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Wafas AND WYOUR LOCALallas PARISH MAGAZINE www.wavendonparishcouncil.co.uk July 2020 Welcome to the Summer edition of Wafas & Wallas – how much has changed since our last edition in early March. Lots of information on the local situation regarding Coronavirus and how MK is addressing the pandemic. Also, lots and lots of planning activity across the Parish – read the details within this edition….and let’s work together to Save the Stables, our local (international) venue under threat from planning and from the impacts of the virus! Wafas & Wallas - Your Parish Newsletter Summer 2020 Edition Wafas & Wallas – Your Parish Newsletter SUMMER 2020 EDITION Editor: David Hopkins 80 Walton Road | Wavendon | Miton Keynes | MK17 8LW Wafas AND Wallas For any local issues contact me at; Printed & Published by [email protected] Wavendon Parish Council on behalf of the people of the ancient Parish of Wavendon Wavendon on the Web: (including parts of Hog Sty End) www.wavendonparishcouncil.co.uk Copy Date Village Contacts for October 2020 Wavendon Parish Council (the Autumn 2020) edition: Cllr David Hopkins (Chairman) 20 September 2020 Cllr Adam Jones Cllr Yogini Thakker Wavendon Parish Council Cllr Arthur Braddish For any issues that you would like to raise Cllr David Ostler with Wavendon Parish Council please Cllr Robert Hill (Vice Chairman) contact, in the first instance, Parish Clerk - Alan Kemp Cllr Ron Jamieson Wavendon Parish Council Clerk [email protected] Address 57 West End, Long Whatton, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE12 5DW. Looking to hire Phone Contact the Wavendon Community HOME 01509 844241 Centre? MOBILE 07783 939020 Contact Susan Hopkins Wafas & Wallas is printed by Hall Manager: 01234 720105 T: 07512 685198 02 WAVENDON PARISH COUNCIL Home to School Transport Home to school transport has continued throughout this period, where required, to support vulnerable children and children of key workers who are eligible for HTST to access provision. We have been in constant dialogue with schools and parents throughout this time. As you would expect, the reduced demand has meant there has not been a need to provide the same number of Testing vehicles as before. We expect demand to increase Everyone (over the age of 5) who is showing in line with the widening of access to schools, so we coronavirus symptoms is eligible to book a continue to work with parents, schools, and transport swap test to find out if they have the virus. providers to ensure the supply of transport provision People can register for a test at the continues to be safely delivered and increases again Self-Referral Portal www.nhs.uk/coronavirus, in line with the increasing demand. after checking their symptoms. The Government has committed to ensuring With regards to the Danesborough area in general, I that essential workers are prioritised for can confirm we have received information from High testing, while allowing as many tests as Ash School, and the parents hoping to use the bus. possible for the wider population. Essential Based on this information, the bus will be operating Workers and members of their household who and we have been able to adequately social distance have symptoms should continue to register for the children planning to attend from Monday. This is a test through the Self-Referral and Employer also the position regarding the shuttle bus servicing Portals on St Marys Wavendon. https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus- covid-19-getting-tested. Schools which operate their own transport provision (such as Walton High), are responsible for implementing their own safety measures. Colleagues are currently looking into the other matter Do you need extra help? you raised regarding the statutory notice published LOCAL SUPPORT SERVICE by Central Beds. My initial thoughts are that such a blanket policy would not necessarily be helpful, as MK has set up the Local Support each school is in such different circumstances and Service for people who have registered with is adapting their school travel plans based on those Government as ‘extremely vulnerable’ and needs. who need extra help, and for other residents who are self-isolating and do not have family, Marie Denny friends or neighbours to support them. Group Head, Learning and Inclusion They have already contacted more than 14,000 Children’s Services, Milton Keynes Council local people and made 1,500 emergency deliveries, mostly essential medication. We can take calls Monday to CORONAVIRUS SUPPORT Friday between 9am and 5:15pm AND INFORMATION on 01908 252398. If you're worried about your finances and how you are Please note, this line is for people who have no going to make ends meet, there is help available. other support - if friends, family or neighbours can help you, please keep the helpline free for Find out more at isolated people in need. www.milton-keynes.gov.uk/coronavirus WAVENDON PARISH COUNCIL 03 The Stables Proud to Be Part of The #SaveOurVenues Campaign THE STATION FRIENDS GROUPS The Stables has joined a national initiative In addition to Ridgmont, MVCRP has Stations launched by the Music Venue Trust to prevent Friends Groups at Stewartby, Millbrook, Lidlington, Woburn Sands, Fenny Stratford & Bletchley and the closure of hundreds of independent music is working with Bedford – St Albans City CRP to venues. set up groups at Bedford Midland & Bedford St. Johns. Due to the lockdown in response to the COVID-19 pandemic there are no artists on our stages, no Each group would welcome new members and customers enjoying live music and no young people we would like to establish groups at Kempston participating in our music-making sessions. Hardwick, Aspley Guise & Bow Brickhill too! The Stables is marking its 50th birthday this year and Please contact: Stephen Sleight, MVCRP Officer, we are heartbroken that we have had to postpone on 01234 832645, more than 200 events. e-mail [email protected] for further information As a registered charity we aim to reach the widest range of people with music in all its diversity and we Visit our new website normally present over 400 gigs and 200 learning and www.marstonvalecommunityrail.org.uk participation sessions each year. We also produce and present a number of festivals and special events Find us on Facebook! including IF: Milton Keynes International Festival. www.facebook.com/marstonvalecrp Follow us on Twitter @marstonvalecrp Now, we need your help! Your donations will be used to help us cover our essential costs to maintain a skeleton staff rescheduling and promoting shows, dealing with FOOD BANK XTRA customer enquiries, maintaining our facilities and planning for the future to ensure we can reopen as MKC has partnered with the MK soon as we can. Food Bank to offer more help to people in crisis and have shared We are also acutely aware that many other venues thousands of food parcels. Food across the country are in difficulty and that without Bank Xtra is specifically for people who receive help now the national network that enables artists benefits, free school meals for their children, to tour and develop their fan base may disappear. who are in severe debt or crisis, are unemployed, So, if we hit our target, and we can help prevent the homeless, or at risk of homelessness and other closure of our venue, everything above the amount similar vulnerable situations. we raise will be donated to the Music Venue Trust Call Food Bank Xtra on GMV Crisis Fund to protect other venues just like ours, right across the country. 01908 565852 between 10am and 4pm Please give us a gift for our birthday if you can and Monday to Friday help us to bring you the best in live music for decades to discuss your situation to come. in confidence with experienced staff 04 WAVENDON PARISH COUNCIL Thames Valley Police Newport Road, Wavendon Resurfacing This is an unprecedented public health emergency and an It will be plane off and resurfacing in Hot Rolled unprecedented national effort Asphalt, it will comprise of 3 nights of work to fight this virus. Maintaining towards end of July. The extent is from Parkway the best service to the public, to number 85 Newport Road however it may be protecting officers and staff, possible to extend the works up to 55 Newport and supporting the nationwide Road but this depends upon the works being response are Thames Valley undertaken by the nearby developer at this end Police’s top priorities. We’re in this who may not have carried out their connections together and each and every one of us has a role to yet and we do not want to risk them digging up play by following the government advice. our newly laid surfacing. Please see below the latest on our response to the The work is still in planning stages most frequently asked questions to help the residents – hope this helps of Thames Valley to stay up to date with the latest Government guidance. For more information - The Government has issued guidance around Davina Millership, Head of Highways returning to work and exercise. Our response T: 01908 252994 We are patrolling and talking to members of our M: 07961 101309 communities in order to explain the government E: [email protected] restrictions and the importance of abiding by them to stop the spread of Coronavirus and save lives. http://www.milton-keynes.gov.uk/ Our officers will use common sense and discretion and we will be engaging, explaining and encouraging people to do the right thing. NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH E-NEWSLETTER We are grateful to the vast majority of our communities who are playing their part. If people don’t take notice of the government https://www.ourwatch.org.uk/ restrictions: news/june-our-news- enewsletter We may ask people to disperse, We may ask parents to make sure their children are abiding by the restrictions With the lockdown remaining fully in place We may enforce and issue a fine in Wales and measures in England altering, If someone continues to ignore the instructions, Neighbourhood Watch groups continue to our officers can arrest them if they think it is support individuals and their communities to proportionate and necessary.