<p> FISHTOFT PARISH COUNCIL NEWSLETTER</p><p>May 2010 Issue 24</p><p>PARISH COUNCIL MEETINGS</p><p>The Parish Council meet every month, meetings commence at 7.00pm with a 10 minute public forum, if required. Members of the public are invited to attend.</p><p>2010 meetings: at the Playing Field Pavilion, Church Green Road, Fishtoft</p><p>24 May (Annual meeting), 19 July*, 20 September, 15 November*</p><p>At the Tennis Pavilion, Rochford Tower Hall, Fishtoft</p><p>21 June*, 16 August, 18 October*, 13 December</p><p>* denotes when surgeries will be held between 6.30 and 7.00pm</p><p>Surgeries are held on 7 occasions throughout the year when members of the parish are welcome to come along and discuss any issues of concern. Whether it is an area of concern you would like to report or any problem within the parish you can be assured that all information will be treated confidentially.</p><p>+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + </p><p>FISHTOFT PLAYING FIELD PAVILION</p><p>Available for hire for parties, functions, meetings, etc</p><p>1 For more details please contact John 07880 703624</p><p>Car Boot Sales Playing Field Pavilion, Church Green Road, Fishtoft</p><p>6 June; 4 July; 25 July; 8 August 2010-06-14 Gates open at 7.30am for booters</p><p>£4 booked, £5 on the day</p><p>Admission 20p – refreshments available</p><p>All proceeds to Playing Field Trust</p><p>Contact John 07880 703624</p><p>* * * * *</p><p>ROCHFORD TOWER HALL</p><p>Available for hire for parties, functions, committee meetings, etc</p><p>Large room available £11 per hour; £100 for a full day. Holds approximately 120 people</p><p>Small room also available £9 per hour (suit committee meetings)</p><p>Call Mrs Janet Vickers on Boston 350659 for more information or to book.</p><p>* * * * *</p><p>SOUTH LINCOLNSHIRE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY</p><p>(affectionately known as the ‘garden club’) meet at Rochford Tower Hall on the 3rd Tuesday of each month at 7.30pm</p><p>At meetings there is a guest speaker, plant stall, raffle, tea.</p><p>Trips out to gardens of interest are also organised.</p><p>If you feel this group would be of interest to you, then pop along to one of the meetings. Everyone is welcome.</p><p>2 * * * * * GARDEN WASTE COLLECTION SERVICE</p><p>Boston Borough Council are again providing the Saturday Garden Waste Collection service.</p><p>Last year enthusiastic residents from around the Borough diverted more than 700 tonnes from landfill using this service.</p><p>Unfortunately, due to lack of funding this year, the number of pick up sites has had to be reduced, also it will only be possible to pick up from the advertised sites and not from individual properties.</p><p>Collection dates, times and sites within Fishtoft Parish as follows:-</p><p>8 & 22 May, 12 & 26 June, 10 & 24 July, 7 & 21 August, 11 & 25 September, 9 & 23 October</p><p>0800 – Fishtoft Playing Field 08.30 – Camelot Gardens (outside no. 20a) 10.15 – Clifton Road by number 13 10.45 – Meridian Road – layby 11.15 Rider Gardens, near junction with Huntsman Close 11.45 – Kings Avenue – outside no. 23</p><p>09.15 – Pilleys Lane – down cul-de-sac</p><p>Please help to divert as much compostable waste from landfill as possible by using the fortnightly garden waste collection service. All yo have to do is bring your garden waste (grass cuttings, weeds, leaves, hedge and tree cuttings, etc) and Boston Borough Council staff will be on hand to help.</p><p>Bags or loose garden waste must not be left at sites in between collection dates and times.</p><p>3 For more information or help and advice please call 01205 361866</p><p>YOUR COUNCILLORS How to get in touch with your local Councillors</p><p>Parish Councillors:-</p><p>Raymond Singleton-McGuire – Chairman - tel 07768918663 Gavin Carrington – Vice Chairman – tel 311063 Mary Clark – tel 366133 John Flynn – tel 310640 John Harrison – tel 366310 Frazer Hourihan – tel 357261 Roger Leighton – tel 368466 Margaret Ordway – tel 750100 Ossy Snell – tel 360412</p><p>Parish Clerk – Kathy Partridge Tel 352044 – email: [email protected] correspondence only to: 144 Fishtoft Road, Boston PE21 0BS</p><p>Borough Councillors:-</p><p>Fishtoft Ward - R Lenton – tel 316449 H Staples – tel 366417 E Barker – tel 355010 North Ward - P Jordan – tel 314511 G Clare – tel 360100</p><p>County Councillor:- </p><p>Raymond Singleton-McGuire – tel 07768918663</p><p>4</p>