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OCTOBER 2015
THE NEW COUNTESTHORPE HERALD 13
Countesthorpe Parish Council Page
Countesthorpe Parish Council Office, Village Hall Station Road Countesthorpe Leicestershire LE8 5TB
Tel: 0116 2779518 Email: clerk@countesthorpeparishcouncil.co.uk
Website: www.countesthorpeparishcouncil.co.uk
GREENHOUSE
Cemetery Chapel Renovation
Open Day
The planters around the village have been
The Parish Council is to hold its first
beautiful this year and our ‘green fingered’
The Parish Council are in the process of buying the land adjacent to the cemetery on Foston Road for future cemetery provision. Restoration of the Chapel is also being considered and it is hoped that it can be opened to the public for quiet contemplation.
Visitors to the cemetery will have noticed the works taking place.
A new cremation area has been added at the end of the cemetery
to provide many additional plots.
A path has also been installed on the right hand side of the cemetery. This area is being landscaped to provide additional burial land.
Open Day on 31st May at 4 pm – 8 pm
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BLEAK ASHES
Tea and coffee will be available.
SCATTERING SECTION
Hanging Basket Competition
The Parish Council have received a
Would you like to enter the Hanging
complaint regarding the bleakness of
Basket/Container competition?
the ashes scattering section, next to the
The more unusual the better!
chapel, in the cemetery. After visiting
For more information and an application
the area in question, it has been decided
form please contact the Parish Office.
to plant Peace roses either side in order to soften the area and make it look less
Play Equipment on Dale Acre
austere.
The Parish Council are investigating playground designs for Dale Acre
CHAPEL
Recreation Ground.
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Linden Farm Drive Bridge closure
Leicestershire County Council has
closed the bridge at Linden Farm Drive
due to health and safety issues. This has
Council’s Open Day on 31st May.
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providing a trim track around Willoughby
a new lease of life to return it to its former
Road Playing Fields.
splendour. The Countesthorpe and Foston
POPPIES IN COMMEMORATION
Heritage Group have worked relentlessly
been highlighted in a structural engineer’s
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report.
refurbishment of the windows by Claire
The area in the cemetery, which was dedicated to those who lost their lives during the
Meetings have been held with representatives
1st World War, is full of flowers including some bright red poppies reminiscent of the poppy fields. protect members of the public; however
Williamson Glassworks, who specialise
from Blaby District Council and Leicestershire
in stained glass windows.
as this was vandalised on several occasions,
County Council.
Parish Council office opening times:
Fencing was put in place to
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palisade fencing has now been erected.
The Country Park is due to be transferred to
Monday to Thursday 8am to 4pm Friday 8am to 1pm
in the chapel entrance, to commemorate
Blaby District Council by the developers and
all those who lost their lives during the
Parish Council office opening times:
Monday to Thursday 8.00 am to 4.00pm Friday 8.00 am to 1.00pm
it was hoped that the Parish Council would
1st and 2nd World Wars, there will also be
lease the land, however there are important
additional space for subsequent conflicts.
landscaping and drainage issues to be resolved
before this can be considered.
LIBRARY
We are moving forward with our arrangements to take over the running of the library and should be in a position shortly to be able to confirm the date of the ‘hand over’. We are still looking at designs to incorporate the Village Hall, Library and Parish Office into one exciting community hub.