Findern Parish Council

19/08/2026

WHO HANDLES WHAT? Reporting a broken street light 💡

Is a street light out on your street?

Although residents often contact the Parish Council, street lighting maintenance and repairs are managed by Derbyshire County Council.

If you notice a faulty street light, the quickest way to get it fixed is to report it directly to Derbyshire County Council through their website here: derbyshire.gov.uk/transport-roads/roads-traffic/street-lighting/report-fault/report-a-street-light-fault.aspx

By reporting it straight to the responsible authority, you help ensure the issue is logged and dealt with as efficiently as possible.

Report a problem or fault with a street light, lamp, lit traffic sign or bollard, including emergency faults such as exposed cables.

27/07/2026

WHO HANDLES WHAT? 🚧 Reporting a pothole.

Seen a pothole that needs attention?

While the Parish Council works hard to support our community, pothole repairs are the responsibility of Derbyshire County Council.

To report a pothole, simply use the online reporting portal here: derbyshire.gov.uk/transport-roads/roads-traffic/road-maintenance/potholes/potholes.aspx

Reporting it directly helps ensure the issue reaches the team responsible and can be assessed as quickly as possible.

We're responsible for the maintenance and repair of roads, including pavements or footways. You can report a pothole or another fault.

20/07/2026

🌞 Free Summer Activities! 🌞

Thanks to sponsorship from Findern Parish Council, two fantastic FREE summer activity sessions will be taking place at Highfields Spencer Academy this summer:

Play Mobile
📅 Monday 10 August
⏰ 10am to 12pm

Adventure Mobile
📅 Wednesday 19 August
⏰ 2pm to 4pm

For full details of all summer activities and information on how to register, please visit southderbyshire.gov.uk/our-services/active-communities-and-health/active-young-people

12/07/2026

Thank you to all who bought raffle tickets at last night’s Party in the Park in Findern.
The raffle, plus extra donations raised £735 for local Charity Hannah’s Hope.
Thank you 😊

02/07/2026

FINDERN'S PARTY IN THE PARK is just over a week away!

Findern’s Party in the Park will take place on Saturday, 11 July 2026 at Hillside Playing Field. Pack you picnic, chairs and your dancing shoes and join us for an evening of music with local duo, The Cover Halves,; all the 80s classics from Let's Eighties; and floor filling anthems from Half Cut Band. Doors open at 5.30pm and entertainment starts at 6pm through to 10.30pm.

May we remind visitors that BBQs cannot be used on the site.

Also, there will be no parking available on the site; you can drop off people and picnics at the entrance to Hillside playing field and then park on roads elsewhere; however, please be respectful of residents and do not block driveways or park on grass verges.

Although this is a free event, we will be selling tickets for a raffle to be drawn on the night for the Council’s charity for this civic year – Hannah's Hope, a local charity that supports teenagers during their cancer treatment. We hope you will support the raffle, please bring Cash, though we have a SumUp machine for card payments (hopefully if the technology works!)

Willington Scouts will be providing burgers, hot dogs and nachos food on their stall at the event; and also have a bar selling soft and alcoholic drinks. All profits from their stall will support their aim of building a new scout hut.

Lagans will also be there with their stall selling Indian wraps and street food.

NOTE: the event will go ahead even if England progresses in the World Cup tournament and ends up in the quarter final starting at 10pm on Saturday 11 July! We didn't see that one coming when we set the date for Party in the Park back in August last year! It is too short notice to have a giant screen showing the match, so we hope that you will stay with us at Party in the Park till the end, then rush home to watch the 2nd half of the game to see England win!!

02/07/2026

The next Ordinary Meeting of Findern Parish Council will take place at 7.00pm on Thursday, 9 July 2026. The meeting will be held at the Methodist Church, Lower Green, Findern DE65 6AD. PRESS AND PUBLIC ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND THE MEETING. The first 15 minutes of the meeting are allocated for public sp...

24/06/2026

The Parish Council is reaching out to local businesses and companies within the parish to ask for support with our community fundraising events, the first of which will be our Party in the Park event taking place on the evening of 11 July 2026.

As part of the event, we will be holding a raffle to raise funds for our chosen charity, and we are kindly asking for donations of raffle prizes from our local community businesses.

This year, we are proud to support Hannah’s Hope Charity, a small charity based at Mercia Marina in Willington. Hannah’s Hope Teenage Cancer Respite Retreat provides dedicated support to teenagers and young adults facing the unimaginable challenge of a cancer diagnosis.

For more information about the charity, please visit:
https://www.hannahs-hope.co.uk

Any support you can offer towards our fundraising efforts would be greatly appreciated. In return, we would be delighted to acknowledge and promote your business through our parish newsletter as a thank you for your generosity and community support.

Contact the Clerk on 07444 085807 or by email [email protected]

23/06/2026

‼️Reminder about bin collections this week!
With record high temperatures forecast this week, our bin collection teams will be out earlier than usual to avoid the extreme heat later in the day.

⏰ Please ensure bins are out the night before your collection, as we will begin at 5am.

🤲 For family, friends or neighbours that aren’t online? Please let them know if you can 👍

18/06/2026

A few of our councillors will be at the Findern Village Fete this Saturday with our own stall. We’ll have some traditional games and will be on hand to answer any questions.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Save the date, Findern 🤩🎬🎞🍿

Our Village Fete is returning this summer and we’ve got a fantastic movie themed day lined up for you!

Did you see our last post - the one about the awesome kids costume competition?! Go take a look 👀

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05/06/2026

The next Ordinary Meeting of Findern Parish Council will take place at 7.00pm on Thursday, 11 June 2026. The meeting will be held at the Methodist Church, Lower Green, Findern DE65 6AD. PRESS AND PUBLIC ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND THE MEETING. The first 15 minutes of the meeting are allocated for public s...