Pavenham Neighbourhood Plan - Launch Event Comments - Getting Around
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Pavenham Neighbourhood Plan - Launch Event Comments - Getting Around Topic Move to Comment Endorse Disagree Sub-topic Code Topic G1 The pub needs to be refurbished 6 F Pub G2 Improve internet in village 18 I Broadband No to street lighting - light pollution - night sky G3 9 I Street lights fabulous here I accept that the bus service is infrequent - if only G4 3 Bus it could be reliable and keep to the timetable Buses need to slow down and remember they G5 1 Bus have wing mirrors which overhang path Parking in front of long row is a problem. Needs Car - G6 to be off road parking for those houses. parking Watching the chldren trying to cross the road G7 from the school bus when the traffic is so fast - 2 Car - speed there should be a speed limit on the road 20 MPH speet limit through village centre and G8 3 2 Car - speed extend to 40 mph over to Oakley Traffic calming - a good example which seems to G9 work well is box end going towards Kempston. 1 4 Car - speed Would be good for 30 mph and 40 mph. The road narrows at the end of Derwent cottages that results in speeting cars on the wrong side of G10 1 Car - speed the road. Speed cameras (average) would help reduce speed. Any speed limit should apply to whole parish - not G11 7 Car - speed just village centre When was the last speed related accident in G12 2 Car - speed Pavenham? G13 Average speed cameras (can we get % revenue?) 1 Car - speed G14 Average speed cameras 17 4 Car - speed Average speed cameras due this year (Response G15 1 7 Car - speed to speed camera question) Speeding! Please no humps or chicanes - the former would damage buildings with the G16 4 2 Car - speed vibrations as houses are so close to the road. Cameras please! G17 Speed cameras for whole parish, esp West End 5 1 Car - speed Very busy road at long row and narrow. Impossible not to park cars on path if traffic is to G18 3 Car - speed get through. Traffic along here can be dangerously fast. Traffic lights on causeway to enable safer walking Car, Cycle, G19 1 and cycling ie narrow road Foot Car, Cycle, G20 Ever tried to walk or cycle across the causeway? 2 Foot It would be great to have bike racks at the village G21 3 1 Cycle hall and pub If we could persuade Oakley to have some cycle G22 racks so that it would be possible to cycle to the 2 Cycle, Bus nearest frequent bus route Cycle paths? And a wide enough path for double G23 buggy or wheelchair would be great as usually it is Cycle, Foot a problem Widen footpath at the Old Bakery and reduce G24 road to single carriageway - traffic calming and 7 Foot safety Council - keep main footpath along high street cut G25 6 Foot back so wider for us all to keep away from road G26 Reprint the footpath and bridleway leaflet Foot High penalties for not picking up dog poo on G27 4 Foot public footpaths G28 Regular maintenance of footpaths and bridleways 8 Foot Lower stile beside brook on footpath to Moors. G29 Foot Too high for elderly people to climb over. Off road footpath through the spinney beside the G30 3 Foot causeway to Oakley (Response to G30 - off road footpath to Oakley) G31 You can bypass causeway by walking through 1 Foot public access in meadows G32 Improve connectivity of footpath network 2 Foot New footpaths to link directly to other villages G33 7 1 Foot and walk safely to schools Suggest wouden bridge across ditch on footpath G34 which goes from top of Weavers Lane then across Foot to Church Lane G35 Hedges often overlap pat ways 2 Foot G36 Improve footpaths - cut back hedges and briars Foot G37 Footbridge to Milton Ernest 6 Foot G38 Canoe access to the river 9 River Any interest in a rail station at Milton Ernest or G39 Sharnbrook. Probable for fast EMT trains ex 2018 3 1 Train to London /HR How many people commute to the mainline G40 station in Bedford? Is car pooling possible? + to 4 Train MK E - Heritage & Environment; I - Infrastructure; Topic H - Housing; G - Getting Around; W - Working in Codes: Pavenham; F - Facilities; M - Map; C - Childrens. Pavenham Neighbourhood Plan - Launch Event Comments - Facilities Topic Move to Comment Endorse Disagree Sub-topic Code Topic TRAFFIC lights on causeway would enable young and old F1 3 G Access to people to have access tofacilities pavenham does not have Oakley F2 access to Oakley needed for shopping 2 G Access to Oakley better signage for walks . A centraly located map showing F3 4 G walks, downloadable from Village Website Footpaths It’s a shame to have a great asset like the river and not to F4 2 G be able to use it ie fishing and boating etc River Pavenham is very homogenious - How do we better understand the diversity of Bedford ,bedfordshire and F5 1 England ? How do we engage whilst preserving our Demogra Identity ? phics Remember Pavenham has a very senior age profile as F6 Bedfordshire villages go.This influences all good and 2 1 Demogra worthy ideas phics training for Internet skills will help to address key skills will help to address key issues for elderly residents.online F7 9 Clubs - shopping , finding council services.repeat prescriptions , internet skype with distant family and friends . Practical skills. training It would be great to have a community shop / café once a Pub / F11 16 week at the pub Shop Shop response - or at the church? Shop F8 Shop response - we had one but not many people used it Shop Shop response - Would it be economically viable ? F9 Premium service will cost more . Will it get footfall ? Will it 1 1 have anything more than basics ? Shop Shop response - Yes but now we have an aging population F10 and people unable to get on buses , maybe yrs ago but not 1 with community so up and coming. Shop It would be great to have a community shop / café once a Pub / F11 16 week at the pub Shop F12 Fete 1 - More summer events - like a village fete Fete F13 Fete 1 response - Who will organise Fete Fete 2 - Bi-annual village fete on day of open gardens with F14 high street closed off from Church Lane to West End / Carlton Turn so it could be held in the centre of the village Fete Fete 2 response - What about the free bus to take people F15 to gardens - where would it go? Fete Village F16 Village hall develop as sports club and social facilities Hall Village F17 It would be great to have a bike rack at the village hall 9 Hall Playing F18 More outdoor gym equipment for adults in playing field field It would be great to have a village store selling basics like F19 milk, bread, newspapers, etc plus local produce Shop Village shop for basics such as papers bread and milk + F20 6 local produce. To save extra car travel for things forgotten Shop F21 A village shop / post office would be handy 14 Shop Remember elderly. Internet training at a village hub. Use F22 the village hall to best effect. Much activity is blocked by Village high cost Hall Pub as central community hub - social group hub, basics, F23 click and collect point, café, sales, internet Pub F24 Nicer pub, or one that opens on Mondays Pub A real pub - why does Nick Tandy have to be celebrated in F25 Felmersham? Pub F26 Could table tennis club be open to kids / teenagers? 5 Clubs Something for youngsters (non-sporting) could be F27 5 valuable to the community Clubs Encourage more participation and leadership in village F28 organisations - people to take on roles Clubs Can the pub have a clear demarcation of car park / garden F29 2 so you can enjoy the view? Pub Allotment F30 Allotments? 3 s Turn the phone box at Weavers Lan into cash point Phone F31 machine box Turn the phone box at Weavers Lan into library - people F32 Phone exchange books - have seen this work in Suffolk village. box Do we neeed to think about the future of the Cock in a F33 few years time? Do we all buy it and run it together with a 3 shop, mobile PO. Have a small café there etc, etc Pub E - Heritage & Environment; I - Infrastructure; H - Housing; Topic G - Getting Around; W - Working in Pavenham; F - Codes: Facilities; M - Map; C - Childrens. Pavenham Neighbourhood Plan - Launch Event Comments - Heritage & Environment Topic Move to Comment Endorse Disagree Sub Topic Code Topic Street E1 Keep village dark so can see the stars 8 lighting Having come from a town, please preserve views of night Street E2 14 1 sky by not having street lighting lighting Street E3 Street lighting, not over the top, could be improved 12 lighting Street E4 Remove street light from 1 The Bury 1 lighting Street E5 Ask Oakley to switch off lights at Business Park lighting Small is Beautiful. Pavenham's attraction is its size & E6 5 friendly people. Don't spoil it. Maintain village environment through tight control of E7 planning. Inappropriate building will forever change feel 9 H of village Any new buildings should match heritage of existing Housing E8 10 2 H buildings style Appropriate building should not mean new houses made Housing E9 to look like old. It should mean quality & architectural 4 H style merit - there should be room for new.