Agenda for Parish Council Meeting Tuesday 7th February 2017 at 7:15pm

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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 Repairs
  • New 50mph Speed Limits for  Measham Road & 5 Lanes End approaches
  • What’s Planned to happen at old Hall Farm in Hall Lane

Table-Tennis Club – Wednesdays 7:15 pm to 9:15 until 31st May 2017

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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.

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Agenda for Parish Council Meeting Tuesday 10th January 1017 at 7:15pm

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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 vigorous meeting
  • Solar Farm Community Fund – who’s applied, for what village projects
  • Packington Post – Will they, or won’t they, agree to fund its printing for another year?
  • Meet our new Parish Council Clerk, Karen Edwards, already Top Admin from Ashby

parish Council Agenda for 10th January 2017

HS2 – Village meeting to ROBUSTLY oppose HS2

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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
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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 in the HS2 route which brings it even nearer to Packington. We hope to bring you more details in Packington Post magazine later this month.

Meantimes, keep up to date with the MAPA HS2 Action Group website

New HS2 route – Closer, far more Noise for Packington ?

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HS2 re-route to avoid Measham looks worse for Packington

HS2 have published a consultation for a re-route nearer to Packington:

  • New route avoids Measham to the East, now comes closer to Packington
  • To cross the Sewage Farm on embankment, instead of in a cutting beyond the five-ways junction
  • Line elevation seems increased, bringing far more noise. Most of the route near us was to be in cuttings or level; now most of the adjacent track is to be exposed and elevated.

This is a Consultation. We can all respond, by 9th March 2017. Give your input here: https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/hs2-crewe-to-manchester-west-midlands-to-leeds-route-refinement-consultation-2016

Download the full new route details here:  https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/567265/C321-MMD-RT-DPP-110-580603.pdf

Here’s an outline map, then detail maps of new (2016) and old (2013) routes with vertical profiles:
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