Aylestone Park Newsletter Community Newsletter for the Residents’ of Aylestone Park - Issue 3 2016 AYLESTONE PARK POST OFFICE Knighton Lane Postal services plus banking, pensions, travel insurance, benefits, bill payments, greeting cards, confectionery, cash machine, photocopying, Contents phone top up and much more .... Local and National Politicians Page 2 Tel : 0116 283 2576 Local Churches Page 2 Local Activities Page 3 Monday - Friday 9.00am - 5pm Saturday 9.00am - 12.30pm Changing Leicester - Project Page 3 Panto Time Editorial Page 4 with Ratae Co-operative Players River Soar & River Biam Page 5 Gasholder News Page 6 Wed. 1Cst i- nSadt. 4ethr Feeblrlua ry 2017 Tickets: £8 Concs: £7 The Cardiac Centre of Excellence Page 7 Evenings: 7:30pm Sat Matinee: 2:30pm Aylestone Park Residents Group News and Child Safety Page 8 Leicester College of Performing Arts Fraudsters Page 9 Garden St, Leicester What is happening to our nature? Post Office but not as we know it! Page 10 LCCC News Page 11 Useful Contact numbers and Police news Page 12 Leave your comments and contributions in writing, at L& S News: 184 Cavendish Road A Magical Family Panto written and Or email: [email protected] directed by John Shaw Please contact either of the above for advertising Advertising space is inexpensive. Call: 0777 567 9435 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 author, and do not reflect in any way https://www.facebook.com/aylestoneparkleicester those of this Newsletters editorial team. Saffron Councillors Local Church Services St Edwards Roman Catholic Church These are the people to contact if you have a problem: 655 Aylestone Road, Aylestone Bill Shelton - Saffron Ward Tel: 0116 220 1350 Sunday Mass 9.30am Email: [email protected] Elly Cutkelvin - Saffron Ward Tel: 07891 232662 For Weekly Masses, Email [email protected] Church fetes and other activities see church noticeboard. Your local Labour Councillors hold surgeries at Saffron Sure Start Children’s Centre ,The Crossway LE2 6QW first Tuesday every month 1.30pm -2.30pm Church of the Nativity Aylestone Leisure Centre, 2 Knighton Lane East An Anglican/Methodist Partnership LE2 6LU Richmond Road/ Cavendish Road junction Third Saturday of each month 10.00am -11.00am Sundays 10.30am Morning Service Aylestone Councillors Special Services in December & January Sunday 11th - 10.30am - Adam Clarke - Aylestone Ward Tel: 07875 546508 Christingle Service with Bishop Martyn, our Scouts & Cubs [email protected] led by Ivan Bennett Surgeries Lansdowne Centre 2nd Tuesday of each month 11.00am -12.00pm Sunday 18th - 4.00pm - Carol Service Gilmorton Community Rooms 4th Saturday of each Saturday 24th - 11.30pm - Christmas Eve Holy Communion month 11.00am -12.00pm Aylestone Hall Gardens Bowls Pavilion, Hall Lane Sunday 25th - 10.00am - Christmas Day 4th Friday of each month. 2pm - 3pm Sunday 1st January - 10.30am - Holy Communion Nigel Porter Aylestone Ward Tel:0116 233 6150 and 07976 348032. Sunday 15th January - 4.00pm - T@4 for family and friends Email:[email protected] Surgeries Lansdowne Centre 2nd Saturday of eachmonth 11.00am - 12.00pm Further details of all activities are available on the Gilmorton Community Rooms 2nd Saturday of each church noticeboard and on the website: month 12.30pm -1.30pm www.nativityleicester.org.uk Enquiries for Baptisms, Weddings and Funerals contact the church warden Patricia Ewen 0116 299 4732 Scouting News Our local Cub and Scout Group are continuing to go JON ASHWORTH from strength to strength as their numbers continue to Member of Parliament for Leicester South increase. The group has also recieved a Community Grant to go towards equipment. The Scouts are Regular advice surgeries held in understandably very grateful to our local Councillors and Council for their support. Constituency Office For information and appointments and to contact Jon about any local or national issue please get in touch OUR ADVERTISERS We need their support to Address : Floor 10, 60 Charles Street produce this newsletter! Leicester, LE1 1FB Tel: 0116 251 1927 Please don’t forget to email: [email protected] support our local shops. Web: www.jonashworth.org No support - no local shops. www.aylestoneparkleicester.org.uk Page 2 LOCAL ACTIVITIES MORE LOCAL ACTIVITIES The After School Club For youngsters 5-11 years of age. Friday during term time 3.30- Imperial Dancing class is using the Church Hall in Cavendish 5.00pm. Church Hall, Cavendish Road. 50p Road, to teach young children to enjoy themselves by learning to dance . To contact for class information ring 07548 208610 Aylestone Leisure Centre has too many activ ities to mention, call in I.S.T.D Modern, Tap and Ballet. and pick up a leaflet. Fancy a swim or game of squash then come along and afterwards sit and have a chat and cup of tea with the over 55’s on a Monday or Thursday am. Changing Leicester: Perceptions of Heritage Theatre Outings, London and Birmingham. Contact Bill Evitt 0116 247 8531. Development in the Post War Period The Leicestershire Archaeological and Historical Society in Knighton Lane Artists Group . Meet at The Studios, 68a partnership with Leicester Arts & Museums Service are Knighton Lane. Contact Deb Ward 07956 590284 undertaking a new HLF funded project to explore and collect stories from local people to investigate their deeper and Leicester C .H .A. Rambling Club wider personal reflections about Leicester’s heritage post Ann Burdett 0116 266 1741 will give you details of their walks, WWII. Thursday and Saturday mornings from 4 miles, many of them end up at a pub for lunch. www.chaleicester.org.uk The project will seek to uncover how our understanding of Lancaster Community Choir. Thursday evenings 7.00pm till the City’s Roman and medieval past has been revealed 8.30pm. The Lancaster School, Knighton. 0116 270 3176 ext 801. since 1945. It will also promote the importance of protecting and respecting heritage, collecting people’s memories Guided Walks & Tours by Accredited Leicestershire Tour concerning matters such as loss of buildings in modern Guide - Helen's Guided Walks - cover Aylestone Village history, developments and campaigns to protect heritage sites. Wigston Magna, Kilby Bridge, Todor Leicester, The Newarke and Castle areas of Leicester contact 07908 557289 [email protected] If you took part in, or lived through the redevelopment of Leicester after the Second World War we would love to Railway Society meets at The Cricketers, Grace Rd, speak to you to record your memories. Contact Brian Holland 0116 236 8328. If you would like to be part of the project or find out more Drama Group meets at the Church Hall, Cavendish Rd. New please contact Catherine Hallsworth on members required contact the Church for details of rehearsals, [email protected] 01164543527 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 PAUL PENDER & SON Victoria Park every Saturday at 9am Independent Funeral Directors History Society meets regularly at the Aylestone Leisure Centre Contact Gill on 0116 283 6394. The Group is working on local Independent family run Funeral Directors history. committed to providing a professional, courteous The Tea club takes place at the Aylestone Leisure Centre and sympathetic service Thursday ams, ask at the desk where to find the group and join them for tea or coffee and a biscuit or two. We will assist you during a most difficult time with Park Walks contact Sylvia Taberer at the Nativity for details. a highest degree of support, No walks during the winter months sensitivity and dignity Golf lessons at Whetstone Golf Course given by the club’s Pro, Craig Shave who can help adults and children learn to play and 24 hour service improve their game 0116 286 1424 for more information. Athletics. Call at the stadium Saffron Lane/MacCaulay Rd 2 Westover Road, Braunstone Town entrance after 4.00pm and see Roy Cole who will give you Leicester, LE3 3DT information on coaching, training and racing, and use of the stadium. Find out also about the Sunday morning Park Runs. Tel: 0116 289 6608 Scouts @ The Church of the Nativity Also at: young people aged 10-14 years are welcome at the Church Hall, Cavendish Road on a Thursday evening at 6:30pm 8 Lutterworth Road, Aylestone Cubs @The Church of the Nativity Girls and Boys aged 8 - 10 1/2 are welcome at the Church Hall, Leicester, LE2 8PE Cavendish Road on a Thursday Evening 5:15pm to 6:45pm. Tel: 0116 319 9682 Beavers @ The Church of the Nativity to start during January 2017 contact Ivan Bennett for more information Email: [email protected] www.paulpenderandson.co.uk www.aylestoneparkleicester.org.uk Page 3 Editorial A Happy Christmas to all our readers, if you don’t celebrate Christmas, enjoy the holiday AYLESTONE & DISTRICT break. CONSERVATIVE CLUB We are finding it harder to find articles for the newsletter and would welcome ideas from our 206 Saffron lane Tel: 0116 283 2594 readers, either tell us the subjects to cover or write Extends a warm welcome to all visitors an article for us, send comments or articles to: * Call in for pre-match refreshments * Join us for ‘Fur & Feathers’ [email protected] or Tues 2-4pm All Welcome [email protected] or just pop it into L&S * Free Wi Fi and Sky News on Cavendish road. * Function room available The cricket club are doing all they can to work with residents Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu 7pm - 11pm over their games at the Fischer ground; the National Grid Friday 7pm - Midnight have kept us infomred on the demolition of the gasholders, Sat 12 - 4pm & 7pm - Midnight there are rumurs that the land may be redeveloped for Sun 12 - 3pm & 7pm - 11pm housing or even that Leicester City may beuild a new football stadium.