Page 9 - Herald October 2023

OCTOBER 2023 THE NEW COUNTESTHORPE HERALD 9
Countesthorpe Parish Council Page
Countesthorpe Parish Council Office, Village Hall Station Road Countesthorpe Leicestershire LE8 5TB
Tel: 2779518 Emaili:l:mcalenrakg@ecr@oucnotuensttehsothrpoerpeapriasrhischocuonucnilc.cilo.c.ou.kuk COUNTESTHORPE PARISH COUNCIL
Website: www.countesthorpeparishcouncil.co.uk
Open Day
The Parish Council is to hold its first
Cemetery Chapel Renovation
As we haven’t had the best of weather this summer, it doesn’t make it too hard to start talking about
COUNTESTHORPE
stay of 2 hours to ensure continuous
CONSULTATION – Notice Boards
availability of parking for residents
The Parish Council are in the
Open Day on 31st May at 4 pm – 8 pm
Christmas!!! This year we have evenptrsocpelsasnonfebduysinogkteheplanadloaodjkacoeunt for details in the next edition of The Herald
to the cemetery on Foston Road for future cemetery provision. Restoration of the Chapel is also
at the Village Hall.
and our Facebook page, etc.
Come along and talk to your Councillors.
There will be various displays on show.
Festive Fronts
See what your Council is doing for you.
Firstly, we are planning a ‘FestivbeiFngrocnotnss’idceormedpaentditiot nis whohperde homes and businesses/shops in Tea and coffee will be available.
Countesthorpe are invited to decthoartaitecathnebefropnetnoedf thoethireppruobpliecrty, whether garden or windows. There will be a small prize for the winning feonrtqryuifertocmoneteamcphlactiaotne.gory but the important thing will be bringing some
Hanging Basket Competition
cheer to the village. We will pubVliishitohrsowto tohegcetmaentereynwtriyll fhoarvme nearer to the time. Don’t worry if you don’t
Would you like to enter the Hanging
have festive lights – the choice onfotdiceecdotrhaetiwonorkasntdaktihnegmpleacwe.ould be up to you.
Basket/Container competition? The more unusual the better!
A new cremation area has been
Christmas Light Switch On
added at the end of the cemetery nd to provide many additional plots.
For more information and an application
On the evening of Saturday 2
December we are planning an event which will support the local
form please contact the Parish Office.
A path has also been installed on
Foodbank in Countesthorpe. So that the whole of the village can get involved in some way, it is planned
the right hand side of the cemetery.
Play Efqour ipndmiveindtuaolngDroaulpesAocfrcehoirs made up of local singers and musicians to tour the village, collecting
This area is being landscaped to
donations of food items for the local Foodbank on the way. The event will culminate at St Andrew’s
The Parish Council are investigating
provide additional burial land.
Church for a switch on of the tree lights and well deserved refreshments. We already have willing
playground designs for Dale Acre
volunteers and local groups getting involved, but the more the merrier. To help us plan for the event, if
Recreation Ground.
anyone wants to be involved or can help with any of the following, we are looking for:-
The designs will be displayed at the Parish Council’s Open Day on 31st May.
Linden Farm Drive Bridge closure
Singers – whether individuals or if you have a group who enjoLyesiciensgteinrsghi–retChoeunty Council has The Parish Council are also investigating
providingma torirme trhaeckmareorurniedrWtoillhoeulgphbfoyrm the groups and join in the festivictlioesedathtehberildighetat Linden Farm Drive Road PlaysinwgitFciheldosn. . due to health and safety issues. This has
been highlighted in a structural engineer’s CountestThrolrlepyesC–oifuynoturhyaPvearakny sort of trolley that can be used for croeplleorct.ting the donated food items on the way.
Meetings have been held with representatives
Fencing was put in place to
Volunteers – we need a number of people to walk with the gropuroptetcot mhemlpbweristhofstahfeeptyub. liOc;rheowvenveirf you from Blaby District Council and Leicestershire
would be happy to help serve refreshments later in the eveninags.this was vandalised on several occasions,
County Council.
The Country Park is due to be transferred to
BlabFyoDr fiustrtihcteCroinunfocirlmbayttihoend,ecvoenlotpaecrtsJanodanne at manager@countesthorpeparishcouncil.co.uk
Parish Council office opening times:
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It is a positive thing for Countesthorpe
When the Parish Council took over the ownership of the Central Street car park, it purposely decided to
All Makes Servicing and Repairs shops, Pharmacy, community facilities, Diagnostics/Tuning - Auto Electrical and now Fully
to comfortably access the immediate
We are looking at the feedback and will report the outcome in the next edition of
facilities, including the Health Centre,
The Herald.
etc. The Parish Council budgets around
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We had over 70 children join and read 6 library books, gaining their certificate and
enforcement costs. MontoThursday8.00til5.00Fridaytil4.00
medal for completing the challenge. A special well done to our first finishers Harry
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that it has a thriving central area with the
continue with the parking restriction of a maximum stay of 2 hours to ensure continuous availability of parking
shops and facilities such as access to local
for residents to comfortably access the immediate facilities, including the Health Centre, shops, Pharmacy,
healthcare etc, however the downside of
community facilities, etc. The Parish Council budgets around £3,500 an annum to these running and
this is the limited amount of parking in
enforcement costs.
the area. When the Parish Council took
The parking enforcement operates Monday to Saturday from 8am to 6pm with a no return to the car park within 2
over the ownership of the Central Street
carhpoaurkr,sitapnudrpaotsaelyl odtehceidretdimtoecsotnhteinrueeis no limit. There is a total of 15 spaces, plus 1 disabled parking space.
with the parking restriction of a maximum
The parking enforcement operates
Friendly Service Ask For Seb or Marilyn
Debit & Credit Cards Accepted
Saturday7.30 til12noon Don’tForget Also to Jessica Milligan and Ethan Smith for finishing 3rd and 4th.
and Martha Cook (pictured right). Monday to Saturday from 8am to 6pm
We’re open Saturdays for MOT’s
with a no return to the car park within 2
And a very special well done to Freddie Freeston-Larter who completed our
hours and at all other times there is no
Special Book Bingo and read 30 extra books for the challenge!
limit. There is a total of 15 spaces, plus 1
disaTbhleadnpkayrkoiungtosptahcee.Beavers of Countesthorpe for promoting the event for us. They
did a fantastic job.