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Mountsorrel Youth Development Group
Free activities at Leisure Centre
Free activities are available at Soar Valley Leisure Centre for 13 - 19
year olds from 26th July 2010 to 27th August 2010. To find out what is
available and when, pick up a leaflet from one of the many shops in the
village, from the Parish Council Office, the Library or the Leisure
Centre.
Activity Day
Saturday 14th August 2010 from 12 noon to 4pm on Halstead Road Playing
Fields.
All youths and youngsters are encouraged to come along for a variety of
free activities including Climbing Wall, Bucking Bronco, Inflatables
and Splat the Rat!
What Activities do you want to see in Mountsorrel?
The
Active
Together
Team at Charnwood Borough Council are in the
process of planning new projects
for October 2010-March 2011, and the team want to know what local
residents
would like to see in their area. If you would like the
team to look into introducing a new physical activity in your area
please get
in touch. Activities currently available include dance, exercise
classes, and
beginner’s level sports all sessions are aimed at 16+.
Please let us know
your suggestions by 18th August 2010. To make your
suggestions please call 01509 632534
email active.together@charnwood.gov.uk
or post your thoughts to Active Together Team, Charnwood Borough
Council,
Southfields, Loughborough.
Dormouse Survey
Halstead Road Planning Proposal
The Planning Proposal P/10/0501/2 put in by Jelsons
to build over 300 houses on the land off Halstead Road has been refused
by Charnwood Borough Council. Many local residents objected as did the
CPRE, Lafarge and the Mountsorrel Railway Trust. The Parish Council
objected and put in a well argued submission drafted by a local
Planning Consultant. The land forms part of an Area of Particularly
Attractive Countryside, adjoins several nature reserves and is
very
near the important aggregate quarry at Buddon Wood. The additional
housing would have overloaded all the school, health and social
facilities in the village and created extra traffic. This is of course
only the first round of the battle and the developers could well go to
appeal but the strong opposition of many people and organisations in
the village has shown that we can fight off these opportunistic,
badly-planned developments in our countryside. Follow the link to Charnwod
Planning.
New Play Equipment at Halstead Road Playing Fields
Mountsorrel Parish Council has kept to its promise to update all
three of the village's Play Areas. The old play area on the
Halstead Road Playing Fields has been revamped with new equipment
including toddler swings and a multi play unit with towers and
slides. Most of the cost of the new equipment was paid by the Parish
Council but a Shire grant from Leicestershire County Council for
£9548 helped to cover the cost. There are still one or two
problems with the landscaping around the periphery of the site and
restoring the grass on the tractor track but we are working to get
these completed. The other two play areas on the
Memorial Playing Fields and on Loughborough Road have been updated in
previous years.
Bus Timetables
A new Transport page has been
added to the Directory giving details of the buses that run through the
village. It also covers links to Coach and Train services and getting
to East Midlands Airport.
Mountsorrel Youth Cafe
A group of villagers has formed a charity to promote a local Youth Cafe
and have chosen the former Maltby Insurance Offices as a likely site.
They held an Open Day at the fete but a date for the Cafe opening has
yet to
be decided. For more information visit their
website on www.sycafe.org.
Mountsorrel Women's Running Group
Ever thought about running but not sure how to begin?
If you’re saying to yourself, “I’ve never run before, I’m the wrong
size, shape, age – is this program for me?”, then we want you! Come and
join us with our complete beginners running group, designed to help
women start running in a cheap and fun way.
Beginners Groups meet every Wednesday and Friday at 11:15 am – 12noon
at Soar Valley Leisure centre car park entrance
For further information or other groups visit www.womensrunningnetwork.co.uk/eastmids
or contact Nikki Love on 07782 13 22 33 or nikkijlove@talktalk.net
Mountsorrel United Charities
The Mountsorrel United Charities was set up in 1874 and consists of two
main charities; for the relief of need and the educational fund.
The Relief in Need Fund aims
to provide grants to the residents of Mountsorrel
who are in need, and need help with domestic appliances, decorating,
carpeting,
mobility needs, chiropody, gardening etc.
The Educational Fund offers
grants to the younger residents of Mountsorrel for educational
purposes. See their website www.mountsorrelunitedcharities.co.uk
for more details and how to apply
New Memorial Hall
Revised plans for the New Memorial Hall have been approved by Charnwood
Borough
Council. There have been some slight amendments to the original plans
that
went on display in the Village, with the Youth Centre and the new Hall
being
combined into one building, which will be moved slightly further north,
away
from the apartments on the south side of the Hall. The new building
will
be built by the Mountsorrel War Memorials Trust Ltd on the site of the
existing
Memorial Hall, which will be demolished. Further details can be found
on
Charnwood's website www.charnwood.gov.uk.