Swepstone Parish

March 2018 Council Issue 3 Elected by you, and working with you to make a difference for us all. Police Report There had been no reported crimes in the last 30 days in the Parish Topics in your Newsletter  Police Report Event: NWLDC are hosting an event at Redhill  Highways and Traffic Farm in DE12 7AH on 16th April from 18.30 hrs. It aims to address concerns from  Superfast Broadband rural businesses about rural crime and policing in the  Aylesbury Gardens Update rural community, so please feel free to attend.  New Website Photography

Tickets are free but you'll need to register on line  Village Tidy Up Date beforehand. Please see our website for the link .  Phone Box

 World Record Attempt Highways and Traffic

The trial speed camera in and Important Information has been a great success, and the Parish Council have agreed to invest in our own. More Defibrillator Code: information to follow. C0159X

Superfast Broadband You can contact us via:

Superfast Fibre Broadband—all engineering, highways and delivery issues have now been resolved and the 1: Face Book fibre broadband cabinet has gone live on Newton Road, Swepstone. This new addition means that 2: [email protected] more homes and businesses in our parish can now access fibre broadband. Anyone can check whether they can upgrade to fibre broadband and find out 3: Come to a meeting more about the benefits of superfast fibre broad- band using the link on our website.

Visit: www.swepstoneparishcouncil.org.uk NEW PARISH WEBSITE Your Councillors Fancy yourself as a photographer? We would really like Chairman: Chris Robinson residents to send in their own photographs of the village

Vice Chair: Jane Millward that you are happy for us to use on our website. Please send them to [email protected] — Councillor: Andy Milner There will even be an Councillor: Nick Makin annual prize for the best one! Councillor: Brenda Sumner

Supported by Clerk: Annie Callingham VILLAGE TIDY UP DATE - 15th APRIL AYLESBURY GARDENS DISUSED UPDATE PHONEBOX Please meet at 10:30 in The Belper Car Park or

Appeal date is 13th BT will be disconnecting Swepstone Church Hall June starting at 10am at the power supply on 6th for your “litter picking” the Business April, after which we will uniform and equipment Centre, . be removing the phone kindly donated by box, and looking to put NWLDC. May 25th is the last something more attractive chance for in its place. Please let us know if representation from there are any specific residents to be made Please let us know if you areas of the villages that We encourage have any ideas. need any particular representation at this attention.

“SAVE THE DATE” - WORLD RECORD ATTEMPT The Wraggs Yard on the1st September

Our community will be attempting to set a World Record on The Wraggs Yard, aiming to bring together all community groups in our Parish; The Wraggs Yard, The Toddler Group, The Veg Society, the Church, the WI, The Belper, The PFA and The School for an exciting one-off event.

The event is to have the most amount of people doing the dance song “Chi Chi Wah”

We invite support from our community groups to help make this happen. Please e-mail your interest to [email protected] In the meantime, put this in your diary, tell your friends, and look out for more details coming soon!