June 21st, 2021
At this time of year, Langar cum Barnstone Parish Council wishes to remind local landowners and residents of their responsibility to keep hedges, under-hedges and grass verges trimmed and tidy to allow pedestrians to safely navigate the public footpaths.
June 21st, 2021
Please see latest updates as below:
Roadworks Bulletin – Traffic Restrictions – Harby Road Langar
June 18th, 2021
Please see attached the latest updates from Rushcliffe Borough Council:
18.06.21 Work on new Rushcliffe Oaks crematorium begins later this summer
17.06.21 Over 70 fly-tipping fines issued in just six months in Rushcliffe
15.06.21 Reach Rushcliffe fund extended further tackle loneliness and isolation
18.06.21 Rushcliffe Borough Council customer service centres to safely open from June 21
June 3rd, 2021
Langar & Barnstone Social Walking Group
I have been asked by several people about restarting the Social Walking Group, now that we are able to meet outdoors in larger groups. The Group is very friendly and informal, we have been walking together since 2012! It usually meets for short, early evening walks, once a week between April and September.
I would like to find out who would be interested in joining in so if you could contact me in the first instance by email at claire.pegg1@gmail.com, including your preferred evenings, we can go ahead and organise our first local walk.
Looking forward to hearing from you.
Best wishes
Claire Pegg
May 17th, 2021
May 17th, 2021
Good morning,
As you may have seen in the local media, The Local Government Boundary Commission for England has launched a public consultation inviting proposals to maintain the current pattern of electoral wards for Rushcliffe Borough Council.
This includes their recommendation that 44 councillors should continue to be elected to the Council in future instead of a previous proposal to the authority it could increase to 46 in line with the Borough’s increasing populations.
They are now inviting proposals from local councils, interested parties and members of the public until July 19, 2021 and you can have your say at https://consultation.lgbce.org.uk/have-your-say/27236 which contains links to guidance and maps of the current wards.
The Commission are also giving more information about the review and answering questions at a community online briefing on Monday May 24 at 6pm designed to inform a wider group of stakeholders about the current position and gain a better understanding of our communities’ make-up.
You can watch the live briefing and ask questions and the video will be available after the meeting.
The authority have highlighted in drawing up a pattern of electoral wards, they must balance the three statutory criteria they are required to follow:
Views can also be submitted by email to reviews@lgbce.org.uk or by post to:
Review Officer (Rushcliffe)
LGBCE
PO Box 133
Blyth
NE24 9FE
They plan to publish proposals for new electoral arrangements in October with further consultation planned between then and December and intend to publish final recommendations in March 2022.
May 17th, 2021
May 6th, 2021
Barnstone Play Park will be closed from Monday 17th May, for approximately 1 week.
The new Trail Trim is being installed!
For safety reasons, please do not use until further notice
May 6th, 2021
Langar cum Barnstone Parish Council – Chairman’s Report
It has been a very challenging year for everyone around the world. The wide spread of the coronavirus at the outset of 2020 led to a nationwide lockdown, the closure of schools, businesses, leisure activities, community buildings and play parks.
I would like to thank all of the volunteers throughout the parish that rallied around to provide support and services during this extremely difficult time. Your contributions have been invaluable, and you have truly demonstrated what a fantastic community we live in.
As we approach the end of April 2021, I am optimistic for the future. The national lockdown appears to be lifting, and we can begin to get back to some sense of normality.
Throughout the year the Parish Council has continued to operate to the best of our ability. Monthly meetings have been held via video conferencing.
This report focuses on summarising those activities undertaken by the council during the last year.
Council Members
Cllr Jason Hollands resigned in December 2020. This left two open vacancies on the council. These vacancies were filled by co-option following interviews in March 2021. The new members to join the council were Cllrs John Crosby and James Barlow.
Current council members include:
Cllrs, A Bellamy, J Fry, C Harper, T Simpson, N Pulford, K Risk, J Crosby, J Barlow, K Morris
Council Staff
The Parish Council currently employs three part time staff, including the Parish Clerk, Lengthsman and Litter Picker. I am very grateful for all their hard work over the last year. It’s a great team. They work extremely hard to keep our villages, services and administration in good working order.
Planning
The Parish Council acts as a consultative body for Rushcliffe Borough and Nottinghamshire County Council’s Planning departments.
Each month, (excepting August), Parishioners have an open invitation to attend Council meetings, to share their opinions on planning and other matters. These open sessions last for fifteen minutes and help to inform councillors on public opinion.
Where the matter relates to planning, the parish is but one voice. We are not the decision makers, but our comments (along with those of other members of the public) might help to inform it.
Over the last year we have continued to review all local planning applications in the interest of the parish.
Facilities
The nationwide lockdown has restricted Parish Council income streams during the last year. This is understandable given that organisations haven’t been able to use the village hall or outdoor sports facilities. The Parish Council has been working hard to minimise this impact and to ensure we can offer these facilities at the earliest opportunity.
Over recent years the Parish Council formed a Village Hall Development Committee. This committee continues to make steady progress with existing plans to build a new village hall facility to meet the growing needs of a busy, active, modern community. During the last year they commissioned surveys to understand community requirements. They have also been looking at funding streams to support the project.
We have completed the phase 1 re-build of the new children’s play park area in the centre of Barnstone. I am delighted to report that funding for phase 2 of this exciting project has now been achieved. This now has the makings of a really wonderful play area for the children of the parish. I am very grateful for all the work of the Play Park Group and all the generous funding streams that have bought this project to fruition.
The Parish Council has continued to provide the local structure for developing and maintaining public amenities such as our play parks, public spaces, war memorial areas and defibrillator machines.
We are proud to support community groups and events (where possible) to help foster inclusion and goodwill in our community.
I will be stepping down from the Parish Council in May after 4 years’ service. During my time on the council I have learned a great deal about local government, planning and services. I am very grateful for the support of my fellow Parish Councillors and that of the Borough and County Councillors.
It has been a privilege serving the parish over the years and I wish my successors well in their future endeavours.
Chris Harper
14th April 2021
April 23rd, 2021