Electoral Register
Residents of Charnwood are being asked to respond to this year’s check of the electoral register as thousands of forms will be hand-delivered across the borough. Charnwood Borough Council will send around 62,000 forms to homes to ensure that the electoral register is current.
The Council is legally required to check that its electoral register is up to date each year to make sure that everyone who is eligible to vote is registered and can have their say in future elections and referendums.
The Council recently sent an email to 43,000 households to carry out the check. Over 14,200 responses were received which has saved time, money, and helped the environment. Residents are being asked to check whether the information that appears on the electoral register for those living at their address is correct.
If the information is not correct (if people have moved out or into the property) then residents need to let the Council know as soon as possible so individual electoral registration forms can be sent to those who need to register to vote.
Households that receive a form are encouraged to read the letter carefully and respond by Monday 14th August. The Electoral Registration Officer needs the information to be able to publish a complete and accurate electoral register on 1st December each year.
Having your details on the electoral register will:
- allow you to vote
- improve your credit rating
- make it easier to access council services
- help you avoid a fine
Full details of how residents can complete the form online, by phone, via text or by post are all contained in the form sent to them. More information can be found on the Council’s website or residents can contact the helpline on: 01509 634546.
Postal Vote
Why not take the opportunity to register for a postal vote at the same time? With the recent changes in the requirement to have photo ID to be able to vote, it might be easier for you to vote via post.
All the details about this can be found on our website here: https://www.bradgateconservatives.org.uk/how-register-postal-voting
Fly-Tipping
Residents are being warned to be careful with their waste as a fly-tipping crackdown begins.
The Leicestershire Waste Partnership has launched a campaign to prevent people illegally dumping waste with the warning that even if you pay someone to take rubbish away, if they are not licensed then it could still be fly-tipped and land you with fines.
The ‘It’s All Fly-Tipping’ campaign is being backed by councils in Leicester and Leicestershire which are part of the partnership. The consequences for fly-tipping can range from a £400 fixed penalty notice to an unlimited fine, a criminal record, or prison.
‘It’s All Fly-Tipping’ focuses on reminding people who may be thinking about dumping their waste that they are being watched. It also highlights the issue of paying someone who is operating without a waste licence to take waste away and it being fly tipped. People have a legal responsibility to check the person taking their waste away is a registered waste carrier.
Councils in the city and county deal with over 12,000 fly-tips each year. Each authority investigates fly-tips in their area, and action is taken when enough evidence is recovered.
You can visit the Environment Agency website at environment.data.gov.uk/public-register/ to check that traders and businesses hold the correct waste licence or ask the carrier for their certificate before handing the waste over. You can also visit lesswaste.org.uk/flytipping and follow the campaign on social media using the hashtag #ItsAllFlyTipping.
Charnwood Sports Awards
Nominations for this year’s Charnwood Sports Awards are open. The awards, run by Charnwood Borough Council, will celebrate the sporting achievements of individuals and clubs as well as the commitment of volunteers.
The awards are in their 13th year and will also highlight workplaces and schools in the borough which are making a difference to the health and wellbeing of residents.
This year’s awards ceremony will take place on Monday 4th December with the deadline for nominations at midnight on Friday 6th October.
There are nine categories including:
- Let's Get Moving Schools Award
- Junior Sportsperson of the Year
- Senior Sportsperson of the Year
- Let’s Get Moving Junior Ambassador of the Year
- Let’s Get Moving Senior Ambassador of the Year
- Outstanding Contribution to Sport, Physical Activity and Health
- Club of the Year
- Let’s Get Moving Wellbeing at Work Award
- Joe Humphries Memorial Trust Award
To nominate online or find out more about the awards visit www.charnwood.gov.uk/sportsawards or call 01509 634966.
This year’s awards are being supported by Active Together's Let’s Get Moving campaign.
Photo Competition
A competition to find the best photographs of parks and open spaces in the borough has returned for a second year. Charnwood Borough Council ran the competition last year as part of the ‘Love the outdoors in Charnwood’ campaign to celebrate the borough’s fantastic range of country parks, nature reserves and ancient woodlands.
The competition received over 100 entries in 2022 and it is hoped residents of all ages will get involved once again. All you need to do to enter is grab your cameras and phones and capture snaps at your favourite park or open space in Charnwood.
Photos need to have been taken in the last six months and there are three different categories for people to enter:
- Open category (age 16 and above)
- Young photographer (under 16s)
- Wonderful wildlife (open to all ages)
The competition is also being supported by Love Loughborough BID and vouchers will be up for grabs for the winner and two runners-up in each category. Winners will receive a £50 voucher and a £25 voucher will be awarded to each runner-up.
A selection of photos will be shared across the Council’s social media channels after the winners have been announced.
Entries close at 5pm on Monday 28th August 28 and the winners will be contacted directly.
To enter, all you need to do is:
Visit charnwood.gov.uk/photo
- Choose your category
- Complete your details
- Upload one photo
Member Grants
The Member Grants Scheme 2023-24 is now open to applications. The closing date for applications is 5pm on Wednesday 31st January 2024.
Member Grants enable us to provide grants to a wide variety of community and voluntary organisations within Anstey to actively assist the community to enjoy a better quality of life.
We have each been allocated a budget of £500 which can be used to support projects that bring benefits to our ward. We can spend our allocated amount of £500 on one project, divide it over two projects, or combine it with other funding from another councillor within the same ward.
The minimum you can apply for is £250 from each councillor, and the maximum you can apply for is £500 from each councillor.
If the total project cost is more than you are applying for, you will need to provide details of other sources of income, including grants, fundraising and membership subs etc. that will be used to cover the full project cost.
If your organisation would be interested in applying for a Member Grant, please contact us to discuss your request first.
Further details can be found here:
https://www.charnwood.gov.uk/pages/member_grants
If you know of any local club that could benefit from a grant, please ask them to contact us. If no one applies, then our grant allocations have to be returned to the council.
If you have any issues or concerns, we are here to help.
