Shearsby Parish Council

Fleckney and Saddington – area of 'Appleyard Park' development will all come within the Fleckney parish boundary (part currently in Saddington).

Kibworths – area of new residential development north of the railway line adjacent to the primary school moved to Harcourt.

Parish warding removed from Thurnby and Bushby.

Additional Councillor for Husbands Bosworth and Claybrooke Magna.

The report can be reviewed here Meetings and Events (harborough.gov.uk)

We will now commence on drafting a Reorganisation of Community Governance Order which will detail when the changes will come to affect – nothing changes until an order has been made and the dates stipulated therein have been met. The boundary changes will only change the parish boundary – other administrative boundaries including district wards, county divisions and parliamentary boundaries will remain as existing until a further review of these is carried out by the relevant national boundary commission.

Rural Crime - Police officers and council staff from Market Harborough and Wigston were out in force on Friday (12th February) in a planned operation to tackle crime and patrol the more rural and remote areas of the Neighbourhood Policing Area (NPA). To read the full details, please click the following link:

Officers and council team up to tackle rural crime in Market Harborough and Wigston | Leicestershire Police (leics.police.uk)

Rural Bulletin – Latest information can be found here: The Rural Bulletin - 16 February 2021 (mailchi.mp

Funding News – The Magic Little Grants fund will address the following themes this year

• Improving mental wellbeing
• Enabling community participation in the arts
• Preventing or reducing the impact of poverty
• Supporting marginalised groups and promoting equality
• Improving biodiversity and green spaces
• Enabling participation in physical activity
• Responding to the climate emergency and promoting sustainability
• Increasing community access to outdoor space.

Applications will be accepted from 1 March 2021 to 31 October 2021 – for more information, please click the following link: Magic Little Grants | Localgiving

Leicestershire Cycling and Walking Strategy - Leicestershire County Council is asking people how they usually travel and what barriers they face. The Cycling and walking engagement survey | Leicestershire County Council is open until 14 March 2021. Please share this with your residents.

Health and Wellbeing – A variety of virtual sessions organised by Leicestershire and Rutland Sport in support of Hope Against Cancer will take place throughout March including Barre, Pilates, Yin Yoga, Soccercise, Nordic Walking, Weights Workout and more. To support and sign up for the event, please click the following link: Leicester-Shire & Rutland Sport - This Girl Can (lrsport.org).

The Harborough Lotto have been delighted to welcome three new good causes recently.

Crow Spinney/Gumley Parish Meeting who after purchasing the spinney, are now raising funds to do some much-needed work on some of the trees to keep visitors safe and also for new tree planting and fencing. This will also allow local children to gain education in the natural world and the English countryside.

Medbourne Village Hall Trust provides a much-loved and valued service for the community in Medbourne and the surrounding area. The Village Hall is used by a wide variety of local groups such as pre-school and Scouting groups and can also be hired for private bookings. They are raising funds to secure the continued running of the hall and grounds, as well as the future refurbishment.

3rd Market Harborough Scout Group provides a much loved and valued service for the youth community of Market Harborough and surrounding villages.

They are raising funds so they can continue to offer and even expand their service! Their finances have been badly hit in 2020 due to the Coronavirus pandemic, meaning that they have lost income through subs, and also were unable to take Santa and his sleigh out in December 2020 which is their main fundraiser of the year.

This month saw another lucky winner scoop £2000 in the Harborough Lotto, making that the 4th big win in the district.

To support the causes in the district or if you think a cause within your village or Town could benefit as well, please visit Harborough Lotto: Easy online fundraising for good causes - Harborough Lotto.

LRALC Parish Meeting Training – thank you to the Parish Meetings that joined the training session delivered by Jake Atkinson. The session was very useful. I am currently dealing with a few issues raised at the meeting regarding parish assets. I'm awaiting further information and will respond go your queries as soon as possible.

For any parish related queries, please contact me via the parish liaison email: parishliaison@harborough.gov.uk.

Thank you.

Nada

Nada Hankin

Parish and Community Facilities Officer

Harborough District Council

Mobile: 07394567514

Email: n.hankin@harborough.gov.uk

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