The Action Plan Layout

This document lists the issues raised by the village consultation. The actions to be taken and the responsibility for these are laid out in the following way:

Outcome Action needed How Who Timescales Achievements

Issues identified by Description of action Responsibility and Date or month to What has happened so Method consultation and research required Partners complete or review by far

The Issues and Actions are listed under the following headings:

Traffic Community Safety Facilities Transport Environment Children andYoung people

Acronym Key

The following abbreviations are used: PC Langar cum Parish Council NCC County Council RBC Borough Council RCAN Rural Community Action Nottinghamshire RCVS Rushcliffe Community and Voluntary Service NWT Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust

Useful Telephone Numbers

Nottinghamshire County Council – Footpaths, transport 0115 982 3823 Rushcliffe Borough Council – conservation 0115 981 9911 Rural Community Action Nottinghamshire 01623 727600 TRAFFIC

Outcome Action needed Who Timescales Achievements

HGVs approach the village in • Bigger, clearer signs A46 and Highway Agency with help December 2009 a safe manner A52 from PC • Survey HGVs violating the Residents December 2008 weight and speed limits • Provide signs to businesses at Coach Gap lane and the airfield • Either re-site Barnstone to Traffic approaches the Langar GIVE WAY sign or junction of Musters Road and provide an advanced warning PC to NCC ScottYoung December 2008 Barnstone Road safely sign to alert drivers of the coming GIVE WAY sign • Musters Road to Main Street pavement: trim back PC and owners of properties December 2008 trees • Car parking for school The landlord of the Unicorn’s Completed but requires Parking travel at Unicorn’s Head car December 2008 Head continuous monitoring park • Ensure sustainability of the two existing walking buses • Provision of pavement to allow safe access to Scout Pavements PC, NCC December 2009 Hut and businesses on Coach Gap Lane • Provision of pavement along Cropwell Road from Main Street to entrance of Langar Hall • Investigate the possibility of a gap in the hedge of Butler’s field. COMMUNITY SAFETY

Outcome Action needed Who Timescales Achievements

Drivers and pedestrians are • 30mph Musters Road with safe of roads through the a 20mph limit for school PC, NCC December 2009 parish starting and finishing times • School crossing signs at PC, NCC December 2008 Langar crossroads • Flashing signs with speed limits at all 5 entrances to PC, NCC December 2010 the village • Musters Road from ends of village (Cropwell Rd to NCC December 2009 Barnstone Rd) 30mph • Liaise with Highways Crossroads Authority on the layout of NCC December 2009 pedestrian crossing points • Improve facilities and Residents and visitors enjoy activities available in both and respect the facilities of PC, Scouts,Volunteers December 2008 villages for young people of the village all ages • Discuss antisocial behaviour of young people with parents PC December 2008 and work with them to improve the situation • Remove bus shelter and put in more bus stops if anti PC, NCC December 2008 social behaviour persists Police provide appropriate • Discuss with police results PC December 2008 support of the survey • Survey streets for lighting Streets are safe at night Volunteers and the PC December 2015 requirements Identify need and support Residents do not feel isolated Set up good neighbour Volunteers December 2015 scheme FACILITIES

Outcome Action needed Who Timescales Achievements

• Set up group of interested December 2008 parties and use the Shop in the box toolkit • Survey for support for a December 2008 Residents are able to shop community shop Parishioners locally • Identify venue RCAN December 2009 • Access funding December 2009 • Liaise with mobile traders December 2009 • Investigate a Farmer’s December 2009 Market • Renovation of theVillage Village Hall committee with Residents attend functions Hall support from PC December 2008 and activities locally • Provide a new meeting 1st Langar Scout Group place for Scouts and Guides • Written requests received Residents grow their own by Parish Council. Location PC December 2008 food on allotments of allotments to be identified Residents can walk and rest • Identify locations and on footpaths around the PC December 2008 funding for benches. village TRANSPORT

Outcome Action needed Who Timescales Achievements

Residents access facilities • Promote the taxi voucher PC December 2008 away from the parish scheme better. • Define a number 24 bus Provision of defined bus stop stop, with a bench at the PC liaise with NCC December 2008 at Langar cross roads crossroad Older residents are • Article in Parish newsletter PC and volunteer December 2008 encouraged to use the bus. about over 60s bus pass use • More frequent, regular The Bingham bus service PC liaise with NCC and bus service to and from Bingham December 2009 provides a good service companies. to link with other service Residents share travel to • Research how a car share PC (and RCAN) Langar cum Barnstone, December 2009 scheme works in other areas RCVS/VTS Morrisons, Bingham • Write a regular article in parish newsletter about car PC and newsletter editor December 2009 sharing scheme ENVIRONMENT

Outcome Action needed Who Timescales Achievements

We can do it with help and • Organise regular litter The parish is free of litter advice from Rushcliffe December 2008 picking parties Streetwise • Educate children on litter Langar school December 2008 responsibility • Form an off road cycle club Residents use of public rights and publicise the existing Volunteers December 2008 of way rights of way for pedestrians and cyclists Residents are aware of the • Increase access by putting Conservation area in the leaflets in post office. Note in NWT December 2008 parish newsletter Residents are proud of the • Enter best kept village/ Volunteers and parish council December 2008 environment of parish Britain in bloom • Map village for wildlife sites Volunteers and NWT etc December 2008 Residents are aware and Volunteers and Archaeologist proud of the heritage of the • Map historic sites in parish December 2009 etc parish The bio-diversity of the • Identify wild life and wild Volunteers and NWT, RSPB December 2009 parish is protected flowers at locations etc • Publicise and improve Volunteers and land owners December 2009 access to site • Work jointly with NCC and local landowners to create Residents access surrounding new rights of way and PC, NCC, land owners and December 2015 villages by foot and cycle permissive paths to improve volunteers access within the parish and between surrounding villages YOUNG PEOPLE

Outcome Action needed Who Timescales Achievements

• Engage with young people Establish a youth forum Volunteers and young people to set up aYouth Forum Volunteers from the Young people have access to • Parish council to provide a community linked to youth December 2008 activities outside the parish grant to provide minibus/taxi forum • Invite interested members of the youth of the two Young people have a voice in Young people and youth villages to a meeting (cross- December 2008 the parish worker section needed) to establish a youth forum Young people play football on • Consultation between PC PC and Lafarge December 2008 a suitable pitch and Lafarge • Coming out of youth forum Young people take part in – assess interest, promote Young people from youth interesting activities in the and provide. forum and members of December 2008 parish • Recruit a co-ordinator community to assist • Book venue YOUNG PEOPLE continued

Outcome Action needed Who Timescales Achievements

Children have a dedicated • Lease for football field to “youth forum” in conjunction December 2009 play area in Barnstone be agreed with parish council • Plan new facilities for the “youth forum” in conjunction football field and arrange December 2009 with parish council funding • Explore the possibility of Young people have their own establishing this at the village “youth forum” in conjunction December 2009 facility in the parish hall, the scout hut or at the with parish council old school • Consult with “youth forum” Volunteers December 2009 • Recruit volunteers Volunteers December 2009 • Consult CVS Volunteers December 2009 • Identify and access Funding Volunteers December 2009 • Monitor developments at Young people have a play youth forum to be consulted the school December 2015 facility in Langar and drive it, assisted by PC • Identify gap in provision youth forum to be consulted • Plan, arrange funding December 2015 and drive it, assisted by PC