In its latest communiqué regarding progress towards the operation of Enderby Library being taken over by the community, Enderby Library Management Committee has announced that it expects to launch the new service in early May 2016. In January 2014 Leicestershire County Council announced it intended to “protect” its 16 bigger libraries but wanted to save up…
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Library Management Committee submit business plan to save Enderby Library
A Business Plan, outlining the way forward for Enderby Library following the withdrawal of funding by the County Council, has received approval from the Enderby Library Management Committee (ELMC), set up by Enderby Parish Council on 12th August 2015. The Management Committee, made up of Parish Councillors and volunteers, held its inaugural meeting on 27th…
Volunteers step forward to secure the future of Enderby Library
As an austerity measure, Enderby’s Library was threatened with closure by the Leicestershire County Council but Enderby Parish Council and a host of volunteers have stepped forward to keep Enderby’s Library open. The Parish Council website reports that the Parish Council registered its interest in keeping the library open and this was accepted by the…
Enderby Parish Council invite residents to attend a “Befriend Enderby Library” meeting
As part of a continuing campaign by Enderby Parish Council to secure the future of Enderby Library, the Council is inviting residents to a meeting where it will outline its plans and detail how members of the community can be involved. The decision to proceed with an application to run a Community Library in Enderby…
Horses help out at Fosse Meadows nature reserve
A traditional technique to remove timber from woodland using horses is taking place at Fosse Meadows nature reserve, near Sharnford. Horse extraction, a process rarely used nowadays, involves sympathetically extracting timber from forest or woodland, in consideration of the sensitive nature of the wildlife. Unlike mechanical equipment, horses are light, quiet and manoeuvrable, minimising damage,…