Housing Estates? New Solar Farm on Spring Lane? New WIND TURBINE in Normanton Road? Where to spend the Community Fund ? – hear about it at Memorial Hall at 7pm Tuesday 1st September

Packington Village Gardens Open Day – Major Village Event on Bank Holiday Monday, 31st August 2015 from 2pm to 7pm. Admission is by passport to up to 12 gardens, Adults £3.50, Children FREE.

Passports are available from Packington village Car Park on Measham Road – LE65 1WP for your SatNav – or at partaking gardens.

Refreshments including cream teas ..Click here to read more..

PACKINGTON POST September issue – Hello Everyone

My name is Mike Coke, and I live on The Grange. I have been a member of the Packington Communications Group (PCG) for a number of years, and from the next issue I am the new Editor of the Packington Post.

We would like to thank the previous editor, Barry Alldread, who has led the Post over the last couple of years  despite being extremely busy in a hectic business life, organising the Ashby 20 annual road race, and many other personal commitments.

The copy date for my September issue is 4pm Monday 7^th September 2015 , but earlier copy would be much appreciated, please send by email to: editor at packington dot info  Distribution: weekend of 19/20th September.

As the new Editor I am looking forward to articles/reports from, and covering:-

• Individuals,
• Voluntary Groups and all village institutions,
• Dates for the diary page,
• Incidents,
• Charitable activities
• Events,
• Special achievements, Exam results etc
• Letters to the editor
• and lots more that I am sure you can think of that would be of interest to residents and form an important historical record of Village life for future generations.

Every village household receives a FREE copy

Packington Post is the main communication medium for the whole village, and we welcome all contributions about anything relating to or affecting Packington and close neighbouring areas.

Please, if you can, keep reports to 200 words and send in pictures – we love pictures – as high resolution as you can please.

All items received will be reviewed by the editorial committee and may be shortened or edited depending on space available.

Please feel free to contact me, Mike Coke on 01530 560430 or email  editor@packington.info

Workshop – Introduction to Funding Applications

Wednesday 9 September 2015 – 10.00 am to 12.30pm
North West Leicestershire District Council, Council Offices, Coalville, LE67 3FJ

This workshop will introduce you to some of the skills you will need, to be able to complete an application form, to apply for funding for a project for your group or organisation. It will also provide you with practical tips on how to ensure that your applications have the greatest chance of success.

As described in Packington Post, Packington Parish Council will have available a Community Benefit Fund from the Babelake Street Solar Farm, and this Workshop may help your project gain funding.

To register please email: daphne.robinson@nwleicestershire.gov.uk

Community Benefit Fund

Packington Post Issue 73 was published on 15th July 2015 – it’s now available here online

£312 profit to help print your Packington Post ..

During the afternoon of Sunday 28th June 2015,  approx 220 scones were baked, in 27 batches, using 6 whole bags of flour.

About 70 cream teas were served,  and just under 80 take-aways were provided, with another order received for 30 scones on Tuesday!

There are some more photographs here:

Will they continue to fund Packington Post?

5 of our 6 Parish Councillors are pictured above with their Council Clerk at their first meeting in May 2015, when they decided to hold their June monthly meeting today, Tuesday 2nd June 2015, and to decide today whether to continue to fund the Packington Post – or not.

You may want to make your voice heard – if so, pop along to Memorial Hall Meeting Room for 7pm, prior to the Parish Council meeting at 7:15. Members of the public are welcome to be present at all Parish Council Meetings, and to speak before them.

Councillors will no doubt be considering the two letters below among the others sent to them: Continue reading ‘Will they Fund our Packington Post ? – Decision Today, Tuesday 2nd June 2015’ »

Packington Post Issue 72 was published on 29th May 2015 – it’s now available here online

Continue reading ‘Ashby Gusto Festival – Saturday 23rd May 2015’ »

Continue reading ‘Packington Primary School May Fayre – 1st May 2015 3:15pm – 5:30pm’ »

On Monday 20th April 2015 the Vista Van will be in the car park of Packington Memorial Hall, offering free eye health checks, from 10 am – noon.

“Vista” is the Royal Leicestershire, Rutland & Wycliffe Society for the Blind, a charity established in 1858. More details here: https://www.vistablind.org.uk/

From a specially adapted vehicle, Vista’s services go ‘on the road’ and engage with older people in pre-existing community groups, GP surgeries, and places of worship to deliver our message of preventative eye health.

Vista’s priority target group for the outreach programme is older people in the community who have sight loss or are at risk of developing a sight loss condition, particularly those individuals who live in rural areas of the county and are susceptible to suffering from social isolation and loneliness.

Are you in this group, of  older people who are already experiencing sight loss, or at risk of it ? Come along and find out about an early prevention programme for your future.

By providing preventative information and raising awareness of the range of services and new technologies that can support people with sight loss, the programme helps to limit the negative impact that a diagnosis has on peoples’ lives.

The bus is booked for Packington Memorial Hall car park from 10.00am – 12 noon on Monday 20th April 2015

We understand that a charity collection facility will be available concurrently for you to dispose of your unwanted items, to help VistaBlind with their new charity-shops initiative.