Parish Council Meetings in 2008

Please put these dates in your diary or organiser:- 3rd July; 4th September; 2nd October; 13th November.

All meetings will be held at 7.30 pm on Thursdays in the Village Hall.

You are all always welcome. Your views are important to us.

Current Planning Applications

1. P08/W0414 - Land adjacent to Bishops Orchard off New Road (rear of 40 New Road). Mr & Mrs A. Wilson. Erection of a three bedroom house with a single garage and alteration to existing access.

2. P08/W0515 - 10 New Road. N. Bound. Single storey side extension.

3. P08/W0523 - Ashdown, Coscote. Mr & Mrs Alberry. Side extension to bungalow with dormers.

Planning Decisions

1. P08/W0361 – 67 Blewbury Road. The application was refused.

2. P08/W0377 – 65 New Road. The application was granted.

You can view the applications online by going to www.southoxon.gov.uk and keying in the reference number in the “search” option at the top right hand side of the page.

Thames & Chilterns In Bloom

We have entered the competition again this year. We have in the past let ourselves down by not clearing up stray litter. Please help us to win this year by keeping the village clean, trim and tidy. Thank you in anticipation of your help.

The Parish Council would appreciate it if everyone would make a special effort to keep their verges and frontages neat.

Speedwatch

The Parish Council is endeavouring to make contact with the local police representative, inviting him to join a speed check scheme.

Dog Fouling

Any decision for the provision of extra dog waste bins is deferred until the next Parish Council meeting on 3 July 2008. If you have any views on this issue, please attend the meeting or contact the Parish Clerk on 814687.

Dog fouling continues to be a nuisance in the village. Only last week, it was noted that dog waste was left on the village paths, even underneath a dog waste bin!

East Hagbourne Village Website

We are grateful to a small group, including a member of the Parish Council, who have volunteered to bring the Village Website up to date. They are to hold regular meetings to improve and update the Village Website. If you want events covered, please contact Derek Button.

Flooding

Patrick Greene reported at the Parish meeting that he had approached OCC regarding the drainage problem along Main Road and the poor condition of the surface of New Road. He had been informed that the drainage problem will not be easy to solve due to problems with land owners’ drainage, outfalls etc, and New Road is in this year’s programme for surface dressing.

The county budget for Road work is £13m less in this financial year. A meeting with SODC (Mr. Baldwin) and the Environment Agency is to be arranged to decide the future programme flor flood relief at East Hagbourne. Parish Council members will attend.

St Andrews Church Organ

A donation towards the cost of the organ repairs will be considered at the next Parish meeting on 3 July 2008.

Children’s Playground

Our children’s playground is in urgent need of replacement. A very small group has designed and costed a replacement scheme. We must now have your support in driving this forward and fundraising for the scheme.

Please contact Liz Rendell on 512425

Butt’s Piece

The initial clearance of the land is postponed until after the nesting season so work will not start until August. In the meantime please do not use the land as a dumping ground for garden and other waste – removal of more waste will increase costs.

If you would like to help in planning the future of the land please contact Robert Rendell on 512425