Benches & Flagpole

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Street Furniture

The parish council has the power to provide local facilities such as seats, shelters, speed signs, litter bins and grit bins.  Some locations are more suitable than others and strict conditions apply if the land is owned by the County Council – a lengthy application process has to be undertaken, with consultation by the Parish Council and local searches for underground utilities, before a licence is potentially offered to us for a fee.

Any requests for new or replacement facilities should be made to the Community Office.

Benches

Parish Council benches are located at Hermitage Road and in some playgrounds.  Two new benches installed in Whitwick Park in 2020.

Coming Soon

Benches have been bought for Loughborough Road (near the junction with Swannymote Road) and Hall Lane (near the path to Perran Avenue).  A memorial bench has been kindly donated to replace an existing bench by the Whitwick Wheel.

Flagpole

Whitwick Parish Council installed a flagpole on land that it owns near the City of Dan in 2020.  A flag is flown every day, according to the flag flying policy that is reviewed each year.  A parish council flag flies on important dates in our own parish calendar.  Please see the Policies page of this website for further details.

Council Land & Property

Whitwick Park is a King Georges Field charity.

The following recreation grounds, play areas, open spaces and amenity areas were also transferred from the ownership of NWLDC to the Parish Council in 2014:

Ashford Road

Briers Way/Stinson Way

Car Hill Rock, Gracedieu Road

City of Dan

Hermitage Road/Green Lane

Hilary Crescent

Holly Hayes Road/Rosslyn Road

Loughborough Road/Cademan Street

North Street

Thomas Road

Thornborough Road

The following sites have been transferred into parish ownership by the developers:

Briers Way (Crest Homes)

Howe Road (Wilcon Homes)

The Elms (RJH Construction)