NEWSLETTER Residents in Our Parish a Fortieth Edition of the Newsletter For: Pleasley, Pleasley Vale Joyful Merry New Houghton and Stoney Houghton
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PLEASLEY PARISH COUNCIL OCTOBER 2015 Peasley Par- ish Council wishes all NEWSLETTER residents in our parish a Fortieth edition of the Newsletter for: Pleasley, Pleasley Vale joyful Merry New Houghton and Stoney Houghton. PARISH COUNCIL NEWS The Pleasley Parish Council band concert held After the usual recess in August, Pleasley Parish on the Miners’ Welfare’s sports ground, on Sep- Council resumed its monthly meetings once tember 6th organised by Carole Hirst from again on September 7th. It’s hard to believe that Bolsover District Council and funded by Pleasley the next newsletter will the Christmas edition. Parish Council, featuring massed band of Pleasley Colliery Welfare Band and Shirebrook Some parts of our parish still do not receive our Miners’ Welfare Band was a huge success and newsletter. This is not by choice. It is because enjoyed by those attending. The theme being delivery is not practical and quite unfair to those “World War Two 70th anniversary of V.E. Day areas, unlike the Royal Mail which is bound to commemoration." We were treated to a fly over deliver come what may. of the Red Arrows on their way to and from Chats- worth Park. The attendance was a bit disappoint- Three of the areas fortunately have volunteer ing perhaps this was due to the lateness in finish- residents who deliver their own area and collect ing as it was becoming dusk and very cold, we copies from the Chairman’s home or the shall have to consider changing the date next Chairman delivers to a suitable address or pick year. up point. If we get to know other areas perhaps the same arrangements can be made. These We wish Pleasley band every success in their areas are extreme south of Newboundmill Lane National Finals. to Moorhaigh Bridge, The Paddocks, and Old Chesterfield Rd North. Another reason for non PARISH COUNCIL SNOW WARDEN delivery is of course dangerous dogs and locked SCHEME gates. Preparations for winter have begun and expres- sions of interest from town/parish councils wishing It is not sure whether the next newsletter will be to work with the County Council during periods of out in time for certain events. We will give you a extreme weather/ snow conditions are being list of events up to the end of the year just in sought. Our Snow warden Cllr Ian Allen has been case, we can always remind you again later. elected and will receive his instructions and ad- vice from Derbyshire County Council. Sunday November 1st - Fungus Foray with Pleasley Pit Nature Study Group. 10-12.00. Meet at the pit. CHAIRMAN’S NOTES Sunday November 8th - Remembrance service A rural village in Norfolk has become the latest to St Michael’s church 10am. Pleasley War install a public access defibrillator for use by the Memorial 11am New Houghton war memorial 11- community. This was possible through public 30am. funding with volunteers organising events and or- Saturday November 14th - Live at The Verney ganisations contributing. A series of cardiac pul- with Mambo Jambo. 7.30 for 8.00 monary resuscitation (CPR) and defibrillator Saturday November 28th - Christmas Fayre awareness sessions was arranged for residents to New Houghton Community Centre 1pm be able to use them in case of emergencies. Do Friday December 4th - Concert in church with residents of our parish think this (save a life) is Pleasley Colliery Welfare Band 7.30pm something the parish council should be thinking Christmas Tree Festival St Michael’s Church about for the good of our communities of New Saturday December 5th to Tues 8th - Church Houghton and Pleasley? It could be financed by open daily from 12.00 to 3.00pm. the parish council. This is something that both Cllr Sunday December 6th - Concert with Take Neil Jordan who is a paramedic and myself as Note choir 3pm chairman of the parish council suggest and con- Friday December 11th - 7pm Christmas Carols done and I am sure other councillors will follow in the Verney suit and give it their full support if members of our Sunday December 13th - Service of Nine community agree. It is your health we value. Lessons & Carols at St Michael’s 9.15am These can be supplied with weatherproof, locked, Thursday December 24th - Carols in Meden heated, ventilated and alarmed cabinets and sited Square 7.30pm appropriately. 1 PLEASLEY PARISH COUNCIL OCTOBER 2015 It has come to the notice of the Parish Council that KNOW YOUR COUNCILLORS the rules and regulations are not being adhered to Your Parish and District Councillors, along in our cemetery. with their contact details, for the ensuing year are: Monthly inspections will now be carried out to Ian Allen 01623 810346 check on any changes made to any grave plot not Pauline Bowmer (Vice Chair) 01623 811492 authorised by the Parish Council. Kerbs around Val Douglas 01623 811761 graves are no longer permitted for two reasons. It Derek Gelsthorpe 01623 810830 prevents the grass from being cut but mainly it Mick Gamble 01623 810035 prevents the grave digger from using machinery to Jackie Jones 01623 811207 dig a grave or reopen one. Neil Jordan 01623 811615 Paul Seston 01623 811994 Neither the Parish Council nor the grave digger Thomas Kirkham 01623 811462 will be responsible for any damage done to a kerb surround especially those home made kerbs that Howard Wright (Chairman) should not be there. 01623 810486 Email From this day on any home made kerbs that [email protected] are erected will be taken down and those that are already in situ will be checked and if they or Pleasley Parish Clerk is: any other object exceed the grave space of that Brian Carnall grave, they will be removed and placed on the 01246 273239 grave. Email [email protected],uk Following a recent health and safety inspection, several issues have come to light, whereby some Your two Bolsover District Councillors are. bereaved families of the departed are not adhering Pauline Bowmer Anne Syrett to the rules and regulations set out by the Parish Council and those that are mandatory by law. The Parish Council fully understands the concern of the families and is very sympathetic towards their feelings, but is bound by certain rules submit- ted by the National Association of Parks and Cemeteries and the National Association of Me- Your Derbyshire County Councillor is morial Masons’ Code of Working practice and the Marian Stockdale 01623 742197 Health and Safety Executive. Email - [email protected] Here is a reminder of the Parish Council’s regulations that are being disregarded. It was discussed at the September council meeting whether we should have two more public 6.1.1 All headstones, memorials, vase blocks and notice boards for our parish. The one in New inscriptions are subject to approval from the Par- Houghton is too near the exit from the village at ish Council. The Council no longer permits the community centre and not central enough. kerbs around graves. A copy of every inscrip- Enquiries are being made whether it could go on tion, measurements of the memorial and drawing the Millennium Green, if not, it could be sited on of the proposed monument to be erected must be our recreation ground near the war memorial. submitted prior to any permission being granted. Pleasley is more of a problem as it should be on All applications must be fully completed with cor- Parish Council property which only leaves us to rect measurements and returned to the Parish erect it on the recreation ground or probably get Council with the appropriate fee. permission from the County Council for a suitable site. 6.1.2 No memorials may be fixed until formal writ- ten approval is given. Settlement periods (6 It was also reported that more waste bins are months) must be observed. needed on our recreation ground in New Hough- ton, this is being addressed as soon as possible. 6.1.3 Temporary grave markers in the form of wooden crosses are permitted on the grave for the first six months following the interment date. 2 PLEASLEY PARISH COUNCIL OOCTOBER 2015 6.1.4 Following the expiry of this 6 month period, 6.3.4 Where memorials are found to be unsafe the Council may remove any temporary marker the Council reserves the right under the Local Au- and place in storage. thorities Cemeteries Order 1977, to remove the risk of injury to the public. 6.1.5 The Council recognises the cost of providing permanent memorials, therefore, this date may be 6.3.5 The severity of the risk will determine what extended at the discretion of the Council. This will action is to be taken, however, dismantling the be for a maximum of a further six months after memorial and laying it flat on the grave surface which all temporary markers shall be removed. shall be the normal procedure. 6.1.6 All memorials must be installed to the Na- 7.1 The Council’s cemetery is now designated as tional Association of Memorial Masons (NAMM) a lawned area, No gardens are permitted on the Code of Working Practice. Any memorials that do grave space following the six month grace period not comply with the NAMM Code of Working Prac- which allows for settlement. tice may be removed and result in action being taken against the monumental mason and/or the 7.2 Following the six month settlement period af- person holding the exclusive right. ter the date of interment, the Council shall remove all unauthorised pots, floral tributes, wooden 6.1.7 Memorials, vase blocks, plaques and their crosses etc.