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On Monday 20th April 2015 the Vista Van will be in the car park of Packington Memorial Hall, offering free eye health checks, from 10 am – noon.

“Vista” is the Royal Leicestershire, Rutland & Wycliffe Society for the Blind, a charity established in 1858. More details here: https://www.vistablind.org.uk/

From a specially adapted vehicle, Vista’s services go ‘on the road’ and engage with older people in pre-existing community groups, GP surgeries, and places of worship to deliver our message of preventative eye health.

Vista’s priority target group for the outreach programme is older people in the community who have sight loss or are at risk of developing a sight loss condition, particularly those individuals who live in rural areas of the county and are susceptible to suffering from social isolation and loneliness.

Are you in this group, of  older people who are already experiencing sight loss, or at risk of it ? Come along and find out about an early prevention programme for your future.

By providing preventative information and raising awareness of the range of services and new technologies that can support people with sight loss, the programme helps to limit the negative impact that a diagnosis has on peoples’ lives.

The bus is booked for Packington Memorial Hall car park from 10.00am – 12 noon on Monday 20th April 2015

We understand that a charity collection facility will be available concurrently for you to dispose of your unwanted items, to help VistaBlind with their new charity-shops initiative.

Packington Post Issue 71 was published on 27th March 2015 – it’s now available here online

On Friday 8th May 2015, for 6 months
Every Friday and Saturday Night, 10pm to 3am

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Next appearance – Thursday 23rd April 2015; then 4-weekly

The Mobile Library service restarted in Packington on Thursday 26th February 2015 , with a friendly welcome to users from librarian, John Townsend, seen at right, and a new up-to-date selection of books and audio-books for borrowing.

The vehicle is seen parked on High Street by No 40, nearly opposite The Grange.  Everyone is welcome to pop in; you can join on the spot; you can borrow books and audio-books; you can of course also make use of the nearby static libraries at Ashby North Street and at Coalville.
The next Packington visit will be on Thursday 23rd April 2015, at 11am till 12 noon, by 40 High Street opposite The Grange, then at four-weekly intervals:

Thursdays 11am - noon
23rd April 2015;
21st May 2015; 
18th June 2015; 
16th July 2015;

To read more about the mobile library service, click here, or contact Coalville Library on 0116 305 3565

Produced by Leicestershire and Rutland Association of Local Councils

Click HERE to read more on the Local Councils website

The organisers of the Charity Breakfast  held on Saturday 28th February 2015 at Packington’s Memorial Hall report an amazingly successful event.

270 paid Breakfasts
Over £ 1,000 to charity
Over 60 volunteers

Continue reading ‘Were YOU there? 2015 Charity Breakfast News and Photos’ »

Packington Book Group 2015 Programme

Packington Book Group meets at 7.30 pm in the Meeting Room at the Memorial Hall on the 4^th Wednesday of every month (except December – 3rd Wednesday!).

Do join us if you would like to, or contact Kate Mongredien on 01530 564613 or at kate.mongredien@tesco.net for more details.

We have planned to read the following books in 2015:

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First Thursday monthly – 7:30pm

at the Memorial Hall, High Street, Packington. Visitors always welcome.

President - Margaret Stalker 411602
Vice-President: Margaret Aspinall 563122
Secretary: Sue Talbot 461080

Next Meeting: Thursday 2nd April 2015 – Talk on “Things you might not know about Mrs W Simpson..”

Thursday 7th May: Resolutions and Craft Show
Thursday 4th June: Images of Japan
Thursday 2nd July: My Life as a Tiller Girl, by Margaret Hudson
Saturday 1st August: Coffee Morning
Thursday 3rd September:A Nice Cup of Tea & History of Tea, by Sandy Long
Thursday 1st October: Anniversary Tea
Thursday 5th November: Annual General Meeting
Saturday 28th November: Christmas Coffee Morning
Thursday 3rd December: Christmas Party

Planning Permission for two large housing developments in Packington must now be re-considered.

What happens next? Please come to a Village Meeting –

Memorial Hall - 7:30pm Tuesday 24th February 2015

• Following legal action by a group of residents, the 2 planning applications in Normanton Road and Spring Lane have to go back to the NW Leics District Council for reconsideration
• Packington Residents need to write letters of objection to the Council if they want to stop permission again being granted
• A leaflet was delivered last week to all village homes with this information, and Packington Post has been asked to help publicise this meeting.
• Please come to the Village Hall on Tuesday evening 24th February at 7:30pm to meet the group of residents and find out more

For more details, please contact:
Gillian F Booty  
15 Spring Lane, Packington
email: gfjbooty at yahoo dot co dot uk

Packington Post Issue 70 was published on 23rd January 2015 – it’s now available here online

Bull & Lion 2015 Opening Times from 4 January 2015

Sorry – no food until Friday afternoon 23rd January

Monday 5^th – Thursday 8^th 4pm -11pm

Friday 9^th 4pm -12 midnight

Saturday 10^th 1pm -12 midnight

Sunday 11^th 1pm -11pm

Monday 12^{th –} Thursday 15^th 4pm -11pm

Friday 16^th 4pm -12 midnight

Saturday 17^th 1pm -12 midnight

Sunday 18^th 1pm -11pm

Monday 19^{th –} Tuesday 20^th 4pm -11pm

Wednesday 21^st 2.30pm -11pm

Thursday 22^nd 4pm -11pm

Friday 23rd January 4pm -12 midnight Food served 4pm -8.30pm

From Saturday 24^th January 2015 we are open as normal:

Mondays 5pm – 11pm – but no food

Tuesdays – Thursdays 12 noon – 11pm, Food 12 noon – 8.30pm

Fridays – Saturdays 12 noon – 12 midnight, Food 12 noon – 8.30pm

Sundays 12 noon – 11pm, Food 12 noon – 3.30pm

Phill and Emma

bullandlion at aol.co.uk

01530 415257

Saturday 20^th December – 6:30am to 5:30pm

Sunday 21^st December 8am to 1pm – SUNDAY PAPERS AVAILABLE TODAY, TOO!

Monday 22^nd December – 6:30am to 6pm

Tuesday 23^rd December – 6:30am to 7pm

Wednesday 24^th December – 6:30am to 5pm

December 25^th & 26^th – CLOSED

Saturday 27^th December – 7am to 1pm

Monday 29^th December onwards – OPEN AS USUAL  – 6.30am to 6pm

2015 — NEW YEAR  –  Thursday 1^st January CLOSED

Saturday 20th December 2014 – Major village event

There is to be a Christmas Colouring Competition. Entries will be judged on the day, and the winning entries will be displayed at the Coffee Morning. You can download an entry form here:  Colouring Competition Entry Form