Community News
Wednesday 17th April 2024
Lapworth Village Hall
Lapworth Cricket Club
COMING SOON !!!!!!! (at a Village Hall near you)
Lapworth Players Amateur Dramatic Society’s production of
Old Actors Never Die … They simply Lose the Plot
Lapworth Players next production will take place on 16/17/18 May 2024 at Lapworth Village Hall
This is a fast-paced farce set in a luxurious home for retired theatrical luvvies! Life is ticking along nicely until the arrival of unsavoury visitors in pursuit of a new resident. Come along if you want to know more !
Tickets will be on sale from 6th April 2024
Enquiries to Becca Tallentire at lapworthplayersbookings@gmail.com
Flooding and drainage issues
Council officers are out across the county clearing out blocked gullies and drains following the recent flooding. If you spot any issues with blocked drains or gullies in the local community, please report it at https://warwickshire.gov.uk/reportit and click on report flooding or drainage issue.
Update from the Chief Executive
22nd March 2024
Friday 10 and Saturday 11 May will see the return of Interactive Futures to the Royal Spa Centre, an important diary date for anyone involved with or interested in a career in the video games industry. We are proud that our area plays host to a globally significant gaming cluster, one of the largest in the UK, with the ‘Silicon Spa’ employing over 2000 people. This free event which we co-host with Warwickshire County Council and the Warwickshire Games Collective is therefore an ideal opportunity to meet and network with key industry players, gain valuable insights and maybe have some fun too!
With schools breaking up for the Easter Holidays today, we want to send a reminder about the national Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) Programme, which is funded by the Department for Education (DfE) to provide young people who are in full-time education (Reception to Year 11) and eligible for benefits related free school meals with access to enriching activities and meals, for free, during the three main school holidays. A list of 28 local participating schemes is available on the Warwickshire County Council website. We also have a comprehensive list of activity providers in the local area to keep the kids busy
and away from their screens.
In other news:
• A significant milestone in the development of the 49-hectare TachbrookCountry Park, has been reached with the completion of the transfer of land from developers AC Lloyd to our ownership. This is one of the final stages in a complex jigsaw of legal agreements with adjacent developers, land owners and utility providers to allow the creation of the new public open space to finally get underway.
• The restoration of two Warwick’s most important historic buildings is now progressing, with onsite investigations and preparatory works recently completed ahead of the start of building work. This will see the Grade II* listed Master’s House and St Michael’s Chapel at St Michael’s Place in Saltisford sensitively and sympathetically converted for residential use.
• We’re pleased to report that subject to obtaining the required approvals from Historic England, an agreement has been reached in principle for a new location for the Kenilworth Carnival and Funfair on another, less environmentally sensitive part of Abbey Fields. This follows a positive meeting with the Carnival organisers and fairground operators about the future of this popular event.
• Also delighted to share some great news for residents and the environment that the County Council has secured significant funding from the Department of Transport to roll out Zero Emission Buses across the
County. The District Council will be partnering with them with investment on new e-services from Leamington and Warwick town centres.
• We welcome the announcement that Opus International Products, an automotive engineering and product supply firm, who supply components for some of the world’s leading manufacturers of high-performance vehicles will be relocating to Leamington Spa. They have just signed a ten-year lease on one of nine sustainable, zero carbon emission buildings recently added to the Spa Park. This is positive news for local jobs in another highly skilled sector of our economy.
And finally ……a reminder about the forthcoming Police and Crime Commissioner Elections taking place on Thursday 2 May. We are still recruiting for paid roles at polling stations on the day and at the count which will take place at Stoneleigh Park on Saturday 4 May, do get in touch with the Elections team if you are able to support. A potential student job for the over 18’s.
Chris Elliott, Chief Executive