On Monday 7th October I attended a fundraising event at the White Horse Birstall to celebrate an amazing £7400 raised for Jades Retreat Charity. 26 members of staff climbed at least one (some did two or even up to five) of the highest peaks in the UK, namely Snowdon, Scafell Pike and Ben Nevis. And […]
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Leicester Philharmonic Choir
Leicester Philharmonic Choir’s inspirational performance ‘A Quest for Peace’ at De Montfort Hall hailed a great success! During the event, the audience were presented with an emotive programme including ‘A Farewell to Arms’, ‘The Spirit of England’ and Karl Jenkins’ ‘The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace’. The choir were accompanied by the Sinfonia Viva […]
Cancer survivors and doctors cycle 340-mile round trip
…raising over £45,000 for local charity. On the evening of Tuesday 17th September, cyclists on Hope Against Cancer’s 2,500 Furlongs Cycle Challenge returned to Leicester after a 340-mile trip around the north of England. Starting and finishing at Leicester Racecourse, the route took in the Yorkshire Moors as cyclists passed through some of England’s most […]
Friends of the Charnwood Forest
The first meeting of the Friends this season took place on Thursday 26th September at the Woodhouse Eaves village hall, where we were to have heard a talk on ‘Visitors to Charnwood forest’ by David Robinson. Unfortunately this talk had to be postponed for medical reasons, so Marilyn Palmer gave a talk on ‘The Making […]
The Dollies Skate To Austria
Last weekend a Leicester roller derby team skated over 1000km in 6 hours to raise funds for league costs such as equipment, coaching and long haul travel. Instead of their usual training session, the Leicestershire Dolly Rockit Rollers took on the challenge to skate as many laps of New College’s 1km cycle track in Leicester. […]
Inspiring young people make a global difference
INSPIRING young people who want to take their talents worldwide have been awarded grants from the Joe Humphries Memorial Trust (JHMT). Dev Sharma, Mae Holmes, Alejandro Argüelles Bullón, Lucy Whitaker and Millie O’Connell have all received grants from the local charity to help them fulfil their ambitions and share their skills with others. The JHMT […]
Last Surviving Brush Steam Locomotive
Arrives at the Heritage Centre The Mountsorrel and Rothley Community Heritage Centre has welcomed a new exhibit into their Railway Museum. The last surviving standard gauge steam locomotive to be built at Loughborough’s iconic Brush works has recently arrived and has gone on display to the public. The 0-4-0 saddle tank locomotive was built in […]
Splashing time at Joe’s Jog!
Nothing could dampen the spirits of runners of all ages who braved the downpours on 11th June for the Joe’s Jog charity fun run. Joe’s Jog, which is now in its sixth year, took place before the Mattioli Woods Rothley 10k running event. This year’s Joe’s Jog drew a record 452 registered participants, with families […]
Christ Church, Mountsorrel 175th Celebration
Gifted by Miss Sarah Brinton and built in the mid-19th Century, Christ Church in Mountsorrel held its first ever service on 21st July 1844. Since that time, the Church has provided support for generations of parishioners whilst standing proudly overlooking “The Green”. To mark this 175th Anniversary, a week of Mission both in and for the community […]
