Tattershall with Thorpe Parish Council

The Parish Council have been very busy as you will see from the following details.  If you would like to have your say about any of this information, do please pop into the Parish Office where you will receive a warm welcome.

 Parish Office:

The Parish Office is situated next to the library on the Gartree Community School site.  The opening hours are Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday 9.30am–12.30pm.  Mrs Karen Elliott, Parish Clerk, can be contacted on 01522 550347 or by e-mailing ‘tattershallthorpe@tiscali.co.uk’.

Flag Flying at Tattershall:

Flag flying for every occasion this year has helped to raise £100.00 for local charities, the most recent donation went to Dogdyke Pumping Station.

Councillors:

During the winter three councillors have tendered their resignations for personal reasons and we have co-opted their replacements who are Mr P Hogg, Mrs H Kay and Mrs P Roberts.

Youth Achievement Award:

Your local council has joined together with Coningsby Town Council to present the Youth Achievement Award, this is a new initiative, there are two age groups 1 – 10 and 11 – 18.  Nomination forms can be collected from either Post Offices, Tattershall Library and both Council Offices with awards being handed out at the Lions Fun Day at Gartree School during June.  All nominees will receive a certificate of nomination and the lucky winner will receive a surprise award plus an engraved trophy to hold for one year.

Chairman’s Report:

Over the autumn and winter months we have had three changes of parish councillors and I must take this opportunity to thank Mrs B Wayman, Mrs P Day and Mrs B Abbiss for their contribution to the parish and welcome the new councilors Mr P Hogg, Mrs H Kay and Mrs P Roberts.  Councillors continue to attend training events keeping abreast of current legislation and also regularly volunteer to clean areas of the villages.

The Annual Dinner was well supported and approximately 80 people enjoyed an evening with the speaker Mr Barrie Haynes talking about his life on the buses.  The Manning Trophy was also presented at this event and Mr D Shaw was the surprise recipient.

The Community Access Point continues to be the home of the Parish Office and is now manned by our new Clerk Mrs Karen Elliott, where she works in partnership with other government services.  Parish Office opening hours are Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday from 9.30am until 12.30pm.  The parish Council meetings are held in the Library on the first Tuesday of each month except January and August.

The annual footpath walking took place during the summer months and by and large the footpaths were found to be in a reasonably good order.  A full report to their condition was sent to the County Council.  More dog waste bins have been installed on the public footpaths in our parishes.  Footpath improvements have been carried out by the County Council following Parish Council recommendations.

In the Best Kept Village Competition Tattershall achieved high marks 102 out of 120 but were not fortunate enough to get through to the next round.  Tattershall Thorpe being past winners in 2006 are in a separate competition which is judged in August.  In 2009 the Best Kept Garden Winners were Mr & Mrs Lane, Mr & Mrs Holt and Mr & Mrs Mackinder.  Presentations were made to each winner.

The refuge on the A153 has been enlarged and it is hoped that this will improve safety at this point of our very busy road.

The Parish Plan Steering group has been very busy finalising the Parish Plan ready to go the printers.  It is hoped that this document will be launched soon and will be available on line and in the local library.

The new format of the Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony which proved successful last year was again very popular with over two hundred residents supporting the event. More lights were purchased to decorate the tree and the service following the switch on was well attended.  All in all a real community occasion.

Overall, this has been a demanding but hugely enjoyable year.  If you need to contact any Member of the Council please find contact details listed below.

Tattershall with Thorpe Parish Council - Meeting Dates for 2010

27^th May – Thorpe Annual Meeting

1^st June                                                   6^th July

7^th September                                         5^th October

2^nd November                                        7^th December

All meetings start at 7.15pm with a public forum.

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