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Belper Town Council

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Online Town Council Meeting

5th June 2020 Admin 3 Comments Belper Town Council, lockdown, Lockdown Meetings

Zoom in! See how BTC operates council meetings during lockdown. On Tuesday 9th June, Belper Town Council will be holding

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FEATURED NEWS 

Local and Regional “In Bloom” Awards

23rd October 201923rd October 2019 Clare Washbrook 0 Comments Andy Mayers, Belper In Bloom, Belper Town Council, East Midlands in Bloom, RHS Britain in Bloom, Sacrifice, St. Peter's Church

At the last session of Belper Town Council, there was a presentation of awards for East Midlands in Bloom and

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FEATURED NEWS WHAT'S ON 

Second Reg 14 Consultation on Neighbourhood Plan

22nd October 2019 Admin 0 Comments Belper Town Council, Local Plan, Neighbourhood Plan, public consultation, public meeting

The second reg 14 public consultation on the Neighbourhood Plan has begun.   It lasts until 26th November. Belper Town Council

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NEWS 

The Mayor’s Diary: September

5th October 2019 Simon Mallett 0 Comments Belper Town Council, Mayor, Simon Mallett, volunteers

I’ve often heard it said that Belper is a town which is run by volunteers, but until I took on

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FEATURED NEWS POLITICS 

St. John’s Car Park Open To Public

18th September 201918th September 2019 Admin 0 Comments Belper Town Council, car park, Free Parking, Labour, St. John's Chapel

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ENVIRONMENT NEWS 

Belper Town Council Addressing Pollution & Parking @ Schools

11th September 201911th September 2019 Clare Washbrook 0 Comments Belper Town Council, Climate Emergency, Parking, pollution, Pottery Primary School, St. John's CofE Primary and Nursery School

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FEATURED OPINION 

Town Snub For John Nelson

17th July 201917th July 2019 David George 3 Comments Ann Pocklington, Belper In Bloom, Belper Town Council, East Midlands in Bloom, John Nelson

If you take a look at the 57 photos of the In Bloom judges tour taken and posted on the

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CULTURE REVIEWS 

Mixed Reactions to Summer Food Festival

9th July 20199th July 2019 Clare Washbrook 6 Comments Belper Summer Food Festival, Belper Town Council

This year’s Summer Food Festival can’t really be declared a success, as there was quite a lot of criticism and

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FEATURED NEWS 

Next Move on Belper Tea Rooms

11th June 2019 Eddie Bisknell (LDRS) 0 Comments AVBC, Belper Tea Rooms, Belper Town Council

Belper’s historic tea rooms, derelict for nearly four decades, are finally set to be demolished and replaced. After 38 years,

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ENVIRONMENT FEATURED NEWS POLITICS 

Belper Declares Climate Emergency And Protests County To Follow Their Lead

16th May 201916th May 2019 Clare Washbrook 1 Comment Belper Town Council, Climate Emergency, Protest, Transition Belper

On Tuesday 14th May, Belper Town Council declared a Climate Emergency. Jyoti Wilkinson, Deputy Leader of Belper Town Council said,

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NEWS POLITICS 

New Council; New Mayor

16th May 2019 Admin 0 Comments Appointments, Belper Town Council, Mayor

Statement from Belper Town Council, which is now 96% Labour, with one former Labour Independent: Following Labour’s recent victory and

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FEATURED NEWS POLITICS 

Parish Election Results for DE56

3rd May 20193rd May 2019 Clare Washbrook 2 Comments 2019 Local Election, Belper Town Council, Parishes, Results

Belper has changed.  We have a very new council.  Labour have won a landslide victory in the Belper Town Council,

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ENVIRONMENT NEWS 

Great British Spring Clean – Litter Pick

28th March 201929th March 2019 Admin 0 Comments Belper Town Council, Great British Spring Clean, Litter

  Belper Town Council  is again organising Belper’s participation in Keep Britain Tidy’s Great British Spring Clean. The Litter Pick

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FEATURED NEWS 

Armistice Day: Belper Meets To Mark 100 Years Since End Of WW1

11th November 201812th November 2018 Edward Sills 1 Comment Armistice, beacon, Belper Town Council, commemorate, Remembrance Day, Remembrance Sunday, Sacrifice, War, WW1, WW1 Poppies Project

Belper commemorated Remembrance Sunday on 11 November with a series of events throughout the day, on the year which marks

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NEWS WHAT'S ON 

Belper Remembrance Day Events

7th November 2018 Edward Sills 0 Comments beacon, Belper Town Council, commemorate, Remembrance Day, Remembrance Sunday, Sacrifice, War, WW1

On Sunday 11 November Belper will remember those who sacrificed their lives for our freedoms. The Memorial Gardens will be

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FEATURED HERITAGE & HISTORY NEWS 

Belper Town Council Showcased In World War I Centenary Commemoration

2nd September 20182nd September 2018 Edward Sills 1 Comment Anniversary, Belper Town Council, commemoration, Fields in Trust, Sacrifice, World War I

Belper Town Council is featured as part of a national World War I commemoration during this anniversary year. Belper Memorial

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NEWS 

Belper Street Angels Wins Council Grant

8th August 20188th August 2018 Edward Sills 1 Comment Belper, Belper Street Angels, Belper Town Council, grant funding, Herbert Strutt Charity Trust, Parish

The Town Council, at its meeting on July 10, granted an application from Belper Street Angels for £350 for 6

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NEWS 

Residents “Appalled” and “Angry” Over Town Council Car Park

20th July 201821st July 2018 Edward Sills 5 Comments Belper Town Council, car park, Council, Parking, permit, Resident, St John’s

Controversial car parking plans by Belper Town Council sees residents furious at new charges. A car park behind St. John’s,

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FEATURED NEWS 

Draft Neighbourhood Plan Available For Belper Residents

5th July 201831st July 2018 Edward Sills 0 Comments Belper Town Council, Neighbourhood Plan, NP4B, Photographic Competition, Planning, Town Council

The draft Neighbourhood Plan and the supporting reports are now complete and are available on the new Belper Town Council

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FEATURED HEALTH & WELLBEING NEWS 

New Belper Initiative Aims To Tackle Food Waste

14th May 2018 Claire Meese 1 Comment Belper Town Council, Councillor Tim Sutton, Donations, FareShare, Food, food waste, redistribute, sharing not wasting, snw

‘sharing not wasting’ is a new Belper initiative which aims to redistribute food that would otherwise be wasted to people

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ENVIRONMENT NEWS 

Great British Spring Clean Event Rescheduled

31st March 201831st March 2018 Edward Sills 0 Comments Belper, Belper Town Council, Cleaning, Great British Spring Clean, Keep Britain Tidy, Rubbish, Town Council

On Saturday, April 28, at 10am the Town Council will be joining the rest of the country in the rescheduled

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HEALTH & WELLBEING NEWS 

Town Council Install Four New Defibrillators Throughout Belper

25th March 201825th March 2018 Claire Meese 0 Comments Belper Town Council, British Heart Foundation, Community Heartbeat Trust, defibrillator, National Lottery, Training

Working with the Community Heartbeat Trust (CHT) the Town Council is trying to make a Community Defibrillator available within a

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NEWS 

Rising Cost Of Vandalism Hits Taxpayers

14th December 2017 Claire Meese 0 Comments Belper Town Council, cost, Council, Crime, damage, Mr Potato Head, vandalism

Over the last year Belper Town Council has had to pay almost five thousand pounds to replace items that have

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NEWS WHAT'S ON 

Belper Christmas Food Festival 2017

30th November 201730th November 2017 Claire Meese 0 Comments 2017, Belper, Belper Town Council, Christmas, Festival, Food, Food Festival, Real Ale

On Sunday 3 December Belper Town Council will be holding the annual Christmas Food, Real Ale and Craft Festival. Visitors

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NEWS 

Belper Remembers

13th November 201713th November 2017 Claire Meese 0 Comments Armistice Day, Belper Town Council, Memorial Gardens, poppy, Remembrance Sunday

Over 100 people observed a two minutes silence at the Memorial Gardens, Belper on Saturday 11 November – Armistice Day.

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FEATURED NEWS 

Nominate A Community ‘Hero’ For Christmas Light Switch On

1st November 2017 Edward Sills 1 Comment Belper, Belper Town Council, Christmas, Community, Lights, Switch On

On Friday November 24 the Belper Christmas lights will be switched on by the Mayor Cllr Peter Hurst and a

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HEALTH & WELLBEING NEWS 

Free Taxi Service To Help People With Mobility Difficulties Enjoy Belper’s Food Festival

7th July 201710th July 2017 Tony Webster 0 Comments Accessible Belper, Belper Food Festival, Belper Town Council, Mobility Issues

Belper Town Council and Accessible Belper have teamed up to ensure that everyone can enjoy the food festival this year

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NEWS 

Derbyshire Children’s Holiday Centre Receives £1000 Grant From Belper Town Council

3rd July 2017 Claire Meese 0 Comments Belper Town Council, DCHC, Derbyshire Children’s Holiday Centre, Full Council meeting, Grant

The Town Council, at its Full Council meeting on June 13, made a £1000 Grant to Derbyshire Children’s Holiday Centre.

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NEWS 

Belper Residents Wanted For Next Phase of Neighbourhood Plan

18th June 2017 Claire Meese 0 Comments Belper, Belper Neighbourhood Plan, Belper Town Council, BTC, NP4B, Planning

A new Neighbourhood Plan For Belper ‘Working Group’ is to meet on the 20th of June at 7.30 pm, St

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ENVIRONMENT NEWS 

Belper Neighbourhood Plan To Be Delivered By Belper Town Council

27th May 2017 Claire Meese 0 Comments Belper Neighbourhood Plan, Belper Town Council, NP4B

Notice has been given about the winding up of the steering group of the Belper Neighbourhood Plan. Replacing it will

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NEWS POLITICS 

New Mayor for Belper

23rd May 201723rd May 2017 Clare Washbrook 1 Comment Belper Mayor, Belper Town Council

Mayor For the last year the Mayor of Belper has been Kirk Ireton (Ashbourne) resident, Gary Spendlove.  Mr. Spendlove’s term

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NEWS 

Grants Awarded To Derwent Brass and Belper Scouts

31st March 201726th March 2017 Claire Meese 0 Comments Belper Scouts, Belper Town Council, Derwent Brass, Funding, grants

Belper Town Council, at its Full Council meeting last week, made two grants to local organisations. The first grant of

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NEWS 

Town Council Fund ‘Chelsea’s Choice’ Production For Belper School

26th March 201715th October 2018 Admin 0 Comments Belper School, Belper Town Council, Chelsea’s Choice, Child Sexual Exploitation, Production, Theatre

At the Town Council meeting on the 14th of March, the Town Council agreed to pay for the Chelsea’s Choice production

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NEWS 

Councillors And Public Get Spring Cleaning

9th March 20179th March 2017 Claire Meese 0 Comments Belper Town Council, Keep Britain Tidy, Litter, Rubbish, Spring Clean

Members of Belper Town Council and residents of Belper and Milford joined together on the morning of Saturday the 4th

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ENVIRONMENT NEWS 

Town Prepares For Great British Spring Clean

27th February 2017 Claire Meese 0 Comments Belper, Belper Town Council, Cleaning, Great British Spring Clean, Keep Britain Tidy, Rubbish, Town Council

This Saturday, March 4th, at 10am the Town Council will be joining the rest of the country in Keep Britain

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NEWS 

Partnership Of Groups Join Forces To Save Belper’s Children’s Centre

24th February 201724th February 2017 Edward Sills 0 Comments Belper, Belper Early Years Fun, Belper Town Council, Centre, Children’s, DCC, Future Housing Group

A consortium of groups including Derby County Council, Belper Town Council, Future Housing Group and volunteers Belper Early Years Fun

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ENVIRONMENT FEATURED NEWS 

Belper Chosen to Represent East Midlands in 2017 RHS Britain in Bloom Awards

17th February 201717th February 2017 Tony Webster 0 Comments Belper In Bloom, Belper Town Council, East Midlands Representatives, RHS Britain in Bloom Awards

Belper in Bloom has been selected to represent the East Midlands in the Large Town Category in the Royal Horticultural

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HERITAGE & HISTORY NEWS 

Approval Given For World War One Sculpture Installation

11th February 201713th February 2017 Claire Meese 0 Comments Andy Mayers, Belper Town Council, Sacrifice, Sculpture, World War One

Belper has moved a step closer to having an installation of a new World War One sculpture. At the latest meeting of

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FEATURED NEWS 

Belper Town Council Announce 100k Grant Towards Tearooms

14th January 201716th January 2017 Edward Sills 0 Comments Belper Community Enterprise Group, Belper Town Council, Funding, River Gardens Tearooms

Belper Town Council, at its Council Meeting this week, unanimously voted to make a grant of £100,000 to Belper Community

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HERITAGE & HISTORY NEWS 

Memorial Gardens Dedicated As “Centenary Field”

8th December 2016 Claire Meese 0 Comments Belper Town Council, Centenary Fields, dedication, Fields in Trust, Memorial Gardens, Royal British Legion

Belper Town Council has dedicated the Memorial Gardens as a Centenary Field. This cements the Memorial Gardens link to the

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NEWS 

25K Grant For Strutt’s Repairs Rejected By Town Council

20th September 201620th September 2016 Edward Sills 6 Comments Application, Belper Town Council, Funding, Restoration, Strutts Community Centre

Last Tuesday night (13th September) Belper Town Council refused a grant application from Strutt’s Community Centre of £25,000 for remedial

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NEWS 

Belper Mascot Disarmed by Hot Weather

2nd September 20162nd September 2016 Clare Washbrook 0 Comments Belper Town Council, Mr Potato Head

Mr. Potato Head is having difficulty coping with the warm summer that Derbyshire is enjoying.  We found Mr. Potato Head

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NEWS SPORT 

Unlikely Tribute to Belper Olympian

25th August 2016 Edward Sills 0 Comments Belper Town Council, Hockey, Hollie Webb, Mr Potato Head, Team GB, tribute

A tribute to gold medal winner Hollie Webb has appeared in the most unlikely of places, on Mr Potato Head.

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FEATURED LIFESTYLE 

Town Clerk: A Farewell Letter

21st April 20163rd June 2019 Admin 1 Comment Belper Town Council, Roz Bullimore, Town Clerk

In 2002 I needed to reinvent myself. I got a job working at a centre that provided computer courses for

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BUSINESS FEATURED NEWS 

Queen’s 90th Birthday Celebrations

3rd April 20163rd June 2019 Admin 0 Comments Belper Town Council, Birthday Celebrations, events, Queen

Belper Town Council will be celebrating the Queen’s 90th birthday by holding several events during the lead up to the day. They are as

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OPINION 

Opinion: Belper Town Council Not in a Generous Mood – Except to Celebrate the Queen’s birthday

10th March 20163rd June 2019 Admin 10 Comments Accessible Belper, Arts, Belper, Belper Town Council, Funding, Queen’s birthday

I attended the Town Council Meetings on Tuesday, 8th March as I do most times they meet.  I am always

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Derbyshire charity to screen award-nominated short film in Belper

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