East Leake

Mike Elliott 0115 937 6506 elliottnews@btconnect.com HARRY BROWN OFF TO NORTH AMERICA. Fourteen year old East Leake Explorer Scout Harry Bown is looking forward to setting off with over 55,000 other young people from scores of countries to experience an event that he will remember for the rest of his life -attending the 24th World Scout Jamboree taking place in North America next year.

Harry has reached his present standing in the Scout movement having been through all the stages leading up to being an Explorer, starting with Beavers, then Cubs and then Scouts.

He told the Echo: “I’m beginning my adventure through Explorers after starting in Beavers at the age of 6 and I’m still in scouting now after 8 years.

Harry lives with his family on Stonebridge Drive in East Leake and attends the Academy. He has a younger brother Jacob who is helping him in his fund raising efforts and who eventually will himself be looking for help in raising cash because he wants to apply for a place at the 25th jamboree that will be taking place in Korea .

The trip for Harry to North America will not be his first there. “I have been to the states a couple of times before on holiday but not to West Virgina.”

It will be next July and August that the World event takes place.. “We are going for three weeks and staying in West Virginia were we will camp for two weeks then go on to do a home stay with a scout group from north America or Canada then a stay in either Washington or New York. plus the journey time to get to and from may involve the days dependent on flights and bus transport in the States.

Harry talks of the great honour it is for him to be going with the other 3500 explorer scouts from the UK to join 55000 scouts from around the world .

To be able to attend the East Leake teenager has to raise £3600 himself, and not through the bank of his mum and dad. “To to do this I am pretty much fund raising every week on various events and these are not all in East Leake.

The cash that Harry needs has to be raised by May next year and so far he has raised just over £1000.

The 2019 World event takes in not only the USA but also Canada and Mexico. It has six chief aims – brotherhood, diversity, infrastructure, Green, access and rediscovery. It will be the first time that three countries have combined to be part of what is a wonderful experience for the youngsters who are fortunate enough to be able to attend.

CELEBRATION DINNER. The Expressive Arts department at East Leake Academy are staging a Celebration Dinner on Monday night next week, July 16, at Rushcliffe Golf Club, East Leake.

Students are invited to join in for the evening to celebrate their achievements, participation and successes in sports, drama and music. There are 110 tickets for the dinner which have been available on a first-come-first served basis, priced at £16 which includes a three-course buffet dinner and squash drink.

Students should make their way to and from the event and parents are invited to join us for drinks at the venue between 8.30-9.00pm.

There will be a dress code as stipulated by the Golf Club.

WHY IS IT TAKING SO LONG? Borough council cabinet members at Rushcliffe were being asked this week by East Leake parish council chairman Coun Conrad Oatey why were the borough council taking so long to implement the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL)

Coun. Oatey asked the Cabinet in a written question if they were aware that while Rushcliffe were delaying this, the pooling rules mean that East Leake was losing large amounts of developer S106 contributions which could be used for much needed infrastructure such as a new Health Centre and sports pavilion.

MISSION PREACHERS. For many years East Leake St Mary’s Church has supported The Church Mission Society (CMS), with their current Mission Partners being the Marshalls, a family living in Malta, working with refugees, “serving those who have fallen through the cracks of society, and helping asylum seekers to the European area, largely from North Africa, recover their lives”.

Doug Marshall is visiting the UK this summer and will be preaching at both services at St Mary’s on Sunday this weekend, 15th July, and will be reflecting upon his work and what it means to serve Jesus in Malta.

The Rector Rev Tim Parker says he hopes parishioners will attend and hear more about the work of the Society and support what they do.

DRIVING LESSON. Students from East Leake Academy were given their third driver experience day when

sixteen students in years 10 and 11 were given the opportunity to have a one-hour driving lesson with a qualified instructor as a reward for good attendance, punctuality, uniform, progress and improvements in all areas linked to our positive behaviour policy.

Academy principal Mrs Kath Hardy said the students really embraced the day and the instructors said they were a pleasure to work with.

KINGSTON BROOK DECLINE. The condition of Kingston Brook in East Leake, including where it runs through Meadow Park, is in serious decline and will not recover without intervention, a report to Park’s Friends Group has been told.

The report by Ian Morrissey says in terms of the physical habitat of the brook it is even hard to see which way it is flowing in many sections, as historical IDB (Internal Drainage Board) scrapes have created low, lake like, areas in some places as well as a higher area by the railway crossing.

“These historical issues have therefore created problems culminating in the decline of invertebrates,” says Mr Morrissey.

Visiting the pumping stations in East and West Leake - organised by Alan Barlow)- was very interesting, says the report.

“It is clear that there are no real capacity issues, but we can still get discharges into the brook. One problem is the blockages to the local system by fats etc. Severn Trent will be putting in new filter systems in the near future, which is good news for our water courses.”

Mr Morrissey is planning s to undertake surveys in both the Spring and Autumn this year to get some data. It is clear no single thing alone will help, it will need a restoration strategy, identifying ideally what they would like to do. “We will clearly need Rushcliffe Borough Council on board, but we feel we can improve some marginal areas.”

Currently Ian is exploring funding opportunities that could help the efforts.

Mr Barlow is to arrange another visit to the West Leake water treatment works in this year.

The report says the general consensus is that fish appear to be absent in the brook.

“Due to the gravel extraction work the flow through the Sheepwash Brook has reduced which has therefore had an impact on the flow through Kingston Brook. The reduced flow of water is one of the main problems. Extraction of water from the smaller brooks due to farming is also a potential reason for reduced flow.”

WEEK IN ROUEN. Year 8 students at East Leake Academy spent a week in Rouen.

During their stay they had language lessons in a French school every morning and then used the vocabulary they learnt in the lessons during the afternoon activities. The lessons were a real challenge as all of the teaching was in French!

During the week, we had a walking tour of Rouen in French, a visit to Monet’s garden and a visit to the local towns Honfleur and Trouville.

The students also tried a lot of French food, including a traditional French breakfast, pancakes and baguettes at lunchtime and of course, some cheese after dinner. Everyone admitted they had a fantastic time discovering the part of France where they were.

VET’S SPORTS DAY. East Leake Leisure Centre is to host an important national event in November.

On Saturday 3rd November the Association of Veterinary Students’ will hold their sports day at the centre when it is expected there will be thousands of students from several veterinary schools shipped in by coach to East Leake Leisure Centre for a 10.30am start and for activities that will last for around 12 hours.

There will be marquees set up for bars etc at the Leisure Centre.and it is possible that the Centre itself will close to normal usage by the public.

Coaches from many parts of the country will be bringing the students to East Leake.

The event itself is organised every five years with a £100k budget possibly for it and is being hosted by Nottingham University.

The Association of Veterinary Students is the specialist student division of the British Veterinary Association, and is the representative body for UK and Ireland veterinary students avsukireland.co.uk SUMMER GALA CONCERT. East Leake Community Choir are taking part in Summer Gala Concert at All Saints` Church, Sawley on Tamworth Road, on Saturday this weekend, 14th July, at 7.30pm with Long Eaton SfF, West Park Music students and a soloist.

Admission will be £7.00 --pay on door—and children free. A retiring collection, will be in support of the Friary at West Bridgford.

and who can be contacted at http://the-friary.org.uk and where homeless people in the area can attend open access drop-in sessions from 9am to 1pm on:

Monday, Wednesday and Friday each week when numerous services are available including Confidential Advice on Housing, Benefits and Debt related issues, Practical Assistance (food, clothing & small household items), Access to IT Suite for support with Benefit and Housing Claims, a range of Health and Hygiene Facilities, refreshments and nutritious hot food and emotional support. Sunday Evening Fellowship is held each week from 8pm to 9pm.

The Centre on Musters Road at West Bridgford offers Confidential Welfare Guidance, Practical Assistance and Someone to talk to by providing Professional Advice and Referral, GP Surgery, Homeless Health Team, Employment Support, Optician, IT Literacy Training, Barber, Welfare Provision of Nutritious Food, Clothing, Toiletries and Small Household Items and Shower and Laundry Facilities.

WOMEN’S GROUP. St Mary’s Women’s Group at East Leake parish church have their annual dinner on Monday next week, July 16, at Rushcliffe Golf Club.

The group will not be having a meeting in August, but we will resume on Monday, September 17, with a talk on ` The Mitford Sisters’.

For information about the group and its meetings please contact Sue (01509 820386) or Margaret (01509 853619).