The Kirby Muxloe village website

Chess Club

Jacqui — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 14:47:57 +0000

A new chess club started yesterday Thursday 22nd July and it is open to everyone regardless of their level of play. It will now be held each Thursday from 7.30 onwards at The Bowls Club on Station Road, there is also ample parking and a licenced bar.

The new club will be entering two teams into the Leicestershire chess leagues, but they also want players to go along on the nights just to play friendly games, as said it is open to everyone.

For enquiries and further details contact either

Mr. Ray Townsend on 0116 2386379 or 07717 235 638 inca214338@btinternet.com Jim Mellock on 0116 2390561 or 07901 552 167 jbkellock@btinternet.com Paul Gray on 0116 paulgray@bellway.co.uk

“just a game?”

Jacqui — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 11:29:47 +0000

Here’s one for you!

GCSE examinations have been reorganised for the Englang v Slovenia match today. Yes I have checked with the Education Department and Groby Community College and yes the re-scheduling is within the legal limits.

Is it to allow the students, the turors or the parents who have to pick up and drop off allowance to watch the game, or is it patriotism? A mans idea to reschedule or a woman’s? I’ll vote for the former on both counts!

Suggestions for a “world cup special”, tell me what is so special……….it’s just a game! Of course this is a woman writing this one

‘It’s A Sign’

Jacqui — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 23:14:57 +0000

There is a website named ‘Village Signs’ which denotes itself entirely to, you’ve guessed it, village signs. from travells around the country pictures are taken of the signs and posts follow with the story behind them. It tells us who began the tradition, why he did,where and when he did, and a little of the story behind the sign.

There are only three in Leicestershire so far of which ours is one, Earl Shilton and Ratby being the others. We have a link from their website so believe it only fair that we return the favour/gesture.

Take a look, you may find one that brings back a memory or two, it may even inspire you to visit the place and make a memory or two.

School buses update

Jacqui — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 13:40:53 +0000

The school transport between Kirby Muxloe, Ratby and Groby is not being withdrawn, only that for Markfield, Thurcaston and parts of Anstey I understand. I’m assuming the meeting did not go ahead for obvious reasons. Perhaps contacting Leicestershire County Council as I have done today, (should have done it last week) would have put peoples minds at rest and prevented any misunderstandings.

For future reference the Count Council will always provide any changes in writing. If I feel an idiot for not checking, and I do, how must the person who initiated the flyers and meeting be feeling?

Important Public Meeting

Mark — Tue, 25 May 2010 15:46:01 +0000

‘Save our School Buses’

at Kirby Muxloe Primary School
On Tuesday 25th May
at 7pm
All Welcome!

Leicestershire County Council are withdrawing school buses between Groby and Kirby Muxloe. – Please attend the meeting to coordinate a plan and fight this proposal.

The safety of our children is at risk

This will affect everybody who lives in Kirby Muxloe and Ratby with extra road traffic and congestion.
It is important that as many people as possible attend to demonstrate our opposition – including young people that will be most affected by this proposal.

Information from a flyer, please tell anyone you think may be affected.

“Freedom of speech”

Jacqui — Mon, 24 May 2010 16:37:23 +0000

The right to freedom of speech and expression is recognized as a human right but does not mean you can say what you want here. Someone could stand outside your house and start shouting, dancing, playing music or even just looking at your house. They are on the public highway, they have the freedom to do that and be there. You would probably call the Police in the end to get them moved despite that freedom.

This site is read by many and we do not want it to turn into somewhere negative or intimidating. We do not want it to become the personal playground of someone who just wants to attack others.

Please respect others as you would wish to be respected by them, thank you.

“Open Forums”

Jacqui — Sat, 22 May 2010 12:22:48 +0000

A note to inform you that as suggested the forums have been introduced, so feel free to comment, add a question, topic or thread of your own. Go and read what is bothering Paul, J.B. and Lucylastic.

You will need to register there and that needs a working email address. You can change that address after you have registered if you wish. But unless compelled by law there is no way that information will be used.

Apologies

Jacqui — Mon, 17 May 2010 12:20:31 +0000

I wish to offer my sincere apologies to those of you who contacted the site admin and have had no response. This was not intentional and due to a broken link the emails have not forwarded to me.

The problem has now been rectified and I am in the process of dealing with each one, again very sorry. In connection to “Major New Development” there are now links to both Kirby Muxloes and Glenfields Parish Council websites with thanks to both of them for publishing details of the pro-active steps that have been taken against the application. There are also statements made and questions asked which do not necessarily relate to a specific post so forums are going to be introduced to allow you to voice your own opinions on your chosen topics.

Election Day

Jacqui — Thu, 06 May 2010 18:14:31 +0000

So here we go again!

This general election has brought about much mealtime discussion in our house, my eldest has just voted for the first time. It has been traditional for us to stay up until the results are in despite generally having strong suspicions of which party will win. This time however is more than a one horse or two-horse race.

This is the first time for many youngsters to vote and after discussion my daughter and I, out of interest, completed 3-4 of these party comparison survey websites, but only to reach 3-4 different results. Chatting on Facebook as many people do she told me that many of her age-group are or have voted for the Liberal Democrats. Also on the Vote for Policies site the majority result after 286.000 at 12.30 was also in favour of the Liberal Democrats.

I was telling her how discussion on politics and religion were considered taboo subjects given the rise in agitation they cause. She aid without discussion how are we to assess what difference a vote could make, we are happy to air our opinions Then informing her of how household were once visited by party representative in an effort to gain a vote, she asked why did they stop.

Outcome of this was her suggestion to have a meeting in the village hall in the run up to elections where party representatives can be available to answer questions, not just on their policies but more so what they can do for us and for Kirby. We are not all old school and voting as our parents did or their parents, or their parents parents etc…… what we will we get this time, a Conservative for a change?

I think that would be a good idea, after all it’s only once every 5 years and it’s not as is there was no time for organising it.

Major New Developement + Parish Council update

Jacqui — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 18:57:07 +0000

The previous post led you to briefly guess on the position and amount of land earmarked for a significant developement. Blaby District Council has received an application to develop 56 industrial units as well as the allocation of an extensive plot for 250 new homes and possibly fast food outlets to serve them by Wilson Bowden.

If this was to go ahead Kirby Muxloe will have no boundary to separate us from Glenfield. There would be huge repercussions for schools, doctors and dentists as well as a huge impact on neighbouring roads with increased traffic pollution furthering an assault on climate change, and whats more there will be a substantial encroachment on the haven for wildlife.

Why was there only 4 days notice allowing limited advertising and notification for a public meeting? Yes the 3500 page document was and is available to view but being of such length it would have been exceptionally difficult for any number of us to view it, or was that the intention,? If you wish you could purchase a copy for the meagre amount of £400 but still not in sufficient time to process it to attend any public meeting with sufficient background knowledge of agenda, am I the only one that smells a rat?

Fore more in-depth detail visit either Leicestershire Kirby Muxloe Parish Council website or Glenfield Parish Council for pro-active steps that have been taken on behalf of all of us.