Wanted: Parish Councillors
Would you like to be a 'voice' for your community? Hoton urgently needs more councillors. The current councillors fear that if, for whatever reason, one of them is unexpectedly unable to continue in their role, Charnwood Borough Council will appoint people who may have no connection with the village to serve on the council. This is obviously something that residents would... Read More »

Parish Council Elections

Have you thought about becoming a councillor? The election of councillors to serve for the next four years will be held on 2 May 2019. Further information is on our home page, but remember - nominations must be delivered to Charnwood Borough Council by 4 p.m. on 3 April 2019. Nomination papers are available from the clerk.

Police Report

There was a theft of fencing reported in... Read More »

Leicestershire Half Marathon Road Closure
On Sunday 17th February Prestwold Lane and Wymeswold Road will be closed for the safety of competitors competing in the Leicestershire Half Marathon. If we receive any further details closer to the event these will be posted on our website.

Parish Precept
The precept is the amount of money the parish council raises through the council tax to form the annual budget.... Read More »

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 »