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FOR THE DISTRICT OF BLABY
WINTER 2019-20 • ISSUE 33
Award
winners
Also inside:
• Christmas bin collections
• Be a good neighbour
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Blaby District Council
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3pm Tuesday
24 December to right people this winter:
Wednesday
01 January 2020 • Whetstone Tip • Road and pavement repairs
Reopening 8:45am
on Thursday
• Street lighting • Gritting • Damaged grit bin
02 January 2020 Please contact the County Council
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looking for at:
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On the front cover: Achievement Awards finalists (left to right) Ken and
Beverley Bunny, Ann Dixon, Julie Oldfield and Lydia Kettlewell issue • 3
In this news
COMMENT CONTENTS
News 4-5
Wombling • Including: Iceland to deliver
new Blaby store; Spa-vellous
refurbs in Enderby; Connecting
free
the community; Clicking into
action; Award winners (again!)
Community 6-7
• Everybody needs good
neighbours
Local resident Bob Lee talks Contact
through his hugely successful Awards feature 8-9
• Outstanding achievements:
litter-picking group, the South
Blaby District residents
Leicestershire Litter Wombles. honoured
Services 10 - 11
Litter. Some people see it, some villages, town centres, country lanes
• Christmas Bin Collections
people don’t, but once you and even the Soar Valley Way. Along
realise how much there is in our the way several villages have set up • Christmas Item special
community and countryside there’s their own groups who are working • Recycle your Christmas trees
no ignoring it. This is how the South with us for support. • Recycling
Leicestershire Litter Wombles were Hundreds more bags have been Health & Leisure 12
born. picked up from our streets by • Super Steady Steps
A combination of country walks individuals all over the district using
around Blaby and Glen Parva last equipment supplied by Blaby District Environment 13
winter woke me up to the state of Council. Each bag removes litter • Living in harmony
our environment. Grabbing some from the streets and makes our • Get ho-ho-home safely
bags, borrowing a litter picker and surroundings look so much better.
getting out of my comfort zone, I We’ve received support from Blaby Planning special 14
started to take some action. Three District Council, from supplying • Hinckley Rail Freight Interchange
bags later I felt so much better to the group and individuals with
see the green, clean footpaths and What’s on 15
equipment to attending group
fields. A few passers-by voicing their events. Our motivation is not just for Bulkies 16
approval helped! a clean living space for ourselves but • Book your collection
Another pick with four more bags also the innocent wildlife we share
of litter followed. After showing our planet with. Why should they
my haul on Facebook a friend soon have to live in our discarded waste?
joined and a few days later, on a Bin your rubbish, don’t toss it!
Part of a litte
frosty morning, off we went again. Recycle when you can. Don’t ignore r picking
The seeds were sown! litter; it doesn’t vanish after you’ve group or wan
t to start?
Soon after, a friend and I set up the walked past it. If everyone removed
Visit
Wombles’ Facebook page. Our first just one piece a day when they www.blaby.go
v.uk/litterpick
event took place in March, where were out and about, imagine the to see more in ing
several dog walkers saw what we difference we could make. fo, including
how to get ho
were doing and soon joined our Action not words! ld of:
group. Six months later we have Be litter free Search “South Hi-visibility ve
nearly 600 members, all local people, for life, not just Leicestershire sts
and have held nearly 30 group for Christmas! Litter Wombles” Litter pickers
events. We’ve bagged over 900 bags on Facebook to
Bob
of litter from our environment. Bag rings
get involved with
We’ve held picks across South litter picking in Collection bag
Leicestershire covering parks,
s
the district!
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4 • news Facebook (facebook.com/blabydc) and
Twitter (@BlabyDC) for the latest news
CONNECTING
ICELAND TO
DELIVER NEW
THE COMMUNITY
New social prescribing scheme to help residents
BLABY STORE Social Prescribing will help people access community-based support.
New store set to open The new offering, funded by the NHS and Blaby District Council will see
in early 2020 ‘Social Prescribers’ linking with the people they help to find appropriate
opportunities to get them involved in community-based activities. This
Iceland took over the site and will range from volunteering, local social groups/lunch clubs, physical
works began in October, with activity, financial and housing
the planned grand opening of services and charities.
Iceland in Blaby taking place on
If you feel that you
Tuesday 21 January 2020.
would benefit from
The new store is located in the social prescribing,
former Waitrose premises and ask about it at
will be one of many stores up and your next GP
down the country opening under appointment.
the Company’s Iceland and The
Food Warehouse facias during its WHO WILL SOCIAL
current financial year to 2020.
PRESCRIBERS HELP?
Keep up to date with the latest
Isolated people who need assistance
information about Iceland
in Blaby by following Blaby Those with complex physical or mental
District Council on social media. health needs – advising on what
activities are suitable to join
Follow us: Helping with issues such as finance, physical
@BlabyDC /BlabyDC activity, mental health and addiction
SPA-VELLOUS REFURBS
IN ENDERBY
First phase of state-of-the-art upgrade complete
After five months of work, the exciting first round of
refurbishments at Enderby Leisure Centre has been
completed. Central to the upgrades is the health spa, which
includes a spa pool, sauna and steam room. The gym has
been extended, dry changing rooms refurbished and a new
sports hall floor laid.
Phase two is now underway, where a new reception and café
will be created as well as a refurb to the wet changing rooms.
Find out more about the refurbs at
www.everyoneactive.com/enderbyrefurbs.
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www.blaby.gov.uk/myaccount news • 5
Clicking into action Innovative minibus
service sees success
After being introduced as part of the
ARRIVA CLICK, New Lubbesthorpe development,
SERVING: Arriva Click has become the go-
New Lubbesthorpe to choice of public travel for many
residents.
Braunstone Town
Thorpe Astley The flexible app-based service serves
five villages in the district, and heads
Enderby
to popular locations including Fosse
Narborough Park, Leicester City & Tigers, Leicester
In the district. Royal Infirmary and Leicester &
Narborough Train Stations
ARRIVA CLICK – THE FACTS: The service will also be expanding,
adding more vehicles and drivers to
£ Fares start at just £1
Fridays and Saturdays as Arriva Click
£ Peak charges: Monday - Friday, 6am - 9am & 2pm - 7pm continues its successful start.
£ Off-Peak charges: All other times Monday - Friday
Download the ArrivaClick app or visit
£ Premium: Saturday & Sunday
www.arrivabus.co.uk/arrivaclick
AWARD WINNERS
(AGAIN!)
NEW LUBBESTHORPE – THE FACTS
Once completed, the community will contain:
4,250 homes
New Lubbesthorpe won its fourth and fifth awards after Three schools (2 primary, 1 secondary)
being recognised by the Royal Town Planning Institute at
their regional awards. Health Centre & Leisure Centre
The development took Excellence in Delivering Homes A district centre with supermarket, cafe,
and Best Overall Project at the East Midlands Awards for retail & restaurants
Planning Excellence.
Opened in September, the landmark first Primary school STOP PRESS >> STOP PRESS >> STOP PRESS >
opened to 40 pupils, with more than 340 houses now Read about and see our gallery of Sports Awards
occupied as the close-knit community continues to take winners at www.blaby.gov.uk/sports-awards
shape.
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6 • community
Everybody needs
Contact looks at the six groups across the district
making a big difference to neighbours’ lives
‘‘
What is a Good Neighbour Why are Good What they said:
Scheme? Neighbour Schemes
A voluntary group offering services for good? Using the Good
those in need of a little bit of help. The
people who may need support include
the elderly, disabled those temporarily
in need through illness. They also help
anyone who may be isolated within the
The schemes in the district
have been a huge success,
playing a key role in village
life. The support can ensure
‘‘
Neighbours to sit with my
husband while I go out for
a few hours has been
a god send. I am
‘‘
that:
community. so grateful.
People can access
What can they help with? valuable support and
advice.
Tasks the schemes can help with include: Its a life saver for me…
Those who are able to Sunday’s are such a long
Providing transport for medical can stay independent in
appointments day. I love our trips to Marks
their own home
& Spencer as I’ve been
Errands, shopping, collecting Reduce feelings of shopping there for 73 years
prescriptions isolation and and it’s wonderful for me
Household tasks or gardening loneliness. to be able to go there again
Dog walking The work of Good Neighbour and being partially sighted.
Schemes can also help (Volunteers are) such a
Befriending
prevent or delay people great help reading the
Form filling & letter writing needing specialist care. labels for me and it’s such
Helping people after discharge
from hospital
Giving carers a break
Did you know?
Good Neighbour Schemes do
not replace Social Services
and other professional care
‘‘
a thrill seeing the lovely
things again at Marks. It’s
also been a great help
planting all the flowers
Reading to partially sighted or in my garden.
blind people agencies. They offer support
with simple tasks that helps Dorothy, Stoney Stanton
Providing information improve their quality of life.
Remember:
Interested in setting All volunteers on Good
Neighbour Schemes
up a scheme in your area? are DBS checked
Email us on:
strategic.partnerships Services may differ
depending on the
@blaby.gov.uk scheme, and some
or call charges may apply.
0116 275 0555 Check with your village
scheme for details
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community • 7
good neighbours
The Good Neighbour
Scheme Directory BLABY
Connect Blaby Together
Contact: 07378 318 436
connectblabytogether@gmail.com
www.connectblabytogether.com
CROFT
Croft Good Neighbours
Interested in Launched in 2015, Croft Good Neighbours’ have 15 volunteers
who have provided help over 400 times to villagers.
volunteering? Deb Summers of the group says: “We want villagers to know
Email the scheme or visit their that we are here to help other Crofters as not everyone has
website to find out how to become neighbours, friends or family to help out.”
a volunteer! Contact: 07590 246386 Monday to Friday between 9am and 5pm
contact@croftgoodneighbours.com
www.croftgoodneighbours.com
‘‘
What the volunteers said: SAPCOTE
Sapcote Good Neighbour Scheme
Contact: 07563 197043
I get satisfaction knowing
sapcotegoodneighbours@gmail.com
that I am helping people in www.sapcotegns.co.uk
the village. I’ve met new and SHARNFORD
‘‘
interesting people who I would
never have met normally. In this
era of social media, it is still so
satisfying meeting ‘real’ people
Sharnford Good Neighbour Scheme
20 volunteers help in Sharnford, which began assisting village
residents in 2015.
Contact: 07502 615535
rather than virtual ‘friends’. STONEY STANTON
‘‘
Stoney Stanton Good Neighbour Scheme
Launched in 2018, the self-funded Stoney Stanton scheme has
19 volunteers.
What started out as a Contact: 07592 736476 (7 days a week, 8am-8pm)
befriending request over a year stoneystantongns@gmail.com
‘‘
ago is now a firm friendship.
Who could have imagined that?
How amazing that both of us get
on so well and have forged a new
Whetstone Good Neighbour Scheme
A friend in need is a friend indeed
WHETSTONE
Winners of the Best Community Group in the 2017
Achievement Awards, the Whetstone scheme launched in 2016
friendship?
and has 14 volunteers.
Contact: 07939 685 537
Julie Mould-Cook, Stoney Stanton
www.whetstonegns.co.uk
GNS
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Watch
Take a look at the
our
8 • feature video!
video of this year’s
event by visiting:
bit.ly/awards-
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS 2019 video-2019 or scan
the QR code:
Outstanding
ACHIEVEMENTS
Blaby District residents honoured
The sixteenth year of the
Outstanding Achievement awards Full list of winners and runners up:
saw eight finalists honoured • Good Friend/Good Neighbour
at the Council’s annual awards Winner: Julie Oldfield, Runner up: Beverley &
Ken Bunney
ceremony at the Marriott Hotel.
• Volunteer of the Year
Four winners were announced on the Winner: Ann Dixon, Runner up: Bruce & Andrea Carman
night after judges whittled down the 42
nominations received over the summer. • Young Achiever of the Year
Winner: Lydia Kettlewell, Runner up: Shantelle York
Hosted by BBC Radio Leicester’s Ady Dayman,
the prestigious evening saw winners walk • Best Community Group/Community Achievement
away with a trophy and £500 prize money, Winner: Blaby Mind Matters, Runner Up: Croft Good
while runners-up all received £250 and a Neighbours
certificate marking their selfless efforts.
A huge thanks
to our sponsors:
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feature • 9
The Finalists
Good Friend/Good Neighbour Young Achiever of the Year
Julie Oldfield Lydia Kettlewell
Six-year-old Lydia was
For the last seven years,
born weighing just
Julie Oldfield has been a
3lbs 9oz and has had
pillar of support for older
treatment on her hip for
residents in Braunstone
a genetic disorder.
Town.
After eight operations
Loneliness is a huge
and for the last two
issue for many, but for the people Julie helps, this
years, she has been enjoying karate twice a week in
isn’t something they need to worry about. From the
Huncote and Narborough, holds an orange belt and is
small tasks like collecting medication or mowing
on the way to earning a red belt.
lawns, Julie is happy to help wash bed sheets, cook
hot meals and accompany them to the doctors or As her mum Rachael says: “Lydia is our little miracle
hospital. baby, so what she does, day in, day out, we will always
be proud of her.”
Her selflessness ensures that she makes a positive
difference to the residents she helps in the district.
Shantelle York
Beverley & Ken Bunney 17-year-old Shantelle approached Leicester Animal
For many, Beverley and Ken Bunney would be what Aid in April to offer her growing expertise to assist the
you’d describe as dream neighbours, and Anne centre by promoting the Medical Foster Scheme.
Wilkins, who nominated them, would definitely say The animation is a true story of Bertie, a dog who
she was lucky. came into their care with a long term heart condition
For over thirty years, they have offered so much and is on their Medical Foster Scheme.
invaluable help to Anne without the expectation of so Animal Aid were hugely impressed with the work and
much as a thank you. it has helped draw attention to the scheme in a fun
Beverley is the garden whizz whilst Ken helps to fix and educational way.
all kinds of items, from hoovers to bikes, and has a
tool or solution for everything!
Best Community Group/
Volunteer of the Year Community Achievement
Ann Dixon Blaby Mind
Ann joined the Blaby & Matters
Glen Parva Community The mental health
Service back in 1966 support group had their
and was the chair up funding to operate cut in
until earlier this year, 2017. What started out as
stepping down after a bleak situation quickly
53 years of incredible evolved as members battled to keep the group alive.
service. During that time she was a vital member of From the humble beginnings of five members
the team and an outstanding advocate for the centre. meeting in a local café, there are now 26 members
While Ann will remain as a Committee member, her and six volunteers. The group works to make
half-century contribution to not only the group but to everyone feel safe, included and supported.
her local community sees her as a richly deserved Continuation of the group makes a huge difference to
finalist at the Achievement Awards. the members, both old and new, who get the support
they need.
Bruce & Andrea Carman
Bruce and Andrea Carman are the reason the village Croft Good Neighbours
of Stoney Stanton comes together every year. Since 2015 the small village of Croft has been able to
For six years they have been the husband and wife help their elderly residents thanks to the Croft Good
team running the Stoney Stanton Carnival. Neighbour Scheme.
This unenviable volunteering task involves precise 16 committed volunteers undertake tasks, from form
planning, fundraising and enthusiasm to cope with filling, dog walking, transport, with carer respite also
even the worst carnival weather conditions! available for those who might be isolated and lonely
As Chair and Secretary of the committee, they are in Croft.
responsible for the health and safety, organising the Last year 174 jobs were carried out. They’re also
stalls and volunteers, as well as those all-important heroes in and around Croft, supporting the annual
road closures. Fun Day and litter picking around the village.
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10 • services
Christmas Bin
Collections
All the information you need about bin
collections over the festive season
Double Collections Double Collections
from 18-24 December from 02-07 January
Please leave both your Please leave both your
black-lidded refuse and black-lidded refuse and
green-lidded recycling bin green-lidded recycling bin
out on your collection day out on your collection day Find your
collection dates on
www.blaby.gov.uk/
No Collections Collections collections
from scheduled for
25 December 01 January will be
to collected on You can also find Christmas
collection dates on the bin hanger
01 January Saturday 04 January
delivered to you in November
CHRISTMAS ITEM SPECIAL
Items that can and can’t be accepted in your recycling bin this festive season
N O!
Batteries Christmas
Film or glitter covered
wrapping paper
lights
Tinsel
y e s ! Plastic Greeting
sweet cards
selection tubs (Take off any
(But not the sweet decoration, TOP TIP
wrappers!) such as glitter, Give your paper the scrunch test!
paper
Plain wrapping Tin sweet
selection tubs
bows and
ribbons)
Scrunch the piece of paper or foil in
your hand. If it stays scrunched then
it can be recycled If it unfolds
it can’t be as it’s covered
in plastic film
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RECYCLE YOUR
CHRISTMAS TREES
RECYCLING
Take a look at the updated list of what is
Christmas tree recycling drop and isn’t accepted in your recycling bin
off points will be available at
the following sites from Thursday
02 January to Friday 10 January
YES PLEASE
Co-Op Supermarket Car Park, Glass bottles and jars
(no flat glass, mirrors,
Countesthorpe (LE8 5QX) drinking glasses)
Enderby Leisure Centre Car
Metal drinks cans and
food tins
Other cardboard - Cereal
Park, Enderby (LE19 4LX) Tin foil and foil trays
(must be clean)
boxes, card from ready
meal trays, egg boxes, toilet
Stamford Street Car Park, Aerosol cans (must be roll and kitchen roll middles
Glenfield (LE3 8DL) empty) Greetings cards (no
Pavilion Leisure Centre Car
Plastic bottles from the glitter or fabric)
kitchen and bathroom Food and drink cartons,
Park, Huncote (LE9 3BN) Plastic pots, tubs, trays,
and punnets (any colour
tetra paks, and crisp
tubes
Narborough Park Car Park, except black) Paper - newspapers,
Narborough (LE19 2EL) Plastic bags
(not black)
magazines, leaflets,
catalogues, directories,
and books
Bring your old Christmas tree Plastic film
along between these dates. such as bubble Office paper and
envelopes
wrap and cling
You can also put trees cut to film (must be clean) Plain wrapping paper
1m lengths out with your bins on the Cardboard (large pieces (no glitter or fabric)
first garden waste collection day neatly flat packed) Shredded paper
in January.
NO THANKS
www.blaby.gov.uk/ Food waste
collections Nappies
Paint tins,
cooking oil tins,
or metal tubes
(such as tomato puree)
Black plastic of any kind
Crisp packets or other
metallised plastic
Hard plastic such as coat wrappers from sweets,
hangers, toys, CD cases biscuits, tea bags
Book a MIND Collection to
donate your unwanted textiles
Metallised pouches from
pet food or soft drinks
Plastic plant pots,
polystyrene or
and small electrical items, and Small waste electrical seed trays
items and batteries of any colour
they’ll collect on your bin day!
Photographs or Kitchen paper,
www.blaby.gov.uk/mind wallpaper tissues or other
Textiles (donate to charity) tissue paper
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Super Steady Steps
Contact takes Steady Steps is a life had fewer than three falls call outs for falls that do
changing, 24 week within a 12 month period. not cause an injury, and
a look at a the strength and balance
After the free 24-week
shows various helpful
class making course for those who have
course, users can move
exercises to practice,
balance challenges and including “backward
a positive a fear of falling. The free,
to Steady Steps Plus for a
chaining” which is the
small charge.
difference to lives one-hour course uses chair- safest way of getting
based exercises and can The course helps to reduce down and up from the
in the district also help those who have the need for ambulance floor.
Steady Steps – The Facts What they said:
300+ – Number of residents who have Joan: “This course has
used the course changed my life. I now feel
confident enough to go
1 in 3 – Number of people over 65 years who shopping alone and do not
will have a fall within a 12 month period worry about falling, as I now
£1 billion – the cost to the NHS and social know how to get up.”
care for falls each year Catherine: “My mum Are you
practices her exercises at her
home and looks forward to interested?
Wednesdays. This programme Register your interest
has far surpassed my by contacting the Health
expectations! & Leisure team:
“Despite being almost E: leisure@blaby.gov.uk
93 years old, Mum has T: 0116 272 7703
wanted to attend Roy’s class
every week. The outcome Please note: Frequent
of Mum’s regular exercise fallers should speak with
is maintaining her mobility their GP for a referral to
for more than three months. the Hospital-led Falls Clinic
Mums leg and arm muscles before attending a Steady
are stronger.” Steps programme.
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LIVING IN HARMONY
Know your rights about living in a House of Multiple Occupancy
What is a House of Why do HMOs need a licence? What if a HMO is not
Multiple Occupancy To make sure occupants of larger HMOs have
licensed?
(HMO)? decent and safe accommodation. Issues such It is a criminal offence for landlords
Three or more people who as fire safety, electrical and gas installations are to operate a HMO for five or more
share a property and are checked, as well as ensuring people have large people if they don’t have a licence.
NOT all members of the enough rooms, including bathroom and kitchen Penalties can include unlimited fines
same family. facilities. and having to repay rent back to
Since October 2018, any All licensed HMOs are on the Blaby District the tenants. The Council investigates
HMO with five or more Council website. properties which they suspect are
occupants requires operating without a licence with a
a licence. www.blaby.gov.uk/hmo view to taking legal action.
GET MORE REPORT IT
Find out And
Find out more information Do you live, or think you live in an unlicensed
more report it
about HMO licences, for both here! here! HMO with five or more occupants?
owners and occupiers Reports can be made in confidence.
GET HO-HO-HOME SAFELY
Check your private hire taxi this Christmas
As Christmas gets ever closer and many festivities to enjoy,
PLE
E
more people will be using taxis to make their way home
safely after a night of celebration. Make sure the taxi you are
A M A MPL
X
getting into is genuine and safe.
All Blaby District licensed taxi drivers should display a licence
plate on the rear and in the front window. Hackney Carriages
are white with all private hire taxi plates
EX E
yellow. All drivers must wear an ID badge.
REPORTING A TAXI: TOP TIPS
• Minor concerns should be reported to the taxi operator
• Major concerns should be reported to the Council
• Suspected criminal behaviour must be reported to the police
Visit www.blaby.gov.uk/licensing to report any queries
or concerns about a taxi or taxi driver
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Planning special:
HINCKLEY RAIL FREIGHT
INTERCHANGE
Information about the large application in the south of the district
What is it? Railway
Motorway
The Hinckley National Rail Freight Interchange
Road
is a large proposed development in the south Elmesthorpe
New rail freight
of the District of Blaby. The site is proposed to development
include: Stoney
Industrial and Storage/Distribution units Stanton
A rail port and lorry park
M69
Dedicated road access directly from
Junction 2 of the M69 and associated
highway works
Landscaping including footpath and cycle
links.
Where is it? Jct 2 Sapcote
The site is in Blaby District, but sits on the
boundary with Hinckley & Bosworth, and to
the south west of the village of Elmesthorpe. What will the process of this application look like?
Who is deciding this The application is a six stage process:
application? Pre-application (ongoing until Spring 2020)
Submission of application and acceptance by the Planning
The Planning Inspectorate will decide this Inspectorate – June 2020
application, as it is a “Nationally Significant
Pre-examination (including pre-examination meeting) –
Infrastructure Project.” Blaby District Council
Summer 2020
will be consulted but will not make a
decision. Examination – late 2020
Recommendation and decision – Spring/Summer 2021
A formal application will be made by Tritax
Post decision – late 2021.
Symmetry to the Secretary of State.
Informal public consultation took place this summer, with the
formal public consultation currently planned to take place in
How residents November and December 2019.
What will Blaby District Council’s involvement
can get involved: look like?
Take part in Tritax Symmetry’s
Submission of:
consultation by visiting their
Adequacy of Consultation Representation
website at www.hinckleynrfi.co.uk
Local Impact Report
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Beauty & The Beast Christmas
Family Pantomime Carol Singing
Monday 30 December, 6.30pm Christmas Eve, 4:30pm
Braunstone Civic Centre, Kingsway Johns Court Precinct, Blaby
Adults £7.00, Children £6.00 A chance to enjoy half an hou
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Family ticket (2 adults, 2 children) £24 of carol singing with a local
Children’s choir and the Enderb
Dream Team Theatre Company will be y
Youth Band. The perfect way
providing fun, laughter and a great story for to
welcome the Christmas holida
all the family. Net proceeds to be donated to ys!
the Town Mayor‘s Charity – Life Links.
Tickets for this event available from
Braunstone Civic Centre and Thorpe Astley
Community Centre, or call 0116 289 0045.
ELMESTHORPE VILLAGES & FRIENDS ASSOCIATION
VILLAG E HALL, ELMES THORP E, LE9 7SP
NEW YEAR`S EVE Neil Diamond Tribute
18 Januar y 2020, 7:30pm
PARTY Fisher Stevens takes you through five decades
of Neil Diamond’s biggest hits
From 7:30pm Tickets £12
£6.00 per ticket.
Entry by ticket only
No need to be on your own
Quiz and Fish ’n’ Chips
this New Year’s Eve with this 15 February, 7:30pm
great social evening with lots Fun team quiz night.
of games, music and dancing. Fish & Chip supper included in ticket cost!
Please bring your own food & drinks. Tickets £10
Call 01455 843382 or 01455 846203 for tickets
Business
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Saturday 14 March 2020, 7:30pm grow by joining the next meeting.
Enderby Civic Centre Thursday 27 February, From 8 - 9:30am
Adults £10.50, U-16 & Over 65 £8. Leicester Marriott Hotel
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A feel-good play looking rural isolation FREE to attend with a
right in the eye
that will make you laugh and maybe complimentary breakfast
shed a little tear.
Tickets available from Enderby Civi Register now at
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or call 0116 275 3711.
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