The new Mayor has taken the Chains of Office at Charnwood Borough Council. At the Annual Council meeting on Monday 13th May, Cllr. Dr. Julie Bradshaw MBE became the new Mayor and Cllr. David Northage became the Deputy Mayor.
We wish them well in their year of office.
Tenant Garden Competition
Council tenants are being encouraged to enter the long-running annual garden competition.
The competition is run by Charnwood Borough Council and is open to its tenants who once again are being urged to showcase their skills in the garden.
This year is the 14th year of the competition, and there are nine categories to enter:
- Best House or Flat Garden
- Best Pots and Hanging Baskets
- Best Community Garden
- Best Sheltered Court
- Best Fruit and Vegetable Garden
- Best Newcomer
- Best Young Gardener (entrant must be under 16)
- Best Flower Display
- Best Eco Garden (must show the use of upcycling, recycling, planting of wildflowers, environmentally friendly).
Entries for the tenant garden competition need to be submitted by Monday, June 3 and judging will take place between July 22-26. Entrants will be notified of their judging date closer to the time.
Category winners will receive High Street vouchers. The prizes are £100 for first place, £75 for second, £50 for third for each category, and all other entrants who do not win will receive a small gift.
The Council has around 5,500 properties and the competition is one way of celebrating tenants’ pride in their homes and communities.
To enter, tenants can call the customer engagement team on 01509 634679 or 01509 634955 or email [email protected] for an application form.
Alternatively, apply online or download an entry form via www.charnwood.gov.uk/gardens.
Summer Events Planned
Charnwood Borough Council will be holding ‘Celebrating Charnwood’ over a weekend in June which will include film screenings, fun fair rides, food and drink stalls, family competitions and more. The full details of Celebrating Charnwood will be released very soon but it will be held in Southfields Park, Loughborough on the weekend of 29th – 30th June. The Council plan to run a poll on social media to determine which films will be screened on the outdoor cinema throughout the weekend.
The list of events can be found below:
- Beacon lighting to mark 80 years since D-Day – June 6
- Vegan market – June 9
- Car Show – June 16
- Celebrating Charnwood – June 29 & 30
- Gardeners' Fair – July 7
- Gardeners’ Fair – August 4
- Loughborough Mela – August 25
- Gardeners' Fair – September 8
- Proms in the Park – September 14 & 15
- Charnwood Sustainability Fair – September 29
- Vegan market – October 13
- Remembrance Parade and Service - November 10
- Loughborough Fair – November 13 – November 16
- Loughborough Christmas lights switch-on – November 29 – December 1
- Santa Run – December 1
- Gardeners' Fair – December 8
- Carols at the Carillon – December 24.
Please note that these events are subject to change.
To keep up to date with all the latest news and information on events held in Charnwood, sign up for email alerts: charnwood.gov.uk/alerts and follow the Council’s social media pages: @CharnwoodBC.
Outwoods
The Outwoods Management Committee and Charnwood Borough Council have been working in partnership with Joe Humphries Memorial Trust (JHMT) to install an AED cabinet at the Outwoods in Loughborough.
The public access defibrillator and associated electrical work was paid for by the borough council with the AED cabinet and associated signage provided by the Joe Humphries Memorial Trust.
The defibrillator is now available for use and is accessible to anyone, including visitors, staff, and volunteers in the event of a cardiac emergency.
Footpath Closures
The footpaths mentioned in the notice below will be closed in June to allow re-surfacing of the washed away surfaces.
Care Experienced as a Protected Characteristic
Following on from Deborah’s campaign across the county, at the Charnwood Borough Council (CBC) meeting on 22nd April, Deborah put forward a Motion to treat care experienced young people as a Protected Characteristic by CBC.
The motion was supported by the whole council and the vulnerable group of care experienced will now be considered for all future policies and practices and cannot be marginalised.
