Working hard to promote and enhance our town centre and support local businesses
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Half Term Family Treasure Hunt
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16th to 30th October 2023
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We have welcomed some more new businesses to the town centre in recent weeks. To stay abreast of all the new arrivals and to hear about local events and special offers, make sure to follow us on Facebook and drop by our website Events page!
School half term is fast approaching and, with that in mind, we are delighted to host our Halloween themed Family Treasure Hunt around town once again. This is a great family fun event and a lovely opportunity to visit areas of the town you might not normally get to see. The trail can be completed using a paper entry form, or by using a smartphone and scanning the QR codes that will be displayed in key locations once the Treasure Hunt is up and running (16th October to 31st October).
There is a whopping £300 in prizes to be won, and everyone who completes the trail successfully will be entered in a prize draw! Winners will be able to choose a gift voucher from a town centre business of their choice, with the first prize winner receiving £100 and ten lucky runners-up each receiving £20.
Full details will be on our website soon (just click on the image above).
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Welcome to New Businesses
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We wish a warm welcome to two new businesses!
In the weeks ahead, we can also look forward to a new restaurant on Coventry Road called What the Fork, and for those with a sweet tooth, you'll no doubt welcome new arrival, Dessert Lounge, which is due to open on Castle Street.
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£50 Prize Winner in BID Loyalty Card Draw
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Our congratulations this month go to Sheila Wilkinson of Burbage, holder of BID Loyalty Card number 6875.
Sheila, you'll receive an email from us to confirm, so please get in touch to claim your prize!
Every month, all card holders are entered in this monthly draw. To be in with a chance, why not apply for your card via the link below, if you don't already have one.
Over 50 town centre businesses are currently making a special offer to card holders. A complete list of current offers is available here.
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Ghouls & Ghostly Windows for Halloween
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All of the member businesses have been invited to enter our Halloween Shop Window competition, so the town centre will start to look very spooky quite soon! Images of all the entries will be shared on our Facebook and Instagram, so make sure to 'follow' us and you'll be able to vote for your favourite window.
Alongside this, and our Halloween themed family Treasure Hunt, HBBC will be hosting their annual Spooktacular Hinckley event on Saturday, 28th October 2023 at Britannia Centre. There will be lots of free spooky fun to keep the children entertained.
Full details of all of these events can be found in our listing below.
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Hinckley & Rugby Building Society - Calling Young Savers
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Hinckley & Rugby Building Society invites new savers, young and old!
However, the Society recently launched a fun and educational book called ‘How Roommates Became Savers’. The book aims to educate children on how Building Societies came to be, introducing them to the world of saving from an early age through the eyes of a group of woodland animals. The book will be free of charge for those opening a new Young Saver savings account or when making a deposit to an existing Hinckley & Rugby children’s savings account.
Please visit your local branch at 37 Castle Street for full details (corner of Church Walk), or click on the link below.
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Making a Difference Awards 2023
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Nominate a volunteer you know who 'makes a difference'
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The hunt is on to find Hinckley and Bosworth residents who make a difference to the lives of others through volunteering.
The Making a Difference community awards are sponsored by the Borough Council and include individual and group categories. HBBD is urging residents to nominate a person or group that deserves recognition for the help they give to others.
Full details and a nomination form can be accessed via the link below.
The deadline for receipt of nominations is 20th October 2023.
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Go-Learn Leicestershire - Adult Courses
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Leicestershire Adult Learning Service (LALS) is an important part of LCC's Communities and Wellbeing Service, and they work closely with libraries, heritage, and archives services. LALS provides formal and informal learning programmes for all adults across the County. It also provides an apprenticeship and traineeship programme that supports people to gain the skills that they need so that they can progress in the world of work, and family learning courses that are designed to support parents give their children the best start in life.
On behalf of LALS, we are pleased to share a copy of the 2023/2024 Course Programme, some of which take place in Hinckley.
To enrol on any of the courses listed, or for more information, you can contact LALS as follows:
- Call FREEphone 0800 988 0308 to speak to a member of our Enrolment Team
- Email us at adult.learning@leics.gov.uk to ask for more information or arrange a convenient time for us to call you
- Browse and enrol on 100s of courses online at www.GoLearnLeicestershire.ac.uk via the link below
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Our 12th Annual BID Motorshow was a huge success
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Our 12th annual BID Motorshow took place on Sunday, 17th September and drew the biggest crowds of the year to the town centre.
To read the full story about the day, please visit our website via the link below.
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There are a host of events in the coming month to suit all ages and interests!
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