A Parish Poll has been called by the Parishioners of Barwell.

Please see attached document

Leicestershire County Council has made £15,000 available for community projects in the Hinckley Community Forum area. Want a share? This is your voice, your choice!

You can participate throughout the process:
• Apply for funding for your community
Put a funding proposal (up to £5,000) forward by 14th June for a community project that will benefit the local area.

• View and comment on projects in the local area
From 15th June 2012, you can see what projects have been put forward for your local Forum area and provide comments and suggestions. More »

"Could you make space for a child?"

According to the Fostering Network a child comes into care every 22 minutes across the UK.

Children need foster carers following a family crisis, if their parents become ill or if their family home is unsafe. This could involving caring for them for anything from a few days right though to the rest of their childhood.

Fostering a child is one of the most challenging but also rewarding things you can do and anyone can make a success of fostering. It doesn't matter whether you are married, cohabiting, single, gay or straight and we are looking for foster carers from all racial, religious and cultural backgrounds. More »