Stokenchurch
Parish Council
News
PROPOSED SCOUT HEADQUARTERS
A special meeting of the parish council has been arranged for Thursday 11th March at Longburrow Hall at 7.30 p.m. This will discuss the arrangements for the proposed scout headquarters.
Last Edited: 9th March 2010
PROPOSED TRAVELLERS' SITES
WYCOMBE DISTRICT COUNCIL have issued the following statement:
The consultation on the draft Interim Policy Statement (IPS) closed on 29 January 2010, and we would like to thank you for the input you provided to this – we received over 900 responses in total.
Having taken account of the consultation responses received, the Council is now taking forward a final Interim Policy Statement (IPS) which will go before the Council’s Cabinet at its meeting on 8 March 2010. The IPS, together with supporting reports, is now available for viewing on the Council’s website, via the Meeting Minutes and Agendas section:
http://www.wycombe.gov.uk/council-services/council-and-democracy/councillors-and-meetings/minutes-and-agendas.aspx
(from this, please follow the links to the 8 March Cabinet agenda section on the Trove electronic library).
In terms of the key recommendations, the only sites being taken forward at this stage are:
• The Willows, Marsh Lane, Marsh;
• Dry Banks, Oxford Road, Stokenchurch; and
• Five Oaks Farm, Studley Green.
Please note that these sites would all be subject to the normal planning application process, consultation and detailed assessment against relevant planning policy.
Last Edited: 28th February 2010
STUDLEY GREEN COMMUNITY CENTRE
Volunteers are wanted for the Community Centre Fund Raising Committee. We need a parent on the committee with ideas on what sort of events families want at the centre. If you are not a parent but want to volunteer please contact us by e.mail to digashrub@hotmail.co.uk with the subject line 'Community Centre Events'.
Last Edited: 2nd March 2010
DRIVERS WANTED
Stokenchurch Day Centre are seeking a driver(s) to go to Piddington on Monday afternoons and Wednesday mornings to help the elderly attend meetings of the Day Centre. If you can help, please contact the organiser, Brenda Kerr, on 01494 483435 or call into Longburrow Hall between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. on Monday.
Last Edited: 28th February 2010
MUGA OPEN!
The Parish Council is pleased to announce that the Multi Use Games Area (MUGA) at Longburrow Hall has been handed over by the contractors and is now available for use.
Due to the weather, the contractors have only been able to install temporary lines to mark out the 5 a-side football pitch, but as soon as we get some drier, warmer weather, permanent markings for football and netball will be installed.
The MUGA is available FREE of CHARGE to all parishioners and except when the facility is booked for group/football club use, the MUGA is available at any time between 8.00am and 10.00pm. A notice to indicate when the MUGA is booked, will be put up in advance.
In due course, the Parish Council hopes to install floodlighting, and there would have to be a charge for electricity (and also for use of the changing & showering facilities if required).
An official opening ceremony is to be arranged, at which the Council and parishioners will have an opportunity to thank everyone involved in obtaining the MUGA.
The Council hopes that users will treat the facility with care and resolve any demands on who should use the MUGA amicably.
Last Edited: 18th February 2010
M40 JUNCTION 5 ROAD BRIDGE
Joint replacement work took place in early February.
In the longer term we believe that the M40 Highways Group are still planning to start the Junction 5 bridge work once similar work on the Junction 7 bridge has been completed. As far as we know the Junction 7 work has yet to start.
M40 Highways have promised to update us in the near future.
Last Edited: 17th February 2010
EVENING CHANGES TO BUS TIMETABLE
Service 40
There will be minor timetable changes to this service, all evening journeys (1930, 2115 and 2305 from High Wycombe and 1950, 2140 and 2325 from Stokenchurch) will run 10 minutes later throughout. So new times are 1940, 2125 and 2315 from High Wycombe and 2000, 2150 and 2335 from Stokenchurch.
Last Edited: 24th February 2010
M40 CHILTERNS ENVIRONMENT GROUP
On 28th January the Wycombe District Council announced that after years of campaigning, members of M40 Chilterns Environment Group (M40CEG) had received news that the proposal to quieten stretches of the M40 had moved a step closer to becoming a reality.
After considering over 300 proposals submitted by councils on behalf of their local action groups, the Local Government Association (LGA) short-listed 172 schemes. From that short-list the Secretary of State will evaluate and select the proposals it wants to implement.
Working in partnership with Wycombe District Council and South Oxfordshire District Council, M40CEG proposed that the Highways Agency take action to permanently reduce road noise through re-surfacing, improving sound barriers and implement speed and night time restrictions between junctions 3 and 8.
The proposal, if agreed, could significantly improve the quality of life for the local residents along the stretch of the M40 from Loudwater through to Wheatley in Oxfordshire.
As yet a timeline has not been confirmed by Government, but the LGA is pushing to discuss these proposals in the coming weeks and are hopeful that the process will be completed before the Easter recess.
Last Edited: 28th February 2010
SLADE ROAD SCHOOL SITE
Wycombe District Council have refused Bucks County Council planning permission to build a Children's Centre in the car park of the old Slade Road School site.
Last Edited: 24th February 2010
HIRE OUR HALL
If you are looking for a venue for a children's party, wedding reception, anniversary or birthday party etc why not consider Longbuurow Hall. Competitively priced at £7.40 per hour for parishioners, with good facilities, large car park, superb kitchen, crockery, cutlery etc. Further details are in the Parish Council Services section of this website or contact the Bookings Secretary , Helen Daly on 01494 482403
Last Edited: 4th February 2010