December to January 2013 - Leicestershire Villages

LONG WHATTON CRICKET CLUB
May I on behalf of the cricket club take this opportunity to thank every one who supported the
clubs bonfire night celebrations. Especially this year with the bad weather we experienced this summer
resulting in 50% of the games being cancelled and the subsequent loss of revenue
We also had problems with our banners advertising the event which has puzzled many people in the
village. As you may be aware our banners were taken down five times albeit very neatly so we reerected
them each time until finally the banners were removed and the frames left behind. We contacted
the police who treated it as a criminal offence and suggested we might contact the council
just to ensure they were not responsible. We duly contacted the city council,the county council and
NW Leics council who were not aware of the problem, with the different councils due to speak to
each other and come back to us, which they duly did. Their response was that it was nothing to do
with any of the councils, for if it had been an offence the different councils would all have taken the
frames and not just the signs. We duly informed the police and guess what, several days later a villager
returned from holiday to find a letter addressed to the cricket club dated around ten days earlier
through his letter box informing the club to remove illegally erected signs.
We have written to the three councils involved copying our local Parish Council two weeks ago and
followed that up, with no reply from any of the councils involved. All we are asking is why can
Hathern & Diseworth advertise their events and Long Whatton be singled out with their banners
being confiscated. A lot of villagers are puzzled and angry and like me would like to know why this
village has been given this treatment by the council.
Once again may we thank the village for their support
David Willis , Treasurer, Long Whatton Cricket Club
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