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Queens Diamond Jubilee Festival

admin — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 04:41:32 +0000

The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Charity Festival

Saturday 2nd June 10.00am – 10.00pm

Syston & District Chamber of Trade (supported by Syston Town Council) are planning a special event to commemorate Queen Elizabeth’s Jubilee this year and also aid our local charity; The Syston & District Volunteer Centre. Registered Charity No 510412

Here’s a taster of what’s planned for our festival on Central Park, Syston

Live bands & Entertainments

Hand-Made Crafts & Food Stalls

Crazy Golf & Kiddie’s Fun Fair

Picnic in the Park

RAF Fly-By

WE NEED YOU

We’re looking for volunteers to help us plan, set-up and assist for the event of the year!

So if you are a singer, dancer, choir, band etc then contact Vickie Russell event co-ordinator on systonfestival2012@hotmail.co.uk or Syston Town News on 0116 269 3221 or speak to any member of Syston and District Chamber of Trade who will be able to take your details and add you to the list.

If you are a business and unable to help in this way but would like donate or sponsor the event please contact us via the details above.

Bring a picnic and the family and enjoy a great day out in Central Park in celebration of The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee.

Where were you in ’62?

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:52:54 +0000

Syston Library will be celebrating its 50th anniversary in March 2012 and they are asking for your help to create a 1960’s reminiscence display. If you have any memories, pictures or newspaper clippings from Syston in the 1960’s or if you would like to share a picture of yourself or a memory from wherever you were in 1962 Syston Library would love to here from you. Syston Library moved from Chapel Hall in Chapel Street to its current building in Upper Church Street in 1962. The library has changed a great deal in the last 50 years and in addition to the children’s and adult’s book collections it provides a DVD hire service and offers free internet and WIFI access. If you can help with the display or if you would like more information about the library please phone 0116 305 3500, email systonlibrary@leics.gov.uk or drop in and speak to the library staff.

Leicester Children’s Holiday Centre (Mablethorpe)

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 04:29:42 +0000

Leicester Children’s Holiday Centre (Mablethorpe)
Registered Charity No. 217976. Founded 1898

DO CHILDREN IN YOUR CARE HAVE A HOLIDAY?

If you know of any child between the ages of 7 and 11 years that would benefit from a traditional seaside Holiday, Leicester Children’s Holiday Centre (Mablethorpe) provides
FREE holidays at our specially built Centre in the sandhills of Mablethorpe,
during the School Summer Holidays.

Shaftesbury Hall, Holy Bones, Leicester LE1 4LJ
Tel/Fax 0116 251 9863
email: lchcmablethorpe@btconnect.com or lchcmablethorpe@hotmail.co.uk

English Couture Forthcoming Events

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 04:29:00 +0000

English Couture company are having their first open day of 2012 on Saturday 4th February. We will be open from 9.00am to 1.00pm. Tea, coffee and something naughty to eat will be available to all who call in.

We are also holding a fantastic day out for anyone interested in sewing on Wednesday 4th April details follow:

Tailoring Trimmings and Talk. C38 – £49

The day will start with Michelle Pye showing the differences between the tailoring methods. Then a coffee break followed by demonstrations of how to use trimmings and simple machine stitches to create designer looks. A leisurely buffet lunch is included in the day.

The afternoon will be a question and answer session. Michelle will be there for you to ask anything you want to ask about dressmaking or tailoring. An opportunity to pick her brains.

The day will start at 10.00am and finish at around 3.00pm giving you plenty of time for shopping.

Book now as places are limited. Telephone: 0116 260 6767 or email: michelle.pye1@btinternet.com

Syston Library celebrates its 50th Anniversary on World Book Day 2012

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 04:24:15 +0000

Syston Library invites people to a coffee morning on Thursday 1^st March to celebrating its 50th anniversary. Anyone wanting to join in the anniversary celebrations is invited to go along to Syston Library between10am and1pm when refreshments and cake will be on offer.

To make the morning extra special some of the library staff will be dressed in 1960’s period costume and the ‘Where were you in ‘62’ display will be unveiled. The display will be at the library throughout March and has been created using contributions from local people showing where they, or their families, were and what they were doing in the 1960’s.

If you would like more information please phone 0116 305 3500, email systonlibrary@leics.gov.uk or drop in and speak to the library staff.

Help identify land suitable for housing and employment development

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 04:20:51 +0000

You are being asked to suggest land or buildings they think could be suitable for housing and employment development.

Charnwood Borough Council has launched a six-week consultation asking local residents to tell it about the location of potential housing and employment sites. The initiative is part of a review of its Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment (SHLAA). This year’s review is including employment land.

National planning policies require all local planning authorities to carry out an assessment of land and buildings within their administrative areas and their potential for housing and employment development.

This ensures they have taken into account all possible sources of housing and employment land when planning the future development of their local area.

Councillor Mathew Blain, the Council’s Cabinet member for Planning, said: “We are encouraging local people to tell us about land or buildings they own, or feel might be better used, in the borough to ensure that all potential sources of future housing land are considered.

“The exercise provides an opportunity for land and property owners to tell the council about their sites. However, you do not have to own a site to submit it to the council – so if you are aware of any land which you feel is not serving any useful purpose and might benefit from redevelopment for housing, please let us know.”

The assessment is an important part of the Council’s evidence base for the Local Development Framework – a set of documents that guide planning and development in the area.

The submission of a site does not guarantee that it will be allocated for development or receive favourable consideration if an application for planning permission is submitted.

Respondents are reminded that applications for planning permission are determined against the adopted development plan and any other material considerations.

The consultation period starts on Friday 3rd February 2012, and runs until Friday 16th March 2012.

For more information and to take part in the survey, visit:

http://www.charnwood.gov.uk/pages/urbancapacitystudy.

History comes to life at Syston Library

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 04:12:39 +0000

Most people know the Royal Navy was involved in the First World War and some people have heard of the Battle of Jutland, but not many people know what else the Royal Navy did in the Great War.

Local speaker Nick Marshallshall be talking about the Royal Navy in World War One at Syston Libraryon Tuesday 21st February at 7.00pm. Nick will be adding an extra dimension to his talk by wearing period naval uniform and bringing with him some of the kit the sailors would have been issued.

The Navy was present almost everywhere the army was during the Great War. Find out about the Royal Naval Division, sailors who fought in the trenches at Gallipoli and Passchendaele, and the fight against the German navy in East Africa. Learn about the exploits of the Royal Naval Air Service and the small naval missions on the Tigristo Baghdad, the Danube and theBlack Sea.

Tickets cost £3 and can be booked by visiting Syston Library or calling 0116 305 3500. Places are limited so booking in advance is necessary. The talk will last approximately an hour and a half with a short interval for refreshments.

HORACE A TAYLOR FUND FUND

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 04:11:54 +0000

Are you struggling financially and need help urgently?

Are you unable to afford basic necessities or struggling to replace an essential household item?

Are you sick or disabled and need help with getting about or to stay in your own home?

Have you lived in Syston for at least one year?

Then the Horace A Taylor Fund may be able to help you.

The Fund was set up by the late Horace A Taylor to help people in Syston who are in serious
financial difficulties. Over the years the Fund has made grants to hundreds of people,
which have made a real difference to their well-being. Grants can be made for a wide variety of needs such as mobility aids, washing machines, decorating costs and house repairs.

Application forms are available at the following places:
Age Concern Syston, Syston Health Centre,
Syston Town Council, Syston Library,
The Volunteer Bureau.

Alternatively contact: Leicester Charity Link,
20a Millstone Lane, Leicester,
LE1 5JN. Telephone: 0116 222 2200.

www.charity-link.org/horace-a-taylor-fund

Unwanted Presents or Sale Purchases?

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 04:06:22 +0000

“After the festive season, people may be contemplating how they will get rid of unwanted presents or dispose of household furniture etc. in order to accommodate new purchases made in the sales. Age UK is the answer!” says Peter Ralphs of the local Age UK. The financial situation is affecting stocks of clothes, books and furniture in Age UK Leicester Shire & Rutland’s 22 shops upon which the charity so heavily relies, particularly now with so much uncertainty surrounding central funding for many of their services to vulnerable local older people. Tony Donovan, the charity’s executive director, said: “It’s a big problem. On the one hand, more people are saving money in these difficult times by buying the high quality goods which we sell, whilst on the other, traditional donors are apparently more inclined to ‘make do and mend’ rather than donate saleable items to our charity’s shops. If the situation continues, this will directly affect the level of services which we are able to provide in the future”.

Items can be delivered to any of the charity’s shops, for convenient locations, ring 0116 299 2233 or visit www.ageconcernleics.com
Large items such as furniture can be collected by calling 0116 278 1208.
If supporters prefer to give a cash donation, say £3, simply text the message ‘AUKL11 £3’ to 70070.

Look after affairs of the heart this Valentine’s Day – make a date with your leisure centre

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:50:23 +0000

Forget the cards, fancy chocolates and romantic meal. Taking care of the ticker is the best way of making sure you and your loved one both live happily ever after.

Charnwood leisure centres are giving away free three-day passes for 10th, 11th and 12th February and entry into a prize draw to win a meal for two.

Heart and circulatory disease are the UK’s biggest killers, claiming 190,000 lives each year. That works out at one in three of all deaths at a cost of £30billion to the economy.

Councillor David Snartt, Charnwood Borough Council’s Cabinet member for Neighbourhood Services, said: “Our local leisure centres are buzzing with ideas and if you’ve not been to one recently it’s really worth taking a fresh look. To claim a free pass and enter the competition contact one of our centres and take care of your sweetheart.”

Loughborough Leisure Centre, Soar Valley Leisure Centre in Mountsorrel and South Charnwood Leisure Centre in Syston all boast the facilities needed to help heart health.

Taking care of the ticker is crucial for young as well old people because your lifestyle today affects your health tomorrow.

Fitness instructor Shelly Hillier said: “Aerobic or cardiovascular exercise is widely recognised as the best for the heart and includes running, dancing, cycling and swimming”.

Cllr Snartt added: “We’ll also be offering free fitness tests over the weekend to measure your weight, heart rate and blood pressure and work out a bespoke programme to get you on the road to perfect health.”

The latest research has linked obesity to heart disease and also identified overweight children as being at risk in later life.

The British Heart Foundation found that being obese nearly doubles the chance of a heart attack, even for non-smokers with healthy blood pressure and cholesterol. The best way of kissing goodbye to these health worries is by keeping active and eating healthily.

Exercise helps control weight, reduce blood pressure and cholesterol, and improve the overall sense of well-being.

Activities to try out include swimming, perfect for all-over exercise, Body Pump and Spinning for a calorie crunching workout and new dance-fitness craze Zumba.

The British Heart Foundation supports the Government guidelines which recommend adults aim for 30 minutes of moderate exercise on five or more days a week to keep things ticking over. This could include a Wii Fit session, daily walk to the shops, taking the stairs instead of the escalators, learning how to swim and stretching while watching TV.

If you really want to wrap up something for your loved one, the British Heart Foundation’s Healthy Heart Cookbook is full of quick and tasty receipes, and watches which monitor your heart rate and calories as you exercise.

So get active now – and look after your sweetheart.

Loughborough Leisure Centre, Browns Lane, Loughborough LE12 7FG.
Tel 01509 611 080.
Soar Valley Leisure Centre, off Kingfisher Road, Moutsorrel, LE12 7FG.
Tel: 01162 375 267.
South Charnwood Leisure Centre, Parkstone Road, Leicester LE7 1LY.
Tel: 01162 640 057.

www.charnwoodleisure.com

Register for your Free 3 Day Pass as from 1st February 2012 by contacting your local leisure centre – pass must be used on 10th, 11th or 12th February 2012.

Prize draw for free meal for two to be made Monday 13 February and the winner will be notified by telephone.