Approximately forty
parishioners attended a Parish Plan meeting on the 27 September 2006.
Peter Hartop, Chairman of the Parish Council and Parish Plan
committee, explained that a total of 37 issues had been identified
from the responses to the Parish Plan questionnaire.
In order to address these issues seven action groups have been set up
and each group will be addressing the issues within their grouping.
Each action group has been assigned a member of the Parish Council who
will act as a conduit between the Parish Council and the group.
The seven groupings together with the names of the action group members are shown
below.
(* =
Parish Council Representative)
COMMUNICATION ISSUES
Peter Rankin (leader), Clive Just,
Bill Pearce, Ken Shrimpton, Maggie Spoor*
1. Lack of understanding of the powers and responsibilities of Parish
Council
2. Perception of poor communication from Parish Council
3. Need to improve communication within the Parish
4. Need to produce list of activities and clubs available in Parish,
where & when they meet and how to join.
5. Need to re-introduce “welcome pack” for new arrivals
COMMUNITY SERVICES ISSUES
Lorraine Shrimpton (leader),
Pat Hartop, May Mills, Kath
Morrissey,
Pat Keeble,
Wendy Williamson,
Margery Pipe*, Rev David Mason
(observer)
1. Dissatisfaction with some medical services
2. Dissatisfaction with recycling services
3. Dissatisfaction with street lighting
4. Poor litter bin provision
5. Dog fouling
6. Dissatisfaction with roadside care/street cleaning and snow
clearing/gritting
7. Perception that police coverage in the Parish is poor
8. Neighbourhood watch required
9. Need for a shop of some description in the Parish
10. Need to support St Mary’s Church in alternative uses and support
maintaining the fabric of the building
ECONOMIC ISSUES
Ian Coomber, Ben Just
1. Lack of employment opportunity in the Parish
2. Consider encouraging tourism
3. Encourage small business development
4. Oppose small scale industrial workshops
HOUSING & DEVELOPMENT ISSUES
Parish Council: Peter Hartop,
Michael
Thomas,
Margery Pipe,
Maggie Spoor, Chris
Poulter,
Geoff Hulatt
1. Creation of a Parish Design Statement
2. Ensure new housing development meets parishioner’s wishes
3. Preservation of landscape features within the villages
LANDSCAPE & ENVIRONMENT ISSUES
Janet Barbour, Maxine
Boswell, David Cook, Patrick Doyle, Margaret Jones, Pat Keeble,
William Robinson, Carol Stork, Paula Turvey, Michael Thomas*
1. Desire to see new accessible wildlife habitats established
2. General appearance of the villages and their approaches
3. Preservation of the gravel pits/nature reserves
4. Preservation of Parish hedgerows
RECREATION & LEISURE ISSUES
Janet
Barbour, Maxine Boswell, David Cook, Patrick Doyle, Margaret Jones,
Pat Keeble, William Robinson, Carol Stork, Paula Turvey, Michael
Thomas*
1. Need to improve recreational facilities for young people
2. Need for a recreation field in Parish
3. Village Hall
4. Desire to see new countryside footpaths established
5. Accessibility and information about clubs and activities (Liaise
with Communication)
TRAFFIC & TRANSPORT ISSUES
Paul Keeble, Derek Williamson, Peter Hartop
1. Traffic problems
2. Need for parking facilities in the Parish
3. Some people in Parish need help with transport
4. Commercial bus service
5. Villager Community Minibus
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