MOUNTSORREL
Council POST agrees No. 70 precept
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MARCH 2020
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The Green’s long history MOUNTSORREL HERITAGE group is staging an exhibition about The Green later this year and is appealing to residents for photos and documents. A spokesperson for the group explains: Mountsorrel Green had probably some residents as early as 1377 where there are records of people occupying a small settlement in the village and the Green has been the centre of village life since then. The small quarry situated at the top of the Green may have been the source of the granite that was used to build the castle in the 12th century. In medieval times it may have been used for archery practice when men were required by law to practise on Sundays and holidays. In fact if anyone was killed during practice it was not deemed to be a crime. Through the years the Green has seen many fetes, parades, galas and even an annual fair that brought visitors from across the county many of these taking
Pic: an early 20th century postcard of The Green, Mountsorrel
place prior to the First World War. Many of the original houses have been demolished and replaced by newer buildings but there are still 11 listed buildings on the Green .There were also four shops and some small industrial factories along with many framework knitters premises. The Green has had some famous visitors namely Clement Attlee a former Prime Minister and almost certainly Dick Turpin would have passed through at some time. The Mountsorrel Heritage Group have numerous photographs articles and documents illustrating many of the events mentioned and many of these will be on display at an exhibition they are
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putting on in the village museum during the late spring and early summer. If you have any photographs, documents or information about former residents properties or events the group would love to see them. The museum is open Thursday, Friday or Saturday during normal library opening hours and they would love to see you and have a chat and with your permission copy the items whilst you wait. The Heritage Group hold meetings in the Mountsorrel Memorial Centre on the second Tuesday of the month commencing at 7-30pm .The February talk is on “The Farnham Family of Quorn” and March will be “Place Names”
MOUNTSORREL PARISH Council has agreed its precept for the year 2020/21 will be £508,940. In 2019/20 the precept was £543,865. The precept is the Parish Council component of the council tax. The council’s budget for the year 2020/21 includes projected expenditure of £377,125 on the Memorial Centre and an income of £212,825 from the centre. Other expenditure items include: Cemetery, conservation and environment £66,400 Recreation and amenities £36,655 Planning and highways £17,500 Full council £161,750 Library £33,230 Grant War Memorial Fields Trust £38,350.
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