My name is Liz Evans. I am a Library Development Worker based at Loughborough Library. If you would like to find out what the library can offer you or your community group, please contact me on 01509 638225.

Have you ever wanted to learn about astronomy or brush up on your painting skills? Maybe learn a language or improve your English and maths?

Click on the heading to use our Course Search to find what’s running at your local centre, or find that particular course that you’ve been looking for.

You can either type in the subject you are looking for, or leave that section blank and select your local college to find out what's running there. For more general information on areas of learning and levels check out our webpages at www.leics.gov.uk/golearn

Contact the Adult Learning Service on 0116 3056387, or email adultlearning@leics.gov.uk for more information.

I am the community project officer for BTCV leicestershire and Rutland, and I currently run a practical conservation project at New Croft Hill Nature Area. All ages and abilities are welcome.

Please contact me for further details if you would like to volunteer at the site.

I can also help any local community groups to set up or run their projects, giving advice on anything from tree planting to pond creation, or leadership training and health and safety.

Leicestershire Museums Archaeological Fieldwork Group has, since 1976, undertaken through its local Groups, an award-winning programme of active archaeological fieldwork throughout Leicestershire. The Group, in conjunction with Leicestershire County Council Museums Service archaeologists, holds regular lecture meetings, has its own Newsletter, "The Fieldworker" and provides training courses for beginners.
The Group also supports the work of archaeologists in both the City and County Museums Services, including the events programme at Jewry Wall Museum and Donington le Heath Manor House.
If you would like to join please send the annual subscription, with an application form, - £3(unwaged), £5 (waged), £5 (unwaged family) or £8 (family membership)to LMAFG at County Hall

For a good time, easy going Caller ideal for Weddings, Family Parties/Do's and company functions, be prepared for a great time, wear sensible shoes and a sense of humour. No matter what age you are you will enjoy a barn dance with "Maca the Caller" the most re-booked caller in Leicestershire!
No experience needed just come along and enjoy yourselves. I work with a variety of bands (which I can sort out for you) and I can do a smaller function with recorded music.
To add a bit of atmosphere to certain halls I can also supply coloured lights! Give me a call on 01455 284 285,
077 86 16 80 52.

The group's aim is to engage people in the work of the RSPB and nature conservation in general. We want to educate, inform and entertain people in the environment particularly from a birding aspect. The group wishes to support the RSPB both financially and promotionally to preserve bird life in the local environment.

Meeting information
RSPB Members and Local Group Members £2.00, Non RSPB Members £2.50.
Meeting place
Loughborough University, Lecture Theatre, Brockington Building, Epinal Way, LOUGHBOROUGH, Leicestershire, LE11 3GE

Who to contact
Bob Orton
Tel: 07748876798

Christian Ministers, Church Leaders & Marriage Counsellors with over 25 years experience. Willing to help with friendship, advice and prayer those who feel they need God's help through faith in Jesus Christ.

Divorced? Separated? or Widowed? Loughborough National Council for Divorced Separated and Widowed meet every Monday at Garendon Social Club Thorpe Hill L/boro at 8-00pm Phone Bryan [Secretary ] on Contact Tel: 01509 550309

Centre Stage is the Rural and Community Touring Scheme for Leicestershire and Rutland bringing opportunities for professional live touring to village and community venues throughout the two counties.
Touring companies and performers with regional, national and international profiles who specialise in work for small spaces tour to venues across Leicestershire and Rutland offering a fantastic night out on your doorstep.
These tours include a wide range of theatre, music, opera, dance, storytelling and poetry, children's theatre, puppetry and comedy theatre, with members of the local community hosting the event. When possible, and appropriate, allied participatory workshops are offered and these are placed in the local community.
All the shows listed are professional performances subsidised by your local District or Borough Council, and the two County Councils of Leicestershire and Rutland.
Most of the shows are suitable for general family audiences; however, to make it easier for you to plan a great night out, look for the family friendly symbol and particulary the age recommendation. For more information on the Scheme call Sue Roberts: 01544 327877
Tickets are sold locally for each event by the village or community promoters. Check with each venue for ticket prices.
The scheme is co-ordinated by Artservice on behalf of The Leicestershire and Rutland Arts Development Officers' Forum.

I am the Village Website Content Co-ordinator for Leicestershire Villages. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions about the website or if you need any help putting your own information onto the site. We can also arrange training sessions if required. If you are a community group (e.g. local history group, scouts etc.) get in touch and we can see how we can help you put content on the site. We would like everyone in the community to be actively involved in this website so get in touch if you need any help getting started.

DON’T SUFFER IN SILENCE

Do you know someone who is experiencing Domestic Violence?
Do you know someone who wants to stop their violent behaviour?
Do you yourself need to speak to someone in confidence?

If so ring the Domestic Violence Helpline on :
0116 255 0004

Our opening hours are: Monday – Friday 10.00am-3.00pm
Monday – Thursday 7pm -9.00pm
Saturday 10.00am – 2.30pm
Sunday 1200.pm – 3.00pm

Formerly known as Environ, Groundwork Leicester & Leicestershire is an independent charity and member of the national organisation, Groundwork UK. We provide information, advice and practical help to encourage individuals and organisations to take practical steps towards a more sustainable future.

Our history began when Environ was created in 1993 by the merger of two independent charities: Leicester Ecology Trust and Leicester Environment City Trust. The origins of these organisations go back to 1983 when the City Wildlife Project was first established - so we have a long track record!

We became a Groundwork Trust in April 2006 and changed our name to Groundwork Leicester & Leicestershire.

Our workforce of over 40 professional staff is supplemented by committed volunteers, trainees and work placements. We pursue an ethos of partnership in all that we do, engaging with government bodies, businesses and local communities to involve everyone in action for the future.

Tel: 0116 222 0222; Fax: 0116 255 2343

Farm Crisis Network: Folk who know farming talking with farming folk.
Ring: 0700 2326326

Farming Crisis Network (FCN), founded in 1993, is a UK network of groups of volunteers drawn from the farming community and rurual churches, ready to help farming people and families as they seek to resolve their problems.
For some all that is needed is an opportunity to talk. Others may need someone to "walk with" them for weeks, months or longer.

FCN’s service is confidential and free of charge.
If you would like to contact FCN for help or on behalf of someone who needs help, please ring the FCN helpline on 07002 326 326 (available 1.00am-11.00pm)

FCN is part of the Farming Help partnership of national charities working in the farming community, together providing a wide range of complementary support. FCN also works with and alongside many other organisations in order to source and provide the best available help in every individual situation. This includes professional advice and support where appropriate.

FCN’s national office can be contacted for information and general enquiries from 8.30 am to 4.30 pm on week days:

Tel: 01788 510866
Fax: 01788 511026

The Safe at Home/Help the Aged handyvan makes older peoples homes more safe and secure. A home security check is carried out and door and window locks, door chains, smoke alarms fitted free of charge. Over 60 and less than £25,000 in savings - then do get in touch.

Home-Start Charnwood is a local family support charity, providing a unique service for families with young children under the age of 5. Families are visited once a week by our trained Family Support Volunteers who provide both emotional and practical support to the parents and their children. The support provided is free, confidential and non-nonjudgmental. All our volunteers are parents themselves and understand how hard life can be.

If you would like to find out how Home-Start Charnwood can help you, or if you are a parent with 3-4 hours per week to spare to help another family, contact us on 01509 239786.

We run volunteer training courses each year. An informal interview is required to provide you with more information on volunteering with us before a place is booked on the course.

We have two courses starting later this year, both running for one day per week over 6 weeks within school hours:

Syston:on Mondays starting 8th Sept 08
Loughborough: on Tuesdays starting 28 Oct 08

Charity Number: 1108575

Bookstart Community Outreach Workers - working with hard to reach groups across the county promoting the Bookstart project, libraries and family literacy.

We hope you’ll be able to find the kind of job you’re looking for with Leicestershire County Council, quickly and easily. On these pages you will find lots of helpful information about working for the Council and how to apply for jobs.

School Travel Plan Co-ordinator - I support school communities in North West Leicestershire, Charnwood and Melton Mowbray to draft, adopt, implement and benefit from sustainable travel policies.

There's a link with this submission to our new 'How to develop a School Travel Plan - Primary Schools' - please contact me if you would like the Secondary version.

The service I offer is for people who would like to know more about building regulations with regards to various electrical installations in their homes and what they should expect. It should help to point them in the right direction when choosing a contractor to carry out work. My advice is totally free.

The Society was founded in 1855 and over the years has changed its name slightly, but its aims have virtually remained the same; 'to promote the study of history, archaeology, antiquities and architecture of the county'. Membership stands at around 400 and in addition some 100 institutions receive our annual publication around the world.
Having celebrated our 150th anniversary we now look forward to strengthening the work of the Society in order to maintain its position as the premier archaeological and historical society in the county.

Are you a voluntary or community group looking for professional support? Do you need a marketing strategy, legal advice, a survey, ICT support, or accountancy advice?
Leicestershire ProHelp is a network of professional firms offering free advice and strategic support for one-off projects for the voluntary and community sector. Member firms include solicitors, marketing consultants, accountants, architects, IT experts, and surveyors.

Area Community Manager,Leicestershire Library Services, Charnwood

Founded in 1955 as the Loughborough and District Archaeological Society, its interests have expanded to include aspects of the area's history.
Our winter programme of monthly lectures takes place from October to April. We meet in the lecture theatre in the James France Building, University of Loughborough, off Epinal Way. There is adequate parking space directly outside. Recent speakers have included Mick Aston of Channel 4's Time Team and Julian Richards of BBC's Meet the Ancestors.
We have an active field walking group linked to the Leicestershire Museums Archaeological Fieldwork Group. We also an Oral History Group who are busy recording reminiscences of local people about the Loughborough area.
The Society organises excursions in the summer to places of historical, archaeological and architectural interest. Members also receive newsletters in Spring and Autumn.
OLD RECTORY MUSEUM, LOUGHBOROUGH
The museum is run by the Society and is housed in surviving part of the Old Rectory. Detailed surveys by society members between 1958 and 1961 helped ensure that when most of the building was demolished, the medieval core survived to be restored by the Ministry of Works in 1963-67.
For further details contact: Mr Mick Allen, tel. no. (01509) 214879 [e-mail address below] or Mr Barry Gidley, tel. no. (01509) 237433

I help co-ordinate parish plan activity within the County Council. Working closely with the Rural Community Council (Leicestershire and Rutland) my involvement in the process includes commenting upon draft questionnaires and responding to action plans. Principally I provide a link between parish plan groups and service providers here within the County Council. I can also be contacted by telephone on 0116 265 6179

Meetings on 2nd Thursday of each month