St George’s Barracks – Scale of Development

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The Chairs of North Luffenham and Edith Weston Parish Councils have written to RCC on behalf of our respective communities to express our concern at the proposed scale of the development of St George’s Barracks (1,500 – 3,000 new homes). We commented that the proposal to build a new town, the size of Uppingham, in an area which has hitherto been predominantly rural in nature, had created near unanimous opposition to what is being proposed. We indicated that there is strong support in the local area for a development of no more than 500 houses phased over an extended period. The letter has been released to Local press and a number of radio interviews have been arranged. A copy of our letter is attached:

Development of St George’s Barracks – Mar 18

St George’s Barracks – Development of Officers’ Mess Site

We have been advised that Rutland County Council’s Cabinet intend to consider a proposal to release £850,000 of funds to support the redevelopment of the Officers’ Mess Site at St George’s Barracks. The full details of the proposal are in the attached document.

Summary of Proposals: The Officers’ Mess site is a 4 Hectare (10 Acre) brownfield site, which is adjacent to, but entirely separate from the Barracks on the South side of Edith Weston Road. The proposal is to build about 70 homes on the site of which at least 30% will be affordable homes. The intent is that Council acquires the site and takes forward the development separately from, and in advance of the full Barracks Development. The Council have committed to consulting with Parish Councils and the Community to understand our ‘ambitions’ for the site and has committed to holding meetings with stakeholder groups to set out their proposals and to understand and mitigate our concerns, which where practicable will be incorporated into the design.

Action by the Community: This development of at least 70 new homes on a high value site overlooking the Chater Valley, is going to have a significant impact upon our village communities and Edith Weston in particular. Bearing in mind that this initiative is to be funded by local authority money, we need to ensure that we ‘hold the Council’s feet to the fire’ and that our concerns are heard. Silence will inevitably be considered as acceptance or at least acquiescence. The Parish Councils of both villages will continue to seek to influence the Council’s decisions and to represent your views.

Please do read the document.

Barracks Paper – 5 Mar 18

North Luffenham Garden Club Meeting, Thursday 8 March

North Luffenham Garden Club Meeting this Thursday 8th March at the Community Centre starting at 7.30pm.

This month Trevor Rogers, an experienced fruit grower and former RHS tutor, will be holding an interactive fruit growing clinic. We look forward to learning better ways of growing and enjoying the fruits of our labours.

As always, we welcome non members, (guests £2.00).

No Arthur’s Fish and Chips

Due to the inclement weather there will be no visit from Arthur’s Fish and çhip van this evening.

Normal service will be resumed next week

NLPC Planning Committee Minutes: 22/02/2018

Minutes of NLPC Planning Committee of 22/02/2018

NLPC Planning Committee Minutes: 08/02/2018

Minutes of NLPC Planning Committee of 08/02/2018

STATION ROAD CLOSURE 9.30pm – 1 MAR 18

We have been advised that due to an abandoned car on Station Road the road may currently be impassable. Please be aware and avoid Station Road this evening. It is hoped to move the car early tomorrow am.

Fraud Alert

A Fraud MO is being conducted against elderly vulnerable people involving a male caller, described by various victims as having an Indian or foreign accent, contacting the vulnerable person knowing their name, address and bank in order to try to get them to withdraw money from the bank.
Offences have continued across the force with a potential further 14 incidents being called into the Police over the last few weeks. This is likely to be higher in number due to some incidents being reported directly to Action Fraud and others being unreported.
A couple of variations to the method have been observed, these being the victim being persuaded to transfer their money into the suspects bank account and also where the scam initially began as a BT/TalkTalk representative rather than from the Police/bank.

PC 2113 Pete Icke | Eastern Counties – DNO NR37 Beat.
Rutland South Beat Officer
Telephone 3302113
Email: peter.icke@leicestershire.pnn.police.uk
Address: Oakham Police Station – Station Road, Oakham Rutland LE15 6QT

North Luffenham Parish Council (Trustee) next meeting: 5th March 2018

The next meeting of North Luffenham Parish Council (as Trustee for The Oval and Allotment Field Garden) will be on Monday, 5th March 2018, immediately following the Parish Council meeting in the Community Centre. The Agenda and associated paper is listed below.

North Luffenham Parish Council next meeting: 5th March 2018

The next meeting of North Luffenham Parish Council will be held at 7pm on Monday 5th March 2018 in the Community Centre. The agenda and associated paper is listed below:

The Creation

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Oakham Choral Society and Orchestra.

Sunday 4th March 2018.
Oakham School Chapel, 7.30 pm.

Tickets £8 (will be available on the door)

01572 758820, boxoffice@oakham.rutland.sch.uk, Walkers Bookshop (Oakham) & wegottickets.com

School Admission Arrangements for September 2019

Rutland County Council has determined its admission arrangements for September 2019. A copy of these arrangements can be found on the ‘Admission Arrangements’ page of our website at www.rutland.gov.uk/admissions

Emergency Road Closure: Pinfold Ln, N Luffenham – 22/02/2018

RCC have today advised of an emergency temporary road closure with immediate effect, with works anticipated to take 6 hours. Download the attached Notice and accompanying plan

Village Day 2018 – Can You Help?

Following the success of the 2016 event, the Parish Council are looking to support another Village Day event in 2018. We need your help in putting together a simple but fun event to celebrate North Luffenham as being a great place to Iive and to provide an opportunity for a memorable village event on the Oval. This might coincide with the Royal Wedding on 19th May or on another suitable occasion. We are looking for volunteers to join a Committee to help with planning and to help organise the event. Ideas such as fun sports competitions, fancy dress, dog show, stalls, bric a brac, cakes etc spring to mind. Would you like to help ? – if so please contact Paul Cummings – Tel: 01780 720124.

Vacancy for Parish Clerk at North Luffenham

NORTH LUFFENHAM PARISH COUNCIL APPOINTMENT OF CLERK AND RESPONSIBLE FINANCIAL OFFICER (RFO) TO THE COUNCIL

A challenging and interesting opportunity has arisen for a suitably experienced, enthusiastic and competent individual to be appointed as Clerk and RFO to North Luffenham Parish Council. The successful candidate will be required to work from home and will be provided with a laptop, software and printer.

The salary is in accordance with nationally based terms and conditions and is currently under review, however it is currently within the range of £9.39-£11.41 per hour (dependant upon experience) for currently 10 hours per week – this is under review.

Responsibilities of the post include:

Advising Parish Council of policy issues and proper procedures
All Parish Council administration and correspondence.
Arranging meetings, compiling agendas and producing the minutes of meetings.
Managing financial records, monitoring and reconciling the accounts, preparing accounts for audit.

The Parish Council is sole Trustee of the North Luffenham Field Gardens and Recreation Ground Charity and the Clerk would be responsible for dealing with all administration in connection with this.

You will need to be able to work flexibly, and attendance at evening meetings is essential. Some knowledge of council procedure is an advantage but essential training will be provided. In addition, support can be provided for further training towards the Certificate of Local Council Administration.

Applicants must have:

Experience of administration and financial management with sound word processing and spreadsheet management skills.
Ability to work to own initiative and to work with volunteers to achieve the Council’s objectives.
Good numeracy, oral and written communication skills

Please call Parish Council Chairman: Paul Cummings on 01780 720124 or email pbgcummings@gmail.com for job description, personal specification and further details.

Applications in the form of a CV and covering letter are invited by 16th Mar 18 and should be sent to:

PBG Cummings, Chair North Luffenham Parish Council, 11 Digby Drive, North Luffenham, Rutland, LE15 8JS

Closing date for applications: 16th Mar 18
Interview dates: 3rd-5th Apr 18
Clerk commencement date: 21st Apr 18 (or earlier by negotiation)

Download Parish Clerk/RFO Job Description

Blues Night at The Fox Tonight

Don’t forget that Dan Cooper will be playing at The Fox tonight from 8:30pm

Meeting of Parish Council Planning Committee: 22/02/2018

There will be a meeting of North Luffenham Parish Council’s Planning Committee at 6pm on Thursday, 22nd February 2018 in the Cricket Pavilion, The Oval, North Luffenham.
Download the Planning Committee Agenda: 22/02/2018

ST GEORGE’S BARRACKS – IMPORTANT UPDATE

Please find attached a progress report from the Joint Edith Weston / North Luffenham Working Group, which explains what the Working Group has been doing to date and what its future tasks are.

At the Focus Group meetings held on 29th Jan we were advised by the County Council that the current proposals would see both a development of 1,500 – 3,000 homes on the Western end (Edith Weston) of the site, and in addition the development of a substantial part of the Eastern (North Luffenham) end of site for the extraction of limestone. The report attached includes a map highlighting the area designated for mineral extraction.

The aim of the Working Group is initially to gather the information necessary to influence the development of the site. The first step in this will be to present a paper highlighting our concerns to the County Council in early March before any decisions are made.

PBG CUMMINGS – Tel: 01780 720124

SGB Update – Feb 18 Meged

Garden Club – February Meeting

Garden Club meeting this Thursday – 8th February

We welcome Steve Lovell, a horticultural consultant & former Chairman of the Hardy Plant Society speaking on “Bark, Berry and Leaf – Texture in the Garden”

Steve will be looking beyond flowers and showing us what else nature provides in the plant kingdom.

The meeting will be at the Community Centre at 7.30pm – anybody can come along (guests £2).

NLPC Staffing Committee draft Minutes: 18/01/2018

NLPC Staffing Committee draft Minutes of Meeting of 18/01/2018