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there is insufficient space. It was therefore recommended to order two smaller items instead.
Wooden plaque - The two boards have been taken away to be inscribed.
Trees on Spoilbank - A resident has asked permission to trim trees obscuring light from her garden. It is understood that the developer has
no interest in the land. It was resolved to request a report of the works to be undertaken and to investigate ownership of the land. It was resolved to give the Parish Manager delegated powers,
in consultation with the Estates Working Party Chairman, to agree the works to be undertaken.
Correspondence - A resident, whose fence borders Dale Acre Play Area, has requested permission to install her new fence within the recreation ground. It was recommended to refuse the request.
Maintenance issues - It was recommended to repair the seat on Foston Road. The groundsmen are currently replacing the roofs on play equipment on Leysland play area. It was recommended to put blue lights on the trees at the Village Hall and install blue filters on the church lights if Leicester City football team win the Barclays Premier League. It was recommended to order more metal markers for the cemetery. Play inspections have been ordered and it was noted that there will be three inspections carried out because of the amount of equipment to be inspected.
Broadband – it was recommended to explore the best option to amalgamate the parish office and library’s broadband connection and to change to superfast broadband. It was resolved to defer this item until other packages can be explored.
Matters arising for information purpose - The new grass cutting machine has been delivered.
A request has been received from St Andrews Church to install a temporary sign, in the closed churchyard, to show the progress of building alterations. It was recommended to check with BDC Planning Authority to ascertain whether planning permission is required, as it is in the conservation area.
REPORT THE EVENTS WORKING PARTY Christmas Spectacular - It was recommended to investigate replacing the metal security fencing used around the Christmas tree with wooden fencing. All other items concerning the Christmas Spectacular were deferred until the next meeting.
Christmas tree outside Village Hall - It was recommended to place a Christmas tree outside the Village Hall for this year.
Chapel - It was recommended to place an article in the next edition of The Herald thanking everyone who has helped with the renovations and to ask relatives of those commemorated on the war memorial to contact the Parish Council if they
want to be included in a small opening ceremony, if held. It was also suggested that an article be placed on the heritage page in the Leicester Mercury.
Library event - It was recommended to hold a library event once the alterations have been completed.
Other events - The cleaning project,suggested
by a resident at the Parish Council meeting was discussed; it was recommended not to participate in a project and refer the lady to BDC and Persimmons Homes.
REPORT FINANCE & HUMAN RESOURCES WORKING PARTY.
Review budget 2016/17 – the final budgetary figures for 2015/16 were discussed and it was noted that the telephone budgetary allocation was over spent, however the income for the cemetery was greater than allocated. It was recommended to confirm the following movements to Earmarked Reserves: £8,000 from War Memorial, £3,000 from Design Layout, £3,000 from Country Park, £5,000 from Play Equipment and £2,000 from Street Furniture. The Estates Working Party
has requested funding for cemetery markers, it was recommended to fund from the Village Improvements, Funding for Future Projects allocation.
S106 payments –There were no matters to discuss.
Grant Aid - There were no Grant Aid applications.
Computer for library - It was recommended to purchase and install a computer in the library, which will be networked to the parish office; it funded from Village Improvements, Funding for Future Projects allocation.
Matters arising for information purposes – it was recommended to defer integration of the library and Parish Council broadband for the current time.
JUNE 2016
LPT TEAM REACH
GREAT HEIGHTS
On Saturday 14 May, an intrepid 45-strong team from Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) took on the challenge of climbing ten peaks in the Lake District in a single day to raise money for the Trust’s charity.
Fantastic weather allowed for some breath-taking views, but the gruelling trek certainly tested the team’s physical strength and endurance to the limit. 14 of the 45 team members were successful in completing all ten peaks, coming off the final mountain as the sun went down after an exhausting 15 hours 22 minutes and 26 miles of walking.
The team was delighted to have exceeded its ambitious fundraising target of £5,000, and donations are still coming in. The money raised will go towards buying extra equipment and funding innovative projects to improve care across the Trust’s community and mental health services. Reminiscence art and music sessions for dementia patients, pantomime trips for life-limited children cared for by LPT’s children’s service and sporting equipment for patients on our mental health wards are just some of the ways donations to the charity have been used to date.
The team was led by chief executive, Dr Peter Miller, and director of finance, business and estates, Dr Pete Cross. Dr Miller said: “I am so proud of everyone who took part this weekend. There was a fantastic sense of camaraderie and real team spirit, even when the going got tough. To have achieved our fundraising target makes it all worthwhile.”
Starting at Buttermere, the ten peaks route covered Red Pike, High Stile, High Crag, Green Gable, Great Gable, Scafell Pike (England’s highest peak), Broad Crag, Great End, Allen Crags and Glaramara, and required some 8,000 feet of ascent. Donations can be made at the Just Giving page: www.justgiving.com/ LPT10PeaksChallenge
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