March 2014
October 2016
YOUR VILLAGE YOUR COUNCIL YOUR VOICE
Most villagers will know that
Calor Gas has a large
distribution depot at the north
end of the village (opposite the
new Jelson site). The site has been there since 1981, and is
the largest Calor Gas site in the UK. It is also the village's
largest employer, with around 120 people working from the
site in the summer and almost twice that in the winter.
Calor Gas have been involved in a number of community
projects and events, such as ‘Start from the Heart’ projects
that village groups have benefited from as well as helping
with and donating to the village carnival and village sport
team sponsorship. They have also contributed financially
towards the village defibrillator and contributed by way of
attendance at traffic calming meetings.
The site is subject to the Control of Major Accident Hazards
(COMAH) Regulations 2015 and is regulated for health, safety
and environmental purposes by the Health and Safety
Executive (HSE) and the Environment Agency (EA) working
together. Calor Gas and both County and District Council's
have produced an Emergency Plan which is designed to
inform the emergency services were any incident to happen
on the site.
District and Parish Councillors recently visited the site to be
briefed on the plan and on the likely impact on the village of
any incident on the site. There is a long held view in the village
that any major incident on the site could have significant
effects for us, and that damage might occur in Stoney
Stanton. Calor Gas management informed us that the HSE
and EA have assessed the sites detailed Safety Report (a
legally required document) and their emergency procedures.
They are satisfied that any risk off site has been carefully
considered and appropriate controls measures are in place
and regularly examined and tested. The HSE was also
consulted when planning applications were being considered
for housing and developments that are close to the site.
During our visit we noted as well that no serious incidents
have occurred on the site for many years and there has never
been an incident that has had effects outside of the site
boundary. We were assured by both Calor and the County
and District Council officers that the site is well run and
follows proper safety procedures and has effective equipment
to deal with any incident.
Given this we came away with a sense that the Calor Gas site
might not be such a concern to the village as we had thought,
and we are sharing that view more widely via this newsletter.
POPPY APPEAL
The British Legion will be putting 20
poppy boxes around the village for the
2016 Poppy Appeal which starts on
the 29th October and runs until
Remembrance Sunday on the 13th November.
LIBRARY BOOK AMNESTY
Do you have books which are overdue
at Stoney Stanton library? Just found a
pile after the holiday tidy up, or left the
return so long you dread to think what
the fine will be?
For the whole of October you can
return any Stoney Stanton library book
free of charge. Just call in or drop it through the letterbox
and the fine will be removed from your account.
SECOND HAND BOOK SALES
As the outdoor second hand book sales went so well over
the summer at the library we have decided to hold monthly
indoor sales on a Saturday afternoon. The first indoor sale will
be held on Saturday 8th October 1.30 – 3.30pm.
We have had a lot of books donated over the summer, many
of which look almost new. We also have puzzles and DVD’s for
sale. There is a permanent display of books etc for sale inside
the library as well.
Why not come and have a look for Christmas (sorry I know it
is only October) presents for friends and family, support the
community library and save yourself some money?
A FOND FAIRWELL
We report with sadness of the
passing of a great character and
friend to this village at the age of 91.
Harold Boulton had been a
longstanding parish (24 years) and
district councillor and his achievements
in that time were far too many to list.
His great interest was any kind of engineering,
mechanical or civil. His career background in
the RAF had given him a wealth of knowledge
which he gladly shared with the village.
He surveyed and drew plans for many of our
projects and gave freely of his time counting
traffic going through the village, taking part in
Speed Watch projects. He was always ready to attend meetings
and reported back on many issues, researching in minute detail
long after his retirement from the council.
In recent times he had moved to be near his family in
Nottingham but still kept in touch and maintained an interest in
Stoney Stanton.
He was a keen gardener and we hope to remember him with a
memorial when we start our Village Orchard Project.
Our previous clerk, Penny, and two of our members attended
his funeral in Nottingham and a donation has been given to the
family’s approved RAF Charity.
Thank You Harold, you will be missed.
PER ARDUA AD ASTRA
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OUT AND ABOUT IN STONEY STANTON
WALK 1 : 3.75miles
An easy circular walk from St Michael's Church to Huit Farm
and Calor Gas crossing crop fields, following field paths and
tracks.
If you want to follow the route on a map please see Ordnance
Survey Explorer Map 233, Hinckley & Leicester. 1 : 25000
From St Michael's Church walk along New Road towards
Elmesthorpe, past Brindley Close and at the entrance to the
Industrial Estate take the obvious diagonal footpath path,
signed Earl Shilton 2 Miles, across the field to the yellow post.
(Take care - wire fence and barbed wire on ground).
Into the trees, bear right, over the footbridge, continue straight
following yellow post and arrow keeping hedge and metal fence
on your right.
Before the tree hedge bear right at yellow post, continue with
metal fence on right (An equally obvious path goes straight
ahead and will bring you soon back to the official route).
Where the metal fence turns right follow the yellow marker,
towards the Electric Pylon, with hedge on your left to the corner
and go through the hedge.
Continue on the path with the pylon now on your right and head
for a large oak tree (the unofficial path rejoins at the corner near
the pylon).
At the tree if you look back now you get a view of the Church
Steeple.
Go past the tree to a yellow post ahead then cross the track
and go straight ahead with the hedge on your left to the end of
a hedge coming in from the left. There is a yellow post here,
continue on a defined path to a wooden fence.
You will see a sign warning STOP LOOK LISTEN. Cross the
stile, the busy rail track and another stile. (Take great care
crossing particularly with children and dogs).
Follow hedge on your right to the end of the fence near the yard
then turn left towards the buildings and in approx 15 yards turn
right. Yellow post on your right. Go forward with conifers on
your right, through the gate adjacent to the hedge.
Continue straight to a yellow post and over the stile, through the
tunnel (under the M69) and straight through a gap in the hedge.
Cross the culvert, minding the gap, and follow an obvious path
to a yellow sign with a gap in the hedge.
Continue straight on a wide track / field edge to a yellow post
just before the Farm Barns.
Turn right just before reaching the barns onto an obvious field
track. Continue with the hedge on your left and at the yellow
post bear slightly to the right of a tree in front.
Pass the pond on your left; continue with the hedge on your left
and cross a double stile at the yellow marker post. Turn right
and walk along the field edge with its barbed wire fence and
hedge until you reach another marker post.
Turn left here and walk along with hedge that starts in the
middle of the field on your right as the official right of way
dictates.
Continue straight on and you will see a field gate with yellow
post. Cross the stile and walk towards the corner of the field
alongside the wooden fence to a gate and yellow post.
Through the gate, turn right and under the bridge (M69). Take
extra care if Earl Shilton Motorcycle Trials Club is active.
After going under the bridge the way-marked path turns left and
this route will feature on a future walk. However for this walk
after coming under the bridge go straight ahead following a "dirt
road", onto a track and across an old bridge.
Continue on the track between trees, until you reach a concrete
road (Calor gates in front) and bear right following the Calor
Gas Plant fence on your left until you reach a metal stile. Cross
the stile, turn right and go over the railway bridge, to the end of
the road, turn slightly right and into a field with a Footpath sign
reading Stoney Stanton 1/2 Mile.
Follow the direction of the footpath sign to the stile, cross it and
then go left around the wooden fence. At the end of the short
fence turn right on Mays Farm Drive and in a few yards go
down the cul-de sac between 7A and Hampton House. Go
through the Jitty, continue on an unmade road eventually
reaching Knights Close. At the road T Junction go almost
straight across to a jitty and continue along an unadopted road.
At the T Junction bear right and left onto a footpath signed to
Nock Verges and Church.
At the end of Nock Verges we are back to the Church and the
end of our 3.75 mile walk.
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If you would rather have a printed copy of the new
timetable they are available in the library.
NEW HISTORICAL INFORMATION BOARDS
Many villagers have commented on the new information
boards on the green by Nock Verges. The history of our
village is fascinating and we tried to be accurate with our
facts but we have made a small error on one of the boards.
The sett maker referred to both here and pictured on the
village sign is in fact Joe Norton, not Orton. Apologies to
his family for our error.
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