JULY 2010 No. 324

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A PROLIFIC offender in Birstall has been banned from enteringSibson Road.

Toni Louise Crook (19), of Russell Street,Loughborough, was given a two year CriminalAntisocial Behaviour Order(CRASBO) at Leicester CrownCourt on June 2. She wasconvicted of acting in anantisocial manner whichcaused, or was likely tocause, harassment, alarm ordistress.

Crook was given a condi-tional discharge and a CRAS-BO with conditions runningfrom June 2, 2010 to June 2,2012. The order was grantedat the request of the Police.Crook is banned from enter-ing Sibson Road and being inpossession of alcohol in apublic place, except in li-censed premises.

Birstall’s Neighbourhood Beat Officer, PCRichard Carruthers, said: “I hope the CRASBO

and its conditions, will reas-sure people in the villagethat they no longer need tofear harassment from ToniCrook. She appeared incourt for threatening to stabstaff at a fast food takeawayand I have been dealing withher antisocial behavioursince 2008. We are workingvery hard with all our part-ners including the commu-nity and the Parish, Boroughand County Councils, totackle antisocial behaviourin Birstall and, as this caseshows, we can and will takeaction against those whopersist in committing it.”

He added: “This is areally good example of how the incrementalapproach to antisocial behaviour works. Of-fenders receive a verbal warning, then a writ-ten warning followed by an AcceptableBehaviour Contract and finally a CRASBO.Crook was given every opportunity to changeher behaviour but chose not to and this is theresult.

“We need the public’s support to help usenforce the conditions of Crook’s CRASBO byletting us know if they believe she has brokenits terms. CRASBOs are designed to stop of-fenders returning to their old ways. We aredetermined to try and stop her criminal be-haviour and, if she does break the conditionsof the CRASBO, she could be sentenced to 5years in prison.”

Members of the public are encouraged toreport any breach of the CRASBO conditionsto officers at Charnwood local policing uniton Leicester (0116) 222 2222

Teenager’s banfrom Birstall

Gala scorcher!

Pic: Toni Louise Crook

BRILLIANT SUNSHINE ensured the large crowds enjoyed the happyatmosphere at Birstall Gala in June.

The two day event, organised by BirstallParish Council, was held on Saturday andSunday June 26 and 27.

On Saturday there were performancesfrom steel bands, Weird Fish, Skam andbands from Stonehill school and on the Sun-day, Mayfair, Fosse Swing Band, Birstall Brass

and the Hathern Band with soprano JennySaunders. England’s departure from theWorld Cup that afternoon failed to dampenthe enthusiasm of the crowd who joined inthe singing of Land of Hope and Glory.

At 10am on Sunday the Mayor of Charn-

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Pic: (l-r) Cllr Pat Cleere, Mayor Jill Vincent & Cllr Stuart JonesPic: (top) GCR Station master Bruce Smith (left)with John Muddimer & (above) Delice Fowler

wood Cllr Jill Vincent officially declared the gala open.After making a tour of all the stalls, she said: “I thinkthe gala is absolutely wonderful, it retains the sense ofbeing a village occasion while at the same time it’ssuch a big event. And of course the sun helps!”

The Birstall Citizen of the Year award was presentedto Betty Howard who has worked for many years as avolunteer for Age Concern in the village.

Stuart Jones, Chairman of Birstall Parish Councilsaid: “Betty has worked very hard over the years inher capacity as a volunteer for Age Concern atthe St James Day Centre and her award isvery well deserved”

Pic: Megan Bran-ston (17) with

her mum and dadJody and Tony.

Megan has hypermobility syn-

drome and hercake stall was

raising funds for alightweightwheelchair

STUDENTS FROM Riverside School performed theribbon cutting ceremony to launch Birstall’s newCo-operative store on Wanlip Lane.

The former Somerfield store has been given a £300,000makeover, following the Co-operative Group’s £l.56billion acquisition of the Somerfield supermarketchain last year.

The Riverside children were presented witha donation of £200 for school funds by storemanager Graham Picksley to mark the occa-sion. He said: “As the co-operative is verymuch a community retailer it is appropriatethat our local school is involved in our spe-cial event. We are delighted that pupils areplaying a central role in the relaunch of ourstore.”

The co-operative say that enhanced rangesand improved service will be a feature of thenew look store, which employs 70 people.

BIRSTALL’S JESSICA Oughtonwon two gold medals at theWorld Wild Water CanoeingChampionships held in Spainlast month.

The 21 year old won gold inthe Individual Sprint and in theTeam Classic with British teammembers Hannah Brown and San-dra Hyslop. Two bronze medalsadded to her medal haul.

Jessica is a member of the SoarValley Canoe Club and competes inthe K1 Class, kayaking in both thesprint event run over a maximumtwo minutecourse, andclassic raceslasting up to25 minutes.

She travelsall over Eu-rope to com-pete and lastyear went toTasmania forthe WorldCup series.

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New start forlocal store

TWO TEENAGERS who set fire to a reedbed at Watermead Country Park wereput to work clearing Japanese knotweedas part of their punishment.

The two 14 year old boys said a smallcontrolled fire had got out of hand and thatdue to the wind had spread quickly througha large area. At this point they called forthe Fire Brigade, who attended the scene onFriday April 23 at 6pm.

After consulting with the Country ParkRangers, the Police decided the offenceshould be dealt with by restorative justicewhich spares offenders a criminal record.

As well as spending two hours in thepark pulling out weeds, the pair also wrotea letter of apology to the property owner,were told by the Rangers the impact of thefire on wildlife and took part in a fire safetycourse provided by Leicestershire Fire Serv-ice.

Pic: Riverside pupils Kenny Lemmon, Lois Gold, Lewis Ellison and Byron Kerry with Co-operativestaff at the opening of the store

LONGSLADE WENT loony in May when theMonster Raving Loony party candidate wonthe college’s election.

The college organised an election to stimu-late interest in politics and the UK’s GeneralElection, students standing as candidates forall the main parties.

There was a week of strong campaigningincluding a hustings, party political broadcastsand visits from local election candidatesStephen Dorrell and Eric Goodyer.

The turnout was 62 per cent and 700votes were cast. Only nine votes separated thetop two but policies such as banning home-work and issuing cushions for school chairssecured victory for Loony candidate HazelMerrifield.

The Longslade election results: Hazel Mer-rifield (LOONY) 206, Charlotte Barnacle(LIBDEM) 197, Teti-Sheri Sykes (LAB) 131,Neil Greaney (CON) 106, Matthew Grundy(UKIP) 103, Thomas Manship (GREEN) 31

CHILDREN AGED 4-12 years can go on anintergalactic adventure at their local li-brary this summer.

Space Hop is a fun reading challenge thatwill be taking place in all Leicestershire li-braries, including mobile libraries, from July10 to September 11.

Sign up for the adventure and receive afree Space Hop membership card and fold-out poster. To complete the space missionand the reading challenge children will needto read six books and collect stickers to addto the poster. Everyone completing the read-ing challenge will receive a Space Hop certifi-cate and other rewards.

Children under four can join in their ownversion of the reading challenge by visitingtheir local library and collecting stickers for aspecial Bookcrawl Space Hop certificate.

For more information about Space Hopcall in at Birstall library or check out thewebsite www.leics.gov.uk/spacehop

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A FULL meeting of Birstall Parish Council washeld on June 14.

Prior to the formal business, councillors weregiven a presentation by John Kitchen, Chairman ofBirstall Allotment Society (BAS).

BAS are proposing that the Parish Councilconsider entering a ‘management in partnership’arrangement with BAS that will involve sharing themanagement responsibilities of the three allotmentsites in Birstall. An example five year allotmentstrategy was presented, that aimed to optimise thenumber of people using allotments and encouragetheir most efficient use.

Mr Kitchen said that BAS wanted to work withthe Parish Council to improve the village’s allot-ments which were a real asset to Birstall.

The Council agreed that the proposal would beconsidered at the next meeting of the Estates andRecreation committee.

A resident reported his concerns at the 25metre wind turbine that will be erected within thegrounds of the new Leicestershire Fire and RescueHQ to be built at the Hallam Fields development.He is concerned about noise, vibration and shad-ow flicker.

Birstall’s new PCSO Stuart Venables introducedhimself to Councillors. PC Richard Carruthers saidthat bikes were being targeted by a thief within thevillage and urged bike owners to lock their bikes.Free D-locks are available from Birstall’s NHWadvice stop on the third Saturday of the month at10 Sibson Road from 10am-12noon.

The Neighbourhood Police Team have beingpatrolling Watermead Country Park by bike follow-ing incidents of vehicle crime and antisocial be-haviour. Nine warning letters have been sent toparents regarding ASB.

It was reported that the Booze and News shopon Front Street has appealed the decision made byCharnwood to revoke its licence to sell alcohol,

It was reported that the County Council willundertake a safety audit of the new traffic calmingmeasures on Birstall Road. The County also intendto introduce a 30mph speed limit on GreengateLane from the railway bridge to Thurcaston Road.

Residents of Henson Close have written to theCouncil regarding the smell resulting from cattlebeing regularly fed at the bottom of the Close. TheCouncil agreed to write to the farmer bringing theresidents’ concerns to his attention and suggestingthat the cattle be fed in the middle of the field, aswas the practice previously.

At the Council’s Estates and Recreation com-mittee meeting on May 24, a member of the pub-lic expressed her concern about dogs beingallowed to roam free around Harrowgate Driveplaying field, with some owners waiting in vehiclesfor their dogs to return. This can be intimidatingfor parents with small children, she said.

The Council has ordered new signs about thedog fouling and dogs on a lead bylaws and isobtaining quotes from a private dog warden serv-ice.

It was reported that the Police were called to aBirstall CC Under 14s football match on SundayApril 11 when spectators started fighting at theend of the game. Both teams were fined by theFootball Association for failure to control thespectators and two players were fined and given a42 game suspension.

BIRSTALL’S ROGER Wilson has recentlycompleted his year as Chairman of Leices-tershire County Council. He said:

Becoming Chairman of the County was Ithink the greatest honour that could be givento me by the Council, this was especially so asI was the first Councillor from Birstall ever tobe elected to this position.

Various events stand out as my wife Sheilaand I visited many parts of Leicestershire thatwere up to then just places on the map andmet people who gave much to the county involunteering for the many events and organisa-tions within Leicestershire. An event involvingmany hundreds of volunteers that stood out atthe beginning of the year was the Special Ol-ympics of which I became an ambassador. Tobe involved in this was fantastic and to seesome of the courage shown by the competitorswas truly amazing, all made possible by all thehard work of the volunteers. Both Sheila and Iwere able to present some of the winners withtheir medals and it was with pride as well aspleasure to be able to give medals to theLeicestershire Netball Team of which mydaughter was a part.

The duties of the chairman involve attend-ing services at Leicester Cathedral, churches,chapels and other places of worship through-out the county, there certainly were many ofthese. The outstanding one was undoubtedlymy own Civic Service at Birstall MethodistChurch, the service was led by the ministerRachael Parkinson and the sermon preachedby Bishop Tim, and attended by the Lord Leu-tenant representing the Queen, together withfriends and residents of Birstall. This kind ofservice is quite often quickly forgotten but notthis one and even at the end of my year, theleader of the Council made special referenceto it.

Another of our duties was to welcome, onbehalf of the people of Leicestershire, mem-bers of the Royal Family. This year we had twomembers of the Royal Family visit Leicester-shire, The Duchess of Gloucester and TheCountess of Wessex who came to the MenphysCentre at Wigston as they celebrated theirfortieth anniversary. This was a wonderfuloccasion and we will certainly remember howthey met and talked to the many children withspecial needs.

These are but a few of the events we at-tended; we opened a school on Forest Way, wehosted dinners, one I remember well was forLaunde Abbey, which raised more than £7000for their essential repairs. I remember meetingrepresentatives from the Japanese Embassy inMarket Harborough and the dress that theDeputy Ambassador wore, it was so beautiful.

May I take this opportunity to thank you,the residents of Birstall, for electing me asyour representative and for your support overthe many years that I have been your Council-lor, it really has been a privilege to serve Bir-stall in this way. Becoming Chairman of theCounty was I think the greatest honour thatcould be given to me by the Council, this wasespecially so as I was the first Councillor fromBirstall ever to be elected to this position.

• Roger and his wife Sheila came to live inBirstall 53 years ago. He was first elected to

ON THIS year’s Garden Trail it was possible to discover budgeri-gars, model trains, fountains, wooden artefacts a little deckingand one particularly ‘messy’ garden.

This annual event organised by Birstall Methodist church saw gar-dens on Fielding Road, Oakfield Avenue andHallam Avenue opened to visitors.

SpokesmanTony Mooresaid: “The twodays were bless-ed with fine dryweather until justthree minutesbefore the gar-dens were dueto close on theSunday. Then asudden down-pour made itvery wet forthose cleaningup.

“The churchis grateful tothose garden

owners who kindly opened their gardens, and clearly had spent a lot of time and effort inmaking their gardens look beautiful.”

One garden was described as messy but was actually enhanced by the arts and crafts con-tributed by the Messy Church, PreSchool and Special Needs Playgroup.

The event raised £3440 for church funds and the Alzheimer’s Society.

represent the villagein the 60s on theBarrow Upon SoarRDC. In 1989 hetook early voluntaryretirement and waselected to the Par-ish Council in1991, from whichhe retired five yearsago. He was electedto the Borough in 1991, becoming Mayor in2004-2005 and was elected a County Council-lor in 1993.

As chairman Roger chaired County Councilmeetings and represented the people ofLeicestershire at hundreds of events across thecounty. Cllr Peter Osborne is the new chair-man

Outgoing Chairman

A FORMER Birstall resident has been appointed ahead-teacher in Bahrain.

Lisa Clifford (36) is the new head of the JuniorSchool at the British School of Bahrain.

Lisa was schooled at Bishop Ellis and ThurmastonDe Lisle before attending Liverpool University. She ismarried to Nick Atkins, also from Birstall, has twochildren and is the daughter of Michael and DympnaClifford.

Pic: Roger Wilson

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CHIROPODIST KAY Giles is celebrating her10th year in business this month.

Based in Bridge Street, Loughborough, Kay hasbeen offering her State Registered service in Lough-borough, Rothley, Birstall and surrounding villagesfor 12 years opening her practice 10 years ago.

Kay said: “I look forward to coming to work,with the past 10 years bringing fantastic memories.I look forward to the next 10 and further!

“Growing up, living and working in Rothley andLoughborough it’s been great to build up such astrong portfolio of patients who have grown tobecome friends over the years. I would like tothank them all.”

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A PUTTY monster with eyes designed by a student atStonehill school has won a national competitionto find the next ‘must-have’ toy.

Tom Spring (13) saw off the competition from1200 other entries in the competition organised byretail website Firebox. His invention will be developedas a commercial product, with Tom keeping 50 percent of the profits of all sales for the lifetime of theproduct.

‘Putty Monsters’ is a tin of putty with a set ofeyes – the putty can be moulded into a varietyof shapes using the eyes to create monsters’faces. Consumers can then post pictures oftheir creation online.

Judges were im-pressed with the sim-plicity of the concept andhow it integrated with thesocial networking trend.

Tom said: “I’ve always been interested inmonsters and aliens, I really enjoy the Flani-mal stories and I play with putty all the time.So I thought why not have the best of both

and make monsters out of putty.“The putty is very soft so your monster will only last

around five hours, so everyone will be encouraged to takea picture of their putty monster and upload it to the Fa-cebook page.”

Tom Says he hasn’t slept properly since winning thecompetition. “It’s all so exciting. I’m just really excitedabout seeing the finished product now and I hope every-one likes playing with it as much as I will” he said.

Stonehill’s headteacher Alan Monks said: “Tomhas done fantastically well to win the whole com-petition and the school is proud of him.”Pic: Tom Spring and his invention ‘PuttyMonster’

The building’s user groups had requestedthe improvements, which have seen plantedbeds, block paving, trellising and a seatingarea installed as well as a graffiti mural.

Youth Development Worker Louise Himansaid: “The creation of this fantastic multi-purpose garden area has provided an outdoorspace for all to enjoy. Young people led thedesign of the project and painted the tropicalgarden mural with artists. They are all thrilled

with the results.”The £5600 scheme was part funded by a

County Council Shire Grant of £2800. BirstallYouth Centre is located on the LongsladeCollege campus.Pic: (left) Andy Hayes, Community ProjectOfficer for Leicestershire County Councilwith two members of Birstall YouthCentre’s Space Group, Samuel Harby(centre) and Joe Phillips

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AN UNUSED outdoor area at the back of Birstall Youth Centre hasbeen converted into a garden.

POLICE ARE investigating a report of apellet being fired through the frontwindow of a property in AllingtonDrive, Birstall some time between 8pmon Wednesday May 5 and 8am onThursday May 6.

A small hole was discovered in thewindow but no pellet has been recovered.

PC David Brown is investigating theincident. He said: “Although the incidenttook place during the night I am hopingsomeone may know who was responsible.Were you in the area during that eveningor did you see someone acting suspicious-ly?

Any information, no matter how small,could help with our enquiries. Any callsreceived will be treated in confidence.”

Anyone with any information is asked tocontact PC 2977 David Brown on Leicester(0116) 222 2222, follow the instructionsto leave a message for a police officer andwhen prompted key in the officer’s identifi-cation number 2977. Alternatively, contactCrimestoppers, which is free and anony-mous on 0800 555 111. BIRSTALL BAGS annual fundraising

walk/jog/run will take place on SundayJuly 4.

The walk will start on Whiles Lane at11am following a route through WatermeadPark and finishing at Birstall United FootballClub for a BBQ and refreshments. There willbe a cake stall, sweets and raffle for everyoneto enjoy.

A spokesperson for Birstall BAGS said:“This fundraising event is not just about rais-ing money, it is a day when friends and fami-lies within the Birstall community can unitetogether for the same cause whilst sharing areally enjoyable, fun day. Families can meetup with people they haven’t seen for a while,have a chat as they walk round or catch upover a drink afterwards. It is really upliftingto be a part of a community event that isenjoyed by so many. We hope to see all ourloyal supporters that have taken part in ourwalk before but would also welcome anyonewho lives in Birstall or our surrounding vil-

lages to come along.”There is a small entrance fee of £5 per

person or £10 for a family as BAGS does notask for sponsorship money. For more infor-mation telephone Rachael 0798 9822173

A CLIMBER from Birstall will be climbingthe height of the world’s tallest buildingto raise money for LOROS.

Derek Carroll (51) will be joined bythree others on the 828 metre climb, thatwill take place at the Tower Climbing Centrein Beaumont Leys.

The team have given themselves 10hours to complete the 828 metres, theheight of the 160 storey Burj Khalifa inDubai.

Donations can be made online atwww.loros.com/fundraising

Young inventor’s new toy

Pellethole inwindow

Youth Centre garden

BAGS run in the park

Climbers

BIRSTALL’S YOUTH drop-in café on the School Lane playing field is provingso popular that the Parish Council are considering extending the building.

Drop-in proving popularThe facility, organised by Birstall Parish

Council, is run in the pavilion on Friday eve-nings. Deputy Clerk Sue Coulson said: “Thepavilion is becoming far too small to hold theamount of equipment they have and the youngpeople who want to attend. We are lookinginto the costs and the funding available toextend the tea room part of the pavilion sothat we can accommodate more young peo-ple.”

Young people attending have asked forsporting equipment to allow them to playgames on the playing field. Some have ex-

pressed an interest in Army careers, and avisit by the Army Personal Development Teamfrom North Luffenham has been arranged.They will offer a free taster day on the playingfields and following that visit a group ofyoung people will visit the barracks for amore in depth look at Army life.

Charnwood Borough Council have agreedto provide £634 for sporting equipment andmini-bus hire for the visit to North Luffenham.Further funding is being sought for education-al material relating to smoking, drugs, alco-hol and sexual health.

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DOZENS OF re-enactors dressed in outfitsfrom the 1940s helped create a specialatmosphere at the Great Central Railway’sWorld War II weekend event in June.

Thousands of visitors enjoyed sunny weath-er and attractions including a display of mili-tary and vintage vehicles at Quorn, a Dakotaand Spitfire flypast and skirmishes betweenAllied and Axis forces at Rothley’s andBirstall’s stations.

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STAFF FROM Lox Hair Design on Abbey Lane joinedwith volunteers from LOROS for a fun filled fundrais-ing weekend at the Glaston budget festival.

Salon owner Graeme Donnelly said: “Our aim was tocreate a funky salon environment with all the productsand music you would get in our salon – it was a hugesuccess and we were really glad to have been part ofanother LOROS fundraising event.”

As well as styling hair there was face painting andfancy dress, with all the donations received going toLOROS.Pic: Graeme Donnelly with stylists from Lox Hair Design

GCR warweekend

AS THE warmer weather brings morepeople out on their bikes, the NHW re-mind you that we offer FREE cycle cod-ing and a FREE cycle lock with everybike that we code.

It is vital that you secure your bike!Thieves are always on the lookout for easytargets so try and make it as difficult forthem as possible. If unfortunately your bikeis stolen having it coded means that if it isrecovered, the police can identify the bikeand return it to you.

Also over the past few years Anti-Socialbehaviour in and around the village has

been a concern to residents: the NHW hasjoined forces with the Parish Council,Charnwood Crime and Safety Forum andSocial Workers to create a drop in sessionfor young people on Friday nights.

This allows young people to gather to-gether and enjoy their time. Young peopleseem to get a bad name, this has beenespecially present in Birstall, the truth iswe are not all bad! Giving young peoplesomething to do, in this case a drop-insession, means Anti-Social behaviour of-fences have dropped!

Remember to report any crime/damageto the Police no matter how minor, youcan report non-emergencies to 01162222222. Remember, in an emergency,always dial 999.

From Roy Rollings, NHW

age to motor vehicle 15, drugs 2, fraud 4,public order 1, robbery 2, theft 5, theft ofcycle 6, theft from motor vehicle 5, theftstores 3.

• 15 Verbal Warnings have been given toyouths in relation to underage drinking

• 9 Warning Letters have been used withregard to underage drinking/littering

• Restorative Justice has been carried outwith two boys regarding a fire on Water-mead Country Park. This entailed educa-tional work with them about nature andhabitats, weed picking for two hours, aletter of apology to the Rangers/ Council,and attendance at a Fire Care course.

• Motor bike seized under Section 59Police Reform Act from School Lane, Bir-stall Park. A mini moto was also seizedafter being sighted on the playing field atStonehill College

• Concentrated high visibility cycle pa-trols around Meadow Lane area have been

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successful in deterring thefts from unattend-ed cars visiting this beauty spot. Historicallythis area has been attacked frequently.

Patrols appear to have been effective, meas-ured by the lack of thefts reported.

From PC 2139 Richard Carruthers

In support of the letter regarding the humpswhich have been installed on Birstall Road (BirstallPost, May Edition), may I say that for we peoplewho live on Front Street, the junction at the top ofChurch Hill is very hazardous indeed.

When driving up Birstall Road one has to bealongside the Old Forge before traffic approachingin the opposite direction can see you, and if thereis a stream they cause the turning into Church Hillto be blocked, thereby causing a complete trafficjam.

I don’t know who designed this, but it is veryunsatisfactory. Traffic lights would have been far,far more effective and much safer.

This situation has not been helped by the factthat for the past many months numerous vans haveconstantly been allowed to park opposite the vicar-age causing congestion on this very narrow road.

R D Andrews

This year Longslade Community College hasbeen able to order a Canon Scanner for theirLearning and Information Centre, using 2,230vouchers from their total collection of 16,416 Tes-co Computers for Schools Vouchers. Your contribu-tions of vouchers have been invaluable, once again,enabling them to bank 14,186 for next year, whichwill enable them to order a computer. If all goes to

plan, it will be their 6th computer, not to mentiontwo printers, a digital camera, sensor equipmentfor scientific experiments, software, portable exter-nal hard drive, portable interactive whiteboard andreplacement pens for existing whiteboards.

Thank you from Longslade college.Sheila Beatty

drinking in a few streets; the problem will shiftelsewhere in the village.

I intend to present my views to the police, and Iencourage others to do the same. A blanket ban inBirstall would be far more effective, provided ofcourse that it is enforced. Birstall residents need towork together to address this problem, not justtake a ‘nimby’ (not in my backyard) approach towhat requires a more strategically considered solu-tion.

Chris Gray

are being handed over to the ‘Help Alarna to SeeTrust’ very soon.

We are determined to put on another panto thisyear at the end of November. However we are veryshort of members, both to perform and also tohelp backstage. We don’t want to be amongst theAmDram groups who have to fold but we are run-ning at a loss and we ask how much longer we cando so.

We always advertise this fact in the Post but tono avail and we are so, so desperate for moremembers. Please give it some serious thought if youare thinking ‘shall I?’ It would be a shame if wehad to think of folding next year, which would be

our 20th in existence.If you have any interest in theatre, drama or just

being a show-off, please, please give me a call on0116 2671181 or Jenny on 0116 2128757

Margaret –Chair of HATS

During the recent half term week WatermeadPark had many visitors.

One evening I noticed litter piled high on topand next to a dog waste bin. Just wondered, is anymoney left over from what was spent on the miniStonehenge etc?

If so, could it be spent on a few litter bins as Idon’t believe there are any in the park. The litter isso ugly, especially when the crows and other wild-life have finished dragging it all over the place, it’snot a pretty sight and spoils the park for everyone.

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The Birstall Post welcomes your viewsand opinions on any subject. Letters,which must include your name and ad-dress, (though not necessarily for publi-cation) can be posted to: The BirstallPost, Longslade College, Wanlip Lane,Birstall, Leicester LE4 4GH, or handed inat Birstall library or email:editor@birstallpost.co.uk

We would like to say a big thank you to every-one who supported our coffee morning on SaturdayJune 5.

We raised the sum of £363 towards our jointprojects of Special Needs Playgroup and ADAPT(support for parents of premature babies).

This was a great result and so once more ourgrateful thanks to you all.

From Birstall Methodist Women’s Group

We would like to thank all friends, neighboursand customers at Anne-el-Maria Ladies Hairdressersfor all your kind thoughts, cards and gifts on thebirth of our son Luca who was born on May 16,2010.

Thank you all once again fromMartin & Giovanna Bouchard

I, like many others, welcome the police propos-als to ban public drinking in Birstall as a measureto discourage antisocial behaviour, but why just ina few streets and not in the whole of Birstall?

Coventry, my home town, was one of the firstplaces to ban public drinking within the city centreboundary, but I found when I was living a milefrom the city centre, that drinking related antisocialbehaviour just got relocated to the residential areas.A similar thing will happen if the police just ban

On Friday May 14 last, it was ‘hats off’ andthrow them in the air in appreciation of BirstallHATS – our local Highcliffe Amateur TheatricalSociety.

Amateur status they may have and aspirations ofWest End fame may be a few years ahead but theyknow how to entertain, to raise laughter and aftertwo hours of non-stop comedy farce (with a coffeebreak of course) in ‘A Fish Out of Water’ all thesatisfied audience chuckled all the way home.

The players were well cast in their roles andtheir occasional ability to forget lines and cues wascleverly timed to maximise happy response fromthe audience (comfortably seated on cushionedchairs). They couldn’t have done better if forgetful-ness had been pre-contrived – it wasn’t! Constantlyto the rescue was diligent Hon Prompt, MavisSkulthorpe whose vital role professionally ensuredalmost seamfree joins in the dialogue.

Well done HATS I’ve been to your shows before– I will return. A certain neighbour of mine, ‘M.B.’is gently applying a half nelson to yours truly tojoin in some capacity, that’s if the Society wouldaccept me. I’m good at scene shifting, painting setsand when I was eleven, some six yeas ago!, I ex-celled at tap dancing, shuffle down, shuffle down,shuffle down, shuffle ball-change!

I would urge more villagers to buy tickets in thefuture (not for tap dancing show!)

HATS is definitely better than the telly!Gerald Hardington, theatregoer

I feel I must write and thank all of you whocame to see our spring play ‘Fish Out of Water’ atHighcliffe School. It was good to have the supportwe did after such a slow start in seat bookings. Theproceeds of the raffles, amounting to approx £150,

After losing my wife just before Christmas thenfinding myself stuck in Leicester General Hospital,then into Loughborough Hospital, I was feeling verydown and depressed then I saw this poem on thewall which really made my day.

I’m fine thank you

There’s nothing the matter with meI’m as healthy as can beI have arthritis in both my kneesAnd when I talk I talk with a wheezeMy pulse is weak and my blood is thinBut I’m awfully well for the shape that I’m in

Arch supports I have for my feetOr I wouldn’t be out on the streetSleep is denied me night after nightBut in the morning I find I’m alrightMy memory is failing, my head’s in a spinBut I’m awfully well for the shape that I’m in

The moral to this as my tale I unfoldThat for you and me who are growing oldIt’s better to say ‘I’m fine’ with a grinThan to let folks know the shape that I’m in

Thanks to friends in Birstall from Ronof Sibson Road

I have to agree with Ian Williamson’s letter inthe June edition. The antisocial element in the vil-lage seems to have simply moved a little, especiallyon to the playing fields behind Worcester Avenue.

Every weekend morning before the kids arriveto play football, two local unsung heroes pick upand bag upwards of 100 broken and intact bottlesleaving the area safer for the kids and dogs. This isjust the bottle count – ripped aluminium cans andother rubbish is also copious. So why just proposea booze ban on School Lane playing field? Surely itneeds to be village-wide and enforced especially onFriday and Saturday evenings when they party tilldawn and wake everyone up screaming and shout-ing on their way home. Where are the police? Mostof those involved are too young to buy alcohollegally but they are still buying it with ease, a checkof the carrier bags used will soon give you theanswer to who is selling it. But surely an hourlypatrol would soon disperse them. There is vehicleaccess on to this area and I have seen a patrol car– once, midweek and mid afternoon – come backFriday evenings please!

Name & address supplied

I have heard that outside leaves from vegetablesgrown in my own garden must be put into thebrown bin. But outside leaves, pea pods etc fromvegetables which have been bought, must be putinto the black household bin.

Is this correct?Name and address suppliedA spokesman for Charnwood Borough Council

replied: “Your correspondent is correct, becauseitems bought and kept in the kitchen could becross-contaminated with meat products and soshould be disposed of as domestic waste.”

I can understand the popular ire against theBirstall Road humps, but I do feel that it is mis-placed. As one who lived on Birstall Road for al-most 30 years I saw it change from a quiet routeinto and out of Birstall village to a dangerous speedtrack and rat run from the A46 via Wanlip. Theaccidents and near misses that my family have wit-nessed along this stretch only confirm the urgentneed for traffic calming. When I use Birstall Roadnowadays I adjust my speed to keep within therequired limit and find the humps give me no trou-ble.

I must say that I like the way the redesign has

dealt with the black spot outside the old smithy, itgives buses and impetuous drivers time to settleand allows pedestrians, children and pushchairsmuch safer passage.

Mike Smith

I moved away from Birstall a few years ago, butrecently paid a fleeting visit to the village.

I made a point of having a look at the SchoolLane Playing Fields which, when I was a parishcouncillor, were always a source of pride.

I was not disappointed. The standard of thepark was as good as ever, surely one of the best inthe country. The people of Birstall are very lucky tohave staff as skilled and dedicated as AndyGarland’s Estates Team.

I do sometimes manage to have a look at the‘Birstall Post’ and almost without exception, see aletter full of carping criticism of the Parish Council(no change there!)

Perhaps residents should remember that themost important duty of the Parish Council is theupkeep of the parks. From what I saw last week, ifthey can complain about the state of School LanePlaying Fields, they could complain about anything!

Peter West

We, the staff and volunteers at Age Concern StJames Day Centre, would like to thank all the Bir-stall residents who came along to our fundraisingevening on April 24 at St James Church. We weretreated to a splendid performance by Leicester MaleVoice Choir and Clarity, a trio of young clarinettists.We are raising money to purchase new arm chairs

for the day centre, and at this our 1st event youhelped us raise £305. Thank you.

Christine WinfieldSecretary Age Concern Birstall and Wanlip

BIRSTALL HAS a new Police CommunitySupport Officer.

PCSO Stuart Venables 6438 will be join-ing PC Richard Carruthers and PCSO MarkButler on the Neighbourhood Police Teamfor Birstall and Wanlip.

Stuart (26) has been a Special Constablefor the last four years, based at the Charn-wood Local Policing Unit.

He said: “I am keen to develop my localknowledge by engaging with the local com-munity as widely as possible and gettingheavily involved in tackling local policingissues.

“I am extremely approachable and willdeal with any problems or issues you maybe having. I am aware of the antisocialbehaviour problems in the villages and Iam currently combating this through highvisibility cycle patrols, which is so far hav-ing a positive impact.”Pic: Birstall’s new PCSO Stuart Venables6438

A MOTOR bike ridden on a Birstall parkhas been seized by police.

A 16 year old male was seen ridingthe bike on the CCTV cameras on theSchool Lane playing field. Police wereable to attend the scene to confiscate thebike in front of all his friends.

The offender had to pay a £150charge to have his bike released to himthe following day. Birstall’s PC RichardCarruthers said: “A repeat of any similarbehaviour will result in the same thinghappening again.”

Hazardous

Thanks

Thanks

Thanks

Drinking ban

Birstall’s got talent

New members

In fine shape

Eyesore

Alcohol problem

Compost

Safety

Still complaining

Thanks

Birstall’snew PCSO

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Mini MoversFree sessions for children 0-5 and their parents

Birstall Sports PavilionSchool Lane Playing FieldsEvery Thursday 10-11am

Runs from April 15 to July 15The sessions are free for people to attend and

based around physical activity and fun.We have a range of different equipment that we

bring with us to each session that is suitablefor all ages, including baby toys, parachutegames, balls & catchers and building blocksFor more info please contact Linda or Sue on

01509 634673• • •

St Theresa’s Social GroupA day out at the

Shrewsbury Flower Showon August 14

Cost including coach travel and entrance fee£34, concessions £32

12 hrs of non-stop entertainment includingmilitary bands, freefall teams, celebrity chefs,

the Hairy Bikers and many many morecontact Daphne on 2675721 or 07971721927

• • •Watermead Challenge 2010

A charity 5 mile runand 3 mile run or walk

In aid of Richard Engelgardt Trust fund, St JohnAmbulance, local youth groups/clubs

Challenge yourself, enjoy the local countrysideviews and fresh air

Open to affiliated and non affiliated runnersMeasured route

Get sponsorship for us or your own causes orsimply enjoy the experience!Wednesday July 14 at 7pm

At Watermead Country Park, Syston, LeicesterLE7 1PD (north entrance)

Presented by The Rotary Club of the WreakeValley

Trust Fund Charity no.001119549Entry details at www.wreakevalleyrotary.org.uk

• • •

Birstall United JuniorsSoccer SchoolFor boys and girls aged 4-6

(up to end of year 1)

If your kids get World Cup Fever this summer….we’ve got the cure!

Running throughout the summer, the SoccerSchool will teach kids the basics of footballwith a big emphasis on fun. They will learnabout co-ordination, balance, teamwork, ballcontrol, the basic rules of the game and the

layout of the pitch.The only equipment the kids need are shin-pads and suitable footwear. We have a loan

scheme for football boots. So that you can bor-row a pair to try before going out to buy some.

First Session FreeNormal training subs: £1.50 per week

Saturdays 11am to 12.30pm at BUJFC, MeadowLane, Birstall

Coaches are FA Qualified and CRB-checkedFor more details see

www.bujfc.co.uk/soccer_school.htmor contact Phil Hughes on 07790 653309

• • •

A Summer Concertby The Ratcliffe Choraleat Wanlip Parish Church

on Saturday July 10 at 6.30pmRefreshments. Tickets £5

Bring a PicnicTea & Coffee available from 4pm

• • •

The Archaeology of RothleySaturday July 31. 10am – 1pm

Free admissionThe Old School Rooms, 3 School Street, Roth-

ley, LE7 7RAFrom the stone age to Roman times

A rare opportunity for visitors to view an exhi-bition of archaeological finds from Rothley’s

rich and interesting past• • •

CLASH Coffee MorningSaturday August 28, 10am to 12noon

At the Methodist Coffee Shop, Wanlip Lane, Bir-stall

Information on arthritis, tombolaFairtrade coffee, cakes, books & nice things to

buyAll Proceeds to CLASH

• • •

Tea & CakesSt Leonard’s Church, Main Street, Swithland

Sat & Sun, July 10 & 11Sat & Sun, August 14 & 15

from 2-5pmDonations in aid of church funds

• • •

Mothers’ Union SummerFayre

Saturday August 7, 10am to 12noonSt Leonard’s Church, Main Street, Swithland

Tombola, cakes, nearly new, books, plants, raf-fle, sales table

Admission £1 inc coffee and biscuitsProceeds to Mothers’ Union

• • •

Loughborough FarmersMarket

2nd Wednesday of the monthDevonshire Square, Loughborough

Between 9am and 2.30pmNext market July 14

Featuring a wide variety of local produce including a variety ofmeats both cured and rare breed, sausage, bacon; fruit piesand savoury pastries; a wide range of vegetables inc organic;plants & flowers; herbs, handmade natural soaps & body careproducts; honey & beeswax products; chutneys, pickles, jamsand preserves; wholemeal flour & muesli; eggs & cheeses;bread, cakes. And fruit juices along with seasonal products,

brought to you by knowledgeable and` friendly traders.For possible stall reservations or further information, please

call our Markets & Fairs Team at Charnwood Borough Council on01509 634624 or email: market.fairs@charnwood.gov.uk. Or

log on to www.charnwood.gov.uk• • •

Birstall Royal British LegionMembers NoticeJuly 3: Karen West F/VJuly 10: Noel Gee M/V

July 17: Trev Budgie WaltonJuly 24: Andy Gale M/VJuly 31: Rachel Ball F/V

Dancing every Sat night with live entertainmentFree meat raffle. Bingo and not forgetting

‘Open the Box’Bingo every Tuesday night starting at 9.30pmRock & Roll nights first and third Wednesday of

every monthQuiz nights Sunday July 11 & 25 starting at

9pmAcoustic night Sunday July18 at 8pm

Food available every Sat 12-2pm• • •

Free Health ChecksWeight, blood pressure, body fat percentage,

body composition, basal metab lic rate, musclemass, total body water percentage

Provided by Charnwood Borough CouncilBirstall Library, 10am –1pm, July 15, Aug 19,

Sep 16Rothley Library, 2-5pm, Sep 20

Mountsorrel Library, 2-5pm, July 12, Sep 13Details: 01509 632535

active.together@charnwood.gov.uk

• • •

Garden PartySaturday July 3, 2-5pm

In the garden of 34 Park Road, Birstallby kind permission of Rev and Mrs Sakwe

Music by Soar Valley Music CentreTable games, refreshments, book stall, bar-

beque, jewellery stall, raffleFree admission

All proceeds to the HOTPEC Cameroon Orphan-age and Action for Children

• • •

A Trip to Blenheim PalaceBirstall Conservative Branch have arrangedan outing to Blenheim Palace on August 18

Cost £35 per personIncludes a conducted tour, entrance to thehouse and gardens. We will also be visiting

Bladon on the edge of the park where Sir Win-ston Churchill and his parents are buried.Time allowing we will go into Woodstock

There are plenty of eating places, or you cantake a picnic

The coach leaves Birstall at 9am and returnsearly evening. If you are interested in joining

us for a lovely day outplease contact: Mary Allen 2673941 or David

Gaskell 2674746• • •

Charnwood Active Together

Women’s Cricket for beginnersat Sileby Cricket Club. 5 weeks from July 1Thursdays 6.30-7.30pm, £1 per session

Also Rounders SessionsAt Birstall, School Lane Playing Fields

From July 1 for 7 weeks, 7-8.30pmTo book contact Matthew Forsyth at Charnwood

Borough Council 01509 632535• • •

Step Into DanceTap and Lindy Hop Dance Classes for Adults

From Charnwood Borough Council’s Active To-gether team

for adults aged 16 years and overthe sessions are aimed at beginners and will

run for a period of 5 weeksTap Dancing – July 1-29 from 6-7pm Thursdayevenings at Holy Trinity Rooms, Church Street,

Barrow upon SoarLindy Hop (jive) – July 1-29 from 7.30-8.30pm

Thursday evenings at Burton Village Hall inBurton on the Wolds

Each session £2.50, if four sessions are pre-booked, then the 5th session will be free

To book sessions contact Matthew Forsyth,Physical Activity Development Officer at Charn-

wood Borough Council on 01509 632535

CLIMBING ONE of the highest peaks in theUK is a challenge in itself. In May this year50 men and women including 17 from Bir-stall climbed the three highest mountainsin just 40 hours.

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Noticeboardall details printed free

Threepeaks

The Three Peak Challenge took place onMay 8 & 9 to raise money for The Foundationfor the Study of Infant Deaths, the UK’s lead-ing baby charity that funds research into theprevention of sudden death in infants, sup-ports bereaved families and promotes infanthealth.

The event that started with the ascent ofBen Nevis in Scotland was in memory of ScottJordan who passed away 10 years ago.

Organiser of the event Kev Jordan said:“We wanted to so something to mark theanniversary of Scott’s death. It was great tosee so many people rising to the challenge. Iwould like to thank everyone involved and toeveryone who has donated to the charity.”Pic: at the top of Snowden

RESIDENTS ARE being urged not to dropbags of household waste next to recyclingskips.

The recycling facility at the Midland Co-opSports and Social Club on Birstall Road has repeat-edly had bags of rubbish left there, with many ofthe offenders caught on the club’s CCTV

One offender had his rubbish returned to him –the club’s premises officer drove it to his frontdoor and left it on the doorstep.

Recycling

PRODUCTS DESIGNED and pro-duced by Longslade studentshave been presented to chil-dren in the village.

Seven students onLongslade’s Princes Trust pro-gramme completed these Com-munity Projects while workingtowards their silver and goldawards.

Kelly Hughes, Holly Lewis,Jade Harratt, Starla Bird, MattDawson, Louise Page and PaigeSherman worked with pupils atRiverside school to design alarge interactive, magnetic softplay calculator and an interac-tive learning human body, tolearn about how the bodyworks.

These were presented to theschool at an assembly wherepupils took part in a demonstra-

A DINING hall at Longslade has beennamed after a student who died tragicallyin his sleep.

Fifteen year old Tom Bucciero, a type onediabetic, died in 2008. In May, a small groupof students joined with staff in a ceremony torename the small dining hall as ‘BuccieroHall’.

A spokesman for Longslade said: “Tomwas a talented, cheerful and friendly student.He got on well with a wide range of otherstudents and staff, setting a great example toothers. Now Tom’s name will live on at thecollege.”

The club runs a ‘Beginners Academy’ onSaturday afternoons, when up to 20 childrenattend to learn the basics of the game, beforethey can move on to Monday evening sessionswhen they learn how to play and behave on acourse and continue to develop their skills.

The GolfMark Scheme is run by the Eng-lish Golf Union and the English Women’s GolfAssociation to help identify and acknowledgegolf facilities which are junior and beginnerfriendly.

“We run a very progressive structure andprovide all the equipment boys and girls needto get started, so they can find out whetherthey like the game with no initial expense”says Mick Marvell, Birstall GC’s Junior Wel-fare Officer.

“Achieving this standard underlines ourcommitment and the importance of develop-ing junior golfers for the club’s future. Overthe years many young golfers have graduatedthrough the club to become members of itsteams and go on to compete for the countyand at higher levels.”

The system is run by a team of volunteersand staff from the club – all of whom aretrained and CRB checked. Birstall Golf Club’sJuniors Organiser Sue Bailey says it prepares

them for whatever level of game they play: “Itgives them a good start and helps them learnthe game and make plenty of friends at thesame time. They can enjoy the game, whetherthey develop into a skilled golfer or just de-cide to play for enjoyment and socially. Aboveall, it helps them do that in a safe environ-ment”.

The GolfMark award tests the club onthree criteria; the standard of coaching andplaying; the environment and ethos; and itsattention to child protection and duty of care.

Pete Thorpe, Development Officer for theCounty Golf partnership, says the award dem-onstrates to new starters and non-golfers thatBirstall Golf Club operates to nationallyagreed standards and is ‘junior-friendly’,welcoming young golfers and organising spe-cial events for them.

He said: “The club, its members and staffhave put in a lot of hard work into gainingthis recognition, and it is fantastic to presentit to a club that has juniors at the forefront ofits activities and plans for development.”Pic: Pete Thorpe (right) hands the Golf-Mark Plaque to Mick Marvell, watched bysome of the club’s younger golfers

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tion of the products.The group also worked with the Young Mums group

that meets at Birstall Youth Centre and designed and pro-

duced hand decorated beach bags, sun hatsand T-shirts to keep the children protectedfrom the summer sunshine.

Karen Norris, Excel Advisor, said: “Thestudents have worked hard on their commu-nity projects this year and have been excitedworking for the younger children in our com-munity, and proud of what they have achievedby working together as a team.”

The Princes Trust programme is a person-al development award that has been runningat Longslade for more than five years. Around30-40 students take part.

Pic: Matt Dawson with a soft play calculator &(inset), Louise Page with children from theYoung Mums group

Pic: (l-r) Starla Bird, Kelly Hughes, Holly Lewis and Jade Har-ratt

BIRSTALL GOLF Club has attained GolfMark Award High Achiever status in recognition ofits effort and investment in providing opportunities for young people and new startersto take up the game.

GIRLS FROM 2nd BirstallRainbows enjoyed anevening of bowling atLeicester’s HollywoodBowl, followed by din-ner.

For the 10 girls aged five toseven it was a special treat.“They had a great game ofbowling and all the girls thor-oughly enjoyed the evening, as

did the leaders” said Young Leader Victoria Kilby.

2nd Birstall Rainbows meet on Wednesday evenings at theGuide hut on Johnson Road. For more details visit the Guidehut on any weekday evening.Pic: the girls from 2nd Birstall Rainbows

STONEHILL SCHOOL has been shortlisted for thenational final of a prestigious national competi-tion.

The second STEM Challenge, co-ordinated bySTEMNET, the Science, Technology, Engineering andMathematics Network, invited teams of 11 to 14 yearolds from secondary schools around the country todesign a glove for rowing, canoeing or sailing.

Part of a series of ten Challenges to inspire the nextgeneration of British scientists and engineers, the sec-ond Challenge was launched by double Olympic goldmedallist rower James Cracknell.

The team from Stonehill, Ettie Lewin, Hollie Dunn,Samantha Ngoma and Hannah Teagle, will attend thenational final which takes place on July 1 at Adidas’head office in Stockport, where they will face aDragon’s Den style interview and undergo a grillingfrom the judges. The winning glove design will make itto the prototype stage with Adidas, the Official Sports-wear partner to London 2012. Other prizes includespending the day with an Olympian, STEM Club equip-ment and the latest in Adidas sports clothing.

A PRINTING firm from Leicester isone of the first occupiers of theindustrial units at Jelson’s Hal-lam Fields development.

Flexpress is relocating from itspremises on Saxby Street to Birstall.The company is spending £500,000on buying the site and installing anew press. The move will takeplace later this month.

Flexpress employs nine peopleand was started in a garage inHumberstone 20 years ago. Themove to Birstall should help turno-ver grow from £750,000 this yearto £1 million next year.

Child friendly designs

Dining hallrenamed

Club’s youth award

Bowlingtrip

Glove design Printingfirmmoves

SINCE THE June report, Birstall’s first XIhave won three and drawn one moving tosecond in the premier league, nine pointsbehind leaders Newbold Verdon.

Star batsman Andy Galpin has scored close to400 runs in eight games with young fast bowlerPrad Snood displaying some good form recentlywith impressive bowling figures.

The second team in division two enjoy mid tablestability with two wins and two losses recently, butstar batsman fire fighter Pat Carnan returns for thenext four games after work commitments, so hope-fully a few more wins are coming up.

The under 17s have lost their last three gamesby single figure runs to Wymeswold, Rothley andMelton’s Thorpe Arnold, falling six runs short onthree occasions. A win is so close to coming with afew more catches taken and with a bit of luck I’msure it won’t be far away

The under 13A team have had one game in thelast four weeks due to the weather and holidays,but were second best to Egerton park in the lastgame. The under 13B team lost the last two gamesto Soar Valley and Quorn. Too many wides werenot helping so more bowling practice is on theagenda.

A big thank you goes out to all the players and

families using the club bar facilities, it’s nice to seethe children enjoying themselves.

From Steve Findley, Birstall VillageCricket Club

A BRAND new kitchen and dining hallhas been opened at Riverside Primaryschool.

The £580,000 scheme will enable cooks toprepare and serve fresh food including homemade bread, roast dinners and salads.

The new facilities have been integrated into themain school building – previously the kitchen anddining hall were in a separate building.

Headteacher Andy Hayman said: “I am delight-ed with our new facilities, they look fantastic. Pre-viously we had been going outside in all weathersto get lunch, now we have everything contained onone building. We also have new brightly colouredtables and chairs.”

The new kitchen was opened by the Chairmanof the County Council, Peter Osborne. He said: “Iam extremely pleased for Riverside Primary Schoolas these new facilities are going to make a hugedifference to staff and pupils. The council changedschool menus across Leicestershire in 2006 to

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STONEHILLSCHOOL’S re-work-ing of the Wizard

of Oz revealed sometalented performers at theschool’s production in May.

“The students have been brilliant!” saiddirector Helen Tebbutt. “They are very enthusiastic

and hard working. We definitely have somevery talented performers at Stonehill whocould get to be the next big thing!”

The show ‘We’re Off to See the Wizard’was originally written 18 years ago byStonehill’s drama teacher Mrs Brook andthree friends.

In April, some of the main characters tookpart in De Montfort Hall’s School’s Showcase,performing a couple of scenes from the show.Helen said: “They went down really well andhad the audience in stitches!”

Over therainbow

The award was made at the LeicestershireNeighbourhood Watch AGM held at theLeicestershire Police Headquarters, and waspresented by Baroness Byford and ActingAssistant Chief Constable Wendy Yeadon. Eve-lyn Holden, of the Birstall and Wanlip Watchcommittee, attended the ceremony to receivethe certificate. The nomination for the awardwas made by Inspector Duncan Southall,commander of the Charnwood Local PolicingUnit.Pic: Watch committee members, Allan Kinton,Evelyn Holden and Karen Lewin with Local PCSOMark Butler

AN AWARD recognising their outstanding contribution to neighbourhoodpolicing and the local community has been presented to the committee ofBirstall and Wanlip Neighbourhood Watch.

incorporate new tasty, healthy and nu-tritious dishes and the new kitchen anddining area will help Riverside deliverthem. I would like to take this opportu-nity to encourage everyone at theschool to try the meals for themselvesand enjoy their new surroundings.”Pic: (l-r) Sally Kinch, School Cook, WendyPhilip , Service Manager for School FoodSupport, Peter Osborne, County CouncilChairman & Catherine Osborne

Newkitchen

Cricket club news

P/10/1284/2: 11 Sibson Road – two storey andsingle storey extension to provide an enlargedground floor A2 unit and five one-bed flatsP/10/1275/2: 71 Fielding Road – erection oftwo storey side extension and loft conversionP/10/1244/2: 5 Sandgate Avenue – conserva-tory to rear of the propertyP/10/1206/2: 57 Moorgate Avenue – erectionof two storey extension to side of dwellingP/10/1194/2: 11 Hill Rise – erection of twostorey extension to side of dwellingP/10/1193/2: 7 Barngate Close – erection ofsingle storey extension to the side and rear ofdwellingP/10/1137/2: Curzon Lodge, 40 Curzon Avenue– extension of time limit for implementation ofplanning permission P/07/2097/2 for the erec-tion of 6 detached dwellingsP/10/1104/2: 16 Windmill Avenue – erection oftwo storey extension to side of dwelling

Planning

Pic: Shannon Webb as TotoPic: Ashleigh Johnson as Fair Enuf

Pic: Mrs Rachel Widdowson as Glinda andCatherine Lester as Dorothy

Pic: Heron Bhundia as the Tin Man, OliverHodgkinson as the Scarecrow and Catherine Lesteras Dorothy Pic: Sam Hulme as the Wizard of Oz

Pic: Emily Manship asthe Wicked Witch

Pic: Mr Ajay Pandyaas Nanny Nonny Our NHW outstanding

The August issue ofTHE BIRSTALL POST

will be published on Jul 31.The copy deadline is Jul 16.

D. UptonGarden Services

0116 2696982Mob: 0781 2335825

All aspects ofgarden work undertakenDriveways • Patios

Blockpaving • GravellingTurfing • Fencing

Slabbing • MowingHedgetrimming etc

BELGRAVE CEMETERY near Red Hill island held an open day in June.A line of people formed a queue with queries about family graves and were then guided to

the right place – there are more than 4,500 graves and 15,000 people buried there.Volunteers gave a guided tour of the cemetery to visitors at the event, which was organised

by the Friends of Belgrave Cemetery Group.Pic: volunteers with the Friends of Belgrave Cemetery Group

The route is a permanent ‘3-2-1’ markedcourse, allowing runners to measure theirprogress over three different distances. A redline follows the route, with markers every 100metres.

The new route is one of a series of similarmarked running routes around the country aspart of the ‘Run in England 3-2-1’ project.Run in England 3-2-1 is a community basedinitiative created to deliver fun and safe run-ning activities in parks and open spaces. Theproject has been commissioned by England

Athletics and funded by Sport England.Peter Osborne, Chairman of the County

Council, said: “I am delighted that the first‘3-2-1’ route in the East Midlands is here inLeicestershire. Jogging is a great way to keepfit, and what better place to give it a go thanWatermead Country Park, on a safe, flat andaccessible route around beautiful King Lear’sLake.”Pic: (l-r) Catherine Osborne (Chairman’sConsort) & Peter Osborne (Chairman ofthe County Council) launched the route

Garden Trail Raises £3440This year’s Garden Trail on June 12 & 13

raised £3440.25 in aid of church funds andthe Alzheimer’s Society. The church is gratefulto those garden owners who kindly openedtheir gardens, and clearly had spent a lot oftime and effort in making their gardens lookbeautiful.

If you missed the Garden Trail, look at thepictures on our website.www.birstallmethodistchurch.org.ukMessy Church

Messy Church has now been running for anumber of months. It is designed for familiesand run on alternate Saturdays. Activitiesinclude craft work, cooking, refreshment anda short act of worship. Again pictures on ourwebsite show some of the activities.Maintenance Fortnight

Apart from Sunday worship, our buildingswill be closed for various maintenance workfrom Monday July 19 to Friday July 30. Thereare a host of minor jobs to be done but thebiggest is the painting of the church. Thechurch is grateful to those men, and someladies who help. More volunteers are wel-come, whether for a half day or a week. Con-tact John on 2675128.Cameroon Garden Fete

On Saturday July 3 there will be a GardenFete in aid of the Cameroon Orphanage. Thiswill be held at 34 Park Road, the MethodistManse where Rev Edward Sakwe, his wifeEsther and family live. The Sakwe family comefrom Cameroon. It may be a last opportunityto meet Edward and Esther as they move toCannock Chase in August. We shall be sayingour ‘official goodbye’ to both the Sakwe fami-ly, and to Ian and Irene Mason at a specialservice at Harrison Road Methodist Churchon July 25.

From Tony Moore, Birstall Method-ist Church

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Cause for celebrationThe beginning of July sees the churches of

St James, Birstall and Our Lady and St Nicho-las, Wanlip celebrating the full ordination ofour curate Revd Stephen Crofts as a priest.Stephen, with his wife and family, has beenwith us already for a very busy year. Sinceour rector James Shakespeare left in January,Stephen has had to undertake many moreduties than would normally be expected ofhim (most curates spend a year or more asassistant to a priest, in order to “learn theropes” of a parish and get to know the peo-ple). We are very grateful to him for theunflappable good humour with which he hasdealt with everyone and everything and lookforward to his ministry as a priest with us.Unfortunately there is no news yet of the ap-pointment of a new Rector.

Stephen is to be ordained in LeicesterCathedral on Saturday July 3 at 5.30pm andwill preside for the first time at communionat 9.30am the next day, Sunday July 4.

At 12.30pm there will be a celebratory‘Bring and Share’ buffet lunch in the VillageHall. All are welcome (please bring a savouryor sweet contribution).Summer is here!

In the hope of a fine summer evening, agroup from our congregation are taking pic-nics to the open-air theatre at TolethorpeHall, near Stamford, on July 13. Although thetheatre primarily exists to present Shake-speare plays each summer, the repertoirealso includes a more modern production: thisyear it is a version of ‘Dad’s Army’, so tinhats will be included with our summer attire!

A look at the list of groups associated withmost churches will reveal that a majority ofthem are run by and for women. Perhapsnot everybody realises that there is a churchMen’s Group which meets bi-monthly at theBritish Legion at 7.45pm on a Sundayevening. A variety of topics are discussed(over a pint of course), usually with a visitingspeaker. On Sunday July 25 Tony Coslett, aformer army padre, will be sharing his insightinto the traumas of life in the modern army atwar. Visitors are very welcome and if youwant to know more, contact Bert Tegg on2673817.

The same Sunday is also the patronal festi-val of St. James, which will be celebrated atthe 9.30am service.

Finally, planning is already being made forthe annual Garden Party, which takes placeon Bank Holiday Monday, August 30 on St.James’ Church lawn, Church Hill. Anyone withideas or who is willing to help is invited tocontact Debbie on 2672630.

From Beryl McHugh, Parish Churches

A MARKED running route has been painted on the tarmac path aroundKing Lear’s Lake at Watermead Country Park.

A TEAM of ladies from Birstall BowlingClub have once again qualified for the Na-tional Championships.

A team of four have reached the CountyFours final, which take place in LeamingtonSpa next month. For Pa Walker, Jan Everittand Diane Hurst, it will be their fourth suc-cessive visit to Leamington and they arejoined for the first time by Val Hollis, whohas replaced Sue Wilson. The team won fivematches on the way to the County final in-cluding quarter and semi final victories overteams from Wymeswold and Shepshed respec-tively.

Diane Hurst was also just one win awayfrom qualifying in the Two Wood competition.The County quarter and semi finals took placeat Soar Valley and having beaten Lila Wright(Burbage) in the quarter final, just lost out toOakham’s Nicky Elmer in the semi final.

Meanwhile, Rob Smith and Paul Youngwon six matches to reach the semi final ofthe men’s County pairs, but agonising lost outby one shot to Harry Brown and Roy Morleyfrom Loughborough’s Queens Park. A winwould have meant qualification for the men’sNational Championships at Worthing.

More information about the club atwww.birstallbowling.co.uk

A DISPLAY of archaeological finds fromRothley will be on show at the Old SchoolRooms later this month.

The exhibition is part of the Festival of Leices-tershire and Rutland Archaeology and will includeitems from prehistoric, Roman and Anglo-Saxonperiods.

Lynden Cooper from the university of LeicesterArchaeological Service will be speaking about findsfrom Rothley Lodge at the exhibition, which hasbeen organised by Rothley Heritage Trust. An An-glo-Saxon re-enactment group, the English Compan-ions, will also be there.

Brian Verity, Rothley’s Archaeological Warden,said: “The museum service has generously lent ussome artefacts that are not normally available and Ihope everyone will be keen to come along to takeadvantage of this rare opportunity to see and hearabout the kind of objects that were used by theearliest residents of Rothley.”

The exhibition takes place on Saturday July 31from 10am to 1pm at the Old School Rooms,School Street, Rothley.

www.leics.gov.uk/archaeology festival

A NINE-MILE walk combining a ride on theGreat Central Railway is planned for Sep-tember.

A similar walk in May proved so popular,organisers Charnwood Borough Council havedecided to put on another. It will start inRothley with the steam train to Birstall andwill include a walk around Watermead CountyPark to Cossington.

People who wish then to return to Rothleystation (after 5 miles) can split off and theremainder of the group will walk back afurther 4 miles to Rothley, making 9 miles intotal.

The walks brochure with informationabout different walks taking place in the bor-ough is available from local libraries.

For more information about the walks,please contact Nita Pearson, Active LifestyleDevelopment Officer on 01509 634594 oremail nita.pearson@charnwood.gov.uk

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A NEW singing group’s first two concerts were hailed a great success,raising £2400 for local charities.

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Singing for Fun entertained packed housesat Birstall Parish Church and the Chapel ofRatcliffe College in May.

The group performed classics such asFranck’s ‘Panis Angelicus’, Verdi’s ‘Chorus ofthe Hebrew Slaves’, the Frank Sinatra hit‘New York, New York’, Sting’s ‘Fields of Gold’and Eva Cassidy’s, ‘Over the Rainbow’ as wellas songs in French, Hebrew and Maori.

Anne Hughes, Musical Director, said:“Many of the singers were performing inpublic for the very first time, and yet you’dnever have realised it from the infectiouslevels of enthusiasm and confidence.”

She added: “So if you’re looking to join asinging group that doesn’t take itself tooseriously and yet reaches really high stand-ards, look no further! Everyone is welcome,whatever their ability or level of experience.”

There are now over 250 members and thenew term starts in the week beginning Sep-tember 7, with daytime and evening classesrunning in Quorn, Rothley, Syston, Tilton-on-the-Hill and Woodhouse Eaves. Further infor-mation is available on the group’s website:www.SingingForFun.co.uk or by phoning07742 576031Pic: Singing for Fun performing at Rat-cliffe College

BIRSTALL GOLF Club’s players havebeen advancing in a range of competi-tions, with victories for both the menand women in their respective leagues,and in the county’s ladies foursomesand mixed foursomes.

The men kicked off their league seasonwith a convincing 6-2 away win againstHinckley, while the ladies won awayagainst Kibworth.

In the ladies foursomes Sandra Clarkeand Chris Hyde won six up against Willes-ley Park, while Claire and Sue Bailey wonfour up for a 10 up total margin, to ad-vance to the second round.

And the mixed foursomes club skipperNaz Kullar held his nerve to sink the win-ning put on the third extra hole after bothmatches had finished square after 18holes.

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A DAY of talents in St James Church sawmusic performed by local people as wellas an exhibition of craft skills.

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WANLIP PRE-SCHOOLWanlip Church Hall Mondays to Fridays 8.30-12.30, 1.30-4.30Children from 2-5yrs, funding from 3yrs. Ofsted RegisteredTel: 2672192BIRSTALL METHODIST PRE SCHOOL Children from 2. Fundingfor 3+. Mon & Fri 12.15-3.15pm, Tues, Wed & Thur 9am-12noon. Tel 2675690 session times or Laura Freer 2671910or Kay Hilton 2207045BIRSTALL ST JOHN AMBULANCE COMBINED DIVISIONBadgers First Aid & activities for 5-10 yr olds. Thur 6-7pmTel: 2209188. Cadets:First Aid & activities for 10 yrs to adult.Thur 7.15-8.45pm Tel: 2106237. Adults: Friday 7.30pm.Phone Eddie Sim on 0116 2719168, mobile 07841 448126TEA DANCE - every Thursday, 2-4.30pm, Rothley Centre,Mountsorrel Lane, Admission £1.50 contact 2303013STARLIGHT THEATRE SCHOOL Tuition in Ballet, Tap, ModernJazz, Lyrical, Drama, Acrobatic, Greek & Modelling. Exams &Medals taken in the above. BTDA Exams are part of the Na-tional Curriculum and means they are equivalent to GCSE or Alevel Dance.Details ring: 0116 2355495, Mobile 07703 472702COMMUNITY BIBLE STUDY Thursdays, 9.45-11.30am at BirstallMethodist Centre. Peter Molesdale 2929670BIRSTALL UNITED JUNIORS FC. Football Academy for boys andgirls aged 4-6 every Sat 10.30am to noon. All welcome. Bringappropriate clothing, shin guards and football boots.GENTLE EXERCISE TO MUSIC CLASS Birstall Village Hall, 2-3pmevery Tuesday. Open to exercise referral members and non-members. Further details ring Nita at Charnwood BoroughCouncil on 01509 634836SINGING SALLY’S Tuesdays Highcliffe Community Centre,Greengate Lane, 1.45-2.30pm £3 per session. Contact Sing-ing Sally on 01536 772545GUNNS BOXING GYM The Reading Room, Birstall Road. Mon-Fri& Sun Morning. Contact Carl Gunns 2671494BIRSTALL RUGBY CLUB Training at Longslade playing fields,Wanlip Lane, Tuesdays 7.15pm, 1st team, Social & Vets Teamsfor the 08/09 season. Players wanted. Tel: D Bonser07841584206BIRSTALL AIR TRAINING CORPSTuesday and Thursday 7.30-9.30pm, 1947 Squadron Head-quarters (in grounds of Riverside Primary School). New mem-bers aged 13 to 17 welcome. Tel: 0116 267 2868ST JAMES CHURCH BABY & TODDLER GROUP Birstall VillageHall, Monday 1.30-3.30pm during term-time. Contact Marion2673817 or Elaine 2673030CLASH Community Leicester Arthritis Self-Help Group meetson the second Wednesday of every month at Longslade Com-munity College from 7-9pm in the classroom opposite theDesign Centre. Please take the left fork on entering the col-lege drive which leads to the Design Centre. Contact ChristineThomas 07954584402 or email 2006clash@gmail.comwww.leicestershirevillages.com/birstall/clash.htmlCAPITAL ARTS CHILDREN’S CHOIR Children aged 6-16, meetsTuesday evenings, Loughborough Town Hall 5-6.30pm, Kath-leen Shanks (Musical Director) Tel/Fax 0116 2672035. Phoneor email for details: capitalarts@btconnect.comTHE WAY AHEAD group for people with learning difficulties,Highcliffe Primary School, Greengate Lane, Thursdays (termtime only), 7-9pm. Enquiries: Deborah 0116 2606309 or Pam0116 2674818 or Gemma: sportygem19@hotmail.co.uk1st BIRSTALL GIRLS’ BRIGADE Are you aged between 5 and 18yrs? Would you like to make new friends, have fun, earnbadges and go on camp? The Girls’ Brigade is an excitingChristian organisation that meets every Tuesday during termtime at Birstall Methodist Church, Wanlip Lane, Birstall. From6.30pm. For further information ring Susan Wheeler 2209318INDOOR BOWLING: Tuesdays & Thursdays, from 10am to12noon. Open to the public. Birstall Village Hall. 01162676191FITNESS CLASSES Gentle Circuit/Body Conditioning, for all ag-es and abilities. A great way to keep fit. Wednesdays 7.45pmLongslade College, Wanlip Lane, Birstall. 0116 267 0807 forfurther detailsIN B TWEENIES A parent, baby and toddler group run byADAPT for parents with children who have been on a neo-na-tal unit. The group meets every Tuesday from 10am to12noon at Syston Community Centre, School Street. Tel: Nickyon 07771 718041 www.prembabies.co.uk. ADAPT reg charity

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