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Wriggles & Rhymes give your children the best of times

Volunteer ‘Wriggly Reader’ leader Rosie explains how baby & toddler rhyme and story sessions are not only fun, but important for your child's development too

✍️ Rosie Robinson
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A two-photo collage. Left, a lady reading a book in a library & right, a group of parents and carers smiling in a library
A man sat in front of green trees and foliage. He is wearing a blue hat and is smiling at the camera.
3 minutes

Being an Independent Visitor - proof you can 'teach an old dog new tricks'

Hear about how one of our Independent Visitors is getting on one year into the scheme. ✍ Neil, Independent Visitor

Two brothers laugh together
2 minutes

What is it really like to be a young carer?

✍️ Ryan, 14

collage of three photos. left is an older lady with a bob haircut and white top sitting down. Right are images of patchwork quilts and blankets she has made
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Super seamstress brings comfort with crafty creations

How one resident's colourful quilts offer a hug to children and families across Leicestershire

✍️ Lynda Handford

(From left) A group of people - Jenny Heap, David Preece, Michelle Reynolds and Sam Kelly - who make up the Inspired to Care team, pose with an oversized pink frame, branded with the Care Professional of the Year Awards title, in front of an orange wall.
4 minutes

Who looks after the people who look after us?

An insight into Inspired to Care, the team supporting care workers in their careers.

✍️ Jenny Heap, Social Care Recruitment & Retention Officer

Elisabeth Lee sits in a wheelchair holding a ball in a sports court, representing Team UK at the Invictus Games 2023
6 minutes

“It’s not easy, but it’s a journey I will always be grateful for”

Elisabeth has been selected for the Invictus Games 2025 – her second time representing Team UK. She reflected on her journey from the RAF to the Invictus Games, and the lasting impact on her life.

✍️ Elisabeth Lee, Health, Safety & Wellbeing Advisor

Emma Chouhan, Multiply course provider
2 minutes

Numbers are all around us

✍️ Emma Chouhan, Multiply Project Manager, provides a snapshot of her role in delivering numeracy courses to adults.

Roads and hills illustrated to show a countryside view

Bus-y Summer?

Get your summer plans sorted with our handy summer by bus guide.

✍️ Jenna-Mai Smith, Communications Officer.

Dale up a tree putting bird boxes u
4 minutes

289 types of wildlife: how do you measure 50 years of Leicestershire Country Parks?

Our longest-serving ranger (35 years) recalls his favourite country park memories as we celebrate 50 years of Leicestershire Country Parks.

✍️ Dale, Senior Ranger

A young boy giving a young girl a piggyback. They are both smiling, and the girl has her thumbs up
2 minutes

We love being part of the council’s ‘outstanding’ fostering community

Long-serving fostering couple share their experience of fostering with Leicestershire✍️ Paul and Marie, Leicestershire foster carers

Siobhan Hughes & Katy Hughes
4 minutes

Butterfly Beacons – a place to be yourself

When youth and community worker Emma Hall saved a charity’s bus from being used as a burger van three years ago, she had big dreams to create a mobile safe space for women in her South Wigston community.

✍️Mary Flynn, Local Area Coordinator

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