The tickets, which cost £1 each, were then placed back into the raffle in time for the main draw which will take place at the hospice on Monday 21st May.

If you would like to purchase tickets for yourself or to sell amongst family, friends and colleagues they can be obtained now from all LOROS shops, by contacting the LOROS Lottery office @ lottery@loros.co.uk or on 0116 231 8430. The closing date for entries is Friday 11th May.

Don’t delay, 8 lucky winners will share a prize pot of £11,000 which includes a top prize of £10,000. It could be you so contact us today!

LOROS (The Leicestershire and Rutland Organisation for the Relief of Suffering) is based onGroby RoadinLeicester. The hospice currently has to raise over £4m per year in voluntary income to fund the services provided to patients and their family members.

The aim is to put on a show for everyone to enjoy,and two of the previous participants continued with their careers by performing in national & international competitions.  On the night professional singer Mikala will perform to open the show and professional dance group R & R Productions will also perform their sizzling dances.
All participants will receive medals and the winners will share £500 worth of vouchers donated by Next fashion.
Tickets to see the finale are priced at only £5, and are available from all LOROS shops.

Alexandra Gamble from LOROS Hospice says: “This should be a great event for the local community to support especially asBritain’s Got Talent is currently showing on TV.  We appreciate the community putting on an event for LOROS as much needed funds are always crucial.”
This event was originally arranged for 28^th April, but has had to be rescheduled for 19^th May.

The walks are only a few miles long so that everyone can take part, and are being arranged on:
Saturday 9th June: Burbage Woods meeting 1.45pm at the Age UK Senior Citizens Centre Kings Walk or 2.00pm at the car park Burbage Woods.
Sunday 17th June: Bradgate Park meeting 11.00am at Newtown Linford Car Park.
Sunday 17th June: Leicester City Centre 10.00am meeting at Lansdowne House.
Sunday 17th June: Melton Country Park 11.00am meeting at Gloucester House.
Thursday 26th July: Rutland at 10.00am meeting at Wing Village Hall.
Sunday 9th September: Watermead Country Park 10.30am meeting at St James Centre.
Or 11.00am meeting at Meadow Lane Car Park.

Please join in the walk and bring your family and friends with you. Call 0116 223 7344 for sponsorship forms or to pledge a donation.

Staff at the Leicestershire & Rutland Hospice have challenged one another to demonstrate their cooking skills by arranging the LOROS Cake Bake-Off on May 18th.

Tony Edwards and Ken Bools have challenged all LOROS staff members and volunteers at the Hospice onGroby Roadto enter their culinary creations in two categories small or large cakes.

The categories will be judged by two local professional chefs with the overall winner of the Best Cake of the Day receiving a three course meal, with wine, for two people donated by Entropy Restaurant on Hinckley Road,Leicester.

All cakes entered will then be sold to visitors at the “Colour of Ribbons” event being held at the Hospice on Sunday 20th May.  Visitors will have the chance to see the newly installedGarden ofLight and Reflection and, in exchange for a donation, will be able to tie a coloured ribbon onto a designated area of the garden in memory of a family member, friend or colleague.

Ribbons will be available in different colours to suit the person being remembered and there will be three time allocations available on the day; 10.30am,12 noon and 1.30pm.  Prior arrangements an a booking form is available on request from the hospice.

Please note that limited parking will be available at the Hospice and access to the Chapel/Prayer Room will also be possible.

All funds raised from both events will be for the benefit of LOROS Hospice,a local charity providing free palliative care to over 2,500 terminally-ill patients and their families every year.

For any further information please contact the Fundraising Department on 0116 231 8484.

This is a family day commencing at 10.00am with local crafts and food stalls, vintage ice cream van, plants and much more. At 11.00am the church bells will chime to signify the start of the entertainment on the stage.

There will be a variety of activities on and around the stage until 10.00pm, including Syston Brass, QDC, Zumba, local Choirs, local bands and gardeners ‘questions time’ with local gardening experts.

County Councillor Dave Houseman has helped in arranging an RAF flypast and the organisers would like to forewarn those with pets, horses or any other livestock that, as this will be a Spitfire and despite the minimum height regulations, the RAF Battle of Britain Memorial Flight occasionally receives complaints about engine noise.

As yet we do not know the precise time but it has been suggested approximately 1.00pm.

There is also planned a variety of royal themed competitions: shop window, Children’s homemade decorated hat or crown, homemade decorated cake open to adults and children. ‘Tug of war’ open to teams of seven, age restrictions may apply, see the festival website wwwsystonfestival.co.uk for further details, also nearer the date a timetable for the day will be available.

The Chamber of Trade hopes that you will all take part and enjoy the celebrations. They are looking for people to help with making and/or donating Bunting in Royal colours of red, white and blue, fabric donations also accepted, qualified first aiders, marshals for after 6.00pm. They still have a few places available for entertainers and/or stall holders. If you would like to help or support the event in any way, please contact them through the website www.systonfestival.co.uk  or email: systonfestival2012@hotmail.co.uk  or through the STN on 0116 269 3221 and we will pass on your details.

The event is a historic fashion show featuring complete outfits from 1900 to 1999, together with news, music, and songs from each decade, plus a few iconic dances and surprise items! Although most of the outfits to be modelled are ladies’ fashions, we’ll also be showing some men’s and children’s clothes too.

This show will be a unique and once-in-a-lifetime occasion, not least because Felicity and Annie have discovered what a massive amount of work they’ve set themselves. However, it promises to be a hugely entertaining event, and the organisers hope that everyone in the audience will have lots of fun.

The event will take place on Wednesday 25th April in St Peter and St Paul’s Church at 7.30pm, doors open at 7.00pm. Whenever you were born, there’s bound to be some outfits shown that will fill you with nostalgia, to say nothing of the music and songs which will form a background to each era. To add to the atmosphere, you are invited to come in a vintage costume or favourite hat, although this is entirely optional. Although Annie and Felicity expect that the show will appeal mainly to women, gentlemen are most welcome too. Are there any old Teddy boys in Syston? Dig out those drapes and show them off for an evening!

Tickets cost £6, which includes a glass of wine or fruit juice during the interval and a raffle ticket. During the interval there will be a chance to have fun trying on all sorts of vintage hats on ‘Felicity’s Amazing Hat Stall.’ Tickets are available from Jennings of High Street, The Bookmark, Syston and The Secret Garden florist’s and by calling 0116 269 2543 or 07866 984 651. If you’re not able to get a ticket in advance you can pay on the door.

Do come along and join us for this special fun event, and support these two very worthwhile charities at the same time.

“Inter Care is the only organization that is supplying us with medicines. Without it we would not be able to support the poor people.” Mulilansolo Health Centre, Zambia.

Enjoy our value for money Golf Day on Friday 11th May at Glen Gorse Golf Club. Shot gun start 2.00pm. A team of four can enjoy entry, a sumptuous two course dinner and prize presentation for only £195. There is a chance to beat the Club pro Dominic Fitzpatrick. This annual golf day will be In memory of Malcolm Simpson for his dedication and enthusiasm as a long term volunteer of Inter Care.

Take part in the one mile Great North Swim 2012 at Lake Windermere, Cumbria, Saturday 23rd and Sunday 24th June. We have eight places left. Only £35 to register for a guaranteed place on the UK’s favourite and biggest swim series event. 20,000 people signed up in 2011 making it a complete sell out! So don’t hang around. Minimum Sponsorship £200. We offer personal support with your fundraising, post swim refreshments and will be at Lake Windermere to cheer you on! The deadline to register is 8th May 2012.

Harry Ludlam of Inter Care said “We hope that people from across the country will get active and enjoy our value for money events that will help save lives in Africa.”

Recycling saves lives, but we need your help to do this! For every £1 donated we send £4 worth of aid. For information please call 0116 269 5925 today or visit www.intercare.org.uk

The class will take place on Tuesday 24th April at 6.30 to 7.30pm in the Wreake College Gym Hall, rear of College with free parking. The cost is £5 entry for  the one hour session. Anyone over the age of 14 years can take part, bring a bottle of water and a smile. Beginners very welcome.

Hope you make time and join Lisa for an hour of fun for two great charities.

Contact Lisa on 07850 759170 or email Lisa_al@talktalk.net  for further information.

Counsellors at the ChildLine base in the East Midlands received 528 contacts from children about self harm last year, 2010/11. This is a 32% increase on the previous year. The main concerns that children mentioned when they contacted ChildLine about self harm were depression, family relationships, mental health issues and suicide. X-Factor and N-Dubz star Tulisa is backing the campaign and encouraging young people to talk to someone:

“It’s incredibly sad that so many young people are using self-harm as a way to deal with their issues and that many are suffering in silence. I’ve experienced difficult periods in the past but having somebody to talk to makes a world of difference. I know many young people don’t have this and I hope they can be made aware that they can contact the charities supporting this campaign to give them the care, help and support they need.”

The survey also showed that:

• 86 per cent of respondents had injured themselves, the survey is not representative of the whole population.
• Respondents cited feeling depressed as the main reason for hurting themselves. Feeling lonely and family problems also accounted for a high proportion of self-injury cases. Cutting was the most common way of self-harming with 81 percent of young people adopting this method. Scratching was also high at 71 per cent.
• Boys are significantly less likely to tell anyone about their self-harming behaviour than girls.

Speaking on behalf of the four charities, Sue Minto from ChildLine said: “We’ve seen from rising hospital admissions and requests for all services that self-harm is a critical issue for young people. Nationally ChildLine alone has seen a 59 per cent increase in the number of self-harm related counselling interactions in 2010/2011 compared to the previous year. The overall number of ChildLine counselling interactions, across all issues, increased by 42 per cent, so the proportion of self-harm related activity is rising at a significantly higher rate.

“Speaking up about self-harm is not easy, and this is particularly the case for young men. Our charities are coming together to raise awareness of the range of support available for children, teenagers, parents and those working with young people. Whether someone is experiencing self-harm themselves, or becomes a trusted confident for someone who is, we want to ensure they are able to easily access appropriate support.”

In 2010/11 the East Midlands base received 308 contacts from girls compared to just 29 contacts from boys.

The charities, who between them offer helplines, online and face-to-face support and training for those who work with children and young people, are calling on anyone who knows a young person who is, or is at risk of, injuring themselves to get in touch with the relevant charity, who can provide the advice and support they need.

A video supporting this campaign and further information can be found at http://www.childline.org.uk/selfharm