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NEWS FROM LE8 FIVE
BRASS QUINTET
June and July have seen LE8 Five Brass Quintet playing at a variety of venues, firstly playing at Tattenhall Hall RHS Open Garden Day in Cheshire where, in glorious sunshine saw hundreds of visitors enjoying the beautiful gardens, cream teas and music provided by LE8 Five. Proceeds were donated to the local school and charities.
The group then participated in the D Day commemoration on Centenary Paddock on June 6th.
The end of June saw them performing at an evening concert at Markfield Methodist Church. A nostalgic annual performance then in early July in Hinckley at The Great Meeting Unitarian Chapel who still commemorate the Sunday School Treats parades and Parties which took place in the town for 150 years, sadly ending in 1990.
Then to Kirby Bellars near Melton where the Quintet performed a concert of music from stage and screen, raising much needed funds for the continued restoration of St Peters Church in the village.
Jan Beeston
BIG BOOST FOR
GOOD CAUSES
Good causes across the District have benefited to the tune of £18,000 in just one month thanks to Blaby District Council’s Community Grants Scheme. During the first round of the 2024-25 scheme awards were given to 12 local groups, charities and sports clubs to either improve their facilities or help deliver services to the community.
Funds went towards projects as diverse as solar battery storage, new gazebos, room refurbishments, coaching costs and purchasing children’s pyjamas.
The next round of grants is now open with a deadline of 5pm on Friday 27 September. As we are heading towards autumn, applications in this round will be accepted from organisations needing financial support to host Warm Spaces during the colder months.
Councillor Cheryl Cashmore said: “We received so many great applications during my first grant panel as Portfolio Holder. I’m delighted we were able to fund a real variety of projects - from solar power battery storage that will enable Countesthorpe Cricket Club to shift to renewable energy and reduce carbon emissions, to buying yarn for a knitting group to create charitable items.
“We are keen to reach even more groups from across our District, particularly those that perhaps haven’t heard about the scheme or thought to apply before. If you are an eligible organisation and you have an idea for a project that will help the local community but which needs funding to make it a reality, our Funding and Awards Officer is only too happy to have a chat
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with you. There is also lots of useful information on our website to guide you through the scheme, so if you are involved in running a community group, I’d really encourage you to take a look.”
Our Funding and Awards Officer is running an online information session on Thursday 1st August from 5pm to 6pm. Details of how to join the sessions, as well the full eligibility criteria and guidance notes, can be found
at: https://www.blaby.gov.uk/ leisure-health-and-community/ community/community-grants/
DOG FOULING
IN THE CEMETERY
We are receiving increased reports of dog fouling in the cemetery, in particular the extension. The Parish Council is liaising with the District Council’s Dog Warden who can issue a Fixed Penalty Fine of £1000 to offending dog owners and also to install additional
signage. It should be noted that a fine can also apply to not being able to demonstrate that you have the means to dispose of your dog’s waste.
Whilst we are aware that
the new cemetery area
provides public access
to the fields beyond, the
Parish Council would
ask that dog walkers respect the intention of the space as a cemetery and keep their dogs on a lead and clean up after their dog. There are already memorial trees planted in
the extension where families would attend to visit a loved one’s tree and use the area as a place for quiet contemplation, and they would not be expecting to see dog fouling. Thank you in anticipation of your co-operation.
CARIBBEAN CARNIVAL
POSTPONED
Leicester’s Caribbean Carnival has been postponed by the organisers until next year because of increasing costs in a difficult economic climate. The event was due to take place on 3 August. The city council has ring-fenced the carnival’s funding for 2025 to welcome back a brilliant event for the 40th anniversary celebration of Leicester Caribbean Carnival next year.