Cllr Megan Pirt

01/11/2026

29/10/2026

Here’s me handing over your cheque Mountsorrel to Rebecca from Cancer Research UK. x

25/10/2026

I was asked yesterday: "Why is the Remembrance Service held at St Peter’s rather than Christ Church?"

It’s a good question so I asked a gentleman who knows ! Thank you, John.

Although the different layouts can give another impression, St Peter’s actually accommodates more people than Christ Church.
There are practical reasons too. An alternative parade route to Christ Church was considered a few years ago, but the current arrangements work better for:
• Safe assembly near the Scout Hut, with minimal disruption to traffic.
• The return march, salute and dispersal.
• Nearby parking for the band and its heavy instruments.
• Refreshments after the parade at the MMC.
St Peter’s also has a longstanding connection with local remembrance. Before the First World War, the Volunteers and later the Territorials paraded there. During the war, its gates became a village information point for news of casualties and losses.
Castle Hill has also played an important part in remembrance over the years. While some would welcome a return there, access is difficult for many people.
Using St Peter’s brings together capacity, practical parade arrangements and a meaningful link with the village’s history of remembrance.

23/10/2026

£5,029.44 of a £5000 target WE DID IT ! WELL DONE MOUNTSORREL TURNING THE VILLAGE PINK & BLUE

22/10/2026

Mountsorrel Education Fund
If you missed the deadline for the upcoming Trustee meeting you can still apply to the Spring 2027 meeting. The deadline for receipt of applications for that meeting is 5pm on Friday 12th March 2027.

https://mountsorreleducationalfund.org

20/10/2026

Very special day yesterday delivering a replica of the Jarrow Crusade petition to the Prime Minister who accepted it 90 years after the marchers had been turned away!

17/10/2026

Thank you for notifying everyone about this Liz

Absolutely appalling to hear that people have been chopping down trees on Mountsorrel common.
This is illegal under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 and can result in fines of £20,000, particularly as this is part of a registered Conservation Area.
If you see or hear someone doing this please contact the police on 101 (do not confront them remember these people have sharp power tools) - please use a what3words location if you can.
Although the land is Mountsorrel Common it is owned by Tarmac. Please phone them on 07483 920301
You can let myself or the parish council know., or email pictures and What3words location together with a description to [email protected]

We need to catch the people doing this and stop them. This is a beautiful wildlife area, and it deserves to be protected.

Thank you

Mountsorrel Parish Council Charnwood Borough Council Stop Mountsorrel Quarry Expansion Mountsorrel Community Team