Rushcliffe
FOOTPATH REPAIRS WELCOMED. Improvements and repairs in the last year to a footpath in East Leake have been welcomed by local residents and pedestrians.
As part of £26million initiative to resurface roads, footpaths and pavements throughout Nottinghamshire, a newly laid pavement has been installed on West Leake Road in the village.
The re-surfacing work reflects Nottinghamshire County Council’s commitment to improve the county’s highways’ system and transport.
The work on West Leake Road was carried out a year ago. It is a well-used pedestrian route, and provides a link to businesses, the centre of the village and the adjacent village of West Leake.
The existing pavements were in need of re-surfacing and the work also included modifications close to the heritage Great Central Railway Bridge to prevent an embankment and verge spilling over the footpath and making it difficult for pedestrians.
The gradient of the footway was also changed to lessen the camber and make it more accessible for users.
The works are part of a large resurfacing programme in Nottinghamshire which has seen a number of areas re-surfaced along with footpaths and pavements.
MARKET THANKS. Thanks have been expressed by East Leake Parish Council “to the stall holders and traders who love attending our market and often remark on the warm atmosphere in East Leake and the friendliness of the people.”
Villagers have been told by the Parish Council that the traders at the Village Market “truly value your custom and support, especially through one of the toughest years in recent history.”
The Parish Council has praised the volunteer marshals “who readily give up their free time to lend a hand on market days are a testament to this and a real credit to our village.”
The East Leake Market team would like to extend huge thanks to all involved.
All markets are 3pm to 8pm and are deliberately organised as twilight markets so working people do not miss out.
GARDEN WASTE SERVICE. Rushcliffe garden waste service now open for new and existing customers, and a call has gone out by the Borough Council to all residents – including of course those in the south of its area such as East Leake, Sutton Bonington, Costock and Rempstone.
The Borough Council’s garden waste service is now open for new and existing customers with the price held for a third year from 2020 that gives gardeners regular green bin collections for less than 77p a week.
All customers can sign up or re-subscribe now at www. rushcliffe.gov.uk/rushcliffegw or by calling 0115 981 9911.
Residents can place grass cuttings, hedge clippings, twigs and small branches, weeds with excess soil shaken off, flowers, plants, leaves and bark in their green bins to help create a great garden in 2022.
The garden waste scheme will also help remove the need for additional trips to the tip, a great way for residents become more ‘Carbon Clever’, reducing their carbon footprint.
Households can also manage their garden waste collections with MyAccount, a one stop shop for many Council services.
It means they can sign up, pay for additional green bins for their property and check when their next green bin collection is due, all in the same place.
The authority’s Cabinet Portfolio Holder for Neighbourhoods Cllr Rob Inglis said: “Our service continues to represent great value for money with the price held for the third year running and is far cheaper than other private collection options.
“We would encourage residents to sign up using MyAccount, where not only can you manage your garden waste collection, you can report anything from a missed bin collection, to an overgrown hedge with just a few clicks online.
“The green waste we collect is subsequently recycled and reused at a site just outside