The Parish Council held the Consultation Event on the 3rd July which was well supported and the findings were discussed at the Parish Council held on 10th July. Two Design Proposals were adopted as being the most popular and the others rejected. There were concerns regarding both designs and these have now been investigated and a recommendation will be made to the Parish Council at an Extra Ordinary Parish Council meeting tobe held on 24th July.

A big thank you to Mr Gyles, Headteacher at the local Primary School for providing the room to exhibit the designs and for the Drop-In Event.

The Parish Council has invited five Companies to Tender for a 'Design, Supply & install' Contract.
Each Company was allowed up to two designs each. At the deadline 6th June four companies had responded, of which two had submitted 2 designs each, making a total of six designs to be considered by the young people of the village. It is hoped that the designs will be on display at the Croft c of E Primary School.
After a period of display the Parish Council have considered holding a 'Drop-In Event' at which the young people will be invited to vote for their favourite design.
The Drop-In event is now scheduled for 3rd July at the Community Room, Croft C of E. Primary School commencing at 6.00pm and closing at 8.00pm. All resident 11-16 years olds of Croft are most welcome.

The Parish Council is delighted to announce that Croft (along with three other Parish Councils) has been awarded a grant from the BigLottery for the installation of a Multi Use Games Area on the site of the former Tennis Courts at the Winston Avenue Sports field. The funding has been achieved through the efforts of Mr Rod Freer at Blaby D.C. The Parish Council will work in Partnership with Blaby D.C. to deliver the project, which is expected to be installed during the summer. The Parish Council will consult with the young people of the village to decide upon the features to be included in the scheme.

The Parish Council has provided a new metal 1.4m high fence to the western boundary of the Fun Park. The project was only made possible through a 75% grant from FLAG and 15% grant from Blaby D.C. The Parish Council funding the remainder of the cost. The new fence significantly improves the appearance of the Fun park. The Parish Council is considering fencing the remainder of the boundaries as and when funding becomes available.

The Parish Council have secured two grants towards the cost of replacing the old goal posts on the football pitch at the Sports field. The grants are from the Football Foundation and Blaby D.C.

Proposed Extension to the Existing LCC Highways Depot at Croft
Application Ref 2007/01/0198/01

This application was discussed by the LCC Development Control and Regulatory Board on 21st June 2007, when a number of residents, a representative from the Parish Council and Mr E White CC (ward member) spoke against the proposal. Residents had previously attended both the April and May Parish Council meetings to express their opposition to the development. At the April Meeting Officers from the County Council had discussed the need for the extension and listened to residents concerns.

The Board resolved to refer the application back for further consideration and review by the applicant. Whilst this decision is not a rejection of the application it demonstrates that the Board accepted the concerns raised by the residents/Parish Council and County Councillor. The Parish Council wishes to thank those Residents and County Councillor for their contributions.

The amended application has now been resubmitted to the County Planning Department and now due to be included on the 16th August Agenda of the Development Control & Regulatory Board.

The amended application was approved by the Development Control and Regulatory Board at it's meeting held on 16th August. Residents and the Parish Council are extremely disappointed with the decision, although some minor improvements were included in the amended application.