Welcome to our Winter edition of the Parish Newsletter

Precept (Parish Rates) – the Parish Council has set a precept at £14,300 for 2012/13. This is the same amount as 2010/11 and 2011/12.

Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Celebrations - the Parish Council will be holding a special brass band concert on Sunday 10 June 2012 to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. Commemorative mugs will be presented to all children attending the Draycott Community School and a special seat will be placed on the playing fields.  Grants will be given to the 1^st Draycott and Wilne Scout Group and Draycott Traders to assist them to celebrate the occasion.

Meetings – dates of the meetings for 2012 are shown below.

Parish Council Meetings are usually held on the 2^nd Tuesday of each month at the Parish Rooms at 7.30pm (no meeting in August). The first 15 minutes of the meeting is set aside for residents to raise concerns.

CALENDAR OF MEETINGS 2012

10 January 2012 – Parish Council Meeting

14 February 2012 – Parish Council Meeting

13 March 2012 – Parish Council Meeting

10 April 2012 – Parish Council Meeting and Annual Parish Meeting (7pm)

8 May 2012 – Parish Council Meeting and Annual Meeting (7pm)

12 June 2012 – Parish Council Meeting

10 July 2012 – Parish Council Meeting

11 September 2012 – Parish Council Meeting

9 October 2012 – Parish Council Meeting

13 November 2012 – Parish Council Meeting

11 December 2012 – Parish Council Meeting (7pm)

If you want to know more about the activities of the Parish Council please visit the Council’s web-site www.draycottparishcouncil.org. The site gives details of the agenda for forthcoming meetings and minutes of previous meetings. There is also a section on news and events in the village.

Mobile Play equipment – Erewash Borough Council will be bringing the skate park or climbing wall to Draycott Leisure Green (behind the chip shop) on the following dates; 15 February, 4 April, 11 April and 6 June. There is no cost as the activity is funded by the Parish Council. Please look on the notice boards and web-site for more details nearer the dates.   

Cemetery – the Parish Council has appointed a specialist contractor to test the safety of the memorials at the Cemetery in March 2013. More information will be provided nearer the date, however should you wish to talk to someone about this matter please contact one of the Councillors or the Parish Clerk.

Parish Clerk – Val Lewis -The Parish Rooms, Elvaston St, Draycott, DE72 3PY

Tel and Fax; 01332 875278 e-mail draycottpc@btconnect.com

Web-site – www.draycottparishcouncil.org

Other Contacts

- Erewash Borough Councillors – Derek Orchard /Val Clare (see above)        

- Derbyshire County Councillor – Robert Parkinson 872793

- Police PC Suiter/ PCSO Pykett – 874210, 101(non-urgent), 999 (emergency)

INFORMATION

Here is a list of Council contact numbers and their areas of responsibility:-

Receive this newsletter by electronic mail – If you would like to have future publications sent to your e-mail address please contact the Parish Clerk at draycottpc@btconnect.com with your name, e-mail and address and postal address. Please note that by giving this information you will be agreeing that the Parish Council may store your details and use them to contact you in connection with the newsletter or any other matter which the Parish Council wishes to communicate to residents. The Parish Council will not pass on your details to any other organisation without your permission.                                                                                                                           

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OTHER NEWS

FRIENDS OF ST CHAD’S

St Chad’s is the old church by the lake at Church Wilne.

If you would like to help preserve this beautiful old church please consider becoming a ‘Friends of St Chad’s'  For more information please contact Jackie Ennever  – tel 01332 873140. 

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RISLEY EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION

This Foundation offers educational grants to young people from 18-24 years who live, or whose parents live, in five local parishes including DRAYCOTT – who are at university.

For more details and an application form please contact the Clerk to the Trustees; Margaret Giller, 27 The Chase, Little Eaton, Derby, DE21 5AS.

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SmartWater – the War Memorial and gates have been marked with SmartWater thanks to a donation from the Long Eaton area of the Neighbourhood Watch Scheme. If you are interested in starting up a Neighbourhood Watch scheme in your street, or would like to use SmartWater on your property, please contact the Parish Clerk who can provide you with more details.

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“Hold a Fish and Chip Supper to help spinal cord injured people live full and independent lives.”

Great British Fish and Chip Supper – Friday 18^th May 2012 

Want to do something different? Want to raise money where you live or work? Want to eat Fish and Chips, while raising money for charity? Hold a fish and chip supper on Friday 18^th May 2012 whilst raising awareness of spinal cord injury and supporting SIA’s information and support services.

You can hold a fish and chip supper in your own home, at work or hold a larger supper at your local community centre.

SIA will provide a fundraising pack containing hints and tips, recipes, invitations and donation envelopes. By inviting 7 friends and asking them to donate an additional £5.00 means you will raise at least £35.00 from your supper but we will also give you additional fundraising ideas to raise even more money for SIA.

Last year we had over 100 suppers taking part in England and Wales and we raised £6,000. In the three years we have been running the event we have raised £20,000 to support spinal cord injured people.

The money raised from the suppers will help the Spinal Injuries Association offer support to individuals who become paralysed and their families, from the moment a spinal injury occurs, and for the rest of their lives by providing services and publications which enable and encourage paralysed people to lead independent lives.

Every year in the UK over 1,000 people experience a spinal cord injury and there are an estimated 40,000 spinal cord injured people in the UK alone.

Community Fundraising Officer, Elizabeth Wright, says, “The Fish and Chip Supper is a wonderful opportunity for a great evening with friends and family. We are also encouraging people who work to hold a Fish and Chip Lunch in their work places to raise even more funds. You may be even a local community group wanting to run a fun evening with your group.

Be a part of something special and make a real difference to help spinal cord injured people gain access to the information and support they need to enable them to live full and independent lives.”

For more information or request a fundraising pack call Elizabeth Wright on 0845 071 4350 or email fishandchips@spinal.co.uk or visit www.spinal.co.uk/fishandchips

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 WANTED!!!!!

As a non-profit organisation we rely on the generosity of the local community to help us provide a better service. Something as simple as scrap wood and old tools can be used for a carpentry project, old art and stationary turned into a craft project, or a new board game will keep the youngsters happy on a rainy day. If you would like to make a donation please contact us via our website or call 07939 438 921.

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