A number of projects have been completed or are ongoing in North West Leicestershire. For details please contact Jessica Grudgings jgrudgings@ruralcc.org.uk. For more information about specific parish plans please visit www.leicestershirevillages.co.uk

Kegworth Parish Plan

Kegworth have finished their parish plan!

The group started the plan in October 2006 and after a lot of hard work they are pleased that the completed document is available to use as a guide to improving Kegworth. There were over 600 responses to the questionnaire which the group delivered to every household and now these responses have been put into a easy to understand format for all to see.

The parish plan group have now become an action group and they are keen to work on many of the actions that are listed in the action plan. The group have already set up an 'environment group' and on the 3rd October 2009 they held a very successful environment day at the Yew Lodge Hotel.If you would like to be involved in the environment group please get in touch and we cna point you in the right direction!

If you would like to attend future meetings and help the group make a difference in Kegworth please note the following meeting dates for 2009:

Thursday 6th August
Tuesday 1st September
Monday 28th September
Tuesday 27th October
Tuesday 24th November
Thursday 17th December

All meetings are held in the Parish Council Offices and start at 7.30pm. All welcome.

The completed plan is available below - you can either view the full report with action plan or just the action plan.

Oakthorpe, Donisthorpe and Acresford Parish Plan

Oakthorpe, Donisthorpe and Acresford are 3 separate villages that fall into the same parish. On the 2nd December 2008, the parish plan group launched their completed plan! The meeting was well attended but the group are looking for new volunteers to take actions forward. One initiative that the group have set up was a community speedwatch scheme, this ran from August to September of 2009 and caught 378 offenders!

The group are now working on other action from the parish plan - such as trying to put on more community events to improve community spirit.

If you feel that you want to be a part of taking the action plan forward and helping change your local area in the way that the residents want, please get in touch! A lot of hard work has been put into the completion of this plan and now it's time for you to take the issues on board!

Osgathorpe Parish Plan

OSGATHORPE PARISH PLAN: Planning the future, Respecting the past

Osgathorpe formed their parish plan group in early 2007, in July 2008 a questionnaire was delivered to every household, asking questions on important issues for the parish, for instance; the environment, young people, housing and transport.

The Parish Plan is now complete and can be viewed online at:

http://osgathorpe.leicestershireparishcouncils.org/currentissues-ruralhousingsurvey.html

Coleorton Parish Plan

The Coleorton parish plan was started in the Autumn of 2006. The group have sent out their questionnaire and are currently developing their action plan and final results

Ashby Woulds

Ashby Woulds Parish Plan Steering Group, supported by the Rural Community Council of Leicestershire and Rutland, has completed a draft Action Plan of what YOU would like to see in Ashby Woulds. This draft
Action Plan is now circulated to Service Providers to respond to in the future. The Action Plan has already been supported by Ashby Woulds Town Council. Following the Town Council’s response we will publish and share it with EVERYONE IN THE ASHBY WOULDS AREA at a Public Meeting with the Service Providers to be held on the 16th September. This will be the start of putting your ideas into Action. The main issues you thought were important include:

• Fostering community spirit and good communication with everyone.
• A new Village Hall in Albert Village. (A group of volunteers who came forward as a result of the questionnaire have already started as a committee with Officers to start on this project).
• Set up new Neighbourhood Watch groups and make sure that Police presence is more regular.
• Increase security at car parks and trouble spots.
• Increase activities for young people and adult interaction with young people, particularly with sports groups.
• Resolve speeding issues, (possible traffic calming) and set up a Community Speedwatch Scheme.
• Provide more facilities in leisure and recreation areas, including new facilities and more accessible footpaths.
• Manage street lighting better.
• Improve Community transport.
• Review Environmental Policy and Actions.

The full Action Plan will be serialised in detail in future editions of the Ashby Woulds Community Newsletter.

Ellistown and Battleflat

The Launch of the Parish Plan on Monday 6th July, was a big success. Residents, Parish Plan Group members and service providers came together to at the Community Centre. Some residents volunteered in different ways to help the community further and groups including the Allotment Society, the Marlene Reid Centre, leicestershirevillages.com, the National Forest and the Rural Community Council displayed information and ways to help.

The people of Ellistown had a very successful Community Gala day, attended by 1000 people as highlighted in the Parish Plan on August 15th, the first ever in Ellistown, organised by the Parish Council, and see if this would help re instate some community spirit. Due to the huge success the gala day is now set to become an annual day of fun for all. The Gala took a group of councillors, all members of the Parish Plan Group months to plan. Events included a Punch & Judy show, tug of war, village stocks, bouncy castle, slides and fair ground rides and stalls from the church and other organisations. Contact ellistowngala2009@hotmail.co.uk

Also taking place was the Allotment Society Open Day Competition and Scarecrow Festival for the 2nd year running.
An informal approach has been made to St. Christophers Church about a possible community centre.
The Parish Council have liaised with the District Council and a Playbuilder Fund bid has been successful for £50,000 for the South Street Play area, part of the Parish Plan Action Plan.
An informal discussion has taken place with the National Forest organization re possibilities for tree planting at South Street.

Information has been sent by the RCC about a possible LCC grant for the Post Office in Ellistown.
The Chairman of the parish Plan group who is a young person under 25 has also become Chairman of the Parish Council and there is also a new Parish Clerk.

Completed Parish Plans