AFTERNOON TEAS
Teas will be served on four summer Sunday afternoons (21st July to 11th August) using the village hall facilities. Offers of help to serve, wash up, bake etc to Debra Thatcher.
OPEN GARDENS
Open Gardens planned for the afternoon of Sunday, 25th August. Offers of gardens, help with car parking and teas etc to Debra Thatcher.
THANK YOU
– for kind donations to the ‘For Rutland’ bottle tombola at the Rutland Show
– for participating in the Churches Count on Nature, full results of the bio blitz is on display in the church
– for the idea of a communal herb garden (Rosemary in Manton)
– for assistance in planning and planting the pollen bar funded by a grant
– to Martin, with assistance from David, for such an informative and interesting talk on the West End gallery musical instruments
The next monthly walk will be on Friday, July 12th. Meet at the church porch at 6:00 pm
Please find below the minutes for the Extraordinary Parish Council Meeting that was held in the Village Hall on June 24th 2004.
These can also be found on the website under the heading Agenda, Minutes and Accounts.
The meeting was called to review and discuss the planning application for change of use at Wills Farm. It was felt strongly by those members of the public speaking at the meeting that the application was inappropriate as it will lead to a significant impact not only on the volume of traffic coming into the village but its type. It was felt that as the roads leading to the village and within it are narrow and that, as there are very few passing spaces on Holygate Road, there will be an increased risk to safety of other road users, walkers, cyclists and horse riders.
For the above reasons the Parish Council determined to object to the planning application.
What can you do? Lodge your own objection. Go onto the Rutland County Council website (www.rutland.gov.uk), click on Search for Planning Applications, enter Will’s Farm in the keyword box and it will bring up planning application 2024/0618/FUL. Click on it and complete the form to object. You may find the attached highways report for a different planning matter of assistance.
Postal votes will begin to hit doorsteps. Please read the press release below carefully and know what the changes in legislation means to how you vote by post in the upcoming general election.
Kim Buzzard | Senior Communications Officer
Rutland County Council, Catmose, Oakham, Rutland. LE15 6HP
T: 01572 758243 | M: 07875 166 970 | e: kbuzzard@rutland.gov.uk
www.rutland.gov.uk | www.discover-rutland.co.uk | www.activerutland.org.uk
Residents in the Rutland and Stamford constituency that have applied for a postal vote for the upcoming general election will be seeing their postal votes hit their doorsteps from Thursday 20th June.
Postal voters are being warned to read the information on their ballot papers carefully, following recent changes to national legislation to ensure their votes are valid.
The easiest way to return postal votes is through the mail. Please post via Royal Mail with enough time for your vote to reach us. Royal Mail have priority post boxes around the county which offer later collection times and a faster delivery to the destination. Details of these can be found on the Royal Mail website.
Any postal votes being returned by hand for the Rutland and Stamford Constituency must be delivered to Rutland County Council’s offices in Oakham, regardless of whether voters live in Rutland, Harborough or South Kesteven, unless they are returned to a polling station between 7.00am and 10.00pm on the day of the election (Thursday 4 July).
Please be aware that if you hand deliver postal votes to your polling station or Rutland County Council offices, due to legislation changes, there are now limits on how many postal votes you can deliver. You may now only hand in your own and those of up to 5 other electors per poll.
Also, if delivering postal votes by hand there will be a form that must be completed. If this form is not completed in full, more than the permitted number of postal votes are handed in, or you are a political campaigner not permitted to handle postal votes, your postal vote(s) will be rejected. It is therefore important anyone delivering to our Catmose office should do this via Customer Services to ensure that a form is completed correctly. Do not put any postal votes directly in the council office letterbox – any that are put through the council office letterbox will be invalid and therefore not counted as part of the election.
There are also some changes to proxy voting which means that you will be able to act as a proxy for no more than two people based in the UK, regardless of your relationship. If you are acting as proxy for people living overseas, you can act as proxy for up to four people but only two of these can be based in the UK.
Anyone acting as a proxy to vote on someone’s behalf will need to show their photo ID at the polling station. The deadline for proxy votes (not emergency or postal proxy votes) is 5pm on 24th April. For more information or to apply online for a proxy vote go to: www.gov.uk/apply-proxy-vote
Voters should also remember that they will need to bring photo ID to the polling station to be able to vote. A list of accepted forms of ID is available on the Electoral Commission’s website. Those that do not have eligible ID can apply for free voter ID before (5pm on 26 June.
The Parish Council have called an Extraordinary meeting, please see Agenda attached.
All members of the public are welcome to attend.
We’ve had a refresh of our stock – lots of new titles to catch the eye. Please feel free to borrow or buy – donations box by the books.
Recommended – “The Whispers” by Heidi Perks, a tightly plotted thriller – a woman is missing – is there a reason? Is there a hidden secret?
“Hamnet” by Maggie O’Farrell, prizewinning novel about Shakespeare’s son who dies at the age of 11 – beautifully written and one to catch up on if you have not already read it.
Next, a cosy food and murder mystery – “Murder on the Menu” by Alex Coombs.
If you wish to contact the parish council by email, either click on the link here. Contact the Parish Council
We may not answer your contact email immediately but will get in touch with you as quickly as is possible.
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