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Thousands of people came together Royal British Legion and other local in Loughborough to mark 100 years groups followed by a service at the since the end of World War One on Carillon Tower. Sunday, November 11. A crowd of thousands stood silent in People gathered in the town centre memory of the fallen as poppies cascaded and Queen’s Park to see the annual from the Carillon Tower in Queen’s Park. the names on crosses of every fallen Remembrance Parade and service at the soldier in Charnwood took pride of place Carillon Tower. The parade then headed to the on the stage. Market Place for the salute and where Silence fell at 11am as people remembered a Charnwood Heritage Plaque was unveiled. All events in the town centre were those who gave their lives for this country The location was used as a gathering point broadcast on to a giant TV screen. and poppies cascaded from the top by troops at the outbreak of the war. of the tower. In the evening, the beacon was lit by Photographs from the time and articles Mavis Bell, 91, whose father Henry Wright The day also included other events in the Loughborough Echo say the 5th volunteered to fight in 1914 when he organised by Charnwood Borough Council Battalion Leicestershire Regiment met was 16 years old. The beacon was one of under the Charnwood 14-18 banner. in the Market Place on August 11, 1914 more than 1,000 across the country to be before heading off to join the conflict. lit on Sunday. A Charnwood Heritage Plaque was unveiled, a live showcase entertained It is the second plaque to be unveiled as The Carillon Tower then took part people in the Market Place, a life-size war part of the Council scheme which aims in a national bell peal before a recital was horse decorated in poppies was revealed to mark interesting people, places and given. It marked the first time the bells had and a beacon lit in the evening. events in Charnwood. been played since the Council completed a £282,000 conservation project this year, A community poppy cascade of knitted In the afternoon there was a live showcase supported by the War Memorials Trust. poppies hung from the balcony of on a big stage in the town centre where Loughborough Town Hall which also local groups and musicians entertained Many pictures were taken and shared on hosted a tea dance. the crowds. the Council’s social media accounts so please have a look on Facebook, The day started with the annual A Remembrance Wall, funded by www.facebook.com/charnwoodbc Remembrance Day parade with the Loughborough Market traders, with or on Twitter @CharnwoodBC. @CharnwoodBC Charnwood News facebook.com/charnwoodbc www.charnwood.gov.uk 5

Citizens Advice Council’s support of Charnwood signs the Armed armed forces continues Forces Covenant The silver award follows the councils Citizens Advice Charnwood has signed receiving bronze last year and recognises the covenant of the Armed Forces in continuing commitment to supporting order to show and offer their support armed forces personnel past and present for servicemen and women who serve at and their families across the region. home and abroad.

The covenant recognises that the whole The covenant was brought to the nation has a moral obligation to members attention of Citizens Advice Charnwood of the Armed Forces and their families, and by Victoria Coomber, armed forces it establishes how they should expect to community covenant development officer be treated. for Charnwood, Melton and Rushcliffe borough councils. The three councils work in partnership and also employ an armed forces Citizens Advice Charnwood has community covenant development officer and an outreach officer to help develop strengthened its commitment further Charnwood, Melton and Rushcliffe and support the Armed Forces community in employing its own Armed Forces borough councils have received a silver and ensure that military personal do Champion, Gill Dunn who will be trained award for their support of armed forces. not face any disadvantage as a result of to understand the specific needs of our their service. Armed Forces community and promote The council was given the award by the advice and services available to them. All of Armed Forces Covenant Employer Scheme A ceremony was held at Beaumanor the staff and volunteers at Citizens Advice (ERS) which encourages employers to Hall in Leicestershire later in the year Charnwood will receive training on Armed support defence and inspire others to do where the councils formally received the Forces needs and have access to a resource the same. ERS Silver Award. database of services that can help them.

Sign up to the Armed Forces Community Covenant e-newsletter If you are a member of the Armed Forces personnel past and present employed our HR policy ensuring reservists community and would like to be kept up by the council, including those who are not financially disadvantaged when to date with things that are happening in the future may consider applying deployed or when away on training. in Charnwood, Melton and Rushcliffe, for jobs. then sign up to our e-newsletter via the • Developing Armed Forces Charnwood Borough Council website at • We have also provided Armed Forces www.charnwood.gov.uk/support_for_ Training to deliver to councils awareness training to all frontline staff the_armed_forces. We will only use your across Nottinghamshire and and all staff members have access to email for the purpose above and will not Leicestershire, working with our local E-Learning training. pass your details on to third parties. partners to encourage and support sign up to the Armed Forces Covenant and • Changes to our policies now mean all You can also keep updated with all the talking to GP surgeries about the new veterans applying for a job who meet Armed Forces Covenant Charnwood, AF CP accreditation scheme. Melton Mowbray and Rushcliffe area the essential criteria are guaranteed (CMR) partnership news on Twitter an interview. @ArmedCMR and at Facebook at • Key project team members were www.facebook.com/CMRArmedForces. • The council would like to employ lucky enough to be invited to the more reservists as we recognise that new Defence and National Some recent updates: reserve force personnel bring a wealth Rehabilitation Centre for a tour of the of skills and talents such as being new facility. Previously at Headley • The three council have made a pledge disciplined, having resilience, able Court in Surrey, the DMRC relocated to work towards improving the to work under pressure, adaptable and to Stanford Hall near Loughborough opportunities for Armed Forces flexible. We have therefore updated last year. Charnwood News @CharnwoodBC 6 www.charnwood.gov.uk facebook.com/charnwoodbc

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Loughborough chosen for Britain in Bloom finals Loughborough in Bloom is hoping to to work with volunteers and partners to The winners will be announced at a national strike gold again at the 2019 Britain in make Loughborough blossom throughout ceremony in October. Bloom awards. 2019 and beyond.” Loughborough previously represented the The town has been selected to represent Last year, Loughborough won gold at East region at the Britain in Bloom UK Finals in the region in the small city category at the Midlands in Bloom for the eighth time since 2014 and 2016. national awards organised by the Royal it began competing in the competition Horticultural Society. in 2009. The town was also crowned the Loughborough in Bloom is supported winners of the small city category. by a number community groups, residents, Marion Smith, Loughborough in Bloom chair, said: “We were thrilled to find Bury, Derry, Harrogate, Kirkcaldy and businesses and organisations from across out we had been selected to represent Rugby have also been nominated in the the town. the region at this year’s national awards, small city category. it’s an honour! You can keep up to date with all RHS Britain in Bloom judges will visit the Loughborough in Bloom news at “This is a real testament to everyone’s town in the summer to assess Loughborough www.charnwoodgov.uk/loughborough hard work and dedication. We’ll continue in Bloom’s work. inbloom.

Throwing a Lifeline to Charnwood residents In the winter edition of Charnwood News, for the appointment as well as a form to is available to anyone living in the borough it was reported that Charnwood Lifeline complete prior to the actual appointment. and the Charnwood Lifeline personal – the borough’s council-run service that alarm costs £205.20 per year, which is just provides 24-hour support to elderly or Examples of feedback from customers £4 per week and a one-off installation cost vulnerable residents and their families – of the service: of £30. Fall detectors are also available and had launched a new online booking system. cost an additional £28 a year. “Thank you for contacting me every The booking system allows residents the weekend. You are truly my “lifeline” For more information on the service, or freedom to book appointments for free as you are to all of us.” to book a demonstration, visit www. demonstrations of the wearable pendant charnwood.gov.uk/charnwoodlifeline. and alarm system that is used in the event “The on-call warden was delightful of an emergency. and beautifully clear in his explanation and it was very reassuring to meet the The council has received overwhelmingly on-call warden in person.” positive feedback since the launch of the service, which has enabled residents to Julie Moss, Lifeline team leader for have 24/7 access to the booking system Charnwood Borough Council, said: “The and has reduced the demonstration time online booking system has improved by 20 minutes due to the electronic the customer journey, allowing them appointment confirmation containing the freedom to book an appointment information that the customer should have to suit their needs.” Charnwood Lifeline @CharnwoodBC Charnwood News facebook.com/charnwoodbc www.charnwood.gov.uk 11 Spring into Guided walks in and action with the Dishley parkrun around Charnwood

Working with partners Fusion Lifestyle, the Active Charnwood team support a volunteer led programme of guided walks throughout the year.

The latest brochure can be viewed and downloaded online at www. charnwoodsport.org.uk/guided-walks.

To help our walkers explore a little further afield we run a Coach Trip The Council is proud to support the walk twice a year. Our next trip is weekly Dishley parkrun which takes on April 30 which is a nine mile please each week at Loughborough walk along the beautiful and Rugby Club, Derby Road Playing Fields. spectacular Monsal Trail in the Peak District. Call the The parkrun is a free, timed team 01509 632535 or email us at walk/jog/run which is led by a brilliant [email protected] group of volunteers and is open to all to reserve your space. abilities from ages four and over. Our team is always interested to hear Find the event details, how to from you if you are interested to register and how to get involved in become a volunteer walk leader. We run volunteering at www.parkrun.org.uk/ training courses throughout the year please dishleyloughborough. get in touch if you’re interested.

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The Active Charnwood team in partnership The equipment is loaned out to the benefit from some physical activity with Leicestershire and Rutland Sport group to enable sustainability, whilst the get in-touch with the team via email has delivered a programme of adapted team supports new community groups [email protected] activities within local care homes and and care homes to get involved with this or call 01509 632534. community groups in Charnwood. exciting project. Participants had the opportunity to The Active Charnwood team delivers, take part in Boccia, target games, audio If you have a community group or manages, oversees and supports a wide basketball and seated volleyball. know of a care home who might range of sport and recreation activities across the borough to people from all Feedback from the groups has been social, economic, gender, ethnic and overwhelmingly positive. Tracey, who disability backgrounds, aged from 0 to 65+. has helped to coordinate the session at Shepshed and John Storer House, said: To find out more about all the activities “It’s a great opportunity for the residents we offer and support, please visit our to integrate with different people within website at www.charnwoodsportorguk the group, whilst being a stimulating or contact a member of the activity which provides a great socialising team on 01509 632534 or email opportunity.” [email protected].

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Charnwood Borough Council is changing “The changes aim to make sure our services • Band 3 for applicants who the way in which it processes applications are focused on helping people who are have a housing need for social housing. the most in need and who have a strong • Band 2 for applicants who have connection to the borough. a high level of housing need The Council has revised its Housing Allocations Policy to focus on people who “We are improving our application • Band 1 for applicants who have an have the greatest and most urgent housing system to give customers a better online emergency level of housing need needs and who have strong connections to experience.” the borough. Other changes include changing the local Everyone who is currently on the housing connection criteria from 6 out of the last This means that some people who are register will need to re-apply online if they 12 months residence within Charnwood to currently on the housing register, including want to stay on the register. The Council 2 years’ residence within Charnwood. many who are in the lowest housing need has written to all current applicants to band, are unlikely to qualify for the register inform them of the changes. The policy is designed to prioritise under the new policy. applicants who have the greatest and most The Council operates an online Choice urgent housing needs. Alison Simmons, head of strategic and Based Letting Scheme which means that private sector housing, said: “We are if people are on the housing register Currently there are over 2,800 people required to review our Housing Allocations they can ‘bid’ for available properties. on Charnwood’s housing register Policy to ensure it continues to meet The Council is introducing a new online and over 1,300 of these applicants local need. We have made some changes housing application and bidding system. are in the low housing need band. to our policy following consultation People on the register can apply to with stakeholders. Under the current system, when someone rent a property from the Council is accepted on to the housing register, they or a registered provider (formerly known “There are a number of people who are put in one of four bands depending on as a housing association). are currently on the Housing Register their level of housing need: low, medium, who do not have a need to move and high or priority. For more information, please read who are unlikely to secure an offer of the Housing Allocations Policy 2019 accommodation through the Choice Based Under the new policy, people will be put available at www.charnwood.gov.uk/ Lettings scheme. into one of three bands: housing_strategies_and_policies.

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CBC Lettings aims to help and Property Leasing Scheme CBC Lettings assist our customers to access accommodation in the private This service is designed for landlords rented sector and provide landlords or property investors who would with a range of options to help like to lease their property to the them let out their properties Council for a minimum of five years. at competitive rates. Our In return we will guarantee your services include: rental payments and we will carry out the day-to-day management of Tenant Finder Scheme the tenancy.

This service is designed to help Additional services will be landlords ensure that their property coming soon. meets the required standard for letting and find a tenant for For more information check out the property. our website www.charnwood.gov. uk/CBCLettings or contact Dan The Social Lettings Coordinator Hall (social lettings coordinator) on will be on hand to give advice in 01509 634567 or CBCLettings@ relation to any issues or queries that charnwood.gov.uk. @CharnwoodBC Charnwood News facebook.com/charnwoodbc www.charnwood.gov.uk 15

Charnwood Community Lottery raises £6,000 so far

People are being urged to get behind the Falcon Support Services is one of the good clothes, showers, support and housing. Charnwood Community Lottery in 2019 causes which benefits from the money and support local causes in the borough. raised from the lottery. The charity helps “If people would like to support Falcon those that are homeless or vulnerable in through the lottery then please visit our lottery page.” By January, 10,000 tickets have been the community and has already received over £250 from the lottery. sold and around £6,000 has already been A number of people have already raised for good causes since Charnwood won prizes of £250 and £25 or three Rachel Hall from Falcon Support Services Borough Council launched the lottery in extra tickets. said: “The Charnwood Community Lottery September 2018. offers an extra bit of regular funding to Charnwood Community Lottery helps help us plan and deliver our services. raise money for good causes, charities For every £1 ticket purchased, 60p goes and voluntary organisations. towards helping good causes in the borough “There’s no additional cost to us and so and people are able to choose which far we’ve been able to use the money Local causes are still able to good cause to support when buying their from the lottery to provide vital services register for the lottery by visiting ticket. Players can also win up to £25,000. to rough sleepers such as food, www.charnwoodlottery.co.uk. Loughborough Fair wins top tourism award Organisers and showmen of Loughborough The fair is organised by Charnwood The final award of the evening was Tourism Fair are celebrating after the event Borough Council and takes over the town Superstar and was presented to James won a top regional tourism award. centre for four days each November. Bowie, former owner of The Belmont Hotel in Leicester whose family ran the The fair, a fixture in the town for nearly 800 Loughborough Town Hall, also run by the hotel for over 80 years. years, won the best free event category Council, was highly commended in the at the Leicestershire Promotions 2018 “best night out” category. Tourism and Hospitality Awards. A total of 26 local businesses were crowned Now in its 8th year, the awards are aimed winners at the glittering ceremony at at finding the best tourism businesses in Athena in Leicester on November 29. Leicestershire and this year, around 100 businesses submitted over 190 applications Winners included restaurants, hotels, for this year’s categories. visitor attractions, cafes, food producers, farm shops, tearooms, pubs, event Judges praised the fair for having something venues, B&Bs, festivals and events, and for all ages and its community involvement. Market Towns. 16 Advertisements

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Local sporting stars have been celebrated at hour to help improve people’s health.” Runners up: Charnwood Under-16 Netball the tenth annual Charnwood Sports Awards. Team, Loughborough Foxes Under-15s The awards ceremony, organised by The categories recognised the achievements Charnwood Borough Council honoured of junior and senior athletes, coaches, Outstanding Contribution to Sport and over 35 shortlisted individuals and groups volunteers and individual projects. Physical Activity at Burleigh Court, Loughborough on Winner: Dishley Parkrun Monday, December 3. This year’s event was sponsored by Sports Runners up: Andy Brotherton, Gorse Covert Traider, Loughborough College, Team Walking for Health Loughborough Town Swimming Club was Charnwood, Hit the Street, Loughborough crowned Club of the Year. The award was University, Fusion Lifestyle, Leicestershire Disabled Sportsperson of the Year named after Councillor John Sutherington, and Rutland Sport, Active Charnwood Winner: Sophie Hahn who sadly died earlier in the year. Alliance, Idverde, Colton Packaging and Joe Runners up: Catriona Chung, Lucy Sharp Cllr Sutherington was well known for Humphries Memorial Trust. his commitment to the community and Senior Sportsperson of the Year passion for sport. Full list of winners: Winner: Joseph Heyes Runners up: Billy Kee, Hamza Choudhury MOVE Charity, founded by Gemma Best Community Sport/Physical Activity Project Special Recognition Award: Caz Lander Hillier-Moses, won the new Joe Humphries Winner: Ladies Only Project Special Recognition award. Through physical Runners up: Largest Loser and LEAP Senior Team of the Year activity and sport, the charity supports Maintainers, Andy Selby Winner: Loughborough Foxes Women’s children and young people living with First Team and beyond cancer. Councillor John Sutherington Club of theYear Runners up: Charnwood Rutland Netball First Winner: Loughborough Town Swimming Club Team, Loughborough Riders Student Team The Joe Humphries Special Recognition Runners up: Charnwood Riders, Charnwood award was launched this year to celebrate Cycling Club Junior Volunteer of the Year the tenth anniversary of the sports Winner: Eleanor Wilkinson awards and recognises inspirational people Coach of the Year Runners up: Amy Brocksopp, Josh Wright who have made outstanding achievements Winner: Mark Jarram in the face of adversity. Runners up: Joe McDonnell, Krumesh Patel Senior Volunteer of the Year Winner: Paul Shellard Gemma said: “I was really surprised but Outstanding Contribution to School Sport Runners up: Ella McLoughlin, Geoff Brookes honoured to receive the Joe Humphries Winner: Callum Orr Special Recognition Award. Runners up: Andy Jackson, Stephen Cook Joe Humphries Special Recognition Award 2018 “The awards are a lovely way to Junior Sportsperson of the Year Winner: MOVE Charity Gemma Hillier-Moses acknowledge the fantastic achievements Winner: Holly Winterburn Runners up: Joe Ballantyne, Shaun Crate of the sporting community and I’m really Runners up: April Tacey, William Bell proud to be part of it.” Photographs from the event can be found on Junior Team of the Year the Charnwood Borough Council Facebook Other winners on the night included Winner: Charnwood College Riders page: www.facebook.com/charnwoodbc. Leicester Tigers prop Joseph Heyes, who won Senior Sportsperson of the Year, Charnwood College Riders were awarded Junior Team of the Year and Callum Orr was awarded Outstanding Contribution to School Sport.

Runners-up included Gorse Covert Walking for Health which was nominated for Outstanding Contribution to Sport and Physical Activity. Ann Bullock from the club said: “We were really excited to find out we had been nominated for the award.

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There is also a street fitness frame for gymnastic-style exercises.

Visitors can download a free app called Proludic Sport for instructions on how to use the equipment and track their workouts.

The area is situated on a colourful hardwearing surface and is accompanied with a seating area. An outdoor gym that comes with its own the gym in the summer and residents have phone app opened at Southfields Park in been putting the equipment to good use. The new outdoor gym facility cost £40,000 Loughborough in a bid to improve the and was funded by a section 106 agreement open space and help people get fit. The outdoor gym comprises 12 pieces which is when a developer agrees of equipment split into several zones to contribute funding towards improvements Charnwood Borough Council has installed benefit different parts of the body, offering in the community.

Holiday activity programme The Active Charnwood team organises For more information on our holiday activity-programmes or contact fun-filled holiday programmes for children activity programmes, please visit our Sport and Recreation team on aged 4-16, encouraging them to try a wide www.charnwoodsport.org.uk/holiday- [email protected]. range of sports and activities such as yoga, archery, climbing, horse riding, cheerleading geocaching 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 Easter programme will take place from Monday 15 – Friday 26 April, 2019.

With a variety of activities on offer across the borough, we hope that there are activities for everyone to get involved in.

Loughborough tennis courts revamped with council funding

Tennis players in Charnwood have been Bowls Club, off Park Road. Markings for two been installed to provide better access. served up a treat thanks to a £108,000 netball courts have also been included. The tennis courts are free to use and will be revamp of courts in Loughborough. available on a first come, first served basis. The old fencing around the outside of Charnwood Borough Council has the courts has been replaced and new The Council will be looking to introduce resurfaced six tennis courts next to Phoenix pathways leading up to the courts have also a booking facility in the near future. 20 Advertisements

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What’s on at the Town Hall The Spring season is truly upon us well-known historian and broadcaster and Loughborough Town Hall hosts Lucy Worsley, who takes you into the life, another packed programme of shows the palaces, and the rich colourful age of and performances from the world Queen Victoria; the woman who ruled of entertainment and theatre. a quarter of the globe during her reign.

Our comedy season at the Town Hall Comedian and author Ruby Wax also welcomes back Mark Watson, fresh from joins us in Loughborough, as she brings his cluster-bombing with yoghurt on her follow up to the previously sold-out Taskmaster as part of his national 2019 shows Sane New World and Frazzled. tour. Described by as “A kind of unstoppably funny Superhero”, With a little help from monk Gelong join one of the UK’s most beloved acts, Thubten, who explains how the mind with his usual notoriously high joke-and- works, and neuroscientist Ash Ranpura rant-per-minute rate! who explains where everything that makes us ‘us’ can be found in the brain, How to Further into the season and following be Human is the show you need to help sold out theatre tours of his ‘Change you upgrade your mind as much as you’ve Management’ show, award winning upgraded your iPhone. comedian, comedy writer and director Andy Hamilton is back with his first ever Rounding off our season of talks, legendary up close and personal show coming to Status Quo lead singer Francis Rossi will Loughborough in May! share the extraordinary secrets of his 50- plus years in rock’n’roll when he takes to For our younger patrons, join all your the stage for an intimate evening. The favourite characters from Channel 5’s founder, lead singer and lead guitarist of Milkshake programme including Fireman Status Quo will talk about his mishaps and Sam, Noddy, Shimmer & Shine and Digby adventures of life on the road with one Dragon! Be part of this fantastic production of the biggest and most loved bands ever. as you learn the amazing songs and dances Expect laughter, revelations, and tales with your favourite Milkshake friends! involving some of the giants of music, exclusive video clips, snatches of classic Based on Carlo Collodi’s fantastical children’s book, the magical story of tunes and a great night out! Pinocchio leaps off the page and onto our stage! Packed with comedy, audience Our ever varied live music programme see acts covering multiple genres and interaction, and a completely original decades, as Brit Award winner Blake share score guaranteed to have you singing the brilliant musical talents of Zimmer, along from start to finish, this high energy Morricone, Bernstein and a host of modern musical promises to be the perfect treat classics in magical vocal harmony. And for for the whole family this Easter! the buzzing atmosphere of downtown Nashville, grab your dancing boots as A And direct from the West End, the Country Night In Nashville brings the very smash-hit stage show of Horrible best of Johnny Cash, Alan Jackson, Dolly Histories: Brand New Barmy Britain returns Parton and many more in a celebration of to Loughborough, with the historical the very best of country music. characters of Richard III, Mary Tudor and Henry VIII getting the Horrible Histories Tickets for these productions and treatment. It’s the history of Britain with other shows during the season can the nasty bits left in! be purchased through the Box Office on 01509 231914 or online via Our Spring season also welcomes the www.loughboroughtownhall.co.uk. @CharnwoodBC Charnwood News facebook.com/charnwoodbc www.charnwood.gov.uk 23

What’s on at the Charnwood Museum

Exhibitions FREE | Usual Opening Times Games Day Friday May 31 Something found Workshops Join the Friends of Charnwood Museum something new for another amazing games day. Try Clay Creatures your hand at some traditional games Tuesday January 15 – Sunday April 28 Thursday April 18 from throughout the ages and around This exhibition includes a wide range Our most popular session is back! the world! of media, and is inspired by the Have a go at making a creature from 11am – 4pm | FREE landscape and history of Charnwood. air drying clay in this fun workshop. It includes responses to exhibits in the 1.30pm – 2.30pm Friends of Charnwood Charnwood Museum and the County £3.00 per child. Suitable for children Museum Museums’ collection. aged 3 and above, booking essential. ‘A load of codswallop!’ Puppets West End Art is a group of artists using Thursday April 18 Thursday May 30 different media and techniques, but Peter Hammond joins the Friends of Have a go at creating your own hand which works together supportively. They Charnwood Museum for this talk on organise various art-focused activities and puppet, and then if there’s time the history of glass bottles. exhibit when the opportunity arises. have a go at putting on a little show! 7.30pm start FREE | Usual Opening Times 11.00am – 12.00pm £3.00 per child. Suitable for children Members £2.00, Non-members £4.00 Changing Room – Under aged 3 and above, booking essential. Booking Essential Fives Activity Space Tiny Tuesdays Bradgate Park: Recent Excavations With sensory activities, dressing up, Wednesday June 19 games, quizzes and more – come and Tiny Tuesday Special: Bouncing Bunnies! Local archaeologist Peter Liddle joins try out our new activity space! Tuesday April 23 the Friends of Charnwood Museum to Seasonally themed – come and check Can you find the bunnies that have talk about the recent archaeological out our activities. appeared all around the museum? excavations at Bradgate Park. FREE | Usual opening times How many can you find? 7.30pm start Spring: Saturday March 9 – Tuesday June 4 Free gallery game for under-fives. Members £2.00, Non-members £4.00 Usual opening times Booking Essential Gallery Games and Quizzes Tiny Tuesday Special: Fantastic Flowers Local History Cafés Chicken Snap! Tuesday May 28 Saturday April 6 – Sunday April 28 Flowers are fantastic! Have a go at Are you aged 50 or over, living near making some flowers in this workshop It’s Easter time here at Charnwood Loughborough and interested in heritage just for under-fives! Museum and chicks have hatched all over! and history? Would you like to be part 10.30-11.30am Can you find them and pair them up? of a friendly, community based project? FREE | Usual opening times £2.50 per child, under-fives only – suitable from 12months upwards. Local history cafes are monthly heritage Spring Flowers! Booking essential and wellbeing get togethers tackling Saturday May 25 – Sunday June 9 The flowers are in bloom here at Special Events loneliness in our communities. They are Charnwood Museum, can you find places to meet and make friends over them all and complete the quiz? Wednesday Wotsits! tea and cake, enjoy heritage themed FREE | Usual opening times Wednesday April 17 and 24, May 29 presentations from fascinating speakers Come and make a wotsit with us! and take part in creative activities. Roman Around! Will it be a badge or a keyring? First Friday of every month, Saturday July 13 – Sunday August 4 10am-12.00pm 10.30am – 12.30pm £3 per session Have a go at our archaeology themed Drop in activity Dates: Friday April 5 | Friday May 3 gallery game – it’s all Roman to us! £1.00 per child/item made | Friday June 7

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What can and can’t you put in Visit Charnwood.gov.uk/gardenwaste for full details on how to sign up and receive your recycling bin? your brown bin.

Charnwood Borough Council provides green Last year, 4,200 tonnes of recyclable waste Once signed up, you will receive a sticker bins or bags for recycling to all residents as it was rejected in Leicestershire because of to show you are a paid subscriber to the is extremely important to recycle. However, contamination, so it’s important to be aware service. Please place this on the back of the not everybody is 100 per centclear on of what you can and can’t recycle. brown bin beneath the handle. Collection what they should or shouldn’t put in their of the bin will only start once the sticker is green bins, and it’s not as obvious as Here is what residents can put in in place. We advise customers to write their you might think. their green bins... house number on the wheelie bin to ensure the same bin is returned to the property.

• Glass bottles and jars • Cardboard boxes (flatten the Here are some examples of what you can • Metal cooking oil tins boxes and remove any sticky put in the bin for composting and some things that you can’t: • Clean foil tape, strings or polystyrene) • Drink cans • Cardboard toilet and YES PLEASE! – just these compostable • Empty aerosol cans kitchen rolls materials: grass cuttings, leaves, prunings, hedge trimmings, raw garden fruit & • Food tins • Catalogues vegetables, weeds, garden & house plants • Metal biscuit or chocolate tins • Clean pizza boxes and flowers. • Carrier bags and packaging film • Envelopes • Detergent bottles • Food and drink cartons NO THANKS! – fruit and vegetable peelings from the kitchen, plant pots, wire • Egg cartons (commonly known as ties, string, seed trays, plastic, glass, metal, • Food trays, fruit punnets TetraPak) soil, turf, gravel, stones, rubble, very large including the lids • Magazines logs, food waste, animal waste - anything not listed in “Yes Please”. • Margarine & ice cream tubs • Newspapers • Plastic cutlery • Shredded paper Please ensure that the items placed into the • Shampoo and shower • Wrapping paper (but not the bin are not in bags, as we won’t be able to accept the contents for composting. gel bottles metallic type) • Yogurt pots • Yellow pages Once you have received your bin and your sticker, your collection day will be once a fortnight. Does it have to be thrown away? and your unwanted clothes and bedding could be a huge benefit to their residents. Visit my.charnwood.gov.uk It is also important to consider whether and enter your postcode your waste can be recycled in other ways, You can visit their website to discover your including giving unwanted items to charity www.falconsupportservices.org.uk if you collection date. or services that can put your goods to wish to get in touch with them. other uses. Full terms and For more information on recycling across conditions of the For example, the Falcon Centre in Charnwood, visit www.charnwood.gov. service can be found www.workpensioncompensation.co.uk Loughborough assists vulnerable people uk/recycling. on our website. Charnwood News @CharnwoodBC 32 www.charnwood.gov.uk facebook.com/charnwoodbc Investment means exciting times for the Outwoods Charnwood Borough Council recently during the quieter off-peak times. updates about the project visit secured £140,000 of funding to upgrade www.charnwood.gov.uk/outwoods_ visitor facilities at the popular woodland The Outwoods is 110 acres of ancient improvements. the Outwoods, and has been busy woodland to the south of Loughborough installing a shelter to hold more and is one of the oldest surviving woodland activities, a play area and an open events sites in Charnwood. area with more picnic tables, and has also been improving the car park. Responsibility of the Outwoods lies with the Outwoods Management All this work has been taking place since Committee which is a separate body to the the start of the year, and there are also Council.However, the Council effectively longer term plans by the Council to maintains the Outwoods working alongside convert the old ranger’s cottage into a café the committee. and visitor centre. The Outwoods is designated a Site of The £140,000 of European funding has Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) by Natural been provided by the Rural Payments , which means it is protected by Agency to support the development law to conserve its wildlife and geology. of tourism throughout the year in the area. Later in the year, the Council is also The project is part of a Charnwood planning to carry out work to restore Forest initiative which focuses on native oak trees to the Outwoods. providing better facilities and activities for visitors to the site, particularly For more information and the latest

Warning for lettings agents and property managers after company fined of a government-approved redress scheme seven-week period that it was not part which helps resolve disputes between of a scheme. tenants and landlords. Redress schemes give tenants and landlords Charnwood Borough Council discovered independent adjudication of disputes. one letting agent in the borough was not part of a redress scheme in August. The Council monitors lettings agents and property managers to ensure that they are The offence carries a maximum fine of registered with a redress scheme. £5,000. The company had been part Lettings agents in Charnwood are being of a scheme which had closed but it had urged to ensure they are aware of their failed to join another one. If you are concerned that your letting legal responsibilities after a business was agent or property manager does not fined by the borough council. However, after being contacted by belong to an approved redress scheme, the Council, the company signed up you should contact the private housing All lettings agents and property to a redress scheme. The Council team on 01509 634651 or email managers are required by law to be part fined the company £673 to reflect the [email protected].

Cabinet approves proposal to raise Council Tax by 9p a week Charnwood Borough Council has approved will stay at the same rate of £74.97. you live (or Charnwood Borough Council a proposal to raise its share of council tax for people in Loughborough). by 9p a week for a Band D. Charnwood Borough Council currently has the 23rd lowest council tax charge out of The increase will see the annual charge for 201 district councils in the country. The Charnwood element accounts for less an average Band D property rise £5 (4.27 than 10 per cent of the total bill. per cent) to £122.09 from April 1, 2019. Council tax pays for a range of services provided Charnwood Borough Council, For more information about the budget, The Loughborough Special Rate, paid Leicestershire County Council, by residents of Loughborough and the and Leicestershire Fire see the reports to Cabinet on the equivalent of a parish precept in villages, and Rescue and the parish council where Council: http://bit.ly/CBCtax2019 @CharnwoodBC Charnwood News facebook.com/charnwoodbc www.charnwood.gov.uk 33

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New Loughborough Markets branding

Loughborough Markets has recently undertaken a branding exercise and the new logo is now being used across various publicity materials.

As well as adverts, posters and social media, side sheets for market stalls and drop banners for street dressing are also being produced.

The Market branding project is part of the ongoing Market Review, which aims to make improvements to Loughborough Markets including a better layout, a street food area and entertainment for shoppers.

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Top tips for keeping you safe over the warmer months

• Consider covering windows with curtains to obscure the view of the contents. • Consider external lighting • Ensure the garden fences are in good repair between neighbours to prevent unlawful access • Ensure side gates are locked to prevent access to the rear of the property

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The warmer weather brings with it plenty of opportunities for social occasions. Barbeques, festivals and other outdoor events often combine good times, food and drink. Here are our top tips As temperatures begin to rise, so can burglaries due to people to avoid temptation and being caught under the influence behind leaving windows and doors open when they have gone out or are the wheel, or in an alcohol-related incident: in the back garden. Here are our top tips for keeping yourself safe: • Take care when driving past pubs and entertainment hotspots • Keep doors and windows locked at all times – even on your way home as while you might be aware and in control when you’re inside of your motor skills, others may not be. • Don’t forget to lock the door behind you and remove the • If you are at an event and drink more than you expected key from the lock to, call a taxi or get a friend to take you home. A few pounds • Keep keys, cash and valuables out of sight and in a safe place spent on a lift compared to the cost of losing your licence • Door chimes might deter a burglar from entering your property won’t seem so steep in the long run. If you know you’re – but remember to always lock your door going to have a drink, leave the car at home and book a taxi • If you’re outside gardening or hanging out washing, make sure or pre-arrange a lift home instead. doors and windows are locked • Be conscious of how much alcohol you consume: • Put packaging for expensive items in the bin or take it to be alternate alcoholic drinks with soft or low alcohol ones recycled. Don’t advertise what’s in your house • Eat before celebrating and snack throughout the evening • Make sure door and window locks are fitted to the appropriate • Pace yourself and, if you choose to drink alcohol, standards. Cheap locks or deteriorating fittings all make your alternate alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages home an easy target for burglars • Stay hydrated – drink plenty of water or a non-alcoholic • Check that existing security such as alarms and external lights beverage in between drinks. are working effectively • Consider downloading free tracking software for laptops, Going away mobile phones, etc. • If you have a garage, use it to store your vehicle out of sight If you are going away from your property for an extended period, • Put all car keys and other keys out of sight and not in reach of try to make your home look occupied. You can do this in a variety windows and letterboxes. of ways, including:

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