Newsletter May 2021

Church Services Beryl Preston Sunday 2nd May 6.30pm _ Songs of Praise

Sunday 16th May 6.30pm Holy Communion

Suspicious Vehicle Good Afternoon Residents, I hope you are all safe and well, we have received a report with regards to a Ratcliffe Village Hall vehicle(s) and its driver acting suspiciously in the areas of and . Please Help, as our Village Hall is a registered Charity, The report says the driver is looking into peoples gardens and leaving/driving off it is required to have 2 trustee’s. when seen. Sadly we have no one since the death of Doug Hackett, Please can I ask residents if they see any vehicle or person acting in a suspicious who was a long time supporter of the hall with his wife. manner to report it to police via 101. Please be reassured that the beat team will be increasing their patrols in and around A trustee’s duty which, I don’t think is onerous, but is to these areas. oversee the workings of the committee, and to ensure all Kind regards Charnwood East Beat Team runs smoothly Message Sent By Fiona Lacey (Police, PCSO, NL 61 Charnwood East) If you are interested in becoming a Trustee please come forward to keep the hall functioning. A new fleet of refuse and recycling vehicles in Sally Chaplin 07718205320 Charnwood have been officially named.

Charnwood Borough Council revealed the winning Watch this space for when the Village Hall will be open names of its Name That Wagon competition for general use in accordance with Government limits. earlier this year and all the names have now been

added to the lorries and sweepers. There were over 150 competition entries from Ratcliffe on the Wreake Book Swap phone box. youngsters across the borough but only 24 could Has received the following note of thanks. make it onto the list of final names.

“A Big thanks to whoever left an old edition of “Swallows One of the lucky 24 winning entries was Eve and Amazons”, in the Kiosk. I read it out of curiosity, and Alburey, age 10, from Church Lane. Her was smitten. winning name was Chitty Chitty Bin Bin, so I now have all 12 books in the series. I’m 59!” look out for it around the Borough. Well done,

Eve!

Parish of Ratcliffe on the Wreake Ratcliffe on the Wreake Parish Council Notice is hereby given that a Parish Meeting will be held via Ratcliffe on the Wreake Parish Council meeting on th Thursday 6th May 2021 at 8.00 PM via Zoom . zoom on Thursday 6 May 2021, 8.00 PM

To Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81714479769?pwd=dUd5cUVDd3lMK05OTnpqdDFzTWl2QT09 Meeting ID: 817 1447 9769 Passcode: 194883 485. Appointment of Chair 486. Appointment of Vice Chair

487. Welcome & introduction of new councillor and signing of acceptance of

AGENDA office and declaration of interest forms

1. Chairman’s Annual Report 488. Resolution to receive apologies for absence 2. Annual Reports from Police, County & Borough Councillors 489. Resolution to receive declarations of interest on items on the agenda 490. County Council/Police reports 3. General questions, items raised or suggestions made by 491. Public Questions – members of the public are invited to address the council members of the public in respect of business itemised on the agenda. Matters raised but not itemised on

the agenda can be noted by councillors BUT no decisions can be made by the All Parishioners are welcome to attend this council in this session other than to refer the matter to the next agenda for debate by the council. public meeting. This is NOT a Parish Council 492. Resolution to approve and sign minutes of the Parish Council meeting of meeting, although it may well be that the the 18th March 2021 Parish Council have organised it. This meeting 493. Resolution to approve payment of outstanding accounts gives Parishioners an opportunity to speak 494. Resolution to approve year end accounts and annual audit report for 2020/2021 and discuss matters of importance or concern 495. Resolution to approve standing orders 496. Resolution to approve to the community. financial rders 497. Planning P/21/0841/2 – change of use of agricultural building to dwelling house (Class C3) (Prior Notification) at former heliport building, land at Main Street 498. Update regarding the ongoing issue with the drains in the village 499. To discuss the possibility of marking white lines on the road to identify the location of 2 parking spaces and agree actions 500. Parish Councillor updates

Full AGENDA’s displayed on PC notice board on the front of Village Hall