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Following the success of last year’s Annual Parish Meeting it has been decided to repeat the format for this year’s meeting: a number of established Groby organisations are being invited to give a brief presentation of the opportunities or facilities available to local residents which are provided by their group or organisation.
The main purpose of the meeting will remain as a report from the Parish Council on its work over the last 12 months and its plans for the future.
The meeting will be held at the Groby Community Centre, 39 Forest Rise, Groby LE6 0BD. More »
Everyone is welcome to attend. « Less
Election of a Parish Councillor for Groby Ward.
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A Groby Parish Council free to enter competition at the Family Event held at Groby Pool Car Park on Saturday 21st March 2009 (number of entries 332).
The winner:
Wayne Williams of Carmen Grove, Groby
Prize: A Lindt chocolate Easter Egg and matching chocolate bunnies
Runners up:
Wendy Smith of Sycamore Drive, Groby
J. Thomson of Highfield Road, Groby
Ria Toon of Chapel Hill, Groby
G. Preston of Groby
Prizes: All 4 runners-up win a limited edition Groby mug with a Cadbury Easter Egg. More »
The piece of Groby Granite was kindly weighed by Chaplins Family Butchers of Groby and certified to be 6 kilogrammes 685 grammes or 14 pounds 12 ounces. « Less
Groby Pool Action Group are holding an open day at Groby Pool Nature Reserve on Saturday March 21st 2009 11am – 3pm.
A range of organisations will be attending for members of the public to come along and chat to. Amongst these will be the neighbour hood wardens who will be giving advice on environmental crime issues and handing out freebies such as dog bags and chewing gum pouches. The Police and members of the Action Group will be on hand to find out the history of the area and plans for developing and protecting the site. A range of leaflets and information on other sites of interest in the area will also be available. More »
The events starts at 11am and family and children’s activities planned so far include:
* making pine-cone bird feeders
* children’s mini beast hunting
* guided bird watching
* self-guided nature trail around the site.
Join in the fun and activities planned for the first event being held in 2009 at Groby Pool Nature Reserve during 2009. « Less
Letter templates and factsheet have been added to the Gypsy/Traveller Transit Site page of this website. Click the heading for access.
Beacon Success for Managing the Night-Time Economy
Sadiq Khan MP last night (3rd March 2009) awarded Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council and Leicestershire Police Hinckley Local Policing Unit (LPU) Beacon status for their outstanding work in Managing the Night-time Economy. The Borough Council and the police walked away with a share of £3m government funding to expand their work and help other councils achieve the same success.
The Beacon awards recognise local government’s excellence and innovation in improving quality of life for their residents and communities. More »
The Borough Council worked in partnership with Leicestershire Constabulary LPU, the Local Strategic Partnership (LSP) and the Community Safety Partnership (CSP) to secure the award for managing the night-time economy in Hinckley. The partners demonstrated their work in making the town centre a safe, clean, welcoming and thriving place ‘after dark’.
Sadiq Khan, Communities Minister comments, "My congratulations go out to Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council and Leicestershire Police Hinckley LPU and other partners. The Beacons are about showcasing the very best in service delivery, and in this, their final year, we really have seen some exceptional examples of managing the night-time economy. Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council and Leicestershire police Hinckley LPU are among are the top performers in their field, setting the standard for innovation, service excellence and improvement. With the added emphasis on economic recovery in this year’s Beacons, the winners are ideally placed to share their knowledge and skills to improve the sector as a whole.
Marianne Hood, chair of the Beacons Panel continues, “Being awarded Beacon status means that Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council and Leicestershire Police Hinckley LPU and their partners will receive recognition, from national government and other authorities, for their expertise in managing the night-time economy. I will be closely following the work that the Beacon authorities carry out, and wish them the very best of luck, in their new role sharing knowledge and supporting improvement.”
Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council with Leicestershire Police Hinckley Local Policing Unit, the Local Strategic Partnership and the Community Safety Partnership and the other Beacon councils for this theme will now work together, with the support of the Improvement and Development Agency, using a range of learning activities to help improve standards in all authorities in this area.
Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council Leader, Councillor David Bill said: “ What is important is not just that the Borough Council and partner agencies have received yet another award, encouraging though that is, but that we have shown once again what can be achieved by everyone working together towards a common aim."
Inspector Martyn Ball, Commander of the Hinckley local policing unit, said: “Working closely with our partners at the council has helped us achieve this prestigious award and I am extremely proud of the success we have attained in recent years.
“By focusing on key problems and locations that impact on crime and disorder we have dramatically reduced crime in the town and across the Borough. We have launched a number of successful campaigns with the Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council and our wider partners, such as Street Pastors and Pub Watch, which has had a significant impact on community cohesion and reassurance. Making Hinckley and Bosworth a safer place to live, work and visit has been at the heart of our efforts and our Beacon Status recognises that.”
South area Commander, Chief Superintendent Garry Forsyth added: “This is a tremendous accolade to the hard work of the local policing unit and the Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council. Beacon Status has provided us with a wonderful opportunity to invest further in our commitment to managing the night-time economy in the area.”
The Beacon Scheme is funded by the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG), and the programme is managed at the Improvement and Development Agency for local government. This year, the independent Beacon panel received 125 applications (involving 159 authorities), and using an extensive judging process, they whittled this number down to a shortlist of 62. « Less
The results of the recent by-election are as follows:
COLEY, Jim (Indenpendent) 475
McQUILLIN, Bob (Retired Senior Manager) 577 ELECTED
QUILTER, Leigh Zouga 694 ELECTED
Turnout: 18.47%
Three people will be standing in the election for parish councillors.
Age Concern Hinckley & Bosworth are seeking to recruit a Rural Development Worker to develop services and activities for older people who live in the rural areas of Hinckley & Bosworth.
15 hours a week to be worked flexibly with some evening and weekend work.
Salary: £6,630 pa.
For more information please contact the Acting Chief Officer:
Age Concern Hinckley & Bosworth
13 King Street
Hinckley
Tel: 01455 619519
Email: achinckley.bosworth@yahoo.co.uk More »
Closing date 6th February 2009 « Less
The parish council has adopted a new model publication scheme. The attached document sets out what information is available and the costs for producing copies of it.
Hnckley & Bosworth Borough Council have formally announced the forthcoming parish council election in Groby Parish on Thursday 5th February.
Groby Parish Council has announced two vacancies.
The latest illegal occupation of the Klondike, near Groby Pool, was ended when the last traveller caravan was removed off the site just after 4.00pm on Thursday 10th April 2008. Groby Parish Council will continue to work closely with HBBC to address the remaining issues on the site that remain of concern to Groby residents.
Mindful of the continued ambitions of travellers to establish a premanent presence on this site Groby Parish Council has serious concerns with regards to the real objective of the latest Planning Application submitted to HBBC on the Klondike Ref: 08/00186/FUL having objected in the strongest of terms against this application and would urge all Groby residents to object to this application.
This short footage shows what can be achieved through effective partnership working and highlight Leicestershire Together’s framework of engagement with local communities.
It has a focus on Community Forums - their rationale/development/benefits as well as filming of the Hinckley forum ‘area’ and its meeting.
You can see interviews with Cllr. David Bill as Leader of Hinckley & Bosworth District Council, Roger Ellis, Chair of the Hinckley Area Community Forum and Town Mayor of Earl Shilton, Millie Benson, Chair of Hinckley & Bosworth Youth Council, Police Inspector Martyn Ball and Sue Cavill, Associate Director for Communications & Engagement, Leicestershire & Rutland Primary Care Trust. More »
This footage was also shown at the 2nd Hinckley Area Community Forum on Thursday 8th May 2008. « Less
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