HS2 Route Decision – Monday 17th July 2017 – Packington gain?

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HS2 News – Packington Route Decision

Good News for Packington?  Monday 17th July 2017


“The Secretary of State has decided not to proceed with the proposed change of route at Measham, which would have seen the alignment move to the east of Measham, away from the A42. Instead, the Secretary of State is confirming a modified version of the 2013 Preferred Route to the west of Measham. In Measham itself, the route is moved approximately 80m further east from the 2013 Preferred Route and viaduct extended from 145m to 600m to mitigate commercial property impacts.”

Andrew Bridgen MP – Local Surgeries, July to October 2017

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ANDREW BRIDGEN MP

Upcoming Surgeries: Please book an appointment

Ashby de la Zouch

Friday 7th July 2017 1.00-3.00pm

Ashby de la Zouch Town Council, Legion House, South Street, Ashby, Leics LE65 1BQ

Coalville

Thursday 3rd August 2017 11.30am-1.30pm

Coalville Library, High Street, Coalville, Leics LE67 3EA

Castle Donington

Thursday 31st August 2017 1.00-3.00pm

Castle Donington Parish Council, Parish Rooms Hillside, Castle Donington DE74 2NH

Coalville

Friday 6th October 2017 11.30am-1.30pm

Coalville Library, High Street, Coalville, Leics LE67 3EA

TO BOOK AN APPOINTMENT:

Call: 01530 417736

Email: andrew.bridgen.mp@parliament.uk

House of Commons, London SW1A 0AA

 

Packington Girl Guides re-starts – Thursday Evenings in term-time

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1st Packington Guides have reopened

They had their first meeting on Thursday 11th May 2017.

The Unit meets Thursdays in term time at Packington Memorial Hall from 18:30-20:00 (unless we are out and about!).

There are currently spaces for girls aged 10-14.

The unit has already started working on a Denmark Challenge badge – if you notice the smell of freshly baked Danish pastries it could be Packington Guides.
The following are planned for the rest of the term:

  • Ashby Spa and Ivanhoe District’s Dress up and Dance Evening in aid of MacMillan and Smalls for All;
  • Weekend camp, and
  • Ashby Division Swimming and BBQ evening.
  • We also hope to walk some of the Leicestershire Round, try out some crafts and start working on the Leicestershire Centenary Challenge.

Leicestershire Girlguiding are supporting the Smalls for All Charity (https://www.smallsforall.org/) so we are collecting:

  • New ladies pants size 8-16
  • New children’s pants age 5-15
  • New or gently-worn bras

Interested in Girlguiding? You would be welcome to join as a Unit Helper or Leader. Feel free to come for a taster meeting!

Please contact:

Allison Buswell – Unit Leader
Tel: 01530 224240
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PNHW Village Meeting

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Packington Neighbourhood Watch (PNHW) Meeting

Standing Room Only at 6th May 2017 Meeting to discuss village CCTV proposal

View of packed village hall with people standing at rear

The proposal circulated to all village residences by PNHW was described in a presentation to the village meeting by our current PNHW Co-Ordinator, Wesley Ewing, on Saturday 6th May 2017 at 10am in the Memorial Hall.

A full description of regulatory and Data-Protection aspects was also given.

A description of likely Police use of active data came from one of our neighbourhood police team, PCSO 6679 Jason Harriman.

Questions were asked for, and responded to.  Objections were sought, but none were forthcoming from the meeting.

Did you miss the meeting? Do you have an objection or comment to make about the proposed scheme?  PNHW is keen to learn and wants YOUR point of view.  Please make your objection or comment known to the PNHW Co-Ordinator, Wesley Ewing. You can use either

  • email to: nhw at packington.info or
  • letter to 53 Mill Street

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Packington Parish Council Election Decided – Letter of Thanks

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Packington Post has received the following letter from Jacqueline Bridgen:


Dear Residents,

I would like to say a big thank you to everyone that came out to vote on Thursday.

I look forward to working hard as your Parish councillor and to represent all members of our community.

To be effective, I need you to share your ideas, your concerns and your aspirations for our village with me, and look forward to meeting with and listening to you to discuss these.

You can contact me by email at: jacquelinepb@btinternet.com   or in writing at 21 Spring Lane, Packington, LE65 1WU

Many thanks once again

Yours sincerely

Jacqueline Bridgen

Village Meeting Sat 6th May 2017 – Camera System for Neighbourhood Watch

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VILLAGE MEETING on Proposed Road Movement Recording

There have been several recent unsolved burglaries in our village.  A number of responses have been suggested by villagers and by our Packington Neighbourhood Watch (PNW) team.

As one response which would A) Deter, and B) Help solve, further events, PNW proposes to provide our Police Service with a CCTV facility to use cameras to record road movement to and from our village, and to store the camera records for immediate police use.

The PNW proposal will enable prompt and almost-free provision of a system.  It has been prepared by PNW and approved unanimously at the meeting of our PNW Street Representatives on 13th April 2017.

PNW now seeks YOUR views, if you live in our village.  NOTE: This meeting is for village residents ONLY.

The full proposal will be presented for discussion at a VILLAGE MEETING on Saturday 6th May 2017,  at 10 am, in our Memorial Hall. 

Please come and help shape the future of crime prevention in our village.  There will be opportunity for discussion, and for YOUR thoughts on other possible responses to recent events.