Mountsorrel Post Dec 2009 (29)

Mountsorrel Post DECEMBER 2009 (29), page 1

DECEMBER 2009 ISSUE No. 29

MOUNTSORREL POSTY O U R C O M M U N I T Y N E W S P A P E RD e l i v e r e d t o M o u n t s o r r e l , f o u r t i m e s a y e a r

A NEW art experience for youngpeople in Mountsorrel startedin October.

Mountsorrel Creatives is led by CharnwoodArts and aims to provide a creative space foryoung people aged 12-16 to meet theirfriends and work on creative projects.

Sessions are held on Thursdays from 6.30-8pm upstairs at Mountsorrel library. Thesessions are free to attend but participantsneed to come along to their first session witha parent or carer and fill in a membershipform.

Charnwood Arts Jemma Bagley said: “Wehave been working out with the detachedyouth workers in Mountsorrel for a whilenow and we both felt that there was a needfor young people to meet during the wintermonths and take part in an activity.

“The sessions will be young person lead,individuals will be able to work on their own

Pic: Getting creativeHamiary Jalland (13) withJemma Bagley (centre),Charnwood Arts ProjectC-ordinator & Katie Morgan,Youth Arts Worker

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SAMPLE FESTIVE food and choose Christ-mas presents from local suppliers andretailers at Budgens’ Traditional Christ-mas Food and Gift Fayre.

The fayre, held on Friday December 18and Saturday December 19 from 10am-6pm,will feature a range of stalls under a marqueein the Mountsorrel supermarket’s car park.

“Some of the stallholders will be providingfree food tastings so you can try before youbuy” said Vanessa Gregory, Budgens’ Commu-nity Relations and Events co-ordinator.

Goods on sale include natural Christmaswreaths, planters and flower decorations,glass jewellery, champagne, cheeses, chut-neys, preserves, Leicestershire Cider, FarmerFear’s meats and pies, Christmas trees andconfectionery.

Vanessa said: “Children will also be happyas the atmosphere will be very Christmassy,there will be children’s rides, a trampolineand a shiny red tractor to sit on.”

Budgens’ fund raising activities at the eventwill support the store’s nominated charities :STEPS and CLIC Sargent. The Rotary Club ofthe Soar Valley are also sending along theirChristmas float.

Andrew Fear, owner of Mountsorrel’sBudgens store, said: “We hope that this willbecome an annual event and that our custom-ers will enjoy the fayre as much as I expect Iwill!”

There are still some stall spaces available :contact Vanessa Gregory 01509 416695 oremail [email protected]

THREE PEOPLE in Mountsorrel have beenarrested for drug offences as part of aplanned operation targeting drug suppli-ers by Charnwood Local Policing Unit.

On November 3, a black Audi was pursuedafter making off from the Police. Local offic-ers were assisted by officers from the RoadsPolicing Unit HQ and the East Midlands AirSupport Unit.

The driver was detained inLeicester and arrested for beingin possession of controlleddrugs with intent to supply. Theman has been charged andrecalled to prison.

On November 6, police offic-ers responding to intelligenceexecuted a search warrant at ahouse in Mountsorrel. A quan-tity of controlled drugs andcash were recovered from theaddress and a man and womanwere arrested for possession ofdrugs.

creative projects with Charn-wood Arts staff and freelanceartists. We will also be work-ing with local artist Paul Genton ideas for a mural for theCastle Hill flats and furthercommunity design consultationsessions will also be held inMountsorrel over the next fewmonths.”

Mountsorrel Creatives isfunded until March 2010 by ayouth bank grant and is ajoint project between Charn-wood Arts and LeicestershireCounty Council’s Youth Serv-ice.

WEIGHTCARE SLIMMING Clubshave launched a new slim-ming plan for 2010.

Weightcare, who have aclass in Mountsorrel, call thenew plan The Best of Both andsay it’s aimed at those wholove bread, pasta and a fullEnglish breakfast.

Call 01530 813361 fordetails of your local class.

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PLANS FOR a new waste and recycling sitein Mountsorrel are being opposed byMountsorrel Parish Council.

The proposal by the County Council toclose the Sileby site and replace it with amodern facility on Granite Way have alreadyresulted in a 460 name petition objection tothe plans and 22 individual letters of objec-tion.

At a meeting of the Parish Council’s Plan-ning and Highways Committee on October 5several residents voiced their concerns aboutcongestion, pollution and noise. Parish Coun-cils are not planning authorities but they areconsulted about planning applications withinthe parish.

At the meeting, the Parish Council unani-mously agreed to object to the plans on thegrounds of:

• the increase in traffic both from visitorsto the site and the site’s own vehicles. HGVtraffic in the immediate area is already anissue and there are congestion and parkingproblems associated with the Sunday car bootsale

• the link road to the site is often closed

due to flooding, diverting traffic through thevillage

• the site is too close to a residential areaand would have an adverse effect on residentsdue to noise, disturbance, air pollution, ver-min and possible risk from toxic waste

• the proposed site is an area allocated forcommercial development

The planning application will be deter-mined by Leicestershire County Council inDecember. Charnwood Borough Council haveindicated that they have no objection to theplans.

The planning application is P/09/1714/2.The County Council’s reference number forthe plan is 2009/L115/02

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PLANS FOR a youth café for local youngpeople have been approved by CharnwoodBorough Council.

The Sorrel Youth Café Project intend toopen the former Maltby Insurance offices onThe Green as a place for young people to metafter school to relax, socialise, and eat anddrink. It will be aimed at secondary schoolage children (11-18).

The scheme will be financed partly by theChurch of England, donations from an undis-closed source and revenue from sales of foodand drink. It has the support of MountsorrelParish Council, the Police and the CountyCouncil Youth Service.

The planning permission will expire onApril 30, 2011, to allow the planning authori-ty to assess the impact of the proposal and toreview the situation should complaints bereceived.

It is proposed that there will be three staffemployed, one of which will be a qualifiedyouth worker.

The range of food and drink proposedwould be limited to hot and cold drinks andsnack foods such as toasted sandwiches.

The organisers anticipate the openinghours to be initially 3.30-8.30pm Monday toThursday and 2.45-8.30pm on Fridays. The

planning permission states that no publicaccess shall be allowed other than betweenthe hours of 10am – 8.30pm Mon-Fri, andSaturdays 10am – 6pm.

The Borough Council received six letters ofobjection to the plans from residents of theGreen. Their concerns included:

• inappropriate use on a residential street• nature of activity and hours proposed will

have a detrimental effect• the property will become a focus for

antisocial behaviour• the use will result in additional vehicle

movements and take up residents’ car park-ing spaces

• loss of trade to local shops selling similar

goods• possible noise from amplified music• no confidence in the way the premises

will be managed• users will gather outside to smokeThe Council received five letters supporting

the proposal as providing something foryoung people to do after school and at week-ends, alleviating boredom and reducing anti-social behaviour.

The Youth Café organisers state on theirwebsite that: “The Sorrel Youth Café aims toprovide a space for young people of second-ary school age, from the time that schoolfinishes until middle evening, where they canmeet their friends, eat and drink, and gener-ally relax. It will not be a youth club, andfrom the experience of a similar, and verysuccessful, project in Shepshed, it will not becoping with large numbers at any one time.

“The café will be run by a professionalyouth worker, aided by a group of trained,dedicated volunteers, who will also be able tooffer advice and guidance to any with prob-lems.

“The intended site of the café is the formerMaltby Insurance building at the bottom ofthe Green. Concerns have been expressed thatthis will increase problems already experi-enced at the bus shelter and the immediatearea. However, we feel that the opposite isthe case. The young people will know that thecontinuing existence of THEIR café will de-pend on their maintaining good relations withtheir neighbours, and their behaviour onentering and leaving will be carefully moni-tored.

“We feel there is too much negativity re-garding the young people of Mountsorrel.Bad behaviour often results from having noth-ing to do and we hope to provide a positivealternative to hanging around on the street.Our young people are our future and thevillage’s future; they deserve a chance. Wewant to help give them that chance.”

The organisers would like to open theYouth Café in January 2010. The project’swebsite is www.sycafe.org

Youth café to open in New Year

Pic: the Sorrel Youth Café


MOUNTSORREL’S BEST Kept Front Gardencompetition is held annually and aims torecognise those people who brighten upthe village with their front gardens.

The competition, organised by the ParishCouncil, has been going since 1977 and thisyear’s winners were presented with certifi-cates and trophies by Cllr Harold Newman atan awards ceremony in October.

2009 winners are:

Hanging Baskets & Window Boxes: 1st Mrs

Beck; 2nd Mr Chamberlain, Mr Munns; 3rd Mr& Mrs Tyler

Small Gardens: 1st Mrs Kissane-Rogers; 2nd

Mr & Mrs Corrall; 3rd Mr & Mrs Spiers

Large Gardens: 1st Mr & Mrs Holmes; 2nd

Mr & Mrs Munns; 3rd Mr & Mrs Monk

Business Premises: 1st Mountsorrel Hotel;

2nd Rose Cottage Rest Home; 3rd Stag &PheasantPic: Cllr Harold Newman (front left) withmembers of Mountsorrel Parish Counciland the Front Garden competition win-ners.

TWO COUNTY Council Highways traineeshave travelled to Sweden on a student ex-change visit.

Kyle Russell from Mountsorrel and Kieran Dav-ies from Croft, both 18, are trainee vehicle techni-cians who have been working for LeicestershireCounty Council for nearly two years.

Both are also studying for an NVQ level 2 atStephenson College, Coalville.

Kyle and Keiran were offered the two-week tripto Sweden in October as part of their course.They spent one week visiting Edstromska MFTSwedish College followed by a week’s placementwith a Swedish vehicle workshop, shadowing localapprentices.

Stephenson College is funding the programme,which has been in operation for over a year now.

Nigel Leigh, Principal at Stephenson College,said: “A number of the full-time and block releasestudents have already been to Sweden, as well asreturn exchanges with Swedish students.

“Edstromska MFT is a motor vehicle technicalschool which is in touch with the ever-changingskills needs of industry. Those who have been onan exchange gained an enhanced learning experi-ence.”

For more information about the course atStephenson College, visitwww.stephensoncoll.ac.uk/

Garden winners

The March issue of theMOUNTSORREL POST

will be published on Mar 13.The copy deadline is Feb 26 .

Swedishexchange


OVER THE last two years a constantlygrowing group of community volunteershave been giving their time on Saturdaysto help restore the old Mountsorrel Rail-way which was built in the 1890s to servethe granite quarries around the village ofMountsorrel.

They hope to create a linear working mu-seum to showcase how the railway played amajor part in village life over 100 years ago.The restored railway will also connect to thenearby Loughborough based Great CentralRailway (GCR) who hope to run heritagepassenger trains from the GCR to Mountsorrel

to link up with the nearby Stonehurst FamilyFarm and other local attractions.

"The project really seems to have attractedthe support of the local community" sayslocal resident and volunteer Project LeaderSteve Cramp. "We now have almost 80 volun-teers who regularly give their time to comeand work on the project. We have volunteersof all ages from young children and theirparents right through the age spectrum withour oldest being 78. We have almost as manywomen involved as men. Most of our volun-teers come from the local villages althoughsome come from as far afield as Birmingham,Derby and Nottingham. We really are aunique heritage project that has brought sucha wide section of the community together andshowed them just what volunteers canachieve"

In only two years, using almost entirelyvolunteer labour, the project has transformedthe derelict, neglected and overgrowntrackbed. Now the final missing link has beenclosed with the laying of railway ballast toconnect to the GCR at Swithland Sidings.

The group now have a mile of ballastedtrackbed, which is ready for track laying tostart. Their hope is to lay track into the GCRearly next year and then track laying willcontinue towards Mountsorrel in sections as

project funds permit.Steve said: "We have spent only £4,500 to

reach this point of the project, which is justphenomenal when you consider the scale ofthe work our volunteers have undertaken!"The project's work has only been possible

Pic: Volunteers helping to lay ballast on theMountsorrel Railway

Pic: Mountsorrel Railway ballasted trackbedleading away from the GCR.

Pic: Replica Mountsorrel Railway wagon re-stored by volunteers and school children fromthe local community.

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thanks to the support of local businesses.Lafarge Aggregates, who own Mountsorrelquarry, have donated the ballast to restorethe railway. Street lighting contractor J. Mc-Cann (Nottingham) Ltd have provided theiroperators and equipment to help lay the bal-last at no cost to the project. Steve said: “Wereally can't thank enough the local businesseswho have supported us. It's great to see thatthey share our vision of preserving our herit-age."

Volunteers, including local school children,have also been working to restore replicas ofrailway wagons, which would once have runon the railway. These will form the focus ofhistorical recreations they are undertakingwith local primary schools. This work wasonly possible thanks to support from EastMidlands Airport.

The project also runs a volunteer ecologygroup which works to maintain and helpdevelop the ecology along the route of thetrackbed, and to open up the educationalpossibilities it offers (see story, right).

In recent months the project has gainedthe backing of Mountsorrel Parish Counciland Loughborough MP Andy Reed who com-mented "What the project volunteers haveachieved to date is very impressive indeed!"

The project relies entirely on small grantsand public donations. If you or your companywould like to volunteer or donate, please seethe project website:www.mountsorrelrailway.org.uk

TWO ECOLOGY activity sessions for youngpeople on the trackbed of the old Mount-sorrel railway have been hailed a success.

Organised by the Mountsorrel RailwayProject, the sessions were led by Mountsorrelresident and project volunteer Lesley Hum-phries. She said: “The trackbed and sur-rounding area of the old Mountsorrel Railwayis a wonderful haven for wildlife. We want toopen up the educational opportunities of thisecological resource in a controlled mannerthat allows children to learn in a hands-onfashion. Children can learn so much from anopportunity like this. It’s great to allow theparents to share in the experience as well!”

The children spent several hours exploringthe areas around the trackbed and wereshown how insects thrive in certain locations

and not others. The children were able to seemany different types of creatures first hand.They then constructed their own mini wildlifehabitats which were placed along thetrackbed at various locations.

Volunteer project leader Steve Cramp said:“Lesley has worked hard planning, research-ing and sourcing materials and it was great tosee so many local families come along to takepart. My sincere thanks to Lesley for creatingthis learning opportunity.”

The project makes no charge for theseactivities. If you would like to take part infuture sessions please contact Lesley([email protected]) or seethe project websitewww.mountsorrelrailway.org.uk

The Mountsorrel Railway Project aims torecreate the industrial branch line of theGreat Central Railway.

Pic: (l-r) Charlotte Bowler and Anna Tobin


A FULL meeting of Mountsorrel ParishCouncil was held on July 13.

A resident of Hawcliffe Road raised con-cerns regarding the proposal to locate a wasteand recycling facility on Granite Way andwished it to be recorded that he intended tofight the proposal.

Borough Cllr Leigh Harper-Davies reportedthat a meeting had been held regarding anti-social behaviour within the village which 12residents had attended. The main issuesraised were traffic on Churchill Road, antiso-cial behaviour and dog fouling. She said thatsuggested locations for dog waste bins shouldbe sent to her.

Cllr Tom Duffin reported light pollutionfrom the County Council depot on GraniteWay.

It was agreed that Mr Will Antill be ap-pointed an advisor to the Parish Council, freeof charge, for the development of the newMemorial Hall.

The Council agreed to donate £50 towardsthe Mountsorrel Railway Project.

Some discussion took place around theproposed 39 acres/295 dwellings on HalsteadRoad but it was noted that no planning per-mission had been requested to date.

It was agreed to write to the County Coun-cil stating that pupils who have attended

Mountsorrel primary school and who live inMountsorrel should be provided with a busservice to Humphrey Perkins School.

A full meeting of Mountsorrel Parish Coun-cil was held on September 14 (there was noAugust meeting).

New parish councillor Mrs A Weedon waswelcomed to the council.

A resident expressed their concerns to themeeting about the proposal for a waste andrecycling facility on Granite Way.

Cllr Hilary Dyer had attended a meeting ofthe Police Joint Action Group and reportedthat there was an increase of one police offic-er per shift. It was also noted that the newnumber plate recognition system would be inplace imminently. Cllr Dyer commented thatthe police were giving constant reminders toparishioners to report any crime.

Some discussion took place regarding thealleged increase in drug offenders in thevillage and the apparent rise in crime andburglaries as a result. It was agreed to writeto Charnwood about their housing policies,reporting that complaints were being receivedthat it was the Borough Council’s policy to‘send them to Mountsorrel’. The letter shouldalso ask the number of known drug addictsin the village in local authority housing andwhat this number represents as a percentage

of tenants.A full meeting of Mountsorrel Parish Coun-

cil was held on October 12.A resident of Hawcliffe Road raised con-

cerns about noise and dust from the pro-posed waste and recycling facility on GraniteWay. Chairman Brian Allard reported that theParish Council were making representationsto the County Council regarding this matter.

Cllr Mick Lemon queried whether the po-lice would support an exclusion of alcohol inpublic areas. PC Paul Bird confirmed that thepolice would be in full support of this. Bor-ough Cllr Richard Shepherd stated that hewould support an application for an exclu-sion of alcohol consumption in public placeswithin the village.

Mr Will Antill informed the Council that arevised plan for the Memorial Hall had beendrawn with a new planning application sub-mitted to the Borough Council on September25 which had been approved. The estimatedcost of the project is £2million.

It was noted that the Memorial Trust had£500,000 for the project and sought expres-sions of support, in terms of finance andin-kind, from the Parish Council.

Mr Antill said that a prospectus would besent to various grant awarding bodies to as-certain whether they would be willing to sup-port the project. He said that in the shortterm the Hall would require some mainte-nance because of its current state of repair.

Mr Antill confirmed he would repeat hisrequest for Section 106 developer contribu-tions for the new Hall, following the grantingof planning permission for residential devel-opment on Linkfield Road.

The Council agreed to prioritise spendingof the 2009/10 reserves in the following way:1. Memorial Hall, 2. Extension to the Hal-stead Road play area and 3. CCTV. The Coun-cil agreed to in principle earmark aminimum of £100,000 for the building of anew Memorial Hall with advice to be soughtfrom the Charity Commission as to the owner-ship of the building once complete. TheCouncil agreed to participate in future man-agement discussions of the new facility.

A full meeting of Mountsorrel Parish Coun-cil was held on November 9.

It was reported that the feedback from theHalstead Road fun day in August was positiveand a similar event is planned for 2010. Ac-tivities provided at the Soar Valley LeisureCentre for young people organised by theYouth Development Group had been betterattended this year than last.

It was agreed to donate £350 to the RoyalBritish Legion.

It was agreed to arrange a meeting withthe Police and Charnwood to consider theintroduction of a ban on the consumption ofalcohol in public places in Mountsorrel.Comment was made that the problem areaswere the playing fields and that without thesupport of the Police, a ban could not beimplemented.

A new flagpole has been purchased by theParish Council and erected outside the ParishRoom. An anonymous donation of £260 wasreceived for the flagpole. The remains of theone on The Green will be removed in duecourse.

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PLANS TO build 46 houses on the site ofthe former MY Cartons factory on WanlipLane have been approved by CharnwoodBorough Council.

There will be a mix of house types and arange of 2, 3 and 4 bedroom two storeydwellings at 2, 2.5 and 3 storeys in height.There will be 14 ‘affordable dwellings’.

Plans to build houses on the site wererefused in 2007 and 2008 because of the lossof part of the large pond on the site, whichhas a breeding toad population. The pondhas been excluded from the current plan andwill remain as it is.

The Borough Council received 14 lettersfrom residents objecting to the plans. Theseprincipally concerned highway safety andparking problems on Linkfield Road. The

County Highway Authority say there are noroad safety objections to the development.

The Borough Council have negotiated thefollowing Section 106 contributions from theapplicants, Nampak Cartons and HealthcareLtd. These contributions are required as acondition of planning permission being grant-ed.

• £202,336 towards education• Adult recreational facilities £49,036• Children’s play facilities £32,476• Health care contribution £43,754• Library contribution £2760• Civic amenity contribution £2580• A strategy for public art• Improvements to the two nearest bus

stops £6,810• Contribution towards Travel Passes for

each dwelling and toward Star Trak for busservices on Linkfield Road £22,000

THE LADIES of the WI Country Market havebeen busy growing fruit and vegetables,and making cakes and savouries, jams,marmalade, lemon curd and chutneys.

Their produce has been awarded prizes inrecent horticultural shows in Leicester, Wood-house Eaves, Groby, Glenfield, Thurcaston

and Crop-ston. Theprize win-ning pro-duce can befound atLoughbor-oughFarmer’sMarket,DevonshireSquare,second

Wednesday of the month and Friday morningsat WI Country Market, St Peter’s Churchrooms, Glenfield.Pic (l-r) Mrs Linda Robinson (Beaumont Leys), MrsIrene Marriott (Cropston), and Mrs Hildred Freeman,(Newbold Verdon). Other prize winners, either toomodest or unavailable for the photograph, include MrsBetty Mills (Woodhouse Eaves), Mrs Jean Jarram(Groby), Mrs Beryl Phipps and Mrs Trudi Mosley(Glenfield) with apologies if anyone has been forgot-ten.

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CHILDREN AND their parents were invit-ed to take part in ‘Family Feast Fun’ atMountsorrel Library in October.

The event was part of this year’s FamilyLearning Festival which aims to provide acare free environment for exciting activitiesfor families. Spokeswoman Bharti Acharyasaid: “We had glorious smoothies thatwere concocted from a variety of exoticand local fruits. Children with the help oftheir family members also designed analien from fruits and vegetables. Otheractivities involved making food mats withone’s special recipe and a food quiz.”

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VISITORS TO Mountsorrel’s Annual charities fair on TheGreen this September were also able to enjoy an exhibi-tion of wedding photographs and memorabilia at ChristChurch.

The fair, rescheduled from June because of the weather, saw anumber of village organisations with stalls on The Green

On the same day Mountsorrel’s Anglican churches were having anopen day: besides the wedding exhibition, St Peter’s Church had aflower festival.

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Pic: the marriage of Jack Lockwood & Eveline Thornton July 31, 1937

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Pic: (l-r) Keith Hassall, Chairman of Mountsorrel Royal BritishLegion branch, Secretary Peggy Clarke and Vice ChairmanSheila Hassall

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MOUNTSORREL LIBRARY has received adesign award.

Loughborough and District Civic Trustpresented the award for conservation worksand new build in a conservation area at anevent in September, attended by Roger Wil-son, the Chairman of the County Council.

Mr Wilson was given a tour of the libraryand commented: “Mountsorrel library andlearning centre is a valued resource, wellused by the people of Mountsorrel. The reno-vation of Church House and the constructionof the library has contributed towards theconservation of Mountsorrel’s heritage andensured the building’s ongoing use.”

Guests from Mountsorrel Age Concerngroup were served tea and library managerSandra Moore performed a story.

Since re-opening in October 2007 librarymembership and library use has doubled andlearning opportunities for children and adults

are provided in the centre’s first floor com-puter suite and community room.Pic: (l-r) Chairman of the County Council,Roger Wilson with his wife Sheila; NigelThomas, Service Delivery Manager andCounty Councillor Peter Osborne

THE GREAT Central Railway made a profitof £41,000 at the end of its last financialyear.

This is the third year running the steamrailway, which runs from Loughborough toBirstall, has made a profit: the previous twoyears’ figures were £12,000 and £62,000.

The GCR now says it is close to paying offits longstanding debit.

Passenger numbers of 100,000 were re-corded over the year with a visit from thenewly built steam locomotive Tornado helpingto attract visitors.

Ellis’s tearoom, opened at Rothley stationlast year, has recorded a turnover of£80,000.

The GCR is a publicly limited company.Chairman David Morgan said: “Our volunteersand staff put in many long hours and areessential to our success. We must work hardto continue to attract passengers and there isno guarantee we shall do as well again thisyear.”

Flat 2-40 Barons Way – fell 1 Norwegian sycamoretree, thinning and remove secondary branches to 2Sorbus trees18 Cross Lane – erection of a 2 storey extension toside and porch to front of dwelling23 Kingfisher Road – erection of single storey exten-sion to side of dwelling14 Halstead Road – erection of single storey exten-sion to front of dwelling142 Loughborough Road – retention of detached ga-rage to rear of dwelling5 Johns Avenue – demolition of bungalow and erec-tion of 4 dwellings with ancillary works to access road4 Mere Close – erection of single storey extension toside of garage23 Halstead Road – erection of 2 storey extension toside of dwelling2A The Green – change of use from Insurance Broker(Class A2) to Café (Class A3)Land to rear of 60 Hawcliffe Road – erection of 3dwellingsLand adj to Depot, Granite Way – proposed recyclingand household waste site (to replace existing facilityin Sileby)12 Rosslyn Ave – erection of a 2 storey extension toside of dwelling2&4 West Cross Lane – work to various trees

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Crime Report Aug 1 - Oct 31, 2009Burglary dwelling 9 (Kingfisher Rd, Church

Hill Rd, Castle Rd, Maitland Ave, Marsh Rd,Rockingham Rd, Barnard Way, Cover Lane,The Green. At two of these properties thefront door was unlocked), burglary non-dwelling 8, damage to motor vehicle 12, theftof motor vehicle 3, theft from motor vehicle3, criminal damage 10, theft 12.

In the summer offences of houseand shed burglaries had a big de-crease mostly due to the fact thatmost offences were down to one ortwo offenders who have beenbrought to justice.

Antisocial behaviour in the villagecontinues to be a problem and everyeffort is being made by the beat

team to target certain responsible individuals.The only real tools that the police have to

prevent crime is to conduct the usual highvisual patrols both during the day and eve-nings and particularly to be aware of theareas in the village that are perhaps more atrisk to incidents occurring. PCSO Brian Gee-son will conduct house to house enquiries

and speak to the victim to give reas-surances and gain any further infor-mation to assist officers in theinvestigation.

The general public need to bevigilant and report any persons seenat any time of day or night whoappear to be acting suspiciously.

From PC 1326 Paul Bird andPCSO 6507 Brian Geeson

OFFICERS FROM Charnwood localpolicing unit have arrested a man inconnection with the discovery of acannabis factory in Quorn.

The factory was discovered by officers atan address on Loughborough Road in thevillage following information given to thepolice by Crimestoppers. When officers went

to investigate they discoveredevery room in the house wasbeing used to cultivate andgrow cannabis. They recov-ered 500 cannabis plants andvarious items of drug para-phernalia.

A 36-year-old man wascharged with being concernedin the production of cannabisand remanded into custody.

PC Matt Orton, the neigh-bourhood beat officer forQuorn said: “We hope thissends out a strong message toanyone involved in the cultiva-tion production and supply ofdrugs, that they run a highrisk of being caught.

“On this occasion, we re-ceived information aboutsuspicious activity at the prop-erty from Crimestoppers so itproves that communities playa big role in helping us fightagainst drugs by letting usknow if they have any suspi-cions about properties intheir street. I also hope itreassures the community thatwe are working to try and ridthe streets of drugs whetherthat is in a city or a village.”

He added: “We know fromspeaking to people that one ofthe big concerns for parentsis their youngsters becominginvolved in drugs. One of theways of combating the men-ace of drugs is to deal withthe supply. This discovery hasprevented a significant quanti-ty of cannabis from hitting thestreets.”

Anyone with informationabout drugs misuse can callLeicestershire Constabulary on0116 222 2222 or Crimestop-pers, which is free and anony-mous, on 0800 555 111.

PC Paul Bird 1326

Village crime report Quorncannabisfactory


BUDGENS, THE Mountsorrel supermarket,is offering a free door-to-door bus serv-ice to its customers.

A minimum spend of £25 is needed totake advantage of the service.

Vanessa Gregory, Community Relation-ships Co-ordinator for Budgens, Mountsor-rel, said: “We believe that many peopleliving within the community that we servecould benefit from this free bus service,particularly those without their own cars.The bus is specially equipped with a wheel-chair lift and a wide opening side door tomake access easier for the slightly less mo-bile.”

She added: “Help with shopping is alsoavailable in store, either physically, pushingtrolleys, reaching and bending for productsor by way of advice. We are very happy tooffer help and assistance to our customers

and aim wherever possi-ble to exceed our custom-ers’ expectations.”

Wendy Scotting fromMountsorrel regularly usesthe existing Tuesday serv-ice and praises the servicehighly. “I use the BudgensFree Bus service everyweek along with manyothers, we really don’tknow where we would bewithout it!”

By contacting Vanessaon 01509 416695 you canarrange a time to be col-lected from home. Shesaid: “You can then shopat your leisure and be returned home, oftenwith your shopping, but on occasion yourshopping will be delivered later on the sameday in a refrigerated delivery van.”

In addition on Tuesdays, Budgens busalso operates to regular services coveringstops in Barrow-upon-Soar, High Streetopposite Grays Court, Babington Road andRiver View; Sileby, High Street, HeathcoteDrive and Cossington Road; Cossington,Royal Oak; Rothley, Red Lion and TheGreen and Mountsorrel, Green. No mini-mum spend is required for these services.

Budgens, offers a full range of grocery

products including locally sourced, fairtrade and organic products. Also availableare freshly baked breads, cakes and pies,meat from a local butcher, a full range offresh fruit and vegetables and a selection ofgood quality, competitively priced beers,wines and spirits. There is also an in storecafeteria that services hot and cold sand-wiches and snacks, tea, coffee etc. Spendover £30 and get a complimentary cup oftea or coffee and a slice of cake.

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LOCAL HISTORIAN Noel Wakeling has pro-vided the following details about theMountsorrel War Memorials.

As war is foremost in our minds at thepresent time, and Armistice Day just past, Ithought a few words about our war memorialswould be appropriate.

After the end of hostilities of WW1 it wasdecided to erect a war memorial. A suitablesite had to be found, so it could be seen byall. The highest natural point in Mountsorrelwas, of course, the site on which our medie-

val castle once stood and the Earl ofLanesborough would have to grantpermission, as owner of the hills, forthis to go ahead. Once agreed sever-al designs were put forward, but thedesign by Shirley Harrison was cho-sen, with the square central openingdenoting the Gateway to Paradise.

The Mountsorrel Granite Companywould make it using their expertstonemasons and the company wouldbear the entire cost. Before this

could go ahead a full sizewooden mock up had to bemade and erected on site forthe local authorities to viewand give their approval. Thiswas duly made by the carpen-ters and joiners at Mountsor-rel Granite Company, namelyMr Arthur Attenborough, MrBilly Butterway and StanleyWakeling. An unfortunatein- cident took

place duringthe night the mock upwas erected: a galeblew it over. Manymen were sent tore-erect it the follow-ing morning. Approv-

al was eventually given. After the base ofconcrete had been laid and all the stone cutto size, a narrow gauge (tub line) approxi-mately 2 ft across was laid from near to BondLane, along the top of Crown Lane, WatlingStreet and up a cutting in the hillside to thetop of the hill, the permanent site for thememorial. This was to transport the stone onsmall bogies (little wagons). During its erec-

tion it was visited by many people, fascinatedat the size of the structure which was heavilyscaffolded.

The day came when the War Memorial wasfinished, occupying one of the most uniquesites in the county. IN MEMORY is carved intothe top stone. Other memorials were madeand built by the MGCo Ltd namely Anstey,Woodhouse Eaves & Rothley, but using greystone. Mountsorrel is the only one in pinkstone, for which the company was renowned.

A date was fixed for the unveiling anddedication, August 15 1926, and was under-taken by Major General Van-Strawbenzee, anunusual choice you might think, but he was apersonal friend of the Martins, owners of theMountsorrel Granite Company. With his regi-ment he had fought alongside them and theLeicestershire regiment in WW1.

On the day Castle Hill was awash with agreat number of local people, and membersof the armed forces, some people very emo-tional when viewing the bronze plaque onwhich the names of the 73 men, killed in

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action, are cast, affixed to that solid pink stoneof their home land.

Later of course we were at war again, 1939-1945, after the end of which another bronzeplaque was affixed to the opposite side, withthe 19 men killed in action.

This magnificent structure is an outstandingtribute to the men who made it, standing in itsregal elegance for over 80 years. For manyyears the armistice service was held at the siteof the War Memorial, but as years passed manypeople had difficulty in ascending the hill.

After consultations between the MountsorrelParish Council and The Royal British Legionthat a new memorial be built in MillenniumYear, a design was put forward to construct aneight foot round stone structure with a centralstone adorned with a memorial plaque and ablocked walkway, to stand in the Peace Gardenin the Market Place. Although nowadays thearmistice service is held in St Peters Church, a

short service is held on the 11th of the 11th at11am at the memorial in the peace garden.The wreaths are affixed around this memorialand stay until the following year. A surprisingnumber of visitors stop to look and take photo-graphs, also asking questions. Most are veryinterested in the close connection betweenCastle Hill, St Peters Church and the latestaddition in the peace garden.

At various times during the year the Memori-al on Castle Hill is illuminated with the cross inred on top, creating a magnificent spectaclethat can be seen for miles around.

OUR PICTURE showsladies from Mount-sorrelTownswomen’sGuild serving visi-tors at a coffeemorning to raisefunds for the Coun-ty Air Ambulance.

The event washeld in the commu-nity room at Mount-sorrel library inSeptember, and hadraffle prizes donatedby Sharon of theBeauty Gallery andKim from FlowerAssociates.

MORE THAN 4000 visitors attended the GCR’s steam railway October gala weekend.Takings for the event were £71,000. Eight locomotives were in steam at one point includ-

ing guest engines Black Prince and Oliver Cromwell.Great Central Railway president Bill Ford said: “It’s great news. A real boost for us and for

the area too. Lots of our visitors came from across the country and stayed for more than aday. The line up of engines, which we dubbed ‘the heavy metal show’ clearly captured imagi-nations. We’ve already started making plans to put on a great show this time next year.”

Bill added: “The tributes we’ve had from people who visited the gala are a reflection onthe staff and volunteers who worked so hard to stage it. There was a lot of interest in theongoing projects around the railway with many people taking a bus tour to the rapidly devel-oping Mountsorrel branch.”

THE ‘WOMEN’S Running Network’ is agroup that you may not have heard muchabout, but Thurcaston’s Nikki Love is hop-ing change this situation.

The Women’s Running Network’ has just

celebrated its 10th anniversary and now boastsmore than 3,200 members and 130 individualgroups throughout the country. It is officiallyrecognised by Sport England and UK Athletics.

Nikki, pictured, said: “It’s aimed at wom-en of all ages and you don’t have to be aserious runner to join up. Its philosophy is togive all women, whatever their age, size orability, the opportunity to run together toimprove their health, fitness, confidence andsafety.”

Nikki is a qualified UKathletics Group Leader andLevel One Running coach.She said: “If you think gymsare intimidating or too ex-pensive, this is your chanceto dust off your trainers, getout into the fresh air, andmake lots of new friends.For the cost of one month’sgym membership you canjoin the ‘Women’s RunningNetwork’ for a whole year.As an early Christmaspresent, your first two ses-sions will be with our com-pliments.”

Nikki has running groupsthat meet Monday to Friday

at 9.15-10.15am: Cropston (Mon, Wed, Fri),Quorn (Tues) and Rothley (Thurs), as wellas evening groups that meet at 6-7pm atMountsorrel (Tues) and Loughborough(Wed)

If you have never run before, Nikki alsohas complete beginners groups that meetMonday to Friday at 11.15am-12noon atWoodhouse Eaves (Mon), Quorn (Tues),Mountsorrel (Wed & Fri) and 11-11.45 atNewtown Linford (Thurs)

For full details of days, times and locationsplease visitwww.womensrunningnetwork.co.uk or con-tact Nikki direct on 07782 13 22 33 [email protected]

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MANY PEOPLE in the East Midlands whoare entitled to a cash increase in theirincome are missing out simply becausethey assume they are not entitled toWorking Tax Credit (WTC), says HM Reve-nue and Customs (HMRC).

HMRC have set up on online calculatorenabling anyone who thinks they might beeligible for WTC to quickly find out for surewhether they are likely to be entitled – andby how much.

The average amount of WTC unclaimed is£1,600 a year so some people will qualify forsignificantly more.

Working Tax Credit is payable to peoplewho are in work and on a low income, andyou don’t have to have children to qualify. In2007/08, £720 million was paid out to claim-ants of WTC without children.

Anyone with queries about tax credits cancheck online at www.hmrc.gov.uk/taxccreditsor, to make a claim, call the Helpline on0845 302 1415.

THE ROTARY Club of the Soar Valley or-ganised a fundraising Harvest Fayre atRothley’s garden centre in October.

The event raised over £600 for Rainbowsfrom sideshows, competitions, entertainmentand games.

The winner of the children’s colouring

MOUNTSORREL’S ANNUAL autumn charityfayre was held in the Memorial Hall onSaturday November 7.

The fayre was opened by Andrew Fear,owner of Budgens supermarket, Mountsorreland included stalls run by youth group Re-vive, the Boys Brigade, Raindrops, SorrelYouth Café, Steps, Townswomen’s Guild,Women’s Institute, Happy Circle, MethodistChurch, Heritage Group, Disabled AdventureClub, RNLI, Age Concern Day Centre, Friendsof Loughborough Hospital, Royal British Le-gion and Paws.Pic: The Mountsorrel autumn charity fayre

competition were Jake Smalley, Daisy White-man and Grace Howard.

The highest score competition for golf waswon by G Smith of Mountsorrel and for skit-tles by S Moore of Cropston.Pic: Rotary Club President ‘Jolly’ RogerWilliams has his face painted

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PLANS FOR a major development of3500 homes west of Birstall are“progressing” say Leicester CityCouncil.

Ashton Green, an urban extension tothe north of Beaumont Leys, opposite thejunction of Greengate Lane and Thurcas-ton Road, has been planned for 10 years ormore. The site is 130 hectares and the Coun-cil intends to submit a planning application in2010.

The proposals, described by the City Coun-cil as a flagship of sustainable development interms of design, materials, waste managementand transport, will include 3500 homes,schools, community facilities and employmentopportunities.

A Leicester City Council spokesman said:“Leicester has a need for new homes, over20,000 within 20 years. Ashton Green hasbeen a strategic housing allocation for manyyears and it will play a major role in deliver-ing this challenging target for housing growth.There is a renewed commitment to make

Ashton Green a reality through a new visionand emerging ‘masterplan’ with the aim ofbecoming the region’s leading example ofsustainable development.”

The City Council organised two publicconsultation events about the plans in Novem-ber.

Cllr Patrick Kitterick, Leicester City CouncilCabinet Lead Member for Regeneration andTransport, said: “The city has a real andurgent need for new affordable housing andour plans for Ashton Green will play a part inhelping us to satisfy that need. We’re keen tohear what people think about the proposals,to get their views and learn from their exper-tise, so we hope local people give us theirfeedback.”

TELEPHONE EXTENSION Sockets fitted byex-BT engineer. Cable, BT and digitalTV. Over 25 yrs experience. £28 com-plete. John 2675132

SINGING FOR Fun. New classes startingin January in Quorn, Rothley, Syston andWoodhouse Eaves. All levels of vocalability and experience welcome! For fur-ther information, or to reserve a place,contact 01509 [email protected]

BRASS CONVERTED oil lamp with globe,dated 1807 £50 ono; 2 drawer repro-duction chest, brass fittings £50 ono;Picquot Ware teapot. Good condition£40 ono. Tel: 0116 2301742

Small ads are 25p for the first 16 words.17-32 words: 50p. Enclosing payment, postyour ad to us or hand it in (inside an enve-lope) at Mountsorrel library.

Trade/business rates for small ads are 25p a word.You are liable for the trade/business rate if you areoffering a service for which you are asking for pay-ment, or if you are advertising new goods for sale. Alltext will be printed bold. Box outline £1 extra. Max50 words. Phone numbers count as one word.

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The classic style jukebox has sevencolour LED tube lighting, a remote controlplayer and has a USB connection for at-taching your mp3 player.

Broughtons also have a range of repro-duction telephones from the 1920s to the1970s including the wooden candlestickdesign and the 70s trim phone.

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Following a call put out by a Mountsorrelcouple for parcels of goodies to be sent outto our troops in Afghanistan, the CharnwoodConservative Party members were contactedwith a simple list of items suitable for inclu-sion in the 2kg shoe box parcels required.Within two weeks the response had beenremarkable and shopping bags full of goodieshad been received from villages around thearea. It was seen as a most worthwhile causeand huge compliments were paid to thetroops by the contributors.

The call was taken up by individuals in thevarious villages who spread the word furtherand offered to act as collection stations forthe products. Initiated in Rothley, the workquickly spread to Syston, Thurmaston, Bir-stall, Glenfield, Cossington and other villagesand Mrs Dianne Allen the initiator in Mount-sorrel was overwhelmed with the response.All of the items have to be sorted and packedinto shoe box sized parcels and then sent onto individually addressed members of thearmed forces who I am sure distribute themfurther on receipt.

Thee are many other organisations withinLeicestershire who are operating suchschemes and if anyone would like to be in-cluded for further dispatches in the future butdo not have the necessary contacts then theTerritorial Army is a good starting point.

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YOUR SAY...

The Mountsorrel Post welcomes yourviews and opinions on any subject. Letters,which must include your name and address,(though not necessarily for publication) canbe posted to: The Mountsorrel Post, Longs-lade College, Wanlip Lane, Birstall, LeicesterLE4 4GH, or handed in at Mountsorrel libraryor email:[email protected]

A Different Christmas Carol

It soon will be Christmas and I’ve nearlyexpired

As I try to distribute the gifts I’ve acquired

A large box for this one and a small boxfor that

I’ve even got stuff for somebody’s cat (dogtoo)

The time whizzes by, it just never goesslow

And those ‘senior moments’ get muchmore frequent you know

As I battle on with this annual questPlease be assured I’m doing by level best

To all of you now a special appealTho’ for sure most of you will know just

how I feelThere are times that I sit here brushing

away the odd tearWhen I cannot recall what I sent you last

year

So on that big day when the fun’s at itsheight

If a familiar type gift is your unfortunateplight

Please remember it’s time for goodwill toall men

Maybe next year I won’t do the same thingagain

“I HOPE”

A Very Merry Christmas and a Cool Yule toEverybody

From Peggy Clarke

A Christmas thank you


Syston Training Bandmeets on Monday evenings from 7-8pm

at the Syston Brookside (WMC) ClubPlayers of all ages and abilities can be

sure of a warm welcome from their dedi-cated musical director Dennis Powell andhis enthusiastic group of young, and not

so young playersBeginners are welcome, instruments are

provided and tuition is available.Syston Senior Band

For players with more experience the Sen-ior Band practice on Monday & Thursday

evenings from 8-10pm.New players in all sections can be assured

of a friendly welcomeFor further details, tel: 0116 2609310 or

0116 2675823• • •

Friends of

Birstall Swimming Poolneeds adult swimmers to join them on

Fridaysfrom 12.30 to 1.30pm

£2 first visitcontact Birstall Pool on 2673461 or Les-

ley on 2671625• • •

Charnwood Conservative Association

Christmas FairSaturday December 5, 10am to 12noon

at The Rothley CentreAdmission 50p

Raffle, tombola, produce stalls, cakes,gifts, games and books

Rt Hon S Dorrell MP will be attending• • •

Syston Band’s

Christmas ConcertSaturday December 12

At the Syston Methodist Church, HighStreet, Syston

Doors open at 7, concert starts at 7.30Tickets cost £5 (including complimentary

mince pies) and accompanied children arefree

To book tickets or for more informationcall 0116 2675823

• • •

Revive Youth Project forTeenagers

Aged 13-17meets every Tuesday during term time at

Mountsorrel Methodist Churchfrom 7-8.30pm

cost 50pFood, table tennis, game consoles, pool

table and chill with your friendsAn activity of Mountsorrel Church Council

Contact Deacon Jan Sutton, 0116 2302538• • •

Support for victims of

Domestic AbuseLoughborough Women’s Aid (LWA)

We help all victims, male and female andtheir families.

Support can be an informal chat, in depthhelp or refuge accommodation.

Call LWA on 01509 55 25 49www.lwa.org.uk

• • •

Loughborough FarmersMarket

Devonshire Square, Loughborough

Between 9am and 3pmEvery month

Next markets Dec 9, Jan 13, Feb 10Wide variety of local produce: meats, sau-

sage, bacon & cured meats, rare breedmeats, meat, savoury & fruit pies, fruit &vegetables inc organic, plants & flowers,

herbs, therapeutic herbal products, honey& beeswax products, chutneys & pickles,jams & preserves, homemade cookingsauces, wholemeal flour, muesli, fruitjuices, eggs & cheeses, bread & cakes.

To book a stall or find out more call Mar-kets and Fairs team 01509 634624,

email: [email protected] log on to www.charnwood.gov.uk

• • •Anglican Churches in Mountsorrel

Fun@4For parents/grandparents/carers with

young childrenAn opportunity to met socially, children’s

activities, a short service, teaHeld the first Sunday of each month from4-5.30pm at Christ Church (the top of the

Green)Details 230 2235

• • •Anglican Churches in Mountsorrel

Senior Sunday

Noticeboardall details printed free

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An opportunity for more senior membersof the community to enjoy musical enter-tainment, a short service, and afternoon

teaHeld the first Sunday of each month from

4-5.30pmSt Peter’s Church (Market Place)

Details 230 2235• • •

Anglican Churches in MountsorrelMountsorrel

Christmas LightsSwitch-onWed December 2

Carols for all & Christmas music from thechildren of Mountsorrel Primary School

from 6pmSwitch on 6.30pm

Christmas Tree FestivalDec 4-6, Christ Church, Mountsorrel (top

of the Green)12-6pm (except Dec 4, 2-6pm)

Entry by donation to Rainbows Children’sHospice

• • •The Rotary Club of the Soar Valley

Santa & his SleighTour of Soar Valley VillagesMountsorrel : Dec 10 & 11

Barrow : Dec 14 & 15Sileby : Dec 16 & 17Birstall : Dec 18 & 22

Rothley : Dec 23Budgens Mountsorrel : Dec 12, 13, 19 &

20• • •

Aged 12-16?Interested in being creative?

Want to meet new people?Try Mountsorrel Creatives

led by Charnwood ArtsFun, creative and free art based work-

shops for you to enjoyEvery Thursday 6.30-8pm

Upstairs at Mountsorrel Library, The GreenDrop in or call Jemma 07548 255846

[email protected]• • •

Parish Council

Carol ConcertTuesday Dec 8, 7.30pm

Memorial Hall, MountsorrelAll Welcome

• • •Anglican Christmas Services

Sun Dec 20, 6pmCarol Service at St Peter’s Church

Mon Dec 21, 7pmSing Christmas, venue TBA

Thur Dec 24, 4pmChristingle & Crib Service at Christ Church

Thur Dec 24, 11.15pmHoly Communion at Baptist Church

Fri Dec 25, 10.30amFamily Communion at Christ Church

Sun Dec 27, 10.30amUnited Carol Service at St Peter’s Church

• • •

Courses starting in 2010At Mountsorrel Library & Learning Centreon the Green include Tai Chi, Discover IT(computing for absolute beginners),

CLAIT level one and photo editing usingPhotoshop

Visit the library and pick up a leaflet or goto www.leics.gov.uk/golearn

• • •The 663 Ensemble

ConcertDecember 5, 11-12noon

St James The Great, Church Hill, Birstall• • •

2010 Organ Recitalsat Mountsorrel Methodist Church

All Sunday recitals commence at 8pm andare preceded at 7.30pm with a Finger

BuffetFREE ADMISSION – donations received for

Church FundsJan 17, John Gull, Organist at St Thomas

the Apostle Church, Glen Parva with SouthWigston

Feb 21, Father Simon Lumby, ParishPriest at St Aidan’s Church, New Parks,

Leicester

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