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Pilning and Severn Beach Parish Plan 2009 Back Cover Map Based upon the Ordnance Survey mapping with the permission of the Controller of Her Majesty’s Stationery Office © Crown Copyright. Unauthorised reproduction infringes Crown Copyright and may lead to prosecution or civil proceedings. (Pilning & Severn Beach Parish Council, Licence Number WL1005113) CONTENTS 1 Introductory Message 2 2 Brief Summary of Parish History and Introduction to Parish Plan 3 3 Summary of Results of Questionnaire 4 Section 1 Household and Personal 4 Section 2 Transport and Highways 5 Section 3 Education 7 Section 4 Health, Social Services and Older People 7 Section 5 Housing 8 Section 6 Emergency Services and Community Security 9 Section 7 Retail and Other Services 10 Parish Plan 2009 Section 8 Employment 11 Section 9 Sport and Leisure 11 Section 10 Information, Communication and Local Government 12 Section 11 Environment 14 Section 12 Religious Groups 15 Section 13 Parish/Village Twinning 15 4 The Youth Section (Under 18s) 16 5 Action Plans 19 Transport and Highways 20 Education 23 Health, Social Services and Older People 24 Housing 26 Emergency Services and Community Security 28 Retail and Other Services 32 Employment 33 Sport and Leisure 34 Information, Communication and Local Government 36 Environment 38 Religious Groups 42 Parish/Village Twinning 43 Youth Action Plan 44 6 Acknowledgments 45 1 INTRODUCTORY MESSAGE In 2000, the Government published a Rural It is not proposed to give a lengthy history White Paper and the idea of Parish Plans of the Parish as this is well documented was born. Plans were intended to highlight elsewhere. Two examples are given below. We the problems that need to be tackled and apologise to those who may not have internet requirements to preserve the distinctive access but details of the history could be character and features of a Parish. obtained from the Clerk of the Parish Council and the Secretary of the local History Group if Through talking to groups, School-heads and you wanted this. the Friends of the two schools, at Parish Events and undertaking Pilot Questionnaires, Since the amalgamation of the various districts the Parish Plan Questionnaire was developed. of Pilning, Severn Beach, Redwick, Northwick and New Passage under the composite title The following pages set out the findings and of Pilning and Severn Beach Parish there has recommendations based on the answers and been housing, light industrial and motorway comments of you the Parishioners, including development but this has not necessarily been the youth of the Parish. matched with the infrastructure required and It is worth mentioning that even before a number of local amenities and services have the adoption of this Plan, and on the basis been lost. Pilning and Severn Beach of statistics and comments obtained from The Parish still retains its rural feel Parishioners, it has been possible to obtain however, and retains a mix of developed and grants to help in the locality and to pay agricultural land giving opportunity for access expenses behind the Farmers Market. This using the many public footpaths, and use of encourages us to know that further funding is the various playing fields and open spaces. ‘out there’ if only we can take positive strides towards the Actions proposed. There are a considerable number of voluntary groups and associations that continue to On behalf of the Steering Group, we thank function and serve the community. all the volunteers, helpers and most of all everyone who expressed their opinions and completed the Pilning and Severn Beach Questionnaire. See “Introduction to Pilning & Severn Beach History” at www.severnbeach.com Jane Davey Barbara Matthews Chair of Steering Group Chair of Steering Group [2006-2009] [2009 - Present] 2 BRIEF SUMMARY OF PARISH HISTORY AND INTRODUCTION TO THE PARISH PLAN In 2006 at the instigation of the Parish Council The former Steering Group, now to be known discussions and preparations started that led as the Action Group, will be responsible for to the setting up of a Steering Group drawn overseeing the initial implementation of the from residents in the Parish and a Parish Action Plans and ensuring that progress is Council representative. With funding from being made and the improvements achieved. It Community Action and the Parish Council a is hoped that more people will join the Action lot of preparatory work was done that led to a Group after the adoption of this Plan. Questionnaire finally being circulated in 2007 Space will not allow the full details of the to 1405 households, with a response from 840 questions and comments to be included in this households representing 1409 respondents. Plan but every response to the questions has The information obtained highlights issues been recorded and the extensive comments Parish Plan 2009 and priorities that a large proportion of the also. The latter were the main reason for the residents of the Parish want addressed. When it delay in collating the information because these was started it was meant to produce an initial 5 comments were the expression of the hearts year plan covering all main aspects of living in and minds of Parishioners and added more the Parish, but with a change in regulations this substance to the questions that might have only will be an ongoing plan, the implementation of required a selective response (as important as which will be under periodic reviews. Although that is). Where percentage figures are stated there is reference in the Action Plans to short, these have been rounded up or down to the medium or long-term goals no specific time limit nearest figure to make reading easier. has been set out as to the terms of the goals, but The Questionnaires are retained by the they are meant to establish a target of aims! Parish Council together with a full copy of the The Plan is a strategic document intended for Comments, the Statistical Analysis and other the benefit of the entire community and contains appropriate documentation. These are held in a proposals for real change which we trust will combination of electronic form and hard copies. yield tangible long lasting improvements. In a number of Sections it should be noted that From the information obtained in the there is a variation in the number of respondents Questionnaire and subsequent consultation as not all the questions were answered by and discussions with people, groups and everyone. organisations, the Steering Group identified A summary of the comments is also given in some key issues and created Action Plans to some of the Sections where it is considered move towards these objectives. The Parish appropriate and helpful, and backs up the Plan is a community document that will require various Action Plans that appear later in this dedication, enthusiasm and input from as many Plan. residents and others as is possible. It only has value if everybody chooses to opt in and make it Finally, the explanatory paragraphs previously work. Ideally various Working Groups, targeted included in each Section of the Questionnaire towards the specific aims of the Action Plans, are repeated in this Plan. should be set up. 3 SUMMARY OF RESULTS OF QUESTIONNAIRES By way of introduction the Questionnaires The below diagram shows the various reasons revealed the following general statistics: for living in the Parish from highest to lowest: Section 1 Household and Personal 400 On the basis of those who included the information in their replies, the gender of 350 respondents was divided, with 657 male and 300 742 female. Again, when indicated, the age groups were as follows: 250 Age Over 200 17-25 26-35 36-50 51-60 61-75 group 75 150 Love country life Male 20 63 185 119 126 25 Relatives nearby 100 Retirement Female 28 93 176 132 117 18 Housing availability Love of village life 50 This represents a good cross-section of the Setting up home Like the area House suitability Came with family Born here in area Work Marriage 0 Pilning and Severn Beach community divided as follows: 1.06 How did you come to live in the Parish? New North- Red- Severn Pilning Other Passage wick wick Beach 35 22 210 36 526 3 As can be seen from the table alongside a 98 large proportion have actually resided in the Parish for over 25 years with 176 people 313 506 having lived in the Parish all their lives. The other figures indicate that once here, many residents tend to stay which actually strengthens the reasons for the Parish Plan 359 159 as benefitting a stable population that care about their community. In fact, of the reasons given for living here, only a little over 8% represented those who were born in the Parish. Over 25 16-24 6-15 1-5 Less than 1 4 In trying to establish the various utility nature of areas within the Parish, but we services available to properties the following need to attempt ways of tackling problems. was revealed: Statistical analysis of Questionnaire answers 1000 800 600 Parish Plan 2009 400 2.01 42% use the bus regularly or 200 occasionally [6% reg. 36% occ.] 58% never 0 Mains sewerage Mains gas Telephone Mobile phone Internet access Satellite television 2.02 80% agree that more destinations were required 1.07 Does your home have: Whilst the main sewerage statistic exceeds the number of households responding, services are on the whole pretty consistent. This question was answered by persons 1 and 2 from many of the same households and is not as factual as we would have liked! [1.08 and 1.09] Statistics regarding carers and long-term illness or disability are included in Section 4 - Health, social services and older 2.07 Using train services - 1% daily; 2% people.