EDITORIAL donÕt then I would recommend listening The Friends of to BBC Radio who wish to help At the time of writing this editorial, events coordinate volunteer efforts by putting Trustees that encourage close contact among people who need help in touch with those Mokhtar Hussein, Helen Pettman Kanti people are discouraged and local events able to provide it. This is part of their Solanki, Craig Ward, Paul Archdeacon, are being cancelled. The usual list on Jason Chauhan, Samantha Woods and remit to ÔMake a DifferenceÕ. The point of pages 14 just gives you the contact details Gurpreet Kaur contact is [email protected]. of clubs, so users can contact for mutual Her mobile is 07912981327. The main support. The Echo Team number to call is 08081001049. They have set up the Mutual Aid website, but Editor Helen Pettman 07910431044 or It now looks unlikely that any of the 2204525 for those not online, use the numbers events planned in Evington will go ahead [email protected] above. Also look on page 10 for more [email protected] this year. information about Leicester City CouncilÕs Graphics response. Jason Chauhan This is probably the biggest existential Finance threat in our lifetime and we must look All the FofE trustees and Doug Gillain FOODBANK HELPING OUT after each other and keep safe. If Distribution The following foodbanks are working as someone knocks on your door and says Chris Hossack 2415153 hard as they can, and could do with more with help from local shops there are from the Evington Echo or voluntary help: another organisation, and offers to buy Our usual first level distribution team canÕt essential items for you, please take help for this issue. The Peace Centre on Road precautions: Proof Readers (10.00am - 7.00pm) are setting up Julia Hughes, Addy Tyler Coronavirus Self-Isolation support in 1. Only buy essentials in this manner, so Leicester and also looking for volunteers. www.evingtonecho.co.uk the amount of money required is minimal. [email protected] www.peacecentrefoodbank.co.uk facebook: evington echo Tel: 07999271536. 2. Do not hand over a bank card, use cash only. Edition 2020 Deadline Published Open Hands Trust in Highfields Street. Friday Thursday www.openhandsleicester.org.uk 3. Ask for an ID or verify their identity June/July 15th May 4th June by calling the organisation they say they FairShare does corporate fundraising to are from. Aug/Sept See website See website or help charities and community groups who It is sad to hear of scams. People or enquire enquire wish to help with distributing food. knocking on doors offering a doorstep test POSTPONED EVENTS: for Coronavirus and obviously for a hefty EDUCATIONAL WEBSITES 8th May -Evington in Bloom Sale and Maypole sum. DonÕt fall for it. They cannot do this. Dancing FOR CHILDREN Many of us already belong to 23rd May Spring Fair at Pilgrim Gardens For children off school, here are some organisations that are helping with 8th Aug. Evington Village Fete and Show good websites with home-education 19th Sept. Friends of Evington Health Fair vulnerable people in this crisis. If you 19th Sept. History and Heritage walk resources.

Page 2 The Echo is printed by Spectrum Printing Services Tel: 2461717 https://www.homeducation.org.uk/ people are self-isolating and most people I three planets! resources.htm speak to expect that there will soon be a One Planet Living has created a sustainability schoolgardening.rhs.org.uk clamp down. Also many Evington Echo framework with ten principles and detailed http://mailchi.mp/project-everyone distributors are now elderly. Over 70s are goals and guidance. The framework can help developers and housebuilders, businesses, /were-in-this-togethere=4af840a8bb likely to be told to stay at home. local authorities, schools and community Our main distribution shop will be Nisa groups create a ÔOne PlanetÕ action plan. SOME MORE USEFUL Local on Main Street in Evington Village. CONTACTS Other shops with Evington Echoes will be: Guardian article with postcode finder J & A Pharmacy, Main Street (as before) for mutual aid groups: Glenton Chemists and the Cooperative https://amp.theguardian.com/world/20 shop - Downing Drive 20/mar/16/covid-19-mutual-aid-how-to- Rowlands Pharmacy - Ethel Road help-the-vulnerable-near-you Thiara Convenience Store -Gamel Road. Trussell Trust Food Banks- https://www.trusselltrust.org/get- FRIENDS OF EVINGTON help/find-a-foodbank/ TRUSTEES Mental health and Emotional Support Friends of Evington welcome Samantha https://pennyappeal.org/appeal/At- Woods and Gurpreet Kaur as new trustees, Home/listeningline bringing the total to eight. See list of trustees Covid 19 Mental health and emotional on page 2. support Facebook group Friends of Evington works with many https://www.facebook.com/groups/14 organisations, particularly environmental 3854436951002/?ref=share organisations to promote our community and Listening helpline environmental aims. This year we had plans to https://pennyappeal.org/appeal/At- set up a base at Hilltop allotments, developing Home/listeningline a suitable sustainable community hut for NHS and government advice teaching and events while supporting schools with their gardening projects. . I hope we will be able to continue with the https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/corona magazine and celebrate the EchoÕs 40th virus-covid-19/ Our partners at Graceworks have held two birthday next year, but these are extremely https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus events this year difficult times! Please read more about the Asthma UK (1) In January, a climate change consultation City CouncilÕs response to this pandemic and https://www.asthma.org.uk/advice/trig to respond to Leicester City CouncilÕs the need for voluntary help and discussion on gers/coronavirus-covid-19/ Emergency Consultation. page 13. Diabetes UK- Helen https://www.diabetes.co.uk/ A twenty-page response from 47 Evington British Heart Foundation- people asked the Council to consider swift https://www.bhf.org.uk/informationsu measurable change and impact assessments pport/heart-matters- on clear targets with completion dates. The consultation group thought that the review of magazine/new/coronavirus-and-your- targets and aims must be open to public health scrutiny and that the climate emergency sustainability plan MUST cut across all council DISTRIBUTION OF THE policies, departments and actions. EVINGTON ECHO For 39 years, the Evington Echo has been (2) A dayÕs course about ÔOne Planet LivingÕ distributed through doors through This is the start of thinking about living in a approximately 80 volunteers. We are world where everyone everywhere lives grateful to so many people for their help happy, healthy lives within the limits of the planet, leaving space for wildlife and with this. wilderness. Globally we are living as if we have more Unfortunately, with the present crisis, than one planet. The consumption in the we are unable to do this any more. Many Western Europe has been estimated to need

Please support our local community newspaper - do write in or phone. Page 3 THE GENERAL HOSPITAL – the viability of establishing a new the number of in-patient beds which THE FUTURE? stand-alone midwifery-led unit on the the Trust is planning to provide. The site. They indicate that they will try it managers have raised the number For several years now there have been for one year only. At least 500 babies slightly but, given the expansion of questions raised about the future of will have to be born in the unit for it to housing in the Leicester area (in The General. The managers of be considered viable; if fewer babies Evington alone 585 more houses are University Hospitals Leicester NHS are born there during that year, the planned), the number of beds Trust have regularly emphasised their unit will be closed without further proposed appears totally inadequate. desire to concentrate their main consultation. Worryingly, the Trust managers base specialist activities and all acute their calculations on the HOPE clinical services on two sites Ð /ASSUMPTION that the problems of Glenfield and the Infirmary area - In the meantime, all community care provision will have while saying little about their plans for maternity and neo-natal been solved and the community will The General other than that it will be specialist services will be be able to make up for a shortfall in downgraded to some kind of Primary moved from the General to a the number of beds. Care Hub without any in-patient beds. new maternity hospital They have indicated that they will which is to be built on the *Recent events have also make final decisions about what will Infirmary site. highlighted the fact that hospitals remain after the public has been Background information which could need to have plenty of spare capacity consulted. be relevant: in order to provide isolation wards to *Previously, the Leicester HospitalsÕ cope with problems such as What could remain? bid was for £367 million. Recently, it Coronavirus. The Diabetes Centre, GP imaging has been reported that they have (for example x-rays), primary urgent been granted £450 million. *There have been many complaints care treatment, observation area, for several years about the difficulty of diagnostic service providing *To achieve this funding, the Trust actually getting to the Infirmary, with appointments for people to have a had to identify land that it no longer roads sometimes grid-locked near the test or simple procedure, community requires so that it can be considered site and parking well-nigh impossible outpatients services and potentially for housing. The UHL NHS Trust at times. This problem will only be extra primary care capacity to provide managers have identified 70 acres of made even worse if the new maternity family health care to people living in land at the General Hospital site. hospital is located on the Infirmary the east of the city. site. I doubt if many expectant *Concerns have been raised about mothers would choose to have their Significantly, they want to test out

Page 4 Please email or telephone your news and requests baby born in an ambulance Ð or a car! give birth at home but later find that * Complete the NHS consultation they need to transfer. This document when it is published. N.B. *A recent investigation by the arrangement would seem to cater Save our NHS will offer Department of Health has found that much better for the needs of ideas about how to respond. NHS Trusts may be disregarding NICE expectant mothers. guidelines with regard to the * Raise concerns. information they should be giving to Consultation: expectant mothers about pain NHS bosses have talked about * CAMPAIGN FOR THE NEW reliefÉ..that if they choose to give consulting the public about their plans MATERNITY HOSPITAL TO BE birth at home or in a midwife-led unit, but, as yet, we have received no they may have to be transferred if information about how, where, and BUILT AT THE GENERAL!! they want an epidural, because a when this consultation will take place. If necessary, campaign for spare land doctor would then be required. to be found elsewhere! Transfer would also be needed, of course, if any complications arose. It What can we do? Liz Warren would seem advisable, therefore, to * We must try to get as much locate the midwife-led unit as close to information as possible Ð the main hospital as possible, ideally a valuable source is the Save our NHS on the site currently designated for Leicestershirewebsite: the new maternity hospital. The new www.saveournhsleicestershire.org maternity hospital itself could then be located on the General Hospital site * Keep in touch. We are unable to where it would also be more hold a meeting at present. accessible for women who choose to

Please support our local community newspaper and send in your news Page 5 DOG MESS HELPING THE PLANET – ONE Letters Dear Editor, CRISP AT A TIME… KNIFE CRIME As a responsible dog owner, I am disgusted by Well maybe a few more than oneÉ Dear Editor, the state of EvingtonÕs streets caused by the amount of dog faeces that is not cleared up by I was interested in your article about knife their inconsiderate owners. The mess is crime (Issue 282 p. 5). horrible to see and unhygienic, blighting our village that many are working hard to improve. Following a 2018 UK wide ballot of 1.1 million Judging by the size of the ÔevidenceÕ left young people aged 11 to 18, knife crime was behind, it is primarily those with particularly declared their biggest concern. A special large dogs! The problem is especially bad along committee (in anticipation of the Spencefield Lane and surrounding areas. IÕm GovernmentÕs response) makes the following sure that if I allowed my dog to leave its mess main recommendations: directly outside those ownersÕ properties, they would certainly complain! 1. Look at the injustices that make some Please be responsible and clean up after your young people vulnerable to the draw of dog! violence and gangs. Name and address supplied 2. Follow this with a long term funding plan (at least 5 years) of effective ways of reaching “WHOOPSIE!” these vulnerable people at risk. (a light-hearted comment on the dog mess problem) If we want to stop the causes of the rise of Here I am, attempting to squeeze our latest knife crime, we must improve the difficult My master lets me off the lead crisp packet mountain into its rather large circumstances some young people are facing. When we are in the park parcel Ð donÕt ask me how, but we got them all So I can do a ÒwhoopsieÓ in! WhitehallÕs commitment to Ôzero wasteÕ Editorial comment And leave my little mark. raised £62 from its first three deliveries to Please send in your suggestions for how our Terracycle - donated to orangutan local schools could, with government funding, Then I chase some other dogs conservation and tree planting in Indonesia help with tackling knife crime among young And sometimes people too. and Borneo Ð this last consignment should people. If you are a young person, please, In and out of flower beds enable another worthwhile donation! Thanks please write in. Is what I love to do. to local residents for adding theirs too.

CONFINED TO YOUR HOME I bark at people sitting down ItÕs been quite exciting at Whitehall so far this And let them know that IÕm around year; students reached the national final of a At the time of writing all local clubs have all And children playing, thatÕs the thing! Lego innovation challenge and, as part of the closed down for at least twelve weeks. Wish I could go upon a swing! Connecting Classrooms project, we had a visit from Anju, a teacher from our partner school in For the next few weeks or months many of ItÕs time to go Ð we reach the gate, Kathmandu, with two of our teachers returning us are likely to be working from home and/or I look around to see the state; home with her to Nepal! deciding to self- isolate. If we follow SpainÕs IÕve ÒwhoopsiedÓ here and ÒwhoopsiedÓ there programme, then we all may be confined to Now own up Master, you just donÕt care! The crisp packets made an appearance again our homes. We may all get bored.. Why not during her visit; she helped our pupils create take a look at the home education resources at To make the park all nice and bright an enormous piranha from shredded crisp www.home-education.org.uk. Also do look at Please ÔbinÕ my ÒwhoopsieÓ - out of sight packets devouring a bottle-top Earth! Pictures the gardening resources at Control me better and youÕll see and more details next issue! www.schoolgardening.rhs.org.uk That all the people will love me! Addy Tyler

Page 6 A pdf copy of this magazine is on line at www.evingtonecho.co.uk POLICE AND CRIME *After consulting local people, publishes a Similarities Peace course and the Harmony COMMISSIONER ELECTIONS Police and Crime Plan to identify local priorities Scarf. Inside the cafŽ there is an eclectic mix of ARE CANCELLED and how they plan to meet them. items for sale from 35 different stall holders.

*Works with national and local policing and Mandy, a customer, said, ÒThis is a very Criminal Justice partners to reduce crime and friendly and accommodating cafŽ. I enjoy help make communities safer. brunch on Saturdays and a breakfast cob on my way to work. I also like to browse the stalls *Works with local authorities, health and and pick up a birthday card or gift.Ó education services, plus the voluntary sector and local businesses to create a joined-up Pat, a customer, said, ÒI love it. I come three response to local problems. times a week and so it feels like a permanent home because it is such a good meeting place *Sets the police budget, decides how much for my friends. We need this cafŽ in this area you pay towards policing from your council tax, and it is conveniently situated on a bus route.Ó to add to the funding from central Paddy said ÒItÕs nice food, nice staff and in a Government, and decides how that combined nice area.Ó money is spent. During April the following events were planned and will not happen now: *Appoints the Chief Constable who runs the operational side of policing in your force area. 1st April Ð 30th April. Easter afternoon teas.

*Holds the Chief Constable to account for 5th April Easter Crafternoon from 12.00noon delivering an effective and efficient police to 3.30pm. £12 a child, which includes lunch, service. make your own Easter card, Easter bonnet, The PCC is elected every four years to paint an Easter egg and decorate a basket for represent your views on policing and crime your eggs, a free raffle ticket and an Easter egg. locally. He/she is directly accountable to you, the public. Then to celebrate the anniversary, Jo was inviting her customers to a special birthday tea Elections for the Police and Crime 15TH APRIL – THE FIRST and cake party on 15th April. Commissioners for and Wales due to ANNIVERSARY OF JO’S Tel: 2490789. take place on 7th May have been cancelled MANAGEMENT AT THE because of the Coronavirus epidemic. Some Evington residents may have received a leaflet VINTAGE 186 CAFÉ IN for the Leicestershire PCC job. DO NOT GO EVINGTON VILLAGE AND VOTE. These elections will not take place until May 2021. Jo Banner took over running the Vintage 186 CafŽ a year ago. She had been working in Care All politicians have agreed that in view of the for 26 years, but after the death of her Coronavirus pandemic it is best to cancel. husband she decided to take on a completely new venture for something to do. WHAT DOES THE POLICE AND CRIME COMMISSIONER DO FOR YOU? Jo loves talking to people who visit and she loves getting involved with the community. *Funds crime prevention services to address She helped with the refreshments for the issues such as drug and alcohol misuse, youth Evington Village Fete and Show, ran a crime and anti-social behaviour to keep your Macmillan coffee morning, hosted the BBC communities safe. Repair Shop event, the Celebrate our

Visit our website at www.evingtonecho.co.uk Page 7 A SECRET SPORT! EVINGTON KARATE CLUB about kicks and punches, we build our training around self defence with emphasis on how to avoid When you walk Around 15 years ago I violence and evade strikes. Along with the obvious into Evington founded Evington benefits of training in martial arts we also find our Park from the Karate Club after 10 students benefit from the discipled classes and the Car Park the first years karate experience way we build confidence in our students. thing you see and reaching the level will be the of 2nd Dan Black Belt. I I believe in teaching karate in a disciplined but tennis courts was born in Evington also friendly way: I find that relaxed but motivated and I suspect more years ago than I students learn a lot quicker. some readers would like to mention and lived there all my may remember life. I started the club because I always had a I donÕt believe in wasting a studentÕs time doing playing football strong connection with Evington and thought it ridiculously hard exercises during a karate lesson. at the top of the was a shame that when my son wanted to start Of course fitness is important but good technique Park and many martial arts I had to travel out of Evington to and timing are far more important. may have played or watched the Cricket find a good class. The club was originally based matches. But there is a fourth Sport played in at the General Hospital Sports and Social Club We are a family friendly club with parents Evington Park. As you continue your walk for several years. We then moved briefly to the training alongside children and teenagers. Each from the car park turn left past the tennis Evington Boys Club before settling at our student is helped to reach their personal best by courts and you will see some low wooden present training venue the Evington Leisure working to their own capabilities. buildings and a high yew hedge. Behind the Centre. hedge, on two greens, the sport of lawn bowls Karate has been a hobby for me for over 25 years is played. The aim of Evington Karate Club has always and I was determined that when I started Evington been to train students of all ages independent Karate it would be a club and not a business. This These two greens were built in 1952 and of gender, religious beliefs or ethnic means we keep the joining costs as low as possible, Evington Park Bowls Club has been in action background. and ongoing expenses such as yearly licences, since then. The club welcomes new bowlers karate uniforms and grading costs to a minimum. and had planned two open days this year on At Evington Karate we teach a form of karate Too many clubs are all about how much money Saturday 2nd May and Sunday 14th June, open called Wado which I feel is possibly the most they can make and push students through between 10.30am and 3.00pm with four comprehensive style as it has the most in expensive gradings every few weeks. I believe qualified coaches for support. Family groups depth syllabus. We teach the basics of students work best at their own speed and will were welcome. Other dates for having free punching, blocking, pad work, sparring, throws learn at a different pace, so our students only grade introductory sessions are available Coronavirus and ground work but also the traditional katas when the instructors and more importantly, when allowing! We now know that Coronavirus will and pair work that many clubs donÕt . the student feel they are ready. Our gradings are not allow these events to happen, but do hope not easy, nothing worth having is easy, but with the to see you when the pandemic is all over. Although Wado karate is an old traditional right training and personal commitment they are style, I find the achievable. All our instructors are very experienced Lookin g to the future, this year the Club has moves are still 3rd Dan black belts, DBS checked and qualified first raised a grant that means one of their changing very relevant aiders; we take the health and safety of our rooms has been refurbished and improved Ð today not only students very seriously. you may have seen the work going on at the as a good solid start of March and it should be finished in self defence At Evington Karate Club we are very open about April. Also one of the greens is to be renovated system but what and how we teach. Our classes are open to this year - an exciting prospect for the also for fitness anybody who feels they may be interested in members. and flexibility. karate. Ask me as many questions as you like. John Broughton Tel: 07729 411242 Want a closer look? Try the Clubs web site Although Email:[email protected] www.evingtonbowls.org.uk karate is all Web site: www.midlandwado.com

Page 8 Contributions are welcome. Send them to the Editor by email or phone. SHAMA WOMEN’S CENTRE THE CAST-OFFS DRAMA GROUP

The Cast-Offs drama group was founded in 2015 and have two performances over one weekend a year. Rehearsals begin early summer, and enquiries about joining this group for their next production can be made by phoning 07522 574836.

On their tour of Leicester on Tuesday 11th February, the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall visited this centre, which is a womenÕs charity established in 1983 to empower women to become more active educationally, economically and socially. The photos below show the 27th February Market stall event.

EVINGTON ECHO COMPETITION TIME

Calling all young people under 15 years of age.

Write a story about your pet. If you havenÕt got a pet, make one up. Your story needs to be between 300 and 700 words and be received before Friday 15th May 2020.

1st Prize: A book called ÔA Tail of Two DogsÕ about Bobby and Milo and a £10 voucher. 2nd Prize: A Bobby and Milo mug and a £5 voucher. Email your story to [email protected]

Contributions are welcome. Send them to the Editor or take to BennettÕs Hardware Store. Page 9 WOMEN OF LEICESTER retain her name for more than a century , but the Polish border in September 1939 and broke she was better-known for striking the news to the world in the Daily Telegraph. reproductions of Old Master paintings in After many years service as a War and Defence embroidery that won international acclaim, Correspondent, she became the TelegraphÕs especially in Russia. She met most of the China Correspondent, retiring to Hong Kong. crowned heads of Europe and dined with Napoleon. Victorian Mary Royce was An informative and entertaining evening LeicesterÕs first female doctor, practising in bringing some of our local heroines into the Saxby St. from 1890. limelight.

LeicesterÕs women were in the forefront of The History and Heritage group will not meet the struggle Ð often physical Ð for WomenÕs again until September. Suffrage in the years before the First World War. Factory worker suffragette Alice Hawkins Anthony Yates has finally been rewarded with a statue in the remodelled Leicester Market Place. Ellen EVINGTON VILLAGE Sherriff and Elizabeth Frisby were radicals FETE AND SHOW believing in direct action, from pouring ink into Due to the coronavirus outbreak, Evington pillar-boxes to the burning down of Blaby Village Fete and Show will not be held this railway station. Miss Frisby was to remain year. The health and safety of all who take part involved in public affairs her whole life. She has to be our highest priority and while we do served time in Holloway Prison for protests not know how long we shall be under outside Parliament in 1910 and 1911 but restrictions, we cannot risk setting it all up, received the MBE in 1918 for both funding and only to have to cancel at the last minute. staffing refreshment facilities for the troops. Chris Hossack Elizabeth Frisby MBE, suffragette, arsonist, She would go on to become a magistrate, a councillor, JP and Lord Mayor Conservative Councillor and eventually the EVINGTON IN BLOOM first female Lord Mayor of Leicester in 1941. IÕd like to thank you for your support of the The Parish Centre at St Denys was packed on Bloom May Sale this year, but unfortunately 13th February for an illustrated talk by Mary Attenborough was not just the mother we feel it necessary to cancel the event renowned local historian and guide Virginia of two of LeicesterÕs most famous sons but in because of the uncertainty of being able to Wright on ÔWomen of LeicesterÕ to the the 1930s was the prime mover in housing first proceed with such events in the near future. If Evington History and Heritage Group. Basque refugee children from the Spanish Civil you have sent me the fee for a table, I will be War and later German Jewish girls at Evington refunding you as soon as possible. I wish you A surprise opening was to discover just how Hall. good health over the coming weeks. long ago the first of these Leicester women Diane Bell made her presence felt. A neatly-graffitied Very close to our own time , Leicester was shard of Roman Samian-ware pottery, the birthplace of two pioneering female CROSSWORD ANSWERS - grid on page 15 unearthed in 1854 near the Jewry Wall , tells of journalists: Mary Stott and Claire Across the love of actress Verecunda and gladiator Hollingsworth. Mary went straight from 1. PLUM, 5. LAID, 8. AISLE, 10. TOPAZ, 11. ASSET, 12. USED, 16. GIFT, 17. DECEITFUL, Lucius. More well-known is the history of Wyggeston GirlsÕ School to the Leicester Mail 18. BOMBSHELL, 20. NEAT, 21. SIGH, 25. SISAL, Alfred the GreatÕs impressive daughter but was best known as a long-serving editor of 26. ALBUM, 27. LASTS, 28. STAY, 29. HUES. ®thelfl¾d , the Lady of the Mercians , who the WomensÕ Page in the Guardian, moving from her base at Tamworth drove the Danes such writing away from recipes and knitting- Down from Leicester in 918. Her much-stolen bronze patterns to modern discussions of issues 2. LAPSED, 3. MAZE, 4. TSAR, 5. LEAN, statue is now sheltered in the courtyard of affecting women. Claire Hollingsworth, 6. INSTIL, 7. STAUNCHNESS, 9. STATELY HOME, LeicesterÕs Guildhall. In Georgian times recently deceased aged 105 , was the reporter 13. DEPOT, 14. DERBY, 15. ITCHY, 16. GULLS, Birmingham-born Mary Linwood ran a school who spotted the massing of German troops on 18. BASSET, 19. LIABLE, 22. ALLY, 23. KISS, for young ladies in Belgrave Gate that was to 24. GASH.

Page 10 Visit our website: www.evingtonecho.co.uk BODY AWARENESS SCAN SITES FOR HOUSES JEAN KHOTE (1943- 2020) The has identified 83 Body awareness scan is when we pay attention Leicester sites where thousands of new homes Jean was the to parts of our body in a gradual sequence could be built. This list has been narrowed Labour councillor from feet to top of the head by mentally down from 240 suggested two years ago. for scanning each area. This practice is done by Ward from 2011. you by bringing your awareness to parts of the City Mayor, Sir , says this is the A fellow councillor, body in sequence. start of a conversation about how the city Diane Cank, said grows and will focus on other key future issues ÒJean was a lovely Body awareness scan helps to relieve stress such as transport, retail and tackling the lady, extremely and strengthens the link between the mind climate emergency. The land in Evington that generous, warm and the body. has been earmarked is as follows: and funny and one of the hardest Practice this laying down on your back, feet Leicester General Hospital working slightly apart relaxed and arms by your side The NHS trust says there is just over 70 acres of councillors palms facing upwards and relax the whole brownfield land surplus to requirements. 532 around, but she body. I personally prefer to do the body homes could be built. (See further articles in never stood for awareness scan just before I fall sleep, this this issue on pages 4 and 5.) any silly stuff.Ó helps my body and mind to be in a complete relaxed state. Start off by softly closing your Judgemeadow Community College Playing She always listened to the concerns of her eyes, slowing the breathing down, letting your Fields constituents and had dedicated her life to abdomen expand and contract with each Another part of the school playgrounds politics, coming first from South Africa during breath, nice slow deep inhales and exhales for earmarked for 9 homes. the apartheid days, then to London as a a minute or so. Linden School Playing Fields councillor before moving to Leicester. The Evington school could get 17 homes built Start the body awareness scan from the feet, where the grounds front onto Headland Road. Abdul Osman said Òshe was passionate about pausing for a few seconds before moving onto her politics and her policies. She was the next part. Up to ankles, calves, knees and Sedgebrook Road Open Space interested in International politics and would so on and so forth all the way up to the top of An Evington site that could take 14 houses. recount stories of her time in South AfricaÓ. you head. Scan your entire body. Are there any Land adjacent to Evington Leisure Centre areas that have discomfort, aches, pains or Jean was a feminist and carried the flag for 15 homes could be built on a plot of land facing tension? If there are any areas with this womenÕs rights. She supported the Muslim Downing Drive. continue to breathe into these areas and WomenÕs Network, UK, which campaigns for visualise it leaving your body through your Land North of Gartree Road women to be heard and empowered within the breath into the air. Move on to the next when An Evington site where 30 homes are Muslim community. Jean was also the you feel you are ready. proposed. disability officer for Leicester East Labour and When you have completed releasing bring campaigned for carers (mostly women) your awareness back to your breath, nice slow Land between Coleman Road and Goodwood because they got a rough deal and needed deep inhales and exhales for a moment or so to Road better pay and working conditions. end the body awareness scan practice. A greenfield site in Evington where eight homes could be built. Even in hospital, Jean arranged for food I hope you enjoy doing this practice and do Kingscliffe Crescent open Space donations to be delivered to a food share give me your feedback. 11 homes could be built on this Evington site. scheme.

DonÕt forget to follow Indy Essence on For the full list go to: The Leicester-based Federation of Muslim Facebook, Indy Essence Instagram: https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/new/leic Organisations said, ÒHer selfless contribution indyessence, Twitter:@EssenceIndy, & ester-news/83-leicester-sites-council-bosses- for the community was immenseÓ. YouTube: Indy Essence. 3874734 She leaves a husband, son, daughter and grandchildren.

Contributions are welcome. Send them to the Editor by email or phone Page 11 On the way there we passed J & A Pharmacy, a often pull my Dad here when we have a walk VINTAGE 186, J & A PHARMACY, place of many wonders. Howard went in to but as yet he has not cottoned onto the fact FABIO’S AND BENNETTS get a birthday card for a friend. Reluctantly I that I want to go in and see the lovely girls who BY MILO (THE CUTEST LITTLE agreed as I was rather keen on the thought of work there. When I was staying at HowardÕs the food to come. When he finally emerged he house once he took me to FabioÕs and DOG EVER) apologised for being so long, but said that introduced me to them, and how nice to me there was such a selection he was spoilt for they all were. To my great joy we went in and I choice. Also he said that the ladies in there got to meet the girls again and how they fussed were so nice he had to have a chat with them. over me. A lady was having her hair washed One of the ladies had featured in a recent and she recognised me from the photos in The edition of the Echo and Howard said that he Evington Echo. I am always getting recognised had congratulated her on her new found fame. in Evington because of these photos. It is really nice being recognised. I feel a bit like a Finally we set off again for Vintage 186, I just celebrity. What a brilliant morning this was could not wait to get there. This was a first for turning out to be. I did not think that there me, going to a cafe, as normally I have to wait could be any more surprises in store, but there outside as not many cafes allow dogs inside were. them. How proud I felt sitting on my DadÕs knee and watching what was going on and how After leaving FabioÕs we headed into the village friendly everyone was to me. The owner of the and then to my great surprise we stopped cafe even came up and welcomed me, which I outside Bennetts hardware store. What thought was such a nice thing to do. an interesting shop it looked. I had never been in a hardware store. It looked fascinating in Mum and Howard went off to order the food there. Mum and Howard started to put some and drink while I continued to admire the bulbs in some bags. Howard just bought some scenery and watch all the people. A lot of daffodils whereas my Mum bought some tulip people came up and had a chat. After placing bulbs, some onion bulbs and a garlic bulb. their order Mum and Howard came back to the What a Wednesday it turned out to be. At first table and sat down and had a natter. A nice Mum is determined that she is going to grow I was a bit reluctant to go out that day, I felt a young man delivered our drinks and then the some vegetables this year. I think that she has bit tired after having our grand- daughter stay food arrived. If I had wanted a drink there was been inspired by Howard, who grows a lot of for a week. Had I known what was in store for a bowl of water just outside the front door; his own vegetables. Mum has even challenged me, I would have been busting a gut with how dog friendly this place is. Howard had a Onkar to see who can get this vegetable excitement at the events that were to unfold bacon bun, what a surprise, and boy did it growing lark off the ground. Onkar has yet to that morning. Mum put my rather tight jacket smell good. Mum had a vegetarian sausage start, so by buying the bulbs Mum is at least off on; I really must do something about my sandwich. I fancied HowardÕs food the most. to a better start. She really is inspired as she expanding waistline, and then she loaded me He did feed me some bits of bacon. Yes I will then moved onto the pots section and bought into my carrier and we set off for what I come here again tomorrow, I thought. After a couple of those. We then went inside thought was Evington Park. the food was finished Mum browsed at all the Bennetts shop. My, they seemed to have things that were for sale. Then it was time to everything imaginable in there. Everyone in Well imagine my excitement when we stopped go. The end of my first cafe visit, and how I the shop seemed very friendly and glad to see in Main Street and I heard HowardÕs voice from enjoyed it. me; I even got a few pats on my head. Mum outside the car. I could not get out of the car went to pay for the bulbs and the pots and quick enough to see him. Once down on the Once we got outside of Vintage 186 Howard while doing this she ordered some compost ground, Howard made a huge fuss of me and I said something to Mum and Dad and then we that they would deliver to our house. What a gave him a couple of kisses. Howard said we crossed the road and we were outside my great service they provide. It was good to get were going to Vintage 186 CafŽ. favourite hairdressers, FabioÕs. ThatÕs where home and remember this great day. Mum Howard has had his hair done for many years. I planted her onions.

Page 12 MUTUAL AID SUPPORT For anyone who wants to volunteer to help LEICESTERSHIRE WARDEN TEAMS – A NATIONAL AND support front line and community support SCHEME LOCAL RESPONSE services, a Leicester Community Response Group has been established and a volunteer Cleaning up our streets and countryside form can be found here: currently costs the taxpayer almost £800 Community action COVID-19 Mutual Aid https://tinyurl.com/lcrvolunteer million a year and so maximum on-the-spot ward teams are working to help distribute fines for dropping litter have been increased leaflets and provide offers of help to support The webpage for this coordinated effort is: to £150 - in order to deter and punish the anti- the most vulnerable. http//www.leicestercommunity.co.uk social minority who continue to drop rubbish. The law has also changed in that the Contacts are all set up in the seven wards in Mohommed Lockhat and all at The Peace registered keeper is responsible for ANYONE Leicester East. Centre, Thurncourt Road, Lodge, who litters from their car and it is them who Leicester are working around the clock to will receive the £150 fine. In Evington ward, the contact is Hannah support our community to volunteer with Wakely at: them. Please go to wwwpeacecentre.org.uk Leicester City Council is working with all the .https://chat.whatsapp.com/kmSIH2OE9WGkt and follow the links. Tel: 07999271536. other Leicestershire Councils on a joint LP218aC If you have a mobile phone it is free Volunteers are needed. campaign to raise awareness of these changes to download ÔWhatÕs app.Õ Please join and help and to do targeted enforcement in hot spot this effort. For Help the Homeless, Arif can be contacted areas. directly on 07771123440. You may also wish to join Leicester East The offence is now civil not criminal which COVID support group. This is a mutual aid When providing help, please remember means if anyone has any dashcam or CCTV group working closely with the National COVID-19 or Coronavirus is contagious, footage and are willing to give a statement so Mutual Aid group. To join this Leicester East presently there is no cure. Please maintain we can do a DVLA check (not a statement to go group go to: social distancing. Please avoid physical contact to court) then we can collect this and use the https://chat.whatsapp.com/LrW1IKqZVqJdp (2 metre distance) even with other volunteers. footage. You can contact the City Warden EsLIJfbo Wash your hands regularly. Items for delivery service at Leicester.gov.uk/myaccount or should be left on doorsteps. [email protected] You may also find the following helpful in guiding the work of local groups by giving the BOBBY Editorial Comment: resources that are available nationally for The City Wardens were shortlisted for 2 COVID19 Mutual Aid groups : awards in the Waste Performance of the Year https://covidmutualaid.org/resources/ category and Outstanding Service Delivery Award in Keep Britain TidyÕs annual awards, There are other mutual aid groups across and won the award for Outstanding Service Leicester and Leicestershire. A list will be on Delivery. It followed a successful 9 month- the Evington Echo website and updated long campaign to tackle flytipping, side waste, regularly. bins on the street and other waste issues in the cityÕs Fosse ward in 2019, which involved The latest information from Leicester City inspecting 117 businesses, 16 of which were Council can be found by searching for Leicester issued with fines totalling £4,800. City Council information about the The work led to an 18 percent reduction in Coronavirus. On 2 March 2020 Bobby, a well known Evington Park dog, and regular park walker, flytipping and a nine percent increase in sadly passed away. people using council services, such as bulk The latest information from University waste collection, compared to the same period Hospitals, Leicester which cover our own He will be missed by many park walkers and children as he was such a character. in 2018. The Keep Britain Tidy awards Leicester General Hospital can be found at celebrate the very best councils from across leicestershospitals.nhs Information about We wish all the best to Kally and her family at this sad time. Goodbye Bobby. the UK, highlighting those who are making Coronavirus is then easy to find by scrolling. significant improvements to the local environment in communities.

Support Your Local Community newspaper Page 13 CLUBS, SOCIETIES, CLASSES AT EVINGTON PARK HOUSE LE5 6DE AT GOODWOOD EVANGELICAL CHURCH, AND EVENTS AND/OR IN EVINGTON PARK GAMEL ROAD Due to the Coronavirus pandemic events have been postponed. This page includes a list of ANYTHING GOES SOCIAL GROUP MESSY CHURCH Wednesdays. 10.30am - 12.30pm. clubs and telephone numbers, so that you can THE ARK TODDLER GROUP make contact with leaders you know and keep COFFEE MORNING in touch about future meetings and support BILAL YOGA Tel: 07828 098602. Postponed. YOUTH ACTIVITY groups. THURSDAY YOGA GROUP Contact Stephen on 079 0294 6004. for Goodwood Evangelical Church. AT EVINGTON VILLAGE HALL LE5 6FA Thursdays 10.30am - 11.30am. Tel: 07952 775449. Tel: 07517167048. AT GRACEWORKS (WYCLIFFE UNITED REFORMED CHURCH, THE COMMON) EVINGTON GARDEN CLUB CROCHET FOR ALL Tuesdays 10.00am to 11.30am. With Abdul Please check with Peter Jackson, as closure is GARDENING TOGETHER expected. The following was booked: Bux. Every Tuesday 10.00am - 12noon. 21st April Garden Herbs. Richard and Sian Price. A PLACE OF WELCOME every Tuesday 19th May Roses. Ann Bird. ART IN THE PARK 12.00pm - 2.30pm. June Evening vist to a Garden or Nursery. Tuesdays 1.30pm - 3.30pm. Tel: 212 6614. Tel: 07985306342. Tel: Peter Jackson 2735487. AT EVINGTON LIBRARY LEICESTERSHIRE CALLIGRAPHERS No events at Evington Library YOUTH GROUPS Third Saturday afternoon in month. Tel: 285 6436. AT PILGRIM GARDENS SCOUT GROUPS No events at Pilgrim Gardens 19TH LEICESTER, DAVENPORT ROAD RECOVERY ASSISTANCE DOGS Fridays Stretching exercises. Fridays 2.00pm - E-mail: [email protected] 1.30pm - 2.30pm. Tel: 07932433148 or 262 3946. 3.00pm. Tel: 07828098602. Website: www.evingtonscouts.org.uk Tel: Howard Sloan on 220 9017. Business run groups at the Village Hall: AT ST CHADÕS CHURCH AND PARISH HALL, COLEMAN ROAD 9TH LEICESTER, STOUGHTON ROAD BABY SENSORY Tel: Pauline Burton on 273 6411. Wednesdays 9.30am - 2.30pm. 07813203048. ASIAN LUNCH CLUB Wednesdays 11.00am - 2.00pm. Contact 24TH LEICESTER (ST. PHILIPÕS AIR SCOUTS) Suresh on 07801101308. SILVER SWANS BALLET FOR OVER 50S This group is meeting at St. PhillipÕs Church. Thursdays 10.00am - 12.00 noon. Tel: Tel: Peter Hardy on 276 0457. 07765407323. AT ST. DENYS CHURCH / PARISH CENTRE (CHURCH ROAD) HAMILTON AIR CADETS Hamilton ATTITUDE 4 DANCE DANCING SCHOOL EVINGTON LOCAL HISTORY AND Community College, Keyham Lane, LE5 1RT. BALLET, TAP Nicola. Tel: 271 6783. HERITAGE GROUP MEETINGS Tel: 07968 159844 Contact Chris Hossack on 241 5153, NEPTUNE SWIMMING CLUB [email protected] Postponed until 11.00am - 12.00 noon. Evington Pool. Tel: Evington Leisure Centre MONDAY YOGA September 2020. Steph Yelts. 07525000511. 299 5575. MONDAY MEETS TUESDAY BHANGRA BLAZE. 6.00pm - EVINGTON BOWLING CLUB 7.00pm. Preet Patel. 07525153284. ST DENYS CHURCH COMMUNITY EVENTS Tel: Harry Pettman on 2204525. www. st. denys.org.uk Tel: 2713812. SELF DEFENCE GROUP AT CHURCH OF GOD, DOWNING DRIVE EVINGTON IN BLOOM Wednesdays 8.00pm - 9.00pm. CHARITY COFFEE & CHAT Meets 10.30am - Tel: Diane Bell on 2100831 or Helen Pettman 12.00 noon every Friday Tel. 2218473. on 2204525. INDIAN MUSIC GROUP Tuesdays 3.45pm to 4.45pm. Tel: 07541888528. NHS DOWNING DRIVE SURGERY COFFEE EVINGTON VILLAGE FETE AND SHOW MORNINGS Tel: Chris Hossack on 2415153. AT MAYFLOWER COMMUNITY ROOMS Monday mornings 10.15am - 12.00 Ladies only Yoga. Manjula 07448 732696. Tel: 2218473. Yoga for All. Suresh 07974 306016. EVINGTON HEALTH FAIR Tel: Lesley Vann on 2704765

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