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December 2015 Contents

The purpose of the Area Plan 2

The Wendover Local Area Forum 3

Local Community Areas Map 4

Map of the Wendover Local Area 5

The Wendover Local Area Forum membership 6

Local Area Forum representatives 8

Service representatives and other contacts 9

The Local Area Profile 10

The Wendover Local Area Forum priorities 12

The purpose of the Wendover Area Plan

The purpose of the Wendover Area Plan is to set out a clear list of local priorities that need to be addressed in order to improve the social, economic and environmental conditions within the Wendover local area over the next two- three years.

In some instances, the Wendover Local Area Forum will be able to directly impact on actions to address one or more of the priority themes RAF Halton through allocation of its delegated budgets. For most of the priorities within the area plan, it light of emerging opportunities, rather than a is likely that the main role of the Local Area fixed agenda that must be adhered to rigidly Forum (LAF) will be to act as a coordinating over the next three years. The LAF will work body and catalyst for action, with the LAF taking closely with partner organisations to seek an investigative, supportive, developmental, progress on the priority themes within the championing and monitoring role. area plan.

The area plan should be regarded as an initial set of commitments, which can be added to in the

2 The Wendover Local Area Forum

The Wendover local area covers 6 parishes in- All meetings are open to the public whose cluding the Market Town of Wendover. The attendance and questions are welcomed. Wendover Local Area Forum (LAF) was estab- lished in 2008 to provide an oversight of the The Forum times and dates can be located at needs of the local area, and has met on a regu- www.buckscc.gov.uk. From the A-Z menu at lar basis ever since, considering the needs of the the bottom of the home page go to C and then area and taking action to address those needs committee membership. The LAF details are wherever possible. towards the bottom of the page.

The LAF is a meeting where local county, district The LAF welcomes participation from and parish councillors, along with representa- other partners/local groups and residents. tives of the police, fire and rescue, and other The following graphic shows the parishes within public and voluntary/community sector partners, the Wendover Local Area Forum where the let- meet to discuss local residents’ needs and priori- tering size reflects the population in each parish: ties.

3 4 Great Brickhill, Wing & Ivinghoe Local Area

5 The Wendover Local Area Forum membership

The Wendover local community area covers two divisions of the County Council. The Chairman for Wendover Local Area Forum is Bill Chapple OBE.

County Councillors in the Wendover local area Aston Clinton and Bill Chapple OBE Tel: 01296 426814 Bierton Email: [email protected] Wendover, Halton and Chris Adams Tel: 07986 543211 Stoke Mandeville Email: [email protected]

The local area falls within the Aylesbury Vale District. The Vice-Chairman for Wendover Local Area Forum is District Councillor Carole Paternoster:

District Councillors in the Wendover local area Aston Clinton & Stoke Carole Paternoster Tel: 01296 630710 Mandeville Tel: 01296 585717 Email: [email protected]

Aston Clinton & Stoke Michael Collins Tel: 01296 632039 Mandeville Email: [email protected]

Aston Clinton & Stoke Bill Chapple Tel: 01296 426814 Mandeville Email: [email protected]

Wendover & Halton Steve Bowles Mob: 07766 951010 Email: [email protected]

Wendover & Halton Andrew Southam Tel: 01296 624232 Email: [email protected]

Wendover & Halton Peter Strachan Tel: 01296 586441 Mob: 07747 634397 Email: [email protected]

6 The Wendover LAF also comprises the following parishes. Each will have a nominated representative (not shown) which, in addition to the County and District Councillors, are also voting members. Contact details for the clerks are available by going to http://www.buckscc.gov.uk/about-your-council/ and reviewing the list of parish councils in ‘Councillors, meetings and decisions’.

Parish council Aston Clinton

Buckland

Drayton Beauchamp Parish Meeting

Halton

Stoke Mandeville*

Wendover

Weston Turville

* Stoke Mandeville Parish Council attends the Stoke Mandeville PC has voting rights at the Wendover Local Area Forum and participates Greater Aylesbury LAF and can access its fully in all discussions/actions—however, it does devolved budgets. not have voting rights, nor can it apply for funding through the LAF’s devolved budgets.

The LAF welcomes memberships from  Bucks Fire and Rescue other partners/local groups and resident  Bucks PCT attendance. The following organisations  CHASE are members of the Local Area Forum:  RAF Halton  Thames Valley Police

7 Local Area Forum representatives

There are a number of representatives from the County and District Council at the Wendover Local Area Forum. These are:

Representative Name Contact Chairman Bill Chapple OBE Tel: 01296 426814 The LAF Chairman is a County Councillor Email: [email protected]

Joint Vice-Chairman Carole Paternoster Tel: 01296 630710 The Vice-Chairman is a District or Parish Steve Bowles Tel: 01296 585717 Councillor as agreed by the Local Area Email: Forum [email protected] [email protected] Lead Area Officer (County) Martin Dickman Tel: 01296 382850 The Lead Area Officer is a County Email: [email protected] Council senior manager who works with the Locality Manager to provide senior management support to the LAF.

Lead Area Officer (District) Alan Evans Tel: 01296 585678 The Lead Area Officer from Aylesbury Email: ae- Vale District Council (AVDC) is also a [email protected] senior manager who works with the Locality Manager to provide senior management support and commitment from AVDC to the LAF.

Locality Manager Paul Hodson Tel: 01296 383479 The Locality Manager progresses both the Email: [email protected] Local Area Plan and issues raised. The Locality Manager also works with local parishes and a wide range of partners on projects to benefit local communities.

Thames Valley Police representative James Davies Tel: 101 The representative from Thames Valley Email: james.davies@thamesvalley. Police is the Neighbourhood Inspector pnn.police.uk for the area, who works with the Locality Manager to provide commitment and support from the Police. Democratic Services Officer Sharon Griffin Tel: 01296 383627 The Democratic Services Officer is Email: [email protected] responsible for the meeting administration and note taking and organises the LAF meetings/agendas.

8 Service area representatives

The following County Council service areas have local representatives working in your local community area, who will be in regular attendance at the LAF drop-in sessions:

Service Contact Adult Social Care Karen Adamson Tel: 01296 383847 Email: [email protected]

Transportation Transport for Buckinghamshire Tel: 0845 230 2882 Main number for reporting highways Email: [email protected] issues, etc.:

Local area technicians: Clifford Marshall Rob Anderson

Transport Customer Service Tel: 01296 383767 Manager Email: [email protected] Calvin Richardson

9 10 11 Local Priorities Re- fresh 2014

Wendover Local Area Forum (LAF) invited its Youth Forum to run its local priorities process which involved consulting with residents to see if the LAF should revise its local priorities.

Residents in the local area parishes (Aston Clinton, Buckland, Drayton Beauchamp, Halton, Stoke Mandeville, Wendover and Weston Turville) were surveyed and invited to rank their priorities and provide comment on the reasons behind these rankings.

The local priorities budget will be Wendover Parish Council provided a stand at Wendover allocated to the top actionable local Market. Here the young people are joined by local MP, priorities, subject to agreement by the David Lidington. LAF, so over the next two years work can be undertaken to take forward projects and schemes to address these Doing this project has helped me to understand priorities. the needs in the community. I met people that lived in my area that I didn’t know. The things that we have worked on in the forum have made Another aspiration of this project a difference and we can see things starting to was to enable the Youth Forum to play happen. Because of the Youth Forum, I got to represent a wider role in the LAF and also to take young people across the area and share my a lead in the local democratic process. thoughts and ideas with BCC Youth Service, which affects things for the future. The research work we did was quite hard, but we worked well as a team.

Alison Surgey, age 17

12 organisations and also local councillors. The young people’s work was supported by local youth club leaders in Wendover, Wes- ton Turville, Aston Clinton and RAF Halton and AVYFC (Aylesbury Vale Youth for Christ) who facilitate the work of the Youth Forum. The young people spoke to other young people about local issues, emailed councillors and also went along to Wendover Parish Council to discuss the local priorities survey and the work being undertaken. The parish clerk arranged for a market stall to be provid- Local residents completed the local priorities survey at Wendover market ed free-of-charge and the Youth Forum members spent one Saturday morning talking to n October 2013, the members of Wendo- residents and getting their views on local is- ver LAF agreed to invite its Youth Forum sues and concerns. The survey forms were I to also put in a number of locations, so residents undertake a survey of local residents had more opportunity to respond, and the link to assess the relevance of the current local to the online survey was sent to local groups priorities and also to obtain feedback on the in the various parishes and also Wendover specific issues and concerns of local people. News. The members of the Youth Forum were 333 residents of all ages in the local area asked to speak to older people, young families, took the opportunity to respond and give young people, businesses, local groups and their views on the top priorities.

The young people spent a day inputting the information, so the rankings could be obtained and information on specific issues and concerns collated.

13 The area priorities The top actionable priorities, for which proposals could be put forward and potential projects implemented for funding by the LAF are: 1. Activities and facilities for young people aged 11+ 2. Parking issues 3. Speeding/rat-running through the villages 4. Concern about elderly people/ vulnerable groups unable to meet people 5. Safer routes to school

The top strategic priorities for the LAF to publicity in Wendover, particularly with the monitor and lobby on behalf of the local area additional support provided by the Parish are: Council. 165 votes came from residents 1. HS2 who defined themselves as coming from 2. Road improvements Wendover. However, the Youth Forum understood that it was important to target the other parishes and extensive work was undertaken

to encourage residents in the smaller parishes to respond. Weston Turville fielded 77

completed surveys and 58 Aston Clinton residents provided their responses. The remaining responses came from Halton, Stoke Mandeville, Buckland, Drayton Beauchamp (in order of number of responses). The young people found that the majority of the priorities in 2012 were still top local issues and concerns. Again, HS2 was the top priority for the area, although this will be a strategic priority and one the LAF will monitor or lobby on behalf of rather than an actionable priority which would involve the LAF instigating work to effect an outcome. One priority that had been a top issue in 2010, but not in 2012, was back on the agenda: Parking, while others were seen as lesser issues including Anti-social behaviour.

14 The Wendover area priorities

Activities and facilities for young people aged 11+ Updated December 2015

Current situation Youth clubs in Wendover (Wendover Youth Club and Amazing Donkeys), Aston Clinton (Youth Café and church-based Youth Club and additional Youth Club by the recreation ground) and Weston Turville (Youth Café and Fringe church group). In terms of facilities, Weston Turville young people have indicated a need for a skateboard park.

Work being The Wendover Local Area Forum has commissioned a range of activities in considered/taken the parishes. forward The LAF has commissioned and funded work the development of a Youth Forum. This Forum will provide a link between the local area parishes and encourage youth engagement and empowerment. This work is being taken forward by AVYFC with local youth groups. The Forum has a devolved budget and is also taking on projects including the local priorities survey for the LAF. The Fo- rum will provide recommendations to the meeting in September 2014 for funding this year.

The LAF has also commissioned an event for young people, and ring-fenced £4,000 for a piece of equipment, which will be selected by the young people. Partner agencies Work being undertaken with Aylesbury Vale Youth for Christ (AVYFC) and BCC. and/or subgroup Links with AVDC and Action4Youth. members

Parking Issues Updated December 2015

Current situation This is a new priority; the priority issues need to be defined.

Work being BCC has parking toolkit for Members to use to identify parking priorities, and this considered/taken will be the first stage of this priority being taken forwards. forward

Partner agencies County Councillors, parish councils and residents. and/or subgroup members

15 Speeding and rat-running through villages Updated December 2015

Current situation Road safety issues is a priority for the Wendover Neighbourhood Police team and includes speeding in specific locations throughout the Wendover local area.

Work being taken The community speedwatch was funded by the Local Area Forum to be used forward by the parishes in the local area/Neighbourhood Police team area. A number of vehicle-activated signs have also been purchased by the LAF and parishes. Other work for consideration by the LAF could include a concerted campaign to target areas of concern—with the LAF working with the Police on a range of measures including speedwatch, signs, posters and work with schools, etc.

Partner agencies TVP and parishes working on community speedwatch. and/or subgroup For other proposals there is a need to identify working group members. members

Concern about elderly people/vulnerable Updated December 2015 Groups unable to meet people Current situation There is a Wendover Community Car scheme in Wendover, which goes out to the villages. There is also a Friends group for the Wendover health centre.

A number of youth groups in the villages—and groups for older people—struggle to fund the cost of transport to activities, in particular during the evenings.

Work being taken The LAF has funded a number of activities—including the cost of transport. forward More work needs to be undertaken to identify specific issues. This will be taken forward by the Community Links Officer.

The Youth Forum is looking at the possibility of purchasing a bus for use by local youth groups, which can be hired at low cost to other local groups.

Partner agencies Community Links Officer, BCC. and/or subgroup members Safer routes to school Updated December 2015

Current situation John Hampden Infant and Wendover Junior schools have current School Transport Plans. All schools in the area have been invited to take part in the Living Streets Walk to School project .

Work being taken forward Partner agencies Schools and/or subgroup members