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Welcome to the
Hundon
Parish Plan
Your Parish Your Plan
Your Future
We need your help and support
Hundon Parish Plan Steering Committee
This is a
summary of all the main recommendations and outcomes that the ‘we’ – the
people who live in Hundon Parish, would like to see happen in the next
five years. With appropriate supporting evidence for a need, the plan
can have additional actions added, and will be overseen by the Parish
Council and any proposed Action Plan Group.
General Actions
What we want
The Parish
Plan is a living document and co-ordinates activity that will provide a
better way of life for our parish and its people.
We can achieve this by
1.
Forming a committee made up of Hundon Residents, representatives of
village organisations and representatives of the Parish Council in 2011
to initiate and oversee the Hundon Parish Plan.
2.
Consulting the village every 5 years and update the village plan.
3.
Fund
raising events are planned and co-ordinated to ensure that the parish
can fully benefit from external grants as well supporting new projects
and existing organisations
Housing and Development
What we
want
To supply
affordable accommodation for all age groups
and
ensures that our existing green space remains a feature of our village.
We can achieve this by
4.
Informing our councils,
who should recognise our housing development preferences including the retention of
existing green space. Hundon Parish Council will provide a local housing
need and development plan for the next 10 years with open consultation
with the parish.
5.
Affordable housing for both young and old is pursued and monitored
bi-annually as part of the housing development plan to provide the
future needs of the parish. It will include the need for sheltered
(wardened) housing in Hundon or in the wider locality
Community Care
What we want
To organise
new community events and give voluntary support, entertainment and
skills to all.
We can achieve this by
6.
Organising a number of new events such as a Village fete, Superstars or
Bonfire Night, ‘Flicks-in-the-Sticks’. A new organisation, (possibly
made up of existing clubs, societies and committees) is set up to
oversee such events for fundraising and enjoyment.
7.
Setting
up a working group to explore and pilot a ‘Good Neighbour scheme’. With
an associated register of volunteers and support networks.
8.
Exploring
wider activities of the youth club, such as children’s entertainment or
‘Flicks-in-the-Sticks’ for teenagers.
9.
Creating opportunities for adult education for our parish to increase
skills, knowledge and employment.
Our Church and Amenities
What we want.
Our Church
is used for worship and community events and remains an important part
of our parish.
We can achieve this by
10.
Encouraging and welcoming more people to use our local church both as a
place of worship and for communal events.
11.
Considering the suggestions from the parish plan consultation for
communal events to ensure our church plays an active role in our
community
Public Transport
What we
want
To improve
access by public transport to the facilities provided by local towns.
We can achieve this by
12.
Seeking
a full review and
impact assessment on public transport for children and adults in the
rural areas of the Borough.
13.
Encouraging the local authority to review the need for a more frequent
transport service between Hundon, Clare, Bury St Edmunds and Haverhill.
14.
Influencing the local authority to review and publish recommendations
on the use and safety of double-decker buses in rural areas for
school transport.
Community Health and
healthy living
What we want
To improve
access to health care and support healthy living.
We can achieve this by
15.
Exploring a prescription collection and delivery service to the village
shop
16.
Supporting
champions to set up appropriate facilities for healthy recreation. For
example: keep-fit, table tennis and badminton.
17.
Exploring
the potential and cost for community transport for access to health
care.
Information and
Communication
What we
want
To receive
interesting and factual information on the news, activities, services
and recreation within the parish and adjacent communities.
We can achieve this by
18.
Forming an
editorial
support
group as part of
the
Hundon Herald,
to strengthen the
strong support from readers to help source articles from within the
parish and neighbouring communities.
19.
Forming an
editorial group will work with the Hundon Herald and the Village Website
to develop an annual information fact sheet for existing residents and a
‘Welcome Pack’ for new residents.
20.
Providing
Internet training to parishioners
to provide and allow
improved purchasing and access to communication and information.
Roads, Traffic and
Anti-social Behaviour
What we
want
To be
proactive in reducing anti-social behaviour and take on collective
responsibility to reduce crime and improve safety in our parish.
We can achieve this by
21.
Reviewing current ‘Neighbourhood Watch’ schemes to investigate if any
new areas need to be set up in the parish. Information on active schemes
is made easily accessible for residents to see.
22. Forming
a residents group to work in conjunction with the dog warden and
community police and initiate a proactive and hard hitting campaign to
drastically reduce incidents of dog fouling and litter in the village.
23. To
inform organisers of events and facilities around the village hall and
playing fields, that they will be responsible for any litter created
from their activities. The parish council will source new litter bins
for strategic locations around the village and green spaces.
24.
Promoting the ‘Adopt a Street’ scheme where local residents regularly
pick litter in their vicinity. More litter bins need placing in areas
where litter is a habitual problem. The council should review the need
for a paid litter picker in key areas if all else fails.
25. Forming
a residents group, under the direction of Clare community police to
monitor and provide evidence of traffic speed and proactively make
motorists aware of speeding. Repeat offenders or locations may require
police intervention. The local council should review the need for speed
warning signs in key locations within the village and surrounding
communities
26. Seeking
a sustainable solution to both safety and parking in the school vicinity
through the parish council, school and highways department.
27.
Approaching farmers using ‘banging’ bird scarers near residential areas
to encourage the use alternative approaches.
28. Forming
a working group to review the state of our highways and roadside ditches
in the Autumn and Spring and that collective responsibility occurs to
report problems quickly so that road safety is maintained.
Utilities
What we
want
To ensure
that our services and utilities provide good value and are kept in good
working condition.
We can achieve this by
29. Forming
a working group that will consider
bulk
purchasing
for
gas, electricity and telephone
following
on from the success
of the ‘Oil’ buying group.
30 Reviewing
the mains drainage and sewer systems in the village and communicate the
findings to the parish
31
Forming a
working group to review the state of our highways and roadside
ditches in the autumn and spring and that collective responsibility
occurs to report problems quickly to ensure road safety is maintained.
A policy and clear action on gulley and ditch cleaning both inside and
outside the village should be documented and revisited on an annual
basis
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Reviewing
both the location and the amount of time that street lighting is in
operation.
Younger people
What we
want
Younger
people need a ‘voice’ in the parish and “more things to do”.
We can achieve this by
33. A
forum or youth council for younger people to express their views and
concerns will be setup and report to the Parish Council every six
months. The forum should make a sound business case for any proposed new
ideas. For example, a skate board park or zip wire.
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Ensure
there is sufficient financial support
for the
youth club and
sufficient
volunteers are
recruited
to
ensure it continues as a successful entity. The club should consider if
it should be the hub for the issues of younger people
35
Funding
the
purchase of
a projector and screen to support ‘Flicks-in-the-Sticks’.
36
Making the
Astro pitch more accessible at no-cost or low-cost to younger people for
games activities including netball and basket ball.
37. Funding
considering
the
feasibility of a new ‘older’ children’s playground for use by the school
and the parish, with structures such as a round-about or see-saw, zip
wires, bigger slides and out door table tennis
Elected Representatives,
Trusts and Emergency services
What we want
Our elected
representatives, public bodies and emergency services demonstrate that
Hundon is valued through improved communications.
We can achieve this by
38. Raising
the profile of our emergency services through effective communication in
the Hundon Herald and village website. An increased visible presence of
community policing would ensure that there is an ethos of security and
safety within the parish
39. The
parish council being more open on contentious issues and dialogue and
debate should be initiated when possible contention is recognised. It
should consider ways to increase effective dialogue with the parish. For
example: Having an annual working plan or councillors having specialist
areas of responsibility.
40.
Our
member of parliament and local councillors reporting back to our parish
council and Hundon Herald / village website on their achievements for
our community for the year and the aspirations for the following year.
41. The
Rogeron Trust demonstrating transparency of its duties and publishing
its activities at least once a year. It should encourage new people onto
the trust to ensure that it adequately represent the community. It must
clearly demonstrate democracy, transparency and leadership for a
community asset. It should actively promote the uptake of grants to
fulfil all the trusts objectives and give reasons for any shortfall of
targets.
Caring for our Environment
and making our Village even Greener to Enjoy
What we
want
We enjoy our
countryside, care for our environment and help protect our climate for
future generations.
We can achieve this by
42. The
parish council and land owners should exploring how more circular walks
and bicycle routes could be sign-posted.
43.
Creating a partnership with wildlife groups and explore how a survey of
the parish could enhance our knowledge of our local countryside.
44. Funding
to facilitate bulb and wild flower planting in an ‘Adopt a street’
campaign to make our parish even more attractive.
45.
Facilitating an action group to look at opportunities to increase the
utilisation of renewable energy, increase household insulation, reducing
household bills and reducing the carbon footprint of the parish.
46.
Creating a working group under the direction of the parish council to
review and report on flood risks in the village and form an action plan
to mitigate against future flood events on both roads and to protect
property.
The Allotments
What we
want
People and
wildlife utilise the allotments through improved facilities and
sensitive management of this site.
We can achieve this by
47.
An open consultation, facilitated by the Rogeron Trust with the parish,
on both the provision of land for the allotments (including the supply
of water) and the management and use of land surplus to immediate
requirement.
48.
Creating an allotment association that will facilitate the day to day
running of the allotments and discuss promotion of new allotment holders
and provision of a machinery sharing group.
Business and Employment in
Hundon
What we want
Businesses
and local employment are supported by recognising local skills.
We can achieve this by
49.
Facilitating
and collecting
a register of skills that could be updated and published annually to
help businesses and residents find local skilled people for employment
50.
Creating a job vacancy
board
in
the village shop and village website.
We have
fully considered all the comments given to us at the meeting and will be
publishing the revised actions on the village website
www.hundon-village.co.uk/parishplan
shortly and copies will be available at the village shop.
You are still
welcome to comment on these recommendations, although the window of
opportunity is only until December 12th.
Email
hpp@hundon-village.co.uk
or write to HPP, 5 Farmerie Road, Hundon. CO10 8HA
With
any further comments or recommendations
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