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MAY 2016 No. 394
the Birstall postY O U R C O M M U N I T Y N E W S P A P E R
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FLAG WAVING, bunting and after-noon tea were the order of theday at a tea party to celebratethe Queen's 90th birthday.
Held at the Café on the Corner on SibsonRoad, it was attended by senior citizens, theirfamilies and carers, all wearing their best outfitsbefitting a royal occasion.
A special guest was Eileen Lowndes (90) whoshares her birthday with the Queen. She arrivedat the café in a horse drawn carriage, a surpriseorganised by her son.
“I was really chuffed” said Eileen. “It was sucha surprise when I looked out of the window andsaw these two white horses and a carriage.”
On the route from her home at HannahClarke Court on Park Road where she has livedfor the last 22 years, Eileen had a taste of theattention enjoyed by the monarch she shares herbirthday with.
“People were waving at me on the way so Iwaved back. I felt special” she said.
BBQ POINTS have been re-moved from the northern partof Watermead Country Park.
“Unfortunately we have had to removethe six BBQ points from WatermeadNorth following a number of complaintsfrom visitors last year about groups van-dalising these areas of the park and upset-ting other visitors” said a LeicestershireCounty Council spokesperson.
“To replace the BBQ points we arelooking to create a new family picnic andgames area near King Lear’s lake, toensure visitors can continue to enjoypicnics in the park.”
Six BBQ points in Watermead Northhave been removed.
BBQs are not being replaced, and areno longer allowed, but an alternativefamily picnic and games area will bedeveloped to ensure families and visitorscan continue to enjoy the park at mealtimes, say the County.
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Afternoon tea fit for a Queen
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Pics: Birthday girl Eileen Lowndes & (inset) guests enjoyingthe tea party at Café on the Corner
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A FULL meeting of Birstall Par-ish Council was held on April 11.
PCSO Mark Butler reported there hadbeen a number of van break-ins on Stone-hill Avenue and on the Hallam Fieldsestate. The police team have been outgiving advice and providing ‘no tools keptin van’ stickers.
PCSO Butler reported that the policeteam have been using the new laser gunfor speed checks in the village. The Coun-cil asked that it receive quarterly reportson its use.
It was agreed to award grant aid to thefollowing: Birstall Rugby Club for its BFestevent £1000, Big Birstall Yard Sale forprinting costs £286, Asian Sports CricketClub for coaching and play equipment£250.
Councillors considered quotations fora new parish council website and agreedto seek further quotes. The existing web-site is provided by the County Councilwho are withdrawing the service.
It was reported that a complaint madeby the Council about a parish councillorto the Monitoring officer at Charnwoodhad not been upheld and that the Parishcouncil’s subsequent appeal against thatdecision had been rejected.
Birstall Parish Council held its annualmeeting on Monday April 11.
Chair Ann Marshall presented a reportof the council’s activities over the previ-ous year, its achievements and plans forthe year ahead. Details are containedwithin the Annual Reports and Accountsdocument which will be circulated in thevillage and are available from the counciloffices and website.
Birstall Beat Officer PC Dave Jaeckelspresented the Police report. He said hehad been posted in Birstall for two and ahalf years, that he liked it here and thatthe Police team worked hard to make it agood place to live.
He said having a Police Office at 10Sibson Road helped maximise the amountof time the beat team spent in the village.
The three topics raised most frequentlyby the public were speeding, antisocialbehaviour (ASB) and dog fouling, he said.ASB had been a priority over the last 18months and has reduced considerably.Over the last year 20 speed checks havebeen carried out and 90 drivers reported.
Birstall is a very safe place to live withcomparatively low crime rates, he said,with crime in Thurmaston being muchhigher.
In the public session Kieron Warnerfrom Birstall Rugby Club promoted thefestival the club is organising over theMay Bank Holiday weekend (Apr 30/May1) at the Cedars Academy, featuring mu-sic, stalls and entertainment to celebratethe club’s fortieth anniversary.
Christine Howe asked for an updateregarding the provision of a bus shelteron Wanlip Lane near Windmill Avenue. Itwas reported there had been a site meet-ing and the County Council had measuredout the site, but there had been no fur-ther progress. County Councillor IainBentley repeated his offer to donate a newwooden bus shelter and install it as soonas he is given the specifications.
Cllr Bentley provided an update on theprovision of a new primary school atHallam Fields.
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Eileen joined around 35 other guests whotucked in to traditional tea party food of creamteas, finger sandwiches and cupcakes.
“It's been a fantastic occasion” said Jane Pur-don, owner of Café on the Corner. “Everyonehas thoroughly enjoyed themselves, one lady toldme it's been like an old fashioned street party,but indoors.”
THE WATERMEAD charityrun around WatermeadCountry Park takes placethis year on Tuesday July12 at 7pm.
The five mile and three mile routesaround Watermead Country Park are flatand mostly off road. They appeal to run-ners of all abilities with the opportunity ofachieving a personal best time.
Spokesman Chris Battye said: “This isthe sixth year the run has been staged andthe first year with chip timing. 300 run-ners in 2015 can’t be wrong!”
He added: “This is a fundraising eventwith proceeds going to the local Alex’sWish charity www.alexwish.co.uk which isaiming to ‘conquer’ Duchenne MuscularDystrophy. It is supported by Whitegatesestate agency.”
Entries are accepted on the night until6.30pm. Visitwww.wreakevalleyrotary.org.uk for fullentry details. You can pay online to secureyour place in the starting line up.
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Cont from page 1. Pics: (top) Isla-Mae Carroll (4) with mum LouiseWhitmore & (inset) enjoying a cup of tea is Ann Montgomery
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CARERS AND charity staffhave been left shocked anddevastated after hearingthat a Birstall day centre fordementia sufferers couldclose following NHS cuts.
Age UK Leicester Shire & Rutland runday care sessions at the Village Hall inBirstall, and at Gloucester House inMelton for people with advanced demen-tia.
They say the service will be forced toclose after the NHS East and West Leices-tershire Clinical Commissioning Groups(CCG) announced it was withdrawing£70,000 of funding.
“I have never felt so strongly about anissue as this” said Tony Donovan, Direc-tor of Age UK Leicester Shire and Rut-land.
“I was horrified and shocked by thisnews, these centres are very special andcater for a difficult client group, thosewith advanced dementia.”
He added: “The centres provide awell earned break for carers who areoften at their wits’ end. I’m getting callsfrom people who are saying it can’tclose, I won’t be able to cope, it’s alifeline.”
The centre in Birstall looks after 19people across two days with nine on awaiting list. The centre in Melton has 25people across four days, with seven on awaiting list. Users are collected fromtheir home at 10am and returned homeat 3pm after having spent the day beingkept physically and mentally stimulatedby staff.
Deirdre Thomas’ 93 year old motheris one of the users of the Birstall centre.Deirdre said: “I feel devastated by thisnews, I burst into tears when I get theletter telling me about it. But then I gotangry.
“My mum has been coming here forfour years and there are huge benefitsfor her. She enjoys herself, joins in withthe singing, and gets to interact withother people. I am her sole carer. It’svery hard to care for her, she needs alot of care. I will be campaigning forthis decision to withdraw funding to bereversed.”
Age UK already supports the centresby providing £36,000 a year, raised byits charity shops.
Tony Donovan said: “There are noalternative services available in this area.In the short term this will result in dete-
rioration in the quality oflife for those with dementiaand added pressure oncarers who will switch to24-7 caring roles. In themedium term it will resultin dementia sufferers need-ing to move to residentialcare when carers can nolonger cope without res-pite help. Age UK opposesthe closure of thesegroups based on the valuefor money they offer vs.residential care and theclear local need for them.”
Birstall Parish Council are urging NHSbosses to restore the funding. Parish Coun-cil Chair said: “It is a fact that dementia isa health and government priority due toever increasing numbers of sufferers. Thedisease also places great strain on carers.
“For around 25 years the centre hasserved the needs of some of the most vul-nerable people living in the South Charn-wood area and their carers. Without thesupport the centre offers, many carers al-
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NHS cuts threaten future of day centre
Pics: (top) Tony Donovan, Director Age UKLeicester Shire & Rutland (fourth left), withstaff and carers outside the Birstall centre &(inset) one of the users of the day centre
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ready exhausted by their caring dutieswill be unable to cope, and may have nochoice but to put their loved ones intonursing care.”
“This would be tragic and all becauseWest Leicestershire CCG have made thedecision to withdraw what is, in thescheme of things, a relatively smallamount of money.”
Birstall’s MP Edward Argar said:“These services are well-used by localpeople, provide not only important day-care support to people with dementia,but also respite to those caring for them,and I believe actually save money aswithout them many using them couldneed full-time residential care or fre-quent GP/hospital visits.
“I believe that this is the wrong deci-sion by the CCG - it is wrong for thosewho rely on these services, and I thinkfinancially it will simply create greatercosts elsewhere for the NHS and socialcare services. With the CCG’s budgethaving gone up in the last year, and aclear local need for these services, Ihave taken the matter up directly withthe CCG and have raised it in Parliament.Quite simply, I believe the CCG have gotthis wrong; they need to pause, thinkagain, and reverse this decision. I hope
that they will listen and do just that, andI will continue pressing them to do so.”
The CCG says it will give the centresix months’ notice before withdrawingthe funding.
Dr Chris Barlow, a working GP inSouth Charnwood and clinical lead atWest Leicestershire CCG said: “We aremeeting with Age UK to listen to theirconcerns and hope to find a way for-ward. Throughout the six months’ noticeperiod we are committed to workingwith Age UK and other partner organisa-tions to ensure people know where andhow they can continue to access support.
“Supporting older people and thepeople that care for them is a priorityfor West Leicestershire CCG and wecontinue to work with social care toprovide services to support their healthand wellbeing. However, our budget islimited, and we need to ensure we investany additional money which we have inproviding healthcare for those individu-als, particularly where money is availablefrom other sources to fund the socialcare aspects of support.”
You can sign a petition objecting tothe loss of funding at the Age UK shopon Sibson Road.
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Riverside schoolbasketball winnersA BASKETBALL team from Riverside primary school won abasketball tournament in front of a capacity crowd of 2500people.
spiring thisgroup ofyoung peopleto be winners.Many congratu-lations to Demiwho wasawarded theColin Williams’Memorial Tro-phy for mostvaluable player,
as well as winning the half time shoot-out competition.
“It was lovely to have parents there– watching and supporting theirchildren. Well done team. It’sbeen a privilege for Mrs Williams
and Anthony Rowe to workwith you every
week at basket-ball club – you
made usveryproud!”
The eleven pupilsfrom Riverside wonthe LeicestershireHoops4Health title atthe Leicester Commu-nity Sports Arenaduring half time ofthe Leicester Riders vNewcastle Eaglesgame.
A school spokes-man said: “Congratu-lations to all the team: Joe, Wilf, Max,Sheunesu, Thanisha, Morgan, Ben,Sam, Thomas, Lily and Demi. Eachand everyone of them played theirpart in winning this tournament. Aspecial thank you to LeicesterRiders’ Anthony Rowe whohad done afantastic jobcoachingand in-
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THE PLANNING applicationfor a new primary school onthe Hallam Fields estate isexpected to be submittedby mid May.
The £4.2million school will accommo-date 210 pupils aged 4-11 and is expect-ed to open in September 2017.
It will be located next to the Harrow-gate Drive playing field.
The County Council have had twobidders from academy sponsors hopingto run the new school – one is from theLionheart Multi Academy Trust who runall Birstall’s existing schools. The identityof the second bidder has not been re-
leased by the County Coun-cil.
Speaking at Birstall Par-ish Council’s annual meet-ing in April, Birstall CountyCouncillor Iain Bentleyupdated those attendingwith news about the propos-al.
He said that the planningapplication had been de-layed due to last minute adjustmentsto footpaths and the location of theplay area. He said there will be threefootpaths connecting the site to Har-rowgate Drive and the attached com-munity recreation centre willoverlook community playing fieldswhich will be laid out for cricket andfootball.
Birstall Parish Council have recom-
mended that as there is already goodprovision for these sports in the village,and the new playing fields could includerugby pitches, basketball, multi usegames area, hockey and tennis.
Once built the recreation centre willbe passed to Charnwood Borough Coun-cil who will decide who runs it.
A decision on which academy sponsorwill be chosen to run the new schoolwill be taken this summer.
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RIVERSDALE COURT, Charn-wood Borough Council’s shel-tered accommodation for theover 60s in Birstall, has beenofficially opened after a £3million refurbishment.
The Mayor of Charnwood, CouncillorJohn Capleton, unveiled a plaque tocelebrate the refurbishment watched byresidents, council staff and staff fromWillmott Dixon, the contractors.
The work was completed at the endof 2016 and now all of the flats areoccupied.
The refurbishment turned the oldbedsits into one-bedroom flats and trans-formed the whole building into a high-quality place to live.
Councillor Pauline Ranson, DeputyCabinet Member for Housing said:
“We’re delighted with the remodelling ofthese flats and it’s a testament to the
lovely to see them today enjoy-ing the communal lounge andbalcony with its view over Wa-termead Park.”
Birstall Charnwood BoroughCouncillor and Birstall CountyCouncillor Iain Bentley attend-ed the event. Cllr Bentley said:
“The returning residents enjoy
what must be the bestfacility of its type any-where in the country,the elevated balcony tothe rear overlooks thesoar valley and beyond.They told me they lovedtheir new accommoda-tion, but the one thingthey needed was a shedto store their gardening
tools, so I said I would supply one”Cllr Bentley arranged for a new
£1000 shed and a water butt to be in-stalled the next day, free of charge.
“I hope all the residents will benefitfrom, and enjoy having this new shed soclose to the raised beds and thank youto Carol Williams the gardening co-odi-nator for asking me for my help.”
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quality of the building that all flats arenow occupied.
“The work has demonstrated the Coun-cil’s commitment to making councilhomes better for residents and it was
Pics: Residents at the open-ing of Riversdale Court &(inset) the Mayor and Mayor-ess of Charnwood, CouncillorJohn Capleton and MegJenkinson
BIRSTALL GOLF Club is hold-ing an open day to highlightits potential as a venue forwedding receptions and par-ties.
On Thursday May 5 the club’s loungewill be decorated in a range of styles by aprofessional venue dressing company tohighlight how the spacious venue can beadapted for a wide range of celebrations.
The club’s dining room can seat over100 people, with that capacity able to beincreased by using the large lounge andoutdoor terrace.
The event is open from 3pm to 8pm,and visitors will be given a guided tour ofthe venue and be able to discuss theirrequirements with club staff and members.
Anyone with further questions, or whocannot attend that day, can find out moreinformation by phoning Alice Marston on0116 267 4322 or e-mail:[email protected].
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The Bark Foundation, started by Dav-id and Joy Bark, has made a differenceto the lives of many children at the HOT-PEC orphanage in Cameroon, thanks tothe fundraising of local people.
David Bark said: “Thank you to every-one who has helped with this. Workingout the mathematics we have been toraise an average of £20,000 a year. Weare amazed ourselves how we have donethis.
“Thank you, thank to all our support-ers who have helped make a small partof Africa happy.”
The orphanage has now grown andsupports 140 children and more than 50
carers.The improvements made over eight
years by the foundation are:• provision of a baby unit complex. It
has two dormitories, day room, showers,toilets, kitchen and laundry room andcarers accommodation
• provision of a Volunteer and Train-ing Centre. It has eight bedrooms, show-ers and toilets, an apartment for theDirector and his wife Matron Beatrice.Underneath the residential accommoda-tion there is a trainingarea/church/lecture hall which seats 500people;
• a new road access, to both theorphanage and the nearby small commu-nity following a land-grab by a neigh-bour who blocked their main access;
• improved internet connection;• provision of boundary fending for
the play area for the younger children(money raised by Riverside PrimarySchool children);
• funding Matron Beatrice to come to
spend nine weeks training in proceduresof childcare and education in Britain;
• provision of a permanent and con-tinuous water supply which the nearbycommunity will share;
• a water storage tower;• provision of a secure electricity
supply through the use of solar power;• the Foundation has facilitated three
local volunteers at their own expense towork at HOTPEC for a period of up to10 weeks
A BIRSTALL fitness instruc-tor and nutritionist says her20 week course will helpwomen lose weight andchange their habits aboutfood forever.
Vicky Colver (32) lives on the Gatesestate where she was brought up, withher husband and two children. A fitnessinstructor with qualifications in sportsand early childhood nutrition, she runsa franchise of Ditch the Diet.
“It’s an educational course that runsfor 20weeks andteacheswomenabout health,wellbeingand nutri-tion” saidVicky.
“Ratherthan just anumber onthe scaleswe look athealth andwellbeing in order to change your mind-set for the long term.
“We address subjects such as emotion-al eating so that people can change theirhabits for life. It’s done in small groupsso each member gets the one to onesupport they need” she added.
For more information contact VickyColver on 0791 925 5212 or [email protected]
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OVER £160,000 has been raised by a Birstall based charita-ble foundation over the last eight years, supporting an Af-rican orphanage.
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The June issue ofTHE BIRSTALL POST
will be published on Jun 4.The copy deadline is May 20.
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2016 sees the fortieth anniversary ofthe Birstall Branch of the Royal Air Forc-es Association. An initial meeting ofpersons interested in setting up a newbranch was held in October 1976 atStonehill School, so it is planned to holda celebration in September in conjunc-tion with the usual Battle of Britain com-memorations. All current branchmembers are of course welcome but wewould like as many as possible of thoseoriginal members to attend. Quite a fewof course are no longer with us butthere are still some who have evadedtracking down. If you are out there andthink you are one of those and wouldlike to attend please contact the secre-tary on 0116 260 9658 or [email protected]
For catering purposes please notethat we will need to know numbers bythe end of August, so please put yourbid in before then.
Charlie Bellamy
The game of bowls has been aroundfor a long time. This picture was takenover 100 years ago and I am sure someof your readers will recognise the beard-ed man who was one of the greatestsportsmen this country has ever pro-duced. He excelled at the highest levelon several different sports.
The new season is getting underwayand my bowls club is looking for newmembers. If you have ever fancied hav-ing a go at bowls, now could be theideal time. Bowls is a very rewarding,sociable game and many enjoy the chal-lenge of trying something different. Wehave a club open day on Saturday June 4but there is no need to wait until then.
If you would like to give bowls a try,please ring John or Carolyn on 2675947.We are a friendly club taking players ofall ages and abilities and offering coach-ing where needed. Why not come downand have a look, with no obligation. Wemake no charge for introductory ses-sions.
And who is the sporting hero? If I tell
you that he played cricket at top classlevel for a mammoth 44 seasons you willknow he could only be W G Grace or WG as he was affectionately known. Lesswell known is that he was also a leadingfigure in the world of bowls, foundingthe English Bowling association in 1903and captaining the England side for fiveseasons. A true legend.
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Road/Wanlip Lane, as far as the entranceto the Cedars Academy. Ideally thereshould have been no litter as everyoneknows it should be put in a bin or takenhome.
Unfortunately, there were the usualtins, sweet wrappers and crisp bags, butthe MOST annoying pieces of rubbishwere the bags of dog dirt which hadbeen thrown into the hedges, to lay orhang there like strange multicoloureddecorations. And lay there they will, formonths, perhaps years on end, spoilingthe natural beauty of the path to Wanlip.
I thought that the idea of doggy bagswas to enable the animal’s owner to takeits mess home.
Dog owners, if you can’t be botheredto take your little parcels with youwouldn’t it be better if you just kickedyour dog’s mess into the hedge bottomwhere it would biodegrade naturally?
I don’t want to see any litter, but dogowners really should be far more re-sponsible. I hope that the next time wedo a litter pick there will be nothing.
A Wanlip Villager(name & address supplied)
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YOUR SAY...
The Birstall Post welcomes your viewsand opinions on any subject. Letters, whichmust include your name and address,(though not necessarily for publication)can be posted to: The Birstall Post, Unit109, Greenacres, The Sidings, LeicesterLE4 3BR, or handed in at Birstall libraryor email: [email protected]
Note to dog walkers and residentsaround the Meadow Lane area. BirstallUnited Juniors FC are holding their annu-al football tournament over the weekendof 4th & 5th June and so there will be alot of traffic in the Meadow Lane area aswe host teams from many other clubsaround the county. Whilst the club doesits best to minimise disruption to localresidents by providing free parking inthe field at the end of Meadow Lane,there will inevitably be a little disruptionwith all the cars that will be coming andgoing. We have written to clubs attend-ing and asked them to use the free carpark and not to park on the surround-ing streets. We are giving you plenty ofnotice in case you may wish to visit analternative part of the lakes for your dogwalks that weekend. This is a very popu-lar tournament providing football forhundreds of kids and it’s a vital part ofthe club’s fund-raising activities. Thankyou in advance for your understandingand patience.
BUJFC Committee
As our contribution towards Clean forthe Queen, some of the villages of Wan-lip recently held a litter pick. I was partof the crew who picked along Rectory
I have some bad news for Resident ofHallam Fields regarding HarrowgatePark (letters page April) firstly the costof the perimeter fence will be nearer£20,000 and secondly there seems littlelikelihood that the residents of HallamFields will be getting direct access to thePark in the foreseeable future despitethe fact it is the only park adjacent tothe estate.
This means if you live in the area ofPayne Drive or Long Meadow Lane fac-ing the Park you will be faced with a 25minute round trip via the hill on Harrow-gate Drive to get into it.
The fence will also block access forthe residents of the Gates Estate to thefields leading down to the Great CentralRailway which has been used since thatestate was built.
I understand that the Parish Councilwere asked to consider making a cycleand pedestrian route across the parkbetween the two estates but wouldn'treach a decision even though such aroute would benefit the residents of bothestates for access to bus stops, schoolsand eventually shops and community hall.
Resident of both estates might alsolike to ask what their local Councillorsare doing about the new park that’sbeen promised on the land slopingdown to the Great Central Railway, ac-cess to which will be blocked off by thenew fence.
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9only allow residents of the Gates estateto use Greengate Lane. This would in-volve blocking all vehicular access to theGates estate to the A6 from GreengateLane to Park Road and preventing deliv-eries and visitors to the estate so I don'tthink it would prove very popular
Park Lover (name & addresssupplied)
Over the last few weeks I have beengetting an increasing amount of concern-ing calls and reports from Birstall resi-dents having no idea of what'shappening in the village, as the electedcouncillors in the village appear to beplaying hide and seek.
The first issue is relating to ChristineHowes petition for a bus shelter. Chris-tine started a petition to get a bus shel-ter and when she got well over ahundred signatures but the Parish Coun-cil refused to meet and discuss the issue.Even through there is money in the Par-ish Council budget to go towards busshelters. There is no reason why theParish Council could not invite Christinefor a talk and try to get a plan of actionfor the bus shelter as its clearly needed.
The second issue is relating to Leices-ter City Council. The City Council want toinstall traffic lights at the top of Green-gate Lane, this would cause chaos forthe school as it would slow traffic atrush hour. There was very little time toreact, the council wanted to hear fromresidents by the 28th March and onlysent out 10 letters to residents. Becauseof the deadline I set up a petition on
Parish Council, as you may know theyhave a reserve policy stating how muchmoney they can keep in the reserve.Well in a recent meeting they discoveredthey had collected £41,000 more andinstead of handing it back to the peopleor passing it back to a higher authorityto be used for the public for some otherpublic service like pot holes, care forthe elderly, they decided on a whim theywere going to put it in another accountand call it a contingency fund. So nowthey have two reserves funds one maxedout and £41,000 of public money justsitting in an account doing nothing,because they decided they wanted tokeep the extra money.
The final issue is I’m campaigning forthe Park and Ride service to stop at theLRI. The petition can be found atchange.org. Please can I ask residents togo onto the website and support thecampaign.
Simon SansomeThe Birstall Post invited Birstall Parish
Council and our village’s County & Bor-ough Councillors to respond to thisletter and received the following:
would surely be for him to make itknown to the complainants that he isineffectual as an ex-Councillor for Bir-stall and direct them to the appropriatepeople or organisations that can actuallydo something to resolve their issues.
I’m sure that most people in Birstallknow that their Parish Councillors areeasily accessible and contactable throughthe Parish Council Offices on BirstallRoad, the website, and the Parish Coun-cil’s facebook page. Parish Counciland/or Committee meetings are heldevery two weeks in the Village Hall, andthese meetings are all open to the public,indeed time is specially set aside forresidents, to enable them to raise anyconcerns they may have directly to theParish Council.
The Parish Council also have an excel-lent working relationship with the fourcurrently elected Borough Councillorsand County Councillor for Birstall, whohold an open surgery on the last Satur-day of every month. Therefore, I hardlythink it is fair for it to be said that theelected Councillors for Birstall are play-ing ‘hide and seek’, I think it is probablythat Mr Sansome is looking in all thewrong places.
I did consider whether this letterwarranted a response at all, the list ofissues he has mentioned have eitherbeen dealt with, reported on or respond-ed to in the Birstall Post, but for reasonsof clarity:
Bus Shelter Issue – I wouldn’t consid-er this an issue, because the project hasalmost come to fruition. An area and aspecified design has been agreed, thelicence approved and paid for by theParish Council and the shelter will short-ly be installed. Not only was there anupdate reported in an earlier issue ofthe Birstall Post, but it has also beenaddressed directly with Mrs Howe by theParish Council, and if Mr Sansome hadtaken the time to speak to her, I’m sureshe would have been able to have fur-nished him with this more up to date
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I recently phoned the Birstall MedicalCentre in Whiles Lane for an appoint-ment with the doctor and was told thatall appointments had been issued and Iwould have to phone tomorrow at 8am.This is a new system being “trialled” bythe new Practice Manager, installedsince the poor rating at the surgery lastyear. I was told that all complaints aboutthis system should be in writing, which Ithink is ridiculous when we are beingencouraged to phone for appointments.
On further investigation I find thatthere are too few doctors for thenumber of patients so the 8am rule is aform of rationing. They will not let youbook a week in advance. All this iswrapped up in words like patient choiceand fairness, but if I phoned at 9am andwas told there were no more appoint-ments until tomorrow, is that fair? Thesystem does not take account of peoplewho are too unwell to phone and hangon until they get through or those whofall sick during the day. There have beenno patient consultations on this trial andno publicity either. If, like me,you feelstrongly about this back door rationing,please contact the surgery Practice Man-ager as soon as possible else you couldfind yourself in the situation of feeling illand no doctor's appointment for days ifyou miss your place in the 8am tele-phone lottery.
Name and address suppliedThe Birstall Post invited Birstall Medi-
cal Centre to respond to this letter buthad not received a reply before the dead-line.
change.org and used spotted Birstall. Wegot 133 signatures asking for a changeto the plans to keep it two-way traffic,the planning department have acceptedthe petition and we will await an out-come. Speaking to loads of residents onthe Greengate estate most residents knewnothing about this and were left in thedark as it was not communicated. If theelected councillors actually discussedissues and engaged with local residentsand say put out a newsletter, then wecould have actually done more than justsignatures. But they won't do because itsnot election time not till next year. Thenthe leaflets will be out. I understand theyare now putting in temporary trafficlights and trialling the change.
The third issue is the possibility of abus lane being developed on Loughbor-ough Road down to Red Hill roundabout.I was down the legion a few weeks backfor a birthday party and spoke to lots ofpeople. No one knows anything about it,why because Birstall residents are notbeing kept informed by the Parish coun-cillors, Charnwood Borough Councillorsor the County Councillor. Every personin the pub who I spoke to was againstthe bus lane saying it was a horribleidea.
The fourth issue is I got unconfirmedreports that Birstall Parish Council issealing off Harrowgate Park for HallamField Residents. From what I’ve beentold the Parish Council have agreed toerect a new fence round the park cuttingoff residents on the new estate. If this istrue, then to get to the park residentswould have to drive or take a very longwalk to get into the park as the onlyentrance would be from HarrowgateDrive. If true it is one of the stupidestideas the Parish Council has come upwith. I'm not disagreeing with a newfence if one is needed then so be it, butall you need is a gate on Hallam fieldsside so every resident in Greengate andHallam fields can enjoy the park.
The fifth issue is again relating to the
When Mr Sansome’s letter was for-warded to the Parish Council for a re-sponse, the first thing that raised mycuriosity was to query Mr Sansome’smotives for receiving, collecting and thenproceeding to do nothing with thesealleged concerning calls and reports,other than publish the fact that he hasreceived them, create a petition and thencampaign to accuse Parish, Borough andCounty Councillors of failing to carry outtheir duties, how is any of that helpful?
I realise that Mr Sansome was unsuc-cessful in getting re-elected in May 2015and I am also aware that he is not aresident of Birstall, and that this couldput him at a disadvantage of not beingaware of what the Councillors for Bir-stall have achieved and continue toachieve locally. But, if he really caredand wanted to help, his best approach
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10 information. Mrs Howe was not refuseda meeting relating to her petition, butwas better advised by the Parish Council,that her petition should be presented tothe relevant authority, which in thisinstance was the Leicestershire CountyCouncil, they are responsible for install-ing bus shelters on the Highway. TheParish Council does not have the powerto install bus shelters on the Highways.
Traffic Lights at the top of GreengateLane – This ‘2nd issue’ raised by MrSansome is also out of date and hasmoved on, and again, has been respond-ed to in the Birstall Post. This matterwas brought to the Parish Council’sattention by a resident on GreengateLane. The Parish Council reacted imme-diately and the Chair of the Parish Coun-cil together with Borough and CountyCouncillor Iain Bentley held a site meet-ing with an officer from Leicester CityCouncil and both reported that theycame away from that meeting feeling thatthey had been listened to and hopefulfor future partnership working on thismatter before any further proposals orschemes were introduced.
I have also been made aware thatpart of this statement was later retractedby Mr Sansome after he was advised bythe Editor of the Birstall Post that thismatter had been reported on, the partic-
ular wording that he wished to retractread: “Elected Councillors should havetaken some action but again were no-where to be seen”. However, the majori-ty of this list of issues has either beenreported on or responded to in theBirstall Post and so I don’t see how itwould be fair to select only some partsof the letter and I think to be transpar-ent and fair, the full version should bepublished.
Bus Lane on Loughborough Road -This ‘3rd issue’ is a Leicestershire Coun-ty Council Highways matter and againhas already been reported on by Bor-ough and County Councillors in theBirstall Post, clearly a publication thatMr Sansome uses but doesn’t read.
Restricting park access for HallamFields residents - The ‘4th issue’ raisedis accusing the Parish Council of restrict-ing access for Hallam Fields residents bysealing off Harrowgate Drive playingfields. The Parish Council are replacinga broken wooden post and rail fence,with a more robust type of modularfencing to the boundaries of their ownland, namely Harrowgate Drive playingfields, which they are quite within theirrights to do so, indeed, there is a clausein the deeds to this land that stipulatesthat the Parish Council are duty boundto maintain adequate and secure fencing
to the boundaries. The Parish Councilhave never considered doing this as ameans of cutting off residents on thenew estate, and there is an access routefrom Harrowgate Drive to the HallamFields estate already in place.
For Mr Sansome to suggest ‘all youneed is a gate on Hallam Fields side’ isjust naivety at its best. I’m sure mostpeople will realise that you cannot justgo around installing gates into fencesfrom one piece of private land to anoth-er piece of private land, there are manylegal issues to contend with, such as,land owner permission, constraints inthe deeds, wayleave agreements agreed,more importantly a full consultation withresidents who have enjoyed a securebackdrop to their homes for a numberof years. All of this needs to be agreed,implemented and paid for, it’s just notas simple as Mr Sansome makes it outto be.
Extra £41,000 collected - The ‘5thissue’ - The Reserve Policy describeswhat should be kept in reserve ‘as aminimum’ and was implemented by wayof a recommendation from the InternalAuditor. The Parish Council’s generalreserve has never been queried by theExternal Auditors, so I would be interest-ed to know how Mr Sansome arrives atthe conclusion that it is ‘Maxed out’?
There is an amount left over the cal-culated minimum general reserve figure,which will be put to good beneficial usefor the Community of Birstall, this isbecause the precept demand calculatedout at a 0% increase to the residents ofBirstall, but due to the increasing num-bers of houses being built at HallamFields, it meant that the Precept isshared by more people paying theirCouncil Tax, and this in turn allowed fora larger precept demand to be made toCharnwood Borough Council. Council-lors were presented with various optionsfrom decreases in the precept to a 0%increase, never was an increase to thePrecept discussed.
In January 2016, the Council votedunanimously for the 0% increase option,this is all available in the Parish CouncilMinutes for December 2015 where Coun-cillors were asked to consider the vari-ous options and then January 2016when they made their decision.
The Borough Council were asked,“what would happen to surplus monies ifthe Parish Council decreased their pre-cept demand”?, I was told that it wouldbe put back into their coffers, and usedelsewhere and that it would not create adecrease for the rate payers of Birstall.So surely it is better for the Parish Coun-cil not to increase their portion of yourCouncil Tax, but to also claim that extraprecept to ensure that it is spent directlyin the Community of Birstall rather thanit be soaked up by the Borough Councilwith no guarantee that it would benefitBirstall at all. I would ask Mr Sansometo explain to me what he thinks is wrongwith that?
Park and Ride to stop at the LRI -The ‘final’ issue thankfully is just yetanother petition, and is not accusing anyCouncil or Councillor of failings orwrong doings. Phew!
Sue CoulsonClerk to the Council (Birstall Parish
Council)
We are writing as your Birstall Con-servative Councillors who representBirstall and Wanlip on Charnwood Bor-ough Council and Leicestershire CountyCouncil.
Wanlip lane Bus Shelter:We are aware of the concerns regard-
ing the lack of a bus shelter on Wanliplane Birstall. Iain Bentley in his capacityas a County Councillor has tried to getthe unused bus shelter (currently sitedoutside Birstall Cabs) moved to theWindmill Hill terminus stop on Wanliplane. This shelter is owned by Clearchannel who’s interest is in the siting ofthis bus shelter for advertising purposes,and not whether or not it serves any busroute. Birstall County councillor IainBentley has offered to pay for a busshelter himself which he hopes will beerected by the end of May. The siting ofthe new bus stop has to be approved bybefore any work can commence.
Greengate Lane Traffic Lights:Iain Bentley, County Councillor for
Birstall and Wanlip was contacted byconcerned residents who were worriedthat Leicester City Council were conduct-ing a meaningless consultation by onlyposting leaflets about a proposedscheme to put traffic lights on the rail-way bridge at the top of Greengate Lane.Iain Bentley arranged a meeting with aGeoff Mee from Leicester City Council on14th March and the following wasagreed with both Iain Bentley (CountyCouncillor) and Ann Marshall (Chair ofBirstall parish council). Further consulta-tion would be carried out, and if andwhen, any traffic calming were to bedeemed desirable then before beingimplemented, there would be a trialperiod to establish whether or not asuch a scheme would be helpful orharmful. Edward Agar, Charnwood MP isalso very much aware of this issue andhas also been in communication withGeoff Mee of Leicester City Council andhas established a meaningful dialogue.
Loughborough Road Bus Lane:County Councillor Iain Bentley sup-
ported by David Gaskell, Renata Jonesand Serinda Shergill have all raisedconcerns at the highest level at Leicester-shire County Council. In our view, itwill only make the traffic at peak timesthrough Birstall, worse. We understandthis bus lane was to being fundedthrough part of the S106 package fromHallam Fields. We are of the view thattwo bus stops set into the large pave-ment would be far better to allow busesto pull in off the main road withoutobstructing a lane.
Birstall RoadThe residents of Birstall Road Birstall
will soon see the speed cushion re-placed after the road is resurfaced. Thelong awaited replacement, and the newsecond Speed Indication Devise S.I.D.will be replaced by the end of June, so Ihave been informed by Stuart Bullen ofLeicestershire County council.
Hallam Fields SchoolSaving the best ‘til last. County Coun-
cillor Iain Bentley has, with hugeamounts of help and support from hisconservative colleagues David Gaskell,Renata Jones and Serinda Shergill andfrom the education department of Leices-tershire County Council, The Palmer-Tomkinson trust and Jelsons ltd, hasprogressed the long awaited school. I
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The Cedars Academy is an 11 to 18 Academy in Birstall that is committed to exacting high stand-ards, raising attainment and demanding creative excellence from its staff and pupils. At the CedarsAcademy we are driven to ensure pupil success is at the core of all our work. We provide a vibrantand engaging curriculum which promotes the love of learning, and prepares young people for thenext steps in their lives.
We believe that through careful planning and delivering the very best teaching at every stage oftheir educational journey that pupils at The Cedars Academy will make outstanding progress. We willrigorously check all pupils are making progress in their learning and intervene decisively to removeany barriers to pupil achievement.
We know that by working hard and aspiring to excellence in all we do, pupils at The CedarsAcademy will achieve the best possible outcomes and success. We are ambitious and aspirational forour staff and pupils; we believe passionately that every pupil will succeed and are committed toequality of opportunity.
We are currently looking to recruit a:Midday SupervisorHours 1 per day - term time only,Grade 4 £13,901 - £14,514 (£7.20 - £7.52 per hour)
A midday supervisor is required as soon as possible to assist in ensuring the effective manage-ment and support of pupils during the lunchtime periods. You will provide effective supervision ofpupils during the lunchtime period and during the periods before and after and ensure that thedining areas are kept tidy and are not a safety hazard. You will also be required to supervise allareas, both inside and outside the Academy building and ensure that pupils return to classes on atimely basis at the end of the lunchtime period.
Application form, job description and person specification are available from our websitewww.thecedarsacademy.org.uk , completed forms should be returned to Jane Hill, The Cedars Acade-my Wanlip Lane Birstall Leicester LE4 4GH or via email to [email protected] by noonMonday May 9th 2016
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can state that the planning applicationfor the school is expected to be lodgedwith Charnwood Borough Council bymid-May. The school will be open forthe autumn term 2017 and be modelledon Fosse brook school in Leicester for-est east with class rooms arranged on agently curing arc facing towards Harrow-gate Drive. The school will provide 210places. On opening in 2017 Year 1 willfully open ready to accept 30 pupils.There will be a phased occupation of theschool and will be fully occupied by2020. This was an election pledge in2014 by Iain Bentley. We deliver resultsnot petitions!
We are the first to admit we are notthe best at utilising social media forwhat we, as your Borough and CountyCouncillors are doing on your behalf. Asa busy group of individuals who are notthe most up to date with technology, wedo our best in our own way. We workhard for local residents and deal withconcerns at our monthly drop in session,and also by attending the monthly Parish,Borough and County meetings on yourbehalf. If you ever need us, or want toknow what we are up to, please feel freeto call Iain Bentley on 07973 634017 oremail [email protected] We are available tovisit on the last Saturday of every monthbetween 10am and 12pm at the oldParish council offices opposite BirstallGarden Centre.
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Birstall & District ArtSocietyTuesday, May 10 at 6.30pm for a7pm startYou are invited to join us at thePalmer Tomkinson Centre at TheCedars Academy, Wanlip Road,Birstall LE4 4GH to watch profes-sional artist, David Wilcox, dem-onstrate how to create a ‘LifeStudy’ using watercolours. Comealong and see if you will be in-spired to try your hand at thiswonderful and fulfilling hobby.Demonstration to end at 9pm.Members £1, Guests £3. Free raf-fle. Ample parking and wheelchairaccess.
Councillor SurgeryLast Sat of every month10am to 12noon10 Sibson Road, Old Council OfficeTalk to your District & CountyCouncillorsto discuss any issue of local con-cern
Birstall RunningClubMeet Monday & Friday nights,6.20 for 6.30 runBirstall School Lane playing fields– showers & toilets availableWednesday night beginners groupat Birstall Legion 7pmSpeed work sessions also availa-ble on Wednesdays for thosewanting to improveContact Deryk on [email protected] or Bob 07927346640Web site – www.birstallrc.org.uk
Mountsorrel Methodist ChurchCelebrating fifteen years ofSunday Night @ Eight
Organ Recitalson Sunday May 15 at 8pmby Young Organists EntertainStudents of Roxy SummerfieldAdmission is freeDonations for Church’s Develop-ment FundBuffet from 7.30pm
Open ChurchSt Leonard’s SwithlandMay 15, 2-4pmCome and join us for tea, coffee &cakeA wander round to explore someof this beautiful church’s historyOpen on the 3rd Sunday of themonth May – September
All Things Baby UK10 Bishop Street, Town HallSquare, Leicester LE1 6AF07581 509514Opening hours Mon-Fri, 10am to2pmNew & second hand items at lowpricesPerfect for new parents, grandpar-ents or for a giftAll profits from the shop supporttwo local charities: Adapt &Zinthya
Charnwood OrchestraSaturday July 2, 7.30pmChurch of St James the Greater,London Rd, LeicesterVaughan Williams: Overture ‘theWasps’, Fantasia on Greensleeves,Tuba Concerto
Holst: Planets Suite£12, £10 concwww.charnwoodorchestra.org.uk
Rothley Film ClubFriday 6 May, 7pm with barLady in the Van
£5.50 and £5 concessions.A man forms an unexpected bondwith a transient woman living inher van that's parked in his drive-way. The film comes highly rec-ommended, written by AlanBennett, with Maggie Smith, AlexJennings, and Jim Broadbent.Friday 10 June, 7pmSuffragetteWith Carey Mulligan, Anne-MarieDuff and Helena Bonham Carter,about the foot soldiers of the ear-ly feminist movement, womenwho were forced underground topursue a dangerous game of catand mouse with an increasinglybrutal State. Set in the early1900s, this is a powerful and fas-cinating film, much of the storybeing based on exactly what hap-pened. To set the film in context,Sue Porter will be giving a fifteen-minute introduction.Films to make you feel good willcontinue in May and June, thentake a rest through the summer.At 2pm on Friday 20 May, there’s
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12 Brassed Off, and on Friday 24June, Driving Miss Daisy – bothfilms a pleasure to see in goodcompany. Tickets only £2 includ-ing refreshments.All films are at The Rothley Centreon Mountsorrel Lane, Rothley, andare supported by The Phoenix. Allproceeds go towards Rothley li-brary funds.
Birstall FlowerClubMay 25th 2016, 7.15pmBirstall Village HallDemonstration by Babara Collins -title : Spring into SummerVisitors welcome - £5Queries to Sylvia: 0116 2674206or Mary Linnett: 07704398017
The Secret Gardens ofCossingtonBank Holiday WeekendSunday & Monday 29th & 30th May201611am to 5pm each dayGardens Passport:Adults: £5, Under 16: FreeCar parking: FreeEnjoy Live Music while you explorethe village and gardens.Visit our hidden allotments.Ask questions of Derek Cox fromRadio Leicester at the plant clinicon Sunday.Talk to Leicestershire’s MasterComposters and Gardeners.Learn about hedgehogs at thehedgehog hospital.Find out about the wildlife ofCossington Meadows.Follow our historical trail and visitthe village history display in thechurch.
Visit the WW2 exhibition in theJubilee HallTake the rare opportunity to visitthe Leicester Model Railway GroupAdmire vintage & classic carsaround the village Refreshments will include Tea,Cake, Cobs, Pimms, Hot dogs & Icecream.Children can choose a quiz to fol-low and you can try your luck inthe raffle & tombola.Take home lots of plants, cakes,jams & country produce from thestalls.More activities and attractions tobe finalised.Further details onwww.opengardens.co.uk
Birstall & District LocalHistory SocietyThe next monthly meeting of theSociety is to take place on Thurs-day 12th May 2016 commencingat 7.30pm in the Birstall VillageHall, Birstall Road, Birstall, Leics.The talk will cover "Stoneywell (inUlverscroft) and the Gimsons fam-ily life at Stoneywell after it wasbuilt in 1899 up to several yearsago". The speaker will be MarkTemple of the National Trust.Visitors are very welcome to joinus for this talk and parking will beavailable on the night on BirstallPlaying Fields through the SchoolLane entrance.
Birstall Methodist MondayWomen’s GroupProgramme for May 2016 –7.30pm every Monday evening2 May: Bank Holiday – no meeting9 May: Easter Offering Service inChurch (all welcome– you don’t
need to be a Group member)16 May: Art Deco – Speaker SuePhipps (B.A.D.A.S.)23 May: Fools and Jesters –Speaker Sally Henshaw30 May: Bank Holiday – no meet-ing4 June: 10-12noon Saturday Cof-fee ShopPlease come and support ourProjectMacMillan Cancer Care
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Saturday CoffeeMorningSaturday 4 June 10am – 12 noonBirstall Methodist Coffee ShopPlants, Cakes, Tombola,Books & Jigsaws etcPlease come and support ourProject MacMillan Cancer Care
WanlipMay FayreIn the Hall At Wanlip21st May, 2.00 - 4.00pmProceeds in aid of hall refurbish-ment
Belgrave CemeteryThe Friends of Belgrave Cemeterycordially invite their members andthe public to visit the cemeterySunday 8th May10am-4pmGuided Walk 10.30 am‘Symbols and Meaning of Memori-als’To commemorate the 135th yearof the first interment in the ceme-teryThe group will place a floral trib-ute of the grave of Rosetta
Getliffe laid to rest 5th May 1881Guided Walk ‘Can Yew Walk ThisWay’1.30pmCemetery Records And Refresh-ments Will Be Availablewww.friendsofbelgravecemetery.org.uk
Birstall RoyalBritish Legion7th Rachel Ball (F/V)14th Neil Warner (M/V)21st Neil James (M/V)28th Sharna (F/V)Dancing every Saturday night withlive entertainmentBingo, Free beer raffle and notforgetting Open the BoxEvery Tuesday night Bingo start-ing at 9.15pmSunday Quiz nights Sunday 8thand 29th May starting at 9pmAcoustic night Sunday 15th May at8pmWednesday quiz every week from8.30pmFood available every Saturday 12-2pmWakes catered forFree Wi-Fi availableNew outside seating area
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Summer FairSaturday 18th June 1-4pm.Raffle, games, food and drink,entertainment, craft stalls andmore. All proceeds will be usedfor the benefit of the children atthe school.
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Easter OfferingServiceMonday 9 May at 7.30pm at Bir-stall Methodist ChurchThe theme of the Easter Offeringservice this year is “Child, getup”. It focuses on the plight ofDalit women and girls living below
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The HappinessCourseCome and join us at Birstall Meth-odist Church for this interestinginteractive training. The coursedraws on scientific research, an-cient wisdom and real-life experi-ence, to give you practical toolsfor a happy life.Friday evenings at 19.30, in thechurch lounge.May 20th and 27th, June 10th and17thAdmission freeTo book a place contact Dave War-nock 0116 260 7626Or email [email protected]
Save a life – givebloodFor more informationvisit blood.co.ukFriday 6 May13:05 to 15:30 & 17:00 to 19:45Soar Valley Leisure CentreKingfisher RoadMountsorrel
Coffee MorningSaturday 14th May10am to 12 noonat Methodist Coffee ShopWanlip Lane, BirstallCake stall, Raffle, CardsAll proceeds toMothers’ Union ProjectsRegistered Charity no. 250038
St Patricks Parish Centre Beau-mont Leys Lane,
Children's NearlyNew SaleSunday June 5th 2-4pmGood quality children's goods for0-16yrsstalls available to hire at £5.00proceeds to church [email protected]
St. Patricks Family and Baby Fairour second fair is booked forSaturday 10th September 10.00-4.00pmshow case your business/ charityfor just £[email protected] more information/ book a stallproceeds to church funds
Birstall Tea DancesSt James, Birstall Village HallBirstall Road
LeicesterLE4 4DHFridays 6th & 20th May3.30 - 5.30pm£3 eachAll WelcomedTea / Coffee & Cakes includedFurther Information Contact Jack-ie;0116 2248278 / 07908607405Email:[email protected]
Mini BazaarSaturday June 18thSt Theresa's church will be hold-ing a mini bazaar from 10 till 2pmon the above date.Cakes,raffle, tombola, good asnew clothes,tea and coffee, plustable tops.If you would like a table topplease call 0797 172 1927
Tea PartySunday 12th JuneCelebrate the Queens 90th birth-day by joining us for a street styleafternoon tea party from 2-5pm inSt Theresa's social area, optionalappropriate dress for that era ,with prizes for the best hats, singa long, raffle, afternoon tea, cul-minating in a toast to her majes-ty.All proceeds split between Lorosand church funds.Entrance by ticket only £10 perticketTickets available by calling 0797172 1927
Film PresentationsThurcaston and Cropston ParishCouncil
"Brooklyn"May 13, 112minsNominated for three AcademyAwards, "Brooklyn" stars JulieWalters and Jim Broadbent. Set inthe early 1950's, this historical
drama was adapted for the screenby Nick Hornby. A young Irishwoman named Eilis emigrates toBrooklyn where she finds a happylife. However, when she needs tovisit her mother back in Ireland,she faces a dilemma. Should shestay with her family and return toher previous existence or return toher new life in the United States? "The Dressmaker"June 10, 118 minsJune's comedy drama, starringKate Winslet, is a 1950's Austral-ian tale of revenge, family and thetransformative power of clothes.While still a child, Tilly was sentaway from her township for sup-posedly doing something unfor-givable. Having trained as aseamstress in Paris, Tilly returns,fashionably dressed, to her moth-er who needs her nursing care.Gradually, the townsfolk are wonround, perhaps bewitched, byTilly, who discovers eventuallywhat had really happened duringher childhood.Thurcaston and Cropston ParishCouncil will be showing thesefilms at Thurcaston Memorial Hall,starting at 7.30pm. Tickets will
cost no more than £5 and conces-sions will still be £4.50. Therewill be refreshments and a luckyprize draw during the interval.Advanced tickets may be pur-chased via the parish office –0116236 7626 or at the door.We hope you enjoy the summer.Our films will resume in the au-tumn.
St Theresa's day tripsMay 17th Croome park £35June 14th National Memorial Ar-boretum £18June 21st Yorkshire Sculpture Park£30July 7th Easton Walled Garden £25July 19th Wentworth castle andgardens £31August 12th Shrewsbury FlowerShow £45September 20th Shuttleworth£39.50September 29th Ludlow £26October 14th PotteriesNovember 22nd Christmas dinnerat the secret diner £31November 29th Christmas at
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15had as many vehicles damaged thismonth, although this does still remainan issue. We are continuing our effortsto identify the people involved in damag-ing vehicles and would encourage any-one with information about this, orindeed any crime, to get in touch withus via 101.
In relation to the incidents of damagethat we have had recently, it has beenbought to our attention that some peoplehave been posting comments on ‘SpottedBirstall’ in which they have named cer-tain young people as being responsible.Please be advised that this is not theright place to be making such comments.If you do have proof that someone hasbeen involved in a crime you should becontacting the Police & not taking tosocial media, as more often than not thisjust causes ill feeling within the commu-nity & creates further problems. Youcould also find yourself being prosecut-ed under the harassment act if the com-ments you have posted have causedoffence, especially if they are found tobe false or malicious.
Earlier this month we completed amisuse of drugs act warrant on the Hal-lam Fields estate, during which anumber of cannabis plants were foundbeing grown in a house. We continue toreceive good information from the com-munity about drugs being grown at anumber of locations and will follow thisinformation up whenever we can, so ifyou are involved in doing this you havebeen warned!
I mentioned in last month’s reportthat the Parish Council & Neighbourhoodwatch had jointly purchased a speed gunfor use by the Beat team, and I ampleased to report that we have beenmaking good use of this during March.We have completed a number of speedchecks on Sibson Road, Birstall Road,Greengate Lane and Wanlip Lane & haveissued a number of verbal warnings todrivers as well as reporting some otherswho have been caught doing above40mph. We will do more checks as andwhen we can, so please continue tokeep an eye on your speed at all times.
We continue to receive a lot of com-plaints about dangerous & inconsiderateparking, especially on the Hallam FieldsEstate where space is limited and theroads are narrow. Please can I remindall drivers to ensure that they do notobstruct junctions or pavements whenparking, as this makes it dangerous forboth drivers and pedestrians. Your assist-ance in this matter is appreciated.
Finally, I would like to welcome PCSO6552 Mo Musa to the beat. Mo replacesFiona Lacey who left us last month and Iam sure you will all make him feel verywelcome.
Thanks for reading and as alwaysplease remain vigilant and report anycrimes or suspicious activity to the Po-lice on 101. You can also contact yourlocal NHW co-ordinator for advice onnon-crime matters.
PC 1759 Dave Jaeckels, PCSO’s6611 Mark Butler and 6552 MoMusa.
NL60 – Birstall Police Office.http://www.leics.police.uk
Tel: 0116 2677355 (Please note thisis an advice line only – Please use 101or 999 to report crime).
Highcliffe Amateur Theatrical Society’s(HATS) spring play will be ‘Allo Allo’ byJeremy Lloyd and David Croft.
HATS Sue Withers said: “To mark our
tremendous 25th anniversary achievement,we wanted to produce something veryspecial.
“Our director has decided on an icon-ic English comedy ‘Allo Allo’. I am surethat the people who have seen this willremember just how funny it is, as wellas being slightly ‘naughty’ at times. Justthe mention of the title is likely to haveyou all smiling and laughing to yourselfalready.
“Rene and his frivolous antics with his‘women’. The outrageous flirting ofRene’s ‘women’, Edith neglected by Reneand desperate for his attention, the hilar-ious antics of the French Resistance, thesausage, the list goes on.
“For those of you who have not seen‘Allo Allo’ this could be the start of some-thing new for you. You may find yourself
addicted to searching for old episodesfor watching at home, whilst eating pizzaand popcorn. So let us have the privilegeof introducing you to this amazinglyfunny comedy.
“In addition I am sure you will findour attempts at the French, German andItalian accents another reason to smile.We are not perfect but we will try ourbest, please laugh at our expense.”
Dates: May 19, 20, 21 at 7.30pm,doors open 7pm
Venue: Highcliffe Primary School,Birstall LE4 3DL
Tickets £6, £5 concession, discountsfor group bookings, price on enquiry
Box Office: 0116 2209594 and 01162216019
Email: [email protected]: some of the cast of ‘Allo Allo’ (l-r)Richard Ludlam, Elaine Hunt, Jo Murray,Sue withers, Micheal Smith, Ella Fuller andTracy Fuller
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NHW news& crime reportDistraction Burglaries
A distraction burglary is a particularlynasty and upsetting form of robbery andis almost always targeted at the elderlyand most vulnerable of our society. Thelong term effects on an elderly victim ofbeing robbed in their own home by some-one that they let in and spoke to can bequite devastating, leading to serioushealth issues from which they may notrecover. Distraction burglars are a formof confidence tricksters; that friendlyworkman at your door who explains he’sfrom the Water Board, and just needs tocheck the water pressure is typical of thekind of approach they make. There areusually two burglars, one will get you tolead him to another part of the house buthe leaves the door open behind him forhis accomplice to enter. They are notafter your TV or computer etc, they wantmoney - your life savings.
How to protect your family and friends.1) Do not let them in. Fit a door
chain and do not allow anyone into yourhome who is not expected or you do notalready know. The NHW can supplycards that can be displayed to callersasking them to go to another (neigh-bours) house to be checked and returnwith them.
2) Do not keep any more amounts ofmoney in the house than you need. Donot get into the habit of cashing thewhole of pension/payment amounts andsaving the money at home. All your mon-ey is safer in the Bank and nowadays iseasily accessible when needed.
3) Do not believe that you have a hid-ing place for saved money – these crimi-nals are experts at searching.
4) If you have elderly or vulnerableneighbours, keep an eye open for anysuspicious callers etc. If you are suspi-cious, just pop across and ask them ifeverything is alright, trust your own in-stincts. If things don’t seem right to you,call the police immediately.
NHW Advice Shop.Don’t forget our regular NHW Advice
Shop and Police Beat Surgery will betaking place as usual on the third Satur-day of each month between 10.00am and12.00noon at 10, Sibson Road. Everyonewelcome, and you could get a free cup oftea or coffee.
From Birstall & Wanlip NHW
Crime Report, Birstall & Wanlip,March 2016
Assaults 2, burglary 2, burglary non-dwelling 4, damage 1, damage to motorvehicle 7, drugs offence 1, public order1, theft 4, theft from motor vehicle 6,theft from store 3
THE NUMBER of crimes report-ed in March has fallen com-pared to February, with 31crimes being reported, downfrom 42.
This is obviously good news and ismainly down to the fact that we have not
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PEOPLE IN Leicestershire will go to the polls on May 5 toelect a new Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) forLeicestershire.
The role of a PCC is to secure an efficient and effective police force within theirarea and to hold the Chief Constable to account for the delivery of the police andcrime plan. They are elected every four years.
The candidates are:
Willy Bach (Lab)I have lived in the city and county for
over 40 years I spent 25 years as a Crimi-nal Law barrister in Leicester workingalongside the police. I have been a Govern-ment Justice Minister and recently ShadowAttorney General sitting in the ShadowCabinet. My entire career in criminal jus-
tice has taughtme how toapproach thisimportant re-sponsibility.
Efficient useof public mon-ey is vital, butthe almost 20%of Central Gov-ernment cuts tothe Leicester-shire Force,
including a reduction of over 400 policeofficers, has been too great. In spite ofvaliant efforts by all concerned, such alarge drop is bound to have resulted insome significant lessening in the Force’sability to police this diverse area as itwould wish. From the many conversations I
sented a large number of clients in boththe civil and criminal courts.
In 2000 I qualified as a Crown Advocategiving me rights of audience to prosecutecases in the Crown Court and the CriminalCourt of appeal. A year later I was promot-ed to District Crown Prosecutor for CPSWarwickshire where I joined the SeniorManagement Team with responsibility forthe Crown Court Team and their conductof the serious casework in Warwickshire.During this period I also presented casesand conducted trials across the West Mid-lands.
Three years ago I joined the CPS EastMidlands area. I became a regular Advo-cate at the Crown Court in Leicester andalso appeared for the prosecution in theCrown Court at Northampton, Derby andNottingham.
I also care about the local area. In2011 I was elected to Harborough DistrictCouncil where I continue to represent theDunton Ward.
More that anything, I want so serve theresidents of Leicester, Leicestershire andRutland as their Police and Crime Commis-sioner where I will being a lifelong dedica-tion to working for justice and substantialexperience of working with the police.
Given my dedication to the task ahead Ihave now resigned from the CPS in orderto devote my energies full time to the cam-paign and to serve the residents of Leices-ter, Leicestershire and Rutland
Sarah Hill (LibDem)I am here to introduce new ideas to
protect frontline policing.The most common complaint I hear
about the police is how we don’t see themas much as we used to. Tory cuts to policenumbers mean thatthey now focus onthe most seriouscrimes, leaving lesstime to patrol local-ly.
People rightlyexpect the police torespond to lowlevel crimes too.Vandalism, graffiti,
speeding traffic and inconsiderate parkingcan make people’s lives a misery. I willensure the police give these crimes appro-priate attention too.
The current Police and Crime Commis-sioner’s office costs a staggering £1milliona year. I will slash these costs and put themoney directly into frontline policing.
I want to revolutionise neighbourhoodwatch. By getting volunteers trained andorganised they can be visible and collectvital intelligence which the police can useto prosecute criminals.
All emergency service and local authori-ties would be working together top tacklethe social and mental health problems thatdrive much criminal behaviour.
As a local councillor for over 14 yearsand vice chair of the former Police Authori-ty I have the experience and knowledge todo the job.
David Sprason (UKIP)David is the Former Deputy Leader of
Leicestershire County Council. He is mar-ried and has three grown up children andhas lived in Leicestershire for the majorityof his life David has achieved a number ofpersonal goals including receiving a postgraduate certificate in local governancefrom the South Bank University.
David recog-nised for settingstrategy anddelivering signifi-cant savingswhile protectingfront line servic-es. He has previ-ously workedwith the policeand helpedlaunch the inno-vative ‘Keep Safe Cards’ designed for vulner-able people across the force area. Thisproject highlighted the need to work jointlyacross agencies with people with mentalhealth needs.
David believes experience shows thatthe best form of reassurance policing ishaving beat teams as part of the communi-ty – having boots on the ground helpstackle antisocial behaviour and persistentoffending. The Leicestershire police force,like other police forces across the country,has seen its government grant slashedleaving them with a challenging budget. Weneed to look at innovative ways to savemoney while protecting front line services.Quickly moving forward on sharing servic-es with other forces across the East Mid-lands is one way we could do this. After all,criminals do not recognise county borders.
David is committed to bring back polic-ing to the community, to serve the commu-nity and work on behalf of the community.David will guarantee transparency andscrutiny through accountability and per-formance reporting of the police in compli-ance with the agreed Local Police & CrimePlan.
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have had, it is clear the public senses alesser emphasis on community and neigh-bourhood policing. This would be my firstpriority. Only by working closely with thecommunity can the police give that feelingof protection and security which is at theheart of best policing.
There is too much ‘hidden crime’ suchas domestic violence, hate crime and cybercrime, which goes unreported, with victimsreceiving no redress. This would be a pri-ority for me, as would antisocial behaviour,something which adversely affects so manypeople’s lives.
The PCC’s role is to look after publicinterest but can only do so if he/she alwaysremains close to the many communitiesthat make up our policing area.
Neil Bannister (Con)I have lived in Leicestershire for almost
24 years.I have a
strong knowl-edge and expe-rience in thecriminal justicesystem. Ijoined the
Crown Pros-ecution Serviceas a SeniorCrown Prosecu-tor after nineyears as asolicitor in private practice where I repre-
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A LOCAL craft studio thatprovides art activities topromote health and wellbe-ing is opening its studio inMay.
Visitors are being invited to drop into Little Bird SOS during Mental HealthAwareness week on Tuesday May 17.
Spokeswoman Lisa Pidgeon said: “Weare inviting you into our new studio atGreenacres so that you can find outmore about our group activities, fromour Revive work-shops and Yarnjack-ers volunteer days tothe recycled itemswe sell so that wecan offer arts andwellbeing to thelocal community.”
She added: “Ifyou’re looking fora place to come, torefer people to orwould like to findout about join-
DOZENS OF items of jewel-lery at bargain prices at-tracted visitors at a megajewellery sale held at Bir-stall Methodist church.
Organised by the Bark Foundationas a fundraising event for the HOTPECorphanage, there were also stalls runby CLASH, LOROS, Heartlink, HedgehogRescue, MND and others, as well asrefreshments served in the coffee shop.
ing our thriving communi-ty, as a volunteer, to helpsupport our social aims,then please come alongand join us for tea, coffee,cake and a hands on craftactivity.”
Drop in any time from10.30am-2.30pm, LittleBird SOS studio, Greena-cres, Room 105, TheSidings, Leicester LE43BR (next to GCR Leices-ter North station)
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TWO PRESENTERS on BBCRadio Leicester have beencharged with sex offencesagainst four children.
Married couple Tony Wadsworth andJulie Mayer ,who used to live in Birstall,had a regular weekend show on RadioLeicester. They have not been on airsince December 2015.
The couple, who now live inBroughton Astley, are due to appear atWarwickshire Magistrates Court onWednesday May 11.
Mr and Mrs Wadsworth are accusedof offences against boys aged 11 to 15that are alleged to have taken place inAtherstone, Warwickshire between 1996and 1999.
Mr Wadsworth, 68, of Old Mill Road,Broughton Astley, has been charged withfive counts of inciting a boy under theage of 16 to commit an act of gross
indecency. His wife 58, whose on-airname was Julie Mayer, has been chargedwith seven counts of inciting a boy un-der the age of 16 to commit an act ofgross indecency.
They both also face one count ofcommitting an act outraging public de-cency.
A BBC spokesman said: “We under-stand the charges do not relate to theirconduct or position at the BBC.”
The Giant Pup-pets – made by ateam from BirstallMethodist, StTheresa’s and StJames churchesand operated bylocal young peo-ple – performedtwo sketches atthe event.
The first was acomic piece aboutthe disciples(played by BenFarnham andStephen War-nock) borrowing a donkey (played byMaisie Farnham) from its owner (playedby George Merry). It drew much laugh-ter from the crowd. The second pieceportrayed the resurrection of Jesus.Susan and Rachel Wheeler were thewomen surprised at the tomb by the
appearance of an angel. Soundtracks forthe drama were produced by the SoarValley Music Centre, based in ClaremontStreet.Pics: Stephen Warnock, Ben Farnham, Mai-sie Farnham, George Merry & (below)Mother & daughter Susan & Rachel Wheel-er play the women surprised at the tomb
BIRSTALL CHURCHES made a distinctive contribution to the‘Leicester @ the Cross’ event which drew thousands ofpeople to the annual act of Christian witness in LeicesterCity Centre on Good Friday.
BIRSTALL UNITED Juniors Football Club is looking for newunder 10 players.
“We are moving to nine a side next season and we are looking for additional play-ers to expand our current teams at this age” said club spokesman Pete Cross.
Club needs players
“If your son or daughter is currentlyin Year 5 at school and they are interest-ed in coming along and joining in thefun then please contact me on 07765117530 or [email protected]”
Training sessions take place between9am and 10.30am at Meadow Lane inBirstall on Saturdays.
THE BIRSTALL beat team have beenconducting speed checks in the vil-lage with the new speed gun sup-plied by Birstall Parish Council.
9/3/16 – Birstall Rd City Bound(8.25am – 8.55am). 167 vehicles throughthe site, 6 x verbal warnings issued forspeeds between 35 and 40mph.
9/3/16 – Greengate Lane inbound(1.30pm – 2.05pm). 140 vehicles throughthe site, 1 x verbal warning issued for35mph.
24/3/16 – Sibson Road (4.15pm –5.00pm). 109 vehicles through the site, 16recorded between 30mph & 35mph butnone above this.
24/3/16 – Wanlip Lane (5.05pm –5.40pm). 91 vehicles through the site, 9recorded between 30mph & 35mph, butagain none above this speed.
30/3/16 – Birstall Rd County bound(2.45pm – 3.40pm). 141 vehicles throughthe site, 11 x verbal warnings for 35 – 40and 1 driver reported for 44mph.
THERE HAS been a 25% rise in thenumber of people over 65 whohave jobs in the East Midlands.
There are now almost twice asmany over 65s in work across theregion than there were in 2008. Thisis the biggest growth of any UK regionaccording to the latest job figuresfrom NatWest’s Regional EconomicTracker.
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Sad NewsMany local people, not only churchgo-
ers, will have been saddened to hear lastmonth of the death of the Revd. CanonMartin Phillips, formerly vicar of Birstalland rector of Wanlip.
Martin came with his wife Sylvia, andtwo young children, to live here in 1973and stayed for 17 years before moving toEmmanuel church in Loughborough. Mar-tin was a lively and inspirational characteron many levels. He brought a fresh ap-proach to traditional worship and histeaching inspired a new vitality in thechurch. His many innovations includedencouragement of young people to partici-pate in informal worship, and the creationof home groups as the backbone of thechurch community. He became part of thevillage community, as chaplain to the Brit-ish Legion and the ATC. In his last years hehad suffered debilitating illness and wascared for in the Pilgrim Home, Evington.We thank God for his ministry and grievewith Sylvia, Richard, Louisa and their fami-lies.Christian Aid
May-time The month of May is whenChristian Aid Week always takes place.Sadly, it is only one of many charitieswhich have discovered it is more and moredifficult to find willing volunteers to deliverand collect envelopes in local streets, toencourage contributions.
An important alternative is to invitepeople to a social occasion where they canbuy attractive donated goods such as plants,cakes. bric-a-brac etc and meet and chatwith others as well as to find out more
about the world -wide work done by Chris-tian Aid. For this reason there is to be aCoffee Morning at the Methodist church onSaturday May 21 between 10am and12noon which you are warmly invited tosupport.
If you have any items to donate (or arewilling to help deliver envelopes in thevillage) then Mary Bruce would be verypleased to hear from you on 2675154.Wanlip May Fayre
Another regular event, Wanlip May Fayre,also takes place on Saturday May 21, from2 - 4pm. in Wanlip Community Hall. Therewill be the usual sale of summer beddingplants (come early for the best choice!)along with the delicious cakes (for whichthe ladies of Wanlip are famous) and otherattractive stalls.
From Birstall Parish Churches
Jesus told His disciples that it was to theiradvantage that He went away so that Hecould send to them the ‘Helper’ or ‘Com-forter’ – the Holy Spirit who, Jesus said,would “convict the world of sin, of right-eousness and of judgement.” (John 16:7-8) So, what exactly does the Holy Spiritdo today? If you would like to join with usto consider these issues, then please con-tact the number below. As always, thesemeetings are free and open to those of anyfaith/denomination or none.Sunday Services in May
Our services are held in the CommunityRoom, Highcliffe Primary School, Green-gate Lane (LE4 3DL) and start at 10.45a.m. while the evening service on 8th startsat 6.00 p.m. Our visiting speaker on 15this Alan Stenfalt (Leicester). You are warm-ly invited to join with us for these services.There is a children’s Sunday School availa-ble during the morning services.
For further information please ring 01162214883.
From Anne Taylor, Birstall IndependentBaptist Church
News from the churches
Dalit Women & Methodist WomenOn Monday May 9 at Birstall Methodist
Church the special service to dedicate theEaster Offering (for World Mission) willfocus on the plight of Dalit Women andgirls who live below the bottom of thecaste system in Indian Society. In this spe-cial service we will hear how the WorldMission Fund is supporting and helping toempower Dalit Women.Birstall Methodist Church on Facebook
Do check out the Facebook page forBirstall Methodist Church. You don’t needa Facebook account to view it. Simplyenter ‘Birstall Methodist Church’ in yoursearch box, then scroll down a few entriesuntil you find ‘Birstall Methodist Church –Facebook’. There are a whole range of
pictures and it gives detailsof the ‘Sunday Club withBreakfast’. This starts at10.30 in the Coffee Shopeach Sunday during termtime, except for the firstSunday of each month whenthe club joins in with ‘AllAge Worship’ in church. Alsoon Facebook (you do needto scroll down a little way tofind it) is the address givenby Rev Steve Wild when heled the service on February7. Steve Wild is the Presidentof the Methodist Conferenceand is a passionate evange-list.
From BirstallMethodist Church
Discussion Meeting: TheHoly Spirit
This month Christianscommemorate the Ascensionof the Lord Jesus Christ.Before this event happened,
THE WHITE Horse duckrace is on Bank HolidayMonday May 2.
The race itself begins at 2pm butthe event begins at noon.
“This years Duck race will haveeven more stalls and games to keepeveryone entertained” said CharlotteFoy of the White Horse. “It’s a realcommunity event with so many groupstaking part it will spread some of thefundraising into the wider community.”
Special guests are basketball starsBarry Lambel and Harrison Gamblefrom league champions Leicester Rid-ers and Princesses Anna and Elsafrom Frozen.
Also taking part are Birstall Unitedjunior’s football club, The Girl Guides,the Scouts, Acorn Under 5’s and High-cliffe and Riverside. The funds theirstalls raise will go directly to theirown charities (after a donation toBAGS). “The White Horse would alsolike to thank all those who have gener-ously donated prizes or their skills tomake the event” said Charlotte.
Emma Shaw, representative fromBirstall BAGS, said: “Birstall BAGS aredelighted to be this year’s charity forthe duck race, it's a great day out forall ages and a chance for local peopleto come along and see what we areall about, I think sadly cancer hastouched most of us in some way andwe have been truly overwhelmed withthe support we have received, wewould like to thank The white horseand everyone who has donated prizes.”
A PARTICULARLY tuneful rendi-tion of Jerusalem united 33ladies at Birstall and WanlipWI’s meeting on 11th April.
We discussed passed successful activitiesincluding the Bradgate Group event withBlack Annis and Margaret told us about a‘Fashion, Fromage and Fizz’ evening that shehad attended. We have our annual fund-rais-ing coffee morning at Birstall MethodistChurch on April 30. There will be the usualcrafts, cakes and plants, tombola and a raffleto win a handmade quilt. We will be celebrat-ing our 98th birthday in June with a meal atthe White Horse in Birstall and planning acoach trip to Trentham Gardens in August.
Our speaker, farmer’s wife Judy Marshallbrought a most fantastic display of her corndollies. You can see photographs of theevening on our Facebook page. We learntabout their history and discovered that allcorn figures are actually ‘dollies’, the wordbeing a derivative of the word idol. They wereoriginally kept through the Winter as theywere the last corn to be harvested and con-tained the ‘Spirit of the Cornfield’.
The next year farmers would shake theseeds over their fields and hope for a goodharvest. So the corn dolly gained a reputationas a pagan fertility symbol. Judy nimbly madeus a perfect mouse whilst simultaneouslytalking to us. Corn dollies are a disappearingcraft due mainly to the fact that suitable strawis no longer commercially grown on a largescale and difficult to obtain.
Andrea won the ‘Spring flowers in a teacup’ competition cup.
Our next meeting is on May 9 when SandyLeong will talk to us about ‘Malaysia and myChinese Family’ and the competition is a‘Rose in any form.’
From Birstall & Wanlip WI
THE OUTDOOR bowls seasonis now well underway andBirstall Bowling Club will beholding an open morning foranyone who would like totry out the sport.
This will take place at the club onSchool Lane Playing Fields on Satur-day May 21 between 10am and12noon. All you need are a pair offlat shoes or trainers as all the equip-ment is provided. Everyone is wel-come and experienced club memberswill be on hand to offer advice andassistance.
The club play ladies, men’s andmixed friendly matches against otherclubs in Leicestershire, as well asleague matches and national, county,parks and internal club competitions.The club also has a good social sidewith various events taking placethroughout the year.
For more information about theclub, ladies can call Jan on 01162122578 and men can contact Andyon 0116 2677969.
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cancer reaches far beyond the physicalimplications and far beyond the persondiagnosed. Despite the emotional enormi-ty of having cancer or hearing that aloved one has cancer, hospital appoint-ments, treatment and care are usuallytotally focused on the patient, their treat-ment and managing physical signs andsymptoms.
Often the emotional side of cancer isvery much a private battle and one thatthe patient, their nearest and dearestwrestle with behind the scenes of thephysical, anticancer treatment 'front-line'.Perhaps if we could find a way to talkabout this battle in shadows, to be moreopen and share with family and friendsor other cancer patients about how weare really feeling then the old adage 'aproblem shared is a problem halved'might ring true.
To give some insight into thisemotional battle others havesaid that at times, it may feellike a roller coaster. One dayyou might be quite positiveand able to cope. But thenext day you could feel sosad and anxious that copingmight not seem so easy. All thesefeelings are completely natural.
People diagnosed with cancer and
going through treatment often feel nega-tive. At times, you may think you willnever feel well again. Many questionsmay arise, such as:Will I ever feel happy again?Am I going to die?Why has this happened to me?Will I be able to get myself togetherand enjoy the things that I used to –even my husband or children can'tseem to make me feel happy anymorePeople say I must be positive - am Iharming myself when I feel so low?
All these thoughts, feelings and ques-tions are very natural and completelyunderstandable.
Your family and friends may expectyou to feel back to normal once yourtreatment finishes. But many people withcancer find that this is the time when theemotional impact of their diagnosis hits
them and they need more support.You may miss the supportfrom the doctors and nursesat the hospital. And somepeople say they feel a bitabandoned as they no longerbelong to their hospital teamin the way that they did when
they were having the cancertreatment.Having negative feelings can be very
draining for you and the people around
you. You might find that family andfriends don’t understand. Or they maytry to tell you how you should feel. Thiscan put a big strain on your close rela-tionships.
Don’t feel you are being weak byasking for help or letting someone knowhow awful you feel. It is not a weakness.Talking about how you feel is more like-ly to help you and the people aroundyou than staying silent.
Doctors and nurses in cancer careare very aware of the range of reactionspeople can have to cancer. There mayalso be counsellors or psychologists inthe cancer team at your centre. They canhelp you through difficult, emotionaltimes after your diagnosis, during treat-ment and afterwards. They will be readyto listen to you, give you support, andsuggest ways to help you feel more posi-tive about things. A fist step to talking topeople who understand might be todrop into the Birstall BAG's/Coping withCancer ~Time Out held the 2nd and 4thWednesday of each month at Wanlipvillage hall.
For further information:www.cancerresearchuk.org and as al-ways
University Hospitals of Leicester Can-cer Information Centre on 0116 2586189
For more information on the fundswe have raised, projects we support andforthcoming events seewww.birstallbags.co.uk
Contact the BAG’s by [email protected]
Birstall BAG’s are establishing aHome Visiting Service in collaborationwith LOROS and initially we are lookingto recruit LOROS volunteers from theBirstall and surrounding area willing tosupport families in their own home inour community – for more informationplease contact Andrew [email protected] Tel: 01162318470
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