OPC Meeting June 2025 Cancelled
The OPC meeting in June has been cancelled due to councillor’s being unavailable. There will be no meeting in June (originally scheduled for 25th) and the next meeting will be on Wednesday 30th July.
Orston Primary School – Governor Vacancies
Do you care about children’s education and have ever wondered how you could be involved? Becoming a school governor enables members of our local community help the passionate educators at Orston Primary provide the best learning environment. The school has started the process of joining a local academy so it is an exciting time to […]
Proposed Telecommunications Site – Station Road Orston
If you have any views on the attached proposal then please email Wendy Wakefield clerk@orstonparish.co.uk by Wednesday 5th Feb in order to consult with the company on the 6th. Cornerstone and the operator are in the process of identifying a new radio base station site to address network deficits in problem coverage areas and ‘Not […]
Public Rights of Way
Public rights of way are the legal right to walk, cycle, ride a horse, take a horse and cart or a motorised vehicle of 2,3 or 4 wheels depending on the status of the path, (mostly) over private land.
Flood Customer Service Line
Following the tour of the Notts C.C. Flood protection team they have sent a message to Orston reiterating their priority ‘Customer Service Line’ 0300 500 80 80 They say that flood risk properties e.g. those at risk of flooding on High Street, can have delivery of sandbags, “deployed as quickly as they can be sent […]
Your Community Needs You
Rushcliffe Borough Councillor for Cranmer Ward, Chris Grocock, in partnership with parish councils and village representatives, is working to develop a community Neighbourhood Plan. This will ensure a GREATER SAY and STRONGER VOICE for LOCAL PEOPLE in deciding what DEVELOPMENT is PERMITTED across our eight
villages.
Flood Prevention Team
On Tuesday 29th September a senior team from Nottinghamshire County Council flood prevention team, led by Dr Josh Wells (centre), came, as promised, to assess the drainage and flood risks in Orston.
Bon Moor Drain
The Parish Council has been in diplomatic negotiations with Nottinghamshire County Council regarding our request for formal management protocols for the upper reaches of the Bon Moor Drain (“Stink Dyke”). This drain is redundant and dry for most of the year and sprouts abundant vegetation which blocks it. This greatly increases flood risk to Orston […]