The North Luffenham Parish Council had a meeting on Monday July 20th 2015 and the DRAFT minutes are set out below
Parish Council Meeting of July 20th 2015
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Marathon Sale! In aid of St Johns Ambulance.
South Luffenham Village Hall. Saturday 1st August 2015. 2-4.30 pm.
* New and pre-owned items
* Small pieces of furniture
* Jumble
* Bric-a-brac and Bring & Buy
* Tombola
All donations gratefully received and cheques made payable to St Johns Ambulance. Please drop any contributions or donations to 23 Digby Drive, North Luffenham.
70 year old Rutland runner and villager, Rosemary Dodson will be running in the 2016 London Marathon. Please support her.
Many thanks.
FR-IR Bottle Tombola. A Big Thanks.
The FR-IR Annual Bottle Tombola 2015 – The Rutland County Show
Firstly, please accept our apologies for this rather impersonal but still extremely sincere thank you to you all, for being so generous with the bottle collection in North Luffenham. The response from you was phenomenal this year, thank you so much for the effort you put into the Bottle Tombola Collection for FR-IR in your community. And a particular thank you to the Fox, for acting as a drop off point!
Our bottles were down this year but we still managed to total £4000, which is a significant sum. But the Tombola gave us an important presence at the Show, therefore increasing the awareness of this still new charity.
So it was well worth it!
The Rutland Show 2015 meant we celebrated our 1st anniversary and thanks to our wonderful support, FR-IR is already going from strength to strength. We are now funding 2 advisors at the Citizens Advice in Oakham. The demand for this service has far outweighed our expectation and the post is now full-time with 2 advisors sharing the demand.
So our funding is even more vital than before ……….
We hope that in 2016 we will be able to find a sponsor for our marquee and for our trade stand pitch. We estimate this sum to be about £1000 so if any of you have any ideas of who to approach, please let us know!
An extra big thank you to those Collectors who also helped on the day…volunteering in the marquee is such a fun way of spending time raising money….and getting to know the team! Your time and your enthusiasm were much appreciated by the Fundraising Committee.
We hope that we will be able to call upon you again next year for the village collection. It has been so well proved that the personal touch gains more rewards…so please bear that in mind, if you have the time. Also, a number of collectors issue their cards with their Parish Magazines, so if you let me know your deadline date, we can get the collection cards to you, to save your foot work!
This year we failed to have a successful collection in Uppingham, Oakham and South Luffenham…..so any ideas for that, will be really helpful, as well.
Sincere thanks to you on behalf of the Fundraising Committee for your continued commitment and support, helping to increase the profile of FR-IR and to raise such a magnificent sum of money.
Kind regards
Trish Ruddle
On behalf of the FR-IR Fundraising Committee
01572 724400/trish.ruddle@ruddlemerz.co.uk
Audit Commission approves Parish Council accounts
I am pleased to advise residents that the Parish Council’s Accounting Statements and Governance Statement for 2014/15 (already posted on this web-site) have received an unqualified audit from Grant Thornton on behalf of the Audit Commission. I will now be posting the Notice of Closure on the Village notice boards. This gives details of when and where these documents can be inspected.
Primary School Planning Application
TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1990
Proposal: Construction of 2 No. new Group Rooms within the existing school courtyard
Governors of St Mary & St John Primary School, St Mary And St John Of, Church Street, North Luffenham, OAKHAM, Rutland, LE15 8JR.
Reference: 2015/0637/FUL
20-JUL-2015
The Local Planning Authority has received an application for the above proposal and you are invited to submit your comments thereon within 21 days from the date of this letter (20-JUL-2015). The details of the application are available to view on the Rutland County Council Website http://www.rutland.gov.uk/applicationsearch by entering the reference number 2015/0637/FUL.
Please email any comment you wish to make to planning@rutland.gov.uk.
Report from North Luffenham PC on the new cricket nets
There have been several meetings between North Luffenham Cricket Club and representatives of the Parish Council to discuss the new nets. As a result the Parish Council has produced a final report plus recommendations as to the way forward. These were endorsed by the Parish Council at its meeting on Monday July 20th 2015 and are set out below.
Tongue in Cheek
Friday 24th July 8pm at The Fox
Performing live Tongue in Cheek
A little bit of country, a little bit of folk and a little bit of rock and roll !
Come along and join in and enjoy the live music…
Thanks
Janet and Colin Heasell
would sincerely like to thank
all those who helped at
and supported our
charity luncheon on
Saturday 18th July.
Your generosity enabled
us to send £450
to the MS Trust for
much needed research
into Multiple Sclerosis.
Thanks once again.
Parish Council meeting on Monday July 20th 2015
The next meeting of North Luffenham Parish Council will be held on Monday July 20th at the Community Centre and the agenda is shown below
Review of the Village’s Bonfire night
A Group of Parish Councillors has made an in depth review of this event held on the Oval each November 5th and their report is shown below. This report will be on the agenda for the next Parish Council meeting on Monday July 20th so any resident who plans to be at that meeting may find it helpful to see the report in advance.
Charity Lunchtime Gathering
DON’T FORGET
Janet and Colin Heasell
cordially extend an invitation to all
for an informal charity
lunchtime gathering
at their home
in aid of
Multiple Sclerosis Trust
Come and have Soup and a roll with
coffee or tea, or perhaps something a
little stronger for the boys!
Saturday 18th July 2015
11.30am till 2.30pm
“Stoneway” 9, Church Street, North Luffenham.
Raffle * Bring and buy cakes *
Hopefully some other stalls too!
Effie Gray
Your monthly reminder that next week, being the second Wednesday of the month, is Film Night – hurrah! This month it is that long awaited film, Effie Gray. Usual place, usual time, usual price, usual welcome.
Uppingham Town Hall: 8th July. Commences 7.30pm.
Be vigilant!
I have been advised by our Community Police Officer that there are thieves operating in our area of Rutland and all residents are asked to be extra vigilant about security. This is especially important during this hot spell of weather when we, of necessity, open windows etc.
Slow Down!
The Parish Council have been made aware of a number of incidents involving inconsiderate motorists driving too fast on Butt Lane. The lane, is adjacent to the Oval recreation ground which is used by Children playing, dog walkers and parents taking children to school. Butt Lane itself does not have a pavement so we ask all drivers to take extra care and reduce speed.
Variation of Condition to Planning Application St. Georges Barrack.
TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1990
Proposal: Variation of Condition No.2 (2015/0236/MAJ). Revised Plans.
St Georges Barrack, Edith Weston Road, North Luffenham, Rutland.
Reference: 2015/0567/MAJ
26-June-2015
The Local Planning Authority has received an application for the above proposal and you are invited to submit your comments thereon within 21 days from the date of this letter (26-June-2015). The details of the application are available to view on the Rutland County Council Website http://www.rutland.gov.uk/planning by entering the reference number 2015/0567/MAJ.
Please email any comment you wish to make to planning@rutland.gov.uk.
Excellent Result for the Under 11s team vs Ketton
Last Wednesday – 25th June – North Luffenham Under 11 team scored a fine win in the local derby against Ketton – highlight of the match was a hat trick (3 wickets in 3 consecutive balls for those not fully conversant with cricket terminology) for Ellen Marson, which helped to limit Ketton to a total of 167 runs – 37 runs less than they needed to beat Luffenhams total of 204 -well done Ellen!
Tuesday Evening Cricket vs Great Dalby
As its looking like a pleasant evening you may be interested in wandering up to the Oval to support North Luffenham in their Tuesday evening Burrough League Home match vs Great Dalby – start is 18:30, maybe see you there
Those of you who were there on the evening will already know that North Luffenham won 🙂
Firework Display Survey – Closing Date 25th June
The Parish Council are reviewing the annual bonfire and firework display and is canvassing the village to obtain opinions on the event and input on how it may be improved.
A reminder if you have been intending to complete the online survey, or return the paper versions that were distributed throughout the village, is that the closing date is 25th June.
To enable us to take your views into account, you can click on the link to complete the online Firework Survey . Paper surveys can be returned to The Fox or 11 Digby Drive
North Luffenham Celebrates Waterloo 200
Waterloo 200 was celebrated in North Luffenham with a peal of bells followed by a Village Picnic and a Concert given by Stamford Brass.
On Saturday 20th June the Church Bells rang out to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo. Later some 80 North Luffenham Residents and their Guests gathered on God’s Acre in front of the Church for a Picnic and a concert to be given by Stamford Brass to raise funds for the Church Roof Repairs.
After some showers during the afternoon the clouds cleared and and beautiful evening sky promised a great night ahead. The first half of the concert was fabulous with the champagne flowing and everyone singing along to The White Cliffs of Dover and other well known tunes. During the interval however the clouds swept in and the raffle was accompanied by great claps of thunder. The Band broke into ‘Singing in the Rain’ and with Bulldog spirit everyone joined in by singing and dancing in the rain, but with that the Heavens opened and after a final rendition of the Radetsky March – stumps were drawn and the evening came to an abrupt end. In brief a very British night – thoroughly enjoyed by all.
With thanks to Jason Allen in The Fox for his support and thanks to Stamford Brass for a great performance in very difficult conditions. Overall a successful night, notwithstanding the storm, and in the end almost £1,000 raised for the Church Roof Fund and Stamford Brass
Ringers from L to R are Gabrielle Maughan ( from Wing ) David Rippon ( from Ketton ) Vic Arnold (from Edith Weston and North Luffenham) Monica Hurst (from Empingham) Kate Neal in front of Monica (from Empingham) Stella Wilkinson (from North Luffenham) Jean Tinsley (from Edith Weston) Marianne Mosey (from Edith Weston) and Simon Forster (from Ketton)
Attendees enjoying the British Summer 2015 style
Pretty Muddy Race for Life at Peterborough Showground
On Sunday 21st June (this weekend!) some of our lovely female staff will be taking part in the Pretty Muddy Race for Life at Peterborough Showground. They have been limbering up, exercising hard and rolling in mud, in preparation for the big event and would be very grateful if you could support this worthwhile fundraiser to beat cancer.
Gemma Cutmore has organised the ladies into an excitable group, aptly name the ‘Muddy Misfits’ so joining her are Mrs Lister, Mrs Hart, Mrs Hall, Mrs Stanfield, Mrs Bingham, Mrs Fox, Miss Plant and a few daughters have also been roped in!
The Muddy Misfits have already made fantastic headway towards raising their target goal of £800 but would like to do better…..if you have time, come along and support them at Peterborough Showground at 10.45am, pledge a donation at https://www.justgiving.com/muddy-misfits2015/ or drop in your spare coins at the school office – hopefully they can smash their target! Photos to follow!
Thanks
Amanda Hall.