Great news! All of the exercise equipment has now supplied and installed. All that remains for the project to be completed is the Tennis Court & Ball Court to be lined out. It is expected that these works will be completed early next week. Following a Safety Inspection the site should be open to all Parishioners at the end of next week.

Parishioners may have read a recent article in the " Hinckley Times" regarding Blaby District Council's proposal to introduce Car Parking charges to a number of their Car Parks and Winston Avenue was included in the article. The Parish Council has received nothing from Blaby D.C.todate regarding their ongoing review.

Parishioners will be informed as soon as the Parish Council is aware of any future proposals from Blaby D.C.

The Contractor has experienced a major problem with the supply of the Exercise Equipment and this in turn has regrettably brought the project to a standstill. The Contractor is expected to install two of the items of Exercise Equipment week commencing 10th November. This will mean that the works will have been delayed by at least a month. However the whole project when completed will be a significant additional facility for the whole community.

The fencing works commenced on Tuesday 28th and were completed by the end of the week.

The second phase of fencing completes the project and also greatly enhances the whole playground. The Parish Council wishes to thank FLAG for their funding which made this whole project possible.

Blaby District Council has submitted an application to English Heritage to have the Telephone Kiosk listed. However BT would not guarantee not to remove the Kiosk after the 1st November deadline, merely on an application to English Heritage, therefore the Parish Council has been required to apply to adopt the kiosk to prevent it being removed by BT

The works are proceeding and the project is taking shape. All the equipment has been installed except the four pieces of exercise equipment. The Council has upgraded the foot way to the MUGA and proposes to turf up to the MUGA on the remaining elevations.

The Tennis Court is due to be refurbished during this week.

At the extra Ordinary Parish Council held on 25th September the Council agreed to support Blaby D.C.'s proposal to make an application to English Heritage to apply for "Listed Building Status" for the Hill Street telephone Kiosk. As a fall-back position if the Listed Building Status failed the Council agreed to "adopt" the Kiosk as an empty shell.

The Blaby D.C are currently carrying out a complete review of all of their Car Parks including the level of service provided and their management. This review has included the Winston Avenue Car Park. The Parish Council has responded to the consultation. We will keep you posted as to developments.

The Red Telephone Kiosk on Hill Street, Croft will be removed by B.T. by 1st October 2008, unless action is taken to prevent them. The Red Telephone kiosks were introduced over 70 years ago and have become 'land marks' within our villages.

The Parish Council has called an Extra Ordinary Parish Council for the 25th September to decide what action can be taken.

The options are to allow the kiosk to be removed; to adopt the kiosk as just an empty shell or to 'sponsor' the kiosk at an annual rent of £500 payable to B T .

B T have given the Parish Council very little time to consult on this matter, meanwhile the Parish Council is undertaking consultations with the District Council to gauge what support might be enlisted.

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The Parish Council has secured another grant from FLAG which will enable the whole of the phase two internal fencing to be completed. The contract will be to install 1.4m metal fencing which will match the first phase fencing. The first stage was completed by March and it is hoped that the Second phase will be completed by November. The whole site will be much improved when the fencing is completed.

GREAT NEWS - the Contract has been awarded and the Installation works are due to commence week commencing 15th September. The works are expected to be completed within three weeks.

The Parish Council will be holding an Opening Ceremony to thank all of those Agencies and Individuals who have made this project possible - Watch this space for a further update.

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.