Category: Community

It is noted that the house between The Railway Arms and the Old School Surgery is to be demolished and ten dwellings will be built on this site and its extensive plot to include 6 one-bedroom houses and 4 bungalows. This application was approved on Wednesday 1 May. See 22/00814/FUL.

Well, for the last few months we have certainly seen rainy days we thought would go on forever! Despite the grey days, every cloud has a silver lining: our ponds and water butts must be full to the brim and our gardens are lush with growth.

The concept of ‘Big Day’ birdwatching has been around for many years. It was initially popular in a handful of countries including the UK and USA. On a given day, teams and/or individuals spend a full day (often at least dawn until dusk) trying to find as many species as possible in a pre-defined, local area.
In recent years, arising from the success of the now annual Global Bird Fair in Rutland, the Big Day concept has gone global. Global Birding’s Big Day promotes:

Violence in the night-time economy can have devastating consequences. ‘One-punch’ encounters can result in serious injuries and even death. In the past year, crime data shows that there have been 40 near-miss homicides in Leicester City Centre between 10pm-4am. Of the identified suspects/offenders, 61% were aged 18-30 years old and 86% were male.

As we are 8 years old this May...

STOP PRESS - Foxton Open Gardens which was to be held on Sunday 9 June

On Tuesday 26 March volunteers from  the Hallaton Fieldwork Group (it’s this group who previously discovered the Hallaton Hoard (which currently has pride of place in Harborough Museum) visited with their specialist equipment.

Did you recognise the clock faces from Gaulby church, Cranoe church, Kibworth’s Manor House, Slawston Church and Kibworth’s St Wilfrids Church?

I suspect we’re all looking forward to enjoying cloudless skies, sunshine and some warmth, as well as tapping our feet to some really good music.

NHS in Leicester, Leicestershire, and Rutland (LLR) has begun the next phase of Covid-19 vaccinations in an effort to protect those whose immunity is most likely to have already reduced since their autumn vaccine.