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The latest news from Barkestone, Plungar & Redmile.
Since the 1st February 2009 your parish council has taken on the responsibility for the upkeep of St. Peter's churchyard at Redmile. The upkeep involves keeping the grass cut, inspecting memorials for safety, maintaining the boundary wall and ensuring the safety and well being of the trees.
There are 37 trees in the churchyard. These vary in size but some are significant and any falling dead wood could cause serious injury should it land on a visitor. It is therefore essential that the trees are surveyed by an expert at regular intervals. We have recently had an inspection carried out by the Forestry and Arboricultural Group from Leicestershire County Council. This survey has recommended work on five trees. More »
We have obtained Conservation Area consent to carry out the proposed work and have now sought authority from the Diocesan Advisory Committee , once this has been given the work will be proceed.
A second phase of the work will remove a Lawson Cypress close to a grave memorial near the north east corner of the church. We invite comment on this removal from anyone who believes this tree was planted as a commemoration. « Less
Arrived today (Monday 9th February 2009) at Redmile play park a pirate ship. Thanks to the efforts of play park friends and funding from Leicestershire County Council the park gets another upgrade.
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1972
BOROUGH OF MELTON LONG CLAWSON AND STATHERN WARD
NOTICE OF VACANCY IN OFFICE OF BOROUGH COUNCILLOR
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to section 87(2) of the Local Government Act 1972 that a casual vacancy exists in the office of Councillor for the Long Clawson and Stathern Ward of the Borough of Melton.
A request for an election to fill the said vacancy should be made in writing to the Returning Officer, Melton Borough Council, Council Offices, Nottingham Road, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, LE13 OUL by two electors for the area. An election will then be held to fill the said vacancy. More »
Dated this 9th February 2009 « Less
Some years ago the Parish Council obtained a substantial grant to run an Assisted Taxi Scheme. We still have a lot of this money to give away to eligible parishioners.
The Scheme aims to help people who do not have access to a car and who cannot use a bus, either because there is no suitable bus service or because they are unable to use the bus through infirmity or disability. Two types of journey can be assisted:
Travel to any doctor's surgery or hospital for medical treatment or consultation - so as to ensure that parish residents will not be prevented, on travel grounds, from attending a GP surgery, outpatients clinic, or going for tests, etc. More »
Travel to Bingham for services such as local shops, banks, doctor's, dentists, vets, Leisure Centre, etc, or for after-school activities at Toot Hill School - the idea of this is to make up, to some extent, for the lack of a bus service from Barkestone and Redmile to Bingham and the limited nature of the one from Plungar.
Any parishioner can be assisted if they meet the eligibility criteria - teenagers as well as adults. Assistance is given in the form of a quarterly supply of vouchers to pay part of the cost of a pre-booked taxi. Taxis may be shared so as to increase the help available.
Full details of the Scheme and an application form can be downloaded here. « Less
More and more people are making use of their Community Forum to try and improve local services and raise issues of local concern.
- Residents in Birstall were unhappy that the swimming pool in Longslade Community College was no longer going to be open to the public outside school hours. Discussion at the local Area Forum meeting resulted in the College working directly with local users to find ways the pool can remain open.
- Following the Government’s shortlisting of ‘Pennbury’ as a potential Eco-town, the ‘Have your Say’ meetings in Kibworth and Tugby were the first opportunity for residents in the surrounding area to find out how the District and County Council were planning to respond to this challenge.
- At the Blaby South Community Forum residents and Parish Councillors from Sapcote, Sharnford, Stoney Stanton and surrounding villages expressed their concerns about the volume and speed of Heavy Goods Vehicles travelling through their villages. In response officers promised to look into a range of measures to reduce the impact of traffic and improve road safety in the short term, while explaining how they were looking to provide longer-term solutions. More »
Community Forums give you the opportunity to discuss local issues with your local Parish, District and County Councillors and representatives from the Police and the Health Service. There are 27 Community Forums across they county. To find out more about forum meetings in your local area, please visit www.leicestershireforums.org
Contact: Derk van der Wardt, 0116 3057581 « Less
NOTICE OF CONCLUSION OF AUDIT
& RIGHT TO INSPECT THE ANNUAL RETURN
The audit of accounts for Barkestone, Plungar and Redmile Parish Council for the year ended 31 March 2008 has been concluded.
The annual return is available for inspection by any local government elector for the area of the Council on application to:-
The Clerk, 1, Main Street, Redmile, Nottingham. NG13 0GA
(Tel. 01949 843577 for an appointment)
Between 10 am and 8 pm on Mondays to Fridays (excluding public holidays), when any local government elector may make copies of the annual return. More »
Copies of the statement of accounts will be provided to any local government elector on payment of 20p for each A4 copy of the annual return.
K.J. Brockway ( Clerk to Parish Council)
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Barkestone-le-Vale has requested to make use of the Community Speed Watch Scheme run by Leicestershire County Council in cooperation with Leicestershire Constabulary and supported by the Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Road Safety Partnership.
The basis of the scheme is that volunteers will use speed detection equipment and will monitor traffic passing through the village at pre-selected locations.
The details of vehicles exceeding the speed limit are passed through to the Police who send out letters to the registered keeper outlining the concerns of the local residents and requesting that they keep to the limit in future. The volunteers do not get to know who the drivers are. More »
A pledge document has been filled in to show that either 200 or 20% your village/area support this scheme and I hope that you will give your support to the volunteers.
If you would like to assist in this scheme please contact me by telephone or the e-mail address shown on this leaflet and I will let the local coordinator have your details.
This scheme will run for four weeks starting within the next month.
There will be signs at the entrances to the village area, usually where there is a change in the speed limit, an example of which appears alongside. Kill your I This will tell you that the scheme is either about to commence or has started.
Mike Wilson
Community Speed Watch Co-ordinator for Leicestershire
Tel. 0116 305 7336
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The next meeting for you to have your say is on Monday 12th May, starting at 7pm in Plungar Village Hall.
The Annual Parish Meeting (APM) is an opportunity for registered electors of the parish to have their say.
See Meetings Calendar for details. Guest of the meeting will be Mike Sheldrake from Leicestershire County Council Highways so if you have a question to raise be there to put it to Mike in person.
Following on from the APM is a Parish Council meeting where the Chairman will be elected to serve until May 2009. Operations of the parish council will be reviewed and recently received planning applications will be inspected and comments agreed for submission to Melton Borough Council. More »
You are welcome to stay and observe proceedings. « Less
Melton Borough Council is holding a Spring Clean week to rid Melton Mowbray and the surrounding villages and countryside of litter.
Spring Clean Week will commence on Monday 19th May 2008 and run until Sunday 25" May 2008 across the Borough.
During the week Melton Borough Council will be loaning out Council litter packs consisting of one wheeled bin, litter pickers, gloves, high visibility waistcoats and black bin liners. Waste will be collected free of charge.
The aim of the Spring Clean is to tackle all aspects of litter ranging from: More »
• Litter from cars and vehicles
• Fly tipping
• Abandoned vehicles
• Litter on the roads across the Borough
• Chewing gum
• Cigarette ends
• Dog Fouling
• Fly posting
• Graffiti.
Alongside the Spring Clean, last year's successful Grot Spots clean up will be repeated. If you are aware of a particular Grot Spot in the Borough, please pass on the information to Melton Borough Council, Tel. 01664 502502. They promise to clean up the area within 5 working days. How that for service? « Less
In a letter to the parish council dated 8th April 2008 British Waterways report:-
REDMILE EMBANKMENT TOWPATH REPAIR WORKS
I would like to inform you that the towpath repair works at Redmile Embankment are now substantially complete.
There will be a further temporary closure of the towpath to enable the installation of a piece of equipment that will be used to monitor the embankment's stability. This should have been installed as part of the main works but had to be postponed as the method used proved unsuitable.
A revised method of installation for the equipment is being prepared and the works will be undertaken soon. This will require a closure for a few hours. Appropriate signage will be used at the bridge in Redmile and the Barkestone Lane access to avoid inconveniencing the public. Any minor works to tidy up the site can be completed without impeding towpath users. The storage units in the lay-by area on Barkestone Lane will also be removed.
The Grantham canal towpath at Redmile has reopened after being officially closed for eighteen months. Eight years ago major work was carried out to stabilise the embankment which had been slipping leaving the canal in danger of breaching.
At that time the canal was drained along the affected section of the Redmile embankment then long steel piles were driven in at the water's edge. At the same time the towpath was surfaced and on reopening it became a popular walk for locals and visitors, especially those with small children in pushchairs. More »
Unfortunately the embankment continued to slip. While the piles ensured the canal could not breach, the towpath moved and wide cracks appeared. They were initially filled but eventually the towpath was closed on the grounds of safety as the ground continued to move.
Extensive repairs have now been carried out and the towpath has been reopened providing a safe off road walk with excellent views across the countryside from this raised vantage point. « Less
Melton Borough Council have given notice that the special deal on composting bins for local residents ends on 31st March.
From 1st April the cost will increase. To benefit from the discounted rate place your order NOW.
220 litre bins now £8.00 will increase to £17.00
330 litre bins now £10.00 will increase to £30.00.
To order telephone 0845 077 0757 before 31st March.
Big decisions need to be made by councillors at the meeting of the Parish Council on Monday 10th March. As always the meeting is open to the public and residents are given to opportunity to have their say, during a break in the formal meeting. Redmile PCC have given notice that they wish to relinquish responsibility for the churchyard. The Parish Council must now decide if they wish to retain local control over future maintenance or pass the possible burden to Melton Borough Council.
We have also received preliminary notice of proposals for another wind farm at Palmers Hollow Bottesford. We are invited to submit issues to be addressed in the Environmental Impact Assessment.
At the Parish Council meeting Monday 12th November 2007 in Plungar Village Hall a request was passed to councillors from a residents of Plungar for the rough verge on Highgate Lane to be kerbed, creating a lay-by for parking.
It was agreed that this request be supported by the Parish Council and passed to the Highway Authority, Leicestershire County Council.
A reply from Mr Sheldrake, North Eastern Team Manager, has now been received and offers some encouragement. Mr Sheldrake says. More »
"I see no reason why we could not formalise and further protect the "lay-by" that has evolved on Highgate Lane. However, we do have a number of outstanding requests for similar provisions, including various passing bays, and therefore before making a definite commitment to carry out this work I think I will need to more carefully review all of our similar requests and establish clearer priorities. I will discuss this in more detail with a colleague and advise you more definitely of our intentions in due course. It is certainly the case that no work will take place before the next financial year and in fact I would doubt we would carry out the work until later in the summer. Perhaps I could therefore update you on our intentions at the meeting in May." « Less
Diane Lees of Redmile takes up the post of Director-General of the Imperial War Museum in October 2008 on the retirement of Sir Robert Crawford and at an exciting time as the Museum marks the 90th anniversary of the end of the First World War. Culture Minister Margaret Hodge said: "Diane Lees has done an amazing job at the Museum of Childhood. I am sure she will be excellent in leading the Imperial War Museum in its exciting next phase of development and I'm delighted to see another woman join the ranks of the leaders in the museums sector. I wish her all the best as our newest national museum director." More »
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