10 <strong>MAY</strong> <strong>2024</strong> <strong>GLENFIELD</strong> <strong>GAZETTE</strong> Living Without Abuse Charity LWA Loughborough Colour Run is back on Sunday 23rd June <strong>2024</strong> LWA’s Loughborough Colour Run is back for a sixth year and promises to be a fun, family-friendly event not to be missed! And registrations are now LIVE! The Colour Run returns to Charnwood College and will be a 5km route, marked out on the fields of the college grounds. Entrants can walk, jog or run individually, with friends, family or even their canine companions. Everyone will have the option to complete the course whilst battling inflatables and coloured powder paint along the way, all whilst raising funds for a great, local cause. LWA supports ANYONE affected by domestic abuse and/or sexual violence across Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland. Emma Bliss, Fundraiser for LWA says: “This will be the sixth Colour Run we have put on in Loughborough and this year’s event promises to be bigger and better than before. Entrants will be able to spend their Sunday morning getting covered in powder paint, battling inflatable obstacles, and completing the 5km route. There will be lots of stalls and entertainment too, making it a great, fun-filled family event that not only helps raise funds for such a worthy cause, but ultimately, helps to support thousands of people in the local area.” Everyone will receive a finisher’s medal along with a goody bag at the finish line and there will be plenty of stalls and entertainment on the day, including a Zumba style warm-up from Leila McKenzie of ‘Dance yourself Fit’, inflatables along the route provided by ‘Bouncy Days’ of Coalville, delicious baked goods from ‘Annie’s Bakes & Cakes’, refreshments from ‘Really Awesome Coffee’ and so much more! Entry prices start from £10 and children under five years of age can enter for FREE. Fancy dress is permitted and encouraged, with prizes for the best dressed entrants and canine on the day. Register for the Loughborough Colour Run <strong>2024</strong> by visiting https://register.enthuse.com/ps/event/LoughboroughColourRun<strong>2024</strong> All proceeds from the event will go towards the LWA Charity. Every year, LWA support thousands of adults and children who experiencing domestic abuse and/or sexual violence; they work with women, men, young people and children across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. 1 in 4 women and 1 in 6 men experience abuse in their lifetime, whether it’s physical, mental, emotional, financial or one of the many other types. It’s a prevalent crime that effects all walks of life and can have long lasting effects for those suffering. If you need support, you can contact LWA by calling 0808 80 200 28. Monday to Saturday, 8am – 8pm. The Glenfield Gardeners’ Association THE GARDENING year seems to be rushing by but the weather isn’t quite keeping up. To say it has been a damp spring, would be a gross understatement. It’s been well and truly soggy! Practical gardening may have stalled but we can still make plans. It was great to welcome Melanie Arnold to our April meeting as she brought inspiration by the bucket loads. Melanie is a British cut flower grower and grows her delightful blooms at Cornerfield Farm in Leicestershire. She spoke about the challenges of setting up her business and how to successfully grow flowers for a business while battling our tricky weather. She was very entertaining and we all picked up tips on how to get more out of the flowers in our gardens. She suggested starting off annual flowers much earlier than we all expected to get a better show. OUR ANNUAL SHOW is fast approaching and the schedules will be out soon so you can get creating and selecting which plants would be best to exhibit. Some more categories for you to think about are in baking, Rhubarb and Sultana cake and Lemon Drizzle cake and in crafts, a memory box or a ‘picture using alternative materials’. We would also love to see some potted ferns and fuchsias. If anyone would like more information about the show or would like to help out either before or at the event then please do get in touch. The show schedule with a full list of categories will be available shortly in the library and Park House. OUR SPEAKER next month is Chris Ensell from Glenfield who will be introducing us to his world of tropical exotic plants and how he has achieved this in his newly created Leicestershire garden. All are welcome to come along to our meetings. You don’t have to be a member. We meet at 7.30pm on the fourth Tuesday of the month in St Peter’s Church Hall. Yearly membership is just £18 or you can come for the evening for £3, an absolute gardening bargain and there is always tea and biscuits. Check out our facebook page for more details: www.facebook. com/ggaglenfield/ or ring us on 07791488784/2313732 My wife says I have a tendency to overdramatise things, so she clearly hates me.
<strong>GLENFIELD</strong> <strong>GAZETTE</strong> <strong>MAY</strong> <strong>2024</strong> 11 10% OFF FOR NEW CUSTOMERS WITH THIS ADVERT QUOTE: <strong>MAY</strong>24GAZ OFFER ENDS 31ST <strong>MAY</strong> <strong>2024</strong> It’s been a tough week. I bought myself a memory foam mattress and now it’s trying to blackmail me.
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