Parish Council notes Election results

A decision to purchase a veteranmade Tommy statue to be located at the Peace Gardens at a cost of £200 has been deferred, pending discussions with the Mountsorrel branch of the Royal British Legion.

It was agreed to request a site visit at the Loughborough Road playing field with the dog control manager at Charnwood Borough Council and review the relevant dog control signage at all council-run parks to ensure that it was fit for purpose.

A meeting of the planning and policy committee was held on April 3, 2023.

In public participation, concern was expressed regarding the amount of dust being generated by Mountsorrel quarry.

Crime figures for March 1 – 31 were provided. Two vehicle crimes, two theft, one burglary, three criminal damage and one report of antisocial behaviour.

A meeting of the finance and general purposes committee was held on April 17, 2023.

The council agreed to make a grant of £500 to the Save Mountsorrel Woods residents’ action group and to offer, at no charge, the use of rooms at the li- brary and at the Parish Rooms for meetings. It was noted that this resolution was not to be seen as necessarily supporting the views of the residents’ group.

It was agreed to award certificates of commendation to Andy Crossley for his volunteer work for the Charnwood First Responders, and to Nick Canham for his volunteer work for Leicestershire Search & Rescue organisation and the Charnwood First Responders.

It was agreed to accept the tender from ADT in the sum of a maximum of £15,000 for the installation of CCTV in the village.

It was agreed to spend £2250 on a feasibility study to explore the potential for a 3G area as part of the Halstead Road scheme.