From the Parish Office
26/07/22 Lincolnshire County Council - County Views – we want to hear from you!
Local authorities across greater Lincolnshire want to know how you use social media and where you get your news, so that we can best communicate with you.
The latest County Views citizen’s panel survey aims to see how you consume social, digital, print and broadcast media. So, whether you’re a subscriber to a national newspaper, or prefer to get your news from Instagram, we’d like to hear from you.
The survey is available now on www.letstalk.lincolnshire.gov.uk and runs until 17 August 2022.
To complete the survey, you’ll need to be registered for the County Views panel. The panel is open to anyone who lives in greater Lincolnshire; simply join for free now and you’ll be asked to take part in three simple online surveys a year, the results of which help shape council services.
Make a difference - join the County Views panel and take the survey today!
Register online at: www.letstalk.lincolnshire.gov.uk/register or call: 01522 782116
20/07/22 NKDC Brown garden waste bin collections
If your brown garden waste bin wasn’t collected on Monday or Tuesday NKDC will be returning for them this week, from 7.30am on Wednesday morning, July 20th.
From Wednesday, the forecast predicts temperatures to cool down which will facilitate a return to a more normal service.
If your bin went unemptied and still needs to be emptied, please leave it out from Wednesday morning and keep it out. NKDC will get back to it before Saturday evening, July 23.
If you feel that it doesn’t need emptying and can wait until the next collection on August 1 or 2, that would be appreciated.
Meanwhile the usual garden waste rounds will continue Wednesday to Friday.
The decision to suspend the garden waste collection was taken reluctantly, in order to divert all available crew to the swift collection of recycling before the heat peaked. We never want to suspend collections and we are sorry for any inconvenience. But with refuse collectors having to walk up to 10 miles carrying out their duties, our priority had to be their safety and welfare.
Thank you too, to everyone who put their green-lidded bin out early and who offered cold drinks and ice lollies. This was much appreciated and made an enormous difference.
Upcoming NKDC bins collections
Householders in North Kesteven are asked to be especially prompt in ensuring their bins are out for collection in the coming days.
Collection crews will be starting their shifts half an hour earlier, which will see the first bins being emptied promptly at 7.30am
This is to support the welfare of collection crews, which is especially important whilst they are working outdoors during the heatwave.
Additional resource will also be deployed across all waste streams to get the tasks completed before the temperature peaks.
If you do see your bin crew, and wish to help them in the stifling heat, the offer a cold drink will always be welcome.
Heat wave alert
The Met Office has issued a level 3 heat wave alert affecting Lincolnshire, valid until 21:00 on Tuesday 19 July. For guidance and advice on how to stay safe, please visit Lincolnshire Resilience Forum.
Zero Carbon Parish Project
Heighington Parish Council are pleased to have been selected as one of the pilot parishes for the County Council's Zero Carbon Parishes project, which is part of LCC's Green Masterplan. LCC have allocated up to £5,000 to fund environmental projects in the parish, helping to reduce the carbon footprint and tackle climate change.
A meeting is being arranged with LCC's Sustainability Manager, to discuss the options for projects which could be funded in the village. (Examples could be energy efficiency for community buildings, tree planting, nest boxes, wildflower areas, walking trails, cycle stands etc).
Lincolnshire County Councillor Ian Carrington has said: "really looking forward to seeing local ideas emerge - and a big well done to Heighington PC".
Just to say.....Thank you!!
Litter Picking
Would you like to fight plastic pollution in our village whilst out on your daily walk? Heighington Parish Council have litter picking sticks available to borrow if you would like to pick up a few pieces of litter on your walk. Each piece of litter picked helps to create a safer environment for both our residents and pets. If you are interested in helping out, please contact the Parish Office for further information.
Station Road Recreation Ground Redevelopment
Heighington Parish Council are thrilled to announce that the new play and adult exercise equipment have been installed at the Station Road Recreation Ground and are already being well used! We hope our residents are pleased with the new additions and continue to make good use of them.
Free Play Tennis
The Parish Council will be offering residents Free Play Tennis at the Station Road Courts from 29th March 2021. For more information, please contact the Parish Office on 01522 790846 or email us at heighingtonpc@gmail.com (Terms and conditions apply).
Our New Clothes Bank
Many thanks to all the residents who have used our new clothes bank, it has just been emptied and is ready to be used again! Your support will help to fund local charities and Parish projects.
The Parish Office
The Clerking Team would appreciate it if masks can be worn and hand sanitiser used on entering the office. The Parish Office is normally open 10:00am – 2pm Monday to Thursday. Occasionally the office may be closed if we need to attend another site or due to holidays. Alternatively send us an email at heighingtonpc@gmail.com or phone us on 01522 790846.
You can also visit our website: https://heighington.parish.lincolnshire.gov.uk/
You can find us on Facebook: Heighington Parish Council-Lincolnshire
We are also on Nextdoor.
Please note: The principal notice board for Heighington Parish Council is located on the front of the Spar supermarket in the High Street and is updated regularly.