Village news
COFFEE MORNING. On Saturday this weekend, November 11, from 10am –to 12noon Kegworth Neighbourhood Watch are holding a fund-raising coffee morning at St Andrew’s Church in Kegworth.
Along with security items for sale there will be home made cakes, jams and pickles, a selection of DVDs and CDs, plus a raffle. “Come along to support us and to have a coffee and a cake with friends.is the message from the group.
COMMUNITY GROUPS GETS AWARD. Kegworth’s community group ONEKegworth has received an accolade in the Leicestershire and Rutland Achievement Awards for 2017.
The winners of Leicestershire and Rutland Rural Community Council’s annual Rural Achievement Awards were approved as circulated and signed by the chairman revealed at an impressive ceremony at Leicester City’s King Power Stadium when the RCC’s awards celebrated the contributions of people, community groups, businesses and local facilities to rural life in Leicestershire and Rutland.
There were six award categories and the ONEKegworth award was for the Best Community Engagement class, sponsored by Smallman & Son:
Those at the ceremony were told that ONEKegworth, the group of volunteers behind the village’s ONE Weekend, is taking on organising more events to bring the community together after the success of the first two weekends.
From the inaugural ONE Weekend in 2016, the event grew to welcome more than 5,000 visitors last July. ONE Kegworth is now organising Christmas in the Marketplace and the Easter Charter Market with more and more volunteers.
Julie Cooke of ONEKegworth was runner up in the Unsung Heroes Award, sponsored by Taste Harborough and she said she was delighted to be able to say that ONEKegworth were winners of the Achievement Award which had been presented to them in the form of a trophy and a framed certificate.
Julie said they had strong competition from The Hero Project in Coalville and Sustainable Harborough Partnership. Looking round the room it was clear that our ONEKegworth team make up of young students thru to those of us a little more ‘silver’ were a unique mix. Something we should celebrate and encourage more of.
The group’s Impact report will be out shortly giving an update on their work in 2016/17.
SIDELEY PARK REGENERATION. Friends of Kegworth’s Sideley Park joined forces again to finish off phase 1 of the regeneration of the Park with the planting of the Copse area’s and bulb planting.
This project started back in Autumn 2016 where volunteers from ONEKegworth, village residents of members of Kegworth Parish Council joined forces to regenerate the old Sideley recreation area.
A village wide consultation ensued and the plan was built. Multi use leisure paths, teenage climbing equipment , new circular picnic benches and celebration seats were installed.
A new, and unique to North West Leicestershire saw a dog agility area being installed to allow dogs and owners to ‘play’ without the distraction of others, and allowed the Park to become free of running dogs - allowing space and security for those wanting a more tranquil area- and even learn to rise a bike! The design was done by a local village resident. This summer saw many groups and families enjoy the space and making use of the picnic area’s
The planting scheme was designed again by another village resident Jan Barrowcliff, and thanks to grants from East Midlands Airport, NWLDC and a couple of local businesses/residents, much of the plants were able to be bought this year and Friends of the Park have worked tiredly to get the ground ready for the generous donation of manure from local famers.
The icing on the cake will surely be next Spring when the bulbs show their colours, the welcome area turns on its charm, the sensory area is the therapeutic space for many and the copse provides a calendar of colour!
If you are interested in joining the team please contact Vicky Roe, Clerk to the Parish Council
PUDDING EVENING. Everyone is invited to a Pudding Evening being held at the Methodist Church on Saturday this weekend, November 11 at 7pm. Tickets are £6 each and the event is in aid of Rainbows and the Air Ambulance.
COMMUNITY LIBRARY. The next meeting of our singing group – EmbarrasSING – where we sing along to popular music both for fun and enjoyment – will take place in the library on Wednesday, 15th November at 7pm and will cost you only £2! All voices are very welcome.
Make a note in your diary for Wednesday, 22nd November – the day on which we launch our latest venture, namely the game of Bingo! More details to be announced next week.
If you prefer to Knit and Natter then this friendly group meets every Tuesday in the library at 2p.m. Bring your own creative stitch-craft!
Unfortunately, you have less than two weeks in which to view our current Art Exhibition in the library – the varied work of Sutton Bonington Artists.
However, our selection of greetings cards for all occasions will stay for a little while longer with the added bonus of purchasing postage stamps if, indeed, they are required.