Kidmore End Parish Council Cane End Chalkhouse Green Gallowstree Com m on Kidm ore End Tokers Green Newsletter W inter 2007 Dec 2007 No. 94 Editor‘s Notes Inside this issue: As reported on page 2, a Borough Council to adopt A more serious question is proposal by the Henley & park and ride schemes, in whether the provision of park District Housing Trust to some cases using and ride facilities on the Chairman's Report 2 build a pair of retirement Oxfordshire land for the north side of Reading, with homes on land behind Felix parking. This might or might (at present) no dedicated The future of rubbish col- Lodge in Kidmore End came not be coupled with a bus lanes to make the bus lections 3 Carol singing Tokers Grn before the Parish Council in congestion charge for driving option speedier as well as October. Your Council into Reading at certain cheaper, will actually reduce decided to advise against times. much of the traffic that Know your councillors 4 the proposal, mainly on presently crosses the two grounds of access and Most residents of this parish Thames bridges at busy Kidmore End Pre-school 5 safety. are probably not greatly times. Kidmore End School diary concerned about access to However, the debate raised Henley from the Berkshire The Editorial Board would an interesting general side, but car parks on the like to thank all our regular The Parish Church 6 question about policy in A4074 in Mapledurham contributors and especially, relation to infilling behind parish and/or in Emmer on this occasion, John and existing properties where Green and/or Playhatch may June Manuel who are giving Kidmore End CC 7 there is sufficient land to be of more concern. up their Topical Tips on KE School choir allow this. Do you feel that gardening, after more than the parish of Kidmore End It seems to your Editor that if 30 years. If there is a Citizens Advice Bureau 8 should make what we are to be given the volunteer out there who FISH contribution it can to the choice of driving into would like to take over this provision of more homes by Reading and paying the cost slot, we would be pleased to allowing sites within the (whether that is a congestion hear from you. W e wish you New homes for old fires 9 village envelopes to be charge or simply the charge all a very Happy Christmas Road casualties in Oxford developed, or should this for parking in the town and a Prosperous New Year. centre) or leaving our cars Local weather always be resisted? 10 on the perimeter and taking Christmas rubbish There has been comment in a cheaper bus ride, we really collections local newspapers recently can‘t grumble about having Trevor Morris (Editor) Topical Tips 11 about proposals by Reading the option. Crime statistics P AGE 2 D EC 2007 N O. 94 Report from The Chairm an of the Parish Council Dear Parishioner, In some respects, there is little to Communities and Local bridleways in the Parish and report from the Parish Council Government, Hazel Blears. Given beyond. This is now on display since I last wrote in August. There recent Government statements outside the New Inn, Kidmore End. has been the usual range of about housing growth and the planning applications, although, I proportion of affordable housing, W e are also pursuing with Robert have to say, the one from the the final plan could well be Peasgood, a District Councillor, Henley Housing Trust Ltd for different from the draft submitted the possible restoration of a bottle development at the rear of Felix by the Regional Assembly, itself bank at Gallowstree Common and/ Cottage, W ood Lane, Kidmore End now under sentence of death. or Kidmore End. That said, as stirred sufficient interest for some reported elsewhere in this of you to sit in the public gallery at As it is, the District Council is Newsletter, the District Council is the October meeting. concerned that, if the Secretary of planning kerbside collection of State adopts the EiP comments, glass, on a fortnightly basis, when The Parish Council decided, after there could be significant housing the refuse collection contract much debate, to comment to the growth elsewhere in South comes up for renewal in 2009. planning authority, South Oxfordshire, principally in the Oxfordshire District Council, that Oxford Green Belt. The District May I take this opportunity to this application should be refused Council has written to the remind you of the Parish Council‘s on grounds of the access Secretary of State about this. website www.kepc.info. The difficulties onto a road which is agenda for Parish Council already busy and congested at Those of you who drive in meetings, the minutes of those certain times of day. Of course, it Horsepond Road, Gallowstree meetings, and the monthly list of is for the District Council to Common will have spotted that the planning applications all appear on determine the application but, vehicle activated speed advisory the site. It also has contact details having seen comments made by sign is at last in operation. I cannot for all parish councillors and very others on the SODC website, I imagine for one moment that any useful links to other sites, most anticipate that they will refuse the resident of the Parish has seen it notably the District Council. application. flash at them as they drove past! I say this because so many of you I must say that, although I am not On the wider planning front, the raise with me, and other a great surfer of the internet, our report of the Examination in Public councillors, the speed of vehicles website seems very professionally (EiP) of the draft South East Plan on our roads. Your Council hopes pleasant to me, to say the least, has been published. The that the sign, which was paid for by and it is very easy to navigate inspectors supported the the Council (and, therefore, you), around. I would strongly encour- boundaries of the W estern will deter non-residents from age all who use the W orld W ide Corridor & Blackwater Valley exceeding the speed limit. If the W eb to look at it and perhaps con- Sub-region in the draft plan. At sign is as successful as the sider getting some dialogue going this stage, therefore, the Parish Council hopes, we might well on parish issues, parish news etc., remains outside a Sub-region consider investing in further such not just the factual reporting of the which is likely to experience signs in the future. Parish Council business. Council- significant internal development lor Rupert Gutteridge pressures. The inspectors also I have also spotted the salt/grit bin (rupertgutteridge@ hotmail.com) is endorsed the housing by the bus stop opposite the well our link man to the W eb Master. development figures proposed by at Kidmore End. This has been the District Council for southern paid for by your Parish Council. I accept that it is very, very early, South Oxfordshire. This would Local residents have assured us but this is the last time I will be suggest that housing growth in the that they will spread the salt or grit communicating with you before Parish will continue to be minimal. in time of frost. Christmas, so I really must take this opportunity to wish each and However, the EiP is not the —last Your Council has also arranged, every one of you a —Very Merry knockings“ in respect of the South through the good offices of John Christmas and a Happy New East Plan. The final say rests with McNie, to provide a map showing Year“. the Secretary of State for the public footpaths and Giles Martin (Chairman, Kidmore End Parish Council) K IDM ORE END P ARISH COUNCIL P AGE 3 The Future of Rubbish Collections South Oxfordshire District The proposal for food waste is green box and 18% didn‘t mind Council, like other councils up that it should be collected weekly, either way. W hen asked if, and down the country, is under thus avoiding the problems that assuming that wheelie bins were pressure to increase the arise from having putrefying provided, they would support proportion of waste that is waste in the kitchen fortnightly recycled and to reduce the or on the pavement. ...under pressure to collection, 55% said amount that goes to landfill. Then, by providing increase the proportion of yes, but 26% were Probably, most householders in two receptacles waste that is recycled... strongly opposed to this Parish would support these (which might or might the idea. objectives, but when there is talk not be wheelie bins), one for of wheelie bins and fortnightly recyclables and one for non- For collection of the residual collections, hackles tend to rise. degradable rubbish, emptying of rubbish (not recyclable and not these could be done in alternate food waste) 42% preferred The District Council has done weeks. This would avoid the wheelie bins, 39% wanted plastic some thinking about this, knowing nuisance and cost of sending sacks and 19% were indifferent: that the present contracts for three different lorries (four 64% of respondents were willing rubbish collection run out in 2009. counting the garden waste œ but to accept fortnightly collection of That will be an opportune moment that is charged for) to every this residual rubbish. to introduce any changes that are address every week. required. They have therefore put These proposals are due to be forward a suggested new scheme The Council is aware that not considered by various committees and asked for the public‘s views.