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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 300 registered electors and 160 dwellings in January 2024. The Band D element of the Council Tax payable to the Parish Council in 2024-25 will be £50.86.
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News
- PC audit completed (25-07-24)
No objections were made to the Parish Council's accounts for the financial year 2023-24, 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
- Carlton Fete and Horticultural and Produce Show (22-07-24)
Carlton Fete will be held on the West Green, Shackerstone Walk on Saturday August 24th, 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
- Carlton Big Dig and Bosworth Links Update (21-07-24)
The film of the Carlton Big Dig 2022 has now been released, and the written report has been published.
Archaeol... Read More
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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.
... 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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