Please note that due to current covid19 lockdown restrictions the Outdoor Gym on the village playing field is closed and must not be used at this time.

Happy New Year everyone!  2021 has certainly started where 2020 left in terms of the national lock-down, but an important difference is this time we can see an end point, we can see locally vaccination centres have opened in Loughborough and Melton and no doubt many of you reading this will have already had the jab.  I’m writing this on a cold January morning but I’m more optimistic than ever that by the summer we will have returned to something approaching normality. 

The Parish Council have agreed a number of new projects for 2021 and one of them is to install a number of new benches around the community to allow parishioners and visitors to enjoy the views, take a break or simply sit and contemplate.

Whilst there are plans to possibly have two benches in the Conker field, to help the Council decide where other benches would be best sited, we would like to ask residents to consider where in the village they feel a bench would be beneficial and why.

The benches will need to have a secure foundation, so any potential locations need to be suitable for some excavation.

We are also inviting residents to consider sponsoring a bench in memory of an event or an individual and include a plaque being displayed on the relevant bench.

Once we have received all of the ideas and suggestions, we will review each one and agree a final list which will be issued on the village website.

There then follows a process to submit the details to the various borough or county councils where necessary to seek approval after which we can approve the sites, agree bench types, purchase and installation dates.

Please submit your suggested bench sites to the clerk suenorledge@hotmail.com by 4^th February 2021 and remember if you would like to sponsor a bench to include that in your correspondence.

Thank you in advance for your interest and support.

Martin Cooke (Chair)