Little Eaton Parish Council

14/10/2026

Its now the 7th year of the Little Eaton Living Advent Calendar 2026. With just 9 spaces left could you be the one to decorate a window? Everyone is welcome to join in. Deadline is 31st October.

14/10/2026

Little Eaton Playground Updates

1. The new basket swing requires further work to it’s footings so will be fenced off from tomorrow for a few days. Apologies in advance for the inconvenience.

2. Playground users will have noticed that part of the slide has been removed. This equipment has been closed since early summer when a Parish Councillor found significant corrosion in several areas. Our village blacksmith is going to attempt to breathe new life into the metalwork and councillors are preparing to replace the rotten steps. As the playground is owned by the Parish we don’t get any central funding like many other local play areas. As a result we have applied for several grants to try and help with the cost of materials. Rest assured the slide will be returned to its former glory but at this stage we don’t know how long the work will take.

05/10/2026

Litter picking is scheduled for this coming Sunday (11th October). Meet at St Peter's Park at 10am. All welcome

23/09/2026

Litter picking dates for your diary (10am to 11am):

- 11th Oct 2026 - St Peter’s Park

- 15th Nov 2026 - The Pinfold/ Barley Close/Alfreton Rd junction

- 17th Jan 2027- The Town/Greenway

- 21st Feb 2027 - Outrams Wharf

- 21st March 2027 - St Peter’s Park

15/09/2026

The Parish Council have utilised grant money to replace the three existing, open topped, litter bins within St Peter’s Park and add an additional two. To save on costs these have been installed by the council over the last week.

The new bins are larger and enclosed to keep out rain. The bins are emptied twice a week by Councillor Bush, a particularly difficult task when rain water mixes with dog poo bags! Hopefully the upgraded bins will make this task less unpleasant.

The two new bins can be found below the village hall balcony and on the playground beside the lower bench.

The three bins by each park entrance (Duffield Rd, Vicarage Ln & the gate) are owned and emptied by Erewash Borough Council, usually twice a week.

15/09/2026

Parish councillors have carried out minor repairs to the base of the monument on St Peter’s Park. Over time holes had appeared and we didn’t want children to get their feet caught and trip.

07/09/2026

Street Meet Little Eaton : Wed 09 Sep 14:00

Officers from the Ilkeston Rural Beat Safer Neighbourhood Team are holding a 'Street Meet' whilst on foot patrol on Wednesday 9th September from 2pm.

The meet will take place around The Co-Op, Alfreton Road, Little Eaton and is intended to give residents a chance to speak to us about any local policing issues or concerns.

Come along and pick up advice on crime prevention and find out more information about keeping in touch with us through our free Derbyshire Alert messaging system.

If you are unable to make it, but would still like to contact us, please do so on the following non-emergency methods.

• Website – We have crime reporting tools on our website: https://orlo.uk/K1yZs
• Facebook – send us a private message to the Derbyshire Constabulary page
• Phone – call us on 101

You can also anonymously contact the independent charity CrimeStoppers, on 0800 555 111, or by visiting the CrimeStoppers website: https://orlo.uk/p4TeZ

Your local police force - online. Report a crime, contact us and other services, plus crime prevention advice, crime news, appeals and statistics.

06/09/2026

The new basket swing installation is complete and has already been enjoyed by lots of children today. Whilst the Parish Council managed to redirect some savings over the last year we could not have completed this project without financial help from The Bates Trust and Erewash Borough Council.

We’d like to thank both organisations on behalf of the community and all those who will enjoy using the swing for years to come.

The installation was undertaken by Playbuildprojects who are based in the village and kindly offered to improve the drainage around the tunnels whilst on site at no extra cost. Hopefully fewer soggy knees this winter!

01/09/2026

Exciting times at the playground this week. Installation of the much anticipated basket swing has begun.

We are also using this opportunity to improve the drainage of the concrete play tunnels to prevent the build up of mud when it rains.

As a result some areas of the playground will be fenced off this week and contractors will be moving through the area however the unaffected equipment will be open as usual.

25/07/2026

We had a visit to the Little Eaton Parish Council meeting on Wednesday 22nd July by representatives from Mercian Cycles who are now based on the village and planning their 80th anniversary celebrations. They informed us of their plans for the Festival of Steel which will take place on Sunday 16th August with a number of organised rides supported by Belper Bicycle Club.

The main event will commence around 12 noon, when the riders start to return from the four organized rides. Each ride start will be staggered, and broken down into groups of up to eight riders, to ensure that there is no mass exit onto adjoining roads. Please follow the attached link for further details:

www.belperbc.co.uk/event-details/mercian-festival-of-steel

You will be directed to the “Buy Tickets” page, but tickets are Free of Charge. The registration of riders is required to limit the numbers on each ride, and to hold a record of the riders registered to ride.

The first group(s) of riders will set of from 08:45, and returning riders are expected 12 noon onwards. Visitors are expected to come and go between the hours of 12:00 and 17:00. Many will arrive by bicycle, and car sharing will be encouraged for those arriving in vehicles.

This is an open event, and Free of Charge, to all. There will be a small number of select awards to the “Legends of Mercian”, which will take place when the majority of riders have returned, estimated time 14:00.