£15,000 to allot to local community projects! Full details here on NW Leics website

Wednesday 3rd February – tomorrow – Come along to meet other village folk – hosted by the Memorial Hall, and held in the Meeting Room (Entrance at the side door,  on the left as you come from the road)

See Your MP? – you can, at Coalville, Ashby, Castle Donington, by appointment:

Packington Post Issue 76 was published on 22nd January 2016 – it’s now available here online

Packington’s Big Breakfast Again in 2016! Saturday 5th March 2016 9 am to 1 pm Hospice Hope has been chosen as the charity to benefit from this year’s Big Breakfast at the Packington Memorial Hall on Saturday 5th March, from 9am through to 1pm.  This fantastic event, which is now in its fifth year, is a …

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Volunteers Urgently Needed Pivotal Committee positions unfilled The Committee of Measham & District Community Library are asking for your support! We hope that, around June this year, the council will hand over the running of the Measham library to the committee. Please could you join us? We are looking for volunteers NOW to help us …

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Packington Parish Council Chairman receives BEM The British Empire Medal has been awarded to Packington’s very own Parish Council Chairman, Christopher Miles — honoured for “Services to the community in Packington, Leicestershire” in the New Year’s Honours List.

The times of the mobile library visits to Packington are changed for 2016 – now on FIRST THURSDAY OF EACH MONTH at 9:30 – 10:30am, and 13:20 – 14:10 at Normanton

You can see the photos of the 17th December Packington Carol-singing on Facebook  here: and here’s a taster, below

Get Santa – Film Club – Friday 11th December GET SANTA (PG) A father and son team up to save Christmas, once they discover Santa Claus sleeping in their garage after crashing his sleigh and finding himself on the run from the police. Packington’s Film Club starts: 6:45pm in the Memorial Hall

Proposed development at Hall Farm in Hall Lane has been revealed in planning application 15/01130/FUL at North West Leics District Council website

For Discussion: Police Report, Where to spend our Community Benefit Fund and who has applied so far; Housing Plans, Solar Farm Plans, Limits to village development, Development Boundary, HS2 Update, Footpath for Measham Road, Little Lane upkeep – It’s ALL happening in Packington..

Tuesday 1 December 2015 – NATIVITY PLAY with Farm Animals – All welcome!