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MUSIC SCHOOLS TOUR. Students at East Leake Academy interested in the music business are being offered an exciting opportunity by attending an exclusive performance today, ( Wednesday November 15) in the Academy.
The performance from 3.30pm, will be the Music Schools Tour which will include both a performance and a Q&A session looking about working in the music industry.
The session is free and will be really informative to anyone interested in music as a career. PLANNING APPLICA
TIONS. A planning application to Rushcliffe Borough Council for a single storey rear extension to the property at 11 Pine Close in the village has been supported by East Leake parish council.
They have also not objected to an application involving 55 Sycamore Road where a rear single storey extension measuring 5m from the rear of the original dwelling –at the rear of the garage – and having a flat roof.
CAN YOU HELP? If there is anyone who can assist with the cleaning sessions at East Leake St Mary’s Parish they are invited to ring Avril Bagshaw on 01509 852238.
She says she is preparing the cleaning rota for St Mary’s for next year and would like to hear from anyone who could give a couple of hours every ten weeks to help clean the church. Hoovering and dusting, cleaning the kitchen and WC, and not heavy work.
Avril says if there is anyone interested she invites them to contact her and have a chat about what is involved. “I look forward to hearing from you,” she says. GYSPSUM DONATION.
British Gypsum, recently having celebrated their centenary, are to donate a large lump of gypsum to the parish council at East Leake and for it to be located on the right of the Rest Garden complete with plaque to commemorate the firm’s long standing in the village. The council have also agreed to request the firm to fund the new top surface of the footpath with Golden Amber.
The East Leake based company are part of Saint-Gobain, a world leader in construction products including being the the world leader in construction materials design, manufacture and distribution, with a particular focus on energy-saving products and solutions, which create a more sustainable built environment and for British Gypsum that means complementary product lines, backing for continuous innovation, financial stability and an enviable insight into construction trends and developments.
Global sales for the company are in excess of €40.1 billion and they have a presence in 64 countries and almost 190,000 employees worldwide. SCOUTS WAITING LIST.
The 2nd East Leake Scouts and Cubs Beaver section currently has a large waiting list and parents of would be members are being told if their child is older than four years and not on the list, they are unable to accept are more applications.
Other sections do have places so please message the site to make enquiries and to request an application form, parents are advised.
Meeting times for the Scout sections are Beavers 6-8 years old Tuesday 6.15pm - 7.15pm
Cubs 8- 10.5 years old Thursday 6.30pm - 8pm, Scouts 10.5 - 14.5years old Monday 7:00 - 9:00 pm and Explorers 14.5 - 18years old Wednesday 7.30pm - 9pm. VILLAGE CALENDAR.
Plans are being formulated for the production of an East Leake calendar for 2018 to enable local groups and residents to advertise village events in it.
The move follows a suggestion from a resident that such a calendar be produced, and members of the council agreed to support the ideas, asking the resident
to go ahead and produce it , with the council agreeing they will print it.
The council are to assist by seeking dates for future events through their own newsletter. And the idea can also be promoted through the Village’s website Events Guide. CARE ASSOCIATION.
Nearly 30 residents attended the annual meeting of East Leake Community Care Association at St Mary’s Hall, and who were welcomed by chairman Mrs Maggie Gordon.
Members were told the Association funds were in a healthy state and that the accounts had been audited.
The chairman presented her report for the year and said in her opinion the last year has been a good one and she thanked the Committee thanking those who have made it so.
The Group Organisers later gave their individual reports for the Carers’ Support Sitting Service, Befriending Group, Shopping Bus, Bereaved Friends Group and the Tea and Cakes Afternoon. The Voluntary Driver Car Scheme which is partially funded by Notts County Council, remains the back bone of the Association and many people contribute to the efficient running of the scheme. The Area Organisers, who take the bookings and payments make this possible. Also the Transport Book Holders who make numerous phone calls to find drivers to fulfil the journeys. A car scheme would not work without its drivers. The Association relies on a small band of committed people and many have been driving for us for a number of years. Some new drivers were recruited this year.
At the meeting East Leake parish council was thanked for their funding of the Shoppers’ Bus.
A new booklet has been published of edited minutes of the Association since 1973. This shows that that nothing changes much, volunteers are always needed, the car scheme is always under discussion and we move with the social changes that affect village life and so on into the 45th year.
The Chairrman closed by saying that volunteering should be enjoyable and from recent research we know it’s good for our own personal well being too.
An amendment to section five of the Association’s constitution was proposed and agreed. These have the effect that the Chairperson shall be elected at the first management Committee following the AGM and that the Chairperson can only be re-elected up to a period of five continuous years.
The meeting closed with refreshments served. DEFIBRILLATOR
CHEQUE. Notts County Council member for East Leake, Coun. Andy Brown, has presented a cheque for £950 to the East Leake playing fields committee to meet the cost of provision of a defibrillator on the external wall of the pavilion at the Costock Road site.
Thanks have been given to the County Councillor for the donation.
The committee have been given permission to remove or rectify a willow tree causing problems to the drains to the field. CONGRATULATIONS.
Chairman of East Leake Academy Governors John Dickens has, on behalf of the Governing Body, congratulated all those students who completed their exams over the summer term as a wonderful set of GCSE and AS/A-level results were achieved.
“Our students worked hard all year and thanks go to all the staff at ELA who supported them with their studies.”
Mr Dickens says they are keen to raise profile of the Governors within the Academy and highlight the work that they do.
In a message to parents he says the governors of a school have three main areas of responsibility, ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategy, holding the Principal to account for the performance of the school and its pupils, and overseeing financial performance and making sure money is well spent.
He says that the Academy is part of the Diverse Academies Learning Partnership (DALP) and governance is carried out through the Local Academy Board (LAB), operating under a scheme of delegation from the Trust Board.
Mr Dickens has been a governor at ELA since 2012 and Chair of Governors since 2014. Prior to retirement he was a Chartered Civil Engineer and after 11 years in professional practice he worked for over 30 Years at Loughborough University, progressing from lecturer to Professor of Engineering Education. He has lived in East Leake since 1981 and his three children all attended this Academy.
HISTORY SOCIETY. East Leake and District History Society’s next meeting is today, Wednesday November 15 at 2.00pm -- note the time change -- in the Church Hall as usual. The subject will be the story of the Grantham Canal which did so much for the people of Nottingham, Grantham and the Vale of Belvoir. The speaker is Rosemary Gibson, a local canal expert.
ONE WORLD WEEK. A special One World Week service was organised by the East Leake Churches Together group and held at St. Mary’s parish church.
The service provided an opportunity for all churches in the village to be together in worship and those attending learned about and prayed about justice issues in the world.
Guest speaker this year was Maria Brennan, a recent graduate in Religious Studies and Philosophy, who has been living in Nablus, Palestine teaching English to children and adults as well as being taught Arabic by local teachers through the Project Hope volunteer organisation.
Maria has spent time in both the West Bank and Israel and shared her experiences of the places she has visited and the people she had met, as well as the difficulties that face Palestinians living under the occupation and the strength they show in their daily lives. CHRISTMAS LIGHTS.
East Leake’s Christmas will officially start on Saturday next week, November 25, with the ‘switch on’ event for the village festive lights.
The switch on activities will be starting at 3pm with a craft fair in the village hall. The actual switch on will take place on the village main street near the Gotham Road junction.
CHRISTMAS LIGHTS REINDEER COMPETI
TION. East Leake Traders have launched their annual Christmas Lights Reindeer competition, with over 50 shops and businesses in the village taking part.
The launch was on Friday and entry sheets need to be returned to The Greengrocer store at 67 Main Street by Thursday November 23.
Those taking part have to visit the businesses concerned – and they are all listed on the traders website at which can be reached on www. eastleaketraders.co.uk
For a link to the website/ Facebook page.
Once on the site a visit is needed to the premises they choose to find a reindeer in windows or online. If those finding the festive season animal are invited if they can to take a photograph, write a caption, and fill in a set of questions.
The favourite Reindeer picture will win a prize – a toy reindeer!
And those with the most correct answers will be entered into a draw and the winner will get another Reindeer, with the winners being announced at the Christmas lights switch on event on November 25.
QUORN CONSULTATIVE SURVEY QUESTION
NAIRE. The Neighbourhood Plan offers the chance for all residents and businesses to have their say on the future development within the parish and influence how the village evolves.
Building upon the comments received from the August ‘Open Event’ it is now time to seek the views of the wider community and Questionnaires have been devised, one for the adults and one for the young people (under 18).
The Questionnaires are available to complete ‘online’ from November 6th - 30th.
The Adults: https:// www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/quornparish
Young People: https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/quornyoungpeople
Paper copies can be obtained from and returned to the Quorn Parish Council Office Tel: 01509 414 491 or 413 067 and from the Quorn Community Library.
This is the chance to have your say and with a chance to win £50 – Good Luck!
ST BARTHOLOMEW’S.
Services this Sunday at St Bartholomew’s Church are; 8am Holy Communion with Rev J Pugh, 10.30am Holy Communion with Rev H Cade, 6.30pm BCP Evening Prayer with Rev D Bowler.
ROBIN HOOD. The Phoenix Entertainers are performing their version of Robin Hood at Quorn Village Hall on Friday 24th November at 7.30pm and Saturday 25th November 2.30pm & 7.30pm order your tickets £7.00 for Adults and £3.00 for children from 01509 621304.
MEET YOUR COUNCIL
LORS. County and borough councillors surgery on Saturday, November 18, from 10am - 12noon at Rawlins.
Please feel free to come along, no appointment is necessary.
County councillor Hilary Fryer, Hilary.Fryer@leics.gov.uk 01509 620938, borough councillor David Slater, cllr.david.slater@charnwood.gov.uk 07564 193029, Borough Councillor Richard Shepherd, cllr. richard.shepherd@charnwood.gov.uk 01509 413903.
QUORN LOCAL HISTORY GROUP.
Thirty-five people (members and visitors) enjoyed a fascinating talk by Sue Templeman on the 82nd Airborne division who were camped in Quorn during World War Two.
As well as their very great contribution to the war effort, their presence in Quorn made a very deep and long-lasting memory on the local community.
Sue will be following up this talk with the viewing of a TV programme on the same subject some time early in the new year.
The Local History Group has formed a committee to organise its way forward and invites members of the Group to shape the direction and be involved in any aspect of research that they are interested in.
The next full meeting of the group (open to everyone) will be on Monday, November 20, at 7pm (venue to be confirmed).