Parish Sports Calendar:

May 22nd, 2021

There is a New Parish Sports Calendar for all activities that take place on the Sports Field, Multi-Sports Area, Skate Bowl and Play Park

The Calendar can be found on the Parish Website:  https://langarbarnstone.co.uk under Village information – Parish Sports Booking Calendar.

For all bookings/enquires please contact myself (details below).

If you would like to play tennis, with notice the tennis nets can also be set up for you.

Sharon

Parish Clerk

langarbarnstoneclerk@gmail.com

07984 075016

 

 

 

Your Parish Council 2021-2022 – Officers & Vacancies

May 17th, 2021

At its meeting on 5th May, Langar cum Barnstone Parish Council elected Councillors Jeff Fry and Nicky Pulford to the positions of Chair and Vice-Chair respectively for the coming year.

At the same meeting, Councillors Chris Harper and Kerry Risk resigned from the Council due to pressure of other commitments. The Parish Council wishes to record its appreciation for their fine work for the parish during their time on the Council, especially to Chris for acting as Chair over this last year under very trying circumstances for the Council as well as for everyone else.

This leaves two vacancies on the Parish Council. If you feel that you have something to offer the local community as we navigate our way out of lockdown towards a more normal existence, please get in touch with our Parish Clerk, Sharon Ellis, in the first instance. Sharon’s contact details are given at the end of this email.

The current membership of the Parish Council is:

Councillor James Barlow – cllrbarlowlbpc@gmail.com

Councillor Adrian Bellamy – cllrbellamylbpc@gmail.com

Councillor John Crosby – cllrcrosbylbpc@gmail.com

Councillor Jeff Fry – cllrfrylbpc@gmail.com

Councillor Katy Morris – cllrmorrislbpc@gmail.com

Councillor Nicky Pulford – cllrpulfordlbpc@gmail.com

Councillor Trevor Simpson – cllr.simpson.lcb@btinternet.com

Sharon Ellis

07984 075016

langarbarnstoneclerk@gmail.com

 

Electoral Review of Rushcliffe Borough

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:

  • Make sure that, within an authority, each councillor represents a similar number of electors
  • Create boundaries that are appropriate, and reflect community ties and identities
  • Deliver reviews informed by local needs, views and circumstances

 

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.

 

 

Barnstone Play Park- Temporary Closure.

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

Chairman’s Report 2020-2021

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

 

Essential Repairs

April 27th, 2021

WPD will be making essential repairs to the HV cables feeding the HV Pole Transformer opposite the car park gate due to a fault on the system.

Tarmac have spoken to WPD with regards to keeping the flow of traffic maintained.

All works will be done at the field end. All access will be maintained at the field end including the parking of stationary WPD vehicles.

All excavation plant will be kept on the field side. All spoils removed will also be kept on the field side.

With the above actions followed the flow of traffic will be maintained with very little or no disruptions.

Due to the location and the Transformer belonging to WPD and having no impact on the HV feed to our site this work is completely under the control of WPD.  Therefore, if you see anything or anybody acting in an unsafe manner you must speak with WPD directly.

This work will take place near the Skate Park, so please use with caution.

 

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