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Please let us know if any house or business in Woodhouse Parish is not receiving Roundabout, or if you can help out with deliveries. 2 Roundabout December 2019 / January 2020 Contents Page Editor’s note 5 Parish council news 5 News in brief 6 Great Neighbour Scheme 17 The story of Charnwood water supply 20 Robert Bakewell (1725 - 1795) of Dishley Grange 22 Under the hammer 24 Attempts to oust Henry VII: Local History Group 26 Yet Another Christmas Carol 29 Forthcoming events 31 Codeword 32 The last word 34 Contributions to Roundabout Inside back cover What’s on in December and January Back cover Deadline for submissions to the February 2020 issue: Friday, 10th January Email to [email protected] or to a member of the editorial team Editor for February 2020 issue: Jill Craig Roundabout December 2019 / January 2020 3 4 Roundabout December 2019 / January 2020 Editor’s note Writing this in early November seems a little previous but, looking ahead to Christmas-time, I’m getting in the spirit by making some homemade orangey-apple sauce with cinnamon. Crushing the cloves with the mortar and pestle immediately invigorates the senses and evokes images of Christmas preparations. Maybe it’s the sight of the cloves I used to poke into the delicate marzipan fruits my Mum used to make. So, to the end-of- the-year double issue. Once again, we have a variety of contributions and my thanks extend to all those who take the time to make this volunteer publication a special part of community life in the villages. May I take this opportunity to wish you all a very happy Christmas and prosperous New Year! Chris Brown Parish council news New parish office By the time you read this, the parish office will be open, providing a new home for the Clerk and Premises Manager. This will be the hub of the administrative life of the parish and we hope it will encourage the local residents to drop in and discuss any needs or issues within our two villages. Access to the office is from the foyer of the village hall. Caretaker house The parish is currently getting quotes to renovate the Caretaker’s house so that it can be rented out in the future. Village hall bookings The three village halls are starting to get bookings for 2020. Our booking system now allows you to book 18 months in advance by going to our website: www.woodhouseparishcouncil.org.uk. All three venues have great amenities for meetings, parties, group gatherings, exhibitions, shows and gigs. BT phone box BT is undertaking a consultation to remove a number of public phone boxes in the borough. The phone box situated on Main Street is one of the chosen ones due to a significant decrease in use. The parish council has objected to the removal of this phone as it feels it is still essential for the welfare of the community. Roundabout December 2019 / January 2020 5 Butterfly border Our tree and heritage wardens are organising the planting of numerous plants which will be native species chosen for their value to invertebrates, especially butterflies, creating a “butterfly border”. The border will be the strip of land along the path leading from Main Street to Woodhouse Eaves playing field, adjacent to the play park. Key holders to open and close village halls The parish council is looking to recruit a team of responsible individuals to work as key holders to the three public halls. The individuals will be paid for a service to unlock and lock the buildings. If this is something you think is of interest to you, please contact me via email on the below address. Next meeting: Monday, 2nd December at 6:45pm in the village hall. All welcome. Agendas and minutes are on our website at: www.woodhouseparishcouncil.org.uk Any queries or information required, please email: [email protected] Emma Crowe, Clerk to the Parish Council Cycle path connecting local villages Woodhouse and Woodhouse Eaves Parish Council is proud to be working with the national sustainable transport charity Sustrans and Quorn parish council to provide a safe, traffic-free direct route to and from Quorn. The route is yet to be finalised, and there is still opportunity to have your say, but it is likely to follow Forest Road through Woodhouse and on to Quorn. This is considered our ‘safe route to school’ and this initial project will form part of a web of routes linking local parks and villages to Loughborough, not only for daily transport but also for family leisure, young and old. On the opposite page are two examples of what local children have told us about the concept. Chris Bennett, Parish Council News in brief Maplewell Road development appeal hearing On Tuesday, 1st October, a planning permission appeal was held in Woodhouse Eaves Village Hall. The appeal was against Charnwood Borough Council’s refusal to grant planning permission for 50 houses on two fields at the top of Maplewell Road. For the hearing to be held in the village hall was most unusual, but it had been arranged here owing to the large number of local people who had sent in comments on the application. The 6 Roundabout December 2019 / January 2020 Letter from William who is 8 years old and keen to back the scheme. Letter supporting the scheme by Ava, aged 8 years. Roundabout December 2019 / January 2020 7 choice of the village hall proved to be justified: over 100 residents and people from the local area turned out in torrential rain and perilous road conditions to be present during the proceedings. No members of the press were present. The appeal process was chaired by Planning Inspector Kevin Savage, who would make the final decision on the appeal after hearing from both parties. An agenda was distributed, which set out the main items to be covered during the hearing. Some common ground had been agreed by both sides prior to the hearing and was not on the agenda. Members of the public were individually invited to the front to make relevant contributions at intervals throughout the proceedings, and many took advantage of this opportunity. The lead for the ongoing Neighbourhood Planning process was also invited to present information to the hearing. The appellants, Cerda Planning Ltd. of Sutton Coldfield on behalf of J. K. Land Ltd., had a team of planning, heritage and other specialists, led by barrister Satnam Choongh, who sat on one side of the table. On the other side sat four representatives of the opponents of the proposed development. These were specialist planning solicitor Lizzie Marjoram, representing the parish council on a pro bono basis, plus three representatives of Charnwood Borough Council, led by Patrick Reid, Principal Planning Officer at Charnwood Borough Council, the local planning authority. The morning session began with detailed discussion of relevant planning policy documents, which was extremely lengthy and technical. This was followed by a very comprehensive discussion of the two main issues identified by the Planning Inspector, namely (1) the suitability of the location for such a development; and (2) the effect on the character and appearance of the area. In addition to representations by interested parties, there were many useful contributions from the floor by local residents and interested members of the public from nearby settlements. During the afternoon, highway safety on Maplewell Road and its impact on the conservation area was discussed at length, again with multiple and pertinent contributions from members of the public. The Inspector noted that the impact of the proposed development on the enjoyment of the conservation area was the principle area of local objection to the proposal. Concern about the effect of additional traffic from the development was led by the parish council solicitor. The borough council representatives had been advised by the Highways Officer, apparently based upon a one-off assessment in the immediate vicinity of the proposed development, that traffic from the development would not constitute a significant problem.