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Cross Green 2003
Welcome to Rothley, a delightful village situated six miles north of Leicester on the old A6.
Rothley has a mixture of housing from Cruck Cottages to new homes and a good selection of shops and other amenities.
LOCAL NEWS NOVEMBER 2008
ROTHLEY CHRISTMAS LIGHTS
The Rothley Christmas lights will be switched on at 6pm on Thursday 27th November so make a note on your calendar to be on Cross Green to enjoy the start of this popular village event.
THE ROTHLEY RAPPERS
Marion Vincent, Brian Verity and Terry Sheppard are the Heritage Wardens for Rothley. To find out what they have been doing for the past 5 years click on the following link:
THE GRANGE, FOWKE STREET
This lovely watercolour painting is reproduced by kind permission of William Davis Homes. You can see this in a ground floor apartment in use as the Sales Office.
Many Rothley residents have watched the transformation of The Grange, Fowke Street, but below is a reminder of how it looked in September 2005.
For a few more reminders of The Grange please click on the following link:
A SPECIAL MESSAGE FROM ROTHLEY
If you would like to offer support for the McCann family, have any information to help the investigation or would like to contribute to the fund then please have a look at the Find Madeleine website:
More information is added to this village website on a regular basis so please visit us from time to time to learn more about Rothley.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO ADD CONTENT TO OUR SITE, HAVE FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT EXISTING PAGES OR IDEAS FOR NEW PAGES PLEASE CONTACT THE SETTLEMENT EDITOR MARION VINCENT AT vincent.mbe@ntlworld.com OR TELEPHONE 0116 2303405
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Posted:
Fri, 12 Sep 2008 14:09
Making Changes...
More and more people are making use of their Community Forum to try and improve local services and raise issues of local concern.
- Residents in Birstall were unhappy that the swimming pool in Longslade Community College was no longer going to be open to the public outside school hours. Discussion at the local Area Forum meeting resulted in the College working directly with local users to find ways the pool can remain open.
- Following the Government’s shortlisting of ‘Pennbury’ as a potential Eco-town, the ‘Have your Say’ meetings in Kibworth and Tugby were the first opportunity for residents in the surrounding area to find out how the District and County Council were planning to respond to this challenge.
- At the Blaby South Community Forum residents and Parish Councillors from Sapcote, Sharnford, Stoney Stanton and surrounding villages expressed their concerns about the volume and speed of Heavy Goods Vehicles travelling through their villages. In response officers promised to look into a range of measures to reduce the impact of traffic and improve road safety in the short term, while explaining how they were looking to provide longer-term solutions. More »
Community Forums give you the opportunity to discuss local issues with your local Parish, District and County Councillors and representatives from the Police and the Health Service. There are 27 Community Forums across they county. To find out more about forum meetings in your local area, please visit www.leicestershireforums.org
Contact: Derk van der Wardt, 0116 3057581 « Less
Posted:
Thu, 28 Aug 2008 10:45
County Reserve Library based in Rothley can deliver Site-Centred, customised maps for your building planning applications. There is a charge for this service.
Contact County Reserve library for a Siteplan: Tel 0116 267 8032
You can use Siteplans for:
* Planning applications
* Insurance claims
* Conveyancing
* Home referencing
* Presentations and reports
* Property location plans
Posted:
Wed, 30 Jul 2008 10:00
When Newbold Verdon writer Jeanette McCarthy discovered an SAS survival book in a tiny highland village shop, it was the first step in a long road that led to the publication of her 294-page novel ‘Abandoned’.
Jeanette, originally from Renfrewshire, visits the highlands two or three times a year. It was during these holidays that she conceived and wrote much of the novel, drawing on the wild landscape of the mountains and islands, and especially the vagaries of the weather, when creating the story. More »
The novel weaves together the struggle for survival of a woman abandoned on a remote Hebridean island, with the police investigation and pursuit of her abductor before he strikes again. The novel introduces Leicester detective Cal Fisher, and much of the action takes place in the city and surrounding villages.
Jeanette has had friendly help and advice from DI Martyn Ball of Leicestershire constabulary in order to get her police facts straight!
As well as being a fast moving thriller and a fascinating read, Jeanette hopes it will give readers pause for thought as well.
“One of the themes of the book is that we are all capable of far more than we think we are,” Jeanette says.
Jeanette is already at work on her next novel, started during her last Scottish holiday.
Jeanette is a trust and estate manager with Crane and Walton solicitors in Ashby de la Zouch. As part of Ashby Arts Festival, she will be reading an extract from her novel in Ashby library next Tuesday 29th July at 2pm.
‘Abandoned’ is available online from Amazon.co.uk and other online bookshops. Signed copies are available from Jeanette's website
www.jeanettemccarthy.co.uk, or by e-mailing JCM1701@aol.com. « Less
