CHINNOR PARISH COUNCIL

NEWSLETTER

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Issue no. 14

October 2007

 

 

Youth Club

It is a sad reflection on our times that following our appeal in the last newsletter for volunteers to help with the Youth Club, not a single person came forward to offer assistance. From a village of over 6,000 people this is a disappointing response.

The council recognises that there are many hard working volunteers within the village, but the village is surely large enough to have a few people who could spare some time to help with the club.

The Parish Council regularly gets complaints from residents about gangs of youths loitering around the streets, and we pushed the County Youth service hard to set up the club in order to try and alleviate this situation. This is not a problem that can be solved by the County, or by throwing money at it, it needs local people to get involved and encourage these young people into new activities and interests. The vast majority of them are not bad people, they just need a focus towards a more positive attitude to life, and this is what our dedicated youth team is trying to do, but they need your support. Without this extra support the Youth Club may have to reduce its opening nights, or even close temporarily, which will be a great disappointment to those who have worked so hard to get the club up and running.

So, if you can help in any way please contact the Parish Clerk on 353267 and she will pass your details to the senior youth worker.

The club has recently lost its leader, Gerald Brandes, and the Council would like to express its thanks to him for his work in the formation of the club.

Policing

The announcement in the last newsletter that the PCSOs will be taking a firmer line with pavement parking has caused some culprits to park on the roadway without regard to the passage of other vehicles, particularly larger vehicles such as buses and lorries.

Residents have no legal right or claim to a parking space on the highway directly outside their property. Vehicles must be parked without causing hindrance to pedestrians or other road users, even if this means having to walk a short distance. This is particularly important where parked vehicles would impede the passage of the emergency services.

Parking is becoming ever more difficult in Chinnor, and is likely to get worse with the new housing developments taking place, and if residents do not take a sensible attitude when parking their vehicles, there is a very real possibility that the Highways department will resort to double yellow lines.

 

There has been a query concerning the Parish Council part funding of one of our PCSOs, the view being that we have already paid for policing in our council tax, but the Council reaffirmed its commitment to this funding for the 3 year term originally agreed, taking the pragmatic view that if we had not funded the PCSO our visible police cover would have been almost negligible. This funding will be reviewed when the three years is over.

 

Planning

The Parish Council has recently received notification that the plans for the development of the main part of Saireys yard have now been passed by SODC, having been submitted to the District Council in October 2005.

The plans are for 30 houses plus a number of commercial and light industrial units.

This site will exit onto Station Road between the railway bridge and the Crown roundabout. This will exacerbate the traffic problem in this area when coupled with traffic from the Cement works development. The Parish Council has conveyed its concern about this to the County Highways Department via our County Councillor, David Wilmshurst.

 

Despite rumours to the contrary, the Parish Council has not been informed that the plans for the sale and development of land at St. Andrews School have been passed by SODC.

 

Finance

The Parish Council has submitted a list of projects, for which we are seeking developer funding, to Taylor Wimpey the developers of the Cement Works site.

The list covers a range of village projects and will be subject to discussion with Taylor Wimpey. One item on the list is land within the Cement Works site to create additional sports fields for the village.

 

General

The new Village Guide is still being prepared and it is not too late if you wish to place an entry in it. Contact the parish clerk on 353267

People are using the litter bins around the village to deposit household waste and dog mess. The collection service will not empty the bins if they are used in this way, so please refrain from this practice. There are numerous dog litter bins around the village for dog mess, the normal litter bins are for street litter only.

 

The Remembrance Day Service will take place at the High Street war memorial at

Approximately 10.45 am on Sunday 11th November following a parade along Lower Road and the High Street

 

Don’t forget to visit the Parish Council Website www.chinnorparishcouncil.org.uk which has been recently improved and now is regularly updated with items of current interest.

 

 

 

Dates for next two Parish Meetings:-

12th November and 10th December

 

 

Published by: Chinnor Parish Council : October 2007

 

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