The locations of 20 Fosse Foxes was revealed earlier this week, following the launch of the Blaby District Tourism and Heritage Trail. The Fosse Foxes project is a partnership between Blaby District Council and Fosse Park. Local artists Pickle Illustration painted the 20 foxes with each fox having its own unique symbols to represent its…
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All fourteen county waste sites are now “back in business”
Leicestershire County Council’s Loughborough and Somerby recycling and household waste sites will re-open this weekend – meaning that all 14 in the county are now open to the public. On its website, the County Council has announced that nine of the sites will be open five days a week – the same number of days…
Beat the Street returns
The innovative physical activity game that took Blaby District by storm last year, Beat the Street, is set to return from 26 February to 08 April. Nearly 11,000 people across the district took part and together walked, cycled, ran and scooted 93,000 miles over the six-week game in 2019. Results from a survey at the…
The ‘Love Blaby Lottery’ celebrates its first year
Supporting good causes across the District of Blaby and raising nearly £30,000, the Love Blaby Lottery, set up by Blaby District Council, is celebrating its first anniversary. In its first year, 45 good causes have signed up, including Leicester & Leicestershire Animal Aid, Countesthorpe Judo Club and Whetstone Good Neighbour Scheme. The draw takes place…
‘500 up’ for Good Neighbour Scheme
A community scheme in Whetstone has helped residents who are vulnerable and in need of neighbourly assistance in the village for the 500th time in just over 15 months. The Whetstone Good Neighbour Scheme is a group of committed volunteers from the local community who undertake everyday tasks, including lifts to the shops and hospital,…
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