OFFICE CLOSURE- Week commencing 14th October due to Staff Annual Leave. Apologies for any inconvenience.



Normal opening hours are:

Monday 9am-2pm

Wednesday 9am-2pm

Friday 9am-2pm

There may be times during these opening hours when staff aren’t able to come to the door– for example, if they are in a meeting or are training. There may also be times when the office has to close during these hours– for example, if staff have to visit another site. Any pre-known updates/closures will be put on the website here. To make an appointment to see someone, email the clerk using the address at the bottom of this page.

Part-Time Projects and Procurement Assistant

15 hours per week - SCP 10 - £13.28 per hour

Main Purpose of the Post

The Procurement and Projects Assistant will help with the procurement needs of Blackwell Parish Council, liaise with contractors and suppliers and will help with work on funding applications and projects. An excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office and Outlook is essential.

The role is mainly office based; it will also include undertaking associated administrative tasks as well as providing administrative support to the Parish Clerk.

Documents relating to this post can be found below...

Job Description

Person Specification

Application Form

Alternatively, please apply for an application pack to:

Email: clerk@blackwellpc.org.uk

Clerk to Blackwell Parish Council

Hilcote Community Centre, 544 New Street, Hilcote, ALFRETON Derbyshire DE55 5HU

01773 580002

CLOSING DATE: 3pm on Friday 18^th October 2024

INTERVIEWS: to be held on Thursday 24^th October 2024

PARISH OF BLACKWELL (WESTHOUSES WARD)

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

There is currently a vacancy for the position of Councillor at Blackwell Parish Council, Westhouses Ward.

If you are interested in being co-opted onto the Council, please contact the Clerk for more information using the details below, or visit the Blackwell Parish Council website – www.blackwellpc.org.uk

Expressions of Interest (a letter outlining why you would like to become a Councillor and what you would bring to the role) need to be sent in writing to the Clerk in order to be considered at the next monthly meeting of the Parish Council.

Expressions of Interest must be received at least a week (7 full days) before the monthly meeting takes place. For example, the deadline for the receipt of Expressions of Interest for the meeting on Monday 7th October 2024 would be Monday 30th September 2024.

Kate Poynter – Clerk

Blackwell Parish Council

Hilcote Community Centre

544 New Street,

Hilcote,

Derbyshire

DE55 5HU

Office Hours - Monday, Wednesday and Friday 9am to 2pm

01773 580002

clerk@blackwellpc.org.uk

Want to nominate an unsung local hero for a 'We are all Derbyshire' portrait?



You can complete the form here and send it to the email address noted on the form: Nomination Form

Want more information about the project? Find it on the website here: We are all Derbyshire portraits

(This is from the Bolsover District Council website)

Housing Strategy

A decent affordable home is important as it provides a safe and stable environment, which can have a substantial impact on people’s lives and their health and wellbeing. As the local housing authority, we work to meet our resident housing needs covering a wide range of aspects from facilitating the delivery of new homes to overseeing housing standards within the district.

The Housing Strategy is reflective of our Corporate Plan, Bolsover District: The Future 2024-2028, and the development framework of the Local Plan for Bolsover District to 2033, which sets out where new homes are allocated in the district and provides for affordable housing to be delivered through the market. 

The strategy focuses on delivery under the following key priorities for the period from 2024-2029: 

• Priority 1 – Providing Good Quality Housing,
• Priority 2 – Enabling Housing Growth,
• Priority 3 – Supporting Vulnerable and Disadvantaged People,
• Priority 4 – Maintaining and improving property and housing management standards and ensuring that standards and living conditions in the district contribute towards better health outcomes for all.

We are currently completing the public consultation stage of our strategy development and would appreciate your views on the proposed priorities by completing our survey. The questionnaire will go through the four priorities and 11 desired outcomes to see if you agree or disagree with them as well as asking you to rank the priority order for proposed actions under each priority. A draft of the Housing Strategy 2024 to 2029 is available.

The consultation will close on Sunday 29 September 2024 and once you have completed the survey, if you have any additional comments you can email (opens in a new window) them to us.

Dog fouling can cause serious health risks, particularly to children, due to the bacteria it contains. It also spoils the environment for all.  For more information and details of how to report instances of dog fouling, please follow this Bolsover District Council website link 

• Additional CCTV has been put on Scanderlands Recreation Ground. This was funded by the Derbyshire Police and Crime Commissioner Anti-Social Behaviour Prevention Grant 
• A surcharge has now been added if you choose to add a bar onto your event. Please look at our 'Book a Community Centre' section for more information.

This will be updated after the latest newsletter in Autumn

Thursdays:

Newton- Community Centre- 10am until 10.40am- 24-Oct, 21-Nov, 19-Dec 2024

Newton- Red Barn Close- 10.45am until 11.10am- 24-Oct, 21-Nov, 19-Dec 2024

Newton- Charnwood Crescent- 11.15am until 11.35am -24-Oct, 21-Nov, 19-Dec 2024

Newton- Dale Avenue- 11.40am until 12pm- 24-Oct, 21-Nov, 19-Dec 2024

Blackwell- Community Centre- 12.40pm until 2pm -24-Oct, 21-Nov, 19-Dec 2024

Blackwell- Westfield Drive- 2.05pm until 2.30pm -24-Oct, 21-Nov, 19-Dec 2024

Westhouses- Seymour Villa, Alfreton Road- 2.40pm until 3pm- 24-Oct, 21-Nov, 19-Dec 2024

According to the timetable, it stops in Hilcote, Blackwell and Westhouses:

Please click on the link below for full details:

Local Shopper Bus Routes - Derbyshire Direct

24 Apr 09:00 - 30 Sep 2024 15:00 34235415   STONEBROOM LANE, TIBSHELF Carriageway Surface Dressing and associated works

National Emergency Area Retrofit - work to start on the M1 and M5 in the next few weeks.

National Highways is delivering a government commitment to add more than 150 more emergency areas to motorways across the country.

Several sections of the M1 and M5 are being upgraded. The programme of work will start from 2 April 2024, and is expected to be complete by March 2025. I am writing to give you an overview of what this means for the strategic road network.

Work to build additional emergency areas is already underway on the M1 between junctions 32 to 35a in South Yorkshire and junctions 30 to 31 in Derbyshire, and on the M6 junctions 21a to 26 in Cheshire.

• M1 between junctions 23A and 25 in Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire, due to start 10 April 2024.
• M1 between junctions 28 and 30 in Derbyshire, due to start 10 April 2024.

Please be aware we do our upmost to maintain these dates, however dates are subject to change. We will regularly publish information about the upgrade and the roadworks on our website at www.nationalhighways.co.uk/emergency-areas.