1st April at 7.30 pm at the Barrowden Community Hub
Barrowden and Wakerley WI: Pottery Throwdown.
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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
Agendas
Please find attached documents for the meeting on Wednesday.
There was a delay posting these online but the eagle eyed parishioners will have noticed the agendas were on the noticeboards last week.
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
Agendas and supporting documents for PC Meeting 19.02.2025
North Luffenham Monthly Parish Magazine delivery
For many years every house in the village has received a monthly copy of the Parish
Magazine thanks to a small army of volunteer distributors who deliver to a set 25 or so
properties.
Individual circumstances have led to a number of the distributors having to step down from this monthly commitment and there are now 4 or 5 gaps that urgently need filling.
If you can set aside half an hour a month to deliver approx. 25 magazines, please get in touch with the new distribution co-ordinator Nic Merrett on 07801 983530. He would be very pleased to hear from you.
Thank you!
Logs on The Oval
Following a review of trees on The Oval the recommended remedial work has been carried out. There are a number of logs as a result and residents are welcome to gather them for their own use.
Have your say on improvements to improve access to health services in Rutland.
The NHS for Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland (LLR) is inviting people to have their say on proposals to improve healthcare services in Rutland.
The proposals would improve services for people by bringing together two existing local services – the Minor Injuries Unit and the Urgent Care Centre, creating a Minor Illness and Injury Service which would be open 8 hours a day, 7 days a week in Rutland Memorial Hospital.
There is also a short video that summarises the proposals https://youtu.be/Tt54n16QivQ
Visit the website www.bit.ly/rutlandsurvey to view the full consultation document and other supporting information.
The public consultation will run from Monday 13 January until Sunday 16 March 2025. Get involved by:
Completing the consultation questionnaire online at www.bit.ly/rutlandsurvey
· Emailing views to: llricb-llr.beinvolved@nhs.net
· Telephoning: 0116 295 7532 to receive a paper copy of the questionnaire or information in another format
· Picking a copy of the questionnaire from a local community or public venue in Rutland
· Writing to us at Freepost Plus RUEE-ZAUY-BXEG, Rutland Consultation, NHS LLR ICB, Room G30, Pen Lloyd Building, County Hall, Glenfield, Leicester, LE3 8TB
· Following our social channels: @NHS Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland
@NHS_LLR
· Coming along to one of our drop-in events:
Thursday 13 February 2025, 9.30am-12.30pm
Greetham Community Centre, Great Lane, Oakham LE15 7NG
Wednesday 26 February 2025, 9.30am-12.30pm
Oakham Library, Oakham Library, Catmose St, Oakham LE15 6HW
Friday 7 March 2025, 9.30am-12.30pm
The Falcon Hotel, Falcon Hotel, 7 High St E, Uppingham, Oakham LE15 9PY
Tuesday 11 March 2025, 11am-1pm
Empingham Medical Centre, 37 Main St, Empingham, Oakham LE15 8PR
Agendas for Extraordinary meeting 22.01.2025
Budgets FY25/26
Budgets agreed at the meeting on the 18th of December 2024.
Agendas for Jan PC/Trust meetings
Reminder that NLGC are hosting TV Garden Presenter – Michael Perry – next Wednesday 8th January…
There are a few remaining tickets for this open meeting at North Luffenham School – please pick one up from the Fox (£10 cash only please) or reserve your seat by contacting the GC on northluffenhamgardenclub@gmail.com.
There’ll be a warm welcome, tea, coffee & wine available from 7pm for speaker to start at 7.30pm. Our legendary lottery of fabulous prizes will be hosted by the lovely ladies of the Committee.
