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Art for Pleasure Group

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 04:14:13 +0000

To anyone just thinking of taking up a new (or renew) a hobby or interest as one of their New Year’s resolutions, we hope you will come along and give our club a try. We are a small friendly Group with a common interest in painting and drawing, who also enjoy the social aspect provided by the club which meets at Thurmaston Community Centre, Silverdale Drive, Thurmaston weekly on Wednesday mornings from 9.30am to 1.00pm. You may come and go as you please between these times on the days we do not have instruction from visiting guest artists or tutors. This term confirmed artists to date are Mr Ian Risley, pastels workshop theme ‘Sunset in the Scottish Highlands’ on 29th February and Mr Tim Fisher, Acrylics workshop theme ‘Flower Painting’ on 13th March.

Costs are as follows:

£35 per term, which includes tea and coffee. New members may come for one* session free to assess whether they would like to join. If joining after the term has started charges will be on a pro rata basis.

£3 Adult visiting friends of existing club members.

£5 Adult visiting friends of existing club members for *Workshop sessions.

£10 Adult outside visitors for *Workshop session mornings only.

*Please book in advance.

*To arrange a free taster session, book a workshop session or for further information, please telephone Lynn on 0790 687 1334.

When in Syston, if you have time pop into The Bookmark, Melton Road who are now showing a permanent but ever changing exhibition of work for sale by our club and Syston Art Club or when passing, call in to Thurmaston Community Centre’s foyer where a new small selection of paintings by our Group is also on display and for sale. A charity donation from all sales at the Centre will be put into their New Building Fund for the benefit of the local community.

Fosse Fitness is coming to town…

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 04:06:55 +0000

Fosse Fitness is Leicester’s newest and most exciting independent health club and it’s coming to Syston! Located at the site of the old Stead and Simpson shoe factory on Fosse Way, this amazing building has been transformed into a stunning new health club, housing state of the art equipment and leading edge facilities. Many of us start the New Year with a renewed enthusiasm for meeting our health and wellbeing related goals; whether it be cardiovascular training, weight loss, muscle toning or a new beauty regime, Fosse Fitness is the place to come to work hard, have fun and feel great.

To compliment our fitness suite, which boasts a massive resistance work area, Iso-plate loaded area and large free weights area, fitness classes run throughout the week, expert personal training options are available for those who need that extra motivation and our beauty and wellness suite, including saunas, sun showers, Flabélos/vibro plates and collagen beds, await those who just want to relax!

With a variety of membership and ‘pay as you go’ packages available, we are confident that we have something to suit every need and every pocket.
Come and take a look at our modern facilities and we think you’ll be surprised at how competitive our prices are, so please come and talk to us before committing your hard earned cash!
What’s more, as a new club we want to reward you for choosing us, so for the whole of 2012 there will be absolutely no joining fee.

Whether you’re a fitness fanatic or a complete beginner, our doors really are open to everyone. Our aim is to provide an open, friendly facility where the people of Syston and surrounding areas can come not only to work hard, but to meet friends, chat, relax and be part of a community.
We hope you will join us.

For more information:
Tel: 0116 260 7760 / email: hello@fossefitness.com / www.fossefitness.co.uk

Opening times:
Monday to Friday 6.30am to 10.00pm, Saturday and Sunday 9.00am to 5.00pm

Charnwood WIGs

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 04:05:07 +0000

The New Women’s Institute in Charnwood

WE NEED YOU!

A new friendly Women’s Institute group is being launched in January 2012 in East Goscote. The Charnwood Women’s Institute Girls will meet once a month in the village hall and all new members will be made very welcome. Sharon Burditt, Natalie McKeown and Nikki Drew are launching the ‘new style’ WI group, which will be aimed at first time members from Syston, East Goscote, Queniborough, Sileby, Rearsby, Thurmaston and anywhere else in the Charnwood area! If you can make it to our meeting, you are very welcome!

Charnwood WIGs is a fun way to try new things in 2012 and meet new friends along the way. Members will get a chance to learn new activities including crafts, cooking, fashion, health and wellbeing as well as listening to speakers talk about a variety of subjects. Many women feel they have missed out on some traditional craft and cooking skills and we aim to give everyone a chance to try something new in a relaxed and friendly environment. Themes for the spring 2012 meetings include cocktail making, yoga and beginners crafts.

In February, we will be welcoming Holly Bell from ‘The Great British Bake-Off’ who will be making cup cakes with the group!

Anyone interested in finding out more is welcome to attend a meeting free of charge as our guest. Our regular meetings will take place on the fourth Thursday of each month at 8.00pm.

More information can be found via our Facebook group ‘Charnwood W.I’ or via 0785 679 5124.

You are very welcome to attend either with a group of friends or on your own. We look forward to meeting you and welcoming you to our exciting new group, Happy New Year!

Charnwood Mayor Visits St Peter’s Court

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 04:04:41 +0000

On Tuesday 13th December the Mayor and Mayoress of Charnwood visited St Peter’s Court as part of their round in judging the decorations in all the residential courts throughout the Borough. The warden, with help from residents, had decorated the lounge with two trees and lots of Christmas trimmings, as can be seen in our pictures.

The Leicestershire Speakers

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 04:03:11 +0000

FUNNY COAT HANGERS

No one can make a short talk about coat hangers funny. But Carol Hayward did. In a hilarious fantasy of strange-sounding European innovators, Carol concluded that Mr Sketchley invented the ubiquitous wire coat hanger!

This was just one of fifteen speeches in an evening organised by Jo Northam. Members had to choose one of Jo’s subjects and were given ten minutes to plan a two to five minute speech. They were of surprisingly high quality. Margaret Barrett discovered that only a quarter of the people present still took a daily newspaper. She then developed an intriguing history of the rise and fall of the newspaper.

Other subjects, which were treated in either informative or entertaining ways, included New York, railway stations, hats, shoes, elephants and cheese. A thoroughly rewarding evening.

The Leicestershire Speakers welcome anyone who would like to learn the art of speaking in public. Our meetings are supportive, informative and entertaining. We offer enthusiasm and encouragement to help turn nervous wrecks into confident speakers. We meet at 7.30pm on the second Wednesday of each month at the Blaby Drop-In Centre.

For more information ring Anne Jones on 0116 277 2295, or visit our website www.leicspeakers.co.uk. We are also available to give entertainment and talks to other societies and groups.

Busy Time For Syston Twinning.

admin — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 04:16:37 +0000

In France the signs of the two World Wars are all around – monuments, battlefields, and cemeteries and bullet marks on buildings. So Armistice Day is very important for everyone there. Not only do they mark it with a national holiday, but every village, town and city has its own parade and ceremony. In many ways, it’s much the same as Syston’s commemoration ceremony. For Syston Twinning it is one of the official times in the year when we join with our friends of Deville les Rouen Twinning to remember what can happen when nations lose links with their neighbours. This year it was Syston Twinning’s turn to visit Deville, and a small group from the Committee took the Shuttle across to France on Thursday 10th November, so that we were there in plenty of time for the Remembrance Ceremony. Despite these precautions, Ian and Ann Baker’s hostess had a diabetic incident which prevented them from attending the ceremony. They were able to lay the wreath the following day, however, thanks to the kindness of Daniel Ligny, President of Deville’s Twinning group. The time together with our French friends was very useful in sharing views on cultural and financial similarities and differences, not at a diplomatic or political level, but as ordinary citizens of our towns.

The following week-end the Twinning Committee were involved in a much more light-hearted fund-raising event – a Murder Mystery set in the Wild West. Over sixty members and friends enjoyed a lively evening trying to solve the dreadful murder. One reason for the success of the evening was the trouble taken by everyone with the costumes. They showed great imagination. The prize for the best costume for a child went to Connor aged four, who had a delightful evening shooting everyone with his guns. Surprisingly, no one was able to identify the murderer at the end of the night, though that didn’t stop anyone from enjoying the food and games, and there were prizes for each group anyway.

Syston Ladies Bowls Club Presentation Luncheon

admin — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 04:09:10 +0000

On Wednesday 9th November the Syston Ladies bowls club met for their annual luncheon when the lady president this year Mrs Biddles presented her chosen charity, Syston Volunteer Centre, with a cheque for £1,050. This had been raised throughout the year and is an amazing amount for a very well used but not so well funded organisation. The Volunteer Centre is based at 18 School Street, here in Syston and offers help and support for elderly or disabled in the community. They are open Monday to Friday 9.00am to 6.00pm and they offer Minibus drivers and social car drivers to transport to appointments. As well as visits, a gardening and handyman service and much more. For more information please contact them on 0116 260 7888 or email SystonandDistrictVC@mc-cs.co.uk
Our picture above shows Mrs Biddles handing over the cheque to Volunteer Centre Manager Mrs Kathleen Summerfield.

Regular Gardening Columnist, Derek Cox Has Another Black Belt in the Family!

admin — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 04:09:00 +0000

Derek Cox, our regular gardening contributor, has recently gained yet another new Black Belt within his family!
Derek Cox’s grand-daughter, Samantha Cox has joined her Aunty Louise, her brother Michael and her sister Rachel in gaining her Black Belt with the ‘James Freer’s Schools of Tae Kwon-do’.
Samantha had to travel to Bristol with over 350 other hopefuls taking the same grade as 1st Dan, from all over the country and she was one of the successful ones.
Also, husband and wife Rachel and Sean Baines and their training partner, Carl Shingler from the Syston Club, all took their 3rd Dan Black Belts.
Brian Molloy took his 2nd Dan Black Belt.
Mr Freer says ‘as always, it’s a great achievement to reach any Black Belt level with the TAGB, Tae Kwon-do Association of Great Britain, as our standards are very high and I push these students to their limits myself so that they perform well on the day.’
If you would like to become someone special, then come and join our club!
All Black Belts are special.
Instructor: James Freer 6th Dan.
website: www.jfreer-taekwondo.com

Nothing Too Saucy Please! – We Need Your Help

admin — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 04:08:46 +0000

Rotary International, along with Bill Gates and a lot of other people, are committed to eradicating Polio from planet Earth – and we are ‘that close’. What was once a common dreaded disease is now almost a thing of the past but the work has to go on and it needs funding. So what does this have to do with you? Well, here’s the story.
Wilkin and Sons make Tomato Ketchup and they have donated two days’ production to the Rotary’s cause, with the challenge that we use the Ketchup to raise as much money as possible. We at the Wreake Valley Rotary Club have a number of bottles but not much imagination so we are organising a competition along with Syston Town News to find the most imaginative way of using the bottle to raise the most amount of money. The prize for ages 18 and over, will be a meal for two at The Britannia Inn, Queniborough and there will be a separate prize for the winning entry from youngsters up to 17 years, and of course a bottle of ketchup.
We need to move fast on this, so entries should be in by 13th January 2012.
Please send them either by email to: rotary-ketchup@btconnect.com
or by post to: Rotary Ketchup Competition, 49 Main Street, Queniborough, Leicester. LE7 3DB
Please make sure you include; The idea, Your name and contact telephone number or address, aged 18+ or under 18 years. Let’s eradicate Polio forever!

Twyford Guild of Artists

admin — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 04:07:14 +0000

The Annul Exhibition of this popular group of artists took place over the weekend of 22nd and 23rd October at Twyford Village Hall. There was a very diverse range of media used, silk painting, oil on various backings, photographic items and watercolour. The visual effects were outstanding and visitors were clearly impressed. The jewellery stall from last year was not there due to injury but there was a demonstration of spinning and knitting done in a very traditional manner which kept visitors enthralled. Our pictures show some of the visitors browsing the exhibits.

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