Covid-19 Update

With reference to the current situation in relation to Covid-19 and the impact upon our Parish.

The Parish Council will lead a co-ordinated approach to provide a community support system for all Parishioners.

Purpose – To ensure no-one in the village is left unsupported during the Covid 19 epidemic.
Focus – Anyone living / staying in Ridlington parish. Coordination – Scheme coordinated by the parish council but operated by volunteers.

General approach – An active approach in which volunteers call on neighbours either electronically, by telephone or shout over the garden wall if necessary to actively seek ways to give them support.

The volunteer Street Reps to communicate together through a “WhatsApp” group.

By communicating on the WhatsApp group, problems can be resolved by the volunteers working together. If this App was open to all residents who owned a smart phone it may become bogged down by hearsay and triviality that is not needed. The Parish council will receive updates from Rutland County Council on a daily basis. This information can be sent to volunteers for communicating to neighbours.

Suggested areas to seek ‘street reps’;

  • Holygate Road = 14 households
  • West Lane / upper Main St, to no.15 = 10 households Church Lane / middle Main St = 12 households
  • Lower Main St, no.27 to no.41 = 9 households
  • East Lane = 8 households
  • Hannah’s Field = 11 households
  • The Green, Noel Lane, Top Rd = 11 households
  • Outlying lodges (Bancroft, Dalbys, Rowells, Nooks) = 4 households

I am looking for volunteers for each area as described above, more than one volunteer is beneficial in sharing the work load and for discussing resolutions to problems.

If you would like to help your neighbours and are suitably healthy at this time, please send your smart phone number to me, Dave johnson on david.ridders@gmail.com. or 07595955561 my personal number.

I will set up a WhatsApp group and add you to it. If you don’t have a smart phone, send your email address. If you don’t have any digital platform to communicate it will potentially be difficult to share information with you as we will shortly be in isolation and refraining from direct person to person contact. There is of course telephone use, but this could be time consuming, someone ringing round and I don’t want one person to be encumbered.

The format of this initiative will evolve as it is used and problems resolved. Its not perfect, but its a start.
We have a number of volunteers already, which is excellent. We have the ear of two residents who are busy paramedics. We have the local Baines bakery owners who are willing to satisfy orders.
I don’t have to tell you that the situation will worsen, so by starting now we can develop a dynamic and effective system to respond to the epidemic as it evolves.
The current information from Rutland County Council to the Parish Council is that

  • There are no tested, confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Rutland at present. There are numerous cases of residents self –isolating.
  • Rutland County Council have activated their emergency plan and are scaling down non-essential services to concentrate on priority services and the most vulnerable.
  • RCC website is the best place to obtain the most up to date information.
  • The castle and museum are closed and the library will likely follow shortly.
  • RCC will hold weekly conference calls with Parishes and issue daily briefings.
  • A register of volunteer groups within Parishes is being collated

The registering of Voluntary groups will allow resources from a County Council level, if such assistance is needed. I will be in contact with Rutland Council on a daily basis and will pass on relevant information.
Contact me if you are able to help.
Thank you.

Dave Johnson
Chairman Ridlington Parish Council.

 

For the latest information from the NHS https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/

Subscription Renewal 2020

Following the successful introduction of Rutland’s green waste service in 2018, it will soon be time for residents to renew their subscriptions if they would like to continue with green waste/green bin collections. For current green waste service users, subscriptions are due to end on 31 March 2020.

The annual fee for green waste collections remains unchanged for a third year, which means a charge of £35 per green bin is payable for households that wish to continue with green waste collections from 1 April 2020.

Subscriptions can be renewed from 3 February 2020 onwards and letters are being issued to all green waste service users at the end of January to advise them of their options.

The quickest and easiest way to subscribe is via Direct Debit. One off payments can also be made online by visiting: www.rutland.gov.uk/greenwaste or over the phone by calling: 01572 758 488.

A discount is available if someone living in a property is in receipt of local Council Tax support.

Following the subscription period, we will be issuing new stickers to be displayed on green bins. Subscriptions must be completed by 28 February 2020 in order for stickers to be sent and guaranteed to arrive in time for 1 April 2020.

Green bins which do not display the new 2020 sticker will not be collected after 31 March 2019.

Further information about the green waste service, including answers to frequently asked questions and full terms and conditions, can be viewed online at: www.rutland.gov.uk/greenwaste.

I hope this information is helpful. If you have any questions, please contact our Green Waste Collections Officer, Nick Mortley: NMortley@rutland.gov.uk.

Kit Silcock | Governance Officer
Rutland County Council
Catmose, Oakham,
Rutland LE15 6HP

Ridlington Village sign

The Parish Council is a tier of local government and has the ability to raise a “precept” on the council tax bills produced by the local billing authority, in our case, Rutland County Council.

The precept is the only source of tax revenue available to a Parish Council and is levied on local households to pay the Parish Council for:

  • The funding of services, for example, lighting and grass cutting;
  • Administrative costs including office expenses and the clerk’s salary, etc.; and
  • Reserves to cover unforeseen costs and future one-off expenses.
The setting of the precept will be discussed at the next Parish Council meeting to be held on Wednesday, 13th November at 7:30.

Members of the public are welcome to attend the meeting.

There will be a temporary road closure on sections of Holygate Road, Top Road, East Lane and Main Street in Ridlington.

It is anticipated the works will take 1 day. The closure shall come into force when the appropriate signs and diversion route are erected on site.

The duration of the Closure shall be as follows: from 7th November 2019 to 7th November 2019

The alternative route during the closure will be via the route shown on the attached plan (also available to view at the Council Office) and as shown on https://one.network

The alternative route during the closure will be via the following streets: Holygate Road, Top Road, East Lane and Main Street with a reciprocal route.

Reasonable facilities will be provided to allow access to adjacent premises while the work is being carried out.

The closure is to enable BTS Group to undertake tree cutting works on behalf of Western Power

For any queries regarding the above, please contact Mr B Rush, Network Co-Ordinator, Rutland County Council, Catmose, Oakham, Rutland, LE15 6HP or telephone 01572 722577.

See attached for the official notice…https://www.ridlingtonparishcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/TRO-19-118-NOTICE.pdf

Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

This event is being held to help people find out what it takes to become a local councillor and will cover the nomination process and standing for election, the role of a councillor and what support is available, including allowances and training.

There will be a chance to speak with RCC Officers and Directors about council services and also the opportunity to speak to existing RCC Councillors about the role in practice.

The event will take place on Saturday, November 10th 2018 at Rutland County Council, Council Chamber, Rutland County Council, Catmose, Oakham, Rutland, Le15 6HP.

There will be two session, the first will start at 10:00 am and the second starting at 12:30 pm.

The event is open to anyone who is interested in hearing about the role of the Councillor and considering standing in the 2019 local elections.

For further information, or to book a place on the event, please contact governance@rutland.gov.uk or call 01572 720 991.

The Group is asking residents to share their views about the attractiveness and vitality of the town through an online survey. 

They are keen to ensure the widest representation from residents and would be grateful if the survey could be placed onto our website.

Therefore, please find the links below for the press release and the online survey, both of which have recently been circulated to local media.

The Press Release:    Click here to download

The Survey:  https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/HRMKP5Q

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The revamped village hall was opened to the public on Sunday 25th February. Some 38 villagers came to view the completed work and to enjoy the drink, nibbles and the general get together.

The committee is delighted with the positive response received and as one member of the community put it – “ Congratulations to everyone involved – a transformation!! “

Again, this work would not have been possible without the donations and time given by people within the community over the years. Thanks to them.

New Bar for the Village Hall

This is to inform you that, following confirmation from the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA), Avian Influenza (bird flu) has been identified in the wild bird population in Rutland.

An Avian Influenza Prevention Zone currently applies to everyone who keeps poultry or captive birds in England. Anyone who keeps poultry or birds must adhere to strict biosecurity requirements, whether they have commercial flocks or just a few birds in a garden flock.

The prevention zone means bird keepers across the country must:

  • Ensure the areas where birds are kept are unattractive to wild birds, for example by netting ponds, and by removing wild bird food sources
  • Feed and water your birds in enclosed areas to discourage wild birds
  • Minimise movement in and out of bird enclosures
  • Clean and disinfect footwear and keep areas where birds live clean and tidy
  • Reduce any existing contamination by cleansing and disinfecting concrete areas, and fencing off wet or boggy areas

Further information about Defra’s biosecurity requirements can be found on the  GOV.UK

If anyone suspects disease in their flock or finds dead wild birds such as wild ducks, wild geese, swans, gulls or birds of prey, they must report this to Defra.

You can contact Defra’s helpline by calling: 03459 33 55 77

Public Health England advises that the risk to public health from avian influenza is very low.

As a precaution, people should avoid contact with sick, dying or dead poultry or wild birds, avoid contact with surfaces contaminated with bird faeces and avoid untreated feathers.

Further updates on avian influenza in England can be found online at: www.gov.uk/government/news/avian-influenza-bird-flu-in-winter-2017-to-2018

You can assist in promoting awareness of Avian Flu and the above Prevention Zone measures by adding this information to your website and including it in newsletters.

Posters provided by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) can be downloaded via the link below. Printed copies will be sent to all Parish Councils via internal mail this week.

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/643704/ai-birdflu-poster-170911.pdf

 

Thank you,
Mat Waik | Strategic Communications Advisor
Rutland County Council, Catmose, Oakham, Rutland. LE15 6HP
t: 01572 758 328 | m: 07973 855 469 | e: mwaik@rutland.gov.uk