WI: Wildlife Photography by Mr Peter Preece will be the subject at this month's meeting, which will take place at 7.30pm on Tuesday, September 11 in the village hall.
PARISH CHURCH: The summer concerts at St Peter's church were very successful. The organ recital by the newly appointed organ scholar at Liverpool Cathedral thrilled the audience, which included Lord Willoughby de Broke.
Chris Gibbons and his fell
ow musicians performed a programme of soul, blues, gospel and mysticism, which left the nearly capacity audience truly delighted. The winner of the top ten Songs of Praise for Kineton was O Lord my God when I in awesome wonder/How great thou art. A sum in the region of £1,700 was raised.
Tomorrow (Saturday) Steve Chalke will be speaking at Cathedral Praise in Coventry. It is hoped to take a group by coach to this event. Entrance is free, and the coach will be £3.50.
PLAYGROUP: After 16 years of planning, Kineton finally opened its doors to its own purpose built playgroup. The builders were able to complete the project early and on budget, which allowed opening at the start of the school year. A breakfast club will also be opened, and the after school club for the primary school children will continue. Fundraising targets have been met, thanks to local businesses and families, and new furniture and equipment has been bought.
The one remaining project is to complete the outdoor area, which has been reseeded for now.
Please see the website, www.kinetonplaygroup.org.uk for information about registering your child for playgroup or out of school clubs.
PARISH COUNCIL: Two members of the public were present at the most recent meeting of the parish council.
No further progress was made with Stratford District Council concerning the ongoing and long-running saga of the old library iron railings, which are an eyesore at a prominent place opposite St Peter's church.
Coun Haywood reported that he had notified affected residents of the proposal to site a speed aware unit on Tysoe Road and had received no objections. An application has now been made for this scheme.
At public question time Mr Brian Lewis and Mr Briggs spoke on the matter of the E Road at Pittern Hill.
It was decided to adopt the Standards Board Model Code for parish and town councils.
The clerk reported that the St Peter's Road play area refurbishment is now complete and the handover from the contractor completed.
A sum of up to £200 was approved for expenses for the hanging basket competition.
Planning applications and decisions: there were four planning applications. Recommendations on two of them were deferred to the sub committee with delegated powers: Tubbs End Farm, Butlers Marston, erection of agricultural building, (close to the village boundary and seen from the Tysoe Road); Dene Valley Business Centre, erection of an additional business unit; 2 Diana Lodge, Little Kineton, construction of a bedroom with en suite facilities above lounge and single storey entrance hall etc; Longbourne Farm, Pittern Hill, demolition of existing extension and erection of replacement accommodation, granted; 11 Southam Street, change of use to multi-occupancy (ten bedrooms), refused; Kineton C of E Primary School, erection of timber/glazed conservatory etc, granted; Roxburgh Nursing Home, replace flat roof with pitched roof to extension already approved; 27 Battle Court, conservatory to rear, granted; Grove House, Norton Grange, relocate existing double garage with first floor master bedroom over, granted; Brookhampton Lane, conversion of redundant concrete hard standing to parking for 35 cars (Alchemie Ltd), granted; Dene Valley Business Centre, erection of an additional business unit, granted.
