As you may have seen around the village, the Men & Women in Sheds Team have been busy making bespoke garden furniture to order. Over the coming month we have some slots available should you want anything wooden built to your own design (or one inspired by us).

Our prices are very reasonable and are based on cost of the wood plus a donation to AgeUK to enable us to run the Shed.

Examples of our handiwork are picnic tables, garden benches, potting tables, bug boxes, mud kitchens & planters.

For further information and inspiration visit our website:-
https://rutshed.wixsite.com/home

Alternatively, contact Brian Lee on 01572 720319 or via email Brian.Lee@ageukleics.org.uk

The Full Fibre Internet connection for the Community Centre and the School has been funded by RCC to encourage the further roll out of of fibre optic cabling in the village.

The installation by OpenReach has placed a limited number of properties within the connecting distance for a Full Fibre Internet upgrade. An upgrade would enable speeds of up to 1Gb/sec (Gigabit Internet)

The purple dots on the map below show which lucky residents now have availability for a full fibre connection.

You would need to contact your Internet provider for details on how to upgrade and costs.

Garages And Land Pinfold Close North Luffenham Rutland

PROPOSAL: Remove branches overhanging 3 Pinfold Lane
An application for the above proposal has been received by the Local Planning Authority and you are invited to submit your comments by 31 March 2022.

Please note the contact number is 07811137791: the incorrect number was on the previous post.

South Luffenham have informed us of an access closure and this may affect walkers from North Luffenham.

The owners of the land behind Gatehouse Lane have informed the Chairman that they have decided to withdraw access to the old railway line via the field behind Gatehouse Lane. Access was originally allowed through a permitted access route which expired in 2011. They allowed access to continue through goodwill but have recently decided to withdraw this as some people were allowing dogs to run in the crops and were not clearing up after them.

Please find attached a Notice and accompanying plan in respect of the Temporary Road Closure in the above areas in Rutland which will come into effect on 29/03/2022 to 01/04/2022

Please find attached the minutes of the above meetings

“Empingham Garden Club – next meeting is on Monday 28th February at the Cricket Club, when guest Geoff Hodge will give a talk on ‘Propagation’.  Geoff is a well-known  garden writer, regularly appearing in various national gardening magazines.
Talk starts at 7.30pm – refreshments and raffle.  All welcome – £2 for non-members. 

There was a good community response to form a steering group and please see below for the results:

Two residents would like your opinion (see below): to comment please go to the Village Wall.

We have been thinking about renewable energy and the possible use of North Luffenham airfield as a wind and solar site. We have been attending parish council meetings to open a dialogue along these lines. We would be interested in the thoughts of the North Luffenham residents and your feedback which you can post on the wall.

We currently have a vacancy for one Councillor on the Parish Council. We have now been given permission to co-opt without an election.

If you are interested in being co-opted on to the Parish Council and meet the following criteria then please contact the Parish Clerk for more information

Criteria:

You must either be on the 2021 Register of Electors for North Luffenham and/or during the previous 12 months prior to appointment by co-option, either have occupied as owner or tenant any land or premises in the parish or had their principal or only place of work in the parish, or have resided either in the parish or within 3 miles of the parish boundary.

Applications are required by 31^st March 2022

John Willoughby

Parish Clerk

Email: clerk@northluffenham.org.uk

Telephone: 01780 408288

PROPOSAL: Single storey side garden room extension and erection of a greenhouse.

12 Glebe Road, North Luffenham

An application for the above proposal has been received by the Local Planning Authority and you are invited to submit your comments by 9 March 2022.