Category: Councils

Following last month’s Chronicle article on Harborough District Council Green Bin collection, HDC have stated in their latest {December} Newsletter:

Zero Carbon Innovation Centre

The Parish Council’s November meeting was held on 2 November in the Studio at the Kibworth Community Hub.

The parish council’s monthly public meeting was held on 28th November in the Studio at the Kibworth Community Hub.

Procedural –The minutes of the meeting on 24 October were approved.

Finances. All financial statements, reconciliations and payments were approved. It was resolved to approve the Electoral Split between the two Kibworth Parish Councils for 2024/25 as KBPC 66%, KHPC 34%. It was resolved to agree to increase the daily HSBC online banking payments limit to £10,000.

Chairman’s Report. It was agreed to approve the first draft of the Parish Action Plan and arrange a group meeting with councillors in a few months’ time.

Kibworth High School Foundation Trust - LCC have asked us to hold off enquiries for now as they are liaising with the Academy Governance team to understand their position on the proposals.

Clerk’s Report – The two Chairmen from both Kibworth Parish Councils have signed the transfer of the hedge behind Dairy Way to the parish councils. Anti-slip surfacing and new steps, but not a DDA compliant ramp, are proposed for the Tin Bridge from March 2024. The Parish Council agreed to support the Scouts for their project to tidy up and plant new hedging for the A93 from Fleckney Road to Smeeton Road Rec.

Planning. Plans for a new house on Gladstone Street (23/01441/FUL) have been withdrawn. New proposals for 4 Station Street (22/00814/FUL) were discussed and include six one bedroomed flats and four two-bedroomed bungalows and agreed to support the plans.

Free Tree and Hedge Scheme

The Parish Council’s October meeting was held on 4 October in the Studio at the Kibworth Grammar School Hall.

The Parish Council’s monthly public meeting was held on Tuesday 24 October in the Studio at the Kibworth Grammar School Hall.

Over £400k has been handed out to a diverse range of community projects as the council has agreed to allocate funding to four projects in the Harborough district.

Leicestershire County Council has once again teamed up with the Woodland Trust to offer free tree and hedgerow packs. Designed to help renew and restore existing woodland and vegetation, as well as replacing trees which have been affected by diseases such as ash dieback.

The Parish Council’s monthly public meetings over the summer were held on 27 June and, with no meeting in July, on 22 August. All meetings are held in the Studio at the Kibworth Grammar School Hall.