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Everyone has a role to play in the Big Switch Off Campaign
Posted: Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:06
Take part in competitions to win some exciting prizes!
The Big Switch Off is a partnership of local authorities in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland promoting energy efficiency campaign running for a week from 12th – 18th October 2009. The innovative week-long campaign encourages everyone in three authority areas to switch off unnecessary electrical equipment and lighting to save energy, money and cut carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. To find out more on the campaign, please visit www.leics.gov.uk/bigswitchoff More »
Over £1.8 billion worth of energy is wasted by leaving appliances on standby at work and home in the UK. The Big Switch Off campaign aims to address this and encourage local organisations and households to reduce their energy use and costs. The residents in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland could potentially save over £13million by switching off appliances on standby!
To do their bit residents, schools, colleges and universities, community and faith groups are invited to get involved in various competitions. There are competitions to save energy, design a short-film, design a certificates with some tempting prizes for everyone – for further information please visit www.leics.gov.uk/bsocompetitions
To make a difference at your home, school or work, the Big Switch Off partnership will provide free resources from the website. During the Big Switch Off week, we will release daily energy saving tips on different themes. We are also planning to organise some outreach events to spread the message of the campaign, please keep your eyes on the website for further details. If you want to become a local volunteer for the campaign, please register at www.leics.gov.uk/bsovolunteers and we will provide you free resources.
You can show your support to the campaign to save money, energy and the environment by committing to the on-line pledge – www.leics.gov.uk/bsopledge « Less
Source: Leicestershire Rural Partnership
Posted: Mon, 29 Jun 2009 10:33
If you love to read but find it difficult to get to your library because you are elderly or disabled, or because you are caring for someone at home, the Home Library Service is for you.
The service, provided by the Leicestershire Library Service, is absolutely free and provides access to a huge range of books, including books in large print and talking books. Music CDs are also available and a DVD subscription service for a small charge.
Signing up for the service couldn’t be easier. We will visit you to discuss your choice of books or music, and a volunteer will then visit regularly to deliver the items to your home. Alternatively, arrangements can be made so that a friend or relative can collect books and other items on your behalf. More »
If you would like to receive the Home Library Service or want to find out more, please contact your local library or call (0116) 305 6988. You can also email: libraries@leics.gov.uk or visit our website at www.leics.gov.uk/homelibraryservice « Less
Police Authority invite Neighbourhood Watch to join their Consultation Panel
Posted: Thu, 25 Jun 2009 13:20
The Police Authority have asked the Leicestershire and Rutland Neighbourhood Watch Associations to extend an invitation to all Neighbourhood Watch members.
NHW contacts are being asked if they would like to join, to receive the e-newsletter and be invited to future Police Authority/Constabulary events.
Use this link to download the invitation letter.
Source: Leicestershire NHW
Posted: Thu, 25 Jun 2009 13:19
A pdf version of our latest Annual Report is now available http://www.oakleaves.org.uk/uploads/354a40ec9e2ee72918787954.pdf
If you would like hard copies of the report please e-mail:jclarkson@leics.gov.uk
Source: Leicestershire Rural Partnership
Posted: Tue, 16 Jun 2009 09:02
Recent research shows that in the UK Neighbourhood Watch schemes were effective in reducing crime in 79% of cases when compared with similar areas where no schemes existed.
With encouraging results on the effectiveness of NHW in reducing crime, this paper now proposes that future research should focus on other aspects of NHW that the public value.
Use this link to download the latest research.
Source: Leicestershire NHW
Posted: Mon, 15 Jun 2009 11:13
PHOTOGRAPHERS INVITED TO FOCUS ON LEICESTERSHIRE
With only one month remaining for amateur photographers to enter the Spring round of the Leicestershire Through a Lens competition, organisers are encouraging keen snappers to take up their cameras.
With the winners of the first and second round of the ‘Leicestershire Through a Lens’ competition revealed, there are just six remaining spaces in the special 2010 calendar to be filled by the area’s photographers.
The competition, launched by Bardon Aggregates, invites photographers of all ages to get creative and capture the very essence of life in Leicestershire on camera. Over four hundred entries were received from across the region for the Autumn and Winter rounds and now people are invited to get snapping and enter the Spring round of the competition. More »
Simon Taylor, Bardon Aggregates’ regional director said: “We received some really outstanding entries in the first two rounds, and I’m sure that the standard is only going to get higher as the competition progresses.
“The Spring season provides us with some of the most extraordinary scenes with weather extremes providing a varied backdrop.”
Budding photographers are welcome to enter as many of their images as they wish for a chance to win £200 worth of Jessops vouchers and to see their work included in the special 2010 calendar which will be distributed to schools to aid their fundraising. The deadline for entries is 30th June.
The judging panel, which is made up of Deputy Councillor Mr Roger Blackmore, Baroness Jennifer Gretton, the Mercury’s very own picture editor Jason Senior, and Bardon Aggregates’ Simon Taylor, will shortlist a number of entries from across the age categories, and the winners will be revealed at a presentation evening early in July.
The three age categories for entrants are; 11 years and under, 12-18 years and 19 years and over.
Details on the competition and how to submit your entry can be found at www.leicestershirethroughalens.co.uk « Less
Swine Flu
Posted: Mon, 15 Jun 2009 11:11
Leicestershire Constabulary is working together with local agencies to monitor the situation regarding swine flu. We are working closely with partner organisations within the Local Resilience Forum (LRF), particularly the NHS and Health Protection Agency, to ensure we are ready to respond to any further developments.
We have thorough and well-practiced plans in place so we will be able to respond if and when circumstances change. In the meantime, however it is business as usual.
The most up to date information for the public is available on NHS Choices and Health Protection Agency website or call the national flu information line on 0800 1 513513
Source: Leicestershire NHW
Posted: Tue, 09 Jun 2009 16:08
Do you share the same birth date as Anne Frank?
As the Anne Frank ( + you ) exhibition launches at Snibston Discovery Museum this week, it coincides with the 80th anniversary year of Anne Frank’s birth. Snibston wish to find any students who share the same birth date as Anne Frank, who would have been 80 years old on the 12th June.
If you know of any student or adult, who has their birthday on the 12th June, Snibston Discovery Museum would love to hear from you. Contact the marketing team on 01530 278444 or email snibston@leics.gov.uk before next week. More »
To remember the extraordinary story of Anne Frank and to introduce it to a new generation this fascinating exhibition runs in the Community Gallery until 30 June.
This special exhibition is officially opened on Monday 8th June at 12 noon, with the guest appearance of Gillian Walnes, Executive Director of the Anne Frank Trust UK and Professor Martin Stern, a survivor of the Holocaust years.
Notes to editors:
The Anne Frank Trust UK is the British partner organisation of the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam. Our mission is to draw on the power of Anne Frank's life and diary to challenge prejudice and reduce hatred, encouraging people to embrace positive attitudes, responsibility and respect for others.
For more information and to pre book the school activities ( aimed at year 6 upwards and linked to Key Stages) please contact Snibston on 01530 278 444 or email Snibston@leics.gov.uk .
Keep your eye on the website for details at www.snibston.com « Less
Posted: Tue, 09 Jun 2009 16:07
June 2009
New Anne Frank ( + you ) Exhibition launches at Snibston Discovery Museum – 4 - 30 June.
A dramatic multimedia exhibition opens this week on Thursday 4th June at Snibston Discovery Museum, Community Gallery and will be showing until Tuesday 30 June.
Anne Frank ( + you ) officially launches on Monday 8th June at 12 noon with the guest appearance of Gillian Walnes, Executive Director of the Anne Frank Trust UK and Professor Martin Stern, a Holocaust survivor. Visitors will be invited to sign the Anne Frank Declaration to pledge support to the victims of persecution and to take away their own card and view the free exhibition. More »
Anne Frank is a name we are all familiar with and her diary has inspired millions the world over. It has been translated into 67 different languages and is now one of the most widely-read books in the world. This international exhibition from the Anne Frank Trust UK, has been created by a team including experts from the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam and the Oscar winning film director John Blair.
The heart and soul of the Anne Frank ( + you ) exhibition is the spirit of Anne Frank: her words, wisdom and values. It explores the Holocaust and then presents contemporary issues, including racism in football, the right to wear religious symbols, bullying and the plight of child soldiers, achieved through interviews with British teenagers and photographs.
The exhibition at Snibston Discovery Museum is probably quite unlike any you will ever have seen before. What makes it unique is the history of the Holocaust set within the context of the life and death of Anne Frank. It then powerfully confronts social issues in modern Britain.
Notes to editors:
Anne Frank ( + you ) Exhibition is showing at Snibston Discovery Museum from 4 – 30 June and is FREE to visit in the Community Gallery in the front foyer area.
The Anne Frank Trust UK is the British partner organisation of the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam. Our mission is to draw on the power of Anne Frank's life and diary to challenge prejudice and reduce hatred, encouraging people to embrace positive attitudes, responsibility and respect for others.
For more information and to pre book the activities please contact Snibston on 01530 278 444 or email Snibston@leics.gov.uk .
Keep your eye on the website for details at www.snibston.com or www.annefrank.org.uk « Less
Posted: Tue, 09 Jun 2009 16:04
Snibston looks for nominations for the Anne Frank Awards 2009.
To coincide with the Anne Frank ( + you ) exhibition showing at Snibston Discovery Museum. The Anne Frank Awards is looking for nominations for 2009. It is a highly regarded education and recognition programme aimed at celebrating actions that echo the spirit of Anne Frank.
Do you know someone who has made a difference? If you do know someone whose respect, principles and sense of responsibility have changed lives for the better, Snibston Discovery museum and the Anne Frank Trust would like to know about them.
The Awards, given in two categories - Young People and Educators - recognise people who have shown great personal strength, moral courage, and determination to stand up for what is right - above all those who have made a positive difference to the lives of others. More »
So, to find out more or if YOU know a young person, youth group or educator who has made a really positive difference to other peoples' lives, you should nominate them for an Anne Frank Award. Head to www.annefrankawards.org.uk and NOMINATE now! By celebrating the positive, inspiring actions of ordinary people we can work to create a more cohesive, constructive society.
Award winners will come together for a ceremony and reception in central London in the summer of 2009.
Notes to editor
The new free teaching resource, How Great Can You Be?, to be launched very soon, is designed for the brand new Citizenship curriculum at Key Stages 3 and 4 and will be downloadable from the dedicated awards website.
The Anne Frank Awards originally established in 2003 by The Anne Frank Trust UK, the sister organisation of the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam, is a highly regarded education and recognition programme that seeks to recognise young people and educators who have shown great personal strength, moral courage, and determination to stand up for what is right. We seek to acknowledge and celebrate people who not only believe in Anne Frank’s inspirational words “it only takes a moment to start to improve the world”, but who also put them into action. With so much adverse publicity about gun and knife crimes and teenage violence, we are looking for the often unsung heroes who are working towards a better future, trying to change attitudes and challenge prejudice and racism. We believe that those who speak out, go out of their way for others, and stick out their necks for the common good should be identified and held up as an example to us all.
Those who have really made a difference to others around them. Those who share the spirit that Anne demonstrated and the values she believed in. Those who in a moment or moments of true inspiration, kindness and compassion literally acted ‘Frankly’.
If you believe a young person or educator that you know has acted ‘Frankly’ and made a notable difference to other people’s lives, you should nominate them for an Anne Frank Award. We also accept nominations for groups of young people who have acted together to do something that has made a real difference to their school, community or society in general. « Less
Posted: Mon, 08 Jun 2009 19:02
Would you rather pay the price of a taxi home or pay the price for drink or drug driving?
That’s the question Leicestershire Constabulary is asking motorists as it prepares to launch its annual Summer Drink and Drug Driving Campaign on Monday June 1, 2009.
Source: Leicestershire NHW
Posted: Fri, 05 Jun 2009 14:28
Village SOS is an exciting new initiative from the Big Lottery Fund (BIG) and the BBC. It is searching for six UK villages with a great business idea and six enterprising individuals to act as Village Champions and help them achieve their ambitions.
Together they will create a brand new venture that will bring new life and energy to the village with funding of between £100,000 and £400,000 from BIG.
The journey of the six successful villages and their Village Champions will be filmed for a major prime time BBC One series in winter 2010. More »
For further information, please visit: http://www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/prog_village_sos alternatively ring 0844 88 88 677 « Less
Source: Leicestershire Rural Partnership
Posted: Tue, 02 Jun 2009 12:16
Be inspired by the natural world and capture a landscape or wildlife image for a prize winning photography competition.
Leicestershire County Council’s Historic and Natural Environment Team is inviting entries on the themes of wildlife and landscapes in Leicestershire and Rutland. Photos could be a regular visitor to your garden or local park or, a picture of your favourite scene at dawn or dusk.
There are 4 age categories with prizes for the 1st and 2nd winners of each category. Under 11s, 11-14 years and 15-19s can win £50 and £25 HMV vouchers while those aged 20 and over can win £50 and £25 of Jessop’s vouchers. Entries can be sent by email, post or dropped off at local libraries. More »
The competition is one of the events in the Discover like Darwin programme – activities to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Darwin and the Find your Talent cultural and creative programme for young people.
Photographs will be displayed on the County Council web site and in local publications and displays.
The closing date for entries is 31st October 2009.
For details of how to enter and a copy of the entry form, email wildscapes@leics.gov.uk, visit www.leics.gov.uk/wildscapes or telephone 0116 267 0003. « Less
Posted: Tue, 02 Jun 2009 11:36
Do you have speeding concerns with the use of the roads in your village?
Traffic Management and the Road Safety Unit in conjunction with Leicestershire Roads Policing Unit are tackling this problem.
If you have a speed concern with vehicles using your village roads, please let us know by e-mailing us at:
speed.concerns@leicestershire.pnn.police.uk More »
It would be very helpful if you could include the following information:
1. Location
2. Dates and Times of concerns
3. Types of vehicles
4. Speed Limit on the road
Please supply your contact details and a telephone number, in order that we can keep you updated about the action that we are taking. « Less
Posted: Tue, 02 Jun 2009 11:31
Do you have a problem with heavy lorries using the roads in your village?
The majority of unclassified roads in Leicestershire have a maximum 7.5 Tonne weight restriction and lorries above this weight are prohibited from using these roads – unless they are delivering to a site within the weight restricted area.
Leicestershire Police Roads Policing Unit is tackling this problem.
If you have a problem with lorries above 7.5 Tonne using your village roads as a short cut, please let us know by e-mailing us at: More »
weight.restricted@leicestershire.pnn.police.uk
It would be very helpful if you could include the following information:
1. Location where breach occurred
2. Date and Time
3. VRM of offending vehicle
4. Any identifying features i.e. Company name, Livery, logo, etc
Please supply your contact details and a telephone number, in order that we can keep you updated about the action that we are taking. « Less
Posted: Tue, 02 Jun 2009 11:20
The County Council and European elections are due to be held on 4th June 2009.
Posted: Thu, 28 May 2009 14:55
Go on a fantastical adventure and become a Quest Seeker at your local library this summer.
Quest Seekers is a fun and exciting reading challenge for children aged 4 – 12 years and will be taking place in all libraries in Leicestershire, including mobile libraries.
Children can start on the adventure by picking up a free Quest Seekers membership card and fold-out poster in their local library from 4th July. Young Quest Seekers will be challenged to find a golden book and there are three stages to their quest. To complete the challenge children will read books and collect stickers throughout the summer and be rewarded with a certificate. More »
Children under four can join in their own version of Quest Seekers by visiting their local library and collecting stickers for a special Bookcrawl Quest Seekers certificate.
For more information about Quest Seekers call in at your local library or check out our website www.leics.gov.uk/questseekers
It’s free to join the library as well as to join Quest Seekers and there’s something for all the family to enjoy. « Less
Shepshed Town Council Food Festival
Posted: Thu, 28 May 2009 11:22
A free food festival is being held at Glenmore Community Centre on Thorpe Road in Shepshed on Saturday 4th July from 10.30am – 2.30pm
For more details contact Brenda Snape on tel: 01509 508872
During the same weekend, during the afternoons of Saturday 4th and Sunday 5th July, the Town will be hosting Open Gardens in aid of Shepshed Special Community Bus
For more details contact Jane Hopper on tel: 01509 650531 or Hilary Wright on tel: 01509 505174
The Open Gardens programmes will be on sale at The Food Festival.
Source: Leicestershire Rural Partnership
Posted: Wed, 20 May 2009 10:35
FRIDAY 5th June
A Bunch of Amateurs at the SNIBSTON CENTURY THEATRE & CINEMA
COMEDY at the FILMS ON FRIDAY NIGHT AT SNIBSTON
COMING SOON TO THE CENTURY CINEMA
A Bunch Of Amateurs: Burt Reynolds slums it in this British comedy as a Hollywood has-been cast in an am-dram production of Shakespeare's 'King Lear'. It's not until he arrives for the first day's rehearsal that the great Jefferson Steel realises the Stratford Players aren't based Upon Avon but in a barnhouse on a pig farm in a small Sussex village...
Starring Burt Reynolds and Samantha Bond More »
DOORS OPEN 7pm. Programme starts at 7.30pm Admission £3.50 (pay on the door).
For more information visit www.century theatre.co.uk - a cosy theatre in a unique venue that brings a special atmosphere to an evening of entertainment. INCLUDES a bar with light refreshments and teas and coffees.
call 10530 278 444
www.snibston.com « Less
Posted: Wed, 20 May 2009 10:20
FRIDAY 22nd May
AUSTRALIA at the SNIBSTON CENTURY THEATRE & CINEMA
ROMANTIC ACTION ADVENTURE at the FILMS ON FRIDAY NIGHT AT SNIBSTON
COMING SOON TO THE CENTURY CINEMA
Lady Sarah Ashley, a passionless English aristocrat (Nicole Kidman), inherits a vast cattle station in the Northern Territories only to find that the station is the target of a dastardly takeover plot.
Much against her will, she is forced to enlist the help of a local stockman known only as Drover (Hugh Jackman), to save the station by driving her huge herd of cattle hundreds of miles across the Kuraman desert to Darwin. Which is then bombed by the Japanese. More »
Starring Nicole Kidman,Hugh Jackman
DOORS OPEN 7pm. Programme starts at 7.30pm Admission £3.50 (pay on the door).
For more information visit www.century theatre.co.uk - a cosy theatre in a unique venue that brings a special atmosphere to an evening of entertainment. INCLUDES a bar with light refreshments and teas and coffees.
call 10530 278 444
www.snibston.com « Less
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