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Rutland Community Projects
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If you would like anymore information on any of the projects listed below please contact the Community Development Officer for Rutland

Kate Sharpe on 0116 2689710 or ksharpe@ruralcc.org.uk

Ketton

The Ketton parish Plan was completed in 2006 and achieved a 63% response to the comprehensive consultation exercise. A final report and action plan were published in May 2006 with the baton of further action being taken up by an independent implementation group. This group has subsequently handed over future monitoring of the action plan to the Parish Council.

The Action Plan, as published in the Parish Plan can be found below:









Projects Completed to Date:

  • ‘Chatterbox Online’ was launched on the Ketton village website - this is the online version of the village newsletter which is published three times a year.

Manton

Manton is a small village of just under 300 people. The Parish Plan was started in 2003 ans successfully completed in March 2005. 65% of adults in the village and 33 young people took part in the consultation process. A large number of the questionairres distributed were returned with contact details of residents willing to help in actioning the projects identified and these were passed on teh Parish Council to action.

The Chair of the Parish plan group, Mark Hollingsworth, stated that his ambition for the Plan was that "it will feed and grow the existing community spirit of our village of Manton."

The Action Plan that orginated from the Parish Plan can be found below:









Projects Completed to Date:


Market Overton

Market Overton is an ancient village with archaeological finds ranging from a Roman pottery kiln to an Anglo-Saxon cemetry. The Parish Plan was completed in 2005 and of the 460 population, 58% of adults and 48% of youth responded to the questionnaires.

There have been several key successes which have come about as a direct result of the community taking part in the Parish Plan process.





Below is the Action Plan that originated from the Parish plan:

  • The Market Overton village website can be found here

Projects Completed to Date

  • 15 affordable homes have been built in the village
  • Wild flowers have been planted at two sites in the village
  • Appearance has improved as grass cutting is now undertaken by a private company

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