THURNBY AND BUSHBY SOCIETY
For more information
Tel. 0116 241 2377
TABS Thurnby And Bushby Society supports environmental, social and planning issues for the village
Information
Transport
Bus stops can be found on Station Road, Uppingham Road, Somerby Road, Stirling Drive and Pulford Drive
No 56 is Arriva and No. 747 is Centrebus
Bus timetables are in bus shelters but best to check on bustimes.org
Taxis - Tel. Quick Cabs on 0116 241 2662
Petrol Stations -
Houghton on the Hill
Trocadero - Uppingham Road
Tesco - Maidenwell Avenue Hamilton
Find the best prices on: petrolprices.com
Trains
Leicester Railway Station
London Road
(Parking on-site or NCP car parks nearby
Book your tickets on line:
or
https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/
Bin Collection
See information on http://www.harborough.gov.uk/collections
Harborough District Council
Thurnby and Bushby Parish Council
Tel. Eleanor Preston (Parish Clerk) 0116 278 6280 thurnbyclerk@yahoo.com
Banks and Cash Machines
There is a Lloyds bank on Uppingham Road.
Cash machines at the Troceradero petrol station. and Coop Thurncourt Road. The nearest cash machine is at the Co-op on Station Road
Recycling
Gypsum Close Household Recyling Gypsum Close Leicester LE4 9AB 3.7 miles
Freemans Common Islington St, Leicester LE2 7SQ 5.5 miles
Oadby Recycling Centre
Wigston Road Oadby LE2 5JE 4.2 miles
Health Centres & Defibrillators
Bushby Branch Surgery Hill Court Thurnby Tel. 0116 241 4956 - linked to the main surgery in Billesdon Tel. 0116 259 6206
Willowbrook Medical Centre Thurncourt Road Tel. 0116 243 2727
The Health Suite (Private Surgery)
624A Uppingham Road
Leicester
LE7 9QA
Tel: 0116 241 0010
Email: info@thehealthsuite.co.uk
Website: www.thehealthsuite.co.uk
Defibrillators in the village:
Rose and Crown pub on Main Street Wadkins Sports Pavilion on Wadkins Way.
Anyone can use these in an emergency but you need to call 999 immediately and they will give you the key code to unlock it.
The instructions are shown on a screen and spoken. So you are talked through the procedure.
Please note for every minute that passes after someone enters cardiac arrest, their survival chance reduces by 10%. So immediate action is required.
Chemists
R Glenton - Welland Vale Road off Downing Drive
Tel. 0116 241 5633 (currently unable
to supply various prescriptions)
Tesco Pharmacy Maidenwell Avenue, Hamilton 2.9 miles
Tel. 0116 227 2021
Houghton Pharmacy
14 Main Street Houghton LE7 9GD
0116 242 8243
Well Pharmacy
195 Thurncourt Rd, Thurnby, Leicester, Lodge LE5 2NL 0116 241 5073
Dentist
BUPA - Welland Vale Road off Downing Drive
Tel. 0116 243 1788
Optician
Evington Eyecare Optometrists
45A Downing Drive
Leicester LE5 6LL
Post Offices
There are Post Offices on Thurncourt Road Thurnby Lodge and Main Street Scraptoft.
Supermarkets
Coop - Station Road Thurnby
Thurnby Superstore -Telford Way Thurnby
Coop - Thurncourt Road Thurnby Lodge
Tesco -Maidenwell Avenue, Hamilton 2.9 miles
Asda - Barkby Thorpe Road, Thurmaston 5.7 miles
Aldi - Fletton Close, Hamilton 3.3 miles
Lidl - Harborough Road, Oadby 3.4 miles