This is Middle Rasen, Lincolnshire

Everyone's a Winner

Angela Mayne says a big thank-you to all who supported and sponsored her on the 5km ‘Race for Life', that took place on 17 th May. 4000 people took part in the run at RAF Waddington, which Angela completed in 53.43 minutes, raising around £400 for Cancer Research in the process. She was joined by members of her family and are pictured showing of their medals of achievement. It was a race where ultimately everyone's a winner, because the money raised goes to help find a cure for a disease that is tragically still claiming too many lives.

Angela with family members Danielle, Tracy & Vanda, and their medals of achievement.

Annual Parish Meeting & NCCZ

Middle Rasen's Annual Parish Meeting took place on April 21 st at the Church Hall. David Callan from Trading Standards, gave an interesting and informative talk about ‘No Cold Calling Zones' (NCCZ). Four of these have already been set up in the parish - Braemar Close, Mayfield Crescent , The Furlongs and The Brambles, with Meadowfield and Dovecote to follow soon. See last months Community Spirit ‘On the beat' for how they work. A village champion is needed to administer the scheme, ideally one for each street involved. Braemar's warden is co-ordinating their scheme but others are being sought for the remaining five schemes.

Recycling Centre?

WLDC are planning to build a state of the art household Recycling Centre on the Gallamore industrial estate. The centre will be invaluable to the Market/Middle Rasen area to discourage fly tipping, and prevent a 30 mile round trip to other facilities. The construction is to be environmentally friendly and sustainable, with canopies to provide shelter from the weather. Compaction machines will reduce the carbon footprint and keep down costs. CCTV will be installed and the area is to be well fenced. There will be no charge for household waste and no commercial waste will be accepted. It is hoped that the planning process will begin in the next month, with a construction start date sometime in August and completion this time next year. The centre will employ six people and will be open 7 days a week, 363 days a year. The council inspected the plans provided by the officers and were greatly impressed.

Proposed footpath needs support

Requests for a footpath along the A46 Gallamore Lane, linking the Brambles and outlying regions of the parish with the village were made to LCC Highways by the parish council in June 08. We were placed 68 th out of a list of some 80 schemes. Written support from residents could add weight to a new request to move the scheme up the list. Please contact the parish clerk if you live at the ‘Market Rasen' end of the parish and are interested in such a scheme, particularly if you have children at Middle Rasen school or intend to send children there in the future.

Anti Social Behaviour

Concern was raised about the anti social behaviour at the village hall playing field and also damage to the council notice board on The Furlongs. The police have been asked to be more vigilant with the onset of summer and lighter nights. Residents are urged to call the police to report any instances direct. The telephone number is 01522 532222.

For further information please contact Parish Council Clerk Helen Pitman (842744). The Parish Council is here to listen and help.

 

 

Middle Rasen, the village and its history

Middle Rasen is situated in the district of West Lindsey in the county of Lincolnshire, about 16 miles north east of Lincoln in the lea of the Lincolnshire Wolds. Although the village is mainly contained to the north of the A631, sitting astride the river Rase, the Parish is much larger covering 3622 acres. The middle settlement between East Rasen, now known as Market Rasen, and West Rasen, it was the most important village of the three in the latter part of the Middle Ages. Indeed much of the northern area of Market Rasen town is in Middle Rasen Parish. ....... Continued >>

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Middle Rasen Parish Council - Chair and Members

Chair of the Parish Council Mr Michael Stamp.	Vice Chair Mr David Pattison
Councillor Mr Peter Dawson.	Councillor Mrs Carole Sellars
Councillor Mr John Padley	Councillor Mrs Sue Smith
Councillor Mrs Margaret Stamp(co-opted)	CouncillorMiss Cynthia Bunch
Councillor Mr Robert Clark (co-opted)	Clerk to the Parish Council Mrs Helen Pitman Tel: 01673 842744

WHAT EXACTLY DO PARISH COUNCILS DO FOR US?

There are over 8,700 parish and town councils representing around 16 million people across England and are the most local part of our democratic system. The only difference between a town and parish council is the size and name, and towns have their own mayor. Although they have the same powers and can provide the same services, parish councils don't usually have the same level of facilities to look after. The size of the council depends on the size of the village or 'ward'. Here in Middle Rasen there are nine voluntary representatives, known as Parish Councillors, who are elected every four years. Some go on serving for many years. The next election is in 2010, so if you are over 18, meet the criteria and you can find two people to nominate you, your name can be put forward.

Serving as a parish councillor is a responsible position, as the parish council has a responsibility for the well being of the local community it serves. Their remit has three main strands - representing the local community, delivering services to meet local needs, and striving to improve the quality of life in the parish. As such they are allocated a certain amount of money from council tax revenues to improve services and facilities in the following areas: burial grounds, bus shelters, open spaces, village green, cutting the grass on the playing field, and planning.

With regard to planning, the council is consulted by West Lindsey District Council on all applications, but the final decision rests with the planning department and Planning Committee at WLDC. The council also acts as a representative voice for the community, communicating with councillors and officers at district and county level. All this makes for quite a few hours spent in meetings, discussing and deciding which activities to support, where money should be spent, what services should be delivered, and what policies should be implemented. They also liaise with the local Police over crime reduction measures.

Parish councils do a vital job and deserve our thanks for the improvements they try and bring to our communities. So thank you all for your time and effort on our behalf.

For more info contact Helen Pitman (842744) the clerk to Middle Rasen parish council.