WHAT’S ON True Life Stories: Justice is coming to The Organ Grinder, Woodgate, Loughborough, from 7.30pm. If you have a story that you would like to tell, or you have an idea and need help developing it, contact info@ truelifestorytelling.com . For the Ja
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12
Talk about the wonder of trees by Helen Exley, arborist with Loughborough University, at Woodhouse Eaves Village Hall, Main Street, Woodhouse Eaves. The talk will start at 7.30pm and Helen will talk about how people can be good to trees as well as discussing the creatures and things that live in them. The talk is hosted by the Charnwood Group of the Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust and admission is £2.50 for LRWT members, £3 for visitors and children free. Refreshments included. All welcome and further details about the trust can be found at https://www.lrwt.org.uk/ Fearon Hall in Rectory Road providing free meals from noon every Wednesday throughout February and March, followed by good company and activities until 2pm. Booking is advised as there are only 20 places available each week. The next meal, today, will be a shepherd’s pie served with vegetables and gravy. For details call 01509 230629.
Whitwick Folk Singaround and Session will meet at St Joseph’s Tearooms, Oaks Road, Whitwick, from 1.45pm–4.15pm. Sing, say, play or listen, all are welcome. Entrance fee £1 and some meet in the café for lunch at about 12.30pm. For more information email lyn cooper@hotmail. com
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13
Loughborough Branch Multiple Sclerosis Society, physio/ social at Tesco Community Room, Park Road, Loughborough, 12.30pm–2.30pm, call 01509 633527 for more details. Calling home schoolers, there is a new sewing group at Rosebery Community Centre and it could be of interest to you. Come and join for some creative sewing ideas and learn some new skills. At Rosebery Community Centre, Storer Road, Loughborough, noon-2pm, £3 including refreshments and equipment. For more information call Linda on 01509 213144.
LSU Stage Society will present Pool (No Water) at Loughborough University, at the Leonard Dixon Studio at Martinal Hall in Epinal Way, from Thursday to Saturday, February 13-15, at 7.30pm. Tickets are £5 for students and £7 for the public. Get yours now from the LSU website: https:// lsu.co.uk/societies/stage
Flix student run cinema will screen The Farewell at the Cope Auditorium in Loughborough at 7pm. There will be pre-screening adverts and trailers for our upcoming films before this screening lasting no more than 20 minutes. Adverts help provide additional revenue that help keep Flix running. The film will start about 20 minutes after the start time. For more details visit https://flix.org.uk/
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 15
Colourful carnival is coming to Charnwood Museum in Loughborough. There are colours aplenty at the Granby Street museum - have a go at their free Mardi Gras-inspired gallery game. It will take place during usual museum opening times from Saturday, February 15, to Saturday, February 22.
Loughborough Market Traders will bring townsfolk a Valentine’s Day Celebration in the town centre. There will be romantic music by Dave Shepherd, a raffle to win a meal for two at Caravelli’s in Loughborough, and the first 50 ladies to enter the raffle will receive a red rose. It will take place between 9am and 4pm.
Russell Kane’s The Fast And The Curious show is coming to Loughborough Town Hall tonight at 8pm.
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 16
Christian Aid Soup Lunch at St Botolph’s Church Hall, Shepshed. People are being encouraged to drop in between 11.30pm -1.30pm. It’s £5 for soup, a roll, dessert and tea or coffee and £2 for a children’s meal of sandwiches, crisps, grapes and a drink. All proceeds to Christian Aid.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 17
New group is launching in Loughborough aimed at people with epilepsy and people close to them. The launch of The Loughborough Coffee and Chat Group meeting will take place at The Crafty Fox pub, Market Street, Loughborough, from 10.30am-12.30pm. The group will then meet on the third Monday of each month from 10.30am-12.30pm. Go along and meet other people for a chat and a cup of tea or coffee. For more information please contact Robert 07514 243887 or Will 07770 837970 or email wbutterworth@ epilepsy.org.uk
Sileby Photographic Society’s meeting features David Fieldhouse’s presentation From Fell to Footpath. Meet at Sileby Community Centre 7.45pm for 8pm. All visitors welcome.
Cancer Self Help Group Loughborough, 7pm, John Storer House, Complementary Therapies followed by Caring and Sharing. All welcome.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18
Loughborough Branch Multiple Sclerosis Society, physio/ social at Gorse Covert Community Centre, Loughborough, 1.30pm–3.30pm, call 01509 633527 for more details.
BBC microbit session is heading to Loughborough Library in Granby Street. The session, between 3pm-4pm, is for eight to 12-year-olds to have fun making games with Micro-bit. It is free to take part. Call 0116 305 2420 or email loughboroughlibrary@leics.gov.uk for more details.