Image of Digby Village centre Winter 2010

Photo by Ange

Welcome to the Digby Parish Council Website

The aim of this website is to inform and advise readers.  Apart from Parish business, you will find a Picture gallery containing old images of Digby, Allotment plots news and a Neighbourhood Watch section.  We also aim to add a 'what's on' in the village hall.  There is a Digby Archaeology page - you will find images of historical, every-day items used by our ancestors ranging from Victorian back to Roman found in and around our village.

Located in the beautiful and diverse county of Lincolnshire, Digby is a small rural village just 6 miles north of the bustling market town of Sleaford and 12 miles south of the ancient City of Lincoln.

With a population of c.500, Digby enjoys peace and tranquility that's becoming hard to find in many parts of England.

Digby C of E School has c.63 pupils and is situated behind the Church.

The fine Anglican Church dedicated to St.Thomas-a-Becket was built in the Gothic style and well worth a visit.

The Digby War Memorial Hall is located in Church Street, opposite the old pub built in during the 1600s, The Red Lion.  The gardens fronting the hall have been extensively refurbished and contain amongst the shrubbery two seats for the weary to just sit and watch the world go by. Evenings however, especially in the darker winter months are the time to see the multi-coloured  LED lights sunk into the edges of the 2 paths that cross the gardens.  These paths represent the searchlights used during WW2 and the patterns are duplicated in the iron gates to the gardens.

The Spires and Steeples heritage trail runs straight through the village, as does the annual Spires and Steeples Challenge, an annual charity run/walking event.

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                         JOB VACANCY

                   DIGBY Parish Council

seeks to recruit a Clerk and Proper Officer/Responsible Financial Officer.

The post is for 5 hours per week and includes overall administration of the Parish Council’s business, including preparation of papers for meetings, taking and production of accurate minutes, dealing with the Council's correspondence, arranging insurance requirements and monitoring the Council's policies. The post-holder will also be responsible for keeping the Council's financial records, supervising two employees and obtaining, presenting and advising on necessary information for discussions in council.

Applicants should possess good educational qualifications and preferably have previous experience of clerical work, although free training will be given. Good organisational and administrative skills are essential for this position, and basic computer skills would be helpful..

A flexible approach to working is necessary and candidates should be aware that this position does involve some evening work, attending meetings of the Council and its committees.

A competitive salary is offered for this position, which is subject to annual review along nationally agreed and published guidelines. Out of pocket expenses are reimbursed.

Candidates are required to disclose in writing if they are related to any councillor or council employee and deliberate failure to disclose disqualifies a candidate, as does canvassing.

For further details and an application form, please contact:

David Hart, Chairman Digby Parish Council

2, North Street,

Digby Village

LINCOLN

LN4 3LY

Tel: 01526 320 403


CLOSING DATE: 30thApril 2013

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The Red Lion pub is NOW OPEN FOR BUSINESS!!  Meals will be available to order throughout the week, ring 01526 321686 for details.

DID YOU KNOW, there is a weekly quiz-night at the Red Lion?? If you fancy exercising your brain on a Sunday evening and have a team (team-members maximum: 6), then come along - it's great fun and a good way to end the weekend.  Starts c. 8:30pm.

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NOTICE TO DIGBY RESIDENTS SAND BAG INFORMATION - Updated November 2012

North Kesteven District Council Sand Bag Policy

The Council will supply to its local domestic residents, for use in specific emergency situations both filled sand bags and empty sand bags for self help purposes. Requests for sand bags can be made either, during normal hours by telephoning the Council’s Environmental Services Department on 01529 414155 or outside office hours by contacting the Council’s Emergency Hotline on 01529 308308 (Sleaford area) or 01522 699650 (if calling from a Lincoln number).

An emergency situation is defined as one where there is a flood warning or a local flood emergency, where there is a serious risk to property. The Council does operate a self-help facility to Parish Councils in areas that are potentially at risk of flooding.

Businesses are encouraged to make their own arrangements by obtaining sand and sand bags from local builders merchants or specialist suppliers.

Supporting information for North Kesteven District Council’s Sand Bag Policy

The Council will support the co-ordinated efforts of the Lincolnshire Emergency Planning Team.

Priority for distribution of sand bags will be in accordance with the severity of flood warnings.

Sand bags will be issued at the discretion of the distribution team to properties, which are at serious risk of flooding.

This sand bag policy is to prevent water from entering domestic residences only. Sand bags willnot be issued for garages, sheds and gardens.

During a specific emergency flooding situation the public are advised to refer to the Council’s website www.n-kesteven.gov.uk for information on:

  • Environment Agency

  • Lincolnshire County Council

  • Up to the minute weather forecasts

  • Health Advice

  • School Closures

  • Sand bag “self-help” sites

  • List of Suppliers for Businesses

Residents are advised to keep a battery or windup radio available in case of power loss, and to tune into the local radio station:

  • BBC Radio Lincolnshire 94.9 FM and 1368 AM

  • Lincs FM 102.2 FM  

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THIS LINK:
 
http://www.floodshield.com/

could be of help for those residents recently affected by flood water
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Help for a warm and well winter

A government grant of £243,309 will help vulnerable people stay warmer, healthier and more positive this winter.

The money has been awarded to the county council and its partners to run the successful Responders To Warmth (R2W) scheme again this winter. For most of us, winter weather can be fun or it can be inconvenient, but for elderly and vulnerable people, it can seriously affect their health and wellbeing.

Last winter through the scheme, hundreds of people were given practical support such as handy-man services, insulation, heating repairs, emergency heaters, boiler replacements and draught-proofing. Advice on energy efficiency and how to prevent slips, trips and falls was also provided.

Executive Councillor for Health, Housing and Community, said:

“This is such a worthwhile scheme. The people we helped last year said they felt healthier and more cared for, and we will be using this funding to help in even more communities this year.

“Because this is a one-off grant, we will also be looking at how we can develop longer-term ways of minimising the effects of cold housing and fuel poverty in communities in the future.”

A helpline and website will now be running from Monday 26 November until April 2013.  To access the service, call 0845 606 4566 or visit www.responderstowarmth.co.uk. A free self-help guide is also available.

To be eligible for the services on offer, clients need to live in Lincolnshire. They should also be on a combined household income of less than £23,500 and have combined saving of less than £10,000 and suffer with a chronic, acute or long term illness or disability. Alternatively they could be in receipt of a state benefit including Child Tax Credit, Pensioner Credit or income support.