Benington in Bloom
Thank you to Bells Nurseries for
donating the flower displays to
brighten up the village. It
wouldn’t be possible to have
these if it was not for the
good nature of Brenda
Cottingham, The Admiral Nelson and Woodcocks the Butchers for keeping them watered!!!
Grow some community spirit
Calling all green fingers. If you are
willing to don your gardening
gloves and join a group of
like minded people to tidy up
our communal green spots
then contact Kerry on 07900
99 44 00. Come on grow
some community spirit with
your Dahlia’s.
PHOTOGRAPHS—If anyone has any photographs (new or old) of Benington village and
are happy to share, please email or for those
that are not so computer minded we are
happy to scan them on your behalf. Please
contact the Clerk (Joan Barnes). Your photo
could be in the next issue—and featured on
our website. (www.http://parishes.lincolnshire.gov.uk/benington)
HAVE YOUR SAY
This Newsletter is a good way for the Parish Council to keep you up to date with
what we think is useful information. But do you think it is worth it? It has
taken a lot of voluntary time and money to produce this update for every household in the village and delivered directly to your door. Please help us decide if you
think it is worth it by ticking the answer to the questions below:
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Please use the space below to tell your Parish Councillors of any comments about
the village good or bad. For example what could improve the village? What don’t
you like about the village? May be we can help.
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Please return completed questionnaire to either:
Woodcocks Butchers
or
The Admiral Nelson Pub
or send your comments via the Parish Council website
or email—[email protected]
October 2008
Benington Parish Council
Issue 1
Editor:
Kerry Francis
Benington Matters
Connecting with the Community
matting. It is understood that the
grass will grow between the matting
A brand new play park has been creand eventually cover it completely
ated in the village thanks to a Big Lotmaking it look like the rest of the
tery grant of around £40,000.
field. It can be mown as usual and
The hard work doesn’t finish there,
hopefully will improve as time goes
more funding is being sought to proby.
vide extra facilities such as a bench,
• The traffic is too fast on that
fencing and bins to help make the
road. The Parish Council are curarea nice for all.
rently looking at trafCllr Pinner, one of the volfic calming measures to
unteers who has worked
improve the safety of
hard to secure the fundthe area including reing said “It’s fantastic to
ducing the speed limit
finally have somewhere in
and providing a stagthe village for the children to play. I
gered gate to try to stop the chilwould like to thank all the children for
dren running out from the park. If
getting involved with the project; it’s
anyone has any suggestions please
nice to see their efforts rewarded.”
get in touch with us so that we may
If anyone has any thoughts or suggeslook into them to maximise the
tions about how to improve the area
safety of our children.
please get in touch with the Parish
• Some flowers would be nice to
Council so that we can act on them for
brighten up the area. The Council
you. Some concerns raised so far are:
agrees that if it looks nice it might
• The ground is very uneven. Curbe looked after by those that use
rently the ground looks unsightly
it. With this in mind we would be
with black matting and grass poking
very grateful
through on unlevelled ground. Play
to hear from
Park ground safety is always a conanyone
who
troversial subject, some prefer
would like to
bark covering although others think
donate some
it’s a haven for neighbourhood cats,
gardening
others prefer the choice of black
time.
Play time success
£40.000 for
new Play Area
How to contact your Parish Council.
The Parish Council will be meeting at 8pm at the Village Hall on:
13th October 2008
10th November 2008
8th December 2008
If you have anything you would like to be discussed please do come along, or if
you prefer you can always write a letter to the Parish Clerk: Mrs Joan Barnes
Moorabbin, 21 Sea Lane, Butterwick, Boston, Lincs PE22 0HG
Tel: 01205 760452
E-mail: [email protected]
KEEPING IN TOUCH WITH YOUR PARISH COUNCIL
Chairman
Councillor
Councillor
Councillor
Councillor
Councillor
Kevin Pinner
Robert Bell
Kerry Francis
Graham Gostelow
Neil Sharpe
Tel:
Tel:
Tel:
Tel:
Tel:
01205 761194
01205 760319
07900 99 44 00
01205 761170
01205 760541
Parish Council,
Council, County
what Council?
Borough What does the Parish Council
Council, do?
Benington Parish Council works
closely with the Police, Boston
Borough Council and other bodies to ensure that the needs of
the Parish and its residents are
not overlooked. Briefly the Parish Councils role can be described as follows:
With so many councils and
councillors it can be confusing
who does what and why.
Benington
Parish Council
is the first of
three tiers of
• Executive – The power of deciLocal Govern- sion in accordance with statument.
The tory functions and duties.
other two be- • Representation – For example
ing the Lincolnshire County expressing views about planning
Council and Boston Borough issues and consultation documents, both locally and county
Council.
wide.
Peter Bedford (Boston Borough and Lincolnshire County Councillor)
Tel: 01205 760567
Raymond Singleton-McGuire (Boston Borough Councillor)
Tel: 07768 91 86 63
Website—www.http://parishes.lincolnshire.gov.uk/Benington
Log onto the website day or night to get the most recent updates from your
Parish Council. For events in the village view the Events Calendar. If anyone would like to advertise their event on the website please contact the
Clerk. .
Have you got your Green Card?
Along with this newsletter you should have received a green information
sheet the size of a credit card. It has lots of useful tips on how to prepare in
an emergency. Our local hardware store Frank Clayton & Son, The Forge,
Wainfleet Road, Freiston can get your pack started for you as they supply
battery powered torches and first aid kits.
Parish Councillors work volun• Promotional – Taking the lead on
tarily but the clerk is paid for issues affecting the interests of
the hours worked and expenses the area e.g. highways, footto provide all the administrative paths, general maintenance,
support required.
tress, playing field etc
The Parish Council meets in
public every month at the Village Hall, all villagers are
welcome to attend to raise issues with the councillors. The
dates are shown on the notice
board by the bus stop on the
Main Road.
• Financial – The power to take a
portion of the Council Tax Collection from the villagers and
make financial decisions which
will benefit the community. The
Parish Councils income and expenditure is very closely monitored and the Accounts are audited annually by independent
Auditors.
Newsletter produced by Councillor Kerry Francis and published by Joan Barnes on behalf of
Benington Parish Council.