NOVEMBER 2023 GLENFIELD GAZETTE online

Santa’s Route Around Glenfield is on Page 16
NOVEMBER
2023
MONTHLY NEWS, INFORMATION & ENTERTAINMENT FOR GLENFIELD
REFERENDUM IS ON THURSDAY 23RD NOVEMBER
Glenfield Neighbourhood
Plan reaches the
Referendum stage
RESIDENTS in Glenfield
will be asked to vote on
their Neighbourhood Plan
after an independent examiner
recommended it be sent to
public Referendum.
The Referendum will take place on
Thursday 23 November. If approved
by residents the Plan will pass back to
Blaby District Council to be ‘Made’ –
meaning accepted.
It will then become an integral part of
local planning policy.
A Neighbourhood Plan sets out a
community’s ambitions to shape
local growth. It details areas where
commerce and construction would be
welcome, while protecting heritage,
amenities and areas of green space.
The document ensures communities
are able to influence development and
have a real say during the planning
process.
Councillor Ben Taylor, Blaby
District Council Portfolio Holder for
Planning Delivery and Enforcement
and Corporate Transformation said:
“Neighbourhood Plans are a key
tool for our communities in shaping
their futures. They are an important
resource which can be used to
prevent unwanted and unwarranted
development. As a District Council we
are proud to have helped Glenfield
come this far with its own Plan. Now
it is up to the people of Glenfield
to decide whether they agree with
the Plan as recommended by the
examiner.”
The work to prepare the Glenfield
Neighbourhood Plan began several
years ago, with Blaby District Council
supporting the Steering Group at
Glenfield Parish Council.
The Plan focuses on the themes of
housing, the built, natural and historic
environments, climate change and
protecting and improving community
facilities and amenities.
A consultation was held with
residents, businesses and key agencies
Read the plan in page-flip form at
www.glenfieldgazette.com
in February/March and the Plan was submitted to an
independent examiner in April.
Modifications were made by the examiner and
the updated Plan with a recommendation to go
to Referendum was accepted by Blaby District
Councillors at the full council meeting on 26
September.
Further information will be posted on the Council’s
website and paper copies of the information will be
available at the Council offices and Glenfield Library.
Polling cards will be sent out in due course.
Blaby District Council has worked closely with
various Parish Councils to help shape their Plans,
including those already in Blaby Parish, the ‘Fosse
Villages,’ Leicester Forest East and Cosby.
More information about the plan, including the
documents, is available at: https://www.blaby.gov.
uk/planning-and-building/guidance-and-policies/
neighbourhood-planning/
It can also be read online in page-flip form via the
Gazette website (www.glenfieldgazette.com)
LETTER: Did you
lose this photo?
I WAS WALKING down the hill from
Faire Road shops in Glenfield on 17th
October and found an old photo on the
pavement.
I would very much like to return it to its rightful
owner and ask you to consider publishing as this
will have great meaning to someone.
Gazette Reader, Glenfield
(Editor’s Note: If this is your photo, or if you know
who owns it, please contact me on 0116 287 3122
or email: info@glenfieldgazette.com and I’ll put you
in touch with the person who found it.)
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What new
students
worry about
most
A RECENT YouGov survey
has found that students
who began university
this autumn were more
worried about being lonely
than about having enough
money, understanding the
course, or even finding
suitable housing.
So, what can a new student
do, surrounded by thousands of
strangers? How do they begin to
make friends that will last?
The survey found that simply
joining a society or club of likeminded
students had proved the
most successful intervention. 42
per cent of students who did this
to alleviate loneliness said that it
had been the most helpful action
they took.
And there are other things
that students can do, to help
alleviate loneliness. Spending time
volunteering has also worked well
for many students wanting to build
a stable social network.
Letter
November is
World Vegan Month
BEING VEGAN simply means
avoiding, as far as is possible
and practicable, the abuse and
exploitation of animals. And the
easiest way one can do this is to
simply not eat animals.
Eating a plant-based, vegan diet has
never been easier. Vegan food is now
widely available - in every supermarket,
on restaurant menus, and more! Animals
farmed for food suffer horrendously;
in the UK, and globally, the majority of
animals are farmed in intensive factoryfarm
conditions. They have very little
space, little to no access to the outdoors,
are subject to mutilations, and, when
the time comes, they are sent to the
slaughterhouse to face a terrifying and
brutal death.
Not just this but being vegan is also
better for the planet. Study after study has shown that a plant-based diet produces vastly fewer greenhouse gas
emissions, uses less land, and requires fewer resources than the production of animal products.
In addition, every dietetic association around the world agrees that a balanced vegan diet provides all the
nutrients one needs to be healthy, and can have health benefits - including a reduced risk of certain types of cancer,
type-2 diabetes, and other diseases.
For anyone who is curious about going vegan, Animal Aid’s 7-Day Vegan Challenge is the perfect way to get all the
help and advice you need.
Sign up for free by visiting: www.animalaid.org.uk/7DayVegan
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NOVEMBER 2023 GLENFIELD GAZETTE
LIVING WITHOUT ABUSE CHARITY
LWA RECEIVES
£49,437 FROM JOBS
22 COMMUNITY
INVESTMENT FUND
LWA IS
DELIGHTED
to announce
receipt of
nearly £50k
from the Jobs
22 Community
Investment
Fund. Jobs 22,
primary provider
of employment services to those in East Central
England via the Restart Scheme, made its first
three awards to local organisations, with LWA
benefitting from this initial funding round.
The Community Investment Fund was established to
support local projects that create sustainable changes
for individuals and their communities. It is important
that community organisations such as LWA tackle the
issues faced by residents in their local area and provide
the necessary support to individuals to help them move
closer to the job
market.
LWA will use these
funds to sustain
their volunteer
programme which
supports survivors of domestic abuse and sexual violence.
It will help 95 volunteers improve their employability and
access to paid work through ongoing training programmes
and mentor support. The LWA
volunteer programme positively
impacts survivors of abuse and
helps the organisation to meet
the demand for support.
Debbie Hughes, LWA Chief
Executive: “This funding will
significantly and positively
impact our staff, our services
and most importantly our
clients. Our aim over the
next 12 months is to provide
70 volunteering placements
and train 25 new volunteers.
Through this support we can
give timely, specialist support
to over 500 domestic abuse
survivors. One of our greatest
outcomes has been the
number of clients who go on to
volunteer, then take paid roles
in ours or other similar services.
We even have past clients who
have worked their way up to
senior positions. The value of
our volunteer service and the
influence this funding will have
cannot be underestimated.”
Spot the difference!
Answers on page 25
We had a lot in common. I loved him and he loved him.
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Answers on page 25
Across
3. Large predatory semiaquatic reptile
with long jaws (9)
8. Archaic form of the word ‘you’ (4)
9. Brightly coloured handkerchief
often worn about the neck (8)
10. Hindu divinity worshipped as the
preserver of worlds (6)
13. Wild dog of Australia (5)
14. Daphne du Maurier novel (7)
16. Former capital of Burma (7)
17. One dozen dozen (5)
21. Small recess opening off a larger room (6)
22. Drink made of wine mixed
with sparkling water (8)
23. Fruit also called the Chinese gooseberry (4)
24. Heavenly being of the highest rank (9)
Down
1. Dock worker (9)
2. Any letter not a vowel (9)
4. Picture puzzle (5)
5. Evergreen tree or shrub (7)
6. Brewery cart (4)
7. Period of 40 weekdays from
Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday (4)
11. Citadel in ancient Greek towns (9)
12. Television, newspapers, radio, etc (4,5)
15. Line at which the sky and Earth
appear to meet (7)
18. Canal boat (5)
19. Goading instrument on a horse rider’s heel (4)
20. White substance beneath the peel of fruit (4)
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A new kind of
Remembrance poppy
FOR THE FIRST time in 28 years, there is
a new kind of poppy for Remembrance
Sunday this year: it is plastic free.
Director of the Poppy Appeal, Andy Taylor-Whyte
explains: “We are very proud to introduce the plasticfree
poppy. It will not only enable people to support
our Armed Forces community but also continues the
RBL’s commitment to
sustainability.”
The new poppy has
been three years
in the development
and making. The
aim was to reduce
the use of singleuse
plastic and to
“be economical,
sustainable, and
less impactful to the
environment.”
The new poppy
design has a 40%
smaller carbon
footprint, and it
made from “bespoke
red and green
paper.” The paper
comes from a blend of renewable fibres, 50 per cent
of which has been recovered from the waste used in
the production of coffee cups.
The plastic-free poppy will be available alongside
remaining stocks of the current poppy, to reduce
any waste of poppies already produced. Poppies
containing single-use plastic can be returned to
Sainsbury’s stores for recycling.
Why keeping a stiff
upper lip may not be
such a bad idea after all
WHAT DO YOU do with your negative
feelings and experiences?
Burying them and ‘carrying on’ has long gone out of
fashion. Nowadays we are encouraged to express our
fears and traumas, get them into the open, and not
let them ‘fester’ in our subconscious.
But now researchers at the University of Cambridge
have found evidence that talking about our traumas
and problems might not be doing all that much good.
It might be better to simply move on with our lives.
As one doctor said: “We’re all familiar with the
Freudian idea that if we suppress our feelings
or thoughts, then these thoughts remain in our
unconscious, influencing our behaviour and well-being
perniciously. The whole point of psychotherapy is to
dredge up these thoughts so one can deal with them
and rob them of their power.”
But according to the findings, it seems that
suppressing negative thoughts might actually improve
our mental health, among those of us who have posttraumatic
stress disorder (PTSD).
As one psychologist explained: “What we found
runs counter to the accepted narrative. This study
challenges a widely accepted consensus in the
therapeutic community that suppressing negative
thoughts is harmful.”
It may be that the reality is more nuanced, and that
suppression of negative experiences “does not always
lead to negative outcomes.”
The study was published in Science Advances.
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GLENFIELD GAZETTE NOVEMBER 2023
Blaby District Council
‘Untold damage’ warning on rail interchange
‘UNTOLD DAMAGE’ to rural communities is in store if plans for the huge 662-
acre Hinckley National Rail Freight Interchange (HNRFI) go ahead, according to
Councillor Terry Richardson, Leader of Blaby District Council.
He says the scheme, earmarked
for swathes of countryside southwest
of Elmesthorpe, would change
the rural character of the District
and its village communities forever.
His warning comes as the Council
submits its latest formal submission,
the Written Representation. In it the
Council says it “vehemently opposes
the HNRFI due to the far-reaching
adverse environmental and social
impacts it would cause in the local
area”.
The Written Representation and a
Local Impact Report, highlighting
serious concerns about the scheme,
have been lodged with the Planning
Inspectorate.
The Inspectorate is scrutinising the
rail freight hub plans, during a sixmonth
examination.
Proposed by developer Tritax
Symmetry, the hub would sit between
the M69 and the Leicester to
Birmingham rail line.
Neither the Council, nor the
Planning Inspectorate can approve
nor reject the plans. Due to its
status as a National Infrastructure
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decided by the Secretary of State
for Transport.
However, as a statutory consultee,
the Council can raise issues through
written submissions as well as at
the various meetings and hearings
which are taking place through to
next spring.
Building on previous concerns, the
Council’s Written Representation
says the scheme has significant deficiencies
and fails to mitigate some
of its most negative impacts.
Objections include that it:
Does not have a sufficient transport
strategy in place and so will
cause significant adverse road network
impacts
Has not been subject to adequate
consultations with local residents
Does not include a satisfactory
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and irreversible damage to our
village communities.
“Tritax have completely failed to
consult adequately and take on
board local feeling. Measures to mitigate
some of the most negative impacts
of the development simply do
not go far enough. We have repeatedly
raised these points and Tritax
have repeatedly failed to act.
“If this proposal goes ahead in
its present form our communities
would be saddled with a monstrous
blot on the landscape, noise and
light glare 24/7 and huge lorries using
villages as rat runs.
“We will continue to fight these
plans and I would urge any members
of the public who are able, to
join us at the upcoming hearings
and help fight them too.”
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NOVEMBER 2023 GLENFIELD GAZETTE
More Neighbourhood Plan News
Glenfield
Neighbourhood
Plan goes to
Referendum
THE GLENFIELD NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN has
been accepted by an independent examiner,
with some modifications, and has been
recommended to go to public Referendum.
It is now up to residents in Glenfield to decide whether to approve the
Plan. The Referendum will take place on Thursday 23 November.
If approved by residents the Plan will pass back to Blaby District Council
to be ‘Made’ – meaning accepted. It will then become an integral part of
local planning policy.
A Neighbourhood Plan sets out a community’s ambitions to shape local
growth. It details areas where commerce and construction would be
welcome, while protecting heritage, amenities and areas of green space.
The document ensures communities are able to influence development
and have a real say during the planning process.
The Glenfield Neighbourhood Plan has gone through a number of stages
since work began several years ago. Blaby District Council has supported
the Steering Group at Glenfield Parish Council through the process.
The Plan focuses on the themes of housing, the built, natural and historic
environments, climate change and protecting and improving community
facilities and amenities.
A consultation was held with residents, businesses and key agencies in
February/March and the Plan was submitted to an independent examiner
in April.
Modifications were made by the examiner and the updated Plan with
a recommendation to go to Referendum was accepted by Blaby District
Councillors at the full Council meeting on Tuesday 26 September.
Further information will be posted on the Council’s website and paper
copies of the information will be available at the Council Offices and
Glenfield Library. All documents relating to the Plan will be available on
Blaby District Council’s website by Monday 16 October.
How to take part in the Referendum
In order to vote at this Referendum, you must live within Glenfield Parish
and be registered to vote. If you aren’t already, you can register to vote
here: www.gov.uk/register-to-vote.
The deadline to register to vote in the Referendum is midnight on Tuesday
7 November.
Poll cards will be delivered from Tuesday 24 October.
If you wish to vote by post, the deadline to apply is 5pm on Wednesday 8
November.
If you wish to vote by proxy, which is when someone you trust votes on
your behalf, the deadline to apply for a proxy vote is 5pm on Wednesday
15 November.
As with all elections now, voters will need to take an accepted form
of photo ID with them when they attend the polling station to cast their
ballot, or if they are casting a proxy vote. Accepted forms of ID include a
passport, driving license or old age bus pass.
A full list of accepted forms of photo ID can be found here: Accepted
forms of photo ID | Electoral Commission. If you do not have an accepted
form of photo ID you can apply for a Voter Authority Certificate (VAC).
Information on applying for a VAC can be found here: Apply for photo ID to
vote (called a ‘Voter Authority Certificate’) - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
The deadline to apply for a VAC at this Referendum is 5pm
on Wednesday 15 November.
On polling day, Thursday 23 November, polling stations
at The Hall School, Glenfield Frith Drive, LE3 8PQ and Park
House, Stamford Street, LE3 8DL, will be open from 7am to
10pm.
St Peter’s Church News
THIS MONTH we will again remember all those from our
community who fought and died in the World Wars of the
previous century, and subsequent conflicts.
We will also recall those who survived but who were forever changed
as a result of physical and mental injuries, and all those who never trod
the battlefields but whose resultant grief shaped their lives. We will do so
against a backdrop of two current international conflicts. Our own country
is an active participant in neither, though in both we stand alongside our
allies.
The war in Ukraine is drawing close to two years of active fighting,
though of course the tensions and military manoeuvrings go back far
longer. But even that drawn-out struggle pales against the complexity of
the history behind the flare-up in Israel-Palestine which has burst into
such dreadful events over the past weekend, as I write.
I utterly condemn the actions of Hamas, the kidnappings, the murders
of civilians. Many have found that condemnation hard to voice. Perhaps
because of the history of this war-torn region, and past allegiances and
events, perhaps, to be generous to those who hesitate, because we know
all too well that vengeance can be as bloody or more so than the offence
and all of us know that this conflict has the potential to be even more
incendiary than that which has raged in Eastern Europe.
Both sets of hostilities, with innocent civilians needing defence from
those willing to carry out what we would hope to be unthinkable violence
and crimes, weigh heavily as we remember together this month. Much as
we would love warfare to be a thing of the past, we know it is a reality in
the present and a risk in the future. Human nature is slow to change and
the hatreds, and greeds, and jealousies which stoke war spring up afresh
in each generation.
In a short magazine
article, I cannot
fully explain, but
I
believe that the only hope
we have is in prayer. That
the only way hearts can be
turned from this violence is
by the work of God, seen in
Jesus Christ who overcame
violence and death with
forgiveness and love. Only
he can reconcile those who
stand so opposed. So join
me this year, at our Acts of
Remembrance, in praying
for peace in the world God
so loves today.
Richard Trethewey
Rector of St Peter’s, Glenfield and All Saints, Newtown Linford.
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Makes 10-12 Preparation time about 1 hour Cooking time 1-1½ hours
Whether you’re reducing your meat intake
or catering for plant-based friends and
family over the festive holiday, this classicturned-vegan
is the perfect centrepiece.
Ingredients
• 250g vegan butter or coconut oil,
plus extra for greasing
• 175g soft light brown sugar
• Finely grated zest of 2 oranges and
juice of 1
• Finely grated zest and juice of 1 lemon
(reserve 1 tbsp juice for the icing)
• 150ml rum or brandy, plus extra
(optional) for feeding
• 875g mixed dried fruit of your choice,
such as sultanas, raisins, currants,
cranberries and chopped fi gs and
apricots
• 100g chopped candied peel
• 175 g plain fl our
• 125g ground almonds
• 1 tsp baking powder
• ¼ tsp salt
• 2 tsp ground cinnamon
• ¾ tsp ground ginger
• ½ tsp ground mace
• ¼ tsp ground cloves
• ¼ tsp ground nutmeg
• 225g apple purée
For the icing
• 625g icing sugar, plus extra for dusting
• 75ml aquafaba
• 1 tbsp lemon juice
• 4 tbsp apricot jam
• 500g vegan marzipan
1. Preheat the oven to 160°C / fan 140°C / gas mark 3.
Grease a deep 20cm round cake tin and line with nonstick
baking paper.
2. Melt the vegan butter or coconut oil in a saucepan along
with the brown sugar, citrus zest and juice, and rum
or brandy (if using). Bring to a boil and simmer for 2
minutes, then remove from the heat.
3. Add the dried fruit and candied peel to a large bowl, pour
over the vegan butter/coconut oil mixture, and stir well.
4. Whisk together the fl our, ground almonds, baking
powder, salt and spices in a separate bowl. Mix the
apple purée into the dried fruit mixture, then fold in the
fl our mixture until just combined.
5. Pour the cake batter into the lined tin, smooth the
surface with a spatula and bake for 1½ hours. Remove
the cake from the oven and let it cool completely in the
tin. Once cooled, pierce holes all over the top of the
cake with a skewer, drizzle over 2 tbsp rum or brandy,
and let it soak in. Make sure the surface is fully dry
before decorating.
6. When you are ready to decorate, whisk together the
icing sugar, aquafaba and lemon juice in a large bowl
until you have a stiff and glossy icing. Cover with
clingfi lm until needed.
7. Heat the apricot jam in a small pan, then brush over the
top and sides of the cake.
8. Roll out the marzipan into a rough circle about 2.5mm
thick on a work surface lightly dusted with icing sugar.
Lay it over the cake and gently smooth it onto the top
and down around the sides, so that there is no air
trapped inside. Neaten by smoothing over with the fl at of
your palm or the rolling pin and trim away any excess.
9. Spread over the icing in swoops and flicks to look like snow
using a spatula or the back of a spoon. Let the icing set
completely for a few hours before cutting. Decorate with
frosted redcurrants and rosemary sprigs (if liked).
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Recipe extracted from A
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Sam Dixon, published by
Hamlyn, priced £16.99,
with photography by
Charlotte Nott-Macaire.
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All-New Peter Pan Pantomime at Loughborough
THE CROC IS TICKING for this year’s spectacular festive pantomime, an all-new
production of Peter Pan at Loughborough Town Hall from
the award-winning team at Little Wolf Entertainment;
their tenth-anniversary production at the theatre.
Get ready to embark on a magical journey to Neverland from the
25th November to 7th January in this brand-new show, featuring the
characters you know and love, including Peter, Tink and the wicked
Captain Hook, as well as a very odd-looking woman, who refuses to
grow up, so get set for some high-flying action-packed adventure.
Jam-packed with pixie dust, fairy magic, swashbuckling sets and the
power of belief, Peter Pan, joined by the looney lost boys, a selection
of musical mermaids and some very potty pirates is set to be an actionpacked
adventure for the whole family that will whisk audiences away to
a world where dreams really do come true.
This year’s cast welcomes Liam Watson in the title role of Peter Pan and renowned Opera singer
and comedic actor Matthew Siveter as his new best Panto pal, Auntie Histamine. They’ll be joined by
a stellar cast fresh from the West End and beyond including Mya Fox Scott as Tink, Josh Dodding
as Captain Hook and Lottie Mae O’Kill as Eliza. This year’s production will also see the welcome
return of Harry Polden as Quick Draw Macaw, who charmed Loughborough audiences as Mervin the
Magician in last year’s production of Sleeping Beauty.
They will be performing alongside an incredible backstage team, which has been built over the last
ten years of Loughborough Town Hall and Little Wolf’s winning collaboration, which has seen multiple
award wins and critical acclaim including a record five-star rating from industry-leading newspaper The
Stage for a phenomenal five years in a row.
Simon Gibson, Venue Manager at Loughborough Town Hall, said: “The magic of Peter Pan
transcends generations, and we are excited to bring this new take on a timeless tale to audiences this
festive season.”
Peter Pan runs at Loughborough Town Hall from the 25th November to 7th January with
tickets starting at just £16.50. For more information on other performances and to book tickets,
visit loughboroughtownhall.co.uk or call our Box Office on 01509 231914.
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NOVEMBER 2023 GLENFIELD GAZETTE
The Last Word for The Vicar of Dibley
THE FICTIONAL
Buckinghamshire village
of Dibley burst onto our
television screens in 1994,
along with its eccentric
cast of characters and a
chocolate-loving vicar,
Geraldine Grainger, the
role made famous by Dawn
French.
Twenty episodes later and the
sitcom had captured our hearts.
Who could forget the “Christmas
Lunch Incident” which changed
the nation’s view of the humble
Brussels sprout forever? So
imagine the excitement when
the Glenfield Ladies Co-operative
Choir was invited by Ben Cutler-
Thomas of Whetstone Drama to
record the theme music for their
production of The Vicar of Dibley in
early October.
By the end of September,
precious choir rehearsals are
usually focussed on the impending
rush towards our own Christmas
concert. Instead, we were armed
with hymn books and the sheet
music to the Vicar of Dibley’s iconic
theme tune, and surrounded on
all sides by microphones. The
Howard Goodall setting of “The
Lord is my Shepherd” (Psalm 23)
was recorded by the Choir of Christ
Church Cathedral in Oxford so we
had a lot to live up to. Sounding so
familiar it still took three separate
and completely different recordings
to get right. At the first attempt
we sounded a bit rusty and made
a loud flapping noise when we all
turned over the sheet music at the
same time so our Musical Director,
Laura Freeman, asked us to sing
the second version from memory
“with no flapping!!”.
Once Laura was satisfied with
the overall effect, we started to
sing more familiar hymns from our
past. You may think that “a hymn’s
a hymn” but with an age range
from 20 to 90 years, the choir all
knew different versions. Being
The Glenfield Ladies Co-operative Choir recorded the
Vicar of Dibley theme music for Whetstone Drama Group
of the ‘Baby Boomer’ generation
I certainly don’t remember ‘Sing
Hosanna’ during morning service
in the 1970s, although we did have
Led Zeppelin for a whole week. Our
youngest member, Katie, had never
heard one of the traditional hymns
and Rutter’s ‘For The Beauty of the
Earth’ was completely unknown to
many. Eventually, we had smashed
several timeless classics including
All Things Bright and Beautiful and
Bread of Heaven which Ben would
use during scene changes. We
also had our own comedy moment
when the electronic piano had a
‘glitch’ and flipped from a keyboard
to a full-on Phantom of the Opera
church organ.
Singing for pleasure can be hard
work and after two hours on our
feet, we had recorded the third
version of Psalm 23 getting the
thumbs up from both Laura and
the Tech Team. In true Vicar of
Dibley style, I needed a large
mug of tea and a whole Christmas
selection box by the end of this
very special rehearsal.
Whetstone Drama’s play was
completely sold out by the end
of September and those of us
lucky enough to secure tickets
at the United Reformed Church
theatre had a real nostalgic treat.
All the cast gave tremendous
performances bringing Dibley to
life over four evenings with backing
vocals by the GLCC.
In the closing scene the choir had
the play’s last word, holding on
to “forever” as the lights dimmed
to rapturous applause. We were
totally proud to be part of this
production but it doesn’t quite
end there for those who will be
appearing as ‘nuns-in-sequins’ in
Sister Act due in May 2024.
Tickets available for
our Christmas Concert
OUR OWN CHRISTMAS
concert rehearsals are now in
full swing for Saturday 16th
December at 7.00 pm in the
Free Church, Kirby Muxloe.
Tickets are £8.50 including
refreshments and are available by
telephoning 07970 075039 or email
admin@kirbyfree.org.
See you there.
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What traits do
we value in our
children?
RECENT RESEARCH has
found that ‘independence’
has overtaken ‘obedience’
in what we want from our
children, but that having
good manners is still seen
as very important.
The Policy Institute at King’s
College London (KCL) found that
parents value independence, good
manners, hard work, determination,
and perseverance in their children.
They also prioritise imagination,
tolerance, and respect for others.
But compared to earlier surveys,
parents find it less important to
teach a child to be unselfish.
Prof Bobby Duffy, director of the
Policy Institute at KCL, said: “The
qualities we’d like to see instilled in
our children are important signals
of what we value as a society - and
the very clear message from these
long-term trends is the increased
importance of imagination and
decline in how much we prize
straightforward obedience.
“This doesn’t mean we want a
society of self-centred children,
but there is a more general shift
towards valuing self-expression,
while still wanting our children to be
positive and productive contributors
to society.”
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NOVEMBER 2023 GLENFIELD GAZETTE
Annual Meeting
of Glenfield WI
THIS MONTH
was our Annual
Meeting and both
the President and
Secretary gave
their respective
reports to
members.
It was remarked on
how circumstances
have caused us to
move venues during
this last year. However,
we have finally ended
up back where we
began in the Church
Rooms, a venue that
suits us perfectly.
The speaker this
month was Caroline
Roberts who began
her talk by telling us
how she trained to be
a Blue Badge Guide
in Leicester with a small baby in tow. Said baby is now all grown up
and Caroline has guided many people around the historic sites of
Leicester. She continued her talk about Leicestershire’s connections
with Royalty by mentioning familiar names like Richard 111 and Lady
Jane Grey. She also included a lesser-known tale of how the future
King Edward V111 had met Mrs Simpson at Borough Court near Melton
Mowbray. Wallace being a close friend of the Furness family. It was an
interesting talk and members were encouraged to share their personal
experiences of meeting, even at a distance, with the late Queen and
other members of the present Royal Family.
• OUR NEXT MEETING will be at 2pm Wednesday
8th November at St Peter’s Church Rooms. The speaker
will be Jane Ramsey who will be giving a Chocolate
Demonstration. This promises to be an enjoyable and
possibly tasty afternoon. Visitors are always very welcome
so do come along and join us.
The Glenfield Gardeners’ Association
News from the Glenfield
Gardeners’ Association
WINTER IS SLOWLY creeping up on us and it feels like the
right time to put our gardens to bed for the year.
A little bit of tidying is useful
but avoiding cutting back your
perennials will provide much
needed protection for many of
our smaller insect friends like
ladybirds and lacewings.
Nicola Oakey, our guest speaker
for October suggested that this
time of year is one of the best
times to plant new perennials
and shrubs. Nicola, an RHS
award winning designer spoke to
us about planting drought proof
plants. She explained that autumn
is better for establishing plants
as they can concentrate on root
growing and not flowering which
they have to do in summer. Good
plants to include in your garden
for conditions like last year’s heat
wave, would be Echinops with
its long tap root and Stachys with
hairy leaves. Both adapt well to
dry weather.
Winter is slowing creeping up on us and it feels like the right time to put our gardens to bed
for the year. A little bit of tidying is useful but avoiding cutting back your perennials will
provide much needed protection for many of our smaller insect friends
The
like
Glenfield
ladybirds
Gardene
and
lacewings. Nicola Oakey, our guest speaker for October suggested that this time of year is
one of the best times to plant new perennials and shrubs. Nicola, an Winter RHS is award slowing winning creeping up
for the year. A little bit of tid
designer spoke to us about planting drought proof plants. She
provide much needed protect
explained that autumn is better for establishing plants as they can
lacewings. Nicola Oakey, our
concentrate on root growing and not flowering which they have to
one of the best times to plan
do in summer. Good plants to include in your garden for conditions designer spoke to us about
like last year’s heat wave, would be Echinops
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will resume again for a talk on like last year’s heat wave, wou
Whatton House Gardens on 23rd
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on the fourth Tuesday of the
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In 2019, the World Health Organisation (WHO)
officially recognised ‘burnout’ as an occupational
phenomenon resulting from “chronic workplace
stress that has not been successfully managed”.
The distinction between work-related stress
and burnout is in the word ‘chronic’. While
stressors come and go, burnout is a state of
complete physical and emotional exhaustion.
The symptoms range from constant fatigue to
self-doubt and procrastination.
Noticing the signs is the first step. Ask yourself:
Have you become irritable or impatient?
Do you lack the energy to be productive?
Do you feel dissatisfied or disillusioned
when you think about your job?
Are you finding it hard to sleep?
Are you overeating for comfort
or not eating at all?
Solutions
• Simply noticing our feelings is the first step
to recovery. Practising mindfulness is a way
of pressing pause and allowing ourselves to
return to a baseline sense of calm.
• Support from your manager or guidance
from colleagues or friends can help you
cope. Many workplaces offer access to an
Employee Assistance Programme, which you
can use for free, confidential support.
• Saying ‘no’ to requests or meetings you don’t
have the time or energy for could be the
difference between a packed schedule and
an open one, or between working long hours
and hitting deadlines without stress.
Setting more personal boundaries can free up
both your work and personal life and reduce
feelings of burnout.
Santa’s Route
Around Glenfield
NEW REVISED Route 1
Fri 1st December 2023
starts 5.30 pm
Start at Park House - left onto
Stamford Street – right onto Station
Road – right onto slip road – right
onto Sandown Road – left onto
Dorset Avenue – left onto Loxley
Road – left onto Glenfield Frith
Drive – left onto Faire Road – right
onto Fairfield Crescent – right onto
Glenfield Frith Drive – left onto
Clovelly Road leading into Salcombe
Drive – left onto Glenfield Frith
Drive leading into Chestnut Road –
right onto Stamford Street - return
to Park House.
Route 2
Wed 6th December 2023 starts 5.30 pm
Start at the Shell Garage – Left on to Groby Road – Left on to Overdale Avenue – Continue on
to Branting Hill Avenue – Turn right to the road traffic island and right on the A50 – Left on to
Gynsill Lane – Right on to Nursery Rise – return to Park House via Station Road.
NEW REVISED Route 3
Fri 8th December 2023 starts 5.30 pm
Start at Park House – right onto Stamford Street – across roundabout onto Dominion Road
– right onto Unity Road – right onto Glenfield Crescent – left onto Alliance Road leading onto
Jubilee Road – right onto Prince Albert Drive and across to Treaty Road – left onto Liberty
Road – left onto Triumph Road – right onto Tournament Road – right onto Dominion Road –
left onto Liberty Road – left onto Sports Road – left onto Unity Road – right onto Dominion
Road leading onto Stamford Street - return to Park House.
NEW REVISED Route 4
Wed 13th December 2023 starts 5.30 pm
Start at Park House - right onto Stamford Street – right onto Park Drive - left on to Somerset
Drive - left onto Elm Tree Avenue - left onto Kirby Road - left onto Birch Lane - left onto Slate
Walk Way and proceed all the way up – right onto Goldworkings Close – dogleg onto Stanley
Avenue- right onto Birch Lane - right onto Kirby Road into Main Street and The Square –
return to Park House.
Please help us by keeping the routes as clear as possible of
parked vehicles – thank you
The best time to exercise, if you
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THE TWO-HOUR window between 7am and 9am is the
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A recent study by scientists at Franklin Pierce University has found that
early morning exercise can help you lose weight more easily, reduce your
BMI, and slim down your waist. It is thought that the ‘fasted state’ after
you wake up could be the reason for this weight loss edge.
As one assistant professor of exercise physiology explains: “Exercise can
burn fat and glucose,” Dr Ma said. “After an overnight fast, the glucose
stored in our body is low. Therefore, when we exercise our muscles are
likely to burn more fat.” He recommends 40 minutes of aerobic exercise
before breakfast, such as running or biking.
The findings have been published in Obesity, The Obesity Society’s (TOS) journal.
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UK libraries
offering more
than just books
PUBLIC LIBRARIES in
England, Wales and
Northern Ireland are
preparing to open ‘warm
hubs’ for people struggling
to heat their homes this
winter.
The initiative was introduced last
year amid the sharp rise in energy
costs. As well as offering free,
heated spaces, libraries will host
cultural activities, provide free hot
drinks, and some will run advice
sessions on topics like household
budgeting.
“With temperatures dropping, and
the price of essentials continuing
to rise, it is a sad fact that many
people will again be wondering
how they will heat their homes this
winter,” said Isobel Hunter, chief
executive of the charity Libraries
Connected.
“Libraries will be there to offer
a warm space and a warm
welcome – not only to those who
are struggling to pay their energy
bills, but anyone who’s looking for
company, conversation or advice.”
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NEWS FROM GLENFIELD PARK WI
WELL THAT was a different sort of evening.
No speaker ,but another chance to try our hand at curling
again. It would be nice to say we had improved although
there was some improvement as the stones at least stayed
on the floor. We didn’t rustle up any ice as the stones are
on ball bearings and there was no going along with brushes.
In fact a very gentile game, although it can be nasty as
players knock the opponents stone off the target.
However we were very polite when we did this and apologised
profusely when it happened (although perhaps secretly
we didn’t mean it). There was a lot of friendly banter
and laughter. No one was ultra competitive and by the end
of the evening there were some skilful players. I emphasise
some as I wasn’t one of them. All in all a very sociable
and successful evening full of hilarity and chat.
Another successful event was our visit to Doningtonle
Heath 1620s manor house. It must be one of
Leicestershire’s hidden gems because although small
there is so much to discover. We had an excellent guide
and were amazed that she could remember all the facts,
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which were given in such an interesting way that you
wanted to know more. It is called the 1620s house
because although it was built in the 13th century it
was renovated around 1620 and became the house
we see today. One amusing fact you might like. One
of the owners was in dispute with the land owner
and to spite him he kept his pigs in the house, both
upstairs and downstairs. I could recite a lot more interesting
facts but I suggest that you visit yourself
if you have the opportunity. It’s well worth a visit as
it differs from other houses in that you can actually
touch the items on display. We thoroughly enjoyed a
really rewarding tour.
DATES OF FUTURE EVENTS
November 2nd: Healthy Feet Jane Harwood Scott
November 8th: Visit to the National Arboretum
November 17th: Christmas Craft Dabble Day
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GLENFIELD GAZETTE NOVEMBER 2023
Possession of nitrous oxide, also
known as ‘laughing gas’, will be
illegal from 8 November 2023
RUPERT MATTHEWS,
Leicester, Leicestershire
and Rutland Police and
Crime Commissioner, has
welcomed the imminent
illegality of the misuse of
nitrous oxide as a boost
to his campaign to tackle
anti-social behaviour
(ASB).
The Government has announced that possession of nitrous oxide, also
known as ‘laughing gas’, will be illegal from 8 November 2023. The move,
announced as part of the government’s Anti-Social Behaviour Action Plan,
will make nitrous oxide a controlled Class C drug under the Misuse of Drugs
Act 1971.
Consequences could include an unlimited fine, a visible community
punishment, a caution – which would appear on their criminal record – and
for repeat serious offenders, a prison sentence.
Rupert Matthews said: “This is another positive move that will help to
drive down anti-social behaviour in our communities.
“I have received dozens of complaints about the silver canisters left
behind by users of nitrous oxide. While the effects of abusing nitrous oxide
are no laughing matter. Not only can it cause serious health issues, but
its use leads to anti-social behaviour and criminality. This both blights
communities and puts additional demand on our police officers.
“This move is designed to deter young people from using the substance
as a psychoactive substances and consequentially reduce anti-social
behaviour.
“Having supported the calls for nitrous oxide to be reclassified as a matter
of urgency, I’m pleased to see the swift introduction of this legislation.”
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NOVEMBER 2023 GLENFIELD GAZETTE
Teenagers given
one million
antidepressant
prescriptions
FOR THE FIRST time in
the UK, doctors have
given out more than one
million antidepressant
prescriptions to teenagers -
in just one year.
Leading mental health experts
believe it is “further evidence of
a significant decline in the mental
health of young people on the back
of the pandemic.”
The figures reveal that in 2022
one in 300 children aged 13 had
been prescribed an antidepressant.
By the age of 19, one in 10
teenagers were taking them.
Dr Susie Davies, founder of
Parents Against Phone Addiction in
Young Adolescents says:
“The pandemic appears to have
exacerbated an already strong,
downward trend in well-being
which corresponds directly to
the increased popularity of the
smartphone and social media.”
NHS data reveals that one in
10 of 17 to 19-year-olds had a
“probable mental disorder” before
the pandemic, but this rose sharply
to one in four last year.
Marjorie Wallace, founder and
chief executive of the mental
health charity SANE, said that
normally children should only
be given antidepressants “as a
last resort”, but GPs were “left
with no choice because child and
adolescent mental health services
are overwhelmed.”
She said: “We urgently need more
specialist units, better training
for mental health staff and early
response to cries for help from
teenagers and their families.”
More than 432,500 under-18s
were referred to children and
young people’s mental health
services in the six months up to
February 2023, more than double
the same period pre-pandemic, or
three years earlier.
Antidepressants are prescribed
for a range of mental health
conditions, including depression,
anxiety, eating disorders and
obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Thine
A YORKSHIREMAN
wanted an inscription on
his wife’s grave to read:
‘She was Thine’.
The engraver mistakenly put
‘She was Thin’. The man wrote to
explain that they had left off the
‘e’. The next attempt read: ‘E’,
She was Thin.’
Walking Made Simple
Cllr. Roy Denney
IN MY ROLES both with the Local
Access Forum based at County Hall
and as a member of the Board of
Charnwood Forest I have spent
many years trying to encourage
people to walk more for their
health and general well-being and
to keep them out of cars as much
as possible to help the planet.
I always thought that if you can get them
walking for pleasure the habit will overflow
into day-to-day activities.
The two biggest barriers were fear and ignorance.
Not so much what they might meet
in the countryside but fear of getting lost.
A finger post saying footpath does not say
where to, how far, or how difficult. A very
small number do say how many miles but a
mile sounds a long way to people not used to
walking. We did an exercise outside Tesco’s
in Beaumont Leys a few years ago asking
people as they went in how far they walked
a week and what was the longest walk they
would consider. We then gave them pace
counters as they went in and showed them
how far they had walked during their shop.
Press release
New walkers’ map
and guide to
Charnwood Forest
This map at 1:25,000 is based upon the Ordnance
Survey but omitting detail of little relevance to
walkers. The addition of locally surveyed material
shows pubs, tearooms and permissive footpaths,
many of which are not on the OS data, as well as
open access areas. It results in an easy-to-read,
uncluttered map showing just what walkers need to
see.
The reverse of
the map is a
guide to the
area with
suggested
walks.
Available from numerous outlets for £6.99
or online from https://www.cordee.co.uk
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Even we were surprised. Very few
were under ½ a mile quite a few ¾
of a mile and a good number a mile.
It also taught us to talk in minutes
not miles. A twenty-minute walk
sounds a lot less than a mile. I am
not sure what that said about their
decisiveness but it showed them
that half a mile is not far.
As for the fear of getting lost very
few people really know how to read
an ordnance survey (O.S.) map.
As a result, I commissioned a map
based on basic O.S. data with financial
backing from several authorities
and the Ramblers and set out
to make it far clearer than that of
the O.S. The basic map was created
for me by Mary Spence who has
been awarded an MBE for services
to cartographic design. The map is
at 1:25,000 but omits all the detail
of little relevance to walkers. I then
surveyed the area and added much
not on the O.S. to show pubs, tearooms,
access areas and permissive
footpaths. The result was an easyto-read,
uncluttered map showing
just what walkers need to see. That
map sold out and a second updated
edition was produced commercially
and most of those have gone and
I was considering another update
when the opportunity arose for a
major rethink.
The Leicestershire Footpaths
Association brought out a map of the
area in 1904 and I pointed out that
it was somewhat overdue an update
so they agreed to underwrite an update.
Coincidentally the Charnwood
Forest Regional Park changed its
name to a Geopark and made small
grants available to promote the park
supported by the Heritage Lottery
Fund. It was all coming together
very nicely so I spent the last six
months working on it.
That level of support enabled us to
go much further though, and the reverse
of the map is full of articles
and suggested walks.
• Searching for a new look? Have your faith lifted here!
• Outside one church is a picture of two hands holding stone tablets on which the Ten
Commandments are inscribed. A headline reads: ‘For fast relief, take two tablets.’
• When the restaurant next to a church put out a big sign with red letters that said,
‘Open Sundays’, the church reciprocated with its own message: ‘We are open on
Sundays, too.’
• Come in and pray today. Beat the Christmas rush!
The first edition won a number of international
awards and each edition
has improved on the last.
Early October saw Charnwood
Geopark host the 11th International
ProGEO Symposium.
(The International Association for
the Conservation of Geological
Heritage) and this map was
launched to celebrate it. Charnwood
Forest Geopark is making a case for
accreditation as a
U.N.E.S.C.O. Global Geopark which
will attract visitors from all over the
world. The Geopark is a project
bringing together partner organisations,
local authorities, user groups,
communities and businesses across
the region to celebrate and promote
learning about our unique heritage,
to support sustainable geotourism,
and to protect local sites.
The map will not make walking any
easier but it should make it simpler
and help people to not get lost.
I went into the local record shop and said ‘Have you still got the Troggs?’ He said ‘How dare you?’

GLENFIELD GAZETTE NOVEMBER 2023
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Christmas Concert
Start your Christmas Celebrations
with
Glenfield Ladies Co-Operative Choir
Saturday 16 th December at 7pm
At
KIRBY MUXLOE FREE CHURCH
MAIN STREET, KIRBY MUXLOE, LE9 2AN
Tickets £8.50 per person (incl. refreshments)
Raising funds for Kirby Muxloe Free Church
and
Glenfield Ladies Co-Operative Choir
For Tickets Contact:
Hilary - 07970 075039
or
The Church Administrator - 0116 239 3173
admin@kirbyfree.org
I had the right to remain silent, but I didn’t have the ability.

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NOVEMBER 2023 GLENFIELD GAZETTE
The poppies of
Remembrance
Sunday
IN LATE 1914, WW1 erupted across
Northern France and Flanders. Great
swathes of previously green fields
and forests were blasted and bombed,
leaving them bleak and barren, with
seemingly every living thing destroyed.
But then in the Spring of 1915, something beautiful began to come out of
all the destruction. Tens of thousands of bright red Flanders poppies began
to put out tentative shoots across the endless vistas of mud. These resilient
little flowers had actually flourished in the middle of so much chaos and
destruction, because their seeds grow when exposed to sunlight, through
disturbances to soil.
We all know that these endless fields of cheerful poppies, growing in the
midst of such misery and destruction, were what inspired the Canadian
doctor, Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae, to write the now famous poem ‘In
Flanders Fields’.
And it was McCrae’s poem which inspired an American academic named
Moina Michael to adopt the poppy in memory of those who had fallen in the
war. She got it adopted as an official symbol of Remembrance across the
United States, and worked with others who were trying to do the same in
Canada, Australia, and the UK.
A French woman, Anna Guérin who was in the UK in 1921, caught the
same vision, and planned to sell the poppies in London. There she met Earl
Haig, the founder of the Royal British Legion, who was persuaded to adopt
the poppy as its emblem in the UK.
The Royal British Legion, which had been formed in 1921, ordered nine
million poppies and sold them on 11 November that year. Ever since then,
the red poppy has been a symbol of Remembrance, of support for the
Armed Forces community, and also of hope for a peaceful future.
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GLENFIELD GAZETTE NOVEMBER 2023
Morris Dancing at
Anstey Royale Chalfont
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LADIES, are you looking for something different? A bit of
a challenge? Something that is great fun and has some
history behind it? Try Morris dancing.
Anstey Royale Chalfont are holding a workshop on Tuesday 23 January,
7.30 to 9.30 pm in the Church Rooms, Quorn. Come along and try out
some dances and learn a bit about this old English custom.
Here are some facts which might interest you. The first written record
of Morris dancing was in the 1500s. Anstey Royale Chalfont are relative
newcomers, having formed just 40 years ago. There are different forms
of Morris – Cotswold and Border are two of them. We dance north-west
Morris, which is based on what mill workers in Lancashire and surrounding
areas danced.
Chaps – and non-dancing ladies - don’t feel left out! Are you a musician?
Whatever you play from penny whistle to double bass, you would be
welcome.
For more information please contact us on arcsquire@yahoo.co.uk or
0116 431 7731.
Many Happy Returns
Glenfield Methodist Playgroup
Celebrates 50th Birthday
GLENFIELD METHODIST
Playgroup has been providing
education and care to preschool
children for 50 years.
To celebrate families past, present and
future are invited to pop in on Monday
6 November 3:30-5:00 to have a look
around and have a drink and a cake.
It would be lovely to show you around,
share some memories and to meet new
families as well.
We’d like to create a memory wall so
please do contact us if you have any
words or pictures to share, email: glenfieldmethodistplaygroup@yahoo.
co.uk or call 0116 233 0100
Kathy Freeman
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NOVEMBER 2023 GLENFIELD GAZETTE
THE TRACKMAN by Ted Cook
THE PERMANENT WAY
Gang made their way
towards the tunnel
entrance. They stopped at
the entrance to ring the
Signalman.
Now in accordance with the rules,
both the Ganger in charge of the
workers and the Signalman should
fill out a form so as to block the
line the gang wanted to work on
to prevent any trains entering
the tunnel while they were in the
tunnel.
Unfortunately both the Ganger
and the Signalman are both in a
hurry to get on with things and the
Ganger manages to convince the
Signalman that they could fill the
form in later.
So the Signalman told the Ganger
to carry on with his work and he
would give him 15 minutes to ring
back to give the line back for trains
to run.
Now where the Signalman
worked was a large power signal
box and the Signalman who had
granted permission for the work
to start was now relieved in the
signal box to go on his break and
he forgot to advise his relief of the
gang working in the tunnel.
Another unfortunate event was
the arrival of a special engineering
train that had to be routed through
the tunnel where the men were
working. Now if the first Signalman
had done his job right there would
be a block on the line through the
tunnel and the train would have to
wait for the block to be lifted either
after the 15 minutes or before if
the gang gave up the block before
time.
So as the relieving Signalman did
not know about the Gang working
in the tunnel, and also the first
Signalman had also failed to put a
stop on the signal protecting the
tunnel entrance, the scene was set
for a disaster.
The Signalman set the route
through the tunnel for the
Engineering Train even though
there were men working in the
tunnel.
As the train entered the tunnel the
Driver whistled. The Gang in the
tunnel heard it and were gripped
with fear. They started to run as
fast as they could out of the tunnel
each man for themselves.
There were five men in the gang
and all but one made it out of the
tunnel before the train rushed
by. The Ganger ran back into the
tunnel fateful of what he might
find!
To his great relief as he started
into the tunnel he found his missing
worker staggering out into the
daylight!
“What happened?” asked the
Ganger.
The Worker leaned against the
outer wall of the tunnel. “I ..I..do
not know for sure” he stammered.
“I was running out of the tunnel
with the rest of you to get
away from that train
when I tripped and
fell onto the ballast
between the rails
on the same line
as the train!”
“So how come
you survived?
Did you lay
still and let the
train go over
you?” asked the
Ganger.
“No if I had I
would not have
survived that train had
hopper wagons with slides
for the ballast to unload and it
would have hit me had I been in
the track!” the worker was not
making any sense to the Ganger.
“So how did you avoid being
killed?” asked the Ganger still
disbelieving the story he was
hearing.
“You are not going to believe me
but someone picked me up and
pushed me into the recess in the
tunnel wall” the track worker said.
“And do not ask me who as I know
I was the last man so who this was
that picked me up I have no idea!”
“If someone picked you up where
did they go and where are
they now?” asked
the Ganger still
uncertain that his
man was telling
the true story.
“He just
shouted stay
there until
the train
has passed
and then
just sort of
disappeared!”
the worker
replied himself
thinking this story
took some believing!
“Just disappeared!”
repeated the Ganger. “How can
someone just disappear? Did he fall
in front of the train?”
“I do not know. Like I say I did
not see.” The track Worker tried to
explain. “As soon as I was in the
recess the train rattled by!”
“So by the sound of it whoever
this was must have been hit by the
train” stated the Ganger with a sad
look at the Worker.
“Well we will have to go back and
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see he might still be alive even if
seriously injured,” the Track Worker
suggested.
The Ganger agreed but as they
made their way towards the tunnel
entrance he suggested that he
should ring the Signalman as
something had gone wrong in the
first place as there should not have
been a train coming through the
tunnel in the first place!
On contacting the Signal Box the
Signalman was amazed at what
the Ganger was telling him. (This
was the Signalman who had taken
over while the Signalman who
had agreed the work in the tunnel
had his break.) The Signalman
was shocked that there had been
someone working in the tunnel
that he did not know about! Even
more so when told there might be
an injured man in the tunnel.
He told the Ganger that the lines
through the tunnel were now
blocked and to let him know as
soon as possible the situation.
The Ganger agreed and he and
his fellow worker set off into the
tunnel afraid of what they might
find!!
The strange thing was that in the
tunnel they found nothing! So who
was this person that had saved
the worker and where did he come
from and more importantly where
did he go. Or did in fact he really
exist?
However some time later the
Permanent Way Inspector was
clearing out a cupboard when he
found some old files. One caught
his eye.
It told of an accident in the same
tunnel as mentioned previously. He
read about a track worker killed
in the same spot as the incident
with the man that was saved. It
seemed that two men working in
the tunnel were caught as a train
came towards them.
One man was saved by the
other as he threw him against
the tunnel wall out of the way
of the oncoming train - just as
had happened years later. The
difference being that in the original
incident the second man did not
survive and was killed by the train.
Years later this man who had
done the same just seemed to
have disappeared and on top of
that no one could say who he was
or where he had come from or
went!
Was this perhaps some sort
of manifestation of the man
from years before doing the
same thing of saving a life?
We shall never know but to
be grateful that in the later
incident no one was killed!
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3. Bobble on hat missing, 4. Dog
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7. Boy jacket different colour,
8. Dog stick missing, 9. Coal
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26
NOVEMBER 2023 GLENFIELD GAZETTE
Where will we charge our electric cars?
A
child born today
may take a driving
test in 2040, if the
rules don’t change and self
driving cars don’t take over.
That child may never drive
a petrol or diesel car. For
today’s drivers the switch to
electric draws closer day by
day. Although the ban on the
sale of new petrol or diesel
cars has been put back to
2035, the number on our roads
will probably have reduced
dramatically as a result of
the progressive reduction in
the number allowed to be
sold. The aim is that 80% of
new cars sold by 2030 will be
electric.
What if you can’t
charge at home?
The Government’s guidance
indicates that most cars will be
charged at home, but those
who can’t will need to charge
elsewhere. Technology may
bring new solutions, but for the
moment we have to plan on
what we have available now.
How big is the
problem?
The question is already being
asked locally and at some
point, before we come up with
a solution, we need to establish
the scale of the potential
problem. If most charging will
be done at home, then we need
to assess the scale and time
frame of the need for charging
away from home. This means
identifying -
• how many homes in the
village cannot charge from the
domestic supply
• how many of these homes
have one or more electric
vehicles (EV)
• how many homes intend to
switch to an EV within, say, 1, 3
or 5 years
• how many feel that workplace
charging, shopping centre or
service station charging will not
meet their need.
The availability of charging is
growing, but some say it is not
fast enough. Shell Service
Station near County Hall has
recently installed EV chargers,
and filling stations will no doubt
be repurposed to cater for local
needs as well as those who are
driving long distances beyond
their battery capacity. Zapmap.com
helps find the nearest
public charging points.
Charging is available at some
supermarkets, and early
indications are that charging at
the places we visit ((destination
charging) will continue to
grow. Since 2017 Lidl has
installed rapid chargers at more
than 300 stores, our nearest
currently being at the Oadby
and Wigston branches. In 2020
Aldi partnered with Shell to
provide charge points at new
stores. Tesco has charging
at Hamilton and off Hinckley
Road, but has not answered
the question about plans for
Beaumont Leys. Morrisons
started installing EV charging
in 2019, but at Glenfield say
there is nothing to report yet.
Customers at the Co-op at
Laundon Way do not spend
long enough instore to make
it worthwhile, and the Central
Co-op HQ have not responded
about the Leicester Road store.
Where there is a problem
someone will see a marketing
opportunity, and for many
organisations EV charging
is a commercial opportunity.
No doubt more solutions will
be suggested as deadlines
approach.
Kerbside charging may not
sound like a good idea because
of the limited space, health
and safety and trip hazards
of charging cables. But here
again technology is finding
answers and some borough
councils have been trialling
new kerbside units since 2021.
They are effectively sockets in
the pavement that are flat and
flush to the surface when not
in use.
Although some
Parish Councils
may have car
parks where
perhaps EV
charging could
be installed,
they are not
utility suppliers
and in addition
there may be
good practical
reasons why they should not
be involved.
Other costs a cause
for concern
It isn’t just charging which is
of concern to many motorists,
it’s the costs currently
associated with EV motoring,
though in time these may fall.
The Guardian reported that
some EV owners found that
insurance companies would
not quote for covering their
car. One driver found that his
premium jumped from £1200
to more than £5,000. Another
had his renewal rise from £447
to £4,661.
This is not typical, and figures
from Confused.com show that
EV insurance premiums are
72% – or £402 – higher than
this time last year, at a typical
£959. For petrol and diesel car
drivers, the increase is 29%
(£848). Analysts say claims
costs are 25% higher for
electric cars, and that they take
about 14% longer to repair.
The cost and availability of
parts is a factor, there is also
concern around the batteries,
and that damage, especially
to the underside, can be
expensive to fix. Add a skills
shortage predicted to be about
16,000 EV qualified mechanics
by 2032 and you have the
perfect storm. As small
garages fall behind in the skills
race it is forecast that many will
eventually leave the trade.
If you have an EV, recharging
on the motorway may be
problematic. This month The
Sun has reported that wait
times for EV chargers are
sparking furious rows between
angry drivers, with marshals
being forced to keep the peace
at some motorway service
stations to manage “charge
rage” between drivers.
The Department for Transport
says charging points are far
from readily available, with
some parts of the country
having none at all. The finger
of blame is often pointed at the
lack of capacity on the power
grid.
There’s good news, too
The good news is that one
local couple report that they do
12,000 miles a year, charge
their car for around £12 a
month at home, and recently
took a problem free drive to
Scotland. Contrary to the scare
stories, their insurance is now
less than their old petrol car.
Electric cars? They love them.
Norman Griffiths
Maintaining your Vitamin D levels
• Vitamin D is a key nutrient that helps support the immune system.
You can get it from sunlight, food, and supplements.
• It can be difficult to get enough vitamin D
during cold and flu season if you live in a
climate that gets less sunlight during the
winter months.
• You can increase your vitamin D levels
by getting sunlight, eating foods rich
in vitamin D, or taking a supplement if
necessary.
The recommended dietary intake of vitamin D is 600 to 800 IU per
day for adults, although some experts believe the requirements
should be increased.
My biggest problem with the younger generation is I’m not in it.

GLENFIELD GAZETTE NOVEMBER 2023
Spot the Member of Parliament!
27
HOW CURIOUS that only a handful of our 650 MPs
bothered to turn up in the Commons on Friday 20th
October to hear what Andrew Bridgen MP had to say about
the issue of excess deaths occurring across the UK.
They presumably had more important things to do.
If Gazette readers missed it, you can watch it online, and download the
transcript at: https://www.conservativewoman.co.uk/andrewbridgens-heroic-debate-on-excess-deaths/
Aldi Braunstone gets a fresh new look
ALDI REVEALED a fresh new look for its Braunstone
store when it re-opened to customers on Thursday 26th
October.
The new-look
store offers
increased
space,
dedicated to
fresh British
meat and
fish, as well
as popular
Lacura health
and beauty
products,
award-winning
beers, wines
and spirits,
famous Mamia
babycare
products, and
a new and
improved ‘Food
to Go’ section,
offering a choice
of fresh salads,
sandwiches and
sushi for busy
customers.
The format has
been created to
make shopping
easier for
customers and
the store will now have more space and clearer signs to make shopping
effortless. Fresh bread and cakes have been moved to the last aisle,
preventing them getting squashed under customers’ shopping, and the
store will now offer new, easy-to-browse freezers.
The store employs 39 people from the local community, and the
refurbishment will create five additional jobs.
Braunstone customers can also take a walk down the ‘Aisle of Aldi’, where
they will find legendary Specialbuys which are available every Thursday
and Sunday. During re-opening week, the store will be offering a range of
DIY and home essentials, including an electric garden blower and vacuum
for £34.99, a multifunctional rotating LED torch for £4.99 and a 4v rotary
tool for £14.99.
The store is located on Meridian Way, Braunstone, LE19 1LW and will be
open Monday to Saturday 8am – 10pm and Sunday 10am – 4pm.
APPof the
MONTH
Message From
Santa
MESSAGE FROM SANTA
enables the kids to leave
a voicemail for Santa or to
send him a text message,
and to receive a video
message
from St
Nicholas
himself.
Don’t
worry, it’s
not a real
video call:
the whole
thing is simulated so you don’t
need to worry about sharing your
phone number.
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What do girls
really want?
THE MAJORITY of young
girls would rather own their
own house than have a
husband by the time they
are 30. They also prioritise
‘having a worthwhile job’
and ‘earning a lot of money,’
before ‘having children’.
These are some of the findings
of the latest annual Girls’ Attitudes
Survey by Girlguiding. More
worrying, the poll also found that
girls’ happiness is at its lowest level
for 15 years.
Angela Salt, CEO of Girlguiding
said: “It’s clear that girls are
feeling pressures from all angles,
from harm online, to appearance
pressures to sexual harassment at
school.”
Nearly two thirds of 13-to-21-yearolds
have received sexist comments
online, and nearly half said they
often feel sad or depressed, after
spending time online or on social
media.
More than a third of young girls
would even consider some form
of cosmetic surgery, after seeing
images of influencers or celebrities
getting them.
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