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NOTICE OF VACANCY

IN OFFICE OF COUNCIL

Parish of Atherstone (South)

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

that due to the resignation of Ashley Wickham-Young, a vacancy has arisen in the Office of Councillor for the Parish Council.

If by 6 December, 2024 (14 days excluding Dies Non, after the date of this notice) a request for an election to fill said vacancy is made in writing to the Returning Officer at the address below by TEN electors for the said Parish, an election will be held to fill the said vacancy, otherwise the vacancy will be filled by co-option.

If an election is called, it will take place not later than 13 February, 2025.

Dated 18 November, 2024

Steve Maxey

Returning Officer

The Council House

South Street

Atherstone

Warwickshire

CV9 1DE

9:45   Remembrance Service: St Mary’s Church, Vicar Michael Brandsma.

10.40 Remembrance Parade*: St Mary’s Church to Atherstone Cemetery

11.00 Act of Remembrance: Atherstone Cemetery, Sheepy Road.

11.40 Remembrance Parade*: Atherstone Cemetery to St Mary’s Church

Following the parade refreshments will be served in St Mary’s Church.

*Parade timings are approximate

ATHERSTONE TOWN COUNCIL ALLOTMENT AWARDS 2024

Atherstone Town Council Allotment Awards were presented at the Town Council Meeting on Wednesday 16th October 2024.

The Town Council manages two allotment sites in the Atherstone, one on Gypsy Lane and one on Bracebridge Road.

Over 150 tenants are eligible to enter the annual allotment awards and once again the standard of entries was very high.

If anyone is interested in renting an allotment in Atherstone there are waiting lists at both sites and enquiries can be made to the Deputy Town Clerk on 01827 720829.

Judging took place on Tuesday 30^th July 2024.

Allotments: (judging group) representatives were:

Cllrs Jones, Barnett & Chambers

Merevale – 6pm to 7.30pm

Gypsy Lane – 7.30pm to 8.30pm

Merevale Allotments:                                                        Winners

First Prize Full Plot – Trophy +£25 + certificate            Plot 15

Second Prize Full Plot – £20 + certificate                        Plot 9

First Prize Half Plot – Trophy +£15 +certificate             Plot 39a

Second Prize Half Plot – £10 +certificate                        Plot 33a

Special Commendation (Lovely looking plot)                  Plot 28

Special Commendation (Excellent variety)                      Plot 4b

Gypsy Lane Allotments:                                                   Winners

First Prize Full Plot – Trophy +£25 + certificate            Plot 41

Second Prize Full Plot – £20 + certificate                        Plot 29

First Prize Half Plot – Trophy +£15 +certificate             Plot 24b

Second Prize Half Plot – £10 +certificate                        Plot 19a

First Prize Best Newcomer – £15 +certificate                 Plot 38a

Second Prize Best Newcomer – £15 +certificate           Plot 23

Special Commendation (Really organised)                     Plot 38b

Special Commendation (Nice chickens!)                         Plot 11b

Report by Cllr Jones on behalf of the Judging Panel

2024 has not been a good year for allotments!  The weather has been extremely changeable and there was a lot of heavy rain during the planting season making the ground soggy and wet to work on.  This was followed with relatively short bursts of extremely hot sunshine and more heavy rain.  Despite these challenges it was a privilege for us to spend the evening inspecting the Merevale View and Gypsy Lane allotments, we even had a fly past by an Apache helicopter. We were all impressed by the work, skill and ingenuity demonstrated in so many of the plots and felt sympathy for the plot holders suffering from rotting roots and poor yields. There were still many triumphs, and we are proud to celebrate these here.

Gypsy Lane had the tallest beans (Plot G39b) and the most delicious looking pears (Plot 37) and Merevale had some excellent woven willow fencing (Plot M4b) and a really well tended community plot (Plot M50) that looked very fruitful. Judging which plots to present awards to is a subjective matter where the judges had their own preferences.

Is a beautiful, tended vegetable plot (Plot M32) more worthy than a well-run pigeon loft (Plot G20b)? Is a well-stocked chicken run (Plot G13) higher ranking than a succulent raspberries? (Plot M68)?  Maybe the young grapevine (G25b) will be ripe for awards in the coming years?

Despite not having a set of predetermined scoring criteria the judges’ deliberations actually presented clear award winners for each category, along with a few special commendations for extra skills on display.