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Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council
Hinckley Hub, Rugby Road, Hinckley, Leicestershire, LE10 0FR

PRESS RELEASE

ISSUED 10 November 2023

Christmas and New Year arrangements

THE following opening times during the Christmas and New Year period have been announced by the Borough Council, together with the arrangements that have been made for various council services:
Council office closing times
Borough Council services at the Hinckley Hub will close at 4.30pm on Friday 22 December and re-open at 8.30am on Tuesday 2 January 2024.

In an emergency call Tel. 01455 251137.

Refuse & recycling arrangements
Alternate arrangements for refuse (black bin) and recycling (blue-lid bin) collections due on Monday 25 December, Tuesday 26 December 2022 and Monday 1 January 2023 are as follows:

• Refuse due on Monday 25 December will be collected on Friday 22 December
• Recycling (blue-lid) due on Monday 25 December will be collected on Thursday 21 December
• Refuse due on Tuesday 26 December will be collected on Wednesday 27 December
• Recycling (blue-lid) due on Tuesday 26 December will be collected on Thursday 28 December
• Refuse due on Monday 1 January will be collected on Friday 29 December
• Recycling (blue-lid) due on Monday 1 January will be collected on Tuesday 2 January

For residents living in rural west areas of the borough who usually have garden and refuse bins collected on the same day, collection arrangements are as follows:

• Refuse due on Monday 25 December will be collected on Friday 22 December
• Refuse due on Tuesday 26 December will be collected on Wednesday 27 December
• Recycling (blue-lid) due on Monday 1 January will be collected on Tuesday 2 January.

All other refuse and recycling collections will continue on their usual days during the Christmas and New Year period.

The garden waste (brown bin) collection service will be suspended for two weeks during the Christmas and New Year period (last collection Tuesday 19 December and collections starting again Wednesday 3 January). There will be no collections of large (bulky waste) items between Monday 18 December and Monday 1 January with collections recommencing from Tuesday 2 January 2024.

Residents can find full details of collection dates on-line at www.hinckley-bosworth.gov.uk/collections

Free Parking on Saturdays in Hinckley
CHRISTMAS shoppers in Hinckley will once again be able to enjoy free car parking in selected town centre car parks on Saturdays this festive season.

Shoppers can park for free from 9am in the Lower Bond Street, Trinity West and Castle car parks on Saturday 2, 9, 16 and 23 December as well as North Warwickshire and South Leicestershire College car park (LE10 1QQ).

The Borough Council has agreed to repeat the popular offer again this year in order to thank shoppers for their loyalty and to increase trade for shops and businesses.

Shoppers are reminded that parking is free in all council run car parks on Sundays throughout the year.

Hinckley Market at Christmas
There will be markets in Hinckley on Friday 22 December and Saturday 23 December, plus Friday 29 and Saturday 30th December. No markets due to bank holiday on Monday 25 December and Monday 1 January. Markets will return to the usual Mondays, Fridays and Saturdays from Friday 5 January onwards.

Carols around the tree
Wrap up warm and enjoy singing well known carols around the tree on Friday 8 December, 4.15pm – 5.00pm in partnership with Churches Together, Hinckley town centre.

Hinckley Christmas lights tour
The annual Hinckley’s Christmas lights tour for elderly and disabled people will be held on Wednesday 6 December. Castle Street will be open to traffic from 6pm to 8pm to allow the public to drive down with their elderly or disabled family and friends, allowing them to view the lights. There will be festive music and street entertainment along the route.

Festive Feast and Craft Market
A Sunday food and craft market offering a selection of hot and cold food plus crafts, collectibles and gifts will be in Market Place, Hinckley on Sunday 10 December from 10am until 4pm.

There will be 45+ stallholders including street foods, warming mulled wine and cider, crafts, gifts, collectibles and more plus live music, Santa on Stilts and entertainment from Fosse 107.

Hinckley BID’s Santa’s Grotto
The Borough Council and Hinckley BID Santa’s Grotto will be held on Saturday 16, Sunday 17 and Monday 18 December from 10am to 4pm in the Britannia Centre.

Entry is £3 per child. Each child will receive a small gift.

On the Sunday a ‘quiet hour’ for children with additional needs will be available (subject to availability). To request a booking in the ‘quiet hour’ or for more information email info@hinckleybid.co.uk or Tel. 01455 698494.

Festive Fun Run

A free festive fun run hosted by Hinckley BID and the Borough Council will be held on Sunday 3 December in Hinckley Town Centre.

The run, which is just under a mile long, starts with a warmup from our resident ‘Healthy Elf’ from 10.45am in Market Place, Hinckley. Participants are invited to dress up as Santa, or ‘anything Christmassy’ or just wear their Christmas jumpers.

There will be neck medals for everyone sporting festive dress. Two £50 Town centre voucher prizes (one for the best dressed individual and another for the best dressed family group) will be awarded and a £25 voucher will be presented to each of two Runners-up. Well-behaved dogs (on leads) in festive fancy dress are also welcome to join and the best dressed dog will receive a special dog treat.

The route is suitable for all abilities including wheelchairs and pushchairs – walking, toddling or ambling is encouraged for any non-runners. There will also be a sweet stop at the end of the run for all children taking part.

Entry is free and parking is free in all council town centre car parks on Sundays (Not NCP which charges). To pre-register, Tel. 01455 698 494 or email info@hinckleybid.co.uk

Hinckley Leisure Centre
Hinckley Leisure Centre will close at 12 noon on 24 December and remain closed on 25 and 26 December. The centre’s opening hours from 27 December to 30 December will be 8.00am to 3.00pm. The centre will close at 12 noon on 31 December and remain closed on 1 January 2024. The centre will revert to normal opening hours from Tuesday 2 January. For further information including the swim and class timetable see the leisure centre’s website: www.placesleisure.org/centres/hinckley-leisure-centre

The Community Houses
Barwell, Earl Shilton and Wykin Community Houses close on 2.30pm Friday 15 December and re-open Wednesday 3 January 2024.

ENDS

Community Initiative funds open for applications

 

COMMUNITY groups in Hinckley and the parishes of Hinckley and Bosworth are being encouraged to apply for their share of the Borough Council’s Parish and Hinckley Initiative Fund.

 

A total of £134,000 has been made available to support community projects throughout the borough. Grants are available for up to 50 per cent of the total project cost. The minimum total project cost for the scheme is £5,000 and grants cannot exceed 50% of the total project costs. A maximum of £12,000 can be allocated to any one parish area and £10,000 is available through the Hinckley community initiative fund to community groups within the town of Hinckley.

 

In the past these grants have helped fund a wide variety of projects such as play areas, community building improvements, new pathways, heritage trails, and sports facilities. This year to reflect the council’s commitment to address the climate emergency and in line with its climate change and biodiversity strategy, projects which reduce carbon emissions or improve biodiversity will be given priority when allocating funding. Projects will be prioritised in the following order:

• Climate change/carbon reduction projects and conservation/biodiversity projects
• Play area improvements and community building projects
• Sports and fitness projects, footpaths, trails and historic features
• Landscaping projects and improvements to places of worship
• Others (schemes that meet the essential criteria but don’t fall into any of the above categories)

 

Councillor Martin Cartwright, Executive Member responsible for Rural Communities and Environment at the Borough Council, said: “As in previous years I would like to see these grants spread as wide as possible across the parishes and variety of schemes delivered, with special emphasis on the smaller organisations as well as our parish councils. Any project with a focus on climate impact reduction or carbon reduction measures as well as biodiversity all of which will help towards the council’s ambitions to be carbon neutral by 2030 will receive extra points awarded in the overall scoring process. I would urge your community group or parish council to apply for this grant funding. Good luck.”

 

Councillor Cathie Gibbens, Chair of the Hinckley Area Committee welcomed the initiative and said: “I am delighted the council has once again been able to continue with this funding and look forward to it continuing to have a positive impact on the development of community-based projects in the Hinckley area. Local groups – please apply.”

 

How to apply:

More information about the scheme and how to register can be found by visiting: https://www.hinckley-bosworth.gov.uk/pcis

 

Deadline for applications is 12 January 2024.

 

For more information, please contact the Green Spaces Team on 01455 255707 or email GreenSpaces@hinckley-bosworth.gov.uk

You are invited to share your views on crime and anti-social behaviour in your local area by completing a community safety survey.  The views that you share will help improve the work across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland to prevent crime and anti-social behaviour and protect communities.

 

Within Hinckley & Bosworth, resident’s views will help the Community Safety Partnership to have a better understanding in the levels and types of crime and anti-social behaviour and ensure we focus on issues that are of most concern to our residents.

The survey can be accessed on the following link www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/CommunitySafetySurveyLLR or by scanning the attached QR code.

Paper copies can be requested from Community Safety on 01455 238141.

The Community Safety Survey will close on Sunday 17^th December 2023.

Community Safety Survey 2023 – Poster

 

The Office of Police and Crime Commissioner are recruiting for Volunteer Independent Custody Visitors, the vacancy is now live and the details can be accessed using the link below.

 

Volunteer Independent Custody Visitor – Shared HR Service Centre (tal.net)

 

Note that the closing date is Friday 17^th November 2023.  Please can you pass this link on to anyone who may be interested in joining.  We are looking to recruit up to 10 new volunteers.

ICV Recruitment Poster – ICVA

 

Thank you.

Kind Regards,

Hina Sharma

Volunteer Manager 7051