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HEMPNALL PARISH COUNCIL Newsletter – Summer 2006
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Annual report
of Hempnall Parish Council For the year
ended Chairman’s
report I can reflect on another
enjoyable and satisfying year in the life of our Parish Council. Youth Shelter It was good to see the Youth
Shelter project finally reach a conclusion with the recent arrival of the
shelter, albeit in kit form, in the village. With so many interested parties
entitled to have a say in the planning stages, it did sometimes seem a
distant reality. I would like to express my gratitude and congratulations to
David Lincoln for his hard work and dedication in this project, David has
been at the front end of the discussions between the young people of our
village, Parish Council and suppliers. A big thank also to the families of
Gavin and Gina for their drive and enthusiasm for this project. I look
forward to seeing this taking pride of place on the playing field and may it
serve as a lasting memorial to them both. Planning issues As always, one of the most
interesting parts of our Parish Council work involves planning issues. With
the advent of the Local Development Framework (LDF), which is replacing the
Local Plan, our council has been very active in gaining an understanding of the
issues involved, ensuring that the decision makers at the District Council
are only too aware of our wish that the rural charm of our village is not
changed by large scale development. We
will continue to do all we can to protect the rural values we all enjoy. We look forward to seeing the plans for our village
school. Whilst supporting the ethos of this project, we will also endeavour
to encourage the governors and developers to be sympathetic in its design,
being in a conservation area and also to ensure that the project has minimal
impact on the overall appearance of The Street. Road Safety We have been very encouraged by
the progress made over the last year in terms of speeding traffic. We have
received a very positive response from Norfolk County Council who have
carried out a survey on traffic speed at four locations in the village. As a
result of this initiative, we are to benefit from visits from the Smiley Sam
team at two locations where it was proved that we had unacceptable levels of
non compliance to the speed limits. If these are successful in reducing the
speed of traffic, we will probably look to resurrect our plans for fixed
flashing speed signs. The increased presence of police with speed cameras has
also been appreciated. Hempnall’s BAFTAs Many thanks to all of my Parish
Council colleagues for their support and enthusiasm through the year. I believe that their decision to move our
meetings to Wednesdays was one of their better ones during the year and will
probably mean that Liz and I do not have to send Ian a sick note when the
Canaries are at home on a Tuesday! Sincere thanks as always to Ian
Nelson, our clerk, for his sterling contribution within the council, his
professionalism knows no boundaries. Ian has been an enormous support to me
as chairman through the year and for this I am exceedingly grateful. We are still fortunate to
benefit from the good work done by Derek Cracknell in his weekly rubbish
collecting sorties around the village and Colin Bailey for his participation
in our internal audit. I would like to express my sincere appreciation to
them both. Extracts from Financial Statements
Antisocial behaviour It
is with regret that after such a successful year as outlined above that we
have received a major rise in the number of reports of antisocial behaviour. We strongly encourage parishioners to
report antisocial behaviour to Saffron and the police. Lets all keep Hempnall
a great place to live. HPC Website links to Local Business websites The
parish council website already contains links to many village businesses but
there is plenty of room for more. The links are free to any parishioner, so
help promote your own business or recommend a business you have used. Please
contact the Clerk on theclerk@hempnallpc.org
for more information or with details of the required link. Felling trees on the Playing field It is our intention to fell the
large poplar trees at the end of the playing field. The roots of the trees
have become a danger to users of the football ground. This type of tree is
not native to the rural landscape and they will be replaced by oak trees and
mixed hedging not only along the end of the playing field but also along the
eastern boundary. We trust that in a few years time you will enjoy the
improvement to the ambiance of the area. Members of the public and press are always
welcome to attend Parish Council meetings which are held in the Nelson Room
of Hempnall Village Hall at 7.30pm on the following dates: 19/07/06; 20/09/06, 15/11/06. Copies of the full minutes of meetings can
be found in Hempnall Stores and on our website www.hempnallpc.org
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