Parish and Town Council Submissions to the Herefordshire Council Electoral Review
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Parish and Town council submissions to the Herefordshire Council electoral review This PDF document contains 25 submissions from parish and town councils. Some versions of Adobe allow the viewer to move quickly between bookmarks. Click on the submission you would like to view. If you are not taken to that page, please scroll through the document. Ward, Lucy From: Philip Brown Sent: 24 November 2012 18:21 To: Reviews@ Subject: Herefordshire Council recommendations Dear Sir, In response to the consultation on the revised proposals for wards for Herefordshire Council, I am writing with the response of the Group Parish Council. At its meeting on 21 November 2012, the Council welcomed the revised proposals for the immediate locality which would place our group parish in the new Bodenham Ward. Although geographically quite large, this ward’s parishes are generally all rural communities with scattered villages, looking to the nearby market towns of Leominster or Bromyard for their services. The Council is therefore content with the revised proposal. However the Council noted that the parallel review of Parliamentary boundaries was underway, and this was based on the old ward boundaries. The result of the two reviews together for the ward councillor would be that he or she would no longer have a single MP for all of the ward. Yours faithfully, P Brown ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Philip J Brown Clerk to the Council Humber, Ford and Stoke Prior Group Parish Council 1 Ward, Lucy From: Rachel Craine Sent: 06 January 2013 12:20 To: Ward, Lucy Subject: Re: Ward boundary and name Follow Up Flag: Follow up Flag Status: Flagged Hi Lucy, It is the wish of Kingstone & Thruxton Grp PC also that the new Ward be called Wormside. Many Thanks, Rachel ----- Original Message ----- From: Ward, Lucy To: Rachel Craine Sent: Friday, January 04, 2013 9:08 AM Subject: RE: Ward boundary and name Dear Rachel, Thank you for your submission regarding the review of electoral arrangements in Herefordshire. Your views will be taken into account by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England in formulating its final proposals for warding arrangements. Please note that this stage of the review is a public consultation, and the Commission places great importance on ensuring openness and transparency in the way it deals with all representations. Full copies of all representations received will be made available for public inspection at our offices (by appointment), and at those of the County of Herefordshire District Council. They will also be available for viewing on the Commission’s website, at www.lgbce.org.uk. We remove all personal identifiers of individuals, such as personal postal or email addresses, signatures or personal phone numbers from your submission before it is made public. However, we do not remove names. If you do not want all or any part of your response or name made public, please state this clearly in reply to this email and we will endeavour to respect your wish. Any such request should explain why confidentiality is necessary, but all information in responses may be subject to publication or disclosure as required by law (in particular under the Freedom of Information Act 2000). The Commission’s final recommendations for Herefordshire will be published in March 2013. Updates will be published on our website, http://www.lgbce.org.uk/all‐reviews/westmidlands/herefordshire/herefordshire‐fer Thank you again for your submission. Kind regards, Lucy 1 Lucy Ward Review Officer Local Government Boundary Commission for England Layden House 76‐86 Turnmill Street London EC1M 5LG From: Rachel Craine Sent: 03 January 2013 19:23 To: Ward, Lucy Subject: Re: Ward boundary and name Hi Lucy, Much Dewchurch Parish Council would like to propose that the new Ward be called Wormside. Many Thanks, Rachel ----- Original Message ----- From: Ward, Lucy To: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2012 1:46 PM Subject: RE: Ward boundary and name Dear Ms Craine Thank you for your email. Consultation will end on 7th January and unfortunately this date cannot be changed; we encourage you and the other Parish Councils to contact us by then. In order for your submission to have the best chance of being adopted it will need supporting evidence. Kind regards, Lucy Lucy Ward Review Officer Local Government Boundary Commission for England Layden House 76-86 Turnmill Street London EC1M 5LG From: Rachel Craine Sent: 20 December 2012 11:22 To: Gall, Archie Cc: Subject: Ward boundary and name 2 Dear Mr. Gall, Kingstone & Thruxton Group PC would like to formally request an extension to the 7th January 2013 response date, on the basis that the proposals were only received late November and with the holiday period does not allow a reasonable amount of time to action. Several Parish Councils wish to meet together to discuss a suitable name and therefore further time will be needed. Many Thanks, Rachel Craine, Clerk to KTPC and Much Dewchurch PC 3 Ward, Lucy Subject: FW: Ward boundary and name From: Rachel Craine Sent: 03 January 2013 19:23 To: Ward, Lucy Subject: Re: Ward boundary and name Hi Lucy, Much Dewchurch Parish Council would like to propose that the new Ward be called Wormside. Many Thanks, Rachel 1 Ward, Lucy From: Rudolph Ford Sent: 07 December 2012 23:19 To: Reviews@ Subject: Electoral Review of Herefordshire- Sutton Walls Ward The Review Officer(Herefordshire) The Parish Council considered the matter and resolved to agree with your recommendation in relation to the Sutton Walls Ward. Tony Ford Parish Clerk Sutton St. Nicholas Parish Council 1 Richard Hewitt Kingsland Parish Council Parish clerk 07/01/2013 11:06 "Kingsland Parish Council was disappointed to learn that its representation to keep the parish of Richard's Castle within Bircher Ward was not taken up by the Boundary Commission. Richard's Castle is a community fully integrated with Orleton. Their children go to Orleton School, they use Orleton village shop and post office and so on. Geographically, there is a huge obstacle between Richard's Castle and the Mortimer ward in the form of Hanway Common and Mortimer Forest. The only road connection between Mortimer ward and Richard's Castle is a single track road with a number of very step inclines, which would lead to limited interaction with the Mortimer ward. It would make it difficult for the Mortimer councillor to represent effectively the people of Richard's Castle. Kingsland Parish Council urges the Boundary Commission to experience this road for themselves in order to appreciate the difficulties placing Richard's Castle in Mortimer ward would cause. In addition, Luston, Moreton and Eye have little historical connection to the Bircher Ward. Placing Richard's Castle back in Bircher Ward will help to maintain the number of voters. Further, the parish council urges the Boundary Commission to retain the name of Bircher ward and is opposed to the proposed name of ""Kingsland ward"". The proposed new name of “Kingsland†gives far too much prominence to one village and is likely to cause resentment in the other villages. Bircher Common is the central physical feature and is an effective reference for all parishes. Kingsland Parish Council asks that the points made are taken seriously and acted upon, as they are sincerely and strongly held views. " Richard Hewitt Orleton Parish Council Parish clerk 07/01/2013 11:15 "Orleton Parish Council supports the retention of the parish of Richard's Castle within Bircher Ward. Richard's Castle is a community fully integrated with Orleton. Their children go to Orleton School, they use Orleton village shop and post office and so on. Geographically, there is a huge obstacle between Richard's Castle and the Mortimer ward in the form of Hanway Common and Mortimer Forest. The only road connection between Mortimer ward and Richard's Castle is a single track road with a number of very step inclines, which would lead to limited interaction with the Mortimer ward. It would make it difficult for the Mortimer councillor to represent effectively the people of Richard's Castle. Orleton Parish Council urges the Boundary Commission to experience this road for themselves in order to appreciate the difficulties placing Richard's Castle in Mortimer ward would cause. In addition, Luston, Moreton and Eye have little historical connection to the Bircher Ward. Placing Richard's Castle back in Bircher Ward will help to maintain the number of voters. Further, the parish council urges the Boundary Commission to retain the name of Bircher ward and is opposed to the proposed name of ""Kingsland ward"". The proposed new name of “Kingsland†gives far too much prominence to one village and is likely to cause resentment in the other villages. Bircher Common is the central physical feature and is an effective reference for all parishes. Orleton Parish Council asks that the points made are acted upon. " Ward, Lucy From: Sent: 06 January 2013 18:06 To: Reviews@ Subject: Richards Castle Parish Council - Proposed Ward Boundary changes Reference: Hereford (FER), report to Hereford Council on LGBCE warding recommendations (File title: Herefordshire-draft-recs-v2-2012-11-02-final) 6 January 2013 Review Officer (Herefordshire) Local Government Boundary Commission England Layden House 76–86 Turnmill Street London EC1M 5LG Dear Sir, Richards Castle Parish Council - Proposed Ward Boundary changes Reference: Hereford (FER), report to Hereford Council on LGBCE warding recommendations (File title: Herefordshire-draft-recs-v2-2012-11-02-final) I am aware of the proposed Ward Boundary changes wherein it is proposed that Richards Castle should be included in the proposed Mortimer Ward and not in the new Kingsland Ward, and as a resident of Richards Castle for 22 years I am writing to express my personal concerns in this matter.