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Aylestone Park Newsletter Community Newsletter for the Residents’ of Aylestone Park - Issue 2 2017 Vacuum Cleaner Services 315 Aylestone Road, Aylestone Park Leicester 0116 2833880 We sell all types: Dyson, Vax, ElVux,Hoover, Sebo, Numatic. Spares for Washing machines, Contents Tumble Dryers,Electric Cookers Local and National Politicians Page 2 Service Engineer with 30 years experience Local Churches Page 2 Mon-Fri 9.00am - 5.00pm Sat 9.00am - 2.00pm Local Activities Page 3 Editorial Page 4 Swimming at Aylestone Leisure Centre Lido and Power station Page 5 Rubbish in Aylestone Page 6 Dogs die in hot cars Page 7 Aylestone Park Residents Group News Wildlife War Memorial News Page 8 Gas Works Page 9 LCCC News Page 10 Allotments Page 11 Ivy - Friend or Foe Useful Contact numbers and Police Crime Prevention Page 12 Leave your comments and contributions in writing, at L& S News: 184 Cavendish Road Or email: [email protected] Please contact either of the above for advertising Advertising space is inexpensive. Circulation 2750. Published quarterly - Prices on request DISCLAIMER The opinions and views in this Newsletter are Do not forget to like our facebook page @ those of the authors, and do not reflect in any https://www.facebook.com/aylestoneparkleicester way those of this Newsletter’s editorial team. Local Church Services St Edwards Roman Catholic Church JON ASHWORTH 655 Aylestone Road, Aylestone Member of Parliament for Leicester South Sunday Mass 9.30am Regular advice surgeries held in Constituency Please check our notice board for other activities and to confirm Office our services For information and appointments and to contact Jon about any local or national issue please get in touch Church of the Nativity An Anglican/Methodist Partnership Richmond Road/ Cavendish Road junction Address : Floor 10, 60 Charles Street Leicester, LE1 1FB Sundays 10.30am Morning Service Tel: 0116 251 1927 Further details of all activities are available on the church noticeboard email: [email protected] and on the website: Web: www.jonashworth.org www.nativityleicester.org.uk Enquiries for Baptisms, Weddings and Funerals contact the church These are the people to contact if you have a problem: warden Patricia Ewen 0116 299 4732 Saffron Councillors Emman’-EL Apostolic Church Bill Shelton - Saffron Ward Tel: 0116 220 1350 of Jesus Christ Email: [email protected] 560 Saffron Lane Elly Cutkelvin - Saffron Ward Tel: 07891 232662 Currently meet at Aylestone Leisure Centre Email [email protected] Sunday 10am - 2pm Wednesday 7:30pm to 10pm Friday 7:00 to 10:30pm Your local Labour Councillors hold surgeries at Saffron Sure Start Children’s Centre ,The Crossway Further details from Bishop Mark Anderson LE2 6QW first Tuesday every month 1.30pm -2.30pm 0116 283 8237 / 07568 155307 Aylestone Leisure Centre, 2 Knighton Lane East Email: [email protected] LE2 6LU Third Saturday of each month 10.00am -11.00am Aylestone Councillors Adam Clarke - Aylestone Ward Tel: 07875 546508 PAUL PENDER & SON [email protected] Surgeries Lansdowne Centre 2nd Tuesday of each month Independent Funeral Directors 11.00am -12.00pm Gilmorton Community Rooms 4th Saturday of each month 11.00am -12.00pm Aylestone Hall Gardens Bowls Pavilion, Hall Lane Independent family run Funeral Directors 4th Friday of each month 2:00pm - 3:00pm committed to providing a professional, Nigel Porter Aylestone Ward Tel:0116 233 6150 and 07976 courteous and sympathetic service 348032. Email:[email protected] We will assist you during a most difficult Surgeries Lansdowne Centre 2nd Saturday of each month 11.00am - 12.00pm time with a highest degree of support, Gilmorton Community Rooms 2nd Saturday of each sensitivity and dignity month 12.30pm -1.30pm 24 hour service City Warden 2 Westover Road, Braunstone Town Our City Wardens are Noel Cazley and Leicester, LE3 3DT Harvey Roberts (covers Aylestone). Tel: 0116 289 6608 Remember Street Wardens can deal with dumped rubbish, dog fouling, bins left in the street, fly posting and other complaints. Email: [email protected] If you need them please email : www.paulpenderandson.co.uk [email protected] or telephone: 0116 454 1001 www.aylestoneparkleicester.org.uk Page 2 LOCAL ACTIVITIES MORE LOCAL ACTIVITIES Aylestone Leisure Centre has too many activ ities to mention, call in and pick up a leaflet. Fancy a swim or game of squash then come Park Walks for 2017 along and afterwards sit and have a chat and cup of tea with the June 21 - Bradgate Park over 55’s on a Monday or Thursday am. July 18 - Swithland Woods August 16 - Wistow Park Theatre Outings, London and Birmingham. Contact Bill Evitt 0116 September 20 - Alison's Acre, Glen Parva 247 8531. October 18 - Aylestone Meadows All walks commence at 10.00am Leicester C .H .A. Rambling Club Ann Burdett 0116 266 1741 will give you details of their walks, Meet outside The Church of The Nativity, Cavendish Road. Thursday and Saturday mornings from 4 miles, many of them end Knighton Lane Artists Group . Meet at The Studios, 68a Knighton up at a pub for lunch. www.chaleicester.org.uk Lane. Contact Deb Ward 07956 590284 Lancaster Community Choir. Thursday evenings 7.00pm till 8.30pm. The Lancaster School, Knighton. 0116 270 3176 ext 801. Guided Walks & Tours by Accredited Leicestershire Tour Guide - Helen's Guided Walks - cover Aylestone Village history, Wigston Magna, Kilby Bridge, Todor Leicester, The Newarke and Castle areas of Leicester contact 07908 557289 [email protected] Railway Society meets on 3rd Tuesdayof each month (not Dec) at The Cricketers, Grace Rd @ 7:30pm. Contact Brian Holland 0116 236 8328 or Michael Chapman 07768 355733. Drama Group meets at the Church Hall, Cavendish Rd. New members required contact the Church for details of rehearsals, times and days. Running for youngsters 9.00am on a Sunday morning around the Aylestone Recreation ground. Adult Runs Braunstone Park every Saturday at 9am Victoria Park every Saturday at 9am The Tea club takes place at the Aylestone Leisure Centre Every Thursday 9:45-11:15am, ask at the desk where to find the group and join them for tea or coffee and a biscuit or two. OUR ADVERTISERS Golf lessons at Whetstone Golf Course given by the club’s Pro, We need their support to produce Craig Shave who can help adults and children learn to play and improve their game 0116 286 1424 for more information. this newsletter! Athletics. Call at the stadium Saffron Lane/MacCaulay Rd Please don’t forget to support our entrance after 4.00pm and see Roy Cole who will give you local shops. information on coaching, training and racing, and use of the stadium. Find out also about the Sunday morning Park Runs. No support - no local shops. Scouts @ The Church of the Nativity young people aged 10-14 years are welcome at the Church Hall, Cavendish Road on a Thursday evening at 6:30pm Cubs @The Church of the Nativity AYLESTONE & DISTRICT Girls and Boys aged 8 - 10 1/2 are welcome at the Church Hall, Cavendish Road on a Thursday Evening 5:15pm to 6:45pm. CONSERVATIVE CLUB 206 Saffron lane Tel: 0116 283 2594 Beavers @ The Church of the Nativity Girls and Boys aged 6 - 8 are welcome at the Church Hall, Extends a warm welcome to all visitors Cavendish Road on a Friday Evening 4:45pm to 6pm. * Call in for pre-match refreshments Imperial Dancing class is using the Church Hall in Cavendish * Adults Bingo Tues 2-4pm All Welcome Road, to teach young children to enjoy themselves by learning to * Free Wi Fi and Sky dance . To contact for class information ring 07548 208 610 * Function room available I.S.T.D Modern, Tap and Ballet. Singing Lessons with Laura; welcoming children and adults from Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu 7pm - 11pm beginner level to enter for grades or just for fun. Friday 7pm - Midnight Contact 07590 999 591 //email: [email protected] for Sat 12 - 4pm & 7pm - Midnight more information Sun 12 - 3pm & 7pm - 11pm www.aylestoneparkleicester.org.uk Page 3 Swimming at Aylestone Leisure Centre Editorial by Rob Stacey A big thank-you goes to the ladies and gentlemen who deliver the newsletter, they are an invaluable part of the We have a fantastic facility on our doorstep in the Aylestone Park area. team. My thanks also to Tony for the hard work and I have used Aylestone Leisure Centre for swimming, alone and with my time he puts into the production of this newsletter. wife and children for a number of years. The Centre provides swimming lessons which my children have taken part in. However, it is also nice to go to the Community Splash session A thank-you also to the people that submit very good on a Saturday afternoon at 3.30. At this session, which is well attended, and thought provoking articles, please keep sending staff get all the floats, balls and boards out for families just to have fun them in. It isn’t always easy to get articles so we are with and to splash about at a reduced cost. It’s a great way to spend a happy to recieve ideas and articles to publish. Saturday afternoon and to have fun with the family. Sometimes, we just go and have a casual swim after the children finish school and it is great to have a facility where this can happen on our doorstep. Chris Garner and I have managed to get a plaque made and (to be) erected at the Church of the Nativity In the last year, I have also increasingly used the adult only swim in memory of the people who died in 1940.