GROBY PARISH COUNCIL

Tel: 0116 287 6985 • Email: parishclerk@groby.com • Website:www.groby.com

Your Council

Groby Parish Council is a group of 16 unpaid locally elected people representing the interests of those living and working in the Groby Parish. We try hard to be approachable, so please contact us via our Clerk about matters that concern you, or any ideas you may have.

Council meetings are held monthly, usually on the first Monday of the month at 7pm in the Parish Council Office.

May 2023 Elections

Have you considered becoming a Parish Councillor? Parish Council elections are coming up on 4th May 2023 for the 2023-2027 term. Nomination form packs are now available which need to be submitted to Electoral Services at Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council between the period Monday 20 March to Tuesday 4 April 2023 Please contact the Parish Clerk for further information.

Please be aware that from 4th May 2023 you will need to show photo ID when you vote in person at the local elections.

Next Year’s Parish Precept

In January the Parish Council agreed its budget for the new financial year starting 1st April 2023 and set its precept (the main source of income for the Parish Council) at £237,661. This equates to a per-household precept of £89.59 per annum for a property in Band D, or £1.72 per week. This brings us closer to the average for Parish and Town Councils in the surrounding area, but we do recognise that this is a 20% increase on last year’s precept, equating to a per-household annual increase of £14.99 or 29 pence per week for a property in Band D.

This decision was not taken lightly but in order to improve and maintain facilities in the Parish whilst also increasing the ‘Protection of Land’ budget (for engaging legal and professional services should the need arise to oppose any proposed developments) it was agreed that the precept needed to be increased.

Annual Parish Meeting

All residents of Groby Parish are invited to the Annual Parish Meeting being held on Thursday 16th March 2023 at 6.30 pm in the Dining Hall, Brookvale Groby Learning Campus.

The meeting will be informal with refreshments provided. It is an opportunity for Groby parishioners to find out more about the work of the Parish Council along with information about organisations active in the local community.

PARISH COUNCILLORS

Pam WILLIS (Chairman)

Carol LINCOLN (Vice Chair)

Geoff BAKER

Sylvia BECK

Janet BISHOP

Jim COLEY

Liz EMMERSON

James EVERSON-CRANE

Katherine GRIFFITHS

Ted HOLLICK

David HYDE

Natasha JONES

Sandra JONES

Colin MULLINS

Gary RICHARDSON

Carole YORK

BOROUGH COUNCILLORS

Martin Cartwright

Ted Hollick

COUNTY COUNCILLOR

Ozzy O’Shea

MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT

Mr Edward Argar

Great Britain Spring Clean Litter Pick Event

As part of the Great Britain Spring Clean, Groby Parish Council have organised a community litter pick event to take place on Saturday 1st April 2023 between 10am – 12pm. The litter pick will start from the Council Office and anyone attending will be welcomed back for refreshments.

Warm Spaces

Our Warm Spaces being held at Groby Community Centre on Forest Rise will continue to run on Monda ys and Fridays between 9am – 4pm until the end of March 2023. This is a free warm space with refreshments, company, books, jigsaws and games to enjoy. Anyone and everyone are welcome to come along.

HINCKLEY & BOSWORTH BOROUGH COUNCIL NEWS

Councillor Ted Hollick reports

Destination

THATIS THE PROUD claim of the Hinckley BID (business improvement district) where they justifiably claim that 21 new businesses were welcomed to the town in 2022 and with more on their way making 400+ in the town centre offering real value deals. Why not give them a try.

Along with Borough Council support there are more than 30 events which are held each year mostly free of charge with 13 easy reach Council car parks, free on Sundays some of them now having EV (electric Vehicle) charging points and more planned. These could well be attractive to Groby residents as I am only too well aware that there is no direct bus to Hinckley from Groby and where there is from other villages, those are being taken away as well as the County Council can no longer afford to subsidise them. The town centre also boasts a popular open-air market every Monday Friday and Saturday with Public toilets situated on station road not far away.