Parish Community Plan up-date
Although it may appear that not much has happened with
the Plan lately, nothing could be farther from the truth!
...A huge amount of work has
been done to turn a lot of good ideas, views and suggestions
into a feasible Plan of actions for the future. The Plan
is nearing completion and the final stages of consultation
are underway. It has been submitted to the Parish Council
and West Berks Council to check that its proposed actions
are feasible and legal, and a final open consultation meeting
is to be held for residents to air their views before the
Plan is finalised and published. This open meeting will
be held in late March (date to be announced soon) with the
aim of publishing the Plan at the beginning of May.
Once the Plan is published, we will be looking for more
volunteers to help make the actions happen. There will be
plenty of opportunities for anyone who is interested in
helping across a wide range of activities. One of the latest
initiatives that has been suggested is a Local History Society,
so if that interests you, watch this space!
For those who were not at the last Village
Fete in September, the summarised
responses to the questionnaires that were sent
out last year, are set out in the following pages. These
responses form the basis for the plan of actions that has
been prepared.
N.B. at least one of the three
questionnaires was returned from 170 different households.
A 71% return.
Of the three questionnaires, the following returns were
received:
Household: 140 questionnaires returned 60% return
Adults: 262 questionnaires returned 58%. return
Young people (5-15): 40 questionnaires returned 60% return
The percentage figures quoted in the analyses pages
are the number of relevant responses as a percentage of
the number of questionnaires returned.
As a reminder, the Planning Group comprises the following
people, some of whom have have specific responsibilities
for sections of the Plan:
Alan Breadmore Technology
Vikki Brooks Environment
Maria Carver Transport (& Shop)
Zak Frost Allotments (within Sport & Leisure)
Micky Highnett Cricket Club (within Sport & Leisure)
Ed James Amenities (Village Hall & Club)
Deana Carpenter Assisting Ed James with Village Hall &
Club
Penny Locke Young People/Communications
James Pryer Planning & Development
Chris Tonge Parish Council/Road Safety/Crime & Security
Sally Wright The Church
Martyn Wright Employment & Local business
Jean Banfield Planning Group Secretary
Community Care is a general section that will get addressed
by a number of the sub groups.
The sub group that is really leaderless at the moment is
Sport & Leisure, which is of course, one of the biggest
and potentially most grantworthy. One of our urgent tasks,
as soon as we have published the Plan, will be to find someone
to head this up.
