marianne overton...

Contact: [email protected] 01400 273323 or Sec. at LCC on 01522 552066 www.independentvoice.org.uk © Marianne Overton

Lincolnshire County Council LCC North Kesteven District Council NKDC

“WHAT DOES MY COUNCILLOR DO FOR ME?”

DECEMBER 2012 News from your local, Independent Councillor,

MARIANNE OVERTON

Thank You Thank you for your support in the Police and

Crime Commissioner elections. With your help,

Independents came first and second; David

Bowles won the first round, and Alan Hardwick

won overall. We wish Alan every success.

Independents did well across the country,

winning around a third of England and Wales,

but yellow-belly Lincolnshire most of all. The

public appeared to reject party political control

of our local service. If we do not need national

party politics to control our police, do we need it

in Local Government at all?

£500 Award to village organisations.

Thank you for your votes, the results of which

will be announced in January as promised.

Your Opinion Wanted New Recycling Tax NKDC is proposing to charge for the collection of garden waste. I have asked for the proposal to be balanced in the normal way with all the other proposals in the usual budget process. Let me know what you think. Budget I am fighting nationally against cuts in government grant that unfairly hits Local Government, whilst leaving national departments relatively unscathed. Locally, we are now entering the annual budget process, so please let me know where you think we should spend less, the same or more. Neighbourhood Plan Tony Copley wrote an excellent article in the Two Villages inviting us to take an interest in the rearranged Welbourn Neighbourhood Plan event, details to be announced. Branston Business Marketting advice, u tube clips, web, logo and business fayre. Interested? Ask Marianne.

Congratulations Navenby Archaeology Group NAG have been successful in a Heritage Lottery grant of £54,500 for continuing excavations near Navenby. Preparations and scheduling for this exciting new project are now underway and we anticipate on-site work will begin next spring. If you would like to join us and participate in uncovering more of Navenby's Roman history, contact Chairman Ian Cox [email protected]. The final report on the previous excavation was compiled by Craig Spence at Bishop Grossteste College.

Happy Christmas and best wishes,

Marianne Overton

Some December Events 5th Mrs Smith’s Enchanted Evening Navenby £3 6-9pm 7th Plowman’s lunch Wellingore? 10-4pm 7th Magical festive Banovallum Singers, St Andrews Potter’worth £6 incl. wine, mince pie, 01522 790201 7.30pm 7th Mrs Smith’s Cottage Christmas eve. St Peter’s Church Ha. Catwalk, Navenby 7-9pm 8th West Kesteven Wildlife Watch party, Welbourn Hall. 10am 8th All Saints, Branston Coffee Morning 10am-noon 8th Santa at Mrs Smith Cottage Navenby 10am-noon &1-4pm 8th Ramblers Carol Service for all Temple Bruer 7pm 9th Carol Service for McMillan Nurses Leadenham Church 6pm 11th Christmas Market The George, Leadenham 6-9.30pm 12th U3A Wellingore Christmas Special 10am 12th Carols on the Green Welbourn 7pm 13th St Peter’s Navenby Senior Service with tea 2pm 13th Dunston Hub 2-4pm 14th Potterhanworth Pre-school Christmas Sing-a-long 14th Dunston Carol Singing 15th /16th Cliffside Players present Dick Wittington Wellingore Memorial Ha 07833 135034 Both days 2pm & 7.30pm 16th Alll Saints, Nocton is 150, celebrated with Bishop of Lincoln at 11am, followed by lunch in the Village Hall. 18th Navenby Archaeology Group Social @Catwalk 7.30pm 19th Nocton history with Pudding and Wine 18.45 £5 from Sue Morris 01526 321455 19th Carols by Candlelight Navenby Methodist Church 7pm 20th Carols on the Green, Coleby 23rd Children’s Candlelit Carol Service Wellingore 4pm 26th Boxing Day Walk Welbourn Primary School 10.30am 29th Cinderella at the Skegness Embassy 01400 273838 31st New Year’s Eve Party Nocton Club


Photos from November Events

Above, Kate Tyler and left, Ian Goldsworthy at the excellent Book Sale in aid of Nocton Village Hall.

The Warden at Donna Nook explained the challenges facing over a hundred seal pups, strewn at our feet on the sandy beach. I organised the coach trip for the West Kesteven Wildlife Watch Group last month. Next is the Christmas Party and Photo Competition organised thanks to young leader Jake Beaty. Dec 8th 10am Welbourn Village Hall. All welcome.

Ken Fernandes and I at the count for the Police and Crime Elections, raising funds for Children in Need during a break. Thanks to all who contributed as part of Mrs Smith’s Cottage fund-raising of £405.

Right and below:

Wonderful local crafts and

cakes for sale at Wellingore

Craft Fayre


Photos from November

Devolution and the stark difference in local government funding was evident at the UK Forum last week. Local Government leaders of Wales, England, Scotland and Northern Ireland met in Belfast. We also visited the privately driven dockland regeneration, which included the impressive museum, the Ttitanic Centre. This bow size is life size and situated in its original launch position. Great ideas for a museum. The innovative new film studios where the fantasy series “Game of Thrones” is filmed was an interesting new business opportunity.

Above: The wall of the divided city of Belfast is a salutary reminder, here seen from the Catholic side. Below: Life on the Protestant side.

Notice in Lincoln City Hall: No wonder some people were wondering what it was all about!

marianne overton...

Documents