Wendover Parish Council Matters Arising View from the Chair
is disappointing to see that some of the new Parish Council Meeting “whips” or very small trees, recently planted on Tuesday 3 May, 7.00pm Ashbrook playground and in Hampden Meadow, have been pulled up. Together with Climate St Anne’s Hall Action Wendover, WPC are trying to improve For all meeting and committee dates the environment for all and the time and effort please visit our webpage of many volunteers has not been respected, by these actions. If you have any information www.wendover-pc.gov.uk/meetings Some of our priorities for this year have been regarding any vandalism, please contact the clerk completed: the new white gates at the edge or dial 101 and report the issue. I hope that we do Manor Waste Survey Update In January, the Parish Council launched a survey of the village, the highways trees are finally in not have any further instances. seeking the public’s views on the use of Manor their resting places at various locations along Waste. We received 52 online responses and Aylesbury Road and Stanhope Close (thanks to Have a good May! conducted more than 20 in-depth interviews. All Buckinghamshire Council), and the cycleway. Sheila Bulpett were wholeheartedly supporting the continuation On the latter, the white road markings on either of the pandemic ‘café society’ outdoor seating Wendover Produce Market side of the new “red carpet” (a high friction and seeking further use of the community space Saturday 21 May, 10am to 2pm surfacing) at the end of Grenville Ave etc, have to bring interest and visitors to our thriving market Manor Waste new meanings for motorists. In short, that all town. There is a lot happening in the background vehicles entering or leaving a junction must to develop ideas and recommendations based give way to pedestrians and cyclists on the cycle Parish Council Grants 2022/23 on the input. Further details will be published as way. The recent changes to the Highway Code The WPC Finance Committee recently convened soon as they become available. can be found here: Code - The Highway Code: 8 to hear the recommendations from the Grants changes you need to know from 29 January 2022, Sub-Committee. We are pleased to announce www.gov.uk/government/news/the-highway- that WPC has awarded grants to the following code-8-changes-you-need-to-know-from-29- local groups and organisations: january-2022. Issues with the number and size • St Anne’s Hall - £2000 to resurface the entrance of bicycle symbols on Lionel Avenue are under ramp of the hall review and we are hopeful that some may be • Wendover Action Group - £3000 running costs removed. Those on Dobbins Lane etc will be for the Community Car • Wendover Memorial Hall - £2250 for new smaller and further apart. curtains and railings in the main hall • Wendover Free Church - £2900 to upgrade the path to the Church building • St Mary’s Church - £4000 to automate the main entrance doors at the Church New cycleway markings in Wendover The response to the Haddington Playground survey on two proposals for a replacement park The closing date for major grant applications for the “helicopter park” was impressive with for 2023/24 is 31 January 2023. Minor grants over 440 responses in 3 days and the Option 2 applications can be received throughout the with some minor alterations has been agreed. year. For more information, please visit www. We are hoping it will be in place by the end of wendover-pc.gov.uk/grants. July! We are looking into some security measures Wendover Parish Council, The Clock Tower, High Street, Wendover HP22 6DU to try to minimise vandalism. On that note, it By now most schools will be back after the Easter break. I hope everyone feels refreshed after a break and some better weather. The Parish Council has the first Annual Parish Meeting since Covid-19, at 6.30pm on 28 April at the Chiltern Way Academy. Please feel free to join us.
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Sunday Church Services in Wendover • • •
St Anne’s: 9am Mass St Mary’s: 9am and 10.45am Wendover Free Church: 10.45am
Wendover Free Church – 01296 622354 wendoverfreechurch.org.uk St Anne’s Roman Catholic Church – 01296 290545 https://ourladyoflourdes.uk/ St Mary’s Church of England – 01296 696136 / 623123 stmaryswendover.org 24
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