Stathern Parish Council agreed unanimously to adopt the Parish Plan which was launched on 19th November.

The Parish Plan was launched at the Stathern War Memorial Institute on 19th November 2008 and was well supported by the local community.

The event was arranged to mark and celebrate the completion and publication of the 'Stathern Parish Plan' which has been produced by a group of hard working local volunteers along with the help and guidance of the RCCs Rural Action Team.

The evening was lead by Ken Bray, Chairman of the Parish Plan Steering Committee, included responses to the Action Plan from the Parish Council and Paul Goodman from Leicestershire County Council and was attended by Sam Howlett the RCCs Community Development Officer for the Melton District.

The Community Speed Watch was operational in our village during a 4 week period at the end of April and beginning of May. (See earlier report from 28th Feb.)
Please see the attachments below for details about the monitoring, the results, the analysis and the report with recommendations which was submitted to the Parish Council.
Many thanks to Judith Daws for organising the Speed Watch and for providing the reports below.

Analysis and Report...

More and more people are making use of their Community Forum to try and improve local services and raise issues of local concern.
- Residents in Birstall were unhappy that the swimming pool in Longslade Community College was no longer going to be open to the public outside school hours. Discussion at the local Area Forum meeting resulted in the College working directly with local users to find ways the pool can remain open.
- Following the Government’s shortlisting of ‘Pennbury’ as a potential Eco-town, the ‘Have your Say’ meetings in Kibworth and Tugby were the first opportunity for residents in the surrounding area to find out how the District and County Council were planning to respond to this challenge.
- At the Blaby South Community Forum residents and Parish Councillors from Sapcote, Sharnford, Stoney Stanton and surrounding villages expressed their concerns about the volume and speed of Heavy Goods Vehicles travelling through their villages. In response officers promised to look into a range of measures to reduce the impact of traffic and improve road safety in the short term, while explaining how they were looking to provide longer-term solutions. More »

You may have seen other villages in our area operating a "Community Speed Watch", where villagers monitor the speed of traffic passing through the village. Stathern will shortly be operatng its own scheme. If you are concerned about speeding in the village and would like to be involved with this worthwhile initiative, please contact the Clerk for further details.

The Parish Council wishes all residents a very Happy Christmas and a Peaceful New Year.

Have a good time and please drive carefully through the village.