MYDDLE, BROUGHTON & HARMER HILL PARISH COUNCIL
Web Site:
www.myddleandbroughton-pc.gov.uk
Clerk: Mr. Jack Wilson, 6, Primrose Drive, Shrewsbury, SY 3 7TP 01743 236810
Email:
myddlebroughtonclerk@talktalk.net
The next meeting of the parish council will be an online virtual meeting on Wednesday 2nd September 2020 at 7.30pm.
If you have issues you wish to be considered by members please contact the parish clerk before 28th August by email or telephone him myddlebroughtonclerk@talktalk.net or 01743 236810
Members of the public can gain computer access to the meeting but will need to contact the Clerk by email on Tuesday 1st September.
Your Parish Council News:
The coronavirus and subsequent lockdown has meant that the Council has been unable to hold face to face meetings since the March meeting. However it has been possible to continue with Council business by holding online meetings using Zoom and by Members and the Clerk keeping in regular contact by emails and telephone calls. It is hoped that it will be possible to hold a normal meeting in Harmer Hill Village Hall in November and include the Annual Parish Meeting which could not take place in May.
The following is some of the business that has taken place during the past six months:
Audit:
The Council has reviewed the annual internal audit report which indicated that there were no concerns regarding the financial and overall management of the Council during the past year and the necessary documents have now been forwarded to the External Auditors appointed by the Government and based in London. Their report should be received in September when it will be published.
Road Safety:
Speeding Traffic is still the most common complaint received by the Council and affects many roads throughout the Parish. The Council is in regular contact with the Police and the Safer Road Partnership in an effort to get some enforcement action but they are faced with ever increasing demands on their time.
Last autumn a group of residents from Myddle set up a Community Speed Watch project which was designed to record excessive vehicle speeds and report the details to the police. It worked well for a time but has now been abandoned because there were not sufficient volunteers to run the project.
The Council has recently purchased and installed two additional road side data recorders which not only advise drivers of the legal speed but also record a host of other information. They are currently placed on Baschurch Road in Myddle but there are plans to use the units in Harmer Hill as well.
Streetlight up-grade:
Government statements have indicated that in an effort to reduce the carbon footprint all sodium street lighting has to be replaced by LED units which are cheaper to power and maintain.
The Parish Council is responsible for most of the streetlights in the Parish and has decided to use Community Infrastructure Levy finance to pay for all the units to be changed. The majority of the work has already been undertaken and the remainder will be replaced over the next few weeks.
Community Environment Project:
Last year the Council received a grant of £1,500.00 from Shropshire Council which had to be match funded and could be used to carry out a range of Highways’ tasks in the Parish, which would normally have been done by Shropshire Council staff. The grant enabled the Council to employ Mr. Marco Busi who did sterling work throughout the year, raising complimentary comments from many residents. Because of the success of the project a similar grant has been received for the current year and Mr. Busi will continue to provide a very valued service.
Affordable Housing Project:
For some considerable time the Council has been involved in discussions with the Rural Housing Association and Shropshire Council about the possibility of identifying a suitable area for the construction of a few affordable properties, which could be made available to local residents.
Shropshire Council has agreed to set up a small committee to study any proposals and would welcome membership from local residents. If you are interested in being involved please forward your details to the Parish Clerk
Highways:
The maintenance of the Highways, pavements, road signs etc. is the responsibility of Shropshire Council and regular concerns are highlighted by the Parish and sent to the Highways Department for action. You are probably aware of the dire state of Shropshire Council’s finance, which has been worsened by the need to use staff time and additional money to deal with the virus crisis. As a result many of the reported problems have not been dealt with but the Parish Council will continue to report problems and press for the existing ones to be dealt with.
General:
Agendas, Minutes and other information can be found on the Councils web site and if you have any queries, concerns or comments please get in touch with the Clerk by whichever method is most convenient for you.
If you would like to receive regular news by email please contact the Chairman who will happily add you name to the current list.
Your Parish Council is moving forward with a new Community Led Housing scheme which will provide a small number of affordable rented homes for people living or working in the parish. if you would like join our steering group today please contact myddlebroughtonclerk@talktalk.net
Litter
You may remember that our parish litter pick was cancelled at the start of the pandemic. Several people have made an effort to keep our parish free of litter during this time and we thank them for their efforts. It is unlikely that we will be arranging another group litter pick until March 2021. However if you would like to borrow and sign for some litter picking equipment (picker, hoop and bags} to help keep our parish litter free please contact Colin Ruck 291436.
Notification of ROAD CLOSURES
You can see all the proposed and active closures here https://one.network/?tm=117454378
Temporary Road Closure - Yorton Railway Bridge
2 separate closures the first starting on Mon 7th Sept and the second one finishing Fri 18th Sept.
Mon 7th Sept to Fri 11th Sept - This will close the road from Yorton station junction to A528 Myddle Junction (under the railway bridge) From the Railway Bridge up Wayside Road will remain open at this time
Mon 14th Sept to Fri 18th Sept – This will close Wayside Road from the Railway Bridge to building site entrance adjacent to Station. Road under Railway Bridge would now be open.
Planning Applications
You are reminded that any member of the public can click into the Shropshire Council Planning Portal and view current and past planning for any area in Shropshire and add your own comments.
PLANNING REFERENCE: 20/03193/FUL
Erection of first storey rear extension and single detached garage
LOCATION: Acacia House, Ellesmere Road, Harmer Hill,
Shrewsbury, Shropshire. https://bit.ly/3g5AQuU
Reference: 20/03025/FUL (validated: 05/08/2020)
Address: Proposed Residential Conversion , The Red Castle, Ellesmere Road, Harmer Hill, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY4 3EB
Proposal: Conversion and alterations of public house into 4No. mews dwellings; formation of access and parking
Click here to see the detailed proposal:-
https://bit.ly/3hhAKC0
PLANNING REFERENCE - 20/03120/FUL
DEVELOPMENT PROPOSED - Construction of Dirty Water Lagoon
LOCATION: - Meadowland, Sleap, Harmer Hill, Shrewsbury, Shropshire.
Click here to see the detailed proposal:-
https://bit.ly/319Ypyn
Planning Applications published on 08/06/2020 relating to parish of:
Myddle Broughton And Harmer Hill Reference: 20/01681/FUL (validated: 08/06/2020)
Address: Land At Harmer Hill Reservoir, Ellesmere Road, Harmer Hill, Shropshire
Proposal: Application under Section 73A of The Town & Country Planning Act
1995 for the erection of an agricultural workshop with bird watching platform above
View online at: https://bit.ly/3e824Rx
DECISION REFUSED
Several people are concerned about scammers contacting them by phone calls related to test and trace.
If NHS Test and Trace calls you by phone, the service will be using a single phone number 0300 0135 000. The only website the service will ask you to visit is https://contact-tracing.phe.gov.uk/
Click on this link to see how you can verify you are actually being contacted by the government’s Test and Trace service.
AIRBAND
Airband will be providing fibre broadband to Myddle parish and outlying settlements later this summer in partnership with Shropshire Council, If you are interested in hearing more regarding Airband, please contact Andy Chaloner on andy.chaloner@airband.co.uk or call for a chat on 07494 031110. https://www.airband.co.uk/coverage/?step=addressSelected#packages-table
Doctors Telephone Numbers
Clive Surgery. 01939 220295
Prescott Surgery 01939 260210
Click on this link for the latest updates from Shropshire Council Newsroom on Coronavirus and Shropshire
GOUGH WALKS Click on the link to see 6 walks in the area. Please always follow the Country Code!
Computers and Technology.
We are now so dependant on technology to communicate with families, friends and shops during this crisis. For this reason Colin Ruck has offered to assist and advise anyone within the parish who is having IT problems or just wants to install Skype, WhatsApp, Zoom, Facebook, etc.
Many problems can be sorted out without an on site visit. Please call him 291436 for this FREE SERVICE during this crisis! Also if you have a computer or laptop you are prepared to donate to help somebody in the parish please let Colin know.
If you are isolating due to the Coronavirus there is a network of support operating in our community.
Myddle Support Group
Please contact Kayleigh Griffiths 07890 612342
Myddle, Shropshire Facebook page
Harmer Hill Support Group please contact Helen Morgan 07803 123188
Harmer Hill Community Group Facebook page
Crane Quality Counselling are offering urgent one stop appointments to individuals and families across Shropshire. If you feel that you would like to talk to someone we are just a telephone call away.
01743 240 546 www.cranecounselling.co.uk
PLEASE REMEMBER
If you feel unwell please call 111 or your GP surgery for advice.
For concerns about a vulnerable adult’s safety or welfare, or for support and advice about adult social care 0345 678 9044 .
For concerns about a child’s safety or welfare, or for family support 0345 678 9021.
The Coronavirus is extremely contagious and it is essential to safeguard everybody. Please send a call or a text if you require help or a chat. We will leave shopping and prescriptions on your doorstep and let you know that they are there. Please ensure you wash your hands with soap and water for more than 20 seconds once you have unloaded your items.
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