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Carlton daffodils at Carlton Gate, April 2023; St Andrews Church showing hub extension, April 2022; Cyclamen in Churchyard, February 2019; Diamond Jubilee Orchard, April 2022.
Carlton is a small rural parish and village in the attractive countryside of western Leicestershire, and the Borough of Hinckley & Bosworth. The Parish has an area of 309.565 Ha, and had 297 registered electors and 156 dwellings in January 2023. The Band D element of the Council Tax in 2023-24 will be £47.61.
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News
- Notice of Public Rights and Publication of Unaudited Annual Governance and Accountability Return (01-06-24)
Notice is hereby given that the Annual Governance and Accountability Return for Carlton Parish Council for the financial year ending 31 March 2024 is here published, and that the accounts and supporti... Read More
- Station Bridge closed (08-04-24)
Station Road in Market Bosworth will be closed at the railway bridge for about the next 12 days so that National Grid can make emergency repairs to a high voltage cable. We can therefore expect a lot of diverted traffic through Carlton.
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- Winter gritting (01-12-23)
Drivers are advised to use gritted roads in icy or snowy conditions. The priority gritting routes are intended to link each settlement to the trunk road network.
The priority gritting routes around Carlton are Odstone Road – Barton Road – Bosworth Road, and Main Street – Congerstone Lane – Congerstone Road.
The road from... Read More
- Christmas Lights Switch-on (20-11-23)
The Christmas illuminations in the churchyard will be switched on at 6 pm on Sunday 10th December. Carol singing will be led by the Carlton Rock Choir, and mulled wine and mince pies will be served by the Friends. There will be a bucket collection with the proceeds split 50/50 between the Harle... Read More
- Free transport for Covid/Flu jabs (01-10-23)
Free transport is available to help vulnerable individuals to access their Covid/Flu vaccinations.
All they have to do is telephone the provider on 01530-512456. This number is operational from 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday. The provider will check eligibility, book the applicant into a clinic and arrange to collect them from their home, transport them to the clinic, and run them home afterwards. All at no cost.
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- Hinckley National Rail Freight Interchange (15-08-23)
An application for the construction of the Hinckley National Rail Freight Interchange has been accepted by the Planning Inspectorate with the reference number TR050007.
For information on where to find the plans please refer to the Section 5... Read More
- Carlton Fete and Horticultural and Produce Show (31-07-23)
Carlton Fete will be held on the West Green, Shackerstone Walk on Saturday August 26th, opening at 1pm.
Carlton Horticultural and Produce Show will be held in St Andrews Community Hub on the same day, opening for viewing from 12.30 - 4pm.
Volunteers are invited to help with the er... Read More
- PC audit completed (19-07-23)
The audit of the accounts of Carlton Parish Council for the financial year ending on 31st March 2023 has now been completed, and the completion of audit notice published.
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- Proposed Climate Change Action Group (17-07-23)
Climate change is now becoming obvious, and is beginning to have direct impacts on Carlton with record temperatures and more frequent violent storms. These impacts are already set to intensify because of the amount of CO2 already in the earth’s atmosphere. If our production of CO2 is not redu... Read More
- Coronation tree (05-07-23)
A tree to mark the coronation of His Majesty King Charles III was planted in the churchyard at 11... Read More
- Notice of Audit (31-05-23)
I hereby give Formal Notice that the accounts and supporting documentation for the financial year ending on 31st March 2023 will be open to public inspection from Monday 5th June to Friday 14th July 2023 at 7 Main Street, Carlton.
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- Hinckley National Rail Freight Interchange (05-05-23)
An application for the construction of the Hinckley National Rail Freight Interchange has been accepted by the Planning Inspectorate with the reference number TR050007.
For further information, including where to find the plans and how to comment, please refer to the Section 56 Notice. Comments must be received by the Planning Inspectorate by 11.59pm on 23rd June 2023.
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- Election update (05-04-23)
The election of five Parish Councillors for the Parish of Carlton was uncontested, and Robin Arnold, Judith Boston, Ian Sarson, Stuart Tupling and Mick Vann have been declared elected. They will take up office in May.
The election of a Borough Councillor for the Ward of Cadeby, Carlton a... Read More
- Parent and Child Group (24-03-23)
A Parent and Child Group has been inaugurated at the Gate Hangs Well on Tuesday mornings 9.30am to noon.
This is an informal meeting where parents, carers, childminders, babies, toddlers and children can come to have fun and meet new people.
Parents and carers will stay with and b... Read More
- Notice of Election (20-03-23)
Local government elections will be held on 4th May 2023.
In Carlton, the election will be for one Borough Councillor for the Ward of Cadeby, Carlton and Market Bosworth with Shackerstone, and five Parish Councillors for the Parish of Carlton.
Here is the formal notice of the Borough Council election.
Here is the formal notice of the Parish Council elections.
Further information can be found on the Current Elections pages of the Borough Council website.
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- 31st Carlton Litter Pick (12-03-23)
This event was very well supported, with 26 people participating, and we were able to cover all the roads leading to our neighbouring villages. The volume of rubbish collected was similar to last year, mainly food wrappings, cans and bottles, including whisky, beer and wine. However, the load wa... Read More
- The Carlton Big Dig (28-02-23)
The film of the Carlton Big Dig 2022 has now been released.
The full written report of the dig will be published later in March, and will be advertised here.
Archaeol... Read More
- Miles without stiles - update (10-02-23)
Three new kissing gates have just been installed on footpath S48, one on each side of Lount Road, and one between Lount Road and Carlton. The landowner plans to install lockable field gates next to Lount Road, so it was agreed that the kissing gates would be put in first, and the new field gates... Read More
- Have your say on proposals to transform community health services in Hinckley (23-01-23)
The people of Hinckley and Bosworth and anyone with an interest in community health services in Hinckley are being urged to have their say on multi-million pound proposals to improve current services.
The NHS in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland has developed proposals to build a ne... Read More
- No 20mph speed limit or pedestrian refuge (01-10-22)
Following publication of the Parish Plan in July, the Parish Council asked the Department of Environment and Transport of Leicestershire County Council to install a 20 mph speed limit in the village, and to construct a pedestrian refuge in the centre of Main Street at its junction with Barton Roa... Read More
- Parish Council Audit (25-07-22)
No objections were made to the Parish Council's accounts for the financial year 2021-22, and the audit is now complete.
Up to date financial information can be found on the financial page of this website. In practice the Parish Clerk is happy to answer questions about the Parish C... Read More
- Community Archaeology in Carlton (12-07-22)
The Bosworth Links Project is coming to Carlton in September.
The plan is to excavate archaeological test pits in gardens in the village over the weekend of 10-11th September.
An archaeological test pit is 1m square an... Read More
- 153 bus service to be withdrawn (11-03-22)
The 153 bus service will be withdrawn from Carlton and Barton in the Beans from 17th April.
From this date the 153 service will run from the Market Place in Market Bosworth via Bull in the Oak to Newbold Verdon and Leicester. The bus service will no longer run down Station Road to the la... Read More
- Platinum Jubilee Tree Planting (06-02-22)
The Platinum Jubilee was celebrated on Sunday 6th February by the planting of three trees in St Andrew’s Churchyard in Carlton.
The first two trees – a rowan and... Read More
- New Information Board (16-12-21)
A new information board has been installed in the garden of The Gate Hangs Well. The side facing the pavement provides information of the history of the Carlton Gate area, while the side facing the garden has an aerial photograph of the Parish showing all public rights of way, with photographs o... Read More
- Cemetery Paths Project (30-11-21)
The cemetery paths have been resurfaced, and extended to reach the next section of the cemetery. This will provide a safe and clean route from the church to all graves for all visitors to the cemetery. The work was carried out by J D Roberts Tarmacadam Ltd of Hinckley, and part funded by a gran... Read More
- Ash die-back disease in Carlton (26-10-21)
A recent survey of roadside ash trees in Carlton has shown that ash die-back disease is spreading through the Parish, with more than half now infected. The signs to look out for are thinning of the leaf canopy, and absence of l... Read More
- Gritting routes (04-02-21)
When snow is forecast, selected local roads are gritted in order of priority.
The Priority 1 routes near Carlton are:
A444, A447, Bull in the Oak to Newbold Verdon and Leicester.
The Priority 2 routes from Carlton village are:
Carlton to Market Bo... Read More
- Rural Heritage trail (11-11-19)
Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council is developing a Heritage Strategy with the aims of making local residents more aware of the history of the area, and developing tourism. As part of this strategy a Rural Heritage Trail leaflet... Read More
- New bus service for Carlton (17-06-19)
From 27th August 2019, the No 7 bus service operated by Roberts Coaches will incorporate the Carlton to Market Bosworth school bus.
This will mean that members of the public will be able to use this bus on school days only t... Read More
- Botanical Survey of Carlton Diamond Jubilee Orchard (09-06-19)
A botanical survey of the Carlton Diamond Jubilee Orchard was carried out by Steve Woodward and H... Read More
- Speed monitoring in Carlton (20-08-18)
A vehicle activated speed sign has been installed in Carlton village. The sign will flash a warning to any vehicles exceeding the 30 mph speed limit, and will also record the number of vehicles and their speed. This data may then be used to support requests for speed enforcement, and will also ... Read More
- Site of Carlton Hall (06-01-18)
The report of an investigation into the site of Carlton Hall has now been completed by Richard Liddington. Old maps of Hall Terrace, Penwood Cottage, and the land behind them show the current line of buildi... Read More
- Dog Fouling Warning (01-11-17)
A covert camera has been deployed in Carlton and will record high quality images suitable for use in Court. The camera has been kindly provided and operated by the Borough Council, and is one of a number used to monitor sites for fly tipping and similar offences.
Any dog owner who fail... Read More
- Carlton Wildlife Website (22-08-17)
Carlton now has its own feature pages on the Leicestershire and Rutland NatureSpot website.
If you have not visited the NatureSpot website yet, you are missing out on what has rapidly become the most popular resource for identi... Read More
- Pluteus aurantiorugosus (11-10-16)
Pluteus aurantiorugosus, is a nationally rare fungus, and is usually found south of Warwickshire. It has only been recorded twice before in Leicestershire, but a superb group has now appeared on the base of the chestnut tree trunk, now a carved seat, in Saint Andrews Churchyard. This fun... Read More