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YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE: Come along and meet your Local Beat Team. PC 0334 Justin HAYES and PCSO 6128 Russell LEECH will be at the Welfare Hall on the dates shown below. You can discuss any concerns or highlight any issues in Ratby that you want to make police aware of.
Ratby Welfare Hall - from 10 am - 12noon
11th & 18th June 2009
2nd & 16th July 2009
6th & 13th August 2009
3rd September 2009
8th October 2009
12th November 2009
17th December 2009
The Enable Project, run by Leicestershire County Council was introduced to members of the Markfield, Ratby and Groby Forum on 12th March 2009. Information about climate change initiatives, what local community can do to reduce energy bills and information on how to engage in local activities. There were examples of energy efficiency devices people can use to reduce their impact on their environment and bills. To find out more see link below
Sadiq Khan MP last night (3rd March 2009) awarded Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council and Leicestershire Police Hinckley Local Policing Unit (LPU) Beacon status for their outstanding work in Managing the Night-time Economy. The Borough Council and the police walked away with a share of £3m government funding to expand their work and help other councils achieve the same success.
The Beacon awards recognise local government’s excellence and innovation in improving quality of life for their residents and communities. More »
The Borough Council worked in partnership with Leicestershire Constabulary LPU, the Local Strategic Partnership (LSP) and the Community Safety Partnership (CSP) to secure the award for managing the night-time economy in Hinckley. The partners demonstrated their work in making the town centre a safe, clean, welcoming and thriving place ‘after dark’.
Sadiq Khan, Communities Minister comments, "My congratulations go out to Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council and Leicestershire Police Hinckley LPU and other partners. The Beacons are about showcasing the very best in service delivery, and in this, their final year, we really have seen some exceptional examples of managing the night-time economy. Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council and Leicestershire police Hinckley LPU are among are the top performers in their field, setting the standard for innovation, service excellence and improvement. With the added emphasis on economic recovery in this year’s Beacons, the winners are ideally placed to share their knowledge and skills to improve the sector as a whole.
Marianne Hood, chair of the Beacons Panel continues, “Being awarded Beacon status means that Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council and Leicestershire Police Hinckley LPU and their partners will receive recognition, from national government and other authorities, for their expertise in managing the night-time economy. I will be closely following the work that the Beacon authorities carry out, and wish them the very best of luck, in their new role sharing knowledge and supporting improvement.”
Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council with Leicestershire Police Hinckley Local Policing Unit, the Local Strategic Partnership and the Community Safety Partnership and the other Beacon councils for this theme will now work together, with the support of the Improvement and Development Agency, using a range of learning activities to help improve standards in all authorities in this area.
Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council Leader, Councillor David Bill said: “ What is important is not just that the Borough Council and partner agencies have received yet another award, encouraging though that is, but that we have shown once again what can be achieved by everyone working together towards a common aim."
Inspector Martyn Ball, Commander of the Hinckley local policing unit, said: “Working closely with our partners at the council has helped us achieve this prestigious award and I am extremely proud of the success we have attained in recent years.
“By focusing on key problems and locations that impact on crime and disorder we have dramatically reduced crime in the town and across the Borough. We have launched a number of successful campaigns with the Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council and our wider partners, such as Street Pastors and Pub Watch, which has had a significant impact on community cohesion and reassurance. Making Hinckley and Bosworth a safer place to live, work and visit has been at the heart of our efforts and our Beacon Status recognises that.”
South area Commander, Chief Superintendent Garry Forsyth added: “This is a tremendous accolade to the hard work of the local policing unit and the Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council. Beacon Status has provided us with a wonderful opportunity to invest further in our commitment to managing the night-time economy in the area.”
The Beacon Scheme is funded by the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG), and the programme is managed at the Improvement and Development Agency for local government. This year, the independent Beacon panel received 125 applications (involving 159 authorities), and using an extensive judging process, they whittled this number down to a shortlist of 62. « Less
As you are now all probably aware, the new play equipment and shelter has been installed at Burroughs Road. The Parish Council hopes you will take care of it and that the facilities can be enjoyed by all, without the risk of vandalism. The equipment has been provided with the aid of a grant from Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council, Parish & Community Initiative Fund.
FERNDALE PARK - YET MORE VANDALISM!
Two new basketball rings have had to be installed on the MUGA, since the originals were broken off - this has cost approximately £150.
The safety surfacing under the swings has had to be totally replaced at a further cost of some £1,700. All this has had to come out of the Precept which you all contribute towards. Ferndale Park is an excellent facility for the village and the Parish Council has spent a long time trying to establish a Park which we can all be proud of. However, there seems to be an element who are bent on destroying this facility.
If you see anyone damaging equipment on the Park, please could you either inform the Police or let the Parish Council know.
More and more people are making use of their Community Forum to try and improve local services and raise issues of local concern.
- Residents in Birstall were unhappy that the swimming pool in Longslade Community College was no longer going to be open to the public outside school hours. Discussion at the local Area Forum meeting resulted in the College working directly with local users to find ways the pool can remain open.
- Following the Government’s shortlisting of ‘Pennbury’ as a potential Eco-town, the ‘Have your Say’ meetings in Kibworth and Tugby were the first opportunity for residents in the surrounding area to find out how the District and County Council were planning to respond to this challenge.
- At the Blaby South Community Forum residents and Parish Councillors from Sapcote, Sharnford, Stoney Stanton and surrounding villages expressed their concerns about the volume and speed of Heavy Goods Vehicles travelling through their villages. In response officers promised to look into a range of measures to reduce the impact of traffic and improve road safety in the short term, while explaining how they were looking to provide longer-term solutions. More »
Community Forums give you the opportunity to discuss local issues with your local Parish, District and County Councillors and representatives from the Police and the Health Service. There are 27 Community Forums across they county. To find out more about forum meetings in your local area, please visit www.leicestershireforums.org
Contact: Derk van der Wardt, 0116 3057581 « Less
ATTENTION ALL DOG OWNERS
ARE YOU A RESPONSIBLE DOG OWNER? DO YOU ALLOW YOUR DOG TO FOUL THE FOOTPATHS/PAVEMENTS?
The Parish Council has received numerous complaints about dog waste being left on footpaths around the village. This actually constitutes an offence for which there are heavy financial penalties.
The Council really does not want to take heavy-handed action and asks dog owners if they would please remove their dog’s waste from the public areas in the village. More »
In the meantime could you please use your own waste bin and not the general rubbish bins around the village? « Less
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