BISHAMPTON AND THROCKMORTON PARISH COUNCIL
PARISH COUNCIL NEWS: NOVEMBER 2008
HOUSING
As part of the ongoing consultation into where new housing and employment land
should be sited in the county, Qinetiq, which owns the main Throckmorton airfield
site, has, without any notification to local councils, put in a bid to develop
that site and the Marshalls and Drummonds site with 2,500 homes. This means
it will be considered by the Government as part of the regional development
strategy next year. The PC and Cllr Liz Tucker will be following the issue closely.
ALLOTMENTS
The council has received another request from
someone wanting an allotment. Parish allotments are put to grazing at present,
but the man concerned said he would be willing to make use of some other land
– perhaps someone has too much garden land to manage or some land where
they feel an allotment could be set up? Contact the clerk if you feel you could
help and you will be put in touch. Also, contact the clerk if you would like
an allotment and a longer term scheme could possibly be considered.
FLOOD ALLEVIATION
Councillors have met with the head of Wychavon District Council to press for
swifter consideration of the flood alleviation scheme which has been on the
WDC books for several years following the floods ten years ago. A flood action
plan has been prepared by Wychavon for the parish and the council is pushing
for this to be followed up by some action soon.
REQUESTS
Warning signs to make the roads safer for horse riders and dog bins for Gunnings
Lane are two requests the PC has received. Both of these have been put to the
relevant authorities and it is hoped they can be installed.
COMMUNITY
FIRST RESPONDERS
Two new members have joined the scheme and now there are five trained responders
to provide emergency first aid coverage in parish. (The scheme is run by the
ambulance service – always dial 999 and a local responder will be sent
if available). Anyone else who would like to talk about training for the scheme
can contact the clerk to be put in touch.
Next
Meeting
The next meeting of the council is scheduled for Monday,
December 1st, at Throckmorton Parish Room. Watch the notice boards for details
of the agenda. All Parish Council meetings begin with an open forum session
for people to raise issues/ideas for consideration by the council.
Contact parish clerk Carolyn Morris on 01386 554058 - email fimor@aol.com
Past minutes are also available for viewing on this web site or in Bishampton
shop.