Parish Council Newsletter Issue 23

Welcome to the twenty third edition of our newsletter designed to Summer 2012 keep you up to date with what is happening in the Parish. Conditions for planting of trees, shrubs, bulbs etc Wood Street Playground Proposal Craft Show on Do you know that you need permission Sunday10 June to plant anything which is on council land—such as trees, shrubs, daffodils, Following receipt of a peon and local residents’ requests for a play area A craft show will be held at to be installed in , the Parish Council is again consider- etc? Read further! Worplesdon Memorial Hall on ing a proposal to build a playground in the village intended for children SUNDAY 10 June between Why can’t I buy bulbs/shrubs/trees aged 4 – 14. One of the main hurdles is, however, to idenfy a suitable 10am - 4pm. Entrance is etc & plant them? County piece of land on which to build the play area. Due to the predominance FREE. Members of the of , which surrounds the majority of the village, an exchange Farnborough Craft Guild will Council as the Highway Authority, will of common land will be necessary. Complex interacon between a not allow members of general public be exhibiting and demonstrat- number of agencies will be required prior to the submission of a “S16 ing their work. All items for to dig up the highway including grass Exchange of Common Land Applicaon” to the Secretary of State for sale are carefully hand verges. Their contractors are properly DEFRA. produced by the stall holder, qualified and insured to undertake this Inially, we considered the triangle next to the village Green to be a who will be very happy to task. The contractor has safety aware- suitable site (SITE D); however, at the request of other agencies we have explain, and where practical ness training and is conscious of the had to consider addional sites prior to any decisions being made. demonstrate, how they inherent dangers due to incorrectly produce their work. Demon- To date it has become apparent that there appears to be no one site that strations on the day will located underground equipment, and will ideally suit all interested pares. Our wish is that the posion of the include a landscape water- risks to passers by who could be playground is central to the hub of the village and is clearly visible and colour, jewellery making and affected. The supplier will also finish accessible from the road that runs through the village, as its purpose is to paper crafts. Lovely home- the work to sasfy standards of a safe provide a safe and inving focal point for families not just from the village made cakes (do not miss highway, which can be assured without itself, but also for those who live within Worplesdon Parish and whose Lesley's wonderful bread children use the two village schools. pudding) and bacon butties detailed monitoring, under the terms will be available at very of contract. Planning permission for a 29 space car park to the west of the Infant reasonable prices for you to School has already been granted. With this in mind the Parish Council enjoy with a cup of tea or I want to plant a tree on the verge idenfied an area just to the east of the school as being a potenally outside my property to discourage the coffee. Crafts on show will suitable site (SITE A). However, this site lies just within a locally include, crochet, jewellery, neighbours from parking, but designated Site of Nature Conservaon Importance (SNCI), and is main- paintings, metal work, wood- supposing they object? The Council tained by (SWT), who have expressed concerns work, needlecrafts, photo- will not uphold objecons from neigh- about this site. With SWT’s input, several other sites in the same general graphy, pencil portraiture, area, west and north of the school were also idenfied. We have already clocks, silk flower arrange- bours, provided the tree is not being held two public meengs, the Annual Parish Meeng which this year was planted outside their property. Where ments and others. Do come held in Wood Street and the Village Associaon’s AGM, both of which along and find a truly unique the planng is borderline between were fairly well aended. A vote taken at the Annual Parish Meeng gift at a very affordable price. properes, as the applicant you are (APM) indicated that there is overall support for a playground and it Further details can be responsible for ensuring adjacent should be noted that all interested pares including Surrey County obtained from owners are in agreement, and provide Council and Surrey Wildlife Trust have indicated they are in favour of this proposal, subject to a suitable locaon being idenfied. Janet Gale on 01252 724968 evidence to the Council of such. Wrien permission and a licence To enable us to show residents and the interested agencies our intenons we obtained quotaons and designs from four companies. These plans required. were available at both the APM and the Village Associaon’s AGM for the All requests must be put in wring to public to view. Come and join the Council. The ancipated budget is £90,000. 50% of which will be met by the us…. The Council must agree the site and parish precept, the other 50% via S106 monies as a result of the new searches to locate underground developments in Keens Lane. For evenings of fun and enter- ulies must be undertaken. If the Full details of the proposals including the four sites and the pros and cons tainment at WI. New searches indicate the site is clear and for each site are available on our website – www.parish-council.com/ members are always welcome. Any quesons please give me a the Council’s specialist is sasfied with worplesdon call on 01483 236197. I’d love the choice of tree an order will need to As a result of the two public consultaons the Parish Council has agreed to hear from you. be placed with the Council. The to remove sites B & C from any further consultaons. Council will need to issue a licence for Linda Ramcharan President, To move forward we need a mandate from the public. We have included Fairlands WI all planng. a short quesonnaire on the back page of this newsleer. Please take the For further information please see me to fill out the quesonnaire and return it to us. We value your www.surreycc.gov.uk opinions! Thank you. Dominic Howard-Jones NEW MILESTONE FOR WORPLESDON VIEW CARE HOME

A milestone was reached at commented that the Home also Worplesdon View Care Home intends to integrate into the local when a commemorative stone was community by providing more than placed above the entrance by the 100 employment opportunities for Chairman of Worplesdon Parish local people looking for work in the Council, Bob McShee. Councillor care sector. Replying to Councillor McShee unveiled the Indian McShee, General Manager Lynda Granite stone made by Steve Dent Garner said that the Home would from Funeral Services. be opening in the summer and This was engraved with invited all Worplesdon residents ‘Worplesdon View, opened with an interest in the facility to Summer 2012` in gold lettering. come and visit and see for them- The stone was then blessed by the selves the environment being Reverend Hugh Grear, rector of St. provided for residents and staff CORRECTION - Issue 22 Mary`s Worplesdon. alike. WOOD STREET MAYPOLE Bob McShee said “I am honoured Bob McShee Spring 2012 DANCERS to be here today and it is great to see that the Worplesdon View We apologise for an error in our last team are getting fully engaged with For information contact Hayley newsletter. the local community”. He also Senior on 020 7349 4288 or email observed that the new Home will [email protected] The Wood Street Village Maypole Dancers be providing 78 beds when fully have no connection to Wood Street Infant operational and sits in beautifully School . landscaped grounds. He further Who does what….. Worplesdon Parish Council: courts ◊Village signs ◊War ◊Planning ◊Recycling/Refuse/Special ◊Annual tree inspecons and tree memorial Jacobs Well ◊Wood Collecons ◊Street Cleaning/Lier surgery on Parish land ◊Benches Street Village Green, Perry Hill ◊Taxi-Private Hire Licensing . ◊Bus shelters ◊Community Speed Green, Pitch Place Green, Toby's Surrey County Council: Watch and Vehicle Acvated Signs Oak - Backside Common. Educaon ◊Environment Footways ◊Ditch clearance ◊Grass cung on Borough Council: ◊Highways ◊Libraries ◊Minerals behalf of the County Council ◊Abandoned Vehicles ◊Building ◊Rights of Way ◊Street Lighng ◊Jacobs Well Recreaon Ground Control ◊Bus Permits ◊Car Parks ◊Social Services ◊Transport ◊Noce boards x 6 ◊Play areas - and Fines ◊Council Tax Enquiries ◊Trading Standards ◊Waste (including lier bins) ◊Pond ◊Electoral Registraon ◊Gypsies Disposal maintenance (Jacobs Well ponds & and Travellers ◊Housing/ Wood Street Village pond) Homelessness ◊Leisure Centres Surrey Wildlife Trust: ◊Quarterly newsleers ◊Tennis ◊Licensing ◊Noise Polluon Control ◊Commons

Why the trees in Holly Ditches and Drains Lane were thinned Flooding can happen anywhere, companies and heavier than normal whether near to watercourses or rainfall that causes water to run onto not. Floods can even occur during roads from fields and over-full rivers. For safety reasons the Parish summer months when thunder- It can also be caused by the Council asked Surrey County Council storms trigger torrential downpours. collection of mud, leaves and other to cut back the shrubs/overgrown debris that block drains. Drains are area beside the cycle track at the top The drainage system sometimes can't cope with the magnitude of normally cleaned once during a of Holly Lane. We are delighted to year. In known problem areas they report that this work has now been water that collects on surrounding surfaces, especially when they are are cleaned more frequently. undertaken. This previously dark/ damp section of cyclepath/footway already saturated with water. In this case, even a small amount of If you see a flood, you can report it is once again open and bright for on the on-line reporting form on the benefit of local residents. additional rainfall can cause flooding. www.surreycc.gov.uk/roads-and- transport. Flooding can be caused by cracks Page 2 in broken pipes owned by water Page 3

KEEP WORPLESDON TIDY Holly Lane Roundabout There’s no such thing as For many years the Parish Council the Dog Poo campaigned to have the overgrown trees FairyFairy! and shrubs removed from this roundabout and for a new planng scheme to be under- Bag that poo any rubbish bin will do. taken. Having made a significant financial www.keepbritaintidy.org contribuon towards this project we are very disappointed with the result. We A young resident from Liddington New swallowed, result in infection that lasts connue to request that improved planng Road recently raised her concern about between six and 24 months. Symptoms is undertaken and hope that this work will the amount of lier and bagged dog include eye disorders, vague ache, be completed in the Autumn. mess being le lying around the dizziness, nausea, asthma and, in Liddington Hall area and has asked the extremely rare cases, seizures/fits or New County Councillor Parish Council to support her campaign even loss of eye-sight. Often the eggs to prevent lier being dropped and dog are ingested when passed to the mouth The Parish Council wishes to mess being either le on the ground or by the hands, but this can also occur congratulate Cllr Keith Witham on bagged and hung in hedges. through contact with dogs or inanimate his recent election. objects including the wheels of toys and the soles of shoes. Infected soil samples Dog fouling is not only unpleasant it is are often found in play areas and as a dangerous. The biggest threat to public You can contact Cllr Witham by result, Toxocariasis most commonly letter: health from dog excrement is affects children between 18 months and toxocariasis. five years. 3 The Oaks, Guildford Road, Normandy, Guildford, GU3 2BQ Toxocariasis is an infection of the round- We will be displaying dog poo fairy Email: [email protected] worm Toxocara canis. The eggs of the posters around the parish soon. Please parasite can be found in soil or sand do your bit - bag your dog’s mess and Or mobile phone: 07582 020934 contaminated with faeces and if put it in the bin!

Wild Flower Meadow Cider

As a long time resident of Wood Street common, were at the meeting and were Village (from before it was called a village) supportive of the proposal as was the I, probably like a lot of I have noticed an alarming decrease in the meeting in general. people in this village, numbers of butterflies, bees and other have an apple tree in my insects, not only in my garden but around Turning these two areas into Wild Flower the area. There are many reasons for this; garden. Some of the Meadows would be of great benefit to the some things such as environmental pollu- apples get used each local habitats. Where there are flowers tion are mostly out of our control but year but due to its organic status most there are lots of insects that provide food there are some things that we can get composted. Last year I heard of the for birds and small mammals do that will have a positive impact. Garden Cider Company ( hp:// which in turn provide food for thegardencidercompany.co.uk/ ); they other parts of the food chain. It There are lots of areas of grass are a local company and they collected has been years since I last saw a within the village that could be my apples when they were ripe and kestrel hovering over these two used to promote the growth of turned them into very acceptable cider grass areas! wild flowers and would provide a (4.5%) that I am now enjoying, you tremendous boost to the local bio- These two areas, which total could say it was the fruits of my labour!! diversity and would, over the years, around 6,500m 2, would provide a My single apple tree provided 150kg provide an increasingly diverse range of colourful and attractive entrance to the fruit that was turned into 75 Litres of habitats for all sorts of creatures. village and would hopefully discourage the cider of which I received half in 500ml

dropping of litter. boles. At a recent Parish Council meeting a

proposal was put forward that the two When I was in Switzerland last year I grass areas directly opposite the school If you go to their website you can join noticed that a lot of what would have on Oak Hill are transformed into Wild up and provide the raw materials for a been narrow grass verges were a riot of Flower Meadows. small local company as well as finding a wild flowers, this was extremely pretty use for all the apples that normally and showed that even small areas of land Homogenous areas of grass actually roed on the ground. I did make sure could provide a boost for the local support a limited range of wildlife. This that enough fruit was left over to environment. I think that we should do proposal will mean a change in the continue feeding the Blackbirds and the same for our verges so that we can grounds management to allow this to others in my garden. have a multitude of colours in our village, happen as well as a re-planting and not just different shades of green. re-seeding; Surrey Wildlife Trust, who are Ian Rudd tasked with the management of the Ian Rudd Parish Personnel

Worplesdon Chairman - Dr Paul Cragg - 47 Oakfields 01483 531597 P a r i s h Vice-Chairman - Cllr Bob McShee - 66 Broadacres 01483 825907 C O U N C I L Mr Terry Cater - 26 Gravetts Lane 01483 232819 Merrist Wood Show Mr Robert Clark - 19 Stringers Avenue 07913 790138

Worplesdon Parish Council Mr Mike Dillon - 34 The Green, Wood Street Village 01483 235263 West View, 84 Rydes Hill Road Guildford Cllr David Elms - 20 Gumbrells Close 01483 234414 Surrey, GU2 9UG Phone: 01483 300094 Mr Dominic Howard-Jones - 10 Hillbrow Close 01483 234239 Phone: 01483 300094 Mrs Jan Messinger - The Old Stables, Perry Hill 07761 589768 Fax: 01483 300094 E-mail: [email protected] Mrs Sandra Morgan - 21 St. Michael’s Ave 01483 233344 Mrs Beth Nagle - Pitch Place House 01483 232036 WORPLESDON PARISH Mr Derek Slaymaker - 31 Brookside 01483 828213 COUNCIL Mr Victor Searle - 2 Rydes Hill Crescent 01483 825424 Mrs Anita Trevena - 78 Oak Hill, Wood Street Village 01483 232402 Mr Chris Venables - Deepdene, Rickford 01483 233803 Serving the community Mr Roger Welch - Glenlea, Liddington New Road 01483 233525 Mrs Mick Wilson - 27 Fairlands Road 01483 232519 www.parish- Clerk: Mrs Gaynor White - 84 Rydes Hill Road 01483 300094 council.com/ worplesdon Assistant Clerk: Mrs Sat Cresswell - 192 Frog Grove Lane 01483 874683 Admin Assistant: Mrs Ann McShee - 66 Broadacres 01483 825907 Jacobs Well Ward Police/Parish Council Surgeries Joint surgeries will be held on the first Wednesday of the month between 12 noon and 1 pm in the following locaons: Wednesday 6 June St. Albans Church (car park), Wood Street Village Wednesday 4 July Worplesdon Memorial Hall We are delighted to announce Wednesday 1 August Jacobs Well Village Hall that Robert Clark was co-opted Wednesday 5 September Fairlands Community Hall Wednesday 3 October St. Albans Church Hall, Wood Street Village onto the Parish Council in April. Wednesday 7 November Worplesdon Memorial Hall Wednesday 5 December Jacobs Well Village Hall You are welcome to call in and raise any concerns you may have with either the Police and/or members of the Parish Council.

Parish Newsletter Wood Street Village Playground Questionnaire Questionnaire Please return by post or hand to Gaynor White or Dominic Howard-Jones or by email: [email protected] or [email protected] This survey is designed to help us discover how you as a resident of the Parish would like the newsletter delivered to you. Do you support the provision of a children’s playground in Wood St Village? YES NO (please delete as appropriate) Where do you live? Fairlands/Jacobs Well/Perry Hill, Wood Do you have children aged 14 of under, if so how many? Street Village - (Please delete as appropriate)

Please give the name of your road. We do not require your full address to your door via email SITES CURRENTLY UNDER CONSIDERATION, PLEASE GIVE YOUR PREFERENCE on the Parish Noticeboards & Webpage Site A - immediately to the east of Wood Street Infant School No interest all

Additional comments and suggestions: Site D - the triangle adjacent to the village Green?

We would be grateful for your response either to: [email protected] or192 Frog Grove Do you have any comments? Lane, Wood Street Village, Guildford, GU3 3HD