Parish Council News : Autumn 2010
About the Parish Council | Local Matters | Planning | Public Meetings | Committee Meetings
Vacancy for a Parish Councillor | Grant Procedure | County Council Strategy for Road Repairs
The Parish Council plays a vital part in representing the interests of the community to improve and maintain the quality of life and the local environment. We can influence other decision makers and in many cases, deliver services to meet local needs. Your views are always valuable and ideas for improving our villages and hamlets are welcome with your participation being appreciated on whatever level.
Would you like to be a Parish Councillor?
A vacancy on the Parish Council has recently arisen and we are seeking to co-opt a member of the Parish to join the team with immediate effect. Elections come around next May when all present Parish Councillors stand for re-election so the co-opted member will be able to stand for election at the same time. Anyone interested in being considered for co-option and/or standing for election next May should contact Linda Farley, HPC Clerk, for more information.
War Memorial Vandalism
Work is in hand to clean and repair the War Memorial and to replace the flagstones in front of it which were recently stolen. Every effort will be made to complete both operations before Remembrance Day.
Meeting on Eco Town and impact on Headley Parish
Popular public demand resulted in two meetings being arranged on the new Masterplan by the project organisers. These meetings were held on 17th July and 11th August at the Forest Community Centre in Bordon. The Parish Council's plan to hold a meeting in Headley on the subject was therefore amended in the light of these
two meetings but if you still believe that we need to hold a further discussion forum of some sort on the subject, then please let the Parish Clerk know your views and suggestions.
Our Roads - Operations Restore and Resilience
The County Council is now committed to a long term investment in improving the strength and condition of Hampshire's road network. Their strategy aims to make the county's roads more resilient and less susceptible to defects caused, for example, by extreme weather conditions. To do this, structural repairs, resurfacing and draining works will be carried out, commencing in 2011. An investment package of £100 million (to span 7 years) has been put together to improve our roads and pavements by using better quality, longer lasting materials and methods.
Headley Annual Report Delivery Volunteers
Once a year, we distribute to all households in the Parish, the Annual Report. This is the A4 sized 48 page magazine, this year with the photograph of an igloo on the front cover. As the Parish is spread over quite a large area, we need a number of volunteers, from different parts of the Parish, to help deliver the report every March. Your help would be much appreciated as more hands make lighter work. Please contact Tanya in the Parish Office as she would be delighted to hear from you.
At this time of year and having experienced the dry, warm weather of the summer, you may be considering putting on a conservatory to be ready for next year. A badly designed conservatory can be a huge energy drain for a house as a whole so it isn't recommended to put one on a north facing wall. If your house doesn't have a suitable south, south east or south west facing elevation, then consider an extension with a normal roof instead.
Decking or other raised platforms in the garden are permitted development provided they are no more than 30 cm above the ground and together with other extensions and outbuildings, they cover no more than 50% of the garden area. Please check with EHDC Planning Department or the Planning Portal at www.planningportal.gov.uk to make sure your plans are likely to be permitted.
Public Meetings & Events Headley Walk for Health: All are welcome to join our regular walks. We meet at the Parish Office on Wednesday at 10.30 a.m. For the faster and fitter walkers for health, we now have a longer walk on the 1st Sunday of every month starting at 11 a.m. from the Village Hall. The programme of walks for 2010 is available - click here.
Parish Council:
All Meetings in the Parish Office next to the Village Hall
Full Council – 1st Monday of month @ 8 p.m.
Planning – 2nd Monday of month @ 8 p.m.
Amenities & Recreation – 3rd Monday every other month from July.
Members of the public are welcome to attend all meetings.