The Village Green

Covering the communities at , Haddenham, , Kingsey, , , and

September 2016 Vale Green Party

Tell us what matters to you We recently organised a doorstep survey about issues of concern in the local area. A big thank you to the more than 400 Bernwood residents who kindly responded. The main concerns expressed were to do with road safety and housing development plans. Other issues raised included problems with antisocial behaviour, the provision of community facilities and opportunities for young adults. If you were out when we called but you would like to tell us what matters most to you and what issues you would like us to work on locally, we would love to hear from you at [email protected]. org.uk. Your views will help us to set priorities for campaigning and action for a better Bernwood.

Introducing David Lyons, Haddenham- cycleway green campaigner Green Party members and then along Thame Road from David Lyons is a have been pressing Scotsgrove to the station. These parish councillor and and County Councils, include the possibility of a new community activist in in association with local groups, for bridge. Haddenham, where progress on the long-promised At the time of going to press, he has lived for 14 cycleway from Haddenham & the report had not been years, near to his Thame station to Thame. made public while the precious allotment. After considerable county councils consider He campaigned delay, a feasibility it and prepare their earlier this year to make Clay Corner study was delivered in response. Given the crossroads safer. David has been late July by cycle route existing substantial active in Transition Haddenham specialist Sustrans to new development in and helped to bring about the Buckinghamshire County Haddenham and the community orchard and a number of Council, which is leading on prospect of a lot more, AVGP other food-related initiatives. David the project. and others will be increasing is well aware of issues around the We believe the report identifies pressure on the councils to provide station from cycling there in his daily the technical issues that must be this essential piece of infrastructure. commute. He is pressing for a traffic addressed in order to accommodate The present road route to and from and parking strategy that supports a cycleway alongside the A418 Thame to the station is a death trap. the whole village.

Printed by Hillingdon GreenPrint Ltd, 58 Beech Ave, Ruislip HA4 8UQ Promoted by Mary Hunt on behalf of Aylesbury Vale Green Party, both at 58 Beamish Way, Winslow, MK18 3EU Green Party response to Vale of Aylesbury Local Plan ● We are questioning the number ● AVDC should make requirements ● Neither Haddenham nor Winslow of houses required in this area. on developers to build houses that should have 4,500 additional houses The council should be challenging are carbon-neutral. It is difficult tacked onto them. By querying the the number of houses that are enough to afford a house without housing need we are challenging this unallocated in the south of the having to pay high energy bills. requirement. county and which we are told must be built here. ● We want to see Bucks CC and AVDC You can find our full response to both commit to providing the green the Vale of Aylesbury Local Plan at ● We welcome the idea of infrastructure that their strategies https://aylesburyvale.greenparty. Aylesbury as a garden town but outline throughout the Vale. That org.uk/campaigns.html only if it is delivered with full green means excellent cycle lanes, infrastructure so that it is a really footpaths and public transport as pleasant place to live. well as quality green corridors.

Long Crendon: what are the district and county councils doing to represent your interests? In Long Crendon, housing the school in Long Crendon are councillors are failing to represent development tops the list of villagers’ overstretched, and services for the villagers’ interests, the Green concerns. People can see that the elderly are under great strain. This Party would work with housing failure of Aylesbury Vale District failure of our councils to invest in associations, parish councils, Council to have a local plan has given infrastructure hits the less well-off landowners and builders to provide developers a free rein in building hardest. genuinely affordable homes for local expensive “executive” homes on any Whilst the district and county people, the priority being homes piece of land that they can get suitable for poorer families their hands on. as well as single and older Whilst maximising developers’ people. We would ensure that profits, villagers told us in the these homes are built to high recent survey that these houses energy-saving standards. do not meet the needs of local We will also press for people. Both young and older increased investment in vital people have to leave their home infrastructure to ensure that village because of the lack of developers make a proper truly affordable and suitable contribution to make our housing. public services fit for purpose. Our councils are failing in The Green Party is the only allowing houses to be built party whose councillors would without investing in essential be committed to building and infrastructure such as schools, supporting truly sustainable shops and accessible transport. communities in our rural Both the GP surgery and villages.

So what’s different about the Green Party? Following the success of our Greener The Green Party is a party of social government as much as possible Living Fair, we are pleased to tell and environmental justice. We and empowering people to be able you that we are holding a: believe in “the common good” — to make more decisions at the local politics that work for the benefit level. Christmas Greener Living Fair of all. We are the only party that If you would like to find out Haddenham Village Hall puts the environment at the heart more about the Green Party, or Sunday 11th December of our policies. if you would like to help us by 1.30-4pm We stand for greater equality, campaigning in your village, then sustainability and the right of all please get in touch by emailing Children’s arts and crafts, of us to a full and healthy life, [email protected]. upcycling stalls, books, therapies which includes decentralising org.uk.