Initiatives April 2026
Councillors are looking into the introduction and use of CCTV/surveillance cameras to tackle anti-social behaviour, including suspected drug dealing and illegal quad bike riding. Costings are being produced and options of grants to pay for them.
Councillors are planning a session to walk around the village to highlight street defects with potholes, footpaths etc and help residents to report these themselves.
Councillors are planning a flag and plaque for the site of the old Polish memorial.
Improvements and developments to the play area, pavilion and playing field.
The play area is a vast improvement from the desolate and bleak area it was in 2019. Lots of new equipment has been installed, the car park has been installed and the old derelict building demolished.
The sports pavilion was handed over to the Parish Council in July 2023, after the cricket club sadly folded. There is a programme of improvements planned to smarten the building up and an Augean grant has been secured. The main hirers of the playing field and pavilion, Wittering Premiair Football Club, are also planning to carry out some improvements at an excellent rate for the council.
A new Grounds Maintenance Contractor will soon be appointed to take care of the general maintenance and statutory checks on the play equipment and pavilion.
Update April 2025
All the major works to the pavilion are now complete and the car park has had some remedial work done by the original contractor, with a height barrier and CCTV also installed. Addida Cricket Club are starting a season of cricket matches, adult training and kids coaching sessions. The football club has merged with Ketton Football Club and we welcome them back later this year. It is hoped that locals will join up to play for these sports teams.
Wild Woodland Way and Nature Recovery
The Parish Council has applied for grants and used this money and donations for the project to transform the previously inaccessible woodland area alongside the play area, near The Deeps. It now has a stone path through the trees, a stone circle for sitting, a natural fence and a walking trail around it. More is planned in the autumn of 2022 for bird and bat boxes, bug hotels, seating/classroom area and information boards.
Update April 2025
Following an approach from Rockingham Vision, nature recovery plans were drawn up for the green areas in the village, including the Woodland Area. Phase 1 of the overall 3 year plan was completed and many new trees and seeds, nesting boxes and owl boxes installed, bringing new wildlife to the area very soon after.
Village Defibrillators - CODE for all is C159X
Easton on the Hill now has two new defibrillators. The currently installed ones are at the village hall, the village shop and an older one at the playing field.
There have been many defibrillator training sessions since the first unit being installed and it is considered to be a skill that should be refreshed from time to time. Should anyone wish to host a defibrillator training session, or would like to attend one please contact the clerk.
Vehicle Activation Signs
Traffic speed is a regular topic in meetings and was a major concern in the Village Survey. Since the last election the council has procured 2 mobile vehicle activations signs (VAS), both were secured by hard-won Lottery funding. Deciding on where they should be sited isn't always as straightforward as you might imagine. They have been placed in the traffic hot-spots around the village but in every instance has to have an appropriate fixing point and it hasn't always been possible to site them where they would be most needed.
LATEST DEVELOPMENTS - additional fixed, solar powered VASs were installed on the A43 on the approach to the village and one in the opposite direction using grants from the NNC Road Safety Team. The data will be monitored to see how many vehicles are speeding over 40 mph and if there is information that might support a request to reduce the speed limit to 30mph.
There was a village petition to reduce the speed limit from 40mph to 30mph along the A43 in early 2026, however unfortunately it did not result in consideration by the speed review panel. The impetus is still there though to keep the data and produce a comprehensive report and petition when the speed review can be submitted again - in 2027. Residents are urged to log and report all traffic incidents or accidents, however minor it may seem.
Resident survey
The Parish Council conducted a new village survey in April 2026, to get feedback on issues and concerns from residents. The full survey and results can be found under the information tab. The main concerns were still traffic calming/speeding, parking, some anti-social behaviour. Potholes were frequently mentioned although this is not in the PC powers to address. Public transport was also mentioned with Call Connect not being used much, and also dog fouling. The Council will be drawing up an action plan to act on some of these issues.