The Castle Donington Parish Plan!!! Your Future in Your Hands....

This is the NEW Parish Plan.

Following a meeting at the Castle Donington Community College, a group of volunteers from the village (teenagers to retirees) have got together, with the help of the Leicestershire Rural Community Council, to gather the views and opinions of all sections of the Castle Donington Community. This will be used to produce a Parish Plan - a report that will influence decisions of village planning and development for many years.
Please read the minutes of the meetings,and find out how you can help if you want to get involved....

Remember, this is for everyone, young and old, in Castle Donington.

The latest Press Release....please read!!

By George it’s ready!

The Castle Donington Parish Plan Steering Committee formally invites all local residents to the Launch Party of the Parish Plan. The event will take place from 6.30pm on St George’s Day, Wednesday April 23rd, at the Donington Manor, the landmark hotel at the heart of the community.

Parish Plans are a Central Government initiative whereby local volunteers consult parish residents on all aspects of life within the community, whether that is the environment, shops and services, transport, health, education etc. They then summarise the findings and pull together an Action Plan for the future which key local services providers, including the County Council, District Council, Parish Council, the Police and the Primary Care Trust are obliged to respond to.

It is two years since the inception of the Castle Donington Parish Plan and 18 months since the questionnaires were distributed. An amazing 1,700 residents responded despite the questionnaire taking 2 hours to complete. As Committee Chairman, Shaun Ambrose-Jones says, “That’s 3,400 hours of the most credible and up to date feedback any service provider could possibly want and they therefore have to take it seriously.”

The launch party has been set to formally present the document to the service providers for their responses. In fact they have already seen draft versions and the initial feedback is reportedly very positive. Many of them will be represented at the launch and there will be time for them to answer some of the issues raised personally.

The Steering Committee would like to extend an invitation to come along to all local residents particularly those who answered the questionnaire. The Committee is also very pleased to publicly thank the Donington Manor who have very kindly offered a welcome drink for everyone who attends.

Previous Press Releases.....

Latest Minutes of the Parish Plan Meetings:

Previous Parish Plan Minutes

The Next Meeting of the Parish Plan Team will be:

Wednesday 7th November at 7pm in the Parish Rooms, Hillside, Castle Donington