Parish and Town Council Submissions to the Statford-Upon-Avon Council Electoral Review
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Parish and Town Council submissions to the Statford-Upon-Avon Council electoral review This PDF document contains 14 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. Bidford-on-Avon Parish Council IN THE COUNTY OF WARWICKSHIRE Postal address only: c/o Bidford-on-Avon Post Office 30 High Street, Bidford-on-Avon, Warwickshire B50 4AA Tel/Fax. No. (01789) 778653: Mob. 07718 628925 Website: www.bidfordonavon-pc.gov.uk Mrs. E. Uggerløse – Clerk to the Parish Council e-mail – [email protected] The Review Officer (Stratford-on-Avon) Local Government Boundary Commission for England Layden House Turnmill Street London EC1M 5LG 3rd January 2014 Dear Sirs, New Electoral Arrangements for Stratford-on-Avon DC I refer to the draft recommendations for the above, dated October 2013, which Bidford-on-Avon Parish Council has noted with some concern. As the elected representatives of the local community, the Parish Council has instructed me to make a further representation, strenuously objecting to the proposed warding of Bidford-on-Avon Parish into Bidford East and Bidford West & Salford Priors. The Parish Council fears that this separation of the village, between the more deprived east and affluent west, will only serve to underline the differences. The Parish Office is situated in Bramley Way, Bidford-on-Avon, B50 4QG and is open to members of the public 10.00 am – 1.00 pm Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays and from 1.30-4.30 pm on Thursdays If you are unable to attend during these times, please call for an appointment. According to the Warwickshire Observatory, the area of Bidford East, Waterloo and Broom is second in the list of SOAs, compared to Bidford West and Bidford South, Marlcliff and Barton which are antepenultimate, and penultimate in the list, clearly highlighting the differences between the areas. Furthermore, since the 1981 census, the number of dwellings in Bidford on Avon has increased by some 85%, with the main developments taking place to the northeast of the village. And it is this area that continues to be prey to developers. Again, the Parish Council and local community are concerned that warding the village will only serve to exacerbate the differences, instead of creating a socially, economically and environmentally sustainable local community. In view of the above, and the strong, unanimous belief of the Parish Council that the local community should be represented as one, not two, wards, the Parish Council and the residents of Bidford-on-Avon Parish, would ask you to consider its preference: that Bidford–on-Avon be represented by 2 Ward Members but as one local community, one parish, one ward. Yours sincerely, Elisabeth Uggerlose Clerk to Bidford on Avon Parish Council The Parish Office is situated in Bramley Way, Bidford-on-Avon, B50 4QG and is open to members of the public 10.00 am – 1.00 pm Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays and from 1.30-4.30 pm on Thursdays If you are unable to attend during these times, please call for an appointment. The Parish Office is situated in Bramley Way, Bidford-on-Avon, B50 4QG and is open to members of the public 10.00 am – 1.00 pm Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays and from 1.30-4.30 pm on Thursdays If you are unable to attend during these times, please call for an appointment. Hinds, Alex From: Fuller, Heather Sent: 13 December 2013 15:54 To: Hinds, Alex Subject: FW: Response to Electoral Review From: Alison Biddle, Bishop's Itchington PC [ Sent: 13 December 2013 15:27 To: Reviews@ Subject: Response to Electoral Review Bishop’s Itchington Parish Council notes the proposed new ward boundaries and regrets the proposed reduction in the number of ward councillors. Alison Biddle Clerk to the Council Bishop's Itchington Parish Council Brewster's Corner Pendicke Street Southam CV47 1PN Tel: 01926 811394 Email: [email protected] www.bishopsitchington‐pc.gov.uk This e‐mail (including any attachments) may be confidential and may contain legally privileged information. You should not disclose its contents to any other person. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender immediately. Whilst the Council has taken every reasonable precaution to minimise the risk of computer software viruses, it cannot accept liability for any damage which you may sustain as a result of such viruses. You should carry out your own virus checks before opening the e‐mail(and/or any attachments). Unless expressly stated otherwise, the contents of this e‐mail represent only the views of the sender and does not impose any legal obligation upon the Council or commit the Council to any course of action. 1 Hinds, Alex From: Fuller, Heather Sent: 13 December 2013 15:55 To: Hinds, Alex Subject: FW: Harbury PC's Response to Electoral Review From: Alison Biddle, Bishop's Itchington PC Sent: 13 December 2013 15:24 To: Reviews@ Subject: FW: Harbury PC's Response to Electoral Review Please see below Harbury Parish Council’s response. Harbury Parish Council is extremely disappointed that no attention whatsoever has been paid to its previous representation to the boundary review for Stratford on Avon District Council. Instead of recognising the historic and obvious links that Harbury has with Ufton (many children from Ufton attend Harbury Primary School), and with Ladbroke (there’s a joint village newsletter, and the two share a vicar as part of the same Anglican Parish), the proposed new SDC ward combines Harbury with Lighthorne Heath, the other side of the M40, with which Harbury has no natural ties whatsoever. Moreover, the proposed new village between the B4100 0and the M4 will soon make this ward far too large, and require another boundary change. Kind regards, Alison Biddle Clerk to the Council Harbury Parish Council 2 Bull Ring Business Centre Church Terrace Harbury Leamington Spa CV33 9HL Tel: 01926 614646 Email: clerk@harbury‐pc.gov.uk www.harbury‐pc.gov.uk This e‐mail (including any attachments) may be confidential and may contain legally privileged information. You should not disclose its contents to any other person. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender immediately. Whilst the Council has taken every reasonable precaution to minimise the risk of computer software viruses, it cannot accept liability for any damage which you may sustain as a result of such viruses. You should carry out your own virus checks before opening the e‐mail(and/or any attachments). Unless expressly stated otherwise, the contents of this e‐mail represent only the views of the sender and does not impose any legal obligation upon the Council or commit the Council to any course of action. 1 Hinds, Alex From: Fuller, Heather Sent: 12 November 2013 09:08 To: Hinds, Alex Subject: FW: ELECTORAL REVIEW OF STRATFORD-ON-AVON: DRAFT RECOMMENDATIONS Follow Up Flag: Follow up Flag Status: Flagged From: Liz Butterworth Sent: 11 November 2013 20:40 To: Reviews@ Subject: ELECTORAL REVIEW OF STRATFORD-ON-AVON: DRAFT RECOMMENDATIONS Having considered the proposals, Haselor Parish Councillors were in agreement that whilst a reduction in District Councillor numbers would be beneficial financially, they are concerned that District Councillors would have difficulty in providing the level of attention currently available in rural aspects of the geographical areas. Liz Butterworth Clerk to Haselor Parish Council 1 Local Government Boundary Commission for England Consultation Portal Page 1 of 2 Stratford-on-Avon District Personal Details: Name: Mark Robinson E-mail: Postcode: Organisation Name: Ilmington Parish Council Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database rights 2013. Map Features: Comment text: I make this submission on behalf of Ilmington Parish Council. Our view is that we should NOT be part of the new Quinton ward but that of Shipston North. We have concluded this because :- 1)Ilmington has good daily transport links with Shipston and is therefore very much a part of Shipston on a day to day basis. 2)Shipston is our centre for the medical facilities (The Medical Centre), daily shopping (Co-Op supermarket and many high street shops), banking (Lloyds Bank), leisure ( The Leisure Centre), secondary school (Shipston High School) and elderly care facilities ( Stour Court, Rainbow Fields, Low Furlong) 3) Ilmington has always been Shipston oriented (used to be part of Shipston Rural District Council) 4) The village is not oriented towards Quinton which in itself is Stratford oriented. 5) Because of the above a Shipston North Ward Councillor would have a better understanding of the matters affecting Ilmington. https://consultation.lgbce.org.uk//node/print/informed-representation/2762 03/01/2014 Local Government Boundary Commission for England Consultation Portal Page 2 of 2 https://consultation.lgbce.org.uk//node/print/informed-representation/2762 03/01/2014 Dovetails, 1 High Street Napton on the Hill nr Southam Warwickshire CV47 8NB 01926 815499 Email: [email protected] NAPTON ON THE HILL PARISH COUNCIL Dear Sir or Madam Stratford-on-Avon District Ward Review Napton Parish Council (NPC) wish to comment on the proposals, focusing entirely on the eastern borders of Warwickshire and around the Southam town areas. As one of the largest Districts in England, Stratford has a wide range of different characteristics and requirements that need to be considered and it is this that NPC wishes to concentrate on. In a previous re-warding some 11 years ago the ward of Napton and Stockton was created which produced a ward with a good local geographic focus although it did not address fully pre-existing local community factors such as those of the Church.