Groby’s parking problems
Druck’s suggestions to limit the impact of anticipated business growth
Call up for Fin Deevey-Ryan
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Based ontowards Firschool Tree Lane the Aereal image company acknowledges that vehicles owned by the Company’s staff are a contributing factor to the parking problems within the village, as many of the 500 employees who have to commute to Groby need to travel by car. Anticipated business growth over the next 18 months may mean the creation of up to 100 extra jobs, so the company is keen to mitigate any further adverse impact. The need for additional parking provision has been part of the informal discussions the company has had with members of the Groby Parish and Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council since the middle of November 2018. Although around 80% of the employees travel into the village this doesn’t represent the number of vehicles, as some will car share, travel by bus or even cycle. The company offers incentives such as bus passes or free breakfasts to
encourage alternative forms of travel. Some of the 136 employees who live within walking distance may have personal circumstances or responsibilities which require them to travel to work by car. A comprehensive range of Aereal image towards A50 different parking options have been considered by the company and seven initiatives were presented to the Parish Council for comment at their March meeting. The options fall into two groups – 1. Those that involve the company encouraging employees to reduce their car usage for commuting. Referring to these Claire Aitchison, Plant Manager and Site Leader said “all parking spaces made available through these will be reallocated to others who need to use a car to commute to work.” 2. Those that need the cooperation of the Parish Council to provide additional off street parking. Those encouraging reduced car use include: • Cycle or walk to work schemes providing a financial incentive to staff who are willing to surrender their onsite parking allocation
and walk or cycle to work as an alternative. • Incentivising car share schemes providing a financial incentive to Baker Hughes GE Groby staff who are willing to surrender 01 their onsite parking allocation and share a commute to work as an alternative. 945-GE • Provision of a shuttle bus service to collect staff from local villages. Those that aim to provide additional off street parking include: • A private driveway rental option where employees could privately lease a driveway during working hours. • Provision of a shuttle bus service to collect staff from Groby village recreation car parks. • Additional parking spaces at Quarry Park and the Scouts’ building dci architecture ltd The Rural Design Office Barns Heath Farm, Snarestone Road, Appleby Magna, Leicestershire. DE12 7AJ
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Park on my Drive Back in 2013 the Spotlight focused on the parking problems as the yellow lines were introduced but the ‘Park on my Drive’ alternative suggested brought little support.
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CONGRATULATIONS to Brookvale Groby Year 11 student Fin Deevey-Ryan, who has been selected into the Leicester Tigers and Brooksby Melton College Advanced Award in Sporting Excellence (AASE) programme. They have been thoroughly impressed with his recent rugby performances, and believe he has the potential not only to develop himself, but to help grow the AASE programme. Well done Fin!
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