CHINNOR PARISH COUNCIL

NEWSLETTER

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Issue no. 16

May 2008

 

 

Annual Assembly

The Annual Assembly took place on 28th April when the Parish Council reported on the years events to the local electorate. 15 members of the public attended to hear reports from the Council, and representatives of the Village Hall committee, the Sports and Social Club, Thames Valley Police, Chinnor First Responders, and our local councillors from South Oxfordshire District Council, and Oxfordshire County Council.

An open forum was held at the end for public questions and comments.

Some of the points raised are noted elsewhere in this newsletter, but full copies of the reports can be viewed at the Parish office.

 

Statutory Annual Meeting

The Statutory Annual Meeting of the Parish Council was held on Monday 12th May at which the following officers were elected;

Chairmen of the Parish Council                         Cllr Mike Dix

Vice Chairmen of the Parish Council                             Cllr John North

Chairmen of the Planning Committee                             Cllr Martin Wright

Chairmen of the Environment Committee                       Cllr Tony Wills

Chairmen of the F&GP Committee                               Cllr Maurice Pullen

Vice Chairmen of the Planning Committee                     Cllr Pat Haywood

Vice Chairmen of the Environment Committee   Cllr Fiona Mantle

Vice Chairmen of the F&GP Committee                       Cllr Nigel Ambridge

 

Youth Club

The modifications to Whites field hall are nearly complete, which will greatly improve the Youth Club facilities.

With the appointment of the new leaders, and the assistance of several much appreciated volunteers, the Club is now opening on Monday and Thursday evenings, and we would urge all parents to encourage their 13 to 18 year olds to get involved. The intention is for the young people to be actively involved in the organisation and running of the Club; they should be saying what they want the club to be doing.

 

New Parish Office

The Parish Council has been aware for some time that the current Parish Office, whilst being conveniently situated at the Village Centre, is not readily accessible to all persons, particularly the elderly, infirm, and parents with very young children.

When the building at the corner of Duck Square became available for rent, the Council entered into discussions with the owner with a view to moving the Parish office to this building. The discussions are now complete and the Council has agreed terms to rent the building.

The building is geographically in a central village position, and adjacent to the Library, Wellington House Surgery, and St Andrews School, and will enable the Council to increase the services that can be offered to the public from an easily accessible building.

Some modifications are required to the building before the Council moves in, but the date of moving will be well publicised beforehand.

 

Anti-Social Behaviour

The light, warm evenings are with us again, and unfortunately this heralds the almost inevitable rise in late night, noisy, litter producing, and occasionally drunken gatherings in public places. Thames Valley Police have assured us that they will be taking a no nonsense approach to this in Chinnor, and have recently appointed a dedicated Community Police Constable for Chinnor. Unfortunately this officer will not be in post until well into the summer.

In the meantime, we would ask all parents of young teenagers to be aware of where their children are at night and whom they are with.

 

Traffic

The question of Chinnor traffic was raised at the Annual assembly, with the suggestion of a 20mph limit through the village, and a vehicle weight restriction along Church Road and the High Street. The Council will pursue these points with OCC, but following the visit of Huw Jones, and Tracey Dow from the County Council on the 7th April to a Parish Council meeting, and their subsequent statement that “the road network would be able to cope with the extra demand” caused by new development, any future action by OCC is likely to be limited.

 

 

Parish Council meeting

The next Full Parish Council meeting will take place on Monday 2nd June 2008, from 7.45pm in The Reading Room, High Street. This meeting will include a public forum section.

 

 

 

 

Published by: Chinnor Parish Council: May 2008

 

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