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Annual Clean Up Day - Saturday 19th May
Join the volunteers and the Parish Council to help clean up the village! Meet at 10am in The Crown car park. Kit and refreshments will be provided.
Rural Broadband
The County Council are conduting a survey with the aim of improving broadband speeds across the county. To take part go to www.leics.gov.uk/broadband. For information call Matthew Kempson on 0116 305 6179 or email: broadband@leics.gov.uk. The survey closes 30th April.
Appleby Runners for Sports Relief
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Appleby Runners Starting the Sport Relief Mile - Picture Gillian Day
Appleby Magna Sports and Recreation Club has started a new club: Appleby Runners. The club is for adults and children to have a go at all levels of running, with the emphasis on an informal and friendly atmosphere.
The club was launched on Sunday 31st March with over 30 runners, ages from 5 to 50, walking, jogging and running a mile in aid of Sport Relief.
More pictures and information about Appleby Sports Club
To get involved, sign up on the Appleby Magna Sports Club website www.applebymagnasports.org.uk or contact the secretary Paul Cooper on 01530 274990
Burglary and Pavillion Fire - Police Request for Information
This request has been sent out by the Leicestershire Constabulary: "On Monday 12 March 2012 at approximately 0745 hrs there was an incident at the Cricket Pavillion on Bowley's Lane, where suspects forced entry to the building and started a fire, which was subsequently put out by the local Fire Brigade."
Police are also appealing for winesses following a burglary in Parkfield Crescent on Monday 6 February. Two men claimed to be from the local council, took cash from a house and left in an old dark green BMW.
You can contact DC 4090 Jenny Tattersall by dialling 101. More details on contacting the Police
Black Horse Renovation
Everyone in the village is having to cope with the closure of Mawby's Lane while repairs are carried out to the Black Horse Inn, but it's in a good cause. Carla and Stacey have sent an update on the work which you can read here. We have pictures of progress too in our photo gallery. You'll find more pictures on the village Facebook page.
Cricket Club Recruitment Drive
Appleby are on the look-out for new players for the cricket team to help them progress in the Leicestershire Senior League. They have senior teams playing in Divisions Two and Three this year.
Indoor nets are being held on Sunday evenings until Easter, between 6.30 and 8pm at Ibstock Community Centre.
The club has a thriving junior section, with teams at under-10, under-11, under-13 and under-15 level in the Leicestershire Youth League, backed by two ECB-qualified coaches.
They are also progressing with plans for the new club house on the recreation ground.
Anybody interested in playing or helping with the fund-raising should contact Steve Richardson on 01162 870461. Website
Appleby Achieves!
Appleby has had great success in the Leicestershire Village Achievement awards, run by the Rural Community Council. Appleby Environment's Thermal Imaging project won the main prize in the Cleaner Greener Village category, and there were gold and silver awards for the Sir John Moore Foundation in the Community Hall and Community categories. Full details here.
MP Constituency Changes?
The review of English parliamentary boundaries has been launched. It is proposed that the constituency of North West Leicestershire disappears and Appleby goes into a new constituency with Ashby and Market Bosworth. Coalville is in a separate, oddly shaped constituency with Castle Donington, Kegworth and parts of southern Nottinghamshire. That doesn't mean the District Council changes. The MP's constituency area would no longer be the same as the District Council's area.
It's just a consultation at this stage. For more details see the Boundary Commission's web site, and our proposed new constituency is in a pdf document here.
A Son of the Rectory - Now Available in Print
In October we published a new extended digital edition of Aubrey Moore's A Son of the Rectory, which gives an account of Aubrey's life growing up in the Old Rectory in the early 20th Century and describes the village, its people, its buildings and everyday life of the time. First published in 1982, and long out of print, we added previously unpublished material and an extra chapter by Aubrey's son, Peter Moore.
For those who still prefer 'real' books we can now offer printed copies: softback with comb-binding for £10.50 plus p&p and hardback for £25 plus p&p. If you would like to order one please contact Sonia, tel: 272327, email sonia @ applebymagna.org.uk, 14 Top Street.
Local Community Forum - Have Your Say
Community forums are for people to raise and discuss local issues with policymakers from the councils, police and health services. Appleby is part of the Ashby, Measham and Moira Community Forum which meets quarterly. Anyone can go along to these meetings to raise questions, or you can raise issues through the web site.
Community forum web site - Agenda of last meeting (pdf file)
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Contact Us
Appleby Magna website is run by Information Byway, a not-for-profit organisation, and is maintained by volunteers. Since 1998 the site has published regular news about the village and put together extensive information about its history.
We welcome contributions, but are unable to answer individual questions relating to family history. You can use the Appleby Discussion Board, which has been operating for some time as a Family History information board. Here you can ask questions or discuss any aspect of Appleby Magna's society or history, so if you haven't seen it already do have a look at it
To contact us email website @ applebymagna.org.uk or use the Comments Form
By post: Information Byway, The Moat House, 29 Mawby's Lane, Appleby Magna, Swadlincote DE12 7AA
If you want photographs taken of a community event (with no charge), contact our photographer Gillian Day by emailing bigsisterpromo @ btinternet.com
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