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Newbold Verdon Library
Newbold Verdon Library is community
managed supported by Leicestershire
County Council. It serves the rural
communities of Newbold Verdon,
Barlestone and Osbaston in West
Leicestershire.
The library service is delivered by a
small Management Committee and a
team of 29 Volunteers led by a Volunteer
Co-Ordinator.
Volunteer Champions
Connecting Community
Adults and Older People
Location
Rural village situated within the wards of
Hinkley and Bosworth.
Population
3,000 residents, where the average age
is 44, with a substantial proportion of
elderly residents over 65.
Nigel Trotman and Gail Horsley
Leisure Links
County
Two pubs and three churches
Leicestershire
Challenges
Artist in Residence
With an older population, social isolation,
dementia and health and well-being are
issues within the locality.
Ruth Singer
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