful to everyone who braved the coldweather to see us and contribute to the£5,300 collected. We are particularlypleased that children, parents and grandchil-dren came along to Budgens on SundayDecember 23 (pictured left) where local

choir Enchanted, led by CarolineSharpe the Loughborough Carillon-neur, sang carols and festive songsfor Santa.

“Our thanks also to Loughbor-ough Kia in Mountsorrel, for pro-viding mechanised support forSanta and his reindeer.”

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the original planning approval for thehouses at the rear of ‘BalmoralRoad/Conway Road. Residents who wereinvolved in the original request for thebuffer had no idea that the land wasnot protected and could be sold in thisway, and those who have purchasedproperties since did so partly because ofthe privacy which the trees provide.

Residents are also concerned that thepurchaser may seek to clear the landbefore submitting a planning applicationfor a dwelling.

They organised a residents meeting inFebruary at the Methodist Church attend-ed by around 25 people, where thepossibility of them joining together tobuy the land was discussed. BoroughCouncillor Leigh Harper-Davies attendedthe residents meeting. She said: “I amvery concerned that this green areacould be lost, ideally I would like to seeit protected for its wildlife value and asan area of green space.”

The date of the auction was February20 (after this issue had gone to press).

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A RESIDENT in the villagefor 73 years, Tom Coultondied in January aged 96.

Although born in Ratby he moved toMountsorrel in 1939 when he marriedVera Marlow.

They lived at what was then called 3Leaper Cottages, Linkfield Road andremained in the same house for the next73 years. Vera died in 1993 but Tomstayed there until 2012 when ill healthforced him to go into a residential carehome.

Tom served in the Royal Leicester-shire Regiment and was sent to NorthAfrica in 1943. Captured by the GermanArmy, he and his brother were taken toa Prisoner of War camp in Italy, nearNaples. As the Allied forces advancedthrough Italy the prisoners were shippedoff to another camp in Germany wherethey had to work in an iron foundry. In1945 the Russians arrived and they werefreed.

After the war Tom became theMountsorrel postman and was also in-volved in the Royal British Legion, help-ing to erect the premises in WatlingStreet and sometimes acting as theirstandard bearer.

Very much a man of routine hewould “go down the street” as he put itto do his shopping every week. When hewas no longer able to walk that far hetook his car, when he was no longer

able to drive, he acquired an electricscooter and used this for his trips to thevillage and up to the Rothley Cemeterywhere his wife was buried.

He was a keen gardener and grewvegetables which he happily distributedfreely among friends and relatives. Al-though he had been in the army he wasvery interested in all things naval andwent to many Portsmouth Navy Days tosee the ships and equipment on display.

He had a great deal of support fromhis neighbours in the past two yearswhen his failing eyesight made it difficultfor him to maintain the independence heso cherished. He had said that he want-ed to die in the house he had been infor so long but events conspired againstthat aim and he died on January 14,2013 in the care home.

From Noel Wakeling

Mr Allard (76) was presented withhis certificate at a surprise presentationduring the village’s carol concert inDecember.

“I was quite taken aback, it was real-ly a surprise” said Brian. “I have alwaysthoroughly enjoyed the work and feelproud and humbled to receive this cer-tificate.”

Former Legion Treasurer NoelWakeling presented Brian with his certif-icate. He said “Brian is a man who isinvolved in so many things in the village,he goes about his business quietly and issomebody who deserves an honour. TheMountsorrel British Legion would like tothank him for all his help”.

Brian is the chairman of Mountsorrel

Parish Council, a position he has heldon three occasions since 1964, with hiscurrent period of office having started in1995.

Born in the village, he has been ver-ger at Christ Church since 1953. A spe-cial service to mark his 60 years asverger was held on January 20, led bythe Archdeacon of Loughborough theVenerable David Newman.Pic: Noel Wakeling (left) presents a cer-tificate to Brian Allard

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MOUNTSORREL’S BRIAN Allard was awarded a certificate bythe village branch of the Royal British Legion to thank himfor more than 20 years of help with their accounts.

HAVE YOUR say on whatyou would like to see inthe village and howMountsorrel could be im-proved.

The Mountsorrel Community ActionGroup is holding a public meeting onTuesday April 16 at the MethodistChurch located on Church Hill Roadfrom 6.30 – 8.30pm.

A spokesman said: “This is yourchance to have your say on what youwould like to see in the village orwhat could be improved. Come andjoin us and help make Mountsorrel aneven better place to live. Everyone iswelcome and even if you cannot stayfor the whole meeting please comealong if you have any items you wishto raise. The meeting will includeupdates from the local Police andother key members of the communi-ty.”

THE MOUNTSORREL Youth Caféorganised a Road User challengefor teenagers in February.

Participants had a free drivinglesson, learned about basic vehiclecare, driving safety and navigation.

The event was supported by theMountsorrel Youth DevelopmentGroup.

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One volunteer even travelled all theway from Paris by Eurostar to help outone weekend, Kevin Williams, who haslived in France for the past 20 years,said: “I had read about how the com-munity volunteers had been working torestore the Mountsorrel Railway line andfelt compelled by their hard work anddedication to come over and help outmyself. I wasn’t disappointed either! It isan amazing project and it was so goodto see people of all ages coming togeth-er, even in snowy weather, to work onsomething that has become valued by somany. I’ll be coming back as well, in

about four or fiveweeks time to helpagain!”

Project leaderSteve Cramp said:“We are very gratefulfor Kevin’s help andhonoured that he wasprepared to travel althe way from Parisjust to help Mountsor-rel restore its railway.

He added: “Tracklaying is fast approach-

ing the end of the line at Bond Lanewith only 100m left to lay to reach thesite of the proposed new Mountsorrelhalt. There is still much work to bedone before the line is ready for trains

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VOLUNTEERS WITH the Mountsorrel Railway Project werenot deterred by January’s snowy weather and continuedlaying track despite the harsh conditions.

to run but it is hoped that the line itselfwill open sometime during the summerwith Mountsorrel halt expecting to opennext year, subject to planning consentand funding being secured.”

The project continues to attract dona-tions from sponsors and supporters: inJanuary Loughborough Round Tabledonated £260, Loughborough Universityhave donated £500 towards the cost ofinformation boards for the NunckleyTrail and Toyota Derby have donated£1000 for fencing materials.

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MORE THAN 1,300 homes are setfor a £5.76million cash injectionover the next few months as part ofaccelerated plans to improve coun-cil properties.

Charnwood Borough Council’sCabinet has given the green light toupgrade kitchens, bathrooms, heating,electrics, roofs and doors at 1,305properties by March 2013 under theDecent Homes programme. The mon-ey is part of an £11million packagesecured by the Council in 2011 fromthe Homes and Communities Agency(HCA) and was meant to be spreadevenly over four years. The Councilsays that by March 93% of the Coun-cil’s 5,845 properties will meet theDecent Homes standard.

The Council will have £13millionto spend on improving homes in2013/14 and £10million in 2014/15.Charnwood Borough Council recentlytook over the management of its hous-ing stock from Charnwood Neighbour-hood Housing (CNH).

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A FULL meeting of Mountsorrel ParishCouncil was held on November 12.

PC Glenn Spiby reported that hewould be relinquishing his role as BeatOfficer for Mountsorrel on January 8and that PC Ian Mundy would becomethe Beacon Officer from that date.

PC Mundy reported there had been adecrease in burglaries in the previousmonth.

It was reported that negotiationsbetween Tesco and the Mountsorrel WarMemorial Trust are still ongoing. Tescoare seeking to secure access to theirproposed Tesco Express store from theMemorial Hall car park.

It was agreed to donate £400 to theRoyal British Legion.

A full meeting of Mountsorrel ParishCouncil was held on December 10.

Borough Councillor John Capletonreported that all PRC homes now haveinsulation and many also have centralheating and double glazing.

It was reported that the Youth Devel-opment Group would have to fold iffunding could not be secured for 2013.

It was agreed to donate £300 toMountsorrel Heritage Group.

It was agreed that no changes bemade in 2013/14 to Parish Councilcharges for the Parish room, allotments,sports clubs and cemetery fees.

A full meeting of Mountsorrel ParishCouncil was held on January 14.

Cllr Capleton reported that BoroughCouncil Street Wardens had visitedMountsorrel 276 times since January2012, and that 61 parking charge notic-es had been issued.

It was reported that the Parish Coun-cil Carol Concert had been well attend-ed, raising £162 which will be donatedto LOROS.

A letter from the headteacher ofMountsorrel School, David Williams, wascirculated informing members that theschool was in desperate need of newcomputers in order to effectively deliverthe curriculum. The school currently hasa budget deficit of £135,000. It wasagreed to donate £10,000 to the schoolfor new computers.

The council agreed a precept of£175,868 for the year 2013/14, thesame as 2012/13.

MOUNTSORREL’S NEW Bea-con Officer is PC 2995 IanMundy.

Leicestershire Police has adopted anew neighbourhood policing model toensure it’s able to deliver the best, mostefficient service in the future.

The neighbourhood teams have beenexpanded to ensure more police officersare dealing with local issues and con-cerns. Four years of incident and crimedata has been analysed along with otherresearch to provide a highly accuratepicture of demand and crime trends.This has enabled the Force to ensure ithas the right officers in the right placeat the right time, focussing on issues oflocal concern.

Every community in Leicester, Leices-tershire and Rutland has a team dedicat-ed to policing their neighbourhood -now known as Safer NeighbourhoodTeams (SNTs), made up of a Sergeant, aBeacon Officer, Police Community Sup-port Officers and other Police Officersand special Constables. The BeaconOfficers, many of whom are already wellknown in their communities, will be aprincipal named point of contact for thepublic. They have committed themselvesto working on their neighbourhood for aminimum of three years to provide localknowledge and continuity.

Response officers continue to bebased at every local policing unitin the counties but will be sup-ported by those who start andfinish their shift at five hubsin Loughborough, MeltonMowbray, Market Harbor-ough, Braunstone and Coalville.This ensures they are deployedin the most effective way acrossthe counties and work across local au-thority boundaries.

Assistant Chief Constable Steph Mor-

gan, who has led the project for theForce, said; “A great deal of hard workhas gone into this review and we are

confident that by realigning our staffin this way we will be better ableto match demand. This isn’t

about cutting costs it’s aboutdelivering the best possibleservice but with tight finan-

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efficient way. Our duty is toprotect communities and thatis at the heart of everything

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issues on their Neighbourhood whileresponse officers will have more time toproactively patrol and respond to callsfor assistance. Technology such as GPStracking and mobile computing nowenables us to intelligently deploy ourpeople to make sure we use the nearest,best resource.

“If we are to meet the ever changingneeds of a modern society the policeservice needs to adapt. Modern technol-ogy also enables our officers to patroltheir neighbourhoods for longer withoutthe need to return to their base station.This keeps local officers in the heart oftheir communities working alongsidelocal residents and other organisationsto tackle issues together.”

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An apple a day keeps the doctor awayPerhaps that’s not quite true,But here’s a thing I recommend –A smile a day for you

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9Raffle win a brand new ‘00’ City ofLeicester LocomotivePlus other great prizesModel Railway Trade StandsRefreshments and free car parkingOpen from Saturday 10am to 4pm,Sunday 10am to 4pmAdults 33, OAPS £2.50, Child £1,Family Ticket £7.50Enqs. [email protected] our website for more detailswww.svmrc.co.uk

FilmPresentationsFrom Thurcaston & Cropston Par-ish Council‘Hope Springs’ Friday March 8(100 mins)This joyful romantic comedy dra-ma is about Kay, played by MerylStreep, and her plodding hus-band, striving to re-ignite theirrelationship with greater imagina-tion and connection to one anoth-er. How does their therapy in thevillage of Great Hope Springs workout?‘The Lady’ Friday April 12 (145mins)This is an extraordinary true storyof Aung San Su Kyi and her hus-band Michael Aris. We watch thepeaceful quest of the woman whois at the heart of Burma’s democ-racy movement. This film depictsdevotion and human understand-ing within a dangerously hostileregime.‘Quartet’ will be shown on FridayMay 10Thurcaston and Cropston ParishCouncil will be showing thesefilms at Thurcaston Memorial Hall.Starting at 7.30pm, tickets cost£4.50 and concessions are £4.The price includes refreshmentsand a lucky prize draw.Advance tickets can be purchasedvia the parish office, 01162367626 or at the door

The Mountsorrel CommunityAction Group

Public MeetingHave your say on what you wouldlike to see in the village and howMountsorrel could be improved.Everyone is welcomeThe meeting will include updatesfrom the local Police and otherkey members of the communityTuesday April 16 at the MethodistChurch located on Church Hill Roadfrom 6.30 – 8.30pm

Leicester Hedgehog RescueAre inviting like minded souls tojoin their active team in this area& give Mother Nature a bit ofhelp.Carers need to be mature, respon-sible, at home for part of each day& ideally with transportAll equipment & training will beprovided with a level of caregeared to suit yourselfFor more information please ringColleen on Leic 2207844

A ROTHLEY teenager hasbeen nominated for anaward for his voluntarywork.

Daniel Bowler (13) has been praisedfor the interest he has in helping others:he volunteers at the Mountsorrel RailwayProject and plans games and activities atMountsorrel Cubs.

Daniel has been a part of the projectthat is aiming to restore a disusedbranch line from Swithland sidings toBond Lane. He has also helped with theproject’s Wildlife Warriors group, whichruns practical outdoor activities forchildren, teaching them about wildlife.

He was nominated for the volunteercategory of the annual Lord Lieutenant’sAwards by Malcolm Law from theMountsorrel Railway Project and by hismum Caroline, who runs the WildlifeWarriors Group.

She said: “Daniel was nominated byMalcolm for his hard work and dedica-tion to the project after putting in hun-dreds of hours of volunteering.

“I also nominated him to let himknow how proud I am of the way healways tackles everything he does withtotal commitment. He had a difficult yearespecially with my cancer diagnosis buthe continued to offer his help to theMountsorrel Railway Project, schoolevents and the Scouts without complain-

ing and always with a smile! He hopes topursue a career in music and lightingengineering, making use of his consider-able computing talents.”

The Lord Lieutenant’s Awards areopen to all teenagers living in the coun-ty. The Lord Lieutenant of Leicestershire,Jennifer, Lady Gretton, said: “One of thejoys of this role is having the opportunityof meeting young people and seeing

some truly remarkable examples ofvolunteering in their communities.

“I’m delighted with the way my awardhas helped to raise the profile of theirachievements.

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Pic: Daniel Bowler volunteering with the Mountsorrel Railway Project

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Caste View Day Nursery is owned andled buy Helen Telford and Jayne Butlerwho are both local residents in the area.They have known each other for tenyears, both as friends and colleagues,and have extensive early years back-grounds. Both are experienced managersand Helen has recently achieved her BAHonours in Early Years while Jayne iscurrently working towards a BA Honours

in Education.Jayne said: “Promoting the outdoors

environment is a key focus for us. Thesite of Castle View was specifically cho-sen for its location which offers a wealthof opportunities for the children to learnand explore. Just minutes from the frontdoor there is access to a library, farm,shops, river and wildlife walks which wemake use of on a regular basis.”

TAKE PART in a charity cycleride from Rothley and helpto raise money for Alex’sWish.

The Charnwood Forest Cycle ridetakes place on Sunday April 28 and is a20 mile circular route starting and fin-ishing in Rothley.

Alex’s wish is a charity dedicated tofinding a cure for the muscle wastingcondition Duchenne Muscular Dystro-phy. It was set up by Andy and EmmaHallam from Rothley whose son Alexwas diagnosed in 2010 when he was 3.

Emma said: “To date we have raised£20k towards research and trials but wehope to raisemore in thecomingmonths. Ourson has thisterrible condi-tion and wehave taken thestep towardshelping scien-tists and re-searchers fund

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A NEW Children’s day nursery has opened in Mountsorrel.

She added: “Bespoke learning oppor-tunities are tailored to each and everychild through understanding theiruniqueness and individuality, enabling usto provide experiences that foster theirnatural curiosity to discover and learn.

“A warm welcoming and secure envi-ronment is provided for all children andtheir families.”

Please call Helen or Jayne for moreinformation on 0116 3191016 or pop infor a visit during our opening hours.

www.castleviewnursery.com

new trials. As a result, we hope to makea difference to all the children livingwith this condition with a view to delay-ing the symptoms by several years to buytime for a cure to come along.

“We would like to thank everyonewho takes part, to our event organiserRachel Porritt and helpers and to ourevent sponsors – Bradleys Superstoreand The Woodman’s Stroke in Rothley –this means 100% of all money raisedwill go direct towards our aim.

“I took part in this event last yeardespite the horrendous weather condi-tions and thoroughly enjoyed it – al-though it was a challenge! It’s a fantasticroute and a great way to get fit and dosomething for a worthwhile cause.”

There willbe free re-freshments,home madecakes, sand-wiches anddrinks for allcyclists at thefinish line.Children aged14-18 can

take part in the cycle ride but must beaccompanied by an adult, children un-der 14 can take part in craft and gamesactivities.

For more details on how to take partand obtain entry forms, please visit

www.alexswish.co.uk, call Emma on07903 349475 or email:[email protected]

TENANTS OF CharnwoodBorough Council can DIY ata discount thanks to apartnership with JewsonLoughborough.

All council tenants are entitled to afree discount card which can be usedat the Blackwell Road branch of Jews-on. The card will give tenants specialdiscounts on decorating, landscaping,flooring, joinery, building materials,tool hire and more.

Councillor Jane Hunt, CharnwoodBorough Council’s Lead Member forHousing and Regulatory Services, said:“Improving your home can be an ex-pensive business so we’re very pleasedthat our partnership with JewsonLoughborough means that tenants canbenefit from this discount card andmake savings on the things they need.”

John Heathfield, Sales Manager forJewson, commented: “In line with ourpartnership with Charnwood BoroughCouncil, we are delighted to offer ten-ants extra discounts and savings on awide range of products to support anyhome improvement plans. We havecreated a unique cash account whichcan be used at the branches when thediscount card is shown.”

Any tenant wishing to take advan-tage of the discount card should callTom or Simon at Jewson Loughbor-ough branch on 01509 212121.

The partnership with Jewson Lough-borough was launched in December2012 and means the Council’s Propertyand Investment team can deliver bettervalue for money when carrying outrepairs and improvements to councilhomes, said a council spokesman.

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Children learn & explore at nursery

Pic: Helen Telford & Jayne Butler

Twenty mile cycle ride through Charnwood

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ANNUAL PARISHMEETING

Mountsorrel Memorial Hall, Leicester Road,

Mountsorrel

Thur March 21st 2013at 7.30pm.

MOUNTSORRELPARISH COUNCIL

Every year parishioners inMountsorrel show their interest andconcerns by attending the AnnualParish Meeting. The Parish Councilare hoping that the following guestswill be attending to answer yourquestions and hear your opinionsREPRESENTATIVES FROMCharnwood Borough Council &Leicestershire County CouncilLafarge AggregatesLeicestershire ConstabularyMountsorrel Charities

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wood.Charnwood Borough Council has

developed the scheme after the govern-ment cut the amount the council re-ceives to help pay for benefits andabolished Council Tax Benefit. It meansthat all working age Council Tax Benefitrecipients in Charnwood will have to payup to 8.5% of their Council Tax bill –which works out at about £3 a week forsomeone in a Band A property. Around3,600 of these households will be pay-ing Council Tax for the first time. Pen-sioners will not be affected by any ofthese changes.

More than 300 people last year re-sponded to a Council consultation aboutthe changes, with 50% agreeing thateveryone should contribute somethingtowards their council Tax bill.

Councillor Jenny Bokor, CharnwoodBorough Council’s Cabinet Member forRevenue, Benefits and Customer Servic-es, said: “We have listened to our resi-dents and key stakeholders anddesigned a scheme which we believe isas fair as possible. We know that thesechanges will not be easy for some ofour residents which is why we are offer-ing as much help and support as we canto those affected by this and other wel-fare reforms. But our challenge was toprovide a scheme which supported themost vulnerable members of the com-munity and which also provides valuefor money and protects other servicesfor all our residents. I think we haveachieved that.”

From April 1, 2013, there will beother changes to the way Council Tax is

administered in Charnwood:• second adult rebate is being abol-

ished• Council Tax exemption on second

homes is being abolished• property owners, whose property is

unoccupied and undergoing repairs, willnow get a 50% discount for 12 monthsinstead of a full discount

• property owners whose property isunoccupied but not undergoing repairs,will only get a 100% discount for onemonth instead of up to six months un-der the current scheme

In cases of extreme hardship, theCouncil can offer a Council Tax Discre-tionary. Discount which offers short-term help to those suffering severehardship as a result of welfare changes.

Changes to Council Tax Benefit arepart of a wider raft of welfare reformswhich also includes changes to the wayHousing Benefit is calculated based onunderoccupancy – otherwise known asthe ‘bedroom tax’. There is also a Dis-cretionary Housing Fund to help counciltenants suffering severe financial hard-ship. Both forms will be available fromthe Council’s reception, website or wecan post out forms to you on request bycontacting the authority.

For more information on how bene-fits are changing visit

www.charnwood.gov.uk/benefitchangeor email: [email protected]

If you are concerned about howthese changes will affect you, pleasecontact our helpline on 0845 6091258or 01509 634666 if you are a counciltenant.

Jeanette Marshall, Jean Lee and PatRadley raised money over the past threeyears by holding table top stalls at localcharity events.

Since they started fundraising in 2004they have raised £25,000. In 2010 JeanLee had to retire from the fundraisingdue to ill health but Jeanette and Pat

have carried on.They would like to thank all family

and friends who have donated things tosell, wool to knit toys etc and to thosewho gave their time to help and supportwith the bigger events they ran.Pic: (l-r) Jeanette Marshall, Emma Love-grove from Rainbows and Pat Radley

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A FUNDRAISING trio of local ladies have presented acheque for £8500 to Rainbows.

A NEW Council Tax Support Scheme is being launched onApril 1, 2013, to replace Council Tax Benefit in Charn-

PLANS TO build a ware-house next to the RowenaNursery between Mount-sorrel and Rothley havebeen submitted to Charn-wood Borough Council.

APAC Packaging Ltd, an importerand distributor of florist accessories,want to build the 4830 sq.m. ware-house to accommodate its expandingbusiness.

Outline plans for a further 11units, totalling 14,447 sq.m. on thesame site have also been submitted.

The firm said that if the plans aregiven approval it will be able to ex-pand the size of its workforce from 50to 100 plus.

Planning ref: P/12/2426/2

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OUR PICTURE shows Olive Didny, joined by other members of Mountsorrel Baptist Church, presenting a cheque for £682to Adrian Walker from LOROS. The money was raised by holding coffee mornings.

THE MOUNTSORREL YouthCafé on The Green hasbeen given permission toremain open indefinitely.

The café, which is run by volun-teers and a paid youth worker, hadpreviously only been given temporaryplanning permission while the impactof its operation on the area wasmonitored. This expired in October2012.

Charnwood Borough Council’sPlanning Officers consulted two setsof data sources relating to crime andantisocial behaviour at The Green:from the Police and Charnwood’sAntisocial Behaviour Team. Theirreport states: “There is nothing with-in the data to indicate that the youthcentre use itself is directly contribut-ing to antisocial behaviour in thearea. The behaviour does occur attimes but the data suggests that itremains at a fairly constant levelwhether the centre is open or not.”

The report also states that thecafé has “clear community benefits”.

Charnwood Borough Councilgranted planning permission in De-cember, and also approved extendedopening hours. No drop-in accessshall be allowed other than betweenthe hours of 8am and 8.30pm Mon-day to Friday and 9am and 6pm onSaturdays. There shall be no drop-inaccess on Sundays or Bank Holidays.

Pre-arranged events by specificinvitation must take place between8am and 9.30pm Mon-Fri and 10am-9pm at weekends and Bank Holi-days.

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VOLUNTARY AND communitygroups can learn how they canobtain up to £15,000 of fund-ing at the next meeting of theBradgate, Rothley, Mountsor-rel and Birstall Area Forum.

Run by Leicestershire County Council,the forum meeting will take place onThursday March 21 at Woodhouse EavesVillage Hall, at 6.30pm.

Topics will include an update on theMountsorrel Railway Project. The meet-ings are open to the public.

For more details go to:www.leicestershireforums.org/mount

LEICESTERSHIRE POLICE has reported the lowest recorded crime figures in over20 years for 2012.

Local police recorded 61,515 crimeslast year (2012), a reduction of 10%and equal to 6,849 fewer victims ofcrime than in 2011 – the lowest yearlytotal of recorded crime since 1990.

Chief Constable Simon Cole of Leices-tershire Police said: “I am very pleasedto see crime fall. It is testament to theprofessionalism and commitment of ourofficers and staff who served the publicduring 2012.”

From January 1 to December 31,2012, Leicestershire Police formallyidentified the offender in 19,591 of the61,515 crimes, 17,674 of those by wayof sanction detection and 1,710 by wayof Restorative Justice disposal wherevictim, perpetrator and the police agreeon a suitable outcome outside of thecriminal justice system. There were also228 other non-sanction detections whereoffenders were also detected.

Leicestershire Police is still requiredto find upwards of £20million in savingsover the remainder of the Comprehen-sive Spending Review period. Lookingahead to the challenges of the New Year,Chief Constable Simon Cole said: “Weare seeing reductions in crime at a timewhen we are experiencing considerablyreduced budgets. However, we are notcomplacent. There is still a lot of workto do in the coming weeks and monthsto tackle crime and to seek new efficien-cies in the way we do business.”

Commenting on the support of localpeople, Chief Constable Simon Coleconcluded: “Such reductions in crimeare made possible by the support ofpartner agencies; members of the publicwho report crime and antisocial behav-iour, and by those who give evidence atcourt, helping bring those responsible tojustice.”

Acknowledging the performance im-provements over this last year Sir CliveLoader, Police and Crime Commissionerfor Leicestershire, said: “Naturally I ampleased to see this reduction in thenumber of crimes committed. But, whilethere are still victims of crime, more

work remains to be done. To this end, Iintend to work with partners, not only toraise our game regarding those unfortu-nate enough to become victims but alsoto ensure that known repeat offendersreceive the appropriate support to helpthem out of their spiral of crime.

“All this, of course, is set against adifficult funding position – and onewhich is very likely to become eventougher. So maintaining our improve-ment in terms of crime reductions willbe a big task. Nonetheless, I remainconfident that by embracing new work-ing practices, by dealing with problemissues in concert with our partners, andby drawing on the excellent work of thevoluntary sector and others, we can –and we will – deliver safer communitiesin 2013 and beyond.”

If you have any information aboutcrime or antisocial behaviour in yourarea, call your local police on 101 ormake a free and anonymous call toCrimestoppers on 0800 555 111

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Held at Rothley Village Hall, on Monday & Tuesdayevening, & at Rothley Baptist Church, Woodgate,

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New Classes started Jan 7Ladies Tap classes for experienced or

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