MATTERS ARISING

During these unprecedented times, Wendover Parish Council business is carrying on, albeit in a different manner. The financial side of the Council has continued over the internet with virtual meetings including the recent internal audit. The audit was very successfully completed on 22 June with just two minor recommendations for the coming year, thanks to the excellent work by the Deputy Clerk whose diligence and commitment is greatly appreciated. As a result the Parish Council is in a strong financial position despite the extra costs incurred during the Covid-19 outbreak.

With the delay to the Parish Council elections until 2021 and after the resignation of Cllr Campbell, there were four empty seats on the Council in June. Following an extraordinary council meeting on 23 June four candidates for co-option were successfully elected to the council making our full complement of 13. We are delighted to welcome Pam Chambers, Kieren Jarratt, Jo Moore and Diane Washington to join us and look forward to working with them.

As restrictions to activities are relaxed it has been great to see the Thursday market back on the Manor Waste. It is gradually coming back to full strength and the one way system with hand sanitising is working well. By the time this is distributed, the playgrounds should be open and I know that my grandchildren will be delighted to use the equipment again; it’s been hard to walk past it and not be able to have a go on it!

One last plea is that those who use our wonderful outside spaces please take any rubbish away with you and keep Wendover looking lovely, otherwise the grounds team have extra work to do and the health hazards are likely to affect us all. Let us not be a pocket of infection due to thoughtless behaviour!

Sheila Bulpett

You do not need us to tell you that we are living in bizarre times, but we would like to tell future generations how we coped. To that end Wendover Parish Council is producing a Time Capsule to be interred next Spring and lifted in 100 years. We want it to tell the future how innovative we were and how helpful and understanding people were to each other. We are appealing to businesses, organisations, and the people of Wendover for suggestions and artifacts to be included in the Capsule. The Time Capsule Working Group will next meet towards the end of August and present its ideas to the full Parish Council at the September meeting. Meanwhile please get thinking about what might be included in the Capsule. Post your ideas through the letter box of the Clock Tower or e-mail us at admin@wendover-pc.gov.uk.

During lockdown, many residents have taken to walking around the village as part of their new daily routine.

Did you know - Under Section 154 of the Highways Act 1980 hedges, trees and shrubs are required to be cut back to avoid overhanging a highway, road or footway to which the public have access.

This is to avoid danger or obstruction of the passage of vehicles, pedestrians including those with pushchairs or wheelchairs, cyclists, or horseriders and any streetlights.

Wendover Parish Council’s role under devolved services by Buckinghamshire Council is to ensure that home and business owners maintain hedges to avoid danger or obstruction to users of the highways.

Any obstructing trees or hedges need to be trimmed back by the landowner, please check the boundary of your property regularly to ensure you are not encroaching onto the public highway. If you would like any further guidance please contact the team at the Clock Tower.

On Saturday 11 July, Wendover Parish Council reopened their Hampden Meadow and Ashbrook (Castle Park) playparks. Thorough inspections have been completed incorporating Risk Assessments resulting in guidelines which must be adhered to. Please read the signage before using the equipment. The playparks will be monitored to ensure compliance with the guidelines. Failure to comply will result in the playparks being closed until the Government restrictions are lifted.

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