Village Hall
The village hall will become extra warm and cosy for the festive season following the purchase by your parish council of new curtains for the windows and doors. The curtains have blackout linings which will be of benefit when films and sporting fixtures are shown in the summer months. Hoton Parish Council has also made a donation to Hoton Village Hall for the purchase of a Christmas tree... Read More »

Following a meeting attended by 12 residents the parish council wrote to the Prestwold Estate detailing issues experienced by residents at the Forbidden Forest event held in early September. A representation has also been made to the licensing committee in respect of the review of the licence for Prestwold Park.

Hoton Defibrillator

The defibrillator at the village hall was recently accessed in an emergency; fortunately it was not required to be used on a patient on this occasion.

Neighbourhood Plan

A summary of the draft neighbourhood plan has been delivered to all households. Residents are encouraged to send in their views. Copies of the full Draft Wolds Villages Neighbourhood Plan can be downloaded from our... Read More »

New Clerk to the Council
At the July meeting, Hoton Parish Council welcomed the new clerk, Hellen Jarvis. We are looking forward to working with Hellen who grew up in the village and now lives in Burton on the Wolds. She can be contacted by emailing hotonparishcouncil@googlemail.com or phoning 01509 880596.

As we welcome a new Parish Clerk, we say goodbye to Clare Blain, who has been our Clerk since... Read More »

Defibrillator for Hoton
The defibrillator has now been installed and is now live with East Midlands Ambulance Service. Approximately 30 people attended the launch event and received training in CPR and how the defibrillator works. Thank you to everyone who has been involved and donated funds to enable this to happen; a fantastic £1660 was raised, most of which has been spent on the defibrillator,... Read More »

Highways England – M1 closure press release

Please be aware that Highways England will be closing the M1 between J23A and J24 from Friday 11 May at 10pm until Sunday 13 May 3pm. The attachment provides more information and shows where the diversions will be in place.

It is highly likely that there will be significant delays / congestion on the M1 but also the road networks leading off and onto... Read More »

Defibrillator for Hoton
The defibrillator for Hoton has now been purchased and will be installed very soon. Thank you to everyone who has been involved and donated funds to enable this to happen.

Attempted theft of red telephone kiosks
Woodhouse Parish Council have circulated the following warning regarding the attempted theft of red telephone kiosks in our area:

Thieves looking very official are touring... Read More »

Defibrillator for Hoton
A working group, led by Mark Gane, have managed to raise enough funds to purchase a defibrillator for Hoton. The Parish Council would like to thank the working group who have worked hard to raise awareness of the issue and to raise the funds required. We look forward to the installation of the unit in the village soon.

Broadband Equipment Cabinet
A contractor for BT Openreach... Read More »

Speed Survey
The speed of traffic travelling through Hoton has long been a concern of residents, and therefore, of the Parish Council. Whilst this is the responsibility of Leicestershire County Council, their funds are allocated to higher priority areas, so the Parish Council continues to take what action it can to address this issue. Earlier in the year, the Parish Council commissioned a speed survey... Read More »