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Nayland with Wissington Community Times YOUR LOCAL MAGAZINE FOR NEWS AND VIEWS Editor: Lorraine Brooks April 2008 VILLAGE FESTIVAL WEEKEND! Friday, Saturday & Sunday, 11, 12 & 13 July 2008 No: 112 The Community Council hopes you can see from the information on pages 6 and SPECIAL INTEREST 8 that a programme for the Village Festival is now beginning to take shape. Many societies are already taking part and there will still be room for more whether running events or in helping those that are already on the drawing board. This is the first Parish Assembly time since Nayland Stages 2000 we have attempted to bring the Village together in Cinema: ‘The Kite Runner’ this way and it looks really exciting. Have a look at the programme on page 8 and see how you can help, then come th HortSoc’s AGM along to the next planning meeting on 28 April at 7pm in the Village Hall & Morning Market Committee room prior to the Annual Parish Assembly to find out more. Village Players’ Alan Hodges, Chairman, Community Council. Murder on the Nile Church Fete COMMUNITY ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS FSM Quiz Night The Parish Council was delighted that Nayland’s nomination for an award Choir’s Spring Concert this year for Ken and Olive Willingale was successful. The list of organisations who have benefited from their commitment is endless and many of the things we Bank Holiday Walk take for granted in our village owe their existence, in part, to the work of Ken Over 60s Coffee Morning and Olive. More on page 22 THIS ISSUE NAYLAND VILLAGE HALL LOTTERY Community Council AGM FUNDRAISING SCHEME Conservation Society AGM ‘121 Fundraising’ is a private company that runs a lottery fundraising scheme Helping to throughout UK using the six numbers drawn by the weekly New York lottery. For Save the Planet each £1 staked the Village Hall will get 45p; the remaining 55p goes towards tax, insurance, prize money, administration and profit to the company. The maximum Country Music Club stake is £2 a week, normally paid by standing order or a lump sum for a set period. Participants select 5 numbers between 1 and 59 and winners for a £1 stake will be REGULARS as follows: Parish Council News • If 3 numbers match any of the 6 drawn, you win £10 • If your first 4 numbers match any of the 6 drawn, you win £1,000 Society News • If all your 5 numbers match any of the 6 drawn, you win £25,000 Church Services For a £2 stake the prizes are double; namely £20; £2000; £50,000 Garden Notes The Company does all the administration, checking numbers and informing and Village History paying winners. The Village Hall Management Committee has decided to participate in this Lottery scheme as a way of building up its funds for the development of the Hall and we PLUS hope as many people in the village will support this fundraising effort. Not only are you having a ‘flutter’ you are also supporting your Village Hall. Dates for your Diary An application form to participate in the Lottery can be found on page 27. For more Local Information information or further copies of the application form contact Andrew Gowen on telephone 01206 262 534 or email [email protected] Contact Details (on back pages) Andrew Gowen, Treasurer COMMUNITY WEBSITE: www.naylandandwiston.net Page 1 Nayland with Wissington Community Times Nayland with Wissington Parish Council Meeting: 13th February 2008 BOTTLE BANK FOR NAYLAND PLANNING A possible site for a bottle bank at Nayland has been Recent planning applications granted included a new suggested to the parish council. District councillor Richard conservatory and demolition of the present one at Longwood Cave told the February meeting he thought the top end of the House and tree reductions at Alston Court. Following old road off Harpers Hill would be a suitable location. It was members' concerns at not being sent an amended plan for a well away from houses and the access was only used by a garden room at 7 High Street they heard from the planning limited number of vehicles going to and from the business officer the revised drawing was in accordance with current complex. Hard-standing for a bottle bank was already there planning policy. It was agreed the council had to keep and it would serve a wider area. pressing to view amended plans. Mr Battye reported there Mr Cave said Babergh's technical officer Jonas Grist was were no objections to plans for a two-storey rear extension happy with the site and could provide the council with and internal alterations at 29 Bear Street, revised plans for a registration forms if it decided to go ahead. Two members felt single-storey extension and front gate at 14 High Street and the exit onto the A134 was dangerous and it was agreed the retention of a radio aerial at Harpers Hill Farm. After seeing a way forward was to ask the opinion of the county highways copy of a resident's letter concerning landscaping at the department. former piggery site off Harpers Hill it was agreed to write to A previous parish council wanted to install a bottle bank at Babergh's enforcement officer John Winders for his the village hall but the idea failed because of problems with observations and Suffolk County Council minerals and waste access for collection vehicles. department. It was also agreed to ask Babergh to investigate POLICE flood lighting on Campions Hill. PC Gary Boreham reported thefts from Travis Perkins and IN BRIEF: one of the new houses in Bear Street. He said scrap metal It was reported the street light outside Weavers, Bear Street, was being stolen nationwide and anyone seeing anything or was still off and the county's street lighting technician Richard anyone suspicious should contact police. Residents were Webster was pushing for the four lights currently not working urged to lock cars and homes to deter potential criminals. to be repaired. AFFORDABLE HOUSING A small working party will look into neighbours' suggestions Chairman Gerry Battye said work on the new low cost for re-instating and planting the horse-watering in Bear Street. houses in Harpers Estate was on schedule. Another possible It was also agreed to send a copy of an agreement signed by site had been mooted by Kirsty Ayres of the Flagship Housing the late owner of Lock Cottage to his stepdaughter. Group but the council wanted to have more facts on road The council decided to make £75 charity payments to safety and the status of another village location before Suffolk Accident Rescue Service, Age Concern and Babergh responding. Homestart. ANNUAL PRECEPT Following a complaint by a resident that the Stoke Road An email from Heycroft Way resident Gordon Jones claimed grass looked a mess after mowing because grass was not the council "did not have control of matters" following collected it was agreed to pass the letter on to the county "inflation-busting" rises in the annual precept. He said the council for action. precept for 2008/9 was due to rise significantly with no Reporting on the village hall, Rosemary Knox said the increase in services and asked to see the accounts for the management committee had accepted a quote for repairing last three years. Mr Battye said the council had nothing to the leaking roof. hide and he was welcome to inspect them though those for The council backed a suggestion by Chris Hunt that he 2007/8 would not be available until they were audited. should do a footpaths walk on the council's behalf at the Members refuted Mr Jones's suggestion that services had not village festival in July. increased. Members heard the council had successfully nominated HIGHWAYS Olive and Ken Willingale to receive a Babergh community The council heard from the county's lorry management achievement award and it was agreed to present them with a engineer Sandra Gage the views of the Highways Agency had copy of the council's citation. been sought regarding the closure of the B1068/A12 central The date of the annual parish assembly has been fixed for gap. Members' comments on the proposed lorry signing on Monday, April 28. the A134 at Nayland had been noted and their request for a new sign for Colchester-bound traffic would be considered on-site. DISTRICT COUNCILLOR’S REPORT In his Babergh report Mr Cave said its budget proposals Big Band Sounds were going to the full council on February 22. Council tax was increasing by 3.9% in line with inflation and Babergh had managed to keep the figure within the headline rate although the government grant had only increased by 2.1%. Net “NOSTALGIA” revenue expenditure would be £10.3 million and B and D property owners would pay £131 council tax per month. Mr Cave said it had been difficult for the council which had to Waltzes, Foxtrots, The “Glen Miller Sound” draw on reserves and the pressures were on. He reported concessionary bus fares were to be fully funded by the Big Band Sounds government and pensioners would be able to travel all over the country free by bus. He said he did not know how long the Weddings, Parties, Functions, etc Hadleigh swimming pool would last due to a faulty tank but it would close eventually and not be replaced. New leisure For Bookings Please Contact facilities would be provided in an adjoining building. Ron on 01206 273556 Page 2 Nayland with Wissington Community Times Nayland with Wissington Parish Council Meeting: 12th March 2008 HIGHWAYS The parish council's bid to have the A12/B1068 central BABERGH COMMUNITY ACHIEVEMENTS AWARDS reservation gap closed to reduce HGV traffic through Nayland Mr Battye reported he and Wendy Sparrow had attended the has had a set-back.
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