WELCOME TO GREAT HORWOOD ANNUAL PARISH MEETING 2013

WELCOME TO GREAT HORWOOD ANNUAL PARISH MEETING 2013

Agenda Welcome Apologies for absence. Approval of the minutes of the 2012 APM held on 2 nd April 2012 Chairman’s Reports/Presentations from other organisations Open Forum – for residents to raise and debate current issues affecting the village.

Welcome – External Organisations Trish Cawte and Sue Marchant- Winslow and District Community Bus Anne Mills - Medical Detection Dogs PCSO Alex Trivino – Thames valley Police Paul Adams – Great Horwood C of E Combined School Simon Garwood – Bucks CC

Welcome - To village organisations Karen Wilkinson and others from the W. I. Dean White – Focus Great Horwood Silver Band – Roy and Beryl Lack Great Horwood Village Hall – Jeannie Marshall Great Horwood and Singleborough Youth Club – Monica Gilbey Footpaths – Robert Deuchar Horwode Pece Management Committee – Liz Nicholls The “Post Office” - Liz Nicholls Jokers Wild – Margaret Michalski Andrew Fuggle – Great Horwood Scouts and Cubs Steve Bennett -Football Club PTA Cricket Club

Chairman’s Report

Your Parish Council Team Karen Francis - Clerk to the Councillors Angela Mayne Valerie Porritt John Scholtens Marc Bennett-Coles Russell Margerrison Ian Lamberton John Gilbey

As I reported last year we had successfully registered The Green in the ownership of the Parish Council but We are still working on the registration of the Recreation Ground i. e. the Cricket Ground.

Following are a few improvements that we have made in the village over the past year.

The Second New Bus Shelter – installed May 2012

New wooden poles installed on The Green

Angela’s Path – The Green

Whitehall’s Walk – Nash Road

The Big Event of 2012

Diamond Jubilee Celebrations

The Rt. Hon. John Bercow MP was there

The Committee

D Jack Smith – our benefactor

Tree donated by AVDC for Diamond Jubilee

During 2012 AVDC carried out a review of the 2 Conservation Areas in the Parish and each of them was considerably extended

Changes to the Great Horwood Village Conservation Area

Changes to the Singleborough Conservation Area

Play Around the Parish 30 th July Play Around the Parish (pm) 14 th August Play Around the Parish (am) 30 th August Play Around the Parish (pm) Great Horwood Feast 6 th/7 th August

Planning Committee Ø Ø Cllrs. Mayne, Scholtens, Lamberton, Margerrison, Gilbey 36 Planning Applications considered in the year. 9 Objected to of which 3 were subsequently approved by AVDC. A new policy has recently been introduced by AVDC which requires the Parish Council to be represented at the Development Control Committee in Aylesbury when we we take an opposite view form the officers on a planning application.

Horwode Pece Recreation Ground ◦ Cllrs. Mayne and Porritt continued as the nominated Parish Council Trustees on the Great Horwood and Singleborough Recreation Trust. ◦ The Council continue to allocate around £ 3, 500 each year to maintain, improve and insure it. Village Hall ◦ Cllrs Porritt and Lamberton are the Parish Council representatives on the Village Hall Committee.

Donations made during 2012/13 During the year the Council made the following donations to local organisations: Great Horwood Silver Band £ 250 Winslow and District Community Bus £ 250 Focus £ 200 Village Hall £ 250 Great Horwood and Singleborough Youth Club £ 250 St James Church for Grass Cutting £ 250 Medical Detection Dogs £ 250

Donations budgeted for 2013/14 The Council’s agreed budget for 2013/14 includes the following budgeted donations: Great Horwood Silver Band £ 250 Winslow and District Community Bus £ 250 Focus £ 250 Village Hall £ 250 Great Horwood and Singleborough Youth Club £ 250 St James Church for Grass Cutting £ 250. Medical Detection Dogs £ 250

Funding Received from Bucks County Council through the Winslow and District Local Area Forum Bus Shelter £ 4, 500 2 Salt/Grit Bins £ 900 Footway in Nash Road £ 8, 600 MVAS 90% Youth Club £ 1850 + min £ 1000 to come

Footpaths Robert Deuchar has continued to monitor and look after all of the footpaths in the Parish and provide a report to every Parish Council Meeting. 5 New gates have been installed during the past year So a big thank you to Robert on behalf of all the walkers in the parish and to those who donated a new gate.

Organisations We have continued to be active members of a number of organisations in order to ensure that the voice of Great Horwood is heard across North Bucks. These organisations are: BCC Winslow and District Local Area Forum NBPPC (North Bucks Parish Planning Consortium) Winslow and District NAG (Neighbourhood Action Group) – BALC (Bucks Association of Local Councils) AVALC (Aylesbury Vale Association of Local Councils) AVDC Local Council Planning Liaison Group

Plans for 2013/14 Complete refurbishment of the Sun Dial which was sited on The Green as a memorial to the Diamond Jubilee as well as the Golden Jubilee and present to the village school Develop and finalise the Neighbourhood Plan in cooperation with the Neighbourhood Plan Team. Complete the registration of the “Cricket Ground”. Install and manage the Movable Vehicle Activated Sign (MVAS) Provide planters at the 4 main entrances to the Parish. We have budgeted £ 1, 000 to try to provide a memorial to the villagers who gave their lives for us during the Second World War.

A date for your diary Saturday 18 th May 10 am to 12 noon in the Village Hall – Consultation on the Great Horwood Neighbourhood Plan

A few thankyous The W. I.

Parish Council website Don’t forget to use our website at www. bucksvoice. net/greathorwoodpc

GREAT HORWOOD ANNUAL PARISH MEETING 2013