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County Council Receives Funding For Community Run Museums
Arts Council England announces Leicestershire County Council as successful museum development providers and also opens applications to the Subject specialist network fund.
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 Arts Council England is today (Thursday 10 May) announcing Leicestershire County Council as one of the nine successful applicants to the Museum development fund. A Subject specialist network fund is also being opened to [...]
Enterprise Partnership Approves Schemes to Create 3000 Jobs
The The Leicester and Leicestershire Enterprise Partnership (LLEP) has approved schemes totalling £4.4 million, to enable developments that will create more than 3,000 jobs to go ahead.
LLEP board members used cash from the Government’s Growing Places Fund, to support essential infrastructure improvements to accelerate the building of homes, office and manufacturing floorspace.
The LLEP has agreed [...]
Wasted Medicines Cost Local NHS £5.6m a Year
Patients are being recruited to play their part in the fight against millions of pounds worth of medicines being wasted across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland (LLR) each year. As part of an eight-week campaign which launches Tuesday May 8, patients are being targeted through posters and leaflets on display in GP surgeries and pharmacies urging [...]
County Community Forum Project Cash Available
Community Forum Budgets 2012 – Your Voice, Your Choice!
You may be aware that Leicestershire County Council has made funds available to all 25 Community Forums in the county.
The Blaby North will have £15,000 available this year for local communities to invest in local improvements of their choice.Â
 We are looking for projects that can be delivered [...]
Celebrate National Walking Week in Leicestershire
Take strides to enjoy Leicestershire during Walking Month
People are being urged to put their best feet forward and celebrate National Walking Month by exploring Leicestershire.
The County Council is urging residents to get fit and enjoy the great outdoors, as well as consider leaving the car at home and walking instead where possible.
People can also take [...]
Military Invited to View War-inspired Art
Members of the Armed Forces are invited to a special viewing of thought-provoking art inspired by the Afghanistan war.
The exhibition is on display at Snibston Discovery Museum until June but on Sunday, 27th May, military personnel will receive a discount.
Called ‘Drawn to Danger: Artists in conflict’, the collection features artists who have witnessed conflict at [...]
Weird & Wonderful Items Uploaded to Freeuse
Climbing shoes, a pink Christmas tree, a piano, an abs trainer and a conservatory are just some of the things residents have given away via a reuse website.
www.freeuseit.org enables people to give or take items for free, preventing them from being sent to landfill.
Since it was set up in December 2009 by the Leicestershire Waste [...]
County Consultation on Domestic Abuse Support Services
Leicestershire Domestic Abuse Services Consultation
Leicestershire County Council is currently consulting on its Domestic Abuse support services.
We would be grateful if you could contribute to the Consultation Process. Details can be found at:
http://www.leics.gov.uk/domestic_abuse_services_consultation
For more information, contact the Domestic Abuse Reduction Team at Leicestershire County Council on (0116) 305 6017 or 305 7594
Grant & Funding News for the Voluntary & Community Sector
See Leicestershire 4 Community
 The community funding support website for the Leicestershire area:
http://www.open4community.info/leicestershire/Default.aspx
John Bercow Gives Human Rights & Equalities Lecture
HUMAN RIGHTS & EQUALITIES CHARNWOOD
ANNUAL PUBLIC LECTURE
Guest Speaker
Rt Hon John Bercow
Speaker of the House of Commons
Topic
‘Reform and Renewal of the
House of Commons’
Wednesday 14 June 2012 at 7.15pm
Cope Auditorium
Loughborough University
Epinal Way, Loughborough, Leics LE11 3TU
We would like to thank the Vice Chancellor and Loughborough University
for their kind support and invitation to the campus
This is a free [...]
