Packington Hot News

Traffic Calming Comes to Packington

(At Last!)

Work to Start Monday 2nd August 2010

Expect some delays due to contra-flow road works

First - Ashby Road - about 1 week

then - Heather Lane - about 3 weeks

Expect the existing centre lines to be adjusted to the new layouts before anything else - temporary signs will be in place to warn of this

Measures around the 30 mph signs will then be installed:

Road Narrowing
Enhanced Road Markings
"Gates".
Vehicle Activated Signs VAS - to be installed last.

21st
Village Gardens Open Day

Bank Holiday Monday 30th August 2010

Gardens Open:

2pm - 7pm

Passport to 12 Gardens
£3 Adults, 50p children (includes quiz)

Available on the day from Measham Road Car Park or at Participating Gardens

Sponsored by David Granger Architectural Design Limited

Cream Teas & Refreshments

Stalls and Art display

Live Music entertainment

Packington Horticultural Show

Saturday 4th September 2010

See the Listing of Classes (pdf file 30KB)

Fancy growing your own mushrooms? Packington Horticultural Society have once again teamed up with Livesey Bros Mushroom Farm to offer you an exciting opportunity!

Mushroom Bales are available for only £4 each, or 3 for £10. Order early, to avoid disappointment!

Delivery will be in mid August, to grow your entry for the 4th September show.

Any questions? - please contact Karl Saunt on 07905 439 115

Our

Community

Speed Watch

is now active...

Bogus Collector in Packington steals items left for Salvation Army

- Monday 12th July - SEE NEWS ARTICLE

Planning Policy Changes

Local Plans, not Regional Policy, are to be the basis for future decisons that affect Packington.

Another change aims to prevent Over-development of our neighbourhoods and "Garden-grabbing".

North West Leicestershire District Council alters its planning policy to reflect new government guidance abolishing Regional Spatial Strategies and promoting Localism.

See our full News story here

Archaeological Finds

in Packington!!

See news article

from

Mark Page

junior reporter

Is there a

Packington Hoard?

Zumba in Packington! starts Thursday 17 June

Then every Thursday 5:15 - 6:15pm

The first session will be FREE and sessions thereafter will cost £2. More details here.

No experience is required,
loose comfortable clothing is recommended.
No booking required.

What is Zumba ? See the website here

See the "Wind in the Willows" photographs here !

Photos courtesy Normanton Photography

"THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS" performed on Thursday 13th May

by The Ratat Theatre Company in association with JPEG

"Fair To All" Ladies Group Fashion Show

held on Wednesday 12th May

See the photos - click here

Photos by courtesy Normanton Photography

We in North-West Leicestershire are again represented in Parliament

Website of our MP

Website of Former MP

Burglary at Manor Farm, Packington

Store-room forced - power tools and Quad Bike stolen

See News item here

FH 51 OXP

Registration of the missing quad-bike

Packington School Newsletter April 2010 Now Out !

Download the full 2-page April Newsletter here (245kB pdf )

Download the same April Newsletter here ( 190kB MS Word Document)

Little Lane - New Bridge Open !

The Little Lane foot-bridge has been replaced, and is now open again

Village votes OVERWHELMINGLY to keep your Packington Post

- full details here in our news article

The results of the Parish Council survey into village attitudes to the Packington Post magazine were made public on Tuesday 13th April 2010 at the meeting of the Packington Parish Council, and again to the Public Meeting on Tuesday 27th April.

Councillors and the public were shown the responses to the survey conducted in the village and on the web during March.

Of 311 village residences, 126 households completed the survey either on paper or on the Parish Council's website, a return of over 40%.

Of those responding, an OVERWHELMING MAJORITY of 110 agreed or strongly agreed (blue and red in the above pie chart) that the Parish Council should keep on supporting the Packington Post - while only 9 disagreed (purple and cyan).

The June edition of the Packington Post has been delivered! Next edition - 3rd week in August 2010

Legendary Acoustic Guitarist

Gordon Giltrap

came to Packington

Friday 9th April 2010

See the photographs here courtesy of Normanton Photography

New village amenity

- woodland access area formally opened on Sunday 4th April

- "Plummer's Wood"

3-acre wood just planted as part of The National Forest

Public Access available on footpaths from Redburrow Lane or Babelake Street(on left just past Blake Farm)

See more Photos here of Sunday 4 April 2010 courtesy of Normanton Photography

Packington Nook Development

Good News ... 17 March 2010

Planning Permission Refused and Appeal to Secretary of State rejected

"Accordingly, for the reasons given above, the Secretary of State agrees with the Inspector’s recommendation. He hereby dismisses your client’s appeal and refuses planning permission for approximately 1000 dwellings ... on land at Lower Packington Road ..."

Read the whole 16 March decision here (pdf, 47k)

Read the whole background Report 27 January here (big pdf, 590k, 95 pages)

Robbery on The Grange - Saturday 6th March 2010

A car, a flat screen television, laptops, jewellery and a wallet are thought to have been among valuable items stolen from a house in The Grange, Packington, on Saturday evening 6th March 2010, while the occupants were absent for about 2 hours.

The car on the house drive was believed to have been securely locked, but the thieves may have found a car key inside the house. Access seems to have been gained using a ground-floor window in the house The laptops had been upstairs.

Food Group starts in Packington

Like Food? Hot as well as cold?

see story here

A concise history 2002 - 2010 of

Packington Post and of www.packington.info

Since 2002, the start of the Packington Post, a staggering 27% of residents are new to the village. This history should explain how our village magazine and this website came about.