Birstall

Birstall Links

• Highcliffe Primary School Highcliffe Primary School and Community Centre, Birstall, Leicester, UK, offers state education to children aged 4-11 years. Also a community centre with a network of groups which together provide activities and education throughout life. Very comprehensive site with the school prospectus, governor's report, SATs results, PTA, curriculum, children's pages and a video tour.
  
• Birstall Library This is the main library in the Birstall area and the Group Librarian is based here. Opening hours, telephone number and information about services offered.
  
• Birstall & District Art Society The object of the Society is the appreciation of the visual arts generally, and the improvement of members own work through demonstrations, criticisms, outings to art galleries, exhibitions and all round encouragement, especially to beginners. You can view member's work online and contact the society from the site.
  
• Birstall Running Club Meet at the Co-operative Sports Ground in Birstall, Leicester for training runs on Mondays (18.30) and Fridays (19.00). Site gives contact details and not much more.
  
• Sitehouse Web Design Web design for small businesses. [Based on Hill Rise]
  
• First Leicester Home Page Leicester bus operator - site includes maps, routes, timetable, place name index, kids quiz and company history.
  
• Tomorrows World Travel Independent Travel Agent with a branch on Sibson Road in Birstall. Site includes holiday booking, flights, cruises, car hire.
  
• Longslade Community College Adult & Community Education operates on three separate campuses at Longslade, Anstey and Rothley. Includes details of courses offered, enrollment, contacts and a Public Swimming Pool timetable.
  
• Birstall Post Free monthly community newspaper including recent issue, Census statistics, Sibson Road development plans, Birstall and District Art Society online gallery, Borough and County Councillors Reports for 2001.
  
• Great Central Railway "Britain's only mainline steam railway" running from Loughborough to Birstall every weekend and weekdays between June and September. Includes a timetable, information on dining, driving a train, online shop. Text in English, French and German.
  
• Pet Nannies Birstall-based service to look after pets - in a family home, not kennels. Also Home Visits, Collection & Delivery, Daily Exercise.
  
• Trent & Barton Buses "Latest information regarding timetables and routes." Routefinder section gives timetables and maps for Trent, Barton and Kinch Buses. Route Number 2 (Kinchbus) is Loughborough - Barrow - Sileby - Birstall - Leicester.
  
• John Bingham Preowned (second-hand) records, singles, LPs, CDs and cassettes for sale. [Based on Windmill Avenue]
  
• National Statistics - Neighbourhood Statistics Search the latest comprehensive range of official UK statistics and information about statistics as well as providing free access to a selection of recently released publications and press releases in downloadable formats. This is the 'Neighbourhood Statistics' for Charnwood - a new service is an innovative long-term project to make information widely available for thousands of small areas across the country.
  
• Birstall and Wanlip Neighbourhood Watch The latest on crime and crime prevention in the area including how to start a scheme, how to contact the watch, activities such as postcoding and Vehicle Watch. An interactive forum to share ideas is planned.
  
• Leicestershire and Rutland Ornithological Society Meetings (Oct-Apr), field trips, census work, newsletter 10 a year), county annual report. Site has recent records and details of the field trips and meetings. Secretary is also contact for Birstall Birdwatching Club.
  
• Archaeology: A Bronze Age Burnt mound at Watermead Country Park University of Leicester Archeological Studies Department report on a Bronze Age burnt mound at Watermead Country Park.
  
• Leicestershire Road Club & Leicester Off-Road Club The aims of the club are to encourage all forms of cycling, by all classes of rider irrespective of age, sex, race or ability. Club life is centred on the clubroom at the Outdoor Pursuits Centre, Redhill Island, Birstall. Site includes information on club runs, race results and upcoming events.
  
• Fosters General Repairs Handman service based in Birstall - Door Closers, Carpet Fitting, Small Removals, Lock Repairs, Digital Locks Emergencies, Carpentry, Equipment Repairs, Sanitation, Steel Cladding, Upholstery Service, Electrical, Courier, Storage Systems, Vertical/Horizontal Blinds, Security, Glazing Services, Office Partitions, Office Supplies, Refurbishments, External Repairs, Welding, Cleaning, Plumbing.
  
• Birstall Garden Centre Birstall Garden Centre offers plants, seeds, equipment and books for sale online and by mail order with online parcel tracking. Also has free gardening tips and a brochure-ordering service for gardening gadgets.