After widespread public consultation, the NHS Leicestershire and Rutland are now looking into the responses offered by local residents on the proposals to develop community hospitals and community health services across Leicestershire and Rutland.

By clicking the underlined link below you will be able to view an update on the consultation responses and find out how to become more involved on a voluntary basis in the NHS locally.

If you would like to find out more please send an email to jo.lilley@lcrpct.nhs.uk or give Jo Lilley a ring on 0116 295 7626.

The Rural Community Council (Leicestershire & Rutland) in conjunction with ENABLE (Environmental Action for a Better Leicestershire)are arranging two events to help community groups to find out ways that they might work together in their communities to help to fight rising fuel costs and consider a number of climate change issues.

Parish Councils, Village Hall Committees, Parish Plan Groups and other community representatives are invited to attend one of the two seminars.

· October 22nd at KIbworth Old Grammar School Hall, School Road Kibworth Leic LE8 0EW at 6.00pm More »

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. More »

The Leicestershire County and Rutland Primary Care Trust are holding a public consultation from 16 June until 5 October 2008 on the future of community health services.
The review covers the future for community hospitals walk-in centres and GP services in Leicestershire and Rutland.

To download the consultation documents, find contact information and a list of consultation meetings, please click on the title of this news item.

Andy Smalley is the Neighbourhood Beat Officer for Lutterworth and the villages of Claybrooke Magna, Claybrooke Parva, Ullesthorpe, Bitteswell, Gilmorton, Cotesbach, Shawell, Swinford, Cathorpe, Walcote, North Kilworth, South Kilworth, Husbands Bosworth, Mowsley and Knaptoft.

To effectively target issues in your community, Andy needs your feebdack and information. You can contact him directly or meet with him during on of the police surgeries in his beat area.

So far, the following dates for beat surgeries have been arranged where you can meet with Andy in the beat bus.
Mon 28/04 16.00 x 20.00 ULLESTHORPE.
Tue 29/04 16.00 x 20.00 SWINFORD.
Thu 08/05 16.00 x 20.00 HUSBANDS BOSWORTH.
Sat 31/05 14.00 x 17.00 MOWSLEY.
Mon 23/06 16.00 x 20.00 ULLESTHORPE.
Sat 26/07 14.00 x 17.00 THE KILWORTHS. More »