Community Centre Fibre Broadband

The installation of Full Fibre broadband in the Community Centre has now been completed. The Wi-Fi is now powered by a fibre optic cable providing capacity for up to 1 Gigabit. Currently it is enabled for a stable 100Mb/Sec connection.

The Community Centre is available for any organisation or person to book, and so if you would like to take advantage of this new facility (maybe for an important Zoom meeting whilst the kids are playing games via your home Internet? ) please contact Charles Cade on 01780 720467

North Luffenham Scouts Collecting for Ukraine Today

We will continue to collect for Ukraine on Saturday 12th March 2-4pm due to great demand and donating in the previous week. Many have said they still have things to contribute. Please look especially for old rucksacks, water bottles, sleeping bags, hiking clothes and boots for men, women and children and medical supplies especially. Can parents please share to community boards locally , thank you everyone. The container will be in the car park of St Mary & St John CEVA Primary School, North Luffenham, Rutland school 2 til 4pm on Saturday. Every donation will help 🇺🇦

Unacceptable behavior

It has been brought to the Parish Councils attention that someone or people have been shooting at and killing pigeons in and around the Oval Recreation Ground. Please be aware that it is an offence to shoot wild birds without a license and cause. The matter has been reported to the police and they will be now be carrying out additional surveillance of the area

Planning Application 2022/0307/CAT

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.

Tree Planting: Can you help?

The Parish Council has obtained a number of tree and these will planted on the Woodland Walk this Saturday the 12th and any help would be much appreciated.

Please come at 10 o’ clock to the entrance of the Woodland Walk by the allotments, suitably dressed and with a spade.

NLPC EGM on 10th March 2022

There will be an EGM of NLPC on 10th March at 7.30pm in the Community Centre: the agenda and paper are attached below and can be downloaded.

Chater Bowls AGM 2022

It is intended to hold the Chater Bowls 2022 AGM on Monday 4th April at 2pm in Clubhouse on Pinfold Lane.

If you have an interest in wanting to play lawn bowls, non members are invited to come along to meet existing members and see how the Club is run. You can also view our recently decorated Clubhouse.

Alan Costello

Secretary Chater Bowls Club

Access to the old railway line at South Luffenham withdrawn.

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.

Notice of Road Closure

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

Minutes of the NL Parish Council and Trust meetings held on Monday 21st February

Please find attached the minutes of the above meetings

Fly Tipping on the Oval

It has been brought to my attention that someone has tipped their garden waste (buddleia branches) on the Oval behind the new electricity sub-station.

The Oval is not a place to deposit your garden waste, this should either be put in your green bin or taken to the Civic amenity site on the road to Morcott. There is no charge for taking your waste there

Thank you

Empingham Garden Club

“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. 

Platinum Jubilee: Update

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

Renewable energy at St George’s Barracks ?

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.

North Luffenham Parish Councilor Vacancy

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 31st March 2022

John Willoughby

Parish Clerk

Email: clerk@northluffenham.org.uk

Telephone: 01780 408288

Planning Application 2022/0184/FUL

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.

NLPC and Trust Meetings Monday 21st February

The agenda and supporting papers are attached below and can be downloaded as needed

Lost VW key Fob

If anyone has found a single VW key fob in the village please could they hand it into the Community Centre or leave a message on the clerks telephone (01780 408288) as one has been lost by a resident

Garden Club Revival

During the lockdowns clubs were unable to meet but it is hoped that as restrictions are eased to revive the once active Garden Club.

There will be a meeting on Wednesday 16th February at 6.30pm in the Community Centre.

You don’t have to be a keen gardener; just to be interested.