PAGE 8 PARISH COUNCIL NEWSLETTER OCTOBER 2003 YOUR PARISH COUNCILLORS Kathleen Berry 01254 830360. Stoneycroft, Bett Lane, Higher Wheelton. PR6 8JH

Nick Hayes October 2003 01254 830851. 4 Victoria Terrace, Wheelton. PR6 8HE Inside this issue: E-mail: [email protected] Village Website 2 AWARDS FOR ALL Richard Scambler 01254 830 244. Rawlinson Fold Farm, Wheelton. PR6 8HA The Parish Plan 2 Wheelton Parish Council funding will be used to Accounts 3 made a successful lottery provide activities for Ronnie Wheale award application for young people from 01254 830967. 1A Victoria Street, Wheelton. PR6 8HG Village Hall News 3 £5,000 for activities for and Wheelton. Sandy Mohamet Police Article 4 the young people of 01254 831483. 39 Kenyon Lane, Heapey. PR6 8EX Heapey and Wheelton. Thanks go to Louise, Email: [email protected] Village Events 4 Part of this grant was Gillian and Marcus for used to fund the Summer their ideas and help in Sue Monaghan Cleaner Wheelton 5 programme of activities formulating the bid. 01254 830 475. 227 Road, Wheelton. PR6 8EY held at the Village Hall, Any young people E-mail: [email protected] Services 5 organised by Chorley wanting further Terry Dickenson New Councillor 6 Borough Council. information about 01254 830591. 58 Millbrook, Wheelton. PR6 8JY future events should B’burn Rd Closure 6 E-mail: [email protected] Activities included a multi contact Terry sports programme and Dickenson on 01254 Any correspondence should be addressed to the Parish Clerk: Bill Geddes, Broadband 7 film-making and DJ 830591. 2 Ryfield, Heapey. PR6 8ES. Tel: 01254 831522. Old Sand Quarry 7 workshops. Throughout Email: [email protected] the winter, the remaining Council & Meetings 8 COME ALONG TO A MEETING If there are any issues or ideas about the Village that you wish to discuss with THAT PERENNIAL PROBLEM - PARKING!!! the Parish Council, why not contact a Parish Councillor (see above) or come along to a meeting (held at the Village Hall on the first Monday of each month): The Parish Council is very manner - remember that parishioners working concerned by the emergency vehicles and together to solve this rd nd Monday 3 November 2003 Monday 2 February 2004 increased double parking public transport needs problem, but at the st st Monday 1 December 2003 Monday 1 March 2004 throughout the village. " free and end of the day the th Monday 5 January 2004 Of particular concern is uninterrupted access" Council must the double parking along throughout the village. consider everyone's Meetings normally commence at 8pm. Members of the public and press are Victoria Street, the main There are also other safety, even if that welcome to attend. If you would like to table an agenda item you should contact artery of Lower problem areas; you will means asking for the Parish Clerk, Bill Geddes at least 10 days before the meeting (on 01254 Wheelton. Parishioners know them as well as the additional double 831522 or [email protected]). Agendas for the meetings can be found are asked to help by Council! Clearly, the yellow lines in on the Parish Noticeboards 7 days prior to each meeting date. parking in a considerate Council would appreciate problematical areas. PAGE 2 WHEELTON PARISH COUNCIL NEWSLETTER OCTOBER 2003 OCTOBER 2003 WHEELTON PARISH COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 7 Parking - cont’d www.heapeyandwheelton.org BROADBAND INTERNET ACCESS Village Hall Car Park Wheelton and Heapey are jointly setting up a web-

Once again the issue of site which will be ‘on-line’ in November. The Broadband is coming …. Well to some Fold and parts of Heapey) parking on the Village Hall parish councils are supporting the web-site which is of us anyway!! Following a successful at the end of November 2003. If Car Park has been currently in the process of being designed and campaign by Mark Tebbut (who set up you have an 01254 83xxxx written by a group of villagers. campaigning group highlighted. telephone number you may well be The Village Hall Your contributions (particularly local photos) are www.broadband4brinscall.co.uk), BT able to upgrade to Broadband. Committee would like to wanted!!. Tell us about places of interest, things to have announced that they will be Well done Mark for your hard advise new (and remind do, village history, local organisations, etc, etc. upgrading the exchange work. If you want to check if you old!) residents that the car Advertise your business or service (for free!) or (serving , Brinscall, Higher will be able to get Broadband park is private and for join the website volunteers. Contact us by Wheelton, Wheelton, Withnell, check the BT website at users of the Village Hall – telephoning 01257 249656 (answer phone) or residents parking on the Sue Monaghan on 01254 830 475 or e-mail to -- car park is increasingly [email protected] or drop a note causing problems to THE OLD SAND QUARRY - PROGRESS into Wheelton Post Office. groups who pay to hire the Village Hall. www.heapeyandwheelton.org -coming Those who have lived in the village for some time will no doubt be aware of the long standing intention of Wheelton Parish Council (in partnership with Heapey and Whittle-le-Woods Parish Councils) to purchase the Old Sand Quarry THE PARISH PLAN behind Kenyon Lane to develop a multi-purpose facility for sport and Heapey and Wheelton Parish Councils have decided to produce a Parish Plan and recreational use. This has been a long and not necessarily straight-forward need your help. process, but finally we seem to be getting somewhere! Chorley Borough What is a Parish Plan? Council have given their backing for the project and are currently preparing a Parish Plans set out a vision for how a community wants to develop, and case for compulsory purchase of the land. It is intended that land be purchased identifies an action plan needed to achieve it. Parish Plan’s can include everything using funds from the Charitable Trust (money in trust from the sale of the that is relevant to the people who live and work in the community. Reading Rooms in Wheelton) and each of the three Parish Councils. From there money would be sought from grant making bodies such as the Lottery Who should be involved? Fund to make this project a reality. We will continue to give regular updates on Although the Parish Councils take ultimate responsibility for producing and this project in future issues of the newsletter. endorsing a Parish Plan, we would like all residents to have an opportunity to contribute their views. We would like a good cross-section of residents to become involved in helping to formulate the Parish Plan. COMMUNITY FIRST RESPONDERS SAVE What are the next steps? Both Heapey and Wheelton Parish Councils have registered their intention to A First Responder is a local person Service’s regular paramedics. produce a Parish Plan. The next step is to set up a Steering Group who will apply who attends an NHS emergency and Responders will have a special pager for a grant to carry out a consultation with residents of both parishes. The gives First Aid until an ambulance and be 'on call' through a rota Steering Group will consist of 6 to 10 people who are interested in investing arrives. Groups of 10 -15 responders system. You will NOT have to deal some of their time and energy in progressing the plan. are being set up around the county by with road traffic accidents. You need to be over 18, fit, and able to What can you do? the Ambulance Service work in a team. Interested? If you are interested in getting involved with the Parish Plan, contact the Parish who then provide equipment and Clerk, Bill Geddes on 01254 831522 or [email protected] or speak training. Members will be insured to Contact 'Heart of Lancs Appeal' on to a member of the Parish Council. the same extent as the Ambulance 01772 903989 PAGE 6 WHEELTON PARISH COUNCIL NEWSLETTER OCTOBER 2003 OCTOBER 2003 WHEELTON PARISH COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 3 YOUR PARISH NEWSLETTER PARISH COUNCIL ACCOUNTS This newsletter is Its intended purpose is well be aired here should be

produced and distri- to advise and inform on passed to the Clerk to the 2002-2003 Accounts payments. buted by members of matters pertinent to all Parish Council Bill Geddes, tel Precept for

the parish council to villagers. Any story, 01254 831 522 or e-mail 2003-2004 This is how the Parish Councils households within the comment or other [email protected] parish of Wheelton. matters you feel might precept was spent in 2002-2003: The precept (our budget) for the NEW PARISH COUNCILLOR THANK YOU! War Memorial £1,363.08 current financial year Playground £280.00 is a total of £9,560 for We would like to 1996 when he Our sincere thanks go to Susan Village Green Maintenance £968.00 Wheelton Parish extend a warm relocated to the area Walsh, who was a member of Dog Waste Bins £66.04 (£860 has been taken welcome to Sandy with the British Trust Wheelton Parish Council for Clerk’s salary £2,700.00 from reserves leaving Mohamet who joins for Conservation over 8 years. Susan resigned in Insurance £533.04 a net total of £8,700). Wheelton Parish Volunteers. 2002 for family reasons and Election expenses £99.36 Council in October. joined the Board of Trustees of Section 137 Payments* £2747.77 For a Band D Sandy presently works Sandy was recently Rainbow House, a charity Other (stationary, audit fees, 986.83 property this for Groundwork appointed to the providing specialised therapy Subscriptions, newsletter etc) represents a Trust in Bury and Parish Council by co- for disabled children. The Total £9,744.12 contribution from moved to the village 4 option after Parish Council extends our council tax of £22.26 years ago. He is successfully applying to very sincere thanks to her for * Section 137 payments include donations to per household. married with two fill a vacancy. her service to the parish organisations including £1,800 to Village Hall. daughters and two council and community during Sandy has lived in and grandchildren. this time. Our best wishes go around Chorley since VILLAGE HALL NEWS to her and her family. The Village Hall is a valuable community building and volunteers are welcomed with open arms! BLACKBURN ROAD CLOSURE Can You Help? – if you can spare some time (even for a few hours) to help Many of you will be aware that a section of Blackburn Road (above Wheelton with fundraising events just give us a call, or come to the monthly events meeting Garage, towards Whins Lane) was partially closed over 12 months ago by (Red Lion 8pm, last Tuesday in each month)

Lancashire County Council following subsidence. Due to financial During the next couple of years there will be a big drive to raise money through considerations LCC originally proposed that the road would be permanently grant applications - if you have either time or expertise please contact us. Call closed leaving only a pedestrian cycle and bridal way, this meaning the loss of Pam Green, Secretary, on 01254 830883 or e-mail [email protected] valuable parking space to the village. Following a public meeting in July 2002 Wheelton Parish Council and local residents made strong representation to Disabled Facilities – disabled toilet facilities are soon to be built at the Village LCC to have the road re-instated. The latest indication from LCC suggest that Hall. Any building contractors interested in quoting should contact us as soon as they are considering a single track road rather than full closure. Although an possible.

improvement on the original proposal it still means losing valuable parking Forthcoming events- see page 4. Look out for more details on posters in local space. As parking is increasingly a problem in the village we urge you to shops or online at www.heapeyandwheelton.org from November. continue to lobby for full re-instatement of the road by writing to Graham Harding Environment Director, Lancashire County Council House, PO Box 9, Finally - residents can help us out by not parking on the Village Hall car park as it Guild House, Cross Street, Preston PR1 8RD. is increasingly causing problems to groups who pay to use the Village Hall. Thank you!! OCTOBER 2003 WHEELTON PARISH COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 5 OCTOBER 2003 WHEELTON PARISH COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 4 POLICE ARTICLE VILLAGE EVENTS cont’d The is very keen to engage the communities we serve We would welcome any volunteers to help with two events in November. We in addressing problems within those communities. Part of this involves the need marshals for the Through the Villages Race on 2nd November (tel Terry appointment of Community Beat Managers to work within a specific area. CBM's are Dickenson on 01254 830591) and few hands to help with the Christmas additional to existing Police Resources and have specific responsibility Clear-out Auction on 15th November (tel Pam Green 01254 830883). for managing problems highlighted on their beat.

A bid has recently been made for two CBM's to have responsibility for the CLEANER, TIDIER WHEELTON rural areas covered by Wheelton Police, this includes Wheelton. The CBM's It has been estimated Lengthsman during 2003- street cleansing, litter will work within the community in a high visibility role. They are not used that the full cost of 2004. However, there and road gullies. to provide emergency response. A majority of their time spent on the beat employing a Lengthsman are some things that you will be on foot, or on a bicycle. This will put them back into the community Dog Fouling – still a would be in the region of can do to help us keep where you will be able to stop them and speak to them about any concerns you problem, concentrated £3000 to £4000 per Wheelton cleaner and have, or to pass on information you feel we should know. In addition it is on several ‘short walks’ annum for Wheelton more pleasant place to likely that a Police Community Support Officer will work alongside each CBM. in and around the Parish. After discussion live. The PCSO's are Police employees, with limited powers. Their role is to it has been agreed that a village. Not only is it support the CBM on their beat, and to aid in providing high visibility positive mandate from Grot Spots!! If you see a against the law to allow reassurance. ‘grot spot’ telephone the your dog to foul in a the Parishioners would Finally the Borough Council is expanding its number of Community Wardens. be required before Chorley Borough public place it also These work in accordance with intelligence made available by the police to precepting to cover this Council Hotline on presents a significant address problems experienced within communities particularly nuisance, cost. The Parish Council 01257 515253. This health hazard, damage and disorder. They have use of a mobile CCTV van based at Chorley, have decided not to number can also be used particularly to children, and are deployed into Hotspot areas to use the van and its equipment. progress with the to report grounds and creates an unsightly employment of a maintenance, tree work, mess. Please clean up PS 2458 Kevin Evans, Wheelton Geographic, tel. 01257 246138. after your dog!!

VILLAGE EVENTS - AUTUMN/WINTER 2003 CHORLEY BOROUGH COUNCIL SERVICES

nd A to Z of Services Sunday 2 November – 20th ADIDAS Through the Villages Race. A to Z of Services Chorley Borough Council Annual 8.45 mile competitive race around the villages starting at Dressers Arms - Booklets are available

10.30am. Hot Pot lunch at Village Hall for entrants & spectators. For entry forms from CBC offices (tel telephone Terry Dickenson on 01254 830591. Chorley Borough Council have printed an A to 01257 515151). Their Z of Council Services which is available either th web site address is Saturday 15 November, 4pm onwards – Christmas Clear-out Auction. in booklet form or on their web site. Village Hall. Auction of household bric-a-brac. Bring donations to the Village Hall www.chorley.gov.uk Friday 14th November (between 3pm & 8pm) or up to 12 noon on the day. If you are unable to bring your items to the Hall we can collect them for you telephone 01254 830475 / 830883 / 830376. All household items wanted—no clothing/ NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH SCHEME shoes please. A request has been received to set Neighbourhood Watch Scheme or

Sunday 9th November – Remembrance Service - Clock Tower, 12.30 pm up a Neighbourhood Watch Scheme volunteer to act as a co-ordinator for in parts of the Village not already your area please contact contact Christmas Eve - Carols around the Tree – Clock Tower starting at 5.30 pm covered. If you would like to either Chorley Borough Council, Community Join us for the traditional carols, sherry and mince pies. demonstrate support for a Safety Officer - Tel. 01257515335