During this last month members and friends enjoyed a Race Night at the Dogs. It was a very noisy and enthusiastic evening that took place at the Dog and Gun Pub in Cosby.
Councillors have approved a proposal to renew an important Public Spaces Protection Order for specific areas of the district.
Under the order, dogs are required to be kept on a lead in cemeteries
Local schoolchildren from across the district have been exploring the world of air quality and going green with a series of lessons from Blaby District Council.
Blaby District Council has benefitted from £135,000 in funding from Defra
An eagerly anticipated and innovative new website has been launched to help Blaby District residents get more active.
Active Blaby is a brand-new website featuring the most comprehensive directory of over 450 local activities and groups in the district.
December is a time when traditionally we have brought greenery into our homes as festive decorations. Prominent amongst these are the Holly and the Ivy, made famous by the Christmas carol.
November may well bring us the first real signs of winter and confine our wildlife watching to the back garden. Around twenty years ago I planted a Christmas tree with a few roots on it
October will see a reduction in the number and variety of species to be seen in our gardens so this is a good time to undertake a bit of maintenance that will benefit your local wildlife.
September will herald the changing seasons, although I’m sure we are all keeping our fingers crossed for an Indian summer. One of the first signs of autumn is the sight of swallows gathering restlessly on the telegraph wires.
August brings those lazy days of summer for we humans, but for many animals it is a busy time of year with new mouths to feed. Bumblebees are reputedly the busiest animals in the garden
July should present us with a better chance of seeing birds of prey now that the young have fledged and are out and about. Sparrowhawks are increasingly common these days
