We had a great night on 30th January 2010.

Thank you Nicky for organising this excellent and tasty event, thanks also to the many villagers who provided examples of their favourite curries, roll on next year...

We have a new Events Calendar for 2010, a laminated copy has been delivered to all households in the Parish. You can download a copy by clicking on the link below.
I will update this as and when it needs it.
Updated 8/2/2010.

I took on the running of the Chilcote website in 2009 and now a year has gone by I would like to know what you think of it. I think that it is a valuable resource for all Chilcote residents and would make an ideal Home Page.
If any villager would like to contribute a news item of interest to others please contact me by 'phone or email to discuss.
373623 or rick@hockneyweb.com

Do you know a green-minded individual, family, school, group or business that deserves recognition? If so, there is still time to nominate them for a Green Footprints Award. This is the second year of the awards, which are run by North West Leicestershire District Council as part of its Green Footprints Challenge.

Each category recognises people or groups who have made an outstanding contribution to the environment in North West Leicestershire:

• Individuals
• Families
• Schools
• Children and young people
• Partnership and Community groups
• Businesses More »

Record levels of Government borrowing mean that public spending will have to reduce.
Over the next four years it is likely that Leicestershire County Council will need to make savings of around £70 million – approximately 25% of its budget (excluding schools).

Over half the savings (c£40 million) will be found from making even more efficiency improvements - but that will not be enough; service reductions will have to be made. Over the coming years Leicestershire County Council will be faced with some very hard choices about services. More »

A parish meeting consists of the local government electors registered for the area for which it is held. In a parish in England where no parish council exists, the district or unitary authority must establish a parish council if the population includes 200 or more local government electors.
If the population includes more than 150 but less than 200 electors, the district or unitary council must establish a parish council if the parish meeting resolves that one should be established. This power is discretionary if the parish is already grouped under a common parish council.
Where the population includes not more than 150 local government electors, the district or unitary council may create a parish council if the parish meeting so resolves.
A parish meeting is not a corporate body and is therefore unable to own property or sue or be sued.
Generally speaking it is not a local authority, though for certain limited purposes it may be regarded as one. Its lack of legal personality has not prevented Parliament from enabling it to exercise functions.
Its powers are not as extensive as those of a parish council, although on application the district authority may by order confer on the meeting any or all functions of a parish council.
The parish meeting should assemble annually between 1 March and 1 June and on at least one other occasion during the year.