Charnwood News Charnwood Borough Council’s Residents’ Magazine Summer 2019

Outwoods play area Inside this proving popular Issue... – Page 11

Full list of Charnwood Borough councillors Page 18

Summer holiday activity programme Page 5

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Charnwood News is Charnwood Borough Council’s residents’ magazine. It is sent to every household in the Borough three times a year in March, July and November and is designed to keep residents updated on Council services and local events.

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Dear Resident, I’d like to start this invest in our tenants’ homes, and ensuring all column by congratulating our services are of the highest standards. all councillors who were elected in the recent borough We will also be looking at how we can council elections. support our changing high streets. The retail It’s easy to contact us and we’d love to sector is not the same anymore and we hear from you! Out of 52 Members, we have 11 new faces have to think differently to ensure our town and I hope they are looking forward to centres remain vibrant. The Council has a key Charnwood Borough Council Southfield Road, the challenges ahead. I would advise our role to play in this. Loughborough, newcomers to dive into the training provided, , listen (a lot) and if they need some advice, Looking after the finances also remains a LE11 2TR just ask one of the many wise heads who top priority as it gives us a solid platform to Tel: 01509 263151 already have a few terms under their belt. deliver our services from. www.charnwood.gov.uk Local government is complex, even more so email: [email protected] when on the inside and there’s nothing wrong What will also remain in our focus is the asking for help. need to put residents at the heart of @CharnwoodBC everything we do. I was delighted to be re-elected as leader Like us on Facebook: of the Council at a recent meeting and it We’re here to serve. Every Councillor knows facebook.com/charnwoodbc continues to be an honour and a privilege that. And while we can’t always deliver to serve the borough. I have appointed everything people want, all 52 members, the This information is available in different Cabinet and it means we can now get on with Council’s staff and our partners will work formats and languages on request. Please contact the Communications Team for delivering excellent services. hard each and every day to do the best for details on 01509 634603. our borough. We will be developing our new corporate Charnwood Borough Council does not accept responsibility for or endorse plan this year, and this will guide our work Here’s to the future! any products or services offered by for the next four years, setting out the advertisers. All information correct at Council’s aims and ambitions. It will include time of printing. our manifesto pledges such as planting of Cllr Jonathan Morgan, 100,000 trees in the borough, continuing to Leader of Charnwood Borough Council When you have finished with this magazine please recycle it. this, you can keep up to date with Council Printed on environmentally friendly paper Sign up to our news and all things Charnwood and get all from renewable sources. Newsletters the info you need sent direct to your inbox. If you’ve visited our website recently, you You can also sign up here: may have spotted an invite to sign up our www.charnwood.gov.uk/charnwood_now. newsletter pop-up on the screen. By doing Sign up and stay updated! Advertisements 3

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A former window dresser a special educational needs turned mature student is now co-ordinator. learning a few new skills as Mayor of Charnwood. Cllr Seaton has been a borough councillor for Cllr Brenda Seaton was 12 years, is also a serving appointed as the borough’s Leicestershire county first citizen on Monday councillor and has been a night (May 20) at the parish councillor council’s annual meeting at for 17 years. Loughborough Town Hall. Her chosen Mayoral charity The Mayor will attend is Dementia UK’s admiral hundreds of events over the coming 12 months with nurse service. Admiral nurses her Mayoress, sister Helen provide specialist dementia Johnson. support for people with dementia and their families. The Mayor said: “I am proud and honoured to serve as Cllr Seaton’s appointment the Mayor of Charnwood. marks the end of the Mayoral I am looking forward year for Cllr Christine Harris. to the year ahead and meeting some of the Cllr Harris said: “I have wonderful people around thoroughly enjoyed my year the borough. of office and I have met some extraordinary people. It has “Being the Mayor is a been a privilege to serve the great opportunity to see borough as Mayor and I would how people, groups, and like to thank my mayoress, businesses are making a Cynthia Bradley-Stevenson positive contribution to for her support. I would Charnwood.” also like thank the people who given both myself Cllr Seaton was born and and Cynthia a warm welcome raised in Birstall and has lived in Thurmaston for over 30 at many events over the year. years. After leaving school We wish Brenda and Helen all aged 15, Cllr Seaton worked the best as they take on the as a window dresser and chains of office.” cashier before moving into retail. A-levels and then a degree with the Open Cllr David Snartt has been elected as University. She later worked at Longslade Deputy Mayor and will be supported At the age of 35 she went back to school Community College in Birstall as a during his year of office by his wife, to study eight GCSEs, followed by NCQs, specialist maths teaching assistant and Deputy Mayoress Joan Snartt.

New energy switching scheme is coming to Charnwood Charnwood Big Switch – a new energy switching scheme to save Auctions are held three times a year, the supplier which offers the residents money on their fuel bills is being launched. cheapest deal wins the auction.

The collective switching scheme helps residents to change energy The average saving is around £200 a year. It is free to register and suppliers and pay less for their energy. there is no obligation to switch.

The scheme is being delivered by the Council in partnership with Registrations for the first auction will open on August 6. iChoosr an independent specialist provider in collective switching. For more information visit: www.charnwood.gov.uk/bigswitch. @CharnwoodBC Charnwood News facebook.com/charnwoodbc www.charnwood.gov.uk 5

Search is on for Charnwood Community Heroes 2019 Residents are being urged to enter nominations for Charnwood Community Heroes 2019.

The awards, run by Charnwood Borough Council, are a chance to thank people, groups and Charity Night organisations who have carried out a good deed – Grab your family and friends for a girl’s no matter how small or large night out with a difference! – in our community.

It could be someone who has helped a Brilliant Board/Trustee Member. The annual This Girl Can charity neighbour, raised funds or is always there for The Harry Cook Award will be awarded to event returns on Friday August 16, others. Or it could be a group, organisation someone who has made an outstanding 2019 from 6-9pm at Charnwood or business which has carried out some contribution to the community. It will College, Loughborough. excellent work in the past 12 months. be chosen by Harry’s family. Harry, along with wife Pat, was heavily involved in Activities will include Zumba, Box There are nine categories to enter plus Loughborough in Bloom and their floral fitness, Bounce, Yoga and Mindfulness, the Harry Cook award which will be home not only featured on the bloom Netball and finishing the evening with presented in memory of the Loughborough judging route but also on BBC Gardener’s Burlesque dancing. in Bloom stalwart. World. Harry sadly died last year. There will also be stalls and information People can nominate and find out more Everyone nominated will receive a about beauty, physical activity and some Charnwood Community Heroes Award and visiting www.charnwood.gov.uk/heroes. beautiful goodies to purchase. be invited to our special presentation on Saturday, September 14, 2019 at John Storer You can also keep up to date with Tickets cost £7.50 with proceeds donated House in Loughborough. the latest Charnwood Community Heroes news by following the Council to Living Without Abuse, a Charnwood The nine open categories are Young Hero on Twitter @CharnwoodBC and look based charity. (sponsored by Sure Maintenance); Super for the hashtag #CharnHeroes. Or visit Trooper; Good Neighbour; Inspiring Others; the Charnwood Community Heroes For more information or to register Green Hero; Business Community Action; Facebook page www.facebook.com/ your interest email active.together@ Top Team; Beyond the Call of Duty; and CharnwoodCommunityHeroes. charnwood.gov.uk 01509 623534.

The Summer holiday activity programme is here! The Active Charnwood team organises fun-filled holiday programmes for children aged 4-16, encouraging them to try a wide range of sports and activities such as archery, climbing, yoga, futsal and much more!

Our programmes take place across Charnwood and are run four times a year during the February, Easter, summer and October school holidays. This year’s Summer programme will take place from Monday July 15 until Friday August 23, 2019. With a variety of activities on offer across the borough, we hope You can now book your activities online, so visit the Council that there are activities for everyone to get involved in. website at www.charnwood.gov.uk/holidayprogrammes and get booking. You can also find information on the programme at Contact our Sport and Recreation team on sport@charnwood. www.charnwoodsport.org.uk/holiday-activity-programmes. gov.uk for further information. Charnwood News @CharnwoodBC 6 www.charnwood.gov.uk facebook.com/charnwoodbc

Search is on for this year’s Charnwood Have you got your sporting heroes Lottery tickets yet? The Charnwood Community Lottery has raised over £9,000 for great causes, charities and voluntary organisations since it was launched by Charnwood Borough Council in September 2018.

For every £1 ticket purchased, 60p goes towards helping good causes in the borough and people can choose which good cause to support when buying their ticket. Players can also win up to £25,000. Do you know someone in Charnwood There are 11 categories to choose from Several people have already won prizes of who’s sporting achievements deserve to and include: £250 and £25 or three extra tickets. Local be recognised? causes are still able to register for the • Junior Sportsperson of the Year lottery by visiting Nominations for the 2019 Charnwood • Junior Volunteer of the Year www.charnwoodlottery.co.uk. Sports Awards, run by Charnwood Borough • Junior Team of the Year Council, are now open. • Senior Sportsperson of the Year • Senior Volunteer of the Year The awards recognise the successes of • Senior Team of the Year athletes, coaches and volunteers who • Coach of the Year make a difference to sport and physical • Club of the Year activity in the borough. • Best Community Sport/Physical There has been a total of 849 nominations Activity Project and 360 finalists since the awards launched • Outstanding Contribution to Physical in 2008. Activity, Sport & School Sport • Joe Humphries Special This year’s awards ceremony will take place Recognition Award on Monday, December 2. To nominate online or find out more about The deadline for nominations is 5pm on the awards visit www.charnwood.gov.uk/ Friday, September 27. sportsawards or call 01509 634592. Get your skates on at Southfields Park A £70,000 extension to a popular The skatepark offers more space, skatepark has been opened. additional ramps and there is also a street section. It can be Charnwood Borough Council used by skateboarders, skaters announced plans to extend the and BMX bikers and it is hoped skatepark in Southfields Park in the extension will encourage Loughborough last month and new people to try it out. people are being encouraged to get their skates on and try it out. The work is part of a project to revamp the park which is off Matt Bradford, head of cleansing Road. Last year the and open spaces at the Council Council installed an outdoor said: “We know how popular the skatepark is and we hope the gym and improved the paths. There are also plans to add a new extension will allow more people to enjoy it. entrance to the park.

“We’ve already received some positive comments and it’s great to The Council asked residents to give their views on the plans to see lots of people already making use of it.” revamp the park during a consultation in Spring 2018. Are you interested in becoming a teacher?

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Our one year School Direct programme gives you a hands-on practical, training experience through:

• Working in a range of our local, partner schools • Spending 4 days per week in school placements • Completing 2 main placements in different key stages • Additional enhancement weeks in 2 further settings • Working alongside a class teacher as your mentor • Attending training sessions led by experienced Headteachers, teachers and specialists • Focusing on a chosen pathway (3-7, 5-11 or SEND)

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Is your garden waste permit sticker on display? As the growing season is at its peak, all users of the garden waste service are reminded to make sure that a valid permit is displayed on their brown bins.

Bins without valid permits will not be emptied by our contractor, who will not return for any missed bins because of a non-valid permit.

For enquiries and new subscriptions please visit our website charnwood.gov.uk/pages/gardenwaste or call 01509 634 563. New fine introduced to tackle the issue of fly-tipping

Fixed penalty notices have been introduced to act against people who fail to dispose of their waste correctly and it ends up being fly-tipped.

Charnwood Borough Council can now issue £400 fixed penalty notices to people who do not ensure their waste is disposed of by a licensed waste carrier

Anyone who produces waste has a legal duty of care to take all reasonable steps to ensure their waste is disposed of in the correct way. If any fly-tipped waste is traced back to the household it came from, the householder can be fined or prosecuted.

Cllr Margaret Smidowicz, lead member for “However, we will continue to use the • An individual is found to have regulatory services said: “People need to court process where appropriate.” transferred their household waste to an take responsibility for their own waste and unauthorised person at a site that does ensure it is disposed of correctly. The fixed penalty notice for breaches not have a permit or exemption of the ‘Duty of Care’ offence provides “If fly-tipped waste can be traced back to the Council with an alternative to the household it came from, we’ll now be prosecution in court. The cost of a fixed penalty notice is £400 able to issue fixed penalty notices for a but there is an early payment incentive of duty of care offence. A fixed penalty notice can be issued if: £280 if paid within 10 days.

“It’s all part of the Council’s drive to prevent • Fly-tipped waste can be traced back to People are reminded to only use a fly-tipping in the borough. Fly-tipping is a an individual who is found to have registered waste carrier to dispose of their criminal offence and we will not tolerate it failed to take reasonable steps to waste. This can be confirmed by checking in Charnwood. ensure they transferred the waste to an their paperwork. authorised person “Fixed penalty notices mean we can fine offenders more quickly than going • An unauthorised carrier is found to If you spot any fly-tipped waste, please through the courts when the fines are be carrying household waste that was call the borough council on 01509 sometimes of a similar amount. It’s a much directly given to them by the occupier 634564 or use our online reporting form speedier process. of a domestic property www.charnwood.gov.uk/fly_tipping. @CharnwoodBC Charnwood News facebook.com/charnwoodbc www.charnwood.gov.uk 11 Kids love the Outwoods play area!

The Outwoods has always been a popular place for families to explore, and the natural play area that opened recently has proven to be a big hit with the children Before of Charnwood.

The Council were awarded around £140,000 of European funding by the Rural Payments agency to improve visitor facilities.

The natural play area has been inspired by the natural elements of the Outwoods and will consist of:

• Dwelling Den with slide • Clamber stack den with a raised play deck and balance beam • A scramble net suspended between stacked logs After • Monkey bars • A hammock • Space for den building

As you can see, the natural play area has come a long way since the project started back in January this year!

If you haven’t visited yet, the summer is the perfect opportunity to pop down and enjoy!

Artists appointed for Shepshed art project

Artists have been commissioned for a and attractive piece of public art. “We’re looking forward to speaking public art project in Shepshed. to members of the community about “We’re delighted to have Denis and Bernie their ideas and working with them to Charnwood Borough Council has appointed on board. They have clearly demonstrated create artwork which will complement the Derbyshire-based firm Sculpture Works how they would involve residents and local area.” Ltd to produce artwork for the Buttercup were keen to speak to the community to Fields development in Shepshed. gather ideas.” The estimated cost of the project is £75,000 which is being funded through Sculpture Works Ltd has worked on a range “It’s important to remember that this a section 106 agreement specifically for of different public art projects for councils project is being funded by contributions public art in this area. The project should and organisations around the country. from developers in the area and is be completed later this year. Sculptor Denis O’Connor and printmaker specifically for a piece of public art.” Bernie Rutter will work with the Shepshed community to gather ideas and inspiration Section 106 funding is when a developer for the project. Bernie said: “We were really pleased to agrees to contribute funding towards have been chosen to deliver this public improvements in the community. Matt Bradford, head of cleansing and open art commission at Buttercup Fields in spaces at the Council, said: “A key aspect Shepshed and look forward to creating For more information about Sculpture of this project is community involvement artworks which will visually enhance the Works, including examples of other and we look forward to seeing the artists’ site with reference to ideas which explore projects it has been involved in, visit work with residents to develop a creative the sites natural habitat and wildlife.” www.sculptureworks.org.uk. 12 Advertisements

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On Tuesday May 21, staff members from various services across Jane Dredge from tenancy services, project surveyor Peter Bullin, Charnwood Borough Council conducted a walkabout across the customer engagement officer Sarah Pole, contracts officer Beth Shelthorpe area of Loughborough. Sherratt and Councillor Gill Boulton - recently elected to the Shelthorpe ward - spoke with tenants between 10am and 12pm and Estate walkabouts take place throughout the year and are a great reported a variety of problems, including: opportunity for council housing tenants to come out and speak with staff from repairs, tenancy services, cleansing and customer • Bulky items left in gardens engagement - as well as police and their local councillors - as they • Repairs and maintenance issues both inside and outside patrol the area searching for any areas of concern, including fly- properties tipping, maintenance issues, etc. • Grass verge damage from vehicles using them for parking • Overgrown and untidy gardens

Letters were served to homes on the walk which had visible problems. Tenants are given 14 days to improve and officers from tenancy services conduct follow-up visits.

A big thank you to all the council tenants who came out to speak with officers. Your comments are much appreciated, and everything raised was reported to the appropriate services.

For more information on estate walkabouts, contact the customer engagement team on 01509 634955 or email involvement@ charnwood.gov.uk.

I’ve continued to learn at evening classes while I’ve Twin town been at university.

scholarship “I’m looking forward to my time in Schwäbisch Hall and studying at the joy for Goethe Institute and hope it will help me improve my speaking and writing student skills. I’m also interested in learning more about the A student is set to study and sample country’s culture.” the culture in Loughborough’s twin town of Schwäbisch Hall in Germany thanks to The Goethe Institute a scholarship. is a non-profit German cultural organisation The Goethe Institute, a non-profit cultural which promotes the study organisation in Schwäbisch Hall, offers of German language and a young person from Loughborough the encourages international chance to visit the German town for four cultural exchanges. The weeks to develop their linguistic skills. Institute is popular with students from around The Mayor of Charnwood helps select the the world. lucky student which this year is Shani-Maia sample another culture and develop their language skills. I hope Shani-Maia enjoys Boxill-Anderson who is studying chemistry The course fees, board and lodgings are the experience.” at Loughborough University. funded by the Institute and students are only required to cover their travel costs. Shani-Maia was chosen from a shortlist of Shani-Maia said: “I’m really grateful to have nominations after being interviewed by been given this opportunity to continue For more information about Schwäbisch the former Mayor, Cllr Christine Harris. developing my German language skills. I Hall and the Goethe Institute scholarship, Councillor Harris said: “This is a fantastic started learning the language from a young please visit: www.charnwood.gov.uk/ opportunity for a young person to age, studied the subject at A-Level and goetheinstitutescholarship. @CharnwoodBC Charnwood News facebook.com/charnwoodbc www.charnwood.gov.uk 15

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Exhibitions dinosaur from all sorts of materials! Special Events 11.00am – 12.00pm Changing Room – Under £3.00 per child. Suitable for children Wednesday Wotsits! Fives Activity Space aged 3 and above July 17, 24 and 31 Booking essential. August 7, 14, 21 and 28 With sensory activities, dressing up, Come and make a wotsit with us! games, quizzes and more – come and try Parrots for Pirates! Will it be a badge or a keyring? out our new activity space! Thursday August 23 10am-12.00pm Seasonally themed – come and check out Every pirate needs a parrot, come along Drop in activity our activities and make your own as part of this paper £1.00 per child/item made FREE | Usual opening times based art and craft workshop 1.30pm – 2.30pm Games Day Summer: Saturday June 8 – Tuesday £3.00 per child. Friday August 16 September 3 Suitable for children aged 3 and above. Join the Friends of Charnwood Museum Booking essential. for another amazing games day. Gallery Games and Quizzes Tiny Tuesdays Try your hand at some traditional games Roman Around! from throughout the ages and around Saturday July 13 – Sunday August 4 Tiny Tuesday Special: the world! Have a go at our archaeology themed Amazing Archaeology! 11am – 4pm gallery game – it’s all Roman to us! Tuesday July 23 FREE FREE | Usual Opening Times Come and get up close to some amazing archaeology! Handle some ancient Local History Café’s X Marks the Spot artefacts and take part in some fun Tuesday August 6 – Sunday September 1 activities! Are you aged 50 or over, living near Avast me hearties! Pirates are aboard 10.30-11.30am Loughborough and interested in heritage Charnwood Museum! Come and have a £2.50 per child, under-fives only – suitable and history? Would you like to be part of go at our Pirate themed gallery game; X from 12months upwards a friendly, community-based project? marks the spot…or does it? Booking essential FREE | Usual Opening Times Local history cafes are monthly heritage Tiny Tuesday Special: and wellbeing get togethers tackling Workshops Charnwood under the Sea! loneliness in our communities. They are Tuesday August 20 places to meet and make friends over Go Potty! Summer is here! Can you find the sea tea and cake, enjoy heritage themed Thursday July 25 creatures around the museum? How many presentations from fascinating speakers Its archaeology fortnight! Find out about are there? and take part in creative activities. ancient ways of making pots and create Free gallery game for under-fives First Friday of every month, your own thumb pot or coil pot from air Usual opening times 10.30am – 12.30pm drying clay £3 per session 1.30pm – 2.30pm Tiny Tuesday Special: £3.00 per child. Suitable for children aged Awesome Autumn! Returning after the Summer 3 and above, booking essential. Tuesday September 17 Come along to the Museum and try Dinosaur Junk Modelling out our autumn themed box of sensory Thursday August 8 activities Have a go at making your very own FREE 10.30-12.00pm

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Plans to improve the Loughborough Carillon Museum A bid for around £60,000 of lottery funding to meet with members of the Carillon to improve the museum at Loughborough’s Memorial Trust and Charnwood Museum. historic Carillon Tower is being put together. Charnwood Borough Council is supporting If successful, the funding will be used the Carillon Memorial Trust, which operates towards new display cabinets and more and curates the museum, with a Heritage modern ways of displaying information. Lottery Grant application The museum will also have a greater focus It is hoped the bid will be submitted in the on the tower, its history and the Carillon’s coming weeks and it follows a £282,000 47 bells cast at ’s Bell Foundry conservation project carried out by the in Loughborough. Council, with support from the War Memorials Trust, last year. The Loughborough Carillon is a grade two listed building and was built after the First It does mean that the tower will remain closed this year while the bid is made World War to commemorate the men of and if successful, it is hoped the internal Loughborough who gave their lives for their improvements can be made in preparation country. It carries the names of 800 men for 2020. who died in both world wars and other conflicts. Construction was completed in The regular carillon recitals will still take 1923 and is 150ft high. place and the museum will host open days to give people the chance to find out more More information about the Carillon and about the plans and offer their feedback. upcoming open days can be found at People visiting the tower will also be able www.carillontower.org.uk.

Get involved with Active Charnwood If you want to get more active, meet new people and improve your health, why not get involved with Active Charnwood, the council’s sport and active recreation team which delivers sport and physical activities around Charnwood Borough.

We deliver, manage, oversee and support a wide range of activities, available to people from all social, economic, gender, ethnic and disability backgrounds, aged from 0 to 65+.

Activities include:

• Mini Movers (0-4yrs) • Forest schools (5-16yrs) • School Holiday Activities (4-16yrs) • Exercise Referral Scheme • Heartsmart Cardiac Rehab • Back Care classes • Inclusive Sports Clubs www.charnwoodsport.gov.uk. You can • Weight Management groups • Twilight Games care home activities also call 01509 634673 or email • Guided walks • Exercise for people with Parkinson’s [email protected] • Nordic Walking and Dementia • New Age Kurling • Ladies only sessions Keep up to date with Active Charnwood • Walking Football and Netball on social media by liking and following • Steady Steps falls prevention classes Find out more about all the @ActiveCharnwood on Facebook and • Chair Based Exercise Groups activities we offer and support at Twitter. Charnwood News @CharnwoodBC 32 www.charnwood.gov.uk facebook.com/charnwoodbc

New rounds of Charnwood grants to benefit community “It is important to ensure that as much “The support we received during the information as possible is included in your application process was helpful and application. Some bids miss out because flexible. If any community groups in they lack detail, so take your time. If you Charnwood think they could benefit need help, we can offer support and from some extra funding, then I would advice to complete your application, just recommend they have a look at the grants get in touch.” to see if they’re eligible. It’s easy to do!”

So far, the Council has awarded around There’s a range of grants on offer including: £100,000 during the 18/19 rounds Community Development and Engagement of funding. – Deadline August 1, 2019 Community groups and charities are being invited to apply for funding Community Facilities Grants and The Sileby Community Library was throughout 2019. Feasibility Studies – Deadline August 1, awarded £2,000 to upgrade its IT systems. 2019 The Charnwood Grants scheme is run by Karen Freaks, from the library, said: “We Charnwood Borough Council in a bid to were really pleased to receive £2,000 Loughborough Community Grants – help local organisations, charities and through the grants scheme. The money is Deadline July 16 and October 1, 2019 community groups access funding support. being used towards providing visitors and volunteers at the library with more up-to- Sports and Leisure Grants - Deadline July Cllr Deborah Taylor, the Council’s lead date IT equipment. 16 and October 1, 2019 member for communities, said: “Our grant scheme helps support the local community “We’re hoping the new technology will The latest application forms, deadlines and and have benefitted many groups and enhance the service we provide to our more information are available at www. individuals over the years. We want to see customers and enable digital workshops charnwood.gov.uk/charnwoodgrants, that continue so I would encourage people to be run for the wider community to email: [email protected] or call to look at what’s on offer and apply.” improve IT skills. 01509 634730.

Charnwood Borough Council makes carbon pledge In 2015, Charnwood Borough Council launched the 2020 Carbon Pledge to reduce our carbon footprint by 15 per cent by 2020.

With the help of the Carbon Trust we created a Carbon Management Plan which included several measures to help cut the estimated 2,161 tonnes of C02 produced by our activities every year.

The following projects have already been implemented:

• installed highly energy-efficient LED lighting and controls in Beehive Lane • A 32 per cent decrease in our must act now to protect the environment car park and communal areas of carbon footprint for future generations. sheltered housing • A financial saving of 19 percent, going • installed more energy-efficient heating from £730,020 in 2012/13 down to “This new target sets the bar even higher systems in Charnwood Museum and £591,167 in 2017/2018 and while ambitious, I am confident we Woodgate Chambers can achieve it. Carbon neutral by 2030 • purchased four electric vehicles to replace diesel vehicles The Council backed a motion to aim for “I look forward to developing a plan to • introduced a scheme to encourage staff carbon neutrality by 2030 at a meeting achieve our ambition.” to reduce energy use and waste on Monday, June 24 after it was put forward by Cllr Eric Vardy, lead member To find out more, and to read our carbon Some of the progress we have made since for the environment. Cllr Vardy said: “I am management plan, visit www.charnwood. making the pledge include: pleased the motion was supported as we gov.uk/carbonpledge @CharnwoodBC Charnwood News facebook.com/charnwoodbc www.charnwood.gov.uk 33 Visit Loughborough’s famous market Loughborough retail market has been part of the town’s history for almost 800 years and is rich in character, atmosphere and colour.

In 2017 Loughborough retail market won the Best Large Outdoor Market of the year award. It was recognised for the support it gives to traders and its work with Loughborough University.

Our markets are award-winning for a reason! The market stalls sell an extensive range of products from fresh produce to confectionary, clothing to household goods.

You’ll meet an eclectic mix of characters behind the stalls who are passionate about their goods, so come on down and see what our fabulous traders have got to offer.

Market days are:

• Retail on Thursday and Saturday • Vintage on Friday • Farmer’s market is the second Visit www.charnwood.gov.uk/markets for a full list of markets, Wednesday of every month details on how traders can get hold of a stall, and updates on • Street food is available special markets such as our incredibly popular Christmas markets very day! and more.

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A joint taxi operation took place at on April 30 to conduct spot checks out on taxi drivers at the airport. The aim was to ensure their vehicles were roadworthy.

Charnwood Borough Council’s licensing enforcement officer Paul Rush worked with colleagues from North West Leicestershire District Council, which co-ordinated the operation, and police, the DVSA and the airport.

In total, 84 taxis were inspected, and 11 vehicles deemed un- roadworthy due to defective tyres and brakes. They will now have to get all defects fixed before they can continue working.

Our top tips for keeping you safe over the summer months

As temperatures start to rise, so can Make sure door and window locks are anchor points for mowers and bikes and fit burglaries! This can be due to the fact that fitted to the appropriate standards a shed alarm. people leave windows and doors open. Here are our top tips for keeping your Check that existing security, such as alarms Keyless cars have become a target for property safe: and external lights are working and use thieves in recent months and vehicles here them to protect your home in Charnwood are no exception to the Put all car keys and other keys are out of Keep doors and windows locked at all trend. Key Minder pouches are also useful sight and not in reach of windows and times – even when you’re inside. for storing your keys letterboxes.

Keep keys, cash and valuables out of sight Place all tools and garden equipment Remove all items from view in your car, and in a safe place in locked sheds and garages and for use including loose change.

Food safety course dates for 2019/20

Food handlers who have not received any formal training are being The course will be held on several dates throughout the next 12 encouraged to sign up to a food safety course. months at the Council’s Southfields Offices in Loughborough.

Charnwood Borough Council runs the Level 2 Award in Food Dates include: Safety in Catering and offers people the opportunity to learn the basics of food hygiene. • October 24 • January 23, 2020 The course is aimed at people who are starting out in the catering industry and require some formal training. People who attend will learn about legislation, food safety hazards, temperature control, food handling and principles of safe Cllr Margaret Smidowicz, the Council’s lead member for regulatory food storage. services said “It’s important that people who handle and serve food to the public understand the basics. The cost of the course is £50 (including VAT) per person. There are a limited number of places available on each course, so booking “Our food safety team has developed this course which is a early to avoid disappointment is advised. nationally recognised award to improve people’s knowledge and understanding. I would like to encourage those who have not For further information and to book, please contact a member of had any formal training before to sign up for one of the courses the food safety team on 01509 634656 or visit www.charnwood. available this year.” gov.uk/foodsafetycourse.

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