A Guide to Community Groups and Contacts in Barrow upon Soar
barrow charities
Marjory Wright Scholarship provides a sum (currently £75) towards expenses of Further Education.
Applications to Governors of Humphrey Perkins School:
01509 412385.
Townlands Charity: Small fund used mainly to provide public seats.
Applications to The Clerk, Parish Office, 01509 416016.
Barrow Charities: (i) Babington Charity: runs almshouse
(ie Men’s Hospital) (ii) Joseph Clarke’s Charity: small fund to assist students eg with tools, books, field trips.
Applications to Keith Rimmer, 01509 414689.
barrow focus
This is the Parish Council’s publication now contained within Barrow Voice which is delivered free to all households approximately four times a year. If you would like more information or wish to include an article or advertisement, contact the Parish Clerk.
Contact:
Lesley Bell, 01509 416016
clerk@barrowpc.org.uk
barrow voice
Barrow Voice is a free community magazine produced quarterly by a group of Community Association volunteers. It is funded by local advertising together with a small contribution from the Community Association.
Barrow Voice aims above all to be readable with a mix of topical news stories, readers’ opinions and a more light-hearted look at village life. It is a ‘voice’ for everyone in the community.
The editorial team meets on average six times a year and new members are always welcome. We are often looking for new people to deliver the magazine to small numbers of households and we are also very pleased to receive your articles and letters.
The Barrow Voice website complements and supports the paper edition.
Contact:
Editor: Frances Thompson, 01509 414068.
editor@barrowvoice.co.uk
Advertising Manager:
Judith Rodgers, 01509 412063.
www.barrowvoice.co.uk
fossil trail
Created by the Community Association over 10 years ago, this trail celebrates the association of the village with many fossil remains found during the 19th Century.
The two notable finds were an Ichthyosaur (fossil fish lizard) with an unusual preservation of soft body parts and a dinosaur called a Plesiosaur (referred to affectionately as the kipper!)
The Fossil Trail was created using the 10 groups of sculptures made by students of Loughborough College of Art and Design who were inspired by these fossil finds.
The Fossil Trail Leaflet can be picked up free from The Paper Shop, The Parish Office, the Post Office and the Library. There is also a junior version for children.
Contact:
Judith Rodgers, 01509 412063
rodgers_david@hotmail.comhalls for hire
Baptist Church: The Gap, Beveridge St,
Contact: 01509 416603 (members only).
Bishop Beveridge Club South St. Hall and kitchen;
Contact: Tina Long: 01509 412844.
Conservative Club Assembly room, off North St. Hall and bar, parking;
Contact: Barrow Conservative Club: 01509 412793.
Hall Orchard Primary School Church St. Hall, classrooms, parking;
Contact: Lesley Charles, 01509 412188.
Holy Trinity Church Rooms Church St. Hall, kitchen,
enclosed lawn;
Contact: David Boothey, 01509 413811.
davidboothey@hotmail.com
Humphrey Perkins Community Centre: Cotes Rd. Large hall with stage, community lounge with bar, foyer, gym, swimming pool, sports fields, restaurant, many classrooms, parking;
Contact: Carol Westbury 01509 412385,
carol-w@humphreyperkins.leics.sch.uk
Methodist Church Hall North St. Hall, meeting rooms, kitchen, parking;
Contact: John Thursby 01509 412467.
Scout HQ, Grove Lane. Hall, meeting rooms, kitchen,
parking;
Contact: Booking Secretary: Mark Snape 4 Branston Avenue
P.M.Snape@lboro.ac.uk
Regular activities
Mon : 7.00 - 9.00pm Girl Guides.
Tues : 7.00 - 8.30pm Cubs.
Weds : 5.45 - 7.30pm Beavers.
Thurs : 7.15 - 9.15pm Scouts.
Fri : 1.00 - 5.00pm Dance Club.
Sat : 9.00 - 1.00pm Karate.
Sun : 9.45 - 12.45pm Karate.
Loughborough Echo corresponsent for Barrow Village news
To add your content, email Jane Tindle by the Monday evening before each edition.
Contact:
Jane Tindle: 01509 414201
jane@tindle01.fsnet.co.ukparish walks
Three Parish Walks leaflets describing a number of local walks are available free from the Library, The Paper Shop, the Parish Office and the Post Office. Two have been produced by the Barrow Heritage Group and the third by BUSCA (Barrow Community Association) with Leicestershire County Council. These leaflets are all available on the village website www.barrowuponsoar.org.uk
Contact: Lesley Bell, 01509 416016.
barrowparishcouncil@ukonline.co.uk
A Parish Walks Leaflet produced by the Community Association and the Leicestershire County Council is available from the Library, The Paper Shop, The Parish Office and the Post Office.
It describes three local circular walks of which the longest is 4.75 miles. The leaflet is also available to download on the village website.
Parish Footpath contacts:
Don Mitchell 01509 412534,
David Rodgers 01509 412063
rodgers_david@hotmail.com
Virginia Willcocks 01509 413996.
playing fields and open spaces
Barrow Town Football Ground
Contact: Alan Dawkins, 01509 413288
Beacon Field, Humphrey Perkins, Cotes Rd
Contact: Carol Westbury, 01509 412385
Brook Lane Playground
Contact: Parish Office, 01509 416016
Cemetery and Garden of Remembrance, Cotes Rd.
Contact: Parish Office, 01509 416016
Cricket Ground, Nottingham Rd
Contact: Gavin Noon, 01509 412818
King George V playing field and recreation ground.
Contact: Parish Office, 01509 416016
Millennium Park, Fishpool Way.
Contact: Parish Office, 01509 416016
Mill Lane Playground
Contact: Parish Office, 01509 416016
War Memorial and Garden, Industry Square
Contact: Parish Office, 01509 416016
the roundhouse
The Roundhouse started life as the village lock-up but now serves as a small community building right in the centre of Barrow. Owned by the Parish Council and managed by the Community Association, it houses a village map created by the community as a snapshot of life in Barrow in 1996.
The Roundhouse is available free of charge to community groups or individuals as a small exhibition / meeting place.
The Community Association would welcome a new manager to arrange a changing programme of displays and exhibitions or other community events.
Contact:
Lesley Bell 01509 416016
barrowparishcouncil@ukonline.co.ukvillage website
The Community Association manages this site via a team of Site Editors.
The site is part of the www.leicestershirevillages.com group and can be accessed from this address. It can also be accessed via www.barrowuponsoar.org.uk Any organisation may have its own pages, free of charge, within the website. Editors from that organisation can add or remove items from their own pages. Individuals may also wish to have a page containing material of interest to the village.
The site is easy to use (ie it is “intuitive”). Anyone can view what is in the site. You may wish to register and then, as a registered user, you can post details of events onto the Local News page, advertise goods for sale on the Notice board, or add dates of events to the 'local events calendar'.
For further information, either go to the site or contact one of the Site Editors.
Contact:
Judith Rodgers: rodgers_david@hotmail.com
John Nurse: john@nursej.co.uk
Jane Tindle: jane@tindle01.fsnet.co.uk
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Barrow Community Association would like to thank the following for their sponsorship.
