Matters Arising Wendover Parish Council Page
View from the Chair
As I write this month’s view, we are still in a sort of lockdown, England are playing Denmark at Wembley and Roger Federer is out of Wimbledon! Meanwhile in Wendover, the weather is changeable, and the work of the Parish Council continues. The newly-formed Council is settling in with various working groups and an exciting new group has been convened to look at the Parish 5-year strategic plan, which will set out the aspirations for the Council, looking at areas for improvement, projects etc! Our focus at the moment is to complete a number of works that have been delayed due to Covid-19. These include looking into speeding with a survey in September, and a possible 20mph zone down the High Street, so please make your comments when that is up and running. Parking is on a second informal consultation for South St and Little Hampden Close. Other areas are moving to the statutory consultation when that closes. The canal path has secured an outside grant, so work is now being done to finalise the details and timing for the refurbishment in conjunction with the Canal and Rivers Trust. Our thanks go to Peter Elwin of the Wendover Arm Trust, for his help and perseverance in gaining funding for the project. Maintenance of the Hampden Pond area is also on track to be completed this year.
of £1m. Schemes were shortlisted by a panel of technical advisors, and unfortunately our application was not successful. We will be appealing this decision; in addition, we are now having the same conversations with the Budget Setting 2022/23 The Budget is agreed every December for the Wendover Community Board to see if they forthcoming financial year. The financial year would support and part fund the project. starts on 1 April and ends on 31 March. We Our Open Spaces group are looking at designs for get most of our money via the “Precept” which a skate park in Ashbrook and are tendering for a is a demand on Buckinghamshire Council to partner company to help progress the project. The enable us to function. This demand is then inclusive play equipment is also being considered passed on to Parishioners via the Council Tax. and funding will be sought over the course of If we have any large projects for example the next few months. Both will be part of the playground equipment, we can apply for grants 2022-23 Council program of works. Similarly, from outside bodies or the Community Board. the refurbishment of the Clock Tower wall with (www.buckinghamshire.gov.uk/communitydrinking fountain has been moved to next year. and-safety/improving-your-local-community/ wendover-community-board/). We will start to build the budget over the next couple of months. Do you have proposals or ideas on projects that could benefit the residents of Wendover that would require budgeted funds? Contact details below.
Wendover Produce Market Saturday 21 August, 10am to 2pm Manor Waste
Parish Council Meeting Tuesday 3 August, 7.30pm St Anne’s Hall For all meeting and committee dates please visit our webpage www.wendover-pc.gov.uk/meetings
Working Group Updates
A recommendation from the Noise and Speed Working Group, resulted in the Council applying to the HS2 Road Safety Fund for funding to install a speed camera along the A413 bypass. The HS2 RSF received 35 applications That’s all for now but I do hope that you are for schemes which collectively would cost able to have a good summer wherever you upwards of £4m against a budget for the year decide to spend it and that the sun shines a bit! Wendover Parish Council, The Clock Tower, High Street, Wendover HP22 6DU Sheila Bulpett www.facebook.com/wendoverparish/
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The Churches in Wendover are • Wendover Free Church continues to meet online and and can be contacted as shown below • St Anne’s Mass - Sunday at 9am and Tuesday at 10.15am • St Mary’s offers different ways of gathering online and in person, please use the contact details below
Wendover Free Church – 01296 622354 wendoverfreechurch.org.uk St Anne’s Roman Catholic Church – 01296 290545 aylesburycatholicchurches.co.uk/index.php/st-annes St Mary’s Church of England – 01296 696136 / 623123 stmaryswendover.org 24
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