Council office closed over Christmas/New Year period
Please note that the Council office will be closed from 21st December until 1st January inclusive.
Borough Council webcast
We understand that Rushcliffe Borough Council will be webcasting (live streaming) its meeting on Thursday, 12th December (from 7pm). The main item of interest will be the discussion around Rushcliffe's Local Plan, outlining what gets built, and where, between now and 2028. The webcast will be available live at http://www.rushcliffe.public-i.tv. Please note that this link won't work until the day.
Activity Park on Rectory Field?
Extraordinary meeting - 16th December
A revised plan was considered at the Full Council meeting on 25th November, but the Council concluded that there was insufficient information on which to base a decision. (Click here to see plan.)
An extraordinary meeting has now been called for 7.00pm on Monday, 16th December in the Centenary Lounge. This will replace the Finance & Risk meeting scheduled for the same evening, and its purpose will be to consider further, more detailed plans. Turn to Page 2 for background details, and please watch this space for news of further developments in due course.
Coming soon...
Keyworth Quiz 2014
Thinking of entering? Click here for details.
Borough Council Keyworth contact point
There is a Rushcliffe Borough Council contact point in the Centenary Lounge at the Village Hall (Fridays from 9am to 1pm). Click here for more details. Please come along and have a word with the Borough Council's representatives if there's anything you need to discuss.
Revised hire charges for Village Hall
The Council's Facilities committee has agreed revised fees for hiring the Village Hall, Centenary Lounge and Feignies Room, effective from 1st April 2014. Click here for revised and current charges, conditions of hire and other information.
Defibrillator in Village Hall
A defibrillator, donated by East Midlands Ambulance Service, can be found in the Village Hall foyer. If hiring the premises, please make sure that you know where it is, and how it should be used in case of emergency. If hiring the Centenary Lounge, please make sure that you know how to access to the defibrillator via the connecting doors. Click here for further details.
Widmerpool Lane - 40mph proposals
Nottinghamshire County Council is proposing a 40mph speed limit on Widmerpool Lane, on the approach to the existing 30mph speed limit. Click here for details.
20mph proposals - Nottingham Road
Nottinghamshire County Council is considering introducing a 20mph speed limit outside Keyworth Primary & Nursery School. Click here for details.
Proposed local bus service changes
Click here for details of Notts County Council consultation.
Check your heating oil tank before winter sets in....
Click here for details.
YouNG Market - March 2014
Click here for details.
Neighbourhood Plan
A message from the Council chairman
The Council is receiving a lot of enquiries regarding the Neighbourhood Plan and the proposed location of any new houses. I had hoped that by now we would be in a position if not to publish the plan, at least to have been able to hold the necessary referendum and start to produce the finished document. However, when we started the process, I and other members of the Council had no idea of the bureaucratic hoops we would have to jump through and consider before any recommendations could be made. I can only assure you that Councillors are working hard to get the plan before you and I would hope that by next spring we would be in a position to hold the referendum and, if everyone is in agreement, publish the plan in the summer of 2014.
Tony Grice (Council chairman)
Click here for more about the Neighbourhood Plan.
Litter - thank you, Cubs!
Many thanks to members of 1st Keyworth Cubs B Pack who recently did some litter picking around the Square, the Parade, the Rectory Field and Church Drive; click here for more pictures.
Keyworth no longer has a dedicated street cleaner, and we can't expect volunteers to do all the work, so please be sure to let Rushcliffe Borough Council know about any problems with litter.
Click here to report a litter problem online or here to request street cleaning.
Alternatively, report problems by telephone: 0115 9819911.
Remembrance Sunday, 2013
Photograph taken on Sunday, 10th November, sent in by a resident:
Previous items
Click here for some previous items which you may have missed.