WHAT’S ON New Age Curling at Rosebery Community Centre, Storer Road, Loughborough, 1.30pm-3pm, £3 for games and refreshments. Call 01509 213144 for details.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4
There will be an Afternoon Tea, Coffee and Homemade Cakes fund-raising event at Thorpe Acre Church Hall from 2pm-4pm to raise funds for Women’s Aid Leicester and Leicestershire. Suggested donations of £2+ . All welcome. This will be organised by Thorpe Acre W.I. and the ladies of the Church Craft Group.
Jazz at Loughborough College returns at 7pm. It will feature Steve Waterman, one of the top British jazz trumpet players both at home and on the international scene.He will join Lizzie Cooper on vocals, Al Gurr on piano, Bill Coleman on double bass and Trevor Davies on drums. The session will take place at the Radmoor Centre in Radmoor Road, Loughborough. Tickets cost £12 (or £10 in advance) and for more details visit http:// www.lizziecooper.co.uk/
THURSDAY, MARCH 5
Story Sharing event is taking place at Charnwood Museum in Loughborough from 10am to noon. Come to Charnwood Museum and share some stories for World Book Day. entry is free.
New exhibition is due to open today at Loughborough Library Local and Family History Centre, marking the publication of the new edition of The Forest Line by local historian Brian Williams. Published by Loughborough Library Local Studies Volunteers, the book is an exploration of the lost Charnwood Forest Canal, tracing its history from medieval times to the late 19th century followed by an investigation into those remains of its course that can be seen today. Continuing until the end of April, the display expands upon the material covered by the book, copies of which are available from the Local and Family History Centre at Loughborough Library, priced at £7.
Loughborough Branch Multiple Sclerosis Society, physio/ social at Tesco Community Room, Park Road, Loughborough, 12.30pm–2.30pm, call 01509 633527 for more details.
Flix student run cinema will screen Jojo Rabbit from 7pm at The Cope Auditorium in Loughborough. For more details visit flix.org.uk/
FRIDAY, MARCH 6
Rosebery Community Centre in Storer Road is holding a Develop your Skills of Positivity session from 1.30pm-3pm. Cost is £3.50 including refreshments and to find out more, contact Linda, Stephanie or Julie on 07548 986286, 01509 213144 or email info@roseberycc.co.uk
New group Art Round The Corner starts at Rosebery Community Centre, Storer Road, Loughborough, from 10.30am-noon, cost is £4 including refreshments and equipment. Call 07548 986286 for more details.
SATURDAY, MARCH 7
RNIB College Loughborough will be holding a Family Open Day from 10am-2pm. Students have a range of disabilities including sight loss, autism, communication problems, learning difficulties and physical disabilities. The college’s aim is to help students prepare for adult life. An opportunity to have a look around the college and take part in activities in each of its enterprises.For more information about the event, and about the college, visit www.rnibcollege.ac.uk - alternatively, please call 01509 631220 or email enquiries@rnibcollege.ac.uk
Grand Central Chorus at Emmanuel Church, Loughborough. Tickets can be purchased on-line at the Grand Central Chorus website www. grandcentralchorus.com , from Brian on 07732 625603 or on the door. As well as Grand Central Chorus, the show has an excellent line-up including the Locksmiths quartet and local youth theatre group Act One.
St Botolph’s Church is hosting a special concert to raise money for Passion youth club. ‘Magic of Music’ will take place from 7pm with performances by the Loughborough Concert Band, St Botolph’s choir, Christ Church Methdist and Chero Voce and the Caroline Shapr singers. Tickets costing £7 are available fromSt Botolph’s Parish office, Passion Youth Club, Charnwood Road Baptist Church, Christchurch Methodist Church and Shepshed Volunteer Centre. People attending our asked to bring along a Union flag for the ‘Last Night of the Proms’ finale songs.
Brownie coffee morning and bric-a-brac sale, from 10am-noon. Home-made cakes, tombola, bric-a-brac, Fairtrade stall and refreshments, United Reformed Church, Frederick Street. All our friends from the town are welcome to join us.
Alzheimer’s fund-raising coffee morning. Knightthorpe Road Methodist Church, Loughborough from 9.45am-11.45am.
MONDAY, MARCH 9
Grand Union Folk Club will meet at 8pm at the Horse and Trumpet, Sileby. Sing, say, play or listen, all welcome. There is no entry charge but a voluntary contribution of £1 is always appreciated. For more information visit guf.org.uk Cancer Self Help Group Loughborough. 7.00 pm John Storer House. Complementary Therapies followed by crafts. All welcome.
TUESDAY, MARCH 10
Loughborough Branch Multiple Sclerosis Society, physio/ social at Gorse Covert Community Centre, Loughborough, 1.30pm–3.30pm, call 01509 633527 for more details.