Laughton Parish Council Newsletter 113055.Ai
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Laughton-en-le-Morthen Parish Council (Incorporating Brookhouse, Carr, Slade Hooton and Newhall Hamlet) News Update News for the Parishioners of Laughton-en-le-Morthen Parish Issue No. 35 – May 2019 Welcome to our latest news update. This newsletter is produced to keep parishioners informed about the activities being undertaken by the Parish Council for the benefit of the Parish, as well as other information on local events that you may be interested in. We hope that you find it informative. For the first time we are also including an update from Ward Councillors. We always welcome any feedback or new ideas so please get in touch with either me, or Caroline, our Parish Clerk, if there is anything you’d like to raise. Contact details are included on page 2. Parishioners are always very welcome to come along to our Parish Council meetings. Trevor Stanway Parish Council Chairman Annual Parish Meeting St Johns Road The Annual Parish Meeting is at 6.00pm on Wednesday 22nd May in the Village Hall. This meeting is held for Laughton-en-le-Morthen Allotments Open Day Parish electors. It is a statutory meeting of local government electors We are proud that there has been an allotment on St Johns Road since registered in Laughton-en-le-Morthen Parish. It is a public meeting the early 1900s and we are very happy to announce that the site is in where electors can raise questions or put forward any suggestions to the process of being rejuvenated, we now have a new meeting room, the meeting. and toilet facilities. 97 plots are available to anyone living within 5 miles of the parish. The plots are provided for growing produce for All Parishioners are welcome, and we would appreciate the benefit of the allotment holder and their family and plot holders representation from local groups to talk about their activities – grow a range of fruit and vegetables. The Parish Council work in this is an excellent opportunity for them partnership with St Johns Road Allotment Society. The Society formed to publicise their groups if they wish. in 2009, now boasts more than 70 members spanning all age groups Tea & Coffee will be served. and backgrounds with several generations of the same families working together on site. This will be followed by our Annual Council Meeting at 7.15pm. Work is beginning on the communal garden which will enable easy access to raised beds; ideal for anyone who would like to help work on an allotment but who feel unable to take on the commitment of a whole plot. Local schools, colleges and community groups will also be Our Village Hall able to visit the site and gain experience whilst having fun learning. The Village Hall has become hugely popular for events, and now acts as the venue for many special occasions. It is also the venue for many local clubs, The work carried out has all been made possible thanks to a grant groups and !tness activities. from the National Lottery Awards For All, and the support of Laughton-en-le-Morthen Parish Council. Along with funds raised by Regular Activities at the Laughton Village Hall the allotment holders we have been able to carry out our “CARROTS” project, (Clean Allotments Really Rejuvenate Our Tired Space). A lot of Please contact Ann Mitchell on 01909 519694 or the Clerk to the Parish Council hard work from individual allotment holders and volunteers has if you can spare a couple of hours a month to act as secretary to the Village Hall already gone into this project, and we are now nearing completion. Management Committee, it’s a great way to meet people and not onerous. However, there is still some work to do, we are always looking for volunteers, if you are interested in getting involved and could spare a few hours to help, either to develop the communal garden or with Monday Playgroup 9.30am - 11.00am some clearance work on site you would be made very welcome. Keep Fit 5.00pm – 6.30pm To volunteer contact Michelle on 07774 699 936 Karate 7.00pm - 9.00pm Tuesday Yoga 1.45pm – 3.15pm We are working towards our special open day on Saturday 29th June 2019. There will be stalls, refreshments, and a BBQ. Everyone is Bowling 5.30pm - 7.30pm welcome. Wednesday Knit and Natter 9.30am - 12.30pm A number of plots will soon be coming available, if you are interested Keep Fit 5.30pm - 7.00pm please see contact details below. Thursday Playgroup 9.30am - 11.00am For an allotment plot contact either Dancing 7.30pm – 10.30pm Michelle on 07774699936 Friday Creative Stitching 9.30am - 3.00pm or Caroline clerk to the council Keep Fit 6.00pm - 7.00pm email [email protected] Saturday Keep Fit 9.00am - 10.00am Sunday Keep Fit 9.15am - 10.30am We look forward to seeing you at our open day on Bowling 3.00pm - 5.00pm Saturday 29th June 2019 Dancing 7.30pm – 10.30pm Please look out for posters around the village. Additional activities will take place so please regularly look at the Parish Council Website for what is going on at the Village Hall. Defibrillators Please be aware that there are four public access Defibrillators installed in the Parish: • On the external wall of the Village Hall in Laughton-en-le-Morthen. • On the external wall of Laughton J&I School on School Road, Laughton-en-le-Morthen. • On the external wall of Laughton All Saints’ C of E Primary School on High Street, Laughton-en-le-Morthen. • On the external wall of the Traveller’s Rest, Main Street, Brookhouse. The devices are designed to be used without any requirement for training. When receiving a 999 call Yorkshire Ambulance Service will assess the patient’s condition and may give out the access code to the Defibrillator Cabinet if appropriate. The machine itself gives spoken instructions and decides if a shock is required. The defibrillator at Laughton All Saints’ was stolen earlier this year but has been replaced by the Parish Council. Annual Governance Play Area Edging Following installation 10 years ago the log and Accountability Return 2018-19 surround on the play area had naturally The draft return is now on the Parish Council website, including details on the started to deteriorate and needed replacing. exercise of public rights. This is subject to audit, so may change. It includes a The Parish Council decided to do this in two copy of the Accounting Statements and Annual Governance Statements. phases and seek funding help as our precept would not cover a project of this Please see www.laughtonparishcouncil.org.uk. size. The Parish Council were delighted to get a grant of £10,000 from Awards for All and £2,000 from Ward Councillors: Jeanette Mallinder, Simon Tweed and John Vjestica for the ramps. This along with funds from the Parish Council enabled the project to proceed. Half the work is done and looks great. The recycled plastic logs are guaranteed for 20 years. Work is now underway to raise funds for the second part of the work to be carried out. Parish Council Grants Awarded 2018/19 In 2018/19 the Parish Council made grants to the following: - Laughton All Saints Church Grass Cutting £500.00 Laughton All Saints Church Bin for Church Yard £437.48 All Saints Junior and Infants New bibles £200.00 Laughton Junior and Infants Crossing patrol £250.00 Carr & District WI Running costs £100.00 Laughton Boys Running costs and for £100.00 helping lay cushionfall Brookhouse Christmas Lights £90.60 In addition, the Parish Council paid for a Christmas Tree for the Village, the brass band and hanging baskets for Carr village. There is a new grants policy and application which can be requested from the Parish Clerk – please see below. Your Parish Council The next ordinary meeting of the Parish Council is the Annual Council meeting, which will be held at 7.15pm Wednesday 22nd May 2019 Summary of Receipts and Payments for the year ending 31.03.19 at the Village Hall, Firbeck Avenue, Laughton-en-le-Morthen. Councillors Parish Council Projects in 2018/19 Chairman Trevor Stanway Tel: 01909 563418 Newhall Signs E-mail: [email protected] Following a request by residents, the Parish Council applied for planning permission to put entrance signs Vice Chairman Gregory Price at either end of Newhall Hamlet. A resident said, “It will Tel: 07773 240771 be great to see the Hamlet of Newhall on the map”. E-mail: [email protected] Signs were installed in April/May last year at either end Simon Johnson Tel: 07960 257085 of the Hamlet. Judith Leaning Tel: 01909 564771 Robin Thrower Tel: 01909 567333 Poppies On Lamp Posts Kevin Downing Tel: 07415 059281 The Parish Council funded and installed the Poppies that could be seen Trudy Hutson Tel: 01709 528823 around the cenotaph and along High Street to commemorate the Centenary Clerk to the Council: Caroline Havenhand of the end of WW1. Tel: 01709 528823 Village Hall Windows E-mail: [email protected] The Village Hall windows were su!ering from spalling and action had to be www.laughtonparishcouncil.org.uk taken to prevent water getting in to the internal part of the building. The Parish Council provided the main funding but also raised funds through a Parish Council Election Race Night, and a ra"e. Thankyou to all those that supplied prizes including The next election for Parish Councillors will take place in 2020. Rotherham United Football Club, She#eld United Football Club, Cannon Hall Minutes of Previous Meetings and Agendas Farm, Diva Tanning & Beauty Salon, Simply Skate Arena, Rotherham, Co-op The minutes of our monthly meetings are available on the website.