More and more people are making use of their Community Forum to try and improve local services and raise issues of local concern.
- Residents in Birstall were unhappy that the swimming pool in Longslade Community College was no longer going to be open to the public outside school hours. Discussion at the local Area Forum meeting resulted in the College working directly with local users to find ways the pool can remain open.
- Following the Government’s shortlisting of ‘Pennbury’ as a potential Eco-town, the ‘Have your Say’ meetings in Kibworth and Tugby were the first opportunity for residents in the surrounding area to find out how the District and County Council were planning to respond to this challenge.
- At the Blaby South Community Forum residents and Parish Councillors from Sapcote, Sharnford, Stoney Stanton and surrounding villages expressed their concerns about the volume and speed of Heavy Goods Vehicles travelling through their villages. In response officers promised to look into a range of measures to reduce the impact of traffic and improve road safety in the short term, while explaining how they were looking to provide longer-term solutions.

Community Forums give you the opportunity to discuss local issues with your local Parish, District and County Councillors and representatives from the Police and the Health Service. There are 27 Community Forums across they county. To find out more about forum meetings in your local area, please visit www.leicestershireforums.org

Contact: Derk van der Wardt, 0116 3057581

Seagrave have been revealed as one of England's top villages having won the regional ( Central England) round of this competition and now go through to the national final. Seagrave will be up against Sandberge,Tees Valley for North England,Levington, Suffolk for East England,Grampound with Creed for West England and Smarden,Kent for South England.

The Calor Village of the Year Competition rewards and encourages vibrant, self sustaining village communities which have made the best of local opportunities to maintain and enhance the quality of life for all residents. Villages are judged on four categories covering Business,People,the Environment and Communications. Seagrave has excelled in all these areas and has shown that little bit of special X factor quality which we hope will take them to the title.

Sea grave's success has followed the submission of a written entry form and a judging visit in April.

Judges will again be visiting the village on Monday 7th July at 3.30pm starting in the Village Memorial Hall. Please keep this time and date free and join everyone in the hall where there will be a presentation to the judges about the village. There will also be numerous stands and exhibitions which will relate to the village, tea and cakes will be served.

The winner for England will be revealed on Tuesday December 2nd in London, so keep your fingers crossed and watch this space.