Birstall Post (374) Sept 2014

SEPTEMBER 2014 No. 374

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M&S support for Birstall BAGS

THE ARTICLE, Plans For Extra PrimaryPlaces, published in the July 2014 BirstallPost, contained a suggestion that devel-opers Jelson had "wriggled their way outof" their obligations in respect of the Sec-tion 106 Agreement in relation to theprovision of a combined primaryschool/recreation centre at Hallam Fields.

The Birstall Post wishes to clarify thatthere has never been any requirement thatJelson construct these facilities at HallamFields and that therefore the article incorrect-ly gave the impression that Jelson had shirkedtheir responsibilities. The delivery of the pri-mary school/recreation centre is a CountyCouncil obligation.

The County Council have resolved that it isno longer appropriate to provide a new pri-mary school and instead to negotiate an ap-propriate contribution with Jelson towards theprovision of primary school places at anexisting primary school. Those negotiationson the level of contribution, and the form ofthe alternative recreation provision, are notyet complete.

The Birstall Post apologises for not con-tacting Jelson for comment before the publi-cation of the article, and for any possibledamage caused by its publication.

BIRSTALL BAGS, the local cancer charity, have been chosen by the Thurmaston Marks &Spencer store as their charity for the year.

Sharon Bailey from M&S said: “Eachstore chooses a charity to support, it’sour way of contributing something backto our customers. There was a voteamong the store staff and we choseBirstall BAGS.”

Volunteers have spent weekendspacking customers’ shopping and col-

lecting donations.Sharon said: “It’s a local charity and

the reaction from customers has beenvery positive. Later in the year we plan

to provide some garden furniture for theBAGS Time Out group”.

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Pic: shoppers at Thurmaston M&Shelped to fundraise for Birstall BAGS:(l-r) Amanda Fitzgerald, Joy Moore,Jo Preston, Rod Woodhouse, Sharon Bailey,Sally Matthews and Charlotte Clayton

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Liz Darlison from Birstall BAGS said:“The Birstall BAGS committee are de-lighted M&S Thurmaston chose the BAGSas their charity for 2014. To date notonly have the numerous events raised anamazing amount they have also providedan opportunity to bring the local com-munity together to fundraise specificallyfor local services. We would like toextend our gratitude to all managementand staff at the Thurmaston store forextending the M&S quality standards tofundraising for a local charity and alsothank you to all the customers for givingso generously. We really hope M&S haveopened the door to more businesseswanting to work with Birstall BAGS.”

Burglary dwellings were usually at unse-cured properties.

He reported that Police were lookingfor a man suspected of burglary whowas knocking on doors asking to usethe phone or if any scrap metal was forsale. He is white, about 20 years of age,6ft tall with short blond/brown hair andriding a mountain bike.

PC Jaeckels reported that two youngmen had been arrested for breaking intoan outhouse in Hill Rise, and anotherhad been made following a car crash onSibson Road.

Several members of the public madecomments about dogs and dog byelawson Birstall’s three parks. The currentbyelaws require dogs to be kept on alead and for dog waste to be picked up.

Comments included: all dog ownerswere being tarred with the same brushbecause of the actions of the minority ofirresponsible owners, responsible dogowners would be happy to assist thecouncil in any way to bring about prose-cutions, a dog ban would result in pro-tests, the council is biased against dogowners, antisocial behaviour on theparks is a serious problem and shouldbe given equal priority.

Suggestions included: the councilcould consider allowing dogs off thelead between certain times, such as6-9am and 7-9pm; CCTV be used toidentify dog fouling, ASB and peopledropping litter; signs be erected withclear instructions about how to reportpeople breaking the byelaws. Some peo-ple welcomed the suggestion of a fencedoff dog exercise area, for dogs off thelead.

After the residents had left the meet-ing, councillors discussed the issue.Chairman Ann Marshall said the playingfields were not large enough to providea dog exercise area. She reported therehad been three recent incidents involv-ing injury to people from dogs on theplaying fields. She commented that theCouncil was not biased against dog own-ers, she was a dog owner and manyother councillors were, and there hadnever been any suggestion that the coun-cil were considering a dog ban.

Cllr Julian Howe commented that thebylaws could not be enforced by volun-teers but need a trained enforcementofficer who can also tackle litter.

It was agreed not to proceed with anyproposal for dog exercise areas becauseof the lack of space, to set up a workingparty to consider possible ways forwardand to meet informally with concernedresidents to listen to their views.

A FULL meeting of BirstallParish Council was held onAugust 11.

PC Dave Jaeckels reported that theincidents of petrol theft at the Shell ga-rage, with motorists driving away withoutpaying, was an ongoing problem andwas inflating the village crime figures.

Parish Council notes Borough Cllr David Gaskell reportedthat a planning application for a 72 bedcare home at Hallam Fields had beensubmitted. County Councillor Iain Bent-ley said he wished to be made aware ofany parking problems on Whiles Laneand that the County Council are pre-pared to remove the bus shelter onFront Street outside the bookmakers andallow Birstall Parish Council to resite it.

Three new grit bins will be providedby Birstall Parish Council at a cost of£600. They will be located on FieldingRoad, the corner of MoorgateAve/Kingsgate Ave and the corner ofBriargate Drive and Queensgate Drive.The Council received six applications forbins from residents – some were reject-ed as they did not meet the criteria. TheCounty Council will install the bins andkeep them supplied with grit. It wasagreed to budget annually for the provi-sion of two new bins, so funds wereavailable if the need arose.

It was reported that the Meadow Lanenoticeboard had been resited outsideBirstall library and a new litter bin pro-vided.

ARTISTS ARE being invitedby LOROS to donate paint-ings, prints, photographs orsculptures for an exhibitionat the hospice in October.

The artwork will be exhibited onOctober 10 and 11 as part of NationalHospice Care Week.

A LOROS spokesman said: “We wouldlike to ask if local artists or members ofart societies would like to donate anypaintings, works of art, prints, photo-graphs or sculptures either on a part ortotal donation basis. Any donations willbe used to help LOROS continue to pro-vide care and services to patients andtheir families free of charge.

“The exhibition will also feature art-work completed by LOROS patients whoattend our Day Therapy Unit.

“It is hoped that the event will bemutually beneficial as it will help LOROSto raise awareness of the importantwork that hospices do, and will givelocal artists an opportunity to raise theirprofile and share their work throughsupporting a local charity.”

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WATERMEAD COUNTRY Park hasretained its Green Flag status,along with Beacon Hill and Mar-ket Bosworth country parks.

The awards, announced by environ-mental charity Keep Britain Tidy, recog-nise and reward the best parks andgreen spaces across the county. Thisyear a record 1,476 parks across thecountry will fly the green flag.

Blake Pain, the County Council’sCabinet member for country parks, said:“The green flag is a sign to the publicthat the spaces are maintained to thehighest possible standards and that theyhave excellent facilities, so it’s greatnews that all three of our country parkshave been recognised in this way.”

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CHILDREN ATWoodlands Nurseryon Park Road gotinto the summerfestival spirit withtheir own ‘kidsfest’on August 5.

Wearing festivalthemed clothing, childrenand staff enjoyed music,face painting and a bouncycastle and a tie dye t-shirtcompetition.Pic (centre): Nursery NurseNicole Martin with Raya &Brandon

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A-LEVEL results announcedin August saw Leicester-shire improving on lastyear’s figures with thenumber of students atcounty schools gaining A*-C grades rising from 75 percent to 76 per cent.

At Longslade 67 per cent achievedA*-C grades and the pass rate was 97per cent.

The pass rate for the county was99 per cent and nationally it was 98per cent, down from 98.1 per cent in2013.

Longslade’s Acting Principal MrJason Smith said: “We’re incrediblyproud of the hard work and talent ofour students, they’ve achieved someexcellent results.”

At Beauchamp College in Oadby87.4% achieved A*-C grades. Beau-champ College leads the LionheartMulti Academy Trust to which allschools in Birstall now belong exceptLongslade – it is expected to joinshortly.

At GCSE, Longslade studentsachieved a pass rate of 58 per centfor five A*-C grades including English& maths. In 2013 the figure was 60per cent.

63 per cent of students obtainedfive or more A*-C grades in any sub-ject. In 2013 the figure was 77 percent.

At Beauchamp College, the passrate for five A*-C grades includingEnglish & Maths was 78 per cent, andin any subject it was 85 per cent.

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THE FUTURE of Leicester’spark and ride network,which includes the site inBirstall, is under discussionafter the costs of subsidis-ing the service rose.

The Birstall, Enderby and Meynell’sGorse network is jointly run by the Cityand County Councils and last year theysubsidised the service with £664,000 –up from £526,000 the year before.

The scheme cost £l.737 million torun last year and generated £1.073million in income. In 2011 there were700,000 passenger journeys rising to830,000 last year but the rise in usagehas not been sufficient to eliminate thesubsidy, say the City Council.

The City and County Councils havejointly drawn up a number of optionsfor the service:

• mothballing one of the sites• improved marketing and promotion• increasing ticket prices and charg-

ing for concessionary travelPeter Osborne, County Council cabi-

net member for transport, said: “We areworking with our colleagues at Leicester

City Council to determine the best way tofund the Park and Ride services to thecity. We have jointly drawn up a numberof options with the City Council for theservice and we are carrying out an as-sessment to determine which approachwill give Leicester’s Park and Rides asustainable future. The County Councilhas not yet met to publicly discuss thefuture options for the Park and Ridefacilities.”

• In August, Leicestershire was one ofseven areas in England to benefit from

additional government funding for sus-tainable transport schemes, receiving£160,000.

The money will not contribute to-wards the park and ride scheme. PeterOsborne said: “The funding will be usedto continue a range of successful initia-tives including improved information atbus stops, encouraging parents andcommuters to choose more sustainableways to travel and loaning mopeds toyoung jobseekers to help them find andaccess work.”

security were issues needing to be ad-dressed given the high rate of sexualattacks in the country and the number of‘property grabbing’ cases being raised.

Christine, who worked as a singer forseven years after leaving Longslade be-fore studying for a degree in English &Politics at Swansea University, works forChwarae Teg (Fair Play), a genderequality organisation.

A FORMER Longslade student has returned from a twomonth trip to Africa where she was helping promote gen-der equality.

Christine O’Byrne (34)was assisting the LesothoFederation of Women Lawyers(FIDA) with developing astrategic plan to promotegreater understanding of thelaw and campaign for legisla-tive change.

Christine said: “Genderinequality is built into theconstitution and it’s impor-tant that FIDA continues toeducate people on the lawand campaign for furtherreforms until women enjoythe same rights as men.

“I was really lucky to bechosen to take part in theprogramme. It was a fantasticopportunity to experience adifferent culture and chal-lenge myself by trying newthings. I am glad that I havebeen able to use my expertiseto help women and children

in Africa.”Christine was selected to take part in

a Welsh Government funded programmewhich supports Managers from the pub-lic and voluntary sectors in Wales to goout to Africa and work with partnersthere.

During her stay, Christine met with awide range of people to find out whatissues are affecting them. Some of themain responses indicated that safety and

Pic: Christine O’Byrne in Lesotho

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MEMBERS OF a triathlonclub swam a circuit of KingLear’s lake trailing pinkballoons to remember aclubmate.

Mandy Woolly (55) a popular mem-ber of the club, died from cancer inJuly, and the Leicester Tri Club decidedto swim with pink balloons as a tributeto her.

Mandy’s friend, Chris Mawer, said:“Mandy swam at King Lear’s lake sincewe first obtained permission and beganswimming there almost 10 years ago.

“She would often bring her campingstove and cook breakfasts in the colderweather.

“After diagnosis and her mastectomyshe truly lived up to her ‘no surrender’attitude and swam solo from Alcatraz toSan Francisco and with her husband didthe New York Little Red lighthouse swimin the Hudson River in 2012”.

Birstall’sFleur Grew-cock said:“Mandywas full oflife andbubbly, akeen envi-ronmental-ist and verywell knownand likedwithin thegroup.”

SHAPES HAIRDRESSING salonhas been raising money fora cancer charity throughoutAugust and September.

The Birstall salon is selling slices ofcake for Macmillan Cancer Research,and is offering a ‘Blowdry Bonanza’ onWednesdays – have your hair washed,dried and styled for a minimum dona-tion of £5.

Shapes stylist Aimee Doyle of BarnMeadow Road has organised the fund-raising. She sister: “My sister has cancerand I am very close to her and I think alot of people have someone close tothem with cancer.”

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anyone has difficulty picking or trans-porting their apples, they can leave amessage on the answerphone at thechurch office at Birstall Methodist on2675194 and arrangements will bemade to collect where possible.

A large quantity of apples is neededfor this project. If anyone has applesthey’d be happy to donate, they canbring them along to the communityapple pressing at Birstall MethodistChurch on the morning of SaturdaySeptember 27, any time from 9am. If

THIS AUTUMN churches inBirstall are taking an applepress into Riverside andHighcliffe to help theschools celebrate harvest bymaking apple juice.

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The brainchild of Rebecca Kay andbased around the concept of the hit BBCTV series, last year the event raised over£600 for Macmillan Cancer Support andserved up some seriously sumptuousdelights in the process.

Rebecca said: “I was thrilled with theresponse to the Bake off last year, it wasgreat fun. As with all competitions andespecially those with a charitable em-phasis, the more entries received meansmore money raised.So whether you're acomplete novice orconsider yourself tobe the next MaryBerry - get baking!”

There is a catego-ry to suit all tastesand palates, young orold; Cupcakes, Cake,Bread, Sweet Bake,Savoury Bake, Bis-cuit, Best Decoratedand Best Junior Entry will all feature.

But if sweets aren't your thing, theorganisers are trying to encourage moreentries into the 'Savoury Bake' category.Pizzas, pasties, quiches, sausage rollsand bread are all potential entries intothis category, although the list does notend there by any means and more exoticideas are encouraged. Mr Allen fromAllen's Family Bakers has offered toprovide yeast to those who might like tobake some bread.

The Bake Off will be judged on Satur-

day September 27 by a judging panelincluding some of last year’s winners;Mr and Mrs Allen from Allen’s familyBakers, Maxilyn Geary from the BirstallWI and Rob Mackay (Chef at the WhiteHorse, Birstall). They will follow WIguidelines for appearance, texture andflavour.

All entries will then be sold off thefollowing day at the Macmillan World’sBiggest Coffee Morning, which raises

funds to supportpeople with cancer.The coffee morningwill start at 11am onSunday September28 at the WhiteHorse, Birstall.Charlotte Foy of theWhite Horse added“What better way tosupport a cause,please drop in andenjoy a piece of cake

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coffee morning and each will receive aprize and a rosette. Applications can beobtained from Allen’s Family Bakers, theWhite Horse and in various places whereyou see the poster, as well as from theWhite Horse website. Application clos-ing date is Wednesday September 24.

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ARE YOU famed for your tarte tatin? Do you know the trickto making a mean flan? Or do you just enjoy a bit of abake? If the answer to any of these questions is 'yes', thenplease enter this year's Great Birstall Bake Off.

BIRSTALL GOLF Club held an open day in August. Our picture shows Junior Or-ganiser Sue Bailey with Lucy Wyrzykowski, Tom Wyrzykowski, Lois Dobson &Evie Dobson

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THOUSANDS OF model railway en-thusiasts made tracks to the GreatCentral Railway in June for theGCR’s first model railway exhibition.

Over, 4,500 visitors enjoyed a mixof more than sixty layouts and tradestands at stations along the line, in-cluding Birstall.

“We were overwhelmed by howquickly the event took off” said the

line’s Marketing Manager Kate Tilley.“We had invested substantially in stag-ing a quality event which would genu-inely be a full day out and it paid off.We had many visitors who have neverbeen to the railway before.”

Full size locomotives were also ondisplay alongside the main exhibitionhalls and there were also displaysfrom model engineers.

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An August 9 they supported HopeAgainst Cancer by pulling a 10 tonne truck9 miles from the Hope and Anchor inSyston to Sileby via Syston, Rearsby andThrussington, helping to raise over £8000.

The previous weekend a 17 strongcontingent set off to conquer the dauntingchallenge of the French Alps, completingthe Alpe D’Huez stage of the Tour deFrance, at 3330 metres nearly double thealtitude of Ben Nevis.

Earlier in the summer a number of

players, led by club coach ChrisByrne, successfully climbed theequivalent height of Mount Everestin 24 hours, to raise well over£2000 for Beating Bowel Cancer.

The club is organising a busysocial calendar for the forthcomingseason, and anyone who is interest-ed in joining the club either as aplayer or a social member cancontact the club via the website onwww.birstallrfc.co.uk

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Well done! Borough Cllr Simon San-some, for securing bus shelters forLoughborough Road, Hallam Fields. Thecostings being secured from the Jelsonsection 106 money.

Why then, cannot County Cllr IainBentley, whom I understand has respon-sibility, be able to access money fromthe same source to move the bus shelterfrom the Triangle to the 22A bus stopterminus on Wanlip Lane?

After all, this shelter is no longer inuse and passengers waiting on WanlipLane, including pensioners and school-children from Longslade, need to standin all weathers on the pavement!

William and Barbara Hill -Wanlip Ave.

Response from Cllr Iain Bentley:Following enquiries at LeicestershireCounty Council it is possible (at theirexpense) to remove the dis-used busshelter from the bottom of Sibson road.

I have asked Sue Coulson, Clerk to Bir-stall Parish Council, to include it as anagenda item at the Estates and Recrea-tion meeting on August 18 for discussionas to whether a suitable site can beidentified for its relocation, should thisbe the decision of the Parish Council-lors. It has been suggested that a goodlocation would be on Wanlip Lane nearthe school and I would support this. Thecost of relocation would be at the ex-pense of Birstall Parish unless fundingcan be secured from elsewhere. I haveoffered my services free of charge tore-locate the bus shelter as I have alicensed operative who can re site it.Therefore the costs of the relocation,should this be the decision of the Bir-stall Parish members, would be minimal.The shelter would only require a pre-pared base for it to be fixed to. By thetime your readers read this, it's quitepossible that a decision to relocate itmay have been taken. Thanks to WilliamHill for his letter.

Leicestershire County Council-lor Iain Bentley.

ow Lane Playing Field.A J Moore

the school should not have houses builton it but used in some way as a publicfacility. As the situation stands at thetime of writing (August 6) to state itrather bluntly – it stinks.

Councillors and MPs often bemoanthe fact that there is a low turnout ofelectors at local and general elections,well the situation at Hallam Fields givesa good example of why this is: ourpresent county councillors can’t betrusted. It is hoped that Birstall ParishCouncil and our local MP will publiclysupport the petition signed by 192 peo-ple on the Hallam Fields estate but thereis no sign of that in the public arena sofar. All we have had is the reportedstatement from Ivan Ould, County Coun-cil cabinet member for children andfamilies, which is patronising and inade-quate, stating he is disappointed thatthe Council has not been able to securesufficient money to warrant (surely hemeans to build) a new primary schooland he goes on to say that what is beingoffered is a fair settlement allowing thecouncil to create extra places within theBirstall area and alleviate communityconcerns. How dare he state that theCounty Council’s new proposals willalleviate community concerns. I thinkIvan Ould should examine his own con-science and think hard about what hehas said.

I think it would be a good idea forBirstall Parish Council to support JulianHowe’s request that our councillors atBorough and County level plus the Coun-cil staff involved hold a public meetingin Birstall re the unhappy, sad situationat Hallam Fields.

Jex Woods

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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]

Like the ‘annoyed rate payer’ in theAugust Birstall Post I too take greatexception to the fact that the new trackon Meadow Lane Playing Field is nowtotally barred to pedestrians. It was badenough that there was no gate or gap inthe fence at the Meadow Lane end; whatmakes the situation far worse is theblunt sign at the north end of this newtrack ‘No pedestrian access’. The lastplace that I saw this sign was on the oldBelgrave flyover!

The parish clerk in the Birstall Poststates ‘nothing has been taken awayfrom the users of the Meadow LanePlaying Fields’. I beg to differ. A newamenity in the surfaced track has beeninstalled and can only be used by a tinyminority. Many elderly walkers prefer ahard surface to a rough field.

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I agree completely with the viewsexpressed in the letter from Julian Howe(The Birstall Post, August) especially hisreferences to the decision to not build aprimary school on the Hallam Fieldsdevelopment.

Surely the Section 106 agreementbetween the County Council and JelsonHomes to provide a primary school(with Jelson Homes providing£2.05million) was not some informal,verbal agreement which could easily bechanged but an official, legally drawn-upcontract signed by both parties andprobably enforceable in law. It seemsprobable that many of the parents whohave children of primary school age andcouples hoping to be parents were en-couraged to buy houses on the develop-ment because they understood a schoolwas to be provided. Also it seems possi-ble, even likely, that the promise ofthere being a school was one of theselling points to induce people to buytheir houses. These people and indeedmany children have been cruelly letdown and betrayed. To add insult toinjury, so to speak, even more housesmay be built on the site that was allocat-ed for the school. The site allocated for

People seem to be complaining a lotabout uncontrollable dogs down Water-mead Country Park, Birstall side, butdoes anyone stop to complain aboutpedal cyclists, they go so fast, they wouldrather run into you than slow down,everyone we talk to says they are fed uptoo.

On Monday August 4 we were walk-ing our Jack Russell, Sparkle. Shestopped to say ‘Hello’ to another lovelyJack Russell. Two rough looking blokescame past us on their bikes so fast. I onmy mobility scooter heard a dog yelp,thinking it was Sparkle, but it was theother Jack Russell, they did not stop butturned and gave me a filthy look, iflooks could kill!

I’ve no disrespect for cyclists, mostare lovely, ring their bells or say ‘We willbe passing on the right’, fair enough.

Surely something can be done regard-ing the speed and arrogance they give.

I do try and get Sparkle on the scoot-er when I hear and see them. Please,please can something be done aboutthese pedal cyclists before an accidentwaiting to happen ie senior citizens orchildren. I’m sure they think it is a racetrack.

Also, regarding the dog poo, betweenBirstall and Thurmaston along the tar-mac path. It is disgusting, does no-oneclear up, we always do!

We haven’t seen Julie, WatermeadSwans lately, we love to see her and howshe does love all the swans. They loveher too. Well done Julie, keep lookingafter those swans also we loved yourarticle in the August Birstall Post regard-ing ‘Guzzle’.

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Table Top SaleTables @ £10 availablephone 0116 2671181Book early to secure a table(The Table Top Sale is part of theChristmas Festival at Birstall Method-istChurch - 28th/29th November)

Birstall FlowerClubSeptember 24, 2014, 7.15pmBirstall Village HallDemonstration by Sandra Snell enti-tled “Colourful Creations”Visitors welcome - £5Queries to Sylvia: 0116 2674206 orMary Linnett: 0116 2672247•Belgrave CemeterySituated near Red Hill Island (A563)

Heritage Open DaySunday September 14, 10am-3pmCommemorating100th anniversary of WW1Follow a self-conducted guided walkof WW1 soldier’s gravesAlsoJoin the Friends of Belgrave Cemeteryin their 10th Anniversary CelebrationRefreshments AvailableAll Are Welcomewww.heritageopendays.org.ukwww.friendsofbelgravecemetery.org.uk

Auction ofPromises & GiftsSaturday Sep 13, 7.30pmWoodhouse Eaves Village HallCharnwood Branch of Cancer ResearchUKCelebrating 50 years of fundraisingEntrance free, £1 for programme andbidding numberDo come and join us for a fun eveningContact: 0116 2674746•

Birstall & District LocalHistory SocietyThe next meeting of the Society is tobe held on Thur September 11, 2014in the Birstall Village Hall, BirstallRoad, Birstall at 7.30pm.Subject of the talk will be "VillageNames" - the origins behind placenames.The Speaker will be Gareth King.Visitors are very welcome.There is parking for cars on the SchoolLane entrance of the Birstall PlayingFields.

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Cheeky Cherubsevery Monday 9.30-11.30Methodist church hall rooms Wanliplane CheekyCherubs Methodist ChurchBirstall 0-4 Yr Old with Separate baby sectionoptional but within the same room.Craft Table.Very Friendly Group.£2 for 1 parent & 1 child,50p Addi-tional children £1 additional adult.

Snack & juice for childUnlimited Tea & Coffee for Adults.Cheeky Cherubs have a Facebook page.There is No weekly commitment, youcan just turn upWe look forward to seeing you thereFor any more information please con-tact Paula on 07934551563

Charity FamilyDiscoAt Birstall Social ClubSeptember 13 from 7-12pmTicket only eventIn aid of:NHS Chemo Suite, LeicesterJo’s Cervical Cancer TrustEntertainment byJack In The Box Costume Hire & DiscoThis is a Ticket Only Event.£1 child, £5 adultFor Tickets & Information on the EventPlease Contact Paula on 07934551563

St James Day Centre 200Club Winners for August 20141st Mr and Mrs Andrew Thomas2nd Matthew Ball3rd Mrs Gwen Johnson4th Mrs N Davidson

Birstall Royal BritishLegion6th Claire Martine (F/V)13th Retro (Duo)20th Tina (F/V)27th Rocking Mick (M/V)Dancing every Saturday night with liveentertainmentBingo, Free beer raffle and not forget-ting Open the BoxEvery Tuesday night Bingo starting at9.15pmQuiz nights Sunday 14th and 28thSeptember starting at 9pmAcoustic night Sunday 21st Septemberat 8pmFood available every Saturday 12-2pmWakes catered forFood available 12-2pm families wel-comeNew outside seating area

Problem WithBudgeting?Come to our FREE budgeting courseLearn to live on cash not creditRun by National Charity CAPAt St James’ ChurchChurch Hill, Birstall LE4 4DN3 consecutive Mondays at 7.30pm15th, 22nd and 29th SeptemberTo register or find out moreContact 0116 2674995/0116 2673030orwww.capmoney.org

All TogetherServiceSt James’ ChurchSunday October 5th at 10amYou are warmly invited to our shortmonthly family friendly service.The theme for this month is “Harvest”

Friday Night

Sing Along withMOZZASt Margaret's Coop Bowls Club, BirstallRoadMaurice Taylor sings all the old clas-sics, Sinatra, Nat King Cole, MichaelBuble.Come and join us for a good nightsentertainment. Relax and have a drinkin warm surroundings.Fridays 5 and 26 September and 10October.Starts 7:30. Entrance free.

Tea DanceBallroom, Sequence and LatinFriday 19th September 3.30 - 5.30pm£3 on the door includes refreshmentsBirstall Village HallBirstall RoadLeicester LE4 4DHCome along for a great afternoon ofdancing,socialising and excellent com-pany and some good music.All welcome.

Syston Town under10'sare looking for playersTwo qualified coachesTrain Tuesday nights 6.15-7.15Sat 9.45-11.15Necton St, SystonTel Andy 07770865337

Film PresentationsFrom Thurcaston & Cropston Parish

Council“Saving Mr Banks”Friday September 11(125 mins).This film was nominated for a BAFTAas best outstanding British film.P.L.Travers (Emma Thompson), wrotea series of books about Mary Poppinsbut for twenty years she refused togrant filming rights to WaltDisney,(Tom Hanks). The latter even-tually gave interesting concessions tothe author, making possible the won-derful film "Mary Poppins". "SavingMr Banks" is an elegant and witty sto-ry.“Mandela - Long Walk to Freedom”Friday Oct 17 (139 mins)Starring Naomie Harris and Idris Elba,this film, is drawn from the memoirsof the South African statesman, NelsonMandela. It stretches from his child-hood to his almost unbelievable inau-guration. It delves into the complexpolitics as well as difficult relation-ships within his family. Elba bringsout the courageous determination ofMandela and his charismatic personali-ty.“The Monuments Men”Friday November 14Thurcaston and Cropston Parish Coun-cil will be showing these films atThurcaston Memorial Hall. Starting at7.30pm, tickets cost £4-50 and con-cessions are £4. The price includesrefreshments and a lucky prize draw.

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Summer FeteAt Cedar House Care HomeOn Saturday September 6Come rain or shineStarts 2pm249 Station Road, RothleyCome and Enjoy all the Fun!Music, Raffle, Balloon Modelling, FacePainting, BBQ, Circus Skills, CreamTeas, Bouncy Castle, Stalls

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The Leicester Sketch Club

Art Exhibition 2014September 20-27The Guildhall, Leicester LE1 5FQFree admissionAn exhibition of new, original draw-ings and paintings for sale by Leices-ter Sketch Club members. TheLeicester Sketch Club has for over 100years encouraged and inspired localartists through a series of professionaldemonstrations, workshops and mem-bers meetings.View the exhibition and have an op-portunity to meet an artist who will bepainting there throughout the week.For more details on the LeicesterSketch Clubvisit their website:www.leicestersketchclub.co.ukOpen daily from 11.30am-4.30pm and3.30pm on the final exhibition day

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Birstall & District ArtSocietyTuesday September 9 at 7pmYou are invited to join us at the Palm-er Tompkinson Centre at LongsladeCollege to watch well known artist,Christine Adams, demonstrating herskills to reproduce ‘Flowers in Water-colour’. Come along and see if you willbe inspired to try your hand at thiswonderful and fulfilling hobby. Re-freshments available at the interval.Demonstration to end at 9pm. Mem-bers £1, Guests £3. Free raffle. Ampleparking and wheelchair access.

Memory Walk 2014Sunday Sept 14, 11am (or 10am toregister)Meet at education centre next to for-mal flower gardensStalls, cakes, tombola, facepainter,musicRaising funds for the Alzheimer’s Societywww.memorywalk.org.uk

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A Streetcar NamedDesireTuesday September 16, 7pm, £10Cope Auditorium, Loughborough Uni-versityThis cinema screening features theYoung Vic’s production of a timelessmasterpiece, with Gillian Anderson,Ben Foster and Vanessa Kirby

Want to try running?It is much easier to run with a sup-portive group than on your own.Wreake Runners are starting a newBeginners Group for both men andwomen. This is a ten week coursestarting on Tuesday September 2 at

7pm meeting at the Hub, RoundhillCollege, Thurmaston. The price for thecourse is £15 and the aim is toprogress complete beginners to beingable to run 30 minutes continuously(using a walk/run programme)For more information or to book aplace please contact Lyndsey 07789634722, Helen 07791 707080 or Scott07828 674061

ConcertCharnwood OrchestraSaturday September 27, at 7.30pmHoly Trinity Church, BarrowHaydn: Symphony 67Bach: Concerto for the violinsSchubert: Overture D470Mozart: Symphony 36 ‘Linz’£10, conc £9, children U16 £30771 281 [email protected]

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Coffee MorningSat October 11, from 10am to 12noonJoin your friends at the MethodistChurch Coffee Lounge, Wanlip LaneRelax, take the opportunity to look atour Sale of Work and shop early forChristmasRaffle: 1st prize A quiltProceeds to our Charity ParkinsonsSociety

Who are the giants?Where do they come from, where arethey going? For answers to thesequestions follow their progress in fu-ture editions of the Birstall Post!

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Jack Scott (23)is from Birstall andstarted dancingwith the StarlightTheatre School atthe age of six.

Having worked atCurve in Leicester,panto in Middlesbor-ough and in cabaretin Germany, he hasnow secured an eightmonth contract withthe Costa Cruise Lineonboard the CostaAtlantica, which willsail around the FarEast.

Tracey Liggins fromStarlight said: “Jack has been a greatrole model to the boys we have at the

Jack said: “I am delighted to havebeen offered a contract on Costa cruises,after all my hard work and training haspaid off. I am looking forward to havingthe opportunity to travel and see a bitmore of the world, especially China as Ihave always wanted to visit the far east. Iam also looking forward to meeting therest of the cast in Italy next week whenwe start three weeks of rehearsals be-fore flying out to meet the ship inShanghai. I’m hoping to have a longsuccessful career in performing arts.”

Starlight are starting work on theirChristmas production and currently haveplaces for new students from the age oftwo upwards.

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A DANCER and teacher at the Starlight TheatreSchool has embarked on a professional career asa dancer.

school and he will bemissed by all.”

PLANS FOR a 72 bedroom residential care home in Birstallhave been submitted to Charnwood Borough Council.

The site is located within Hallam Fields development.The planning application has been made by Frontier Estate who plan to build a

three-storey building with a lower ground service basement. The developer says thefacility will provide approximately 60 new jobs.

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MEETINGS OF Birstall Par-ish Council can now berecorded by any memberof the public following theintroduction of a new law.

The change to the law, allowing thepress and public to film, tweet andblog from council meetings in Eng-land, was introduced in August.

Local Government Secretary EricPickles last month signed a Parlia-mentary order allowing press andpublic to film and digitally reportfrom all public meetings of local gov-ernment bodies.

The Openness of Local GovernmentRegulations 2014 gives rights to mem-bers of the press and public to:

• use modern technology and com-munication methods such as filming,audio-recording, blogging and tweet-ing to report the proceedings of themeetings of their councils and otherlocal government bodies

• see information relating to signifi-cant decisions made outside meetingsby officers acting under a general orspecific delegated power

The public can now make record-ings at meetings of Birstall ParishCouncil, Charnwood Borough Counciland Leicestershire County Council.Government advice is to give theCouncil notice of your intention torecord a meeting, although this is notlegally required.

SPORTS RETAILERS Decath-lon could be opening astore opposite the High-cross shopping centre.

A planning application from devel-opers Sowden group and WilliamDavis for a £25million, 15 storeytower on a derelict plot on the cornerof Highcross Street has been submit-ted.

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St Margaret's Co-operative Bowls Clubhave now been at their Birstall Roadground for 25 years and this specialanniversary was celebrated with a matchlast month against a team from BowlsLeicestershire led by their PresidentDeepak Tanna, followed by a meal inthe clubhouse.

The County President addressed themeeting, speaking of the huge achieve-ment of the club members. The foundingmembers originally played for the Corahclub on their Thurcaston Road ground.Corah was a Leicester hosiery company,in its hey-day one of the largest in thecountry.

In 1990 Corah decided to sell theirland which had already been reduced bythe development of Red Hill Circle andthe inner ring road.

The members rallied together andmoved the whole of the bowling greencomplex to a new site on the Co-opera-tive Sports Ground in Birstall. The Clubwas named St. Margaret’s Co-operativeBowls Club - St Margaret's being theoriginal name of the Corah club.

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OUR PIC shows children washing a visitor’s car at Birstall Boys’ Brigade fundayin August, held at the Methodist church.

A MAJOR milestone in the history of a local bowls club wasmarked with a special match.

still with the club. One of them, JohnnyWesson, told the story. "Imagine it. Fourinches of turf, 38 yards square, all re-moved by hand and brought over here.All the paving surrounds together withthe old pavilion. We were novices doinga professionals' job. It was a colossaleffort. The green was laid by eye and isnow reckoned to be one of the finest inthe county. My life has been dedicatedto bowls since 1977 and this is one ofthe proudest achievements."

Johnny added: “Since then, the mem-bers have continued to work hard andinstead of operating out of a portacabinwe have a fabulous club house andfunction area with full kitchen and barfacilities. I am still amazed at what wehave achieved.”

The club welcomes new bowlers ofall standards. The club house can behired for events and will comfortablyaccommodate up to 80 people. Fulldetails can be found on their web sitewww.smcbc.com.Pic: the men of St Margaret's Co-operativeBowls Club before their celebratory match; John-ny Wesson in the blazer.

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Up to 20 children took part each dayover five days in a multi-sports event atBirstall Watermead Tennis Club organ-ised by coach LauraMorley.

Youngsters agedbetween four and 14had great fun takingpart in tennis, unihockey, Kwik cricket,football, handball andspace hopper relayraces.

Meanwhile, morethan 80 juniors willbe attending tenniscoaching sessionsagain during termtime, on Monday,Wednesday and Thursday evenings. Somesessions will be held on Saturday after-noons.

There will be tots tennis for thoseaged three and four, mini tennis ‘red’for children aged five-eight, mini tennis‘orange’ –

eight to nine, mini tennis ‘green’ – nineto 10 years, and tennis for youngstersaged 11 and over.

Cardio tennis is keepingclub members fit andcreating a real buzz. Thereare sessions on Wednes-day and Thursday eveningswith more than 25 regularparticipants. Contact LauraMorley for more detailson 07742249807.

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I am pleased to report that we haveonce again seen a reduction in the numberof crimes reported this month, with 34recorded in July compared to 40 in June. Asignificant reduction in ‘theft from store’offences is one of the main reasons for thisand I am hoping that the hard work I spokeabout in last months report in relation tothis is now starting to pay dividends, withshoplifters choosing to stay out of the vil-lage.

Drive-off’s from the Petrol Station con-tinue to be an issue with a further six re-ported in July, however as I have mentionedpreviously, this is not a problem that isexclusive to Birstall. We continue to workclosely with the petrol stations to ensurethat their CCTV systems are as good as theycan be and that the staff are sufficientlytrained in order to reduce these types ofoffences however despite these measures itcontinues to be a problem.

Burglary dwelling offences have re-mained fairly constant with another fourbeing reported during July, however ‘otherthan dwelling’ offences (shed and garagebreaks etc) have reduced considerately,which is obviously good news. Please en-sure that your shed or garage is locked andsecured at all times with a good quality lockin order to provide both a visual and physi-

DEFENDING CHAMPION Matthew Cortfrom Rothley Park held off a deter-mined challenge from Michael Reedto retain the Mark Group MidlandOpen, staged at Birstall Golf Club.

Both golfers were members of Birstallas amateurs and put their course knowl-edge to good use, with Cort – who hadled by two shots overnight – snatching a

birdie on the par five 18th to clinch thetitle.

The Mark Group Midland Open is thebiggest professional tournament held inLeicestershire each year, and again at-tracted all the Midlands’ top profession-als, including former Ryder Cup playersPaul Broadhurst and Peter Baker.Pic: Kath Cottingham, founder of The Mark Grouppresenting the trophy to Matthew Cort

A SURGERY where resi-dents can meet their localcouncillors has dealt withover 100 issues since itstarted 2½ years ago.

It is held in the old Parish Counciloffice, 10 Sibson Road, on the last Satur-day of every month between 10am and12noon.

Birstall’s County Councillor Iain Bentleysaid: “They are held to enable any memberof the public to call in to report, or dis-cuss, problems on any local matter. Al-though we are all Conservatives this shouldnot be seen as a barrier. We do not con-duct these surgeries to talk about local ornational politics or to try to pursue peopleto vote, we are here to help! It is what weare elected to do.

“Over the last 2½ years we have hadover 100 complaints and enquiries to dealwith and we all welcome new visitors toshare with us their concerns. If we don’tknow about them we can’t help! So weinvite anyone with a problem to come andsee us on Saturday September 27 or thelast Saturday of any month.

“Common problems can be simplethings. For example: hedges and shrubberygrowing out of control. One such problem,brought to our attention, was the hedge onthe corner of Sibson Road and BeechfieldAvenue opposite Birstall Garden Centre.This was taken care of in less than 4weeks after it was reported to us at theJune 28 Surgery. I would like to thankDaniel Robinson of ‘Your Move’ estateagents for his help and assistance in get-ting this resolved so speedily. The pave-ment is now clear and enables those usingmobility scooters and those pushing prams,especially the double and triple prams, topass without having to leave the pavement.

“Then there was the ‘out of control’shrubbery reported to us by a local resi-dent after a truck jumped the lights andnarrowly missed him at the exit on to theA6 from the Shell garage on LoughboroughRoad. With the kind permission of themanagement of the Shell garage and withjust a few minutes with the trusty hedgecutter the shrubbery was reduced to a levelwhich allows car drivers can see if any-thing is ‘jumping the lights’. A quick sim-ple solution can often be the differencebetween life and serious injury or death.We can’t work miracles, but here are justtwo examples of a hands on approach tosolving local problems.”

The 10 Sibson Road building is locatedopposite Birstall Garden Centre. Council-lors attending are County & Borough Coun-cillor Iain Bentley, Borough CouncillorsDavid Gaskell and Surinder Shergill andParish Councillors Mary Allen and RoyRollings.

BOWLERS FROM Birstall Ladies Bowling Club reached the last eight inthe country in two competitions at the National Championships, whichtook place in Leamington Spa last month.

Pa Walker got to the quarter final of thetwo wood singles by beating Babs Salter(Wiltshire) 17-9, Stella Utteridge (Suffolk)14-12, and Huntingdonshire’s Hannah Over-ton 16-15 (after an extra end), before losing9-14 to last year’s World Indoor MatchplaySingles champion, Norfolk’s Rebecca Field,who went on to win the competition.

She also reached the quarter final of the

triples with daughter Noi (who, at 17 years ofage, again proves that you don’t have to beold to play bowls) and Jan Everitt. They beatteams from Herefordshire, Bedfordshire andHampshire, before losing to a triple fromCambridgeshire, skipped by CommonwealthGames Gold Medallist Ellen Falkner.

It was a busy few days at the Warwick-shire venue for Pa as she was also involved inthe fours with Val Ross, Jan Everitt and DiHurst, losing narrowly in the first round to ateam from Durham. Di, along with Shep-shed’s Kate Kyle, were Leicestershire’s SeniorPairs representatives but they also lost out inthe first round to a pair from Hampshire.

Helpful Information from Birstall Neigh-bourhood Watch

Birstall NHW has its own Facebook pagewhich anyone can request to join; over 700residents follow this page which is fantastic. Itkeeps people up to date with information andlocal issues. Because of the increase of re-quests on our Facebook page we would liketo offer some straight forward, simple adviceabout staying safe OnlineStay Safe Online

• Don’t post anything personal for exam-ple, your address, email, credit card or bankdetails, and mobile numbers.

• Never give out your password.• Only accept friend requests from people

you know.• Don’t meet people you meet online,

unless you know them.• Not everyone is who they say they are.• Think before posting something online.• Respect other people views.• Report anything offensive to the police.• Don't be a victim of online fraud.Don’t assume – Check your statementsCheck your debit and credit card state-

ments, make sure that every purchase onyour card was made by you.

Shred everythingIf you’re getting rid of statements, make

sure there shredded or torn up when throw-ing them away.

Online shoppingMake sure you know who you’re buying

from and never buy well with bank transfer.Email AccountsBe suspicious of emails from people and

organisation you don't know and don’t clickany links. Change your password on a regularbasis.

Cancel Your CardsIf you think you have been a victim of

online fraud cancel your card and report it tothe police.

www.villagewatch.co.uk0116 [email protected]

Meanwhile, Birstall’s men won the Leices-ter League Cup by beating Blaby 101-96 inthe final. Birstall got off to a great start andwere 22 shots up after five ends. This de-creased to nine up at 10 ends and seven upafter 15 ends. The gap was still seven at 18ends, and Birstall held on over the last threeends to win by five shots. Rink scores: Gra-hame White, John Lee, John Walker & DaveClarke won 26-12. Andy Wye, Ken Preston,Richard Smith and Geoff Richardson won32-17. John Eaton, Rick Everitt, Bob Cooperand Stuart Hartop won 22-16. Roger Savill,Gary Farmer, Dick Cooper and Tom Cowleslost 13-28. Barry Jarvis, John Jenkins, PaulYoung and John Hurst lost 8-23. This gainedrevenge for the loss to Blaby in the CountyCup quarter final two weeks earlier.

Finally, in seemingly the year of quarterfinal defeats for Birstall players in variouscompetitions, Pa & John Walker were beatenat the last eight stage in the County mixedpairs by a pair from Wymeswold.

From Birstall Bowls Club

NHW news& crime report

Crime Figures, Birstall & Wanlip July2014

Assaults 5, burglary 4, burglary non-dwelling 1, damage 3, damage to motorvehicle 3, fraud 2, theft 11, theft cycle 2,theft from motor vehicle 1, theft store 2

cal deterrent to anyone thinking of breakingin. Also, please make sure that you arecontinuing to secure your doors and win-dows whenever your house is unoccupied -I have noticed many ground floor windowswide open when out on patrol which wouldprovide easy access for a would-be burglar.

We have unfortunately seen two cyclesstolen this month, neither of which hadbeen locked up. Again, I continue to seemany cycles left unlocked outside shops andin front gardens which are easy pickings foranyone who may be looking to steal one.Please ensure that when leaving your bike itis locked and secure, preferably with agood quality chain or ‘D-Ring’ type lock.

Lastly, I am pleased to report that theAnti-Social Behaviour (ASB) problems thatwe were experiencing on Meadow Laneappear to have died down somewhat. Wewill however continue to conduct patrols inthis area and would encourage anyone whowitnesses any ASB in this area, or indeedany part of Birstall or Wanlip to get in touchwith either ourselves or the local council.

And as always, please continue to bevigilant at all times and ensure that youreport any suspicious activity to either yourlocal Police on 101 or to your local Neigh-bourhood watch Co-ordinator.

PC 1759 Dave Jaeckels, PCSO 6611Mark Butler & PCSO 6048 Loydall.

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Painting & ImprovingThe church is grateful to those men &

women who spent time in July paintingparts of the premises, including the coffeeshop, lounge, toilets etc. A Dado rail hasbeen installed on the rear wall of thelounge. Work was also done with curtainsand the small cultivated areas around thepremises. In the coffee shop kitchen acontractor installed new cupboards.Room bookings

The Methodist Church premises in Bir-stall are used by a number of organisationsand individuals, either on a regular basisor for a one off occasion. From this monthCharles Hilton is taking over the roombookings. Contact details are as follows:Email: [email protected] (all lower case). Phone:01162207045 (answerphone available-follow the instructions).Commemorating the start of World War I

The Circuit Pilgrimage will be startingfrom the City Centre this year at 3pm onSunday September 7. The starting point isat All Saints Church in Highcross Streetwhen we meet Mr Stephens who will showsome of the ‘orphan’ war memorials,which have been restored but are no long-er in their original location. We then move(walk or drive) to the Peace Walk in Vic-toria Park finishing at the chaplaincy build-ings in Leicester University withrefreshments followed by a service ataround 6pm.Rev Chris Gray at Rothley

Many Birstall friends will remember RevChris Gray and his Wife Viv who left Bir-stall to take up posts in Chilwell & LongEaton. Chris and Viv then moved on toNeath and Port Talbot Circuit in SouthWales where they are at present. Chris will A day to remember

A large congregation filled the churchof St. James in Birstall on the evening ofMonday August 4, to commemorate thecentenary of the start of the first WorldWar.

People of all ages and backgroundsgathered to remember those of our com-munity who were killed, wounded or hadtheir families destroyed by the slaughter of

News from the churchesbe preaching at Rothley on Sunday Septem-ber 21 at 10.30 and the Rothley congrega-tion will be pleased for any Birstall folk tojoin them.

Mens’ Pantomime RehearsalsAny men who would like to join in the

Annual Pantomime (which will be present-ed 16th to February 21, 2015) are wel-come to turn up on Thursday September18, at 8pm. Rehearsals take place eachThursday. Phone Richard on 2209462 formore information.Scripture, science, culture and communi-ty

The Vice-President of the MethodistConference for 2014/2015 laid down fourbuilding blocks of faith for 21st-centuryBritain in her address to the Conference.Gill Dascombe suggested that Scripture,science, culture and community should bethe blocks upon which Methodists buildtheir faith.

“Methodism provides us with fourbuilding blocks of faith, derived from thewritings of John Wesley,” Gill said. “Theseare Scripture, reason, tradition and experi-ence. But Wesley too was a man of histime, and Britain is a very different placenow from what it was in the 1700s.”

Gill went on to say that when Method-ists affirm Scripture today, they make aclaim, not of uniformity, but of the em-bracing of diversity. She explained thatscience was important because we nolonger live in the age of reason but the ageof science. “Religion and science havebeen in conflict for too long,” said Gill, amedical pharmacist. “It’s time to take theblinkers off.”

From Birstall Methodist Church

Sunday ServicesWe restart our Sunday morning services

at Highcliffe Community Room (LE4 3DL)at 10.45am on September 7, when ourvisiting speaker will be Simon Terry (Wig-ston). Many of you will already have methim, as he has been visiting homes in thevillage for over four years. Why not comealong and join with us? You will be mostwelcome. Looking ahead, our HarvestThanksgiving service this year is to be heldon October 12 and our visiting speaker forthat service is Stan Braybrook (Shepshed).Christianity course

As we move towards autumn, there isthe opportunity to consider new indooractivities and courses, so you may be inter-

ENJOY A traditional villagehorticultural show in Thur-caston this month.

The Thurcaston and Cropston Gar-dening Club will be holding theirannual show in the Richard Hill pri-mary school on Saturday September 6.

A club spokesman said: “The newshow has improved each year andnow has Arts and Craft, and Photogra-phy classes, alongside classes of FloralArt, Home Baking, Preserves andWine, as well as classes for childrento enter. However, the traditionalsections of Vegetables, Flowers andFruit still retain the largest number ofclasses.

“There will be the usual addedattractions of a tombola stall, a ‘Mar-ket Stall’ sale of entries after the Showand refreshments.”

He added: “Last year we movedfrom the village hall to the school.This proved to be a huge success. Ournew home, with its extra space andlight and airy atmosphere, attracted arecord number of exhibitors.”

Doors open to visitors at 2.30pm,entrance 50p (children free)

those four years of war.It was moving to see tributes paid to

the 21 young men of Birstall and Wanlipwho lost their lives. As each name wasread out a young member of one of theuniformed organisations, ranging from avery young member of the Rainbows to ateenager

from the ATC, carried a lighted candleslowly down the aisle to place it in a spe-cially-made 21 candle holder. After a fewmoments’ silence all joined in hymns andprayers and listened to a short address.The service ended with the reading of afamous poem: “In Flanders Field” writtenin May 1915 by John McCrae and everyonedeparted in silence.

Thanks are due to the Rector, Revd.Vince Jupp, Curate, Revd Anne Crosby,Reader Mr.Bert Tegg, and the Royal BritishLegion, for organising and marking thisoccasion in such a memorable way.A good place to meet people

The new venture, “Old Nick’s CoffeeShop”, which takes place at Wanlip on thethird Tuesday of the month in the Churchand Community Centre from 10am to12.30 is proving a great success as a placeto come and chat over a cup of coffee ortea. All ages are welcome: you can meetold friends or make new ones.

(Incidentally the name refers to theChurch of Our Lady and St. Nicholas

No reference is intended to the powersof darkness!)

From Beryl McHugh, Birstall ParishChurch

ested in joining one of our free six-weekcourses, which examines basic Christianteachings and is suitable for individuals ofany denomination or religion (or none).There will be plenty of time for questionsand discussion in an informal setting.Please contact the number given below toregister an interest and preference forday(s). We will then seek to arrange themost commonly convenient time and con-tact you with details. If you would like toparticipate, but prefer a daytime meeting,then still get in touch and we will see whatcan be organised.

Further information: please ring 01162214883.

From Anne Taylor, Birstall IndependentBaptist Church

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Here is anexcerpt fromone of thearticles:

“Hundredsof thousandsof importedloom bandproductscould containcancer-caus-ing chemicals,researchershave warned.There are fears ruth-less retailers could be flout-ing regulations after the BritishAssay Office, which tests for purity ofproducts, found some loom band prod-ucts contain 500 TIMES the legal level oftoxins”.

Birstall BAG’s would like to shedsome light on substances that have thepotential to help cause cancer, they arecalled carcinogens. Being aware of theirexistence promotes cancer prevention

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The genuinebranded loomband productscontain a safelimit; it seems

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