Claybrooke Magna and Claybrooke Parva
Sculpting the future of the Claybrookes!

Claybrooke Parva and Claybrooke Magna, in the Harborough area, have completed their Parish Plan and the Report and Action Plan was launched on Saturday 21st June at 3pm.
Trevor Dawes, the Chairman of the Parish Plan Group and Clerk of the Village Hall Committee, introduced the Report and Action Plan, with an explanation of the value of Parish Plans from Hazel Fish from the Rural Community Council. Copies were available for all villagers and will be distributed to every household. Trevor invited villagers to sign up for many new activities, including an environmental and heritage group and a neighbourhood watch group at a champagne/wine reception on Saturday. There was a slide show about the Village Plan, which ran continuously for the 2 days of the Village Fete, with the sign up sheets as well as displays from the school and local artists. Rosita Page, the County and Borough Council was present and responses were displayed from both Leicestershire County Council and Harborough District Council.
Many of the Actions have already been started, which were shown in the displays, e.g. increasing the use of the Village Hall and the provision of a revitalised play area.

Full details of the Plan can be viewed below.For information contact Hazel Fish Tel 01162689707 hfish@ruralcc.org.uk

Rural Speeding Operations
(S14 Broughton & Walton)

On the morning of Friday 25th June 2008, PC 2199 Henry Henderson (Beat officer for the S14 Broughton & Walton neighbourhood) carried out speeding initiatives in the village of Upper The operation was carried out between 08:30 and 09:15 and a total of 6 drivers were spoken to for breaking the speed limit with 1 driver being issued with a fixed penalty notice and 3 points on their license. None of the drivers caught were local.

PC Henderson said “It is my intention to continue with random planned speeding operations across my beat and to support any community wishing to tackle dangerous drivers by adopting the Community Speed Watch initiative.” He went on to say “Drivers should consider the consequences of their speed and leave plenty of time for their journey. Further speeding operations are in the pipeline.”

Leicestershire Constabulary are urging people to be on their guard after a spate of copper wire thefts in June from ten electricity substations across the county.

Officers are checking the identification of any person that they reasonably consider it necessary to challenge in the vicinity of electricity cables, substations and metal dealers in the county.