It is anticipated the works will take 12 hours. The closure shall come into force when the appropriate signs and diversion route are erected on site. The duration of the Closure shall be as follows: from 11th May 2024 to 12th May 2024
St Mary’s Morcott is sustained by wonderful people, often contributing their time and resources for many years.
Such continuity is highly valued. Over the last year or so income has just about kept up with running costs. Donations, large and small, also boosted the fabric fund.
The Parochial Church Council (PCC) has some important decisions to make in the next few months. We plan to invest more significantly in maintaining and enhancing the Grade 1 listed building to secure its future while enabling and encouraging more people to benefit from it.
• Can you offer some time and expertise to help?
• Come to the Annual Parochial Church Meetings on
Sunday 28th April at about noon (after the morning service) to find out more.
For those residents wishing to make a comment about the Staveley Solar Farm Planning Application (2024/0300/MAF):
1. An extension to the deadline for submission of comments on the application to 26th April 2024 has been secured by County Councillor Andrew Johnson (the original deadline was 12th April),
2. The RCC planning portal is currently experiencing difficulties and may be offline from time to time. If you encounter difficulties uploading your comments to the RCC planning portal then please e-mail your comments to planning@rutland.gov.uk.
They say the sun shines on the righteous and it certainly seemed to do that on Sunday 24th March as we all got together to say thank you and farewell to our dear friends and neighbours John and Tricia Williams. They have both been so much a part of Morcott, and indeed Rutland, for well over 30 years so it seemed only right and proper that we should hold a celebratory tea party in the Village Hall that bears Tricia’s family name.
The tables were laid and decorated, sandwiches were plated up and the good bakers of Morcott provided a fine array of delicious cakes to feed the masses. And it was masses! With almost 80 people in the hall there was chatter and laughter aplenty and barely room to move. John and Tricia were joined by their family and sat bathed in sunlight in the centre of a room packed with many of the friends they have made over the years.
Toby Walker read out a speech that Michael Seabrook, Chair of the Village Hall Trustees, had prepared but was sadly unable to deliver in person due to family illness. And both John and Tricia each said a few words, reminiscing about their happy times in Morcott, and I don’t think there was a dry eye in the house by the time they had finished.
Photographs were taken by Steve Fallow and a group photo will be printed off and placed in a silver photo frame and given to John & Tricia as a memento not only of a lovely afternoon but of their wonderful decades spent among friends.
Dear Tricia and John – we thank you for all you have done for Morcott and wish you every happiness in your new home. You will be missed.
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