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Welcome to Barrow upon Soar
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Barrow's prize-winning website needs new people to join the team that manages the site. You don't need to be a computer whizz-kid; just an enthusiast. It involves a very informal meeting every two or three months and working on any projects that take your fancy. If you'd like to find out more, why not contact Jane on jane@tindle01.fsnet.co.uk or Judith on rodgers_david@hotmail.com
Barrow is a residential and industrial village between Leicester and Loughborough. It stands on the east bank of the River Soar and the chief industries have been hosiery and knitwear. Boating is also important and the riverbank provides mooring for many houseboats. The emblem of the village is a PLESIOSAURUS, after a fossil found here in 1851.
This website is created by representatives of many Barrow organisations and there are links to the websites of others. To contact the Settlement Administrators to create a totally new page, email any of the following people:
Site Administrators
Contact Details
Judith Rodgers - rodgers_david@hotmail.com
...... John Nurse - john@nursej.co.uk
.........Jane Tindle - jane@tindle01.fsnet.co.uk
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To find new items & updated pages go to "Whats New?" in the top left column. Your can now also find any page by using the "Site Map"
» Latest News
Posted:
Tue, 06 Apr 2010 7:27pm
BARROW GAINS MORE WEBSITE AWARDS
Barrow's award-winning leicestershirevillages website www.barrowuponsoar.org.uk again won the coveted Best Community Engagement Oscar at the leicestershirevillages presentation celebrations at Beaumanor Hall last Wednesday 24th March. As well as this, John Nurse, one of Barrow's site administrators, was presented with not one but two further awards: Community Commitment Award 2010 and the Most Postings Award 2010. He made over 1000 postings during last year to Barrow's village website. He has already built up the most amazing array of Family History records (eg births, marriages and deaths, census records etc) as well as putting on over 1500 photographs of Barrow and its residents.
Posted:
Sat, 03 Apr 2010 8:11am
ZUMBA is the latest fitness sensation taking over the World!Zumba is the latest fashionable fitness craze to hit dance studios and sports arenas worldwide.
Join the ZUMBA® party and you'll quickly lose yourself in the pulsing Latino beat, forgetting how hard you're working,and how many calories you're burning (up to an incredible 700 an hour!)
Starting April 12th, Zumba fitness programs will be presented at various locations in the Charnwoood area;
* Rawlins Community College. Classes commence on Monday 12th April from 7pm - 8pm. More »
* Quorn Village Hall. Classes starts Tuesday 13th April -10am-11am
* Barrow upon Soar - Humphrey Perkins High School. Classes starts Tuesday 13th April - 6pm-7pm
* Woodhouse Eaves Village Hall. Classes starts 15th April - 10am-11am.
The program has revolutionised the way people perceive fitness and exercise regimes.
Zumba classes attracts participants from all walks of life, ages and abilities.
Zumba Fitness is fantastic at giving the body a full workout and is the magic formula for making exercise fun and getting you fit.
No former dance experience necessary. Classes are easy to follow.
Venia Byrom will be bringing the Zumba experience to many different locations in and around the Leicestershire area so, watch this space!
Please contact her for further details or to arrange a class in your area, school or workplace;
Email: image@selectiveworldwide.com
Mobile: 0778 778 4439
The following is a brief video clip as featured on The Wall Street Journal: #1 New York Times Bestselling Author and speaker in The Secret, Marci Shimoff, has something to say about the Zumba program
http://online.wsj.com/video/author-marci-shimoffs-happiness-routine/82EE82FA-48F7-4D3B-BF9F-228B8A9BE5CB.html?KEYWORDS=shimoff « Less
Posted:
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 1:06am
STOP PRESS Jelson Planning application
BRAG is delighted to report that Charnwood Borough Councillors have refused outline planning permission to the Jelson application to build a housing development behind Melton Road.
That doesn't mean the end of the case because Jelson may launch an appeal.
Visit the BRAG web pages here to keep up to date with what's going on.
