Blog Update 26th November

View from behind the stage as lights go on

 We've had a busy couple of weeks since our last update.  Last night we all enjoyed the Christmas Lights switch on in Swadlincote.  It's always a great event and good to see the town centre busy, particularly when people seem to be having a good time.  The entertainment was very good throughout the event. It has been nice to see some really positive posts on social media with highlights and images from the night.  Our thanks go to all those who attended and the council staff who worked hard to make it a success.

Part of the entertainment team!

On a personal note it was lovely to see our friend and colleague Sean Bambrick turn on the lights in his role as council chairman accompanied by High Sherriff of Derbyshire, Theresa Peltier and Swadlincote Town Cryer, Karen Bailey.

The lights switch on is just one part of a number of different events taking place around Swadlincote over the next few weeks.  A Rudolph Trail map is currently available from the Visitor Information Centre on the Delph for children to find Rudolph in different places throughout the town and have the map book stamped.  This runs until Saturday 9th December.

Also on 9th December is a Festive Fun Day taking place throughout the town between 10am and 2pm.  Further details of this free event can be found here.

Other things of note on the SDDC website currently are the following:

• Information regarding Flood Recovery Relief if affected by storm Babet.
• News of Levelling up funding for Swadlincote.
• Consultation on plans to improve Oversetts Road Recreation ground.

Closer to home Alan and I attended a meeting with residents recently relating to the previously mentioned pre-application communication from St Modwens for 105 homes near Station Street which had been postponed.  We hope that the residents found the meeting useful and thank those who attended for their time as well as their patience, passion for the area and questions.  Thanks to Tom and Sophie at the Drum and Monkey for allowing us to have the meeting there and we wish you all the best as landlord and landlady of the pub.

We've also had a busy meeting schedule of late with Housing and Community Services and Finance and Management committees taking place during the last couple of weeks as well as a training session on Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG).  

We also held our monthly surgery at Gresley Old Hall on Saturday morning and are grateful for those who attended.

Our next surgery is due to take place at York Road Methodist Church on 30th December.  This may be subject to change with it being in-between Christmas and New Year.  We will update with further information.