Category: Clubs and Societies

We would like to welcome all of our members to another year of scouting. We have plenty of fun activities planned for the new year.

As the year was drawing to a close, we looked forward to our Christmas party on 12 December. Members choose to bring either a savoury or a sweet dish for sharing, which always results in a delicious buffet.

The Leicester & District Ramblers, who currently have over 400 members, have just published their programme of walks for the first six months of 2025. This is their most comprehensive programme ever and comprises about 175 walks. They have a guided walk on every day of the week apart from Monday. The walks vary from a leisurely 4 mile stroll, up to a strenuous 15 mile hike.

The VASL Car Scheme has been operating since 1987 in Market Harborough and covers two-thirds of Harborough District. The scheme is for anyone who is elderly, disabled, rurally isolated, has no transport of their own or has difficulty accessing public transport. Due to a shortage of drivers, we are prioritising health and hospital appointments.

Thank you to everyone who joined us on Saturday 16 November for our Tree Planting Day. We successfully planted just over 500 hedge whips and saplings. It was fantastic to have so many members of the community join us to take part! Lots of young people took part too, digging holes, planting saplings and installing the guards and spirals. The team at TLR Garden maintenance are completing our biodiversity project and helped us organise this community day, bringing along lots of equipment so the community could take part.

The Spinners are offering free sessions every Monday night over Christmas, including on 23 and 30 December. For these two dates booking is essential otherwise these sessions will be cancelled as we have to cover our costs.

Our November meeting began with an engrossing talk by Bethan and Paul from the Samaritans. As we know, they are an emotional support charity, there for anyone needing help and someone to talk to. There are over 200 branches and some 23,000 volunteers around the country, the Leicester branch covering Leicestershire and Northamptonshire.

Did you know that South Leicestershire’s premier hockey club is right on your doorstep and looking for new members of all ages?

Book a tree collection with Norton and Gaulby YFC. All trees will be collected between Saturday 4 January, 9amand Sunday 5 January, 6pm.

After Harborough Town’s FA Cup victory vs Tonbridge, Leonard, a Kibworth Primary School pupil, declared that, “I’m going to get a ‘pick in the box’ at school for really good reading.” A ‘pick in the box’ is a box of treats pupils at Leonard’s school are rewarded with  for very good work. Leonard continued, “I’m going to pick a trophy and give it to the Harborough Town keeper at the Reading match, to say well done for doing really well.” True to Leonard’s word, a few days later he returned home with the trophy he’d selected, which he’d earned for very good reading.