Salute our heroes on their return to Erewash

Erewash residents are being urged to take to the streets to give a flag-flying welcome to our Army heroes next month . . . when the local Mercian Regiment march through both Long Eaton AND Ilkeston town centres following their tour of duty in Afghanistan.

More than 300 members of the Regiment will exercise their Freedom of the Borough when they return to Erewash on Saturday 6th March – giving residents a chance to salute them as they stage a full-sized military parade with drums rolling, flags flying and bayonets fixed.

Long Eaton residents will be able to cheer the home-coming troops when the march begins at 10.30am on West Gate, with the parade working its way along Main Street to the High Street and then through the Old Market Place and onto Tamworth Road, where the Regiment will take the salute past the Cenotaph outside St Laurence’s Church, and on to the Town Hall. A reception will be held in the Town Hall, when medals will be presented to some locally-born members of the Regiment by the Lord Lieutenant of Derbyshire, Mr William Tucker.

The battalion will then travel to Ilkeston, when the second Erewash welcome home march will take place on a route which starts at 2.15pm from Toll Bar House and will pass up South Street to the Market Place, where the salute will be taken outside the Town Hall, and down Bath Street.

The Erewash welcome will be the first chance for residents to applaud the Mercian Regiment, with the Long Eaton and Ilkeston marches being the first of 15 to be held in districts across the region during March.

A collection will be held during both parades in aid of the Royal British Legion and the Help for Heroes charity.

Erewash has had strong links with the local regiment – formerly the Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters - for many years and the Borough Council was delighted to bestow the Freedom of the whole of the Borough to the Regiment in 2007.

Councillor Chris Corbett, Leader of Erewash Borough Council, said:

“This will be a memorable and historic occasion and I am sure that local residents will want to line the routes in both Long Eaton and Ilkeston to cheer and welcome home our brave soldiers. We are very proud of our local regiment and I would encourage everyone to come along and show their support.  Let’s make it a wonderful Erewash welcome.”

It will be necessary for several roads to be subject to road closure orders for the duration of the marches.  West Gate car park, Long Eaton and Toll Bar House car park, Ilkeston will also be closed.  The markets will be unaffected.

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Parents

Do not allow your children to play in the Ock Brook adjacent to the Weir at Weyacres Borrowash.

The weir is ptentially dangerous and has been reported to the Environment Agency.

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Should Borrowash have traffic speed activated signs like the ones in Ockbrook?

Where should these signs be located? Please let us have your views obpc@ntlbusiness.com or 01332 664100 or Fax 0871 714 6744

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It is reported this morning that there is a trial taking place in some Leicestershire Parishes for the Parish Councils to be able to purchase MOBILE Speed Activated Signs and use them at the Parish Council's discretion throughout the Parish.This, if successful could be rolled out to all Parish Councils.

It is reported that County Council permission and support will NOT be required.

The OB Parish Council will watch developments

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ERE/0509/0033

TDG:West Hallam Storage Depot

Extension of Hours to 24 hour Working for a Catering Suppliers

Residents are strongly advised to contact planning@erewash.gov.uk  to raise objections to this planning application.

The Ockbrook and Borrowash Parish Council has objected on behalf of its residents.

If this planning application is approved it could lead to a significant increase in HGV traffic in this Parish.

Closing date for comments is 19th June 2009

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Please access ERE/0509/033 immediately.

It could lead to significant HGV movements in the Parish and your objections should be made to Erewash Borough Council without delay

Send to planning@erewash.gov.uk

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Stanton Regeneration Site Update

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Carr Hill Farm Planning Inspector Correspondence

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Erewash South Community Forum

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Parking

Derbyshire County Council are proposing new traffic parking and No Waiting Restrictions in Ockbrook and Borrowash

Please consult the Parish Council on 01332 664100 for more details.

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Internally Audited Accounts 2008/9

These are available for inspection on this web site. Please click here to be directed to their page.

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Speed Activated Signs Ockbrook

Work has commenced to fit two signs in Ockbrook, one on Moor Lane at the entry to the village and one on Bare Lane

on the downhill side near Pares Way.

The Parish Council will be considering signs for Borrowash during the course of this Financial Year.

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Station Road Borrowash

The Parish Council has agreed (at Parish Council cost) that Derbyshire County Council will enhance street lighting

on the north side of the Derwent Bridge on Station Road Borrowash. Three additional lights will be fitted this summer.

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Station Road Borrowash- Footway to Elvaston Castle

Ockbrook and Borrowash Parish Council in conjunction with Elvaston Parish Council and Derbyshire County Council

are continuing to push for the widening of the footway.

Watch this site for any developments.

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Litter Pick

It is likely that a Parish /Borough Council sponsored litter pick will take place in the next few weeks in the Parish.

Watch this site for dates.

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Section 13 – No Drinking in Public

Please note this in now in force throughout Erewash.

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Parish Council Newsletter

The next edition will be available from the beginning of May 2009.

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