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important part of this. The number of families in attendance and how vocal many of our children were in supporting this initiative illustrates how strongly so many of us feel about the importance of leaving cars at home and walking to school.”
As well as the walk to school, each visit included freebie giveaways with flags, portable lights, pin badges, wristbands and pencils and fun resources such as a word search, access to YouTube videos and a design a superhero challenge. Clean Air Day is the UK’s largest air pollution campaign and as well as the Council backed events the initiative was marked by various schools across Blaby District during the week.
TOWN HALL LAUNCHES
SUMMER SEASON WITH
INCREDIBLE LINE-UP
Loughborough Town Hall is excited to launch its summer season, full to the brim with live music, musicals, comedy, drama and community events! Highlights for this season include some first-time visitors to Loughborough Town Hall, such as Jenny Eclair with her brand
new hilarious tour, Sixty Plus! (FFS!).
Audiences can also look forward to the incredible Whitney - Queen of the Night, Carl Hutchinson, Showaddywaddy, Jonathan Agnew and much more, sure to get audiences dancing (or rolling) in the aisles.
Summer 2023 is set to be huge for music and musical theatre lovers, with Whitney - Queen of the Night coming direct from the West End on 14th September. The phenomenal production celebrates the life and music of one of the greatest ever
singers with a sizzling cast and incredible live band.
Continuing the live music, don’t miss out on Sinfonia Viva bringing grand orchestral music to Loughborough Town Hall on 20th September. The incredible soaring sounds of the East Midlands orchestra are sure to make hairs stand on end and even bring a tear to the eye, as they fill the auditorium with some of the world’s most renowned classical pieces. Comedy fans will have plenty to chuckle about with Jenny Eclair coming to Loughborough on 29th September after extending her tour due to popular demand! Her show Sixty Plus! (FFS!) confronts a new decade of decrepitude, as Jenny asks whether she should celebrate or crawl into a hole? Audiences can also look forward to laughs from UK comedy’s best-kept secret Carl Hutchinson on 15th September and can join Live with Aggers fresh from the Ashes on 26th September for hilarious anecdotes and moving
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stories from the incredible career of the master broadcaster and ex-cricketer.
On 1st September, local legends Showaddywaddy are back for another unforgettable night of chart hits, while West End treats in September include the unmissable Phantom of the Opera, which brings The Music of the Night to Loughborough Town Hall from 5-9th September.
The fan-favourite An Evening With... programme is back with new stars ready to regale audiences with laughs, stories and amazing anecdotes from their varied careers. This summer, the England hattrick hero from the 1966 World Cup win Sir Geoff Hurst shares tales of his storied footballing career on 18th September. Plus, comedian and award-winning columnist Mark Steel brings his unique and hilarious take on life to the Town Hall on 16th September. There really is something for everyone this summer!
WE ARE RECRUITING!
Lutterworth & Villages Foodbank is working towards ending the need for Foodbanks in the UK.
Could you be our new Participation Worker?
We need your help to create long-term change. Our foodbank is committed to working alongside people struggling against poverty which results in food insecurity, to learn from them and be guided by their knowledge and experience as we develop our strategic plan. This role is vital to the process. Preference will be given to someone who really understands how it feels to struggle against poverty. You may have had to rely on foodbanks yourself, at some stage. This lived experience will facilitate the building of relationships with participants.
Working alongside the Pathfinder Project Lead, you will engage with and support a small group of people who currently, or have recently had to, rely on charitable food aid. You will organise events and activities for the group. As well as sharing your own (appropriate) experience with group members, you will create safe spaces where you will enable them to have a voice and encourage them to share their experiences. Their input will help to inform how the organisation operates.
JOB DESCRIPTION
Part-time: 15 hours per week - core days are Tuesdays and Fridays, with flexible working on
other weekdays.
Temporary contract: Initially one year, with potential to extend to two years on confirmation of funding continuation.
Salary: £11.99 to £14.51 per hour (dependant on experience)
Location: Mainly in the Lutterworth and Countesthorpe areas, with flexibility to travel to other
locations across the Harborough and Blaby districts. Reporting to: Project Manager/Pathfinder Project Lead
Closing date for applications: Tuesday 29th August 2023
For more information, to request an application form plus an informal chat about the role, please contact Lucy Freeman, Project Manager & Pathfinder Project Lead by email: manager@lutterworthvillages.foodbank.org.uk or telephone 07821 802793
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