Marden News and Views – June 2015 Stapling Rota How to contact News & Views: Aug for Sep Stephen & Margaret Locke Editors : Anne Thornewell, 42 Walkers Green, Marden, Hereford HR1 3DZ Tel: 01432 880760 Caroline Cotton, Hunters Oak, Marden, Hereford HR1 3EU Tel 01568 797493 email:[email protected]or there is a box at the Mace shop (please let us know if you leave an article in the shop) Sept for Oct Jane Keating & Angela Jones Oct for Nov Michael & Katie Parkes Nov for Dec/Jan Barbara Thomas & Mrs Gunby Jan16 for Feb Mary MacKay Feb for Mar Carol Wingfield Mar for Apr Sandra Watkins & Joy Davey Apr for May Bill & Veronica Wright May for Jun Carol Steele & Anne Sperring Jun for Jul/Aug Annette Harrhy& Christine Edge Printers: Mike & Wendy Steadman, Robin & Sandy Brook All contributions received by the editor no later than the deadline on the 20 th of the month, will appear in the next edition, and subject to space being available we will always do our best to get everything in. COMMUNITY SCAN COPIER: The scan copier situated in the lobby of the Community Centre is available for anyone in the Parish wishing to produce more than a minimum of 50 copies of the same sheet. Please to ring us at News and Views on the usual numbers if you wish to use it. Anne & Caroline Disclaimer Articles and information submitted for inclusion in Marden News and Views are published without prejudice and in good faith and should in no way be assumed to express the views and opinions of the editors. Articles submitted anonymously will not be printed. News and Views can accept no responsibility for any information which is incorrect or subsequently changed. Editors Marden Chapel Speakers All Services at 6.30pm July August 5 th Steve Grisman of Moreton-on-Lugg 2 nd Keith Newman of Bolstone 12 th Rev. Jimmy Morrison of Wellington 9 th David Porter of Hereford 19 th Keith Weber of Leominster 16 th Steve Sulley of Hereford 26 th Chris Over of Dinedor 23 rd Anthony Weston of Hereford 30 th John Roberts of Canon Pyon Marden Community Centre Bookings If you would like to make a booking for the Centre, please contact - Chris Wathen on 01568 797876. Alternatively, if no reply from the above number, please contact - Paula Barrett on 07985 576230. Or email [email protected]Guides News 1 st Marden Guides spent a day learning knots and lashings, and building a bridge over a stream at the annual Pioneering Day at Mansel Lacey. We only got a bit wet! We made a scarecrow and some sheep for the Bodenham Scarecrow Festival based on the nursery rhyme Baa Baa black sheep. Over the next few weeks we will be brushing up on our camping skills, ready for our summer camp in July. We are also arranging an exhibition of wedding photographs at Marden Church, and a Big Tea Party in aid of St Michael’s Hospice – look out for the dates. If you would like to join us at Guides, please phone Alison on 01432 880094 or email us at [email protected]Zeiss Ikon Slide Projector Brand New looking for a new home at no cost. Contact Michael Dent Tele No: 01432 880658 Parish Freighter Sat. 11 th July 11am – 1pm Community Centre Car Park
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Marden News and Views – June 2015
Stapling Rota How to contact News & Views: Aug for Sep Stephen & Margaret Locke Editors :
Community Consultation Event for the Marden Neighbourhood Development Plan
Saturday 18 July 2 - 6 pm and Sunday 19 July 11 am - 4 pm
in the Community Centre Due to the changes in Herefordshire Council’s Core Strategy, the Marden Neighbourhood Development Plan now needs to define Settlement Boundaries for the hamlets of Burmarsh, Litmarsh and The Vauld and to consider allocating development sites within the hamlets. Overall Marden Parish now needs to identify sites for more housing than previously, as the target number has increased to 104 (with 69 remaining to be identified).
Please come to the Event and give your views – be part of the future of Marden Parish
MARDEN PARISH COUNCIL The Parish Council met on 8 June and various items were discussed or noted including:
that the Lengthsman has filled various potholes between the main road and the scout hut, as a community
improvement to help with access to the scout hut;
a facility will be added to the parish website soon, which will mean people who register on the website will
receive emails informing them of new posts or information available on the website;
the defect on the Haywood’s Lane/Walkers Green junction, that is causing a noise when lorries drive over it,
has been referred for repair;
the problem of trees in the River Lugg has been discussed with the Environment Agency and sent on to the
EA’s Navigation Department, though it has been pointed out that if a landowner owns the river bank they
have a riparian responsibility to remove blockages from the river.
Planning applications
P151485/O, Land adjacent to Ashdown House, Marden – Proposed dwelling, garage and new access, the Council
objected to this application as it breaches current planning policy on building in open countryside.
Parish Freighter – Saturday 11 July 11:00 am – 1:00 pm in the Community Centre Car Park
Parish Council Donations
If you would like to apply for a donation to help keep your organisation or group running, please contact the Clerk
urgently. Donations will be considered at the July Parish Council meeting.
Neighbourhood Development Plan (NDP) Steering Group
There will be a Community Consultation event 18-19 July to get feedback on important changes to the Draft Plan.
Please see below for more information. Please attend this event as it is vital that comments and feedback are
received from as many parishioners as possible.
New Community Facilities Working Group
The Group met on 3 June and looked at the results of the questionnaire completed by the groups that use the
community centre, which highlighted that a café and internet access are facilities that people would like in any
new building. The next meeting of the Group is on Wednesday 8 July at 7:30 pm in the Community Centre. Please
come to meetings and help shape future facilities for the parish.
Speedwatch Initiative
The group of volunteers have done a number of sessions and noted vehicles going far too fast for the speed limits
in the village. The highest speed that has been noted so far and passed on to the police for action has been 43 mph
in the 30 mph limit! Please be a considerate and legal driver through the parish and keep to the speed limits. If you
would like to join this group, please contact the Parish Clerk.
Next Parish Council Meeting
The next meeting is at 7:30 pm on Monday 13 July at the Community Centre and all are welcome to attend.
Marden Village website
If you have a news item you think should be shared on the website, please use the contact form on the website –
S&A is once again supplying Marden Post Office & Stores with strawberries and these are available to buy now.
We hope you enjoy being able to purchase fresh local produce grown on your doorstep!
S&A Open Farm Sunday Event
This was the third year that S&A have participated in the LEAF “Open Farm Sunday” event and it was the most
successful to date! The number of visitors through our gate exceeded all expectations by reaching the grand total
of 620! With more activities and attractions this year, people stayed on the farm even longer and we were certainly
blessed with wonderful weather! We received extremely positive feedback in relation to visitors’ experiences of
Brook Farm and the event. Several visitors noted a tour of the packhouse as the most enjoyable part of their visit,
together with learning about pest control and pollination and viewing the various fruit plants on display. People
also made positive comments about the scale and appearance of our operation and how they enjoyed talking to S&A
employees. Thank you to those residents of Marden village who attended the event.
JUDE NORCOTT,
Community Relations Officer – S&A Produce (UK) Ltd.
Herefordshire Councillor’s Report I am most pleased to be re-elected and to be representing Sutton Walls Ward again. Indeed, I would like to thank everyone
who supported me. There has been a comprehensive two week schedule of training meetings, including mandatory training
for new and returning Councillors, which I attended. The first meeting of the Council was the Annual Council Meeting held
on 22nd May 2015. At this meeting the new Cabinet appointments were confirmed. Cllr. Tony Johnson remains as Leader of
the Council with Cllr. Patricia Morgan as Deputy Leader. The changes in the Cabinet include Cllr. Morgan moving to Health
& Wellbeing, Cllr. Graham Powell moving to Economy & Corporate Services and Cllr. Jonathan Lester has been appointed to
Young People & Children’s Wellbeing. The various roles on the Council’s Committees were agreed at this Council meeting
too. I have been appointed to the Council’s Planning Committee and Hereford & Worcester Fire Authority. Currently, I am
working through a long list of issues and concerns, which I collected from residents during the Election period. Update on some of the issues
1) Concerns about speeding traffic in Sutton Walls Ward, within the villages of Moreton on Lugg, Sutton St. Nicholas and
Marden. Marden - C1120 village road, in particular from Paradise Green Junction through the village & C1124 village road
from Marden to junction with C1125 - Reported to the Local Policing Team and requested that the Police do some speed
enforcement in the villages. My request has been passed onto the Safer Roads Partnership for their information and
consideration. As a result I’ve been advised that the Special Constables will now do some speed enforcement within the Ward
area. 2) Resurfacing Programme update. Venns Green U72619 road closure between 22/06/15 to 23/06/15. Awaiting response from
Balfour Beatty to enquiry about White House Close resurfacing. I’ve asked for a response regarding the request for the C1120
(Moreton to Marden road) to be scheduled for future resurfacing. 3) Reported potholes/defects at the following locations to Balfour Beatty; Little Paradise & White House Close, Walkers
Green, flooding/drainage issue on C1120 between Urdimarsh and the Vern. 4) Moreton Bridge & Laystone Bridge – I hope to arrange site visits at each bridge with our Locality Steward Phil Pankhurst
to view the problems and further discuss any possible/practical solutions to protect both listed bridges. Funding for Community Green Spaces now available “Herefordshire Council has re-launched its Public Green Spaces Community Grant Scheme to provide funding for local
community groups to maintain and enhance the County’s green spaces. The scheme, which was first developed last year in
response to reductions in grass cutting, offers a small fund of up to £750 to help local community groups within the County to
bring ideas and projects to life for maintaining and enhancing public green spaces. The scheme particularly aims to support
projects which incorporate community involvement and promotes the benefits of a healthy lifestyle. The deadline for all
applications is Friday 10th July 2015. To find out more information about the scheme and make an application please visit
www.herefordshire.gov.uk/grants” (Please contact me with any queries you may have on the above issues on: Tel: 01432 830577 or Tel:01568 -797148 email