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THE ROTHLEY POST
NOV 2011
Parish Council notes A FULL meeting of Rothley Parish Church was held on September 19. It was reported that the decision to refuse planning permission for 170 homes on the site of Brookfield Farm had been appealed by the developers. A local resident commented on the amount of roadside weeds and it
was agreed to report this to the County Council. It was agreed to spend up to £60 on red tulip bulbs for Cross Green. It was agreed to remove vandalised play equipment at the rear of Rothley library. The Parish Council has received
a complaint from a resident who was asked to park at the back of the Rothley Centre car park. The complainant had pointed out that a car was parked in the front of the car park at all hours. This car belongs to the tenant of the flat above the Rothley Centre and is allowed to park there. It was agreed to spend £4089 on the Christmas lights. It was reported that Greene King, the owners of the Rothley Court Hotel, had put in place a schedule of works and inspection for the Templar Chapel. A full meeting of Rothley Parish Council was held on October 17. It was agreed to donate around £200 for the provision of a water source and gardening equipment for Babington Court. It was agreed to utilise the services of planning consultant Mr Will Antill in furthering the joint interests of Rothley and Mountsorrel Parish Councils in both neighbourhood planning matters and also any appeal against the Brookfield farm application. It was agreed to allocate £2500 towards the costs of preparing a Neighbourhood Plan. The replacement of vandalised play equipment will cost £2500, with partial reimbursement from the insurers and the persons responsible for the damage. The council is investigating the provision of outdoor gym equipment at the Town Green Street playing field. A FULL meeting of Thurcaston & Cropston Parish Council was held on June 16. PC Steve Rhodes reported that Quorn Police Station will close at the end of June. The permanent Police base for the neighbourhood beat team will be in the Rothley Centre. Bicycles will be used by PC Rhodes and PCSO Ritchie to cover 30 square miles. Speed checks have been carried out on Leicester Road and Station Road. A full meeting of Thurcaston & Cropston Parish Council was held on August 18 (there was no meeting in July). Mr Janusz Jankowski was co-opted to fill a vacancy on the council. PCSO Ritchie reported that the new Police base in Rothley was working well enabling a greater Police presence on foot and on bike
patrols around the villages. A full meeting of Thurcaston & Cropston Parish Council was held on September 15. Parishioners present reported that several vehicles were parking along the pavement along Leicester Road, Thurcaston and that weeds were a problem along Station Road, Cropston and Leicester Road, Cropston. It was reported that the County Council are responsible for the condition of Sandham Bridge and that an inspection is imminent. It was agreed to erect a 15 foot Christmas tree outside the Memorial Hall in November at a cost not exceeding £300.
Investing in patient care PILBEAM OPTICIANS goes 3D! Pilbeam Opticians has recently invested in the latest high tech consulting room equipment for their Practice in Mountsorrel.
Pic: Optician Jonathan Pilbeam
The equipment includes Test Chart Xpert 3D which allows fine tuning of a patients vision. Jonathan Pilbeam, Managing Director, explains: “With the ever increasing demands placed on vision in today’s electronic society, our eyes need to be fine tuned to gain the maximum benefit from the devices that we use every day. This may be our mobile phone screens, computer screens and even the latest 3D technology used in cinema, television and now even on mobile phones. Test Chart Xpert 3D has the potential to fine tune a patients vision for optimum performance and we are very excited about incorporating the technology in our assessment of our patient’s vision”. Pilbeam Opticians has also invested in equipment that will enable images of the front of patient’s eyes to be stored for monitoring of eye health. Jonathan said: “This is particularly important in contact lens wear where maintaining eye health is our highest priority”.
Plans withdrawn A PLANNING application to build a two storey, four classroom block at Rothley school has been withdrawn.