NORTH WEST CHILTERNS LOCAL AREA FORUM

DATE: 25 March 2015

TIME: 7.00 pm Hughenden Parish Council LOCATION: Council Offices The Common

Great Kingshill HP15 6EN

AGENDA

Item Page No

1 Apologies for Absence / Changes in Membership

2 Declarations of Interest To disclose any Personal or Disclosable Pecuniary Interests

3 Action Notes 3 - 8 To confirm the notes of the meeting held on 19 November 2014

4 Question Time 9 - 12 There will be a 20 minute period for public questions. Members of the public are encouraged to submit their questions in advance of the meeting to facilitate a full answer on the day of the meeting. Questions sent in advance will be dealt with first and verbal questions after.

Question from Mr. S E McCabe regarding installation of speed awareness measure on Main Road, . Attached is the question from Mr McCabe, together with the officer response.

5 Petitions None received

6 Social Isolation and Loneliness Amongst Vulnerable Adults Report from Kyle Banks, Community Links Officer

7 Active Bucks 13 - 16 A briefing paper is attached. Jenny Caprio will provide any updates at the meeting.

8 Update from Thames Valley Police

9 Update from TfB 17 - 22 Attached is the TfB Update.

10 Local Priorities Report 23 - 26 Report from Madeleine Howe, Locality Manager

Visit democracy.buckscc.gov.uk for councillor information and email alerts for meetings, and decisions affecting your local area.

11 Update from Council 27 - 28 Please find attached, for information, an update from Wycombe District Council.

12 Date of Next and Future Meetings The next meeting of the Local Area Forum will be held at 7.00pm on Wednesday 17 June 2015 in Village Hall, Chinnor Road, Bledlow, , Bucks HP27 9QJ.

Dates of future meetings: 9 September 2 December

Members

Carl Etholen, County Council Bill Bendyshe-Brown, Buckinghamshire County Council David Carroll, Buckinghamshire County Council Gary Hall, Wycombe District Council Alan Turner, Wycombe District Council Marcus Angell, Wycombe District Council Dory Morgan, Wycombe District Council Mel Foster, Wycombe District Council Audrey Jones, Wycombe District Council Steve Lacey, Wycombe District Council Simon Breese, Bledlow-cum- Parish Council Ken Hale, Bradenham Parish Council Peter Tilbury, Parish Council David Williams, Gt and Lt Kimble Parish Council Cathryn Davies, Lacey Green Parish Council John Sherlock, Lacey Green Parish Council Jane Rogers, -cum- Parish Council James Perkins, Hughenden Parish Council Paul Nicholls, Hughenden Parish Council Brian Swain, Hughenden Parish Council Frances Smith, Parish Council Ian Hollenden, Great and Little Hampden Parish Council Margaret West, Princes Risborough Town Council Richard Clayton, Risborough Area Partnership

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Agencies : Buckinghamshire County Council, Wycombe District Council, Bledlow-cum Saunderton Parish Council, Bradenham Parish Council, Ellesborough Parish Council, Great and Little Hampden Parish Council, Great and Little Kimble Parish Council, Hughenden Parish Council, Lacey Green Parish Council, Longwick-cum-Ilmer Parish Council, Princes Risborough Town Council, Thames Valley Police, Bucks Fire and Rescue, Buckinghamshire PCT, Voluntary Sector representatives

Agenda Item 3

ACTION NOTES

MEETING: North West Chilterns Local Area Forum

DATE: 19 November 2014 7.00 pm to 9.10 pm Upper Hall, Princes Risborough Baptist LOCATION Church, 42 Bell Street, Princes Risborough HP27 0A

Carl Etholen (Buckinghamshire County Council), Bill Bendyshe-Brown (Buckinghamshire County Council), Mel Foster (Wycombe District Council), Simon Breese (Bledlow-cum- Saunderton Parish Council), Cathryn Davies (Lacey Green Parish Council), John Present: Sherlock (Lacey Green Parish Council), Jane Rogers (Longwick-cum-Ilmer Parish Council), James Perkins (Hughenden Parish Council), Paul Nicholls (Hughenden Parish Council) and Brian Swain (Hughenden Parish Council) Maureen Keyworth, Madeleine Howe, James Tunnard, Jenny Caprio, Wayne Pickford, In Attendance: Karen Fisher and Lee Turnham

Item ISSUES RAISED

1 Apologies for Absence / Changes in Membership

Apologies were received from David Carroll and Steve Lacey.

2 Declarations of Interest

None.

3 Action Notes

The Action Notes for the meeting held on 24 September were agreed, subject to the following:

Apologies noted from Mel Foster.

The following was noted:

Item 7 – Local Priorities Budget Information on the breakdown of costs in relation to the Parking Review at Princes Risborough, and value for money with regard to a feasibility study had not yet been forthcoming and Madeleine Howe agreed to chase this.

Action: Madeleine Howe

Madeleine Howe said that John Shaw had not yet provided information on how the work with the Forest School tied in with the work of Chiltern Rangers. However, it was noted that the level of reward to volunteers from Chiltern Rangers was £150. Madeleine agreed to chase John Shaw.

Action: Madeleine Howe

Item 9 Update from TfB James Tunnard will pursue whether signs could be put on entrance gates to villages stating that the village was a Speedwatch village.

Action: James Tunnard

3 4 Question Time

Request for funding towards the supply of defibrillators in the Risborough Area. The Chairman welcomed to the meeting Paul Rogerson, Mark Tubbs and Chris Simonson who put forward a request for funding towards Community Defibrillators for the LAF area.

Chris Simonson said they were a small group who formed three months ago. She informed members that all three of them had had or knew of incidents where defibrillators could have helped the person involved. Statistics show that one in ten people may survive cardiac arrest with cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR), but this reduces to one in four with the use of a defibrillator. In a rural situation, it is possible that an ambulance may not be able to attend an incident within eight minutes and the group wished to promote the need for defibrillators to be made available in rural communities.

Mark Tubbs informed members that his family had been running Princes Risborough Golf Club for 30 years, with many older members and there had been instances of people dying on the course. If a defibrillator had been available people may have had a better chance of survival. He said he would like to see defibrillators on the outside of buildings so that ambulance crews can use them for the community. Mark also said that they would be raising money from communities in the LAF area in order to have the equipment in strategic locations

Mark said they had discussed with the Ambulance Service which equipment to invest, and decided on one which is used by the Service itself. Ambulance crews will generally try to ascertain whether there is access to a defibrillator near the patient they are being called out to and will talk through the process with the person on site whilst they are driving to the scene. The Service will also train people on how to use the equipment. Defibrillators will be housed in secure boxes on walls and the Ambulance Service has the codes for accessing the equipment.

Paul Rogerson said they were looking for funding for equipment to be placed in areas south of Princes Risborough and were also looking at placing equipment in villages such as Bledlow.

With regard to funds Paul said they would have a community account for administration and had identified further funding areas such as the Golf Club, Local Government Community Projects and Speen Fete was also willing to make a donation. They were also looking for public donations. Paul said they were asking the LAF for a contribution towards this project and would be happy to attend the meetings to provide regular updates on their work which could come under the heading of Community and Health Projects. It was noted that the group had not sought funding from the NHS, Parish Councils, or SCAS (South Central Ambulance Service) but were looking for communities for funding. Paul Rogerson said the Princes Risborough area was of most concern and the Chairman agreed, stating that with a growing population and more traffic, the situation could get worse.

Members discussed first responders and whether they should be included in any scheme. However, this would not negate the need for more volunteers but would promote joint working. It was noted that SCAS will train volunteers and anyone living close to the site of a defibrillator can also receive training. As already mentioned the ambulance crew will talk the caller through how to operate the equipment.

Bill Bendyshe-Brown stated that there were four first responders in Princes Risborough who had transport, and they were hoping to increase this number. He suggested that the group gets in touch with Geoff Clark. It was also noted that RAF has volunteers and transport.

The need to understand ongoing costs was also raised, such as maintenance. Mark Tubbs stated that they were putting aside £200 - £300 per annum to cover this and it will include battery replacement. He said that faults could develop, but the machines had the technology capability to automatically report faults. Mel Foster said it was not just the technical side, but the business side and whilst he agreed that this was a worthwhile project, he expressed caution with regard to revenue implications. Mel also reiterated the need for joint working, particularly with the NHS who would be better placed to know where defibrillators could be accessed, in order to make better use of those already in place.

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Cathryn Davies said that the nearest first responder to Lacey Green is based in Prestwood and having a defibrillator close by would benefit Lacey Green. Madeleine Howe stated that Lee Turnham from TVP was extremely supportive of having defibrillators. Lee has just received training on the equipment and he believed that someone in SCAS had developed an App showing where the nearest equipment was. However, it was noted that this App currently only works on iPhones.

Bill Bendyshe-Brown expressed full support for this scheme and suggested that if the LAF was able to support this he would want to see a balance between that and match funding from Parish Councils. James Nicholls said that already had two defibrillators and it would be good if all villages halls purchased the equipment themselves.

With regard to availability and security of the equipment, it was noted that the equipment is kept in locked cabinets with a key safe code for access. The codes are provided by the Ambulance Service once the 999 call is made.

Bill Bendyshe Brown proposed that the LAF put an amount of approximately £5,000 towards this scheme, subject to the group meeting with Geoff Clark, and this was seconded by Mel Foster. Mark Tubbs confirmed that they had already been in discussion with Geoff Clark. The group also agreed to provide regular progress reports to the LAF.

Madeleine Howe said that defibrillators were not eligible for LAF funding. However she agreed to consult with her line manager to see whether there was any possibility of negotiation on this point. If consent were given then she would seek to use the element of the MVAS funding which had not been taken up by parishes..

Brian Swain expressed concern around the principle going forward to award money for bids. In the past it had always been done on the basis of putting forward a bid and getting a response, but now it appeared that some were being done on an ad hoc basis. He suggested the need to look at how to allocate money through bids rather than an agreement to spend. Madeleine Howe said that the LAF had previously received a report setting out the process for agreeing funding, including that the Service Director can take an executive decision between meetings, in consultation with the Chairman of the LAF.

Madeleine Howe agreed to look into this and discuss it with Rebecca Carley.

Members of the Local Area Forum agreed to put aside £5,000 to allocate to this scheme should agreement be given to go ahead.

Movers and Shakers Group The Chairman welcomed to the meeting Kyle Banks, Community Links Officer, who spoke about the Movers and Shakers Group which was being formed in Princes Risborough, to serve the community. The group mainly caters for older people, providing physical activity, health meals and stimulation. The Minister at the Baptist Church has offered the hall as a venue. Once the group is up and running it was hoped that it would provide sustainable activities in the area in order to keep people well and help to reduce the development of more complex needs. The cost per person for a day is £4.50 which includes a meal, but this could reduce depending on overhead costs. It was noted that there is not a paid co-ordinator to do this work, which will be centred around volunteers.

It was noted that in the south of the County, funding had been provided for transportation from the villages for people to attend Movers and Shakers.

The Chairman thanked Kyle Banks for his briefing.

5 Petitions

None.

5 6 Report from the Flood Team

The Chairman welcomed to the meeting Karen Fisher, Strategic Flood Management Officer, who have a briefing on the work of the Flood Management Team. The following was noted: • The Flood Strategy was published in 2011 and an Action Plan was produced as a result. The Strategic Group is chaired by Lesley Clarke. • BCC is the Lead Local Flood Authority (LLFA) for Buckinghamshire • Flood Risk is managed in partnership with the District Councils, the Environment Agency and other key players. • Although the Team operates at strategic level, they also provide support to those on the ground in providing information etc. • The team processes applications for consents in relation to any alteration to the flow of ordinary watercourses. Karen asked for the LAF’s assistance in raining awareness of the need for consent. • When works are carried out on watercourse without consent the Team has the power to enforce and serve notice. The Environment Agency’s ’Living on the Edge’ guide is helpful in this regard. A copy can be downloaded at: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/297423/LIT_711 4_c70612.pdf • The Authority has a statutory responsibility to develop an Asset Register, looking at all assets having a role in flood risk. These are then ranked in terms of how vital they are in relation to flood risk. This can be accessed through the BCC website at: http://www.buckscc.gov.uk/environment/flooding/strategic-flood-management/asset-register/ • The Authority has a duty to formally investigate flood events that meet certain thresholds. These lead to the publication of Section 19 reports and the LAFs can play a part in providing information for these Reports. If more than five properties or two businesses are flooded or a road is closed as a result of flooding, this will trigger a full investigation. The Team are aiming to get all the S19 reports (18 in total) completed by the end of the year. • In the North West Chilterns area two flood investigation reports are under way, one in Saunderton and one in . Other flooding incidents in the Hughenden area and Bradenham have been looked at, but there will not be a formal flood investigation report since these areas did not reach the threshold for investigation. • The planned activity for the area and ways in which the LAF could help were set out in the report attached to the agenda pack.

The Chairman commended the work of the Flood Team in relation to flooding in Saunderton. Wayne Pickford said he had been in discussion with Karen Fisher in relation to drainage safety visits and drawn attention to the issues by the Station at Saunderton. Karen said water had overflowed from a manhole when it was very wet and the water level was high. She said it had been difficult to get a clear picture of the situation at that time.

Wayne Pickford informed members that the Severe Weather Plan was nearly complete and they had asked for additional resources in orde r to have a standby team in the event of further flooding. Wayne also referred to flooding in Mill Lane and said they were liaising with Karen in order to assess the situation there. Wayne advised that they can allocate resources to affected areas but could only allocate on the information received from call centres. Wayne also advised that they could not get involved where flooding involved sewage issues.

In answer to a question about what practical things people can do, Karen said the Flood Team was keen to learn about any local issues in order to collate as much information as possible. Simon Breeze suggested that the whole catchment area should be looked at as a whole in order to build up the bigger picture. He stated that bridges were often areas where ponds built up and produced drainage issues.

Karen referred to the good work done by David White in relation to flooding in Hughenden Valley

6 where the Team had help him set up a Drainage Group which was working well. CCTV had been used to investigate drains and repairs had been carried out through, for instance, sealing of manholes to prevent seepage. The drains were not in a very bad condition but there were pinch points that needed looking at. Karen stated that they only had a small amount of revenue for officers to carry out investigations. To gain capital money they have to through the Capital Programme or apply to DEFRA for a Flood Defence Grant and aid. However, the bidding process has now closed, so any further schemes will have to wait until the next tranche of bidding.

In answer to what further needed to be done, Karen said there were issues around build up of ground water and the volumes that would need to be stored further downstream in order to avoid flooding. They had not identified a specific scheme in Hughenden but have identified risk areas. They were also trying to address the foul issue.

Mel Foster referred to the problem at North Dean and Wayne Pickford confirmed that they were aware of this issue and working towards a solution. No properties were affected and they hoped to improve the situation by improving surface water gullies and the soakaway connected to the ditch.

Bill Bendyshe Brown asked who was responsible for maintaining small water courses and it was noted that riparian owners have this responsibility. (If you own land or property next to a river, stream or ditch, you are a riparian owner. The leaflet ‘Living on the Edge’ provides further guidance on this)

Karen informed members that water levels continue to be high and any rain could cause issues. The Environment Agency was providing emergency numbers to Flood Teams so they had direct access to the Incident Room. They were hoping that Thames Water would provide a similar facility. They are aware of the poor communication and response times and were keen to improve this.

The Chairman thanked Karen Fisher for her report.

7 Update from Thames Valley Police

The Chairman welcomed to the meeting Lee Turnham, who gave an update on crime statistics in the area. The following was noted: • There was nothing of note with regard to crime. One issue of anti social behaviour had been reported in in relation to unwarranted calls. • A campaign on safe driving for 16/17 year olds had been held at Wycombe Swan entitled ‘Safe Drive, Stay Alive’. The presentation was strong and was having a positive impact. Lee said information on this was also on the website. • Community Speedwatch was gaining strength and speeding was down by about 40%. • Brian Swain referred to his question raised at the last meeting in relation to whether the Parish Council could fund the cost of having a mobile speed camera. Lee Turnham confirmed that this was not possible because it could be seen as individual policing for areas.

Bill Bendyshe-Brown informed members that the mobile speed vans had been working in the Risborough area and the three main roads identified for speeding were Longwick Road, Wycombe Road and Road. Lee stated that all those recorded as speeding received letters and information data from VAS units was sent to the Traffic Department on a monthly basis. It was noted that the Police also visited villages as much as possible where volunteers are available for Community Speedwatch.

Members noted with concern that the new VAS sign at had been stolen and replaced with an inferior model.

Bill Bendshe-Brown referred to the pilot scheme for 20mph through and informed members that the deadline for the consultation on this was 2 January 2015. All areas around Risborough had been asked to take part. However, Thames Valley Police had objected to the scheme

7 because they would be unable to enforce it. Lee Turnham said it could be dealt with under Community Speedwatch and warning letters sent out, but it was not enforceable. It was noted that this was one of three trials throughout Buckinghamshire.

The Chairman thanked Lee for his update.

8 TfB Update

Members received, for information, and noted the TfB Update. In discussion the following points were raised: • Mel Foster referred to the request to paint the 30mph sign on Chapple Hill. The Chairman said he was meeting with James Tunnard shortly and would discuss the issue. • Bill Bendyshe Brown expressed concern that the Keep Clear hatched area at the bottom of the High Street had not been re-painted • Brian Swain referred to signage and said he hoped to make arrangements with James Tunnard to deal with this at Parish Council level.

9 Local Priorities Budget

Madeleine Howe presented the report. The following was noted: • The Road Safety Sub Group agreed, subject to criteria, to ringfence £5,000 of funding for speed awareness signage across the LAF. • It was decided not to proceed with the purchase of two MVAS. • They were still awaiting the breakdown of costs in relation to the Parking Review in Princes Risborough. • The deadline for the LAF to identify schemes for delivery by TfB in the next financial year is 31 December. Schemes will then be assessed and costings provided to enable the LAF to make a decision on which schemes to take forward. • Schemes to be considered in the financial year 2016/17 will need to be decided by 31 August 2015 in order to get them onto the TfB scheme of works as early as possible. • Brian Swain expressed concern about any future budget cuts. The Chairman said the budget was being examined and he was unable to comment now on what will be agreed. The amount of any budget cuts at BCC would depend on the level of central government grants and this should be known around 17 December. • Madeleine informed members that any underspend in budgets could not be carried forward and it was too late to make any further allocations. However, if members wished they could pre-allocate funding from next year’s budget allocation. Members agreed that if it was too late to allocate any budget requests this year, they wishes to pre-allocate funding from next year’s budget. • With regard to the criteria for budget allocation, Madeleine informed members that at the beginning of each year a report is sent to all LAFs setting out the criteria for bids, with the LAF advising the Head of Service which schemes they wished to put forward.

10 Local Priorities Refresh

Members discussed the priorities for the LAF and agreed that they would remain the same for the coming year.

11 Date of Next and Future Meetings

The next meeting of the Local Area Forum will be held on Wednesday 25 March 2015. Dates of future meetings: 17 June 9 September 2 December

8 Agenda Item 4

Question re installation of speed awareness measure on Main Road, Lacey Green.

Preface to my question: From statistics obtained from accident and costs websites, the following statistics serve to illustrate the huge cost involved, apart from the human cost of a fatality.

There are about seven (7) children killed every day on British roads and the annual cost of these casualties is £547M (2013)

Fatal accidents on various road types are reported as: • Built up roads, £1.9M • Non built up roads, £1.99M • Motorways, £1.9 M.

For anyone who may not be aware of the local situation it is worth noting that the main road through the village is one (1) mile long and from the northern end is on a downwards slope with a long straight section of about half a mile, past the local primary school followed by a bend before opening out onto New Road which is a sixty (60) limit.

Traffic builds up speed on this section in anticipation of the open road and behave in a reckless manner past the school and totally ignorant of the driveways which follow around the bend.

Having experienced a very near miss recently whilst exiting my drive where the oncoming driver only just managed to bring his vehicle to a stop before colliding into my side.

Similarly our two grandsons, on separate occasions, had very frightening near misses whilst turning out onto the road.

Another visitor was personally verbally abused by a Range Rover driver who was travelling so fast that he had to do an emergency type braking manoeuver to avoid a collision whist she was leaving our driveway.

My question is: What measures could be taken to avoid an accident arising from these circumstances?

Neighbours advise me that this is a long standing issue which has never been resolved even though I see other local situations with solar power speed indicators which, surely, wouldn’t cost anything like the figures quoted above.

S E McCabe, Main Road, Lacey Green.

9 10 Buckinghamshire County Council Visit democracy.buckscc.gov.uk for councillor information and email alerts for local meetings

North West Chilterns Local Area forum

Title: Response to question from Mr. S E McCabe regarding speeding traffic in Lacey Green.

Date: 25 March 2015

Author: Sue Brown, Network & Safety Management Team Leader Tel: 01296 387197 Email : [email protected]

Contact officer: Sue Brown, Network & Safety Management Team Leader

Local members affected: Carl Etholen, Ridgeway West

The speed limit on Main Road Lacey Green is 30mph. As a result of the County Wide Speed Limit Review the 30 mph limit was extended out to the village nameplate in March 2006. Any further extension of the speed limit towards would not be supported as it would not meet the Department for Transport criteria for a 30 mph limit.

Having checked the collision record for Main Road, Lacey Green from Thames Valley Police records it appears there hasn’t been any reported injury collisions from the junction with Church Lane to Slad Lane during the last 5 years up to the end of November 2014. However, TfB recognize that this is no consolation to Mr McCabe who has reported having difficulty exiting his property due to traffic approaching from around the bend.

Thames Valley Police are responsible for all matters concerning enforcement of traffic laws. As a result a request for speed enforcement can be made by contacting the Thames Valley Police by email at: [email protected]

If there is support within the community it may be Community Speedwatch could be used. This is an initiative where a Speed Detection Radar is used at the roadside by trained volunteers and the registration numbers of vehicles that are detected speeding are noted down and passed to Thames Valley Police. Warning letters are then sent out by the Police to the registered keepers stating that their vehicle has been reported as speeding. http://www.transportforbucks.net/Road-Safety/Speed-reduction/Community-speedwatch.aspx

If a significant number of speeding vehicles are local, then the ‘Make the Commitment’ scheme may suitable. The scheme asks drivers to sign a pledge that they will try to keep to the speed limits at all times. The idea behind this scheme is that it will focus a driver’s attention on the

11 speed at which they travel and help them maintain a lower speed. This initiative is most effective when a significant number of users are local residents who travel the road regularly and therefore if leaflets regarding this scheme could be distributed within the local area. Further information on this scheme can be found at http://www.transportforbucks.net/Road-Safety/Speed-reduction/Make-the-commitment.aspx

Temporary Speed Indicator Devices, TSID, are used to raise awareness and to highlight those areas where excess or inappropriate speed is considered to be a concern and other measures have not been successful or possible. Priority will be given to those requests made as part of community activity. More information on VAS can be found at: http://www.transportforbucks.net/Road-Safety/Vehicle-Activated-Signs.aspx

It may be helpful to consider involving the local community by including the nearby school. Schoolchildren could design posters to encourage vehicles to slow down as part of a localised campaign. I attach the BCC Roadside Poster Policy for more information.

It may be also be an option for 30mph roundels to be painted on the road, this is permitted where a 30 mph repeater sign is located, or potentially a ‘SLOW’ marking may be able to be painted on the approach to the bend.

Should it be considered that a VAS or roundels painted on the road are suitable solutions then funding would need to be sourced. Options may include the Parish Council, local Members’ community budgets and as a last resort the Local Area Forum’s Local Priorities budget.

12 Agenda Item 7

Active Bucks Move More, Feel Better

LAF Briefing January 2015

1. Introduction

• Physical inactivity directly contributes to 1 in 6 deaths in the UK; is the fourth largest cause of disease and disability in the UK; and costs £16.9m in Bucks each year through healthcare costs and lost productivity days • 1 in 4 people in Bucks are inactive, undertaking less than ½ hour of moderate intensity physical activity a week. Many more are not active at optimal levels for their health. • Physical activity was highlighted in your LAFs public health profile as a key preventative priority • Buckinghamshire’s Physical Activity Strategy has been developed to help tackle this situation through action by organisations and local communities.

2. Challenges

• There are significant challenges to encouraging people to become more active with barriers such as lack of time, financial costs, personal attitudes and behaviours, transport issues, and restrictions in the physical environment. • Key approaches to increasing physical activity include: − Building activity into everyday life − Making being physically active the social norm − Facilitating community engagement in physical activity − Inspiring those who are inactive to engage in physical activity

3. The Project

• Aims: − To support Bucks residents to increase their physical activity levels − To increase the number of Bucks residents participating in a minimum of 150 minutes of moderate intensity physical activity each week − To reduce the number of Bucks residents undertaking less than 30 minutes moderate intensity physical activity each week

• The project seeks to deliver large scale promotion and adoption of physical activity through: − Utilising the role of members as community leaders − Engaging communities by exploring what physical activity communities want to engage with − Providing evidence based and best practice physical activity interventions which deliver the Bucks Physical Activity Strategy

• The project will offer each LAF a physical activity package over 2 years to promote physical activity in their area, stimulating ideas and action from within the community.

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• The package will include: − elements that are centrally commissioned including: o physical activity focussed asset based community development, o physical activity asset mapping o some physical activity provision that will benefit from economies of scale and meets common recommendations across the county o independent evaluation to demonstrate impact − locally determined LAF level physical activity provision o using an allocation provided to each LAF o based on the recommendations that are produced from the asset mapping process o opportunity for LAF to bid for additional resource for provision which meets the recommendations presented

• Central project co-ordination will be commissioned which will include providing support for each LAF to enable the delivery of local physical activity provision and the overall successful delivery of the project.

4. Physical Activity Community Development

4.1 Physical Activity Asset Mapping • Residents from each LAF will be invited to be part of the physical activity asset mapping in their community. It is important that a wide spread of residents are engaged, particularly those who are currently inactive. • At least one asset mapping event will take place in each LAF area • The mapping and engagement with communities will result in recommendations for each LAF, to enable informed decisions to be made regarding the most appropriate physical activity projects to commission for each local area • A menu of ideas related to those recommendations will be provided to each LAF to support them to use their allocation effectively

4.2 Physical Activity Community Champions • The project will also include the development of physical activity community champions (volunteers) which will strongly support the sustainability of increased physical activity levels after funding finishes • A minimum of 2 community champions will be identified in each LAF who will support both the asset mapping process and the ongoing engagement and motivation of local residents to be more active • Sustainability is key to the success of the project overall and a key requirement of any proposed LAF activity

5. What could the physical activity provision look like?

This will be determined by the community asset mapping process, as outlined above. Allocations can be used to enhance existing provision or develop new provision, however they cannot be used to replace already funded provision. The following gives an indication of the range of provision that may be recommended: • Park/open space activity • Gardening project/Structured activity classes/Buggy walks for parents • Building on existing physical activity provision e.g. Simply Walks programme

14 • Bike racks at a local community centre to encourage active travel or signage to encourage more walking

6. Expected Timescales (to be confirmed)

Jan- Mar 2015 Public Health attending LAF meetings to introduce project and build community contacts to start community development work rd 23 April 2015 Stakeholder launch of the project May 2015 Community development work and asset mapping process will begin Sept 2015 LAF presented with recommendations and menu of options, for LAF to decide which projects to spend allocation on Sept 2015 Deadline for LAF decision on use of allocation for year 1 provision Sept/Oct 2015 Launch of project to the public Sept-Nov 2015 Year 1 physical activity provision commences Sept 2016 Year 2 physical activity provision commences

7. Next steps

LAF members know their communities best, we request that LAFs help to engage and identify those in their communities that will be good contact points to support engaging the right members of the community in the physical activity asset mapping, and those community members who would be interested in volunteering to support this project. We also invite LAF members to get directly involved in the asset mapping.

Please contact us to share your contacts for key links into your communities and/or to express an interest in getting involved.

Sarah Mills [email protected] Tom Burton [email protected] Public Health Principal Public Health Practitioner – Physical Activity Lead

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Agenda Item 9 Buckinghamshire County Council Visit www.buckscc.gov.uk/democracy for councillor information and email alerts for local meetings

NW Chilterns Local Area Forum

Title: Update report from Transport for Buckinghamshire

Date: 25 March 2015

Author: Wayne Pickford Acting Area Manager Wycombe Vale District

Contact officer: Janet Newell Transport Localities Team Leader

Electoral divisions affected: Parishes within the LAF

Summary

1. From 2010 this standard report will be issued to each Local Area Forum (LAF) / Local Community Partnership (LCP) from Transport for Buckinghamshire.

2. It will aim to provide a comprehensive update on current and relevant Transportation issues which are tailored to each individual LAF / LCP.

3. Standard topics to be covered will be:

- Capital Maintenance Programme Updates - TfB Comms Update - Road Safety - Delegated Budget Updates

4. In addition, it will cover any emerging issues which could or will affect Local Area Forum / Local Community Partnership areas.

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Capital Maintenance Programme Update

A list of all planned Capital Carriageway, Footway and Severe Weather sites for 2014-15 for The North West Chilterns LAF with approximate dates of working.

Although these dates are currently correct, these works are all part of rolling and extremely weather dependent programmes. Therefore work starting on site is dependent on progress on the previous sites on the programme - this means these dates are still subject to change and often at short notice.

Road Name Location Treatment Scheme Anticipated Type Choice Start Date Kingshill Buckinghamshire Surface Member Choice Completed Road/North Chilterns University Dressing Road/Four Ashes College to 200m up Road, Terriers North Road Four Ashes Road, to North Surface Predict & Prevent Completed Cryers Hill Road Dressing Coombe Lane, Valley Bottom Road to Surfacing Original Strategic Completed Hunts Hill Close Pot Stage Lane, Great Missenden Road to Footways Member Choice Completed Kingshill Cockpit Lane Hampden Road, Great Hampden Surfacing Severe Weather Completed Hampden/ Crossroads to Site Hughenden Valley Hatches Lane Main Road, Clappins Lane to Micro Surfacing Member Choice Completed Walters Ash Bradenham Wood Lane Haw Lane, Village Name Plate to Surface Member Choice Completed A4010 Wycombe Dressing Road Bradenham Wood A4010 to Main Road, Micro Surfacing Member Choice Completed Lane, Bradenham Naphill Wycombe Road, Foundary Lane to Surfacing Original Strategic Ongoing Saunderton Haw Lane Pot Wycombe Road, Slough Lane junction Surfacing Severe Weather Ongoing Saunderton including working on Site A4010 Bell Street, Princes Jasmine Crescent to Surfacing Member Choice Completed Risborough Pedestrian Crossing nr Park Street Stockwell Lane, Little to B4009 Surface Predict & Prevent Completed Meadle Dressing Bell Crescent, j/w Chestnut Way – Footways Member Choice Completed Longwick Whole Loop Wellington To be assessed Footways Member Choice Ongoing Avenue, Princes Risborough Thame Road, End of surfacing by Micro Surfacing Member Choice Completed Longwick pedestrian crossing to Farm nr the 30mph signs

18 TfB Comms - Update

TfB started its patching programme during December, using the money granted to us by the Department for Transport. This programme will run until March, and covers sites across the county. Over 230 sites were assessed and 132 chosen for treatment. Each week the website will be updated with a list of sites and road closures will be posted daily on Twitter. www.buckscc.gov.uk/roadpatching .

Earlier this season, TfB held a competition to design their social media logos, and the winners were rewarded with a tour of our depots. Four primary school pupils were lucky enough to visit our depot in High Wycombe, and three pupils visited the Amersham depot. All the small visitors were provided with correct PPE and learnt how a gritter works, when and where salting treatment takes place, and how the decision is made to send the gritters out. They also saw how a gritter is loaded with salt, as well as the other different vehicles that carry out road maintenance and were able to walk into the salt barn and see the huge mound of salt, ready for spreading on the roads. Pupils loved the experience and were very grateful to be invited.

As always, winter gritting is a hot topic, and we are using Twitter (@tfbalerts) again to inform of our daily decision on whether or not to grit the roads. We receive five forecasts each day, which we monitor and from which we make a decision on whether treating the roads is required. This season we have seen a short period of severe weather in early February, and our gritter drivers worked hard throughout the week to ensure roads were kept as safe as possible. As of 13/02/15 our gritters have been out 41 times in the north of the county and 35 in the south. The difference in numbers is due to differing road temperatures, and levels of residual salt on roads. Gritters can be tracked live on the website - http://www.transportforbucks.net/Winter-maintenance.aspx

We have also launched a new app for people to report defects on the roads. This can be downloaded from relevant app stores.

You can still follow us on Twitter - @tfbalerts – find us on Facebook – www.facebook.com/transportforbucks - and check our website for all the latest news and information – www.buckscc.gov.uk/transport .

Road Safety

Safe Drive Stay Alive (SDSA) – the dates have been released and thend bookingrd siteth is open. High Wycombe are delivering 6 performances over 3 days on 2 , 3 and 4 November 2015 . Anyone interested in going, please contact June Howlett [email protected]

Aylesbury Vale Driving Instructor Associationth (AVDIA) are holding a Pre Driver event at The Aylesbury Vale Academy on 27 October 2015. This is a one day event with information on learning to drive and includes a drive in a dual controlled car.

19 Road Safety have produced a Newsletter for Buckinghamshire Driving Instructors that will be going out this month. This is a way of keeping them informed of the type of crashes young drivers are involved in so they can tailor their lessons accordingly and to keep them informed of events happening locally that they might attend.

Delegated Budge Schemes 2014-2015 Proposed Schemes

Scheme Title Value Project Lead Status Update Bradenham £3,000 - Safety Review undertaken and response Parish Council – issued to PC on initial proposals. Traffic Calming Confirmation required that Bradenham Scheme PC are to implement scheme. TfB Reviewing costs for the high friction , villageway gateway (gate being made by National Trust and installed by TfB). Installation in early 2015-16 financial year. NW Chilterns £7,200 Shane Speed limit assessment for Askett village Speed Limit Thomas & complete - confirmed 20mph limit is Changes Pete Smyth possible, albeit not recommended without further traffic calming.

Informal consultation undertaken, however an objection from Thames Valley Police was received.

TfB have recommended that the schemes are progressed as pilot 20mph schemes without further traffic calming. This has been agreed with the Cabinet Member and decision signed off.

Anticipate formal consultation to commence in October 2014 for a 6 week period. If successful anticipate decision process in Nov-Dec with implementation in January 2015.

Formal consultation completed and Key Decision Report draft and awaiting approval.

20 Bowley Wood £2,200 n/a Update from Brian Swain Hughenden Bus Stop – Parish Council that agreement has been Extend the reached with TfB that the bus route has length of the been reversed to enable people/students hardstanding to board the bus/coaches on the other side of the road where there is more than adequate waiting area for them on the verge.

It appears that the proposed work to enlarge original bus stop is not now required.

No further action. Princes £10,000 Kirk Adams NSL to support Princes Risborough with Risborough Parking Toolkit. Parking Review Meeting with Cllr B Bendyshe Brown 03/07/14. No cost with initial discussions, however, any further costs to be funded by Town Council.

NSL providing quote for Cllr Bendyshe Brown.

NSL quote received 25/7 and will be sent out to Cllr Bendyshe Brown asap.

29/08/14 SP Quote Provided by ST to Cllr BB 27/08/14.

Funding confirmed as £7k BCC + £10k LAF.

Programme to commence Feb - March 2015.

Hughenden £571 James Signs ordered and obtained - awaiting Parish – Speed Tunnard dates for installation Camera Signs

21 Waiting Restrictions Programme 2014-2015 - Update

Scheme Comments Planned Date Princes Risborough NSL to support Princes See Delegated Budget Town Review Risborough with parking toolkit. update No cost with initial discussions, however, any further costs to be funded by Town Council. Meeting held with local member & NSL to provide quote.

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Agenda Item 10

Buckinghamshire County Council Visit www.buckscc.gov.uk/democracy for counc ill or information and email alerts for local meet ings

Report to NW Chilterns Local Area Forum Title: LOCAL PRIORITIES BUDGET UPDATE

th Date: 25 March 2015

Author: Phil Dart, Service Director, Localities and Safer Communities Tel: 01296 382398

Contact officer: Madeleine Howe, Locality Manager Tel: 01494 475378 Email: [email protected]

Electoral divisions affected: Ridgeway East Ridgeway West The Risboroughs

Summary

1. The LAF will be provided with a budget to address the NW Chilterns local area priorities in 2015/16.

Recommendation

2. NW Chilterns Local Area Forum is asked to note the report and suggest actions to address the priorities for 2015/16.

Local Area projects for 2015/16

3. The budget for 2015/16 has not yet been set, however the arrangements for 2015/16 are that:

4. Funding must be allocated in line with the LAF’s priorities and the County Council’s strategic priorities. A guide to the County Council’s strategic priorities has been provided to LAF members and can also be viewed online or downloaded Guide to Local Priorities

th 5. The LAF’s Local Area priorities were last reviewed at a meeting held on 19 November 2014. The current priorities are:

• Road Safety • Community Health and Wellbeing • Economy and Environment

6. The County Council will finalise its budget for 2015/16 in February 2015. Once the budget is determined, an update will be provided to the LAF.

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7. To date 5 proposals which meet local priorities have been received. No further schemes for

delivery by TfB can be considered for 2015/16 and LAF membersst are asked to note that the deadline for submission of TfB schemes for 2016/17 is 31 July 2015.

9. LAF members are encouraged to identify projects to meet the Local Priorities as soon as possible to allow for assessment and delivery by the end of March 2016.

10. Summary of Funding Proposals for 2015/16

r is ti R st Scheme LAF Priority O gan a on equ e ed Name from the LAF Purchase of new vehicle Community Health and Risborough Area £10,000 for Risborough Area Wellbeing Community Bus Community Bus

Creation of Lay By to Road Safety Gt Kimble School, £3,500 facilitate car parking and Gt and Little reduce the significant Kimble Parish traffic congestion in Council Church Lane, Kimble.

Zebrites for A4010 New Road Safety Cllr Bendyshe- Not yet known Road, Princes Brown Risborough - Zebra Crossing

Footway improvements Road Safety Cllr Bendyshe- Not yet known to Chestnut Way Brown NB – this pavement in Longwick scheme may be funded by the school and RoW hence no LAF contribution needed

Project detail:

Risborough Area Community Bus The service provides much needed public transport to residents who, in many cases, have no alternative means of visiting local shops, medical facilities, social and leisure facilities, friends and relatives or connecting with other bus or train services.

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At its meeting on 22 February 2013 the LAF agreed to make a contribution of £10,000 to the purchase of a new vehicle for RACB. Members will remember that as the purchase could not be made in that financial year the LAF subsequently agreed to make this contribution in the financial year in which the purchase was to be made. The RACB committee has now raised the necessary balance of to place an order for the new vehicle in 2015.

In terms of meeting the Local Priorities Budget funding criteria, the proposal:

a) Meets two local priorities, namely Community Health and Wellbeing and Economy and Environment.

b) Meets three of the County Council’s priorities namely: ‘To encourage people to do more for themselves while providing a safety net for the most vulnerable members of the population’ and ‘To improve transport networks within Buckinghamshire and the surrounding area’ and ‘To encourage people and communities to be actively involved in their local area and services’.

Layby on Church Lane, Kimble

Great Kimble School (GKS) is a thriving rural Infant School which historically relied on the goodwill of the tenants of The Bernard Arms for car parking each morning and afternoon of the school week. This arrangement was also extended to the congregation of St Nicholas’ Church. Since the closure of The BA, all parking has to be in Church Lane, which is very narrow and restricted. The building of a layby further down Church Lane will help alleviate the traffic congestion and give the School and Church some parking facility. It is envisaged that 10 car spaces could be available.

Great Kimble School and Gt and Little Kimble Parish Council are contributing £3,000+ each towards the cost of the scheme and are seeking a similar contribution of £3,500 from the LAF. NB – to date the scheme has been estimated at £10,000 and updated costs may require consideration of enhanced contributions from the three funding partners. It is hoped that a final price will be available at the LAF meeting.

In terms of meeting the Local Priorities Budget funding criteria, the proposal:

a) Meets one of the local priorities, namely Road Safety.

b) Meets one of the County Council’s priorities namely ‘To improve transport networks within Buckinghamshire and the surrounding area’.

Installation of Zebrite flashing beacons at crossing on New Road, Princes Risborough

The proposal originated from a request from the Princes Risborough Community Association to Cllr Bendyshe-Brown and is to upgrade the existing Belisha Beacons on this crossing to improve the visibility of the crossing and therefore the safety of pedestrians using the crossing.

The Road Safety Team at BCC have assessed the site. There have been 2 slight injury collisions on the crossing in the most recent 5 years ( to end of Sept 2013). One occurred in 2012 when a driver stopped to allow a pedestrian to cross but then drove onto the crossing causing slight injuries to the pedestrian. The other occurred in August 2013 and involved two

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vehicles one stopped at the crossing and another drove into the rear of the stationary vehicle causing slight injury to both drivers.

In terms of meeting the Local Priorities Budget funding criteria, the proposal: a) Meets one of the local priorities, namely Road Safety. b) Meets one of the County Council’s priorities namely ‘To improve transport networks within Buckinghamshire and the surrounding area’.

Widening of footway in Chestnut Way, Longwick

NB – scheme may be funded by school and RoW.

The proposal is to improve the evenness of the existing footway and to widen it to allow individuals to pass each other without having to step into the road. This will benefit many older members of Longwick community who walk to the shops but, most importantly, young children who go to Longwick Primary School. The proposal is supported by the school and the Parish Council.

In terms of meeting the Local Priorities Budget funding criteria, the proposal: a) Meets one of the local priorities, namely Road Safety. b) Meets one of the County Council’s priorities namely ‘To improve transport networks within Buckinghamshire and the surrounding area’.

12. Recommendation

Members of the NW Chilterns LAF are recommended to approve the proposals subject to sufficient funding being made available.

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Briefing update for North West Chilterns local area forum: March 2015

Planning updates Consultation on a neighbourhood area for Longwick-cum-Ilmer parish completed recently and Wycombe District Council has officially approved the neighbourhood area. This paves the way for the Parish Council to prepare a Neighbourhood Development Plan which will give the community greater control over the scale and location of development. Wycombe District Council will be supporting them in this process, providing technical advice, and in due course, arranging the examination of the plan and providing electoral services for the plan referendum.

A recent WDC Cabinet decision (2 March) granted delegated authority to prepare Area Action Plans for Princes Risborough and Saunderton by early to mid-2017. These are also needed to give greater local control over the timing, scale and comprehensiveness of development in these places, rather than accepting applications on a piecemeal basis. Local community steering groups will be established so that residents are given the opportunity to inform the development of the plans. Wycombe District Council will be working closely with local service providers and the county council to ensure that necessary supporting infrastructure is delivered alongside development.

New home for Risborough Information Centre On 16 December 2014 Wycombe District Council's Information Centre in Princes Risborough moved premises to share facilities with the Princes Risborough Library on Bell Street. The Information Centre continues to offer a range of services to both local residents and visitors including:

• Local maps, guides and • Bio Bags attraction leaflets • Existing benefit claim queries • Accommodation enquiries and and document verification bookings • Existing housing application • Walking and cycling leaflets, queries and property bids books and maps • Council tax queries and • What’s On? Newsletter and payment by debit or credit card events box office • Viewing of planning applications • Local souvenirs, postcards and • Waste collection dates and greeting cards missed bins

27 While the majority of services continue, the Information Centre no longer process new benefit or housing claim applications or administers National Express tickets, day trips and holiday bookings. Please contact or speak to a member of the team for further information on submitting new claims and purchasing travel tickets.

Monday: Closed Tuesday: 9:30am to 5:30pm Wednesday: 9:30am to 1pm Thursday: 9am to 5pm Friday: 9:30am to 5pm Saturday: 9:30am to 1pm Monday, Sunday and Bank Holidays: Closed

Phone: 01844 274795 Email: [email protected]

Dial-a-ride services Wycombe Dial-a-Ride (WDAR) will be closing on 31 March and from 1 April, local residents who currently use the Wycombe Dial-a-Ride service will instead be able to use The Chilterns Dial-a-Ride (CDAR), which will be extending its service to cover Wycombe District. Wycombe Dial- a-Ride customers are being contacted directly to tell them about the new arrangements.

Wycombe District Council and Buckinghamshire County Council have been working closely to ensure that there will be continuity of service for residents in Wycombe District who rely on Dial-a-Ride services.

Both Buckinghamshire County Council, as the local transport authority, and Wycombe District Council, as the local district authority, recognise the importance of continuing to support the needs of those who are not able to use scheduled public transport.

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