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32-462: Castle Donington is notable as the location of Donington Park , a grand-prix circuit and a major venue for music festivals. The area has a long history of mineral extraction, with coal , brick clay, gravel and granite amongst the products. All the deep coal mines in the area have closed, but opencast mining still continues. The district is also home to part of the Battlefield Line and

64-402: A community based station which broadcast on 99.2 FM. The town is served by the local newspapers, Leicester Mercury and Derby Telegraph (formerly Castle Donington Messenger ). Castle Donington Life is an independently owned local community magazine serving Castle Donington and surrounding areas. Castle Donington stands on the former Nottingham to Birmingham trunk road. The town

96-770: A major retail distribution hub and warehousing area. The principal tenant is Marks and Spencer . Since 2013 Norton Motorcycles has its head office in Donington Hall . BMI (British Midland), an airline, was headquartered in Donington Hall. The airline moved its headquarters to Donington Hall in 1982. The subsidiary bmibaby also had its head office in Donington Hall. The annual May Bank Holiday Medieval Market takes place in Borough Street and includes local stalls selling various kinds of produce and goods accompanied by dancing and music. Donington Park

128-683: Is a mix of the old and new, with modern shops mixed with dignified Georgian and Regency houses. Several timber-framed houses dating from the 17th century and earlier survive along the main road. The town has no rail station, but East Midlands Parkway opened early in 2008 at Ratcliffe-on-Soar providing links on the Midland Main Line . In 1868 the Midland Railway opened the Castle Donington Line , which included Castle Donington and Shardlow railway station, on

160-687: Is a site near Castle Donington in North West Leicestershire, England. Originally part of the Donington Hall estate, it is leased by Donington Ventures Leisure Ltd from owner Tom Wheatcroft . Used as a motor racing track, it is also the venue for the Download Festival . Donington Park had a contract to stage the Formula One British Grand Prix for a period of 10 years from 2010 but this was later cancelled due to Donington Park's failing to secure

192-745: Is conveniently right in the town centre and at the time almost all other operators were flying into Ovda (VDA), which is about an hour by coach to the North of the town. The downside was that, because of weight limitations, return flights had to make a refuelling stop at Tel Aviv (TLV) before continuing on to Gatwick. By the summer of 1995, the company had two aircraft operating from London Gatwick airport, one from Manchester, one from East Midlands airport, and one operating north eastern airports, including Newcastle and Humberside. Flights were still operated to Egypt, as well as to popular Mediterranean destinations such as Spain, Greece, Turkey, Italy, and further afield to

224-546: Is coterminous with the North West Leicestershire parliamentary constituency . The council meets at Stenson House on London Road in Coalville. The building was built in 1934 as the headquarters of the old Coalville Urban District Council. Following the creation of North West Leicestershire in 1974 the building was significantly extended to the rear. In 2022 the extension was closed pending demolition, and

256-476: Is mentioned twice in the Domesday Book of 1086 as having land belonging to Countess Ælfgifu and land assigned to Earl Hugh . It is called Castoldonyngtoin in a duchy of Lancaster warrant of 1484. In 1278, King Edward I granted a charter for a weekly market and an annual Wakes Fair. The Fair continues in Borough Street for three days each October. Lace-making was an important industry up until

288-433: Is served by several airlines including Ryanair , Jet2.Com , Thomson Airways and Thomas Cook Airlines . The express parcels company DHL has a base at the airport. The now-defunct airline flybmi formerly had its head office at Pegasus Business Park on the airport grounds. Donington Park motor racing circuit is located to the south west of the village. The site of the former power station has been redeveloped in to

320-418: The 2023 election the composition of the council was: The Conservatives, Liberal Democrats and two of the independent councillors sit together as the "Alliance Group" which forms the council's administration. The next election is due in 2027. Since the last boundary changes in 2015 the district has comprised 38 wards , each of which elects one councillor . Elections are held every four years. The district

352-545: The Ibstock Brick . The neighbouring districts are Charnwood , Hinckley and Bosworth , North Warwickshire , Lichfield , South Derbyshire , Erewash and Rushcliffe . The district was created on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972 , covering the whole area of five former districts plus a single parish from a sixth, which districts were all abolished at the same time: The new district

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384-588: The 1850s, when a sharp decline in the population is recorded. The population did not recover to the same level until a century later when in 1950 over 3,000 people are recorded as living in the village. Bondgate, Borough Street, and Clapgun Street formed the nucleus of the historic village, with the Castle formerly standing at the eastern end of Borough Street on Castle Hill. It was abandoned and its stone used to build Donington Hall within Donington Park. In

416-628: The Canary Islands. Some charter flights also flew to Iceland, and other non-holiday destinations such as Frankfurt. During 1995 the company operated solely with A320 aircraft. Then, at the end of 1995, the company wanted to start flights to Florida and the Caribbean, so there was a need for a larger aircraft with more range and the Douglas DC-10-30 was chosen. Then the airline lost most of its medium-range charter contracts and

448-492: The Conservatives, Liberal Democrats and two of the independent councillors, led by Conservative councillor Richard Blunt. The first election to the council was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority alongside the outgoing authorities until coming into its powers on 1 April 1974. Since 1974 political control of the council has been as follows: The leaders of the council since 2003 have been: Following

480-757: The Derbyshire FA Sunday Junior Cup in the 2014–15 season, and 2015–16 season. Castle Donington Football Club (Charter Standard) Runners up in the North Leicestershire League, Division 1 2014–15 season. Currently playing in The Mel Williams Premier Division. Castle Donington Town Cricket Club an English amateur cricket club, situated on the Moira Dale Recreation Ground, east of the town. The history of

512-573: The UK, the second-largest in terms of freight and cargo. The airport site is now an important economic center and a major employer in the area. Castle Donington Power Station was built in 1958 as one of the largest coal-fired power stations in Europe. It was closed in September 1994 and demolished in 1996. Castle Donington has three primary schools, St Edwards, Foxbridge, and Orchard, the latter serving

544-757: The club dates back to the late 1800s. They have a 1st XI senior side that compete on Saturdays in the Derbyshire County Cricket League , and a Sunday XI team 'The Dons' that play friendly matches in and around the region. Castle Donington Rugby Union Football Club Professional Kickboxing Association – Castle Donington a Kickboxing club through KickboxUK . There are several classes broken down into various age groups that take place at Castle Donington Village Hall every week on Wednesday, there are 4 different classes which run, Reception 4-5 years, Cadets 6-9 years, Juniors 10-13 years, and finally an Adults Class for ages 14+. Donington Park

576-409: The council opened a new customer services centre on Belvoir Road, retaining and refurbishing the 1934 front part of Stenson House to be used for meetings and civic functions. North West Leicestershire has experienced steady population growth in recent times as the district balances the agro-rural economy with the end of labour-intensive deep coal-mining. Alternative employment opportunities exist within

608-596: The district are still able to receive the Waltham TV transmitter to get BBC East Midlands and ITV Central (East) from Nottingham . Radio stations for the area are: Most of the district is covered by civil parishes. Parts of the former Coalville Urban District covering the main part of Coalville and the Thringstone area are unparished areas . The parish councils for Ashby-de-la-Zouch and Ashby Woulds have declared their parishes to be towns, allowing them to take

640-529: The district in the services and distributive sectors, together with local or nearby manufacturing and extractive/transformative/construction industries. The lack of rail services to/from Leicester , Loughborough and other nearby centres limits access for employment, commerce and leisure to a road journey that competes with freight and heavy-haulage vehicles especially to the south and east. Since 2013 Norton Motorcycles has its head office in Donington Hall , Castle Donington . BMI (British Midland), an airline,

672-422: The early 1960s local councils from Derby , Nottingham , and Leicester were seeking a suitable site to build an airport for the region. The former RAF Castle Donington , to the south of the village, was chosen and land purchased in the parishes of Kegworth , Hemington and Lockington to form an enclosed site now forming East Midlands Airport . The airport opened in 1965 and is now the tenth largest airport in

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704-597: The edge of the National Forest and close to East Midlands Airport . The name 'Donington' means 'farm/settlement connected with Dunna'. Another suggestion is that it could means 'farm/settlement at the hill place'. King's Mill , the nearby crossing on the River Trent , is mentioned in a charter issued by Æthelred the Unready in 1009 regarding the boundaries of Weston-on-Trent . Dunintune or Dunitone

736-610: The finances required to upgrade the track. Excalibur Airways Excalibur Airways was a charter airline based in England. It had its head office on the grounds of East Midlands Airport in Castle Donington , Leicestershire . Excalibur Airways was formed in the spring of 1992 and was based at the East Midlands Airport. It began charter operations with three leased Airbus A320s and most of

768-679: The flights were out of London Gatwick airport. In 1994, one more A320 and a Boeing 737-300 were added. Excalibur was the first UK charter airline to operate the A320 with its (at the time) new fly-by-wire control system. Most of the holiday charter flights were to Egypt, although that was not the only destination since they also serviced the holiday resorts in the Mediterranean and North Africa. In 1994 Excalibur offered direct services from Gatwick into Eilat (ETH) in Southern Israel. ETH

800-614: The majority of the children of the town. Castle Donington College, which welcomed KS4 for the first time in 2017, takes students from ages 11–16 and is the village's only secondary school. Local news and television programmes are provided by BBC East Midlands and ITV Central . Television signals are received from the Waltham TV transmitter. The town is served by both BBC Radio Leicester on 104.9 FM and BBC Radio Derby on 104.5 FM. Other radio stations including Capital East Midlands on 102.8 FM, Smooth East Midlands on 101.4 FM, Greatest Hits Radio Midlands on 106.0 FM, and Hermitage FM,

832-437: The northern edge of the town. The station was closed to regular passenger traffic in 1930, and closed completely and demolished in 1968. The access driveway still exists but for pedestrians only, and is the start of a footpath to Hemington, running past the site of the old goods yard, now a scrap yard. The railway remains open for substantial flows of freight traffic as an alternative to the route via Derby. East Midlands Airport

864-518: The site of the former Minorca colliery between Measham and Swepstone on a seam which will be 1 mi (1.6 km) across and extract 1,250,000 tonnes (1,380,000 tons) of coal over five years, and 250,000 tonnes (280,000 tons) of clay. In terms of television, the area receive better TV signals from the Sutton Coldfield TV transmitter which broadcast BBC West Midlands and ITV Central (West) from Birmingham . Some eastern parts of

896-483: The style "town council". (Whilst Ibstock is a post town and Castle Donington is sometimes called a town, neither parish council has formally declared them to be towns.) The parishes are: 52°43′01″N 1°22′12″W  /  52.71694°N 1.37000°W  / 52.71694; -1.37000 Castle Donington Castle Donington is a market town and civil parish in Leicestershire , England, on

928-645: Was cancelled due to financial problems. The circuit formerly hosted the Donington Grand Prix Collection , at the time the world's largest collection of Formula One and Grand Prix vehicles. Brian Henton , an F1 driver, was born in Castle Donington. Castle Donington Town Football Club , who won the Leicestershire County Cup in the 2005–06 season. Castle Donington Cobras Football Club were winners of

960-513: Was headquartered in Donington Hall. The airline moved its headquarters to Donington Hall in 1982. The subsidiary bmibaby also had its head office in Donington Hall. Prior to its disestablishment, Excalibur Airways had its head office on the grounds of East Midlands Airport in Castle Donington. Prior to its disestablishment, Orion Airways had its head office on the grounds of East Midlands Airport. In 2011 Coalfield Resources plc were given permission to develop an opencast coal mining pit on

992-443: Was named North West Leicestershire, reflecting its position in the wider county. North West Leicestershire District Council provides district-level services. County-level services are provided by Leicestershire County Council . Much of the district is also covered by civil parishes , which form a third tier of local government. The council has been under no overall control since the 2023 election , being run by an alliance of

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1024-579: Was the original venue for the Monsters of Rock festivals through the 1980s and 1990s, and is now the home of the annual Download Festival . It also hosted a Formula One Grand Prix – The European Grand Prix  – in April 1993, which was won by Ayrton Senna . It was also set to be the home of the British Grand Prix from 2010 for at least 10 years, but the agreement

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