We were delighted to host another ‘Living Without Abuse’ (LWA) Burns Night at Woodhouse Eaves Village Hall. LWA is a local domestic abuse support charity. Thank you to Sharon and her Team from The Nook Corner Coffee Shop in Anstey for the excellent food and service they provided. We were joined by the Mayor and Mayoress of Charnwood for the evening, and we raised am amazing £820 for the charity. Thank you to everyone who joined us and look forward to 2026!
Charnwood Community Facility Grants
Community projects across Charnwood have been supported with around £70,000 worth of funding.
The Charnwood Community Grants, awarded by the borough council, are supporting 21 projects, ranging from community warm spaces to garden projects and improving the facilities at sports clubs.
We were delighted that two projects in Anstey were awarded funding. Well done to both organisations.
- £10,000 to Anstey Church Rooms towards modernising the old toilets in St Mary’s Church Rooms
- £1,000 to Anstey Local History Group towards signage for one of their local village trails.
Specialist Markets
Loughborough will host four specialist markets in March for residents and visitors to enjoy.
The specialist markets to take place in March will be:
- Sunday, 9 March – Vegan Market
- Thursday, 13 March – Sunday, 16 March – Continental Market
- Sunday, 16 March – Loughborough Artisan Market
- Sunday, 30 March – Loughborough KickStart Market.
A vegan market run by Vegan Market Co. will take place on Sunday, 9 March from 10.30am – 4pm. The market offers a variety of vegan food, bakes, cheeses, handmade cosmetics and ethical clothing and jewellery.
A continental market, run by RR events, will take place from Thursday, 13 March to Sunday, 16 March with street food and native craft items on offer.
The first-ever Loughborough Artisan Market will take place on Sunday, 16 March from 10am-4pm. Traders will be offering farmers produce, arts, crafts, and a variety of food. Details can be found on the Council’s website for traders who wish to have a stall: www.charnwood.gov.uk/pages/artisan_market
The Loughborough KickStart Market will take place on Sunday, 30 March from 10am-4pm. The KickStart Market encourages new traders and entrepreneurs to gain experience and run a market stall for the day.
Loughborough Market operates a retail market every Thursday and Saturday and a vintage market on Fridays. To find out more about Loughborough Market, visit the Council webpage: www.charnwood.gov.uk/pages/markets
Mayor of Charnwood's charity fundraiser
Living Without Abuse (LWA) will be hosting the Mayor of Charnwood, Councillor Dr Julie Bradshaw MBE’s charity fundraising dinner.
The tickets are now on sale.
As one of the Mayor’s chosen charities for her civic year, LWA is organising a fabulous night of fine dining and entertainment at the Quorn Grange Hotel on Friday, 21 March 2025.
Guests can look forward to music, a sing along with the Quorn Ukulele Orchestra, raffle, auction, disco and more.
Tickets are priced at £37.50 per person and are available to purchase here: https://register.enthuse.com/ps/event/MayorofCharnwoodCharityDinner
Living Without Abuse is a domestic abuse and sexual violence charity that covers Leicester City, Leicestershire, and Rutland.
They support all genders and ages and specialise in helping younger people who have been affected by abuse. They have a dedicated helpline (08 08 80 200 28, Monday – Saturday, 8am – 8pm) for people wanting support, people who are worried about someone else or worried about their own behaviour.
Each year LWA supports over 9,000 adult and child victims of domestic abuse.
Air Quality Strategy
Residents are being asked to have their say on a new strategy about improving the air quality across Charnwood. The draft Charnwood Air Quality Strategy, developed by the borough council, sets out how the Council will collaborate with residents, stakeholders, and businesses to improve air quality in the area.
A consultation has been launched for residents and businesses to have their say on the draft strategy, make suggestions or raise any concerns they may have about the air quality in the borough.
The consultation will run until 11.59pm on Monday, 24 March 2025.
The points of the draft Charnwood Air Quality Strategy include:
- the actions that the borough council will deliver between 2025 and 2030 in order to reduce concentrations of air pollutants and exposure to air pollution
- reducing health inequalities from air pollution
- raising public awareness of the health implications of poor air quality
- reducing domestic, industrial, and agricultural emissions
- reducing emissions from road transport.
To view the draft Charnwood Air Quality Strategy, please visit: www.charnwood.gov.uk/pages/airqualitystrategy
To have your say on the draft Charnwood Air Quality Strategy, please visit: www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/AirQualityStrategy/
The Charnwood Air Quality Strategy has been developed following on from the air quality in Charnwood improving significantly over the past decade. Last year, the Department for Environmental, Food and Rural affairs (DEFRA) instructed that the four Air Quality Management Areas (AQMAs) in Charnwood must be removed due to the improvements in these areas.
The strategy aims to see the continual improvement of the air quality in the borough. It is expected that the finalised Air Quality Strategy will be published in the summer of 2025.
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