the Bull's Head, the Plough Inn, and the Railway at the other end of the village. Other amenities are several hairdressers, a barber shop, a post office and village hall; an addition to these is the Convenience Store on Markfield Road; next to this is a Chinese take away, one of two in the village. A new Co-op store has recently opened, which moved from the original place in the centre of the village and was there for over one hundred years and is now opposite Chapel Lane and in the buildings once owned by the Geary bakery family and who started their business back in 1906 at Ratby. There is currently a review of the library by the county council. It is possible that the library will close if a volunteer group has not been found to run it. Ratby is only 1 mile from Junction 21a of the M1 motorway and situated 5 miles from the city centre of Leicester, with frequent Arriva Fox County bus services to and from the city. In addition to all of these facilities the village is home to Ratby Cooperative Brass Band. The band rehearse in their own room on Taverner Drive and are highly regarded in the brass band movement particularly for their excellent work with youth. The band has around 150 members. Ratby band was founded in its present form in 1906, although records suggest that a band existed in the village many years before that date. It is not the oldest brass band in England, the Stalybridge Old Band was founded in 1809. Location References External links Ratby Parish Council Ratby Brass Band Ratby Royals Football Club Ratby Parish Church in The Bradgate Team Parish British Listed Buildings, Church of St Philip and St James, Ratby Villages in Leicestershire Civil parishes in Leicestershire Hinckley and Bosworth