The start of the new Council year saw Cllr Stephen Beresford being elected as the Chairman for 2013/14.  He was pleased to have been selected for this role, and pledged to do his best for the electorate of the Parish.  He is looking forward to seeing the fruit tree planting project continue, which is proving to be very popular amongst the general public.  He is also looking forward to seeing more work done at Grange Moor allotments, where we hope to create a new wetland area.  Cllr Cassandra Whittingham was elected to serve as Vice Chairman.  She has been a Parish Councillor for the Grange Moor ward since 2008 and has a particular interest in the allotments and other environmental issues.  She helped to organise the sponsored walk through Lepton last year.

We have installed a further 9 dog wastebag dispensers and re-sited 2 others in 11 villages of the Parish.  Thank you to everyone who contacted us with information on where there are problems - we checked out each suggested location for suitability.  The dispensers have been installed in the places where there is an identified problem and where there was a suitable lamp post and bin close by.  Hopefully, this will now see a reduction in the amount of dog mess left on the street.  Please encourage everyone with a dog to clear up after them, for the benefit of us all. 

Cllr Richard Burton, Chairman, was pleased to receive the Quality Council status award from Simon Reevell MP at the last meeting.  This status confirms that the Council is operating in accordance with Best Practice in all areas of operations.  We are very proud to have been awarded this status, which shows that we are working closely with our residents and community groups and lending as much support as possible.

 

We are pleased to report that £1,007 has been raised for the Chairmen's Charities.  The money was shared between the Forget Me Not Children's Hospice and Parkinson's UK.  Thank you to everyone who contributed to the events and financially.