Roughlee Parish Council
School traffic, Planning, Speed Camera, Sink Hole, Seniors' Lunch, Kids' gifts...
During October we held our scheduled term time meeting with headteacher Mr Elliot at Roughlee School. As usual the subject of parking was discussed at school drop off and pick up times. We all know and recognise that this is a very emotive subject that does cause frustration, for both residents and the school. This is a subject that is taken very seriously and I cannot stress enough the efforts that the school goes to, to try to alleviate these situations. We are also exploring some different options to try to help. Police patrols are also scheduled in the coming weeks to monitor and assist with this.
Planning matters associated with the development of the caravan site to the south of the village (on the ridge) have also been dominating our time. Things are moving on in a positive way, but unfortunately for legal reasons I am not yet able to share them with you. This information should be in the public domain during November, so, hopefully, I will be able to let you know more in next month’s newsletter.
Our new solar powered SPID is now up and running, and hopefully smiling at you all, as you pass it. It’s not yet working as we require, so further tweaks to the software will take place in the coming weeks. In the meantime please keep it smiling with its happy face.
The sink hole on the river bank is unfortunately growing, we had hoped that Lancashire County Council would have completed the required works by now. Rest assured, we are constantly (with the help of Pendle Borough Council) pressing LCC to get this problem resolved.
Invitations to the Seniors’ Christmas lunch should be with you in early November, if you haven’t received an invitation by the 20th and think that you qualify and are eligible, please let one of the team know so that we can rectify this. Just a reminder the date is Thursday 11th December and we cannot accommodate any walk-ins on the day.
We have also, alongside the celebrations of our seniors, decided (as a one off gesture) to recognise the youth in our community (as they are our future) with the gift of a book token. We are having difficulty ascertaining the number of children that we will have in the village, that will be 16 or under, as of the 30th November 2025. We have done our own research, but really would like you to come forward and confirm this for us. So, please, once again, could I ask for all households that qualify to raise your hands and tell us who you are. We would hate to disappoint anyone. (I know that these are the same words as last month, but the silence is deafening – please let us know!)
There will be a short Remembrance gathering and silence at Roughlee memorial stone on Tuesday 11th November. Everyone is welcome to attend so do please join us! Please arrive a few minutes early ready for a prompt start at 11am.
Next PC meeting Monday 3rd November, 7pm in the village centre.