Our History is taking place NOW – Join us to help record it !

Packington Village History Group (PVHG) invites you to an Open Meeting to discuss its forthcoming activities and encourage you to join us as a new member.

PVHG needs to re-launch itself,  to record the history of the coming years of our village, as well as to continue safeguarding our past history.

PLEASE come to our Village Meeting at the Memorial Hall Meeting Room on Tuesday 28th November 2017 at 7:30pm, to be part of, and to help plan for, these important tasks.

Please bring YOUR ideas, on exploiting our village history into the next century, so that perhaps in 2117 Packington City-dwellers may see how far-sighted we were.. Contact: Yvonne Eaton, 412269.

Meanwhile, here’s some village news you may not have heard yet, from PVHG records:

RAF Aircraft Force-lands near Packington

Ashby Tesco Roundabout Night Closures

A511 JUNCTION with NOTTINGHAM ROAD and ASHBY BYPASS (TESCO ROUNDABOUT)

Leicestershire County Council (LCC) Highways has agreed to a Temporary Traffic Regulation Order:

A temporary weekday overnight road closure at the Tesco roundabout on the A511 and Nottingham Road, Ashby de la Zouch from the Monday 20^th November to Friday 1^st December 2017  between the hours of 20:00 to 06:00.

The Order will be for LCC to carry out resurfacing works on the roundabout at the junctions with the Ashby by-pass (A511) and Nottingham Road.

Continue reading ‘Tesco Roundabout Night Closures 20 Nov – 1 Dec 2017’ »

Biking and the outdoors as medicine for mental illness ? – a new local initiative by Packington resident Marc Stapleford – FREE to join in.
Marc writes:

Join me in a new monthly ride initiative, which will focus on connecting people with the outdoors, using biking and the great outdoors as medicine in the management of mental illness. The project is called dingy.life  

I held a social ride on World Mental Illness Day, at Hicks Lodge on Sat 14th October, and plan a monthly ride for the foreseeable future supporting the charity MIND.  We raised £45 which was never my intention, but riders donated, so I thought what a great idea. A link to our next event is here – you can register there so I know how many are coming, or just turn up. Please meet at Hicks Lodge  LE65 2UP at 10am on Saturday 11th November 2017. 

You can contact me, Marc Stapleford, on 07506 938536

Packington Cricket Club

Quiz Night

Saturday 18^th November 2017- Doors Open 7:15pm

Packington Memorial Hall, 3 High Street, Packington, LE65 1WJ

Bar available

1^st Prize – £60

2^nd Prize – 6 bottles of wine

3^rd Prize – Chocolate hamper

Raffle and Games during the interval

£15 per team of 4,  Max 25 teams –  to reserve your place

call: Gary Downing 07429 152147; or

email: garydowning@ymail.com

Quiz starts @ 7.45pm

Finish @ 10.15pm

Continue reading ‘Big Quiz Night at Memorial Hall – Saturday 18th November 2017’ »

A petition to Parliament demanding a debate to stop HS2 can be accessed HERE – please join us and sign it!

Continue reading ‘Help fight HS2 – Sign the Petition to Parliament !’ »

This village meeting, organised by the Packington HS2 Response Team in the Memorial Hall, was attended by approximately 60 residents.

The aim of the meeting was to give villagers a better understanding of what the Team have being doing on their behalf in respect of HS2, since the public meetings in January and February, and to explain the implications of the confirmed route. The meeting was given a brief background to HS2 in this area, a summary of the formal consultation response, and information on further lobbying of HS2, Government and local councils since the formal submission.

Residents were thanked for responding individually, as this had contributed significantly to overturning the November 2016 route proposal, which would have been by far the worst option for Packington. Of seven proposed route changes to HS2 Phase 2 being consulted on, our section was the only one where the November 2016 proposal was thrown out. Sadly, our attempts to promote an example route that missed Packington completely, and eliminated impact on 90% more homes, as well as schools and businesses, was not given serious consideration.

The implications for Packington of the confirmed route were explained. Our community will still suffer noise and dust pollution during construction, there will be serious visual impacts, transport links will be disrupted over a lengthy period, and the train will be heard and seen once work is completed, causing permanent blight on the village. Continue reading ‘Report on Village HS2 Meeting Friday 29th September 2017’ »

Grab a Tree for Free 2017

In the National Forest and beyond

The overwhelmingly popular Free Tree Scheme is back again, and you can help to continue the success of the scheme by supporting it this year. The scheme has already seen thousands of trees planted across the district and the District Council is once again teaming up with The National Forest Company to make our district even greener.

There are four trees to choose from: Holly; Cherry Plum; Hazel; Whitebeam. Again this year we have the Hedge Fund with residents able to order up to 30 metres of hedging of Hawthorn and Hazel.

You can order online at: www.nwleics.gov.uk/freetreescheme2017

Trees will be available for collection on Sunday 19 November. Place your order to receive your free trees now, and by Friday 27 October 2017.

Continue reading ‘FREE Tree Scheme – just order by 27 October 2017’ »

Packington Primary School, Friday 29th September 9:30am – 11:30 prompt – Charity Coffee Morning in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support

Packington Post Issue 86 was published on Friday 15th September 2017 – it’s now available in our archive here online

Packington Village Gardens Open Day – Probably the BEST Open Gardens in Leicestershire  – Major Village Event on Bank Holiday Monday, 28th August 2017 from 2pm to 7pm. Admission is by passport to 12+ gardens, Adults £3.50, Accompanied children FREE.

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

Refreshments including afternoon teas Continue reading ‘Probably the BEST Open Gardens in Leicestershire – Monday 28th August 2017’ »

Saturday 26th August – 10:30am to 4:30pm

Coming through Packington: – Manchester to London 220 mile cycle race

“.. there will be a cycling event which will be passing through North West Leicestershire at certain points on Sunday 3 September. There should be minimal impact and Police Operations are aware and in liaison with the event organisers. Please see the attached map of proceedings. Kind Regards,
Alex Branford
Stronger and Safer Communities Administration Officer

Email: alex.branford@nwleicestershire.gov.uk
Telephone: 01530 454627

Continue reading ‘Sunday 3rd September 2017 – Cycle race through Packington’ »

Major village event – ALL welcome! This 75th year supporting “Help for Heroes”

Click on the image below for PHS website, or here for PHS Facebook photos

Entry form below!

Continue reading ‘Saturday 2nd September 2017 – Packington’s 75th Horticultural Show’ »