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THIS SATURDAY 11th March: COMMUNITY LITTER PICK MEET at the RECREATION GROUND Car-park at 9-30am Everyone welcome. Tools and High viz Jackets available. If you have your own please wear, contact Chris Miles 01530 414378 or christopher.miles@sky.com
The Aldi “Ashby 20“, a 20-mile road running race, will be held on Sunday 19th March 2017, starting at 10am. About 1,500 runners will take part, and there are road closures for safety, for a likely maximum period from about 8am to about 3pm. Runners come from Ashby, go down Mill Street, then do two …
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Measham Medical Unit News Annual Bake Off – Our 3rd annual bake off will take place here at the Unit on Friday 10th March 2017 from 9.00am. It’s also a coffee morning, selling hot drinks and cakes made by our staff. All proceeds to go to a local homeless charity. Please come and join us! …
Village Open Workshop at Memorial Hall BBC Local Radio expected – large turnout for this meeting desirable! 10 am to Noon : Have YOUR Say! Then, RESPOND by 9th March! Hear the train. See the height of it. Get help completing YOUR Response! Tea and Coffee available
ASHBY IVANHOE GARDEN SOCIETY IN PACKINGTON AIM: “To promote an interest in horticulture, to further the exchange of information, and to spread the love of gardening” Our 2017 Programme leaflet is shown below:
“Crotchets & Quavers” every Tuesday 4 pm in Memorial Hall: – for 6 to 12-year-olds: Contact Charlotte on 07729 692196
Top local Police Commander to address Parish Council – Inspector Helena Bhakta! Agenda below just published for our Packington Parish Council meeting, Tuesday 7th Febuary 7:15pm in the Memorial Hall Meeting Room. All welcome! Special Interest items amongst the boring stuff: HS2 – Update Community Benefit Fund – who’s applied, for what village projects Playground …
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Table Tennis Club now on Wednesday Evenings The plan for 2017 for the Table Tennis club is to change the club night from Thursday to Wednesday night – the time remains the same 19:15 – 21:15. Every Wednesday is booked at the Memorial Hall for club nights until 31st May 2017.
Packington Post Issue 82 was published on Friday 20th January 2017 – it’s now available here online
Just published on Saturday 7th! Agenda for our Packington Parish Council meeting on Tuesday 10th January 7:15pm in the Memorial Hall Meeting Room. All welcome! Special Interest items amongst the bureaucracy stuff: Police Report. What’s REALLY happening around us, by our own Police officer HS2 – What our Parish Council is now doing after Friday’s …
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Over 100 villagers meet at short notice to Oppose HS2 Packington to join Measham HS2 Action Group -see the MAPA website here Picture shows the crammed Memorial Hall Meeting on Friday 6th January 2017 where villagers heard from our Parish Councillors, our District Councillor Nigel Smith, and our MP Andrew Bridgen, about the planned change …
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New for 2017 – FREE Car parking in Coalville after 3pm
Our Parish Council has called a village meeting for THIS FRIDAY 6th January 2017 at 7:30pm in the village Hall: