Draft minutes from the Annual Parish Council meetings of the 21st May 2025
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Minutes of the Annual Parish 2024, Parish Council General and Trust Meetings.
Annual Parish Council Meeting 21st May.
The Annual Parish Council Meeting will be held on the 21st May at 7.15 pm in the Community Centre following the Annual Parish Meeting. Please see the agendas etc below.
Roving Vaccination Unit in North Luffenham Wednesday, 7th May
Roving Vaccination Unit will be visiting The Oval Wednesday 7th May
The Oval , North Luffenham, LE15 8FH
Covid, Flu, MMR and other vaccinations available + blood pressure checks
Please check vaccine eligibility and age criteria before visiting the Roving Health Unit
| Date | Start time | End time |
|---|---|---|
| 07/05/2025 | 13:00 | 14:00 |
Minutes of the Parish Council Meetings of the 19th March 2025.
Please click on the links below.
Key with blue tag found
Found in Butt Lane: A key with blue tag and labelled CABIN.
Please phone 0795 177 1770
New Fun ‘Pop Up’ Dance & Stretch Workshop…
Please join Sheena Kirk & Nicky Morris for an uplifting, fun afternoon of fitness…
After introductions there will be a warm up to music followed by a dance session led by Nicky. After a break, Sheena will lead you through a stretch routine with some pilates and yoga moves to make you feel longer & stronger with a wonderful sense of wellbeing.
To finish there will be hot and cold drinks available…and of course home-made cake!
Where: Ashwell Village Hall, Oakham, LE15 7LW
When: Saturday 10th May 2025; 2 – 5pm
Cost: £29
For booking details….please head to Sheena’s website to reserve your place online!
Full & further information about the afternoon is also available there.
Please note that this class is not for complete beginners. If you have or already attend any pilates, yoga, dance or are involved in fitness you are very welcome to attend
Look forward to seeing you there!
Sheena Kirk
sheena.kirk@gmail.com
Who we are:
Nicky Morris trained at The Royal Ballet School, experienced life on the road as a professional dancer and has had the wonderful opportunity to teach adults in Rutland for 14 years, for all abilities and ages. Nicky brings a fun and energetic workout, utilising ballet, jazz and contemporary dance.
Sheena Kirk is a retired physio who brings a wealth of knowledge from the sports and fitness world. After working in the NHS and private healthcare for 25 years, Sheena ran her own private practice for 15 years in Rutland, also teaching pilates-inspired, stretch and yoga classes with a twist, introducing fitness to folks in a fun way to look after their bodies.
Walk In Covid – 19 Vaccination Clinics
Initial walk-in clinics in Rutland will be held at:
- Oakham Enterprise Park, Ashwell Road, LE15 7TU, between 9am and 3pm daily on:
- Wednesday 2 April 2025
- Thursday 3 April 2025
- Saturday 5 April 2025
- Monday 7 April 2025
- Tuesday 8 April 2025
- Wednesday 9 April 2025
- Thursday 10 April 2025
- Saturday 12 April 2025
- Mercers Yard car park, 8 North Street East, Uppingham LE15 9QL, between 9am and 3pm daily on:
- Friday 4 April 2025
- Friday 11 April 2025
- Uppingham Market Place, LE15 9QH, between 9am and 3pm daily on:
- Friday 4 April 2025
- Friday 11 April 2025
The eligible cohorts for the spring Covid-19 vaccination programme includes:
- People aged 75 years and over (including those who will be 75 by 17 June 2025)
- older adult care home residents,
- anyone aged six months to 74 years and have a weakened immune system because of a health condition or treatment.
The roving healthcare clinic will visit The Oval from1pm to 2pm on Wednesday May 7th for administering Covid – 19 vaccinations.
Barrowden and Wakerley WI: Pottery Throwdown.
1st April at 7.30 pm at the Barrowden Community Hub
Community Award 2025
Do you know of anyone who goes above and beyond for North Luffenham?
We would like to reward those with community spirit by awarding those who are voted by the community with a £50 voucher to use at the Fox pub for a delicious meal and few celebratory drinks.
Nominations are now open with the nominations window closing on the 9th of April. A community vote will then be held from the 10th until the meeting 23rd of April where the winner will be announced. To nominate please fill out the form below and email to: clerk@northluffenham.org.uk
If you are unable to use emails, please contact the clerk via telephone on 01572 368344 or post (4 Greetham Road, Cottesmore, LE15 7DB), with a nominee, their contact details and the reason why you are nominating them. Please also provide your contact details so we are able to let you know if your nominee has been shortlisted.
Devolution: Interim Plans
The Government has asked that Interim Plans are submitted by 21st March. These have been published on the RCC wesite: https://www.rutland.gov.uk/.
Click on the Devolution and local government reorganisation tab and then on Interim Plans where there are documents relevant to Rutland’s preferred option.
There are two documents:
Leicestershire and Rutland councils LGR interim plan – Full document: https://www.rutland.gov.uk/sites/default/files/2025-03/Leicestershire%20and%20Rutland%20councils%20LGR%20interim%20plan%20-%20Full%20document.pdf
Leicestershire and Rutland councils LGR interim plan – Summary document: https://www.rutland.gov.uk/sites/default/files/2025-03/Leicestershire%20and%20Rutland%20councils%20LGR%20interim%20plan%20-%20Summary%20document.pdf
To be fully informed please read through the information on Devolution and local government reorganisation as it is informative on the whole process.
Garden Items to give away.
After a shed tidy the following items are no longer required :
A bonfire dustbin
Plastic gutter attachments to stop birds
2x spray bottles for insecticide.
2x un-used hanging basket liners
Traps for rats
Traps for mice
Fence wire
Would prefer to give away than throw away.
Contact : hilary.daintith@gmail.com
REGISTER FOR GREEN WASTE SUBSCRIPTION FROM 31st MARCH
Residents in Rutland will be able to renew and sign up for the 2025 to 2026 green waste subscriptions from the slightly later date of 31 March 2025.
Residents planning to continue their subscription for the upcoming year will receive their normal service throughout April without any disruption.
This year, stickers will not be sent out as they are not needed by those that subscribe. The new built-in technology in our vehicles will now provide all of this information.
From 31 March 2025 you can register via the Green Waste Subscription page. Alternatively, please email greenwaste@rutland.gov.uk or call 01572 758 488.
For more information please visit the RCC website: https://www.rutland.gov.uk/council-news/2025/03/register-green-waste-subscriptions-31-march
Gabriella Concert 29th March, St Peter’s Barrowden
Back by popular demand
An evening of songs with Gabriella Pineda-Rodrigues
Saturday 29th March 7.30
St Peter’s Church Barrowden
Bar. Doors open from 7.00.
Tickets £15 including a glass of wine from Barrowden Community Shop
online at wegottickets.com/event/651642/
or Chris Barrett 01572 747628 and Steve Preston 07754 118257
Breakfast Church 16th March in the Community Centre.
Everyone is welcome to this fun session in the Community Centre. There will be a craft activity, puppet sketch, singing, teaching and of course breakfast.
Hope to see you there, Patrick and Janet (Churchwardens).
Further Special Council Meeting on Devolution
Rutland County Council has confirmed the date for its next Special Council Meeting to discuss the issue of devolution and local government reorganisation.
The meeting will be held at the Council’s Catmose Offices in Oakham on Tuesday 11 March, as well as being streamed live online. Doors will open shortly before the meeting starts at 7.00pm.
Discussions concerning evolution are continuing at a pace and for further information please go to the RCC website where there is more detailed information: http://www.rutland.gov.uk/devolution
The agenda and reports for Special Council on Tuesday 11 March will be published on the Council’s website a week before to the meeting date: www.rutland.gov.uk/meetings.
Devolution and local government reorganisation
Rutland residents are understandably concerned about devolution and what it means for Rutland. There is a detailed guide as to the devolution process and local government reorganisation on the Rutland County Council website; scroll down and click on the ‘devolution’ tab.
A ‘Joint statement on collaboration around devolution’ has been published on theRCC website and gives infomation on recent developments; https://www.rutland.gov.uk/council-news/2025/02/joint-statement-collaboration-around-devolution
You can sign up to the RCC newsletter which will keep you informed of developments: https://rutland.us17.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=701a79f06a837f06b3435b688&id=fa75226981
Updated Trust Finance
Due to many misunderstandings, it has become clear that the document needed it’s headings updated so the items can accurately reflect where money has been spent.
The figures haven’t changed at all, just the headings, so hopefully will now be easier for everyone to see where the Trust money has been spent. We have added two headings ‘General Admin’ and a section for the ‘Woodland Walk’ in which was previously looped in with the Allotments however, for transparency, it now has its own section.
Antisocial Behaviour
Unfortunately there has once again been antisocial behaviour in the village. This occurred on Friday night/Saturday morning and resulted in the police attending.
If any resident witnessed events or has footage from a door camera please contact the police https://www.leics.police.uk/area/your-area/leicestershire/melton-rutland/rutland-south/contact-us/top-reported-crimes-in-this-area