Spotlight – A journal of Syston Town Council written by Catherine Voyce

A warm welcome to our new Councillor: Cllr Asit Jasari, Asit works in the legal sector and is serving the St Peters East Ward.
Please find an update on Council services as follows:
Syston Town Council offices are open from Monday to Friday 9 am – 4.30 pm. The office will continue to be manned by two to three Officers each day, as well as the Facilities Manager on site. Officers not in the office are likely to be homeworking and are able to access their emails and Council mobile phones. Mobile phone numbers for Officers are as follows:
* Town Manager: 07780 005 642
* Deputy Town Manager:
07780 881 897
* Senior Administrator:
07785 701 280
Estates parks team are working as normal. Cover between 5.00am to 4.30pm; earlier finish on Fridays.
The public toilets on Melton Road and the disabled use toilet on Central Park, are open as usual with additional cleaning measures continuing, to help protect against the spread of Covid-19 virus (to be reviewed in September). The toilets are temporarily closed during cleaning.
The Community Centre is open for room bookings, although there are still some reduced capacity changes in force.
Current Government guidance relating to Covid-19 will always be followed without exception.
Park Bookings (as at the time of going to press – please see our website/FB/Twitter for any updates)
Hire of Central Park for crowd controlled public events are as follows:
* LCC Bug Hunt 10am-1pm Free
Family Event, Central Park, 6th August
* Food Festive by Food Gusto:
Central Park, Saturday, 28th August
* Funtopia at Central Park
Saturday 14th and 15th August
* Kids Fun Day at Central Park
Saturday, 4th September
* Summer Fun Day on Memorial
Park Saturday, 4th September
all day –charity event with Filbert
Fox and Leicester City Legends –
raising funds for Glenfield Hospital
Trust, Mind and Syston Town
Juniors.
* Billy Bates Fair, Central Park,
17th – 26th September 2021 (tbc)
All arrangements are subject to government guidance at the time and are subject to change.
Council Meetings
Council meetings are public meetings and take place each Tuesday evenings at 7.30 pm at the Community Centre. There is an option for members of the public to attend by Zoom, the log-in details are printed on the agenda; agendas are posted on noticeboards, Syston Town Council website and on our Facebook and Twitter pages.
Councillor Surgery
Monthly Councillor Surgeries take place on the first Saturday of each month, currently by Zoom. Our local County and Borough Councillors are in attendance to assist with queries relating to borough and county issues. I also attend some of the surgeries in my role of Town Manager to allow you the opportunity to raise any Syston Town Council specific concerns.
See our website, Facebook and Twitter as well as the notice board at the Community Centre for the Zoom log in details, or contact the office Monday to Friday for assistance if you are unsure how to use Zoom.

Love Clean Streets App – now live!!
You can download a free app to your mobile phone or computer to report graffiti, fly-tipping, fly-posters, potholes, abandoned cars, dog mess and many other categories. When a report is made, a choice from a list of categories will be shown and your concern will be directed directly to the relevant department/authority. Please download the app now and help keep Syston tidy.
Cheering up Syston

I am sure that you will have noticed the beautiful floral displays in Central Park, the town centre streets as well as the Community Centre this year.
Well done to our Estates team and to Officer, Ursula Southan (who worked on the designs) for bringing some colour and vibrancy to the town centre. See pictures below.
Donation from George Walker Woodyard

George Walker Woodyard have made a generous donation of a large wooden planter for the enjoyment of the community. The planter is located on the junction of Walkers Way and High Street. Wildflower seeds have been sown and will soon be in full bloom.
Dog Waste Bins location by Street name, a map is available on the council website:
Archdale Park, High Street,
St Aidans Avenue, Barkby Road,
Jubilee Close, St Peters Street,
Brookside, Lower Church Street,
The Green, Central Avenue,
Oxford Street, Upper Church Street,
Chapel Street, Cross Street,
Wanlip Road, Fosse Way,
Deville Park, Wyndale Drive,
Haddon Close, Melton Road,
Winfield Park,
Barkby Road Cemetery, Syston & District Cemetery,
East Avenue, Central Park and Memorial Park.
Syston Topic
Keep a look out for our own Council Newsletter, Syston Topic. Available by e-copy; downloadable from our website or from the Council office. Topic provides you with the most up to date information from Syston Town Council; what we are doing, when we are doing, how we are doing and why we are doing it!
New Email Address/Website:
mailbox@systontowncouncil.gov.uk
www.systontowncouncil.gov.uk
Twitter @syston_tc
Also find us on Facebook and Linked-In
Contacting your Council:
SYSTON TOWN COUNCILLORS
Merton Ward
Cllr Lyn Gillard
Cllr John Lucas (Vice Chairman)
Cllr Ken Pacey
Cllr Salome Tonge Cllr Phil Walden
Cllr Scott Walker
St Peters East Ward
Cllr Sharon Brown
Cllr Susan Gerrard
Cllr Stephen Hampson
Cllr Mike Mcloughlin
St Peters West Ward
Cllr Tom Barkley (Chairman)
Cllr Malwyn Carnall
Cllr Phillip Knight
New Barkby Ward
Cllr Asit Jansari
Cllr David Pepper
Cllr Harold Screaton
Cllr Lara Towell
All Councillors can be contacted via Syston Town Council:
Syston Town Council, Community Centre, School Street, Syston, Leics LE7 1HN
Phone: 0116 260 7150
Town Manager: Catherine Voyce
Deputy Town Manager: Ursula Southan
Senior Administrator: Kay Liquorish
Assistant to the Town Manager: Sophie Brown
Facilities Manager: Jason Green
Council Meeting Dates
August 2021
Council is in recess
September 2021
Tuesday, 07 Development and General Purposes
Tuesday, 14 Amenities
Tuesday, 21 Resources
Tuesday, 28 Full Council
October 2021
Tuesday, 05 Development and General Purposes
Tuesday, 12 Amenities
Tuesday, 19 Resources
Tuesday, 26 Full Council
Council meetings are public meetings and take place in the Brookside Suite at the Community Centre at 7.30 pm, unless stated otherwise.
A Zoom link is available for members of the public wishing to attend the meeting remotely.