Mon 3 May Day Holiday Sat 8 Barn Dance in aid of St Richards Hospice 7.30pm Hallow Village Hall Sun 9 Teme Valley Farmers Market Volume 13 No. 12 May 2004 for local produce 11am The Talbot, Knightwick Editor: Michelle Higgins (01886 888344) Martley Ramblers to Shrawley Editorial Team: Martley: Alan Boon (01886 Meet 2pm Church car park 888527, Nellie Bradley (01886 888339), Kate King (01886 888439), Beth Williams (01886 Mon 10 Kenswick and Wichenford 888273) Wichenford: Janet Andrews (01886 Annual Meeting of the Parish 888303), Sheila Richards (01886 888378) Council 7.45pm Wichenford Advertising: Neil Stammers (01886 888513) Memorial Hall Distribution: Martley George & June Lawrence Martley Parish Council Meeting (01886 821064) Wichenford Bill & Jo Root (01886 888585) 8pm Memorial Hall Contact The Villager: leave articles at Martley Wed 12 Martley WI: Annual Post Office, call Janet or Sheila (Wichenford) or email the Editor at [email protected] Resolutions Meeting 7.30pm Opinions expressed by contributors are not Martley Memorial Hall necessarily those of The Villager. The Villager Thu 20 Ascension Day cannot be held responsible for any goods or services advertised in the magazine Wichenford Wine Club Wine Tasting and What to Look For with Worcester Wine Company Diary 8pm Wichenford Memorial Hall Regular events: Teme Valley Shufflers Line Dancing Sun 23 Open Garden at 1 Prickley Weds 7pm Martley Memorial Hall. Bungalows, Hockhams Lane 2- Enquiries: Jeff and Thelma 01886 821772 6pm in aid of The national Gardens Scheme Citizens Advice Bureau Teme Valley Telephone Service: Mon & Tue 10am—3pm Sat 29 Martley & District Thu 10am— 7.30pm Horticultural Society Annual Great Witley &Knightwick Surgeries: Weds Plant Sale with car boot sale 10am -4pm - by appt. 01584 810860 2pm Martley Memorial Hall Short mat Bowling Tuesdays 2.30pm Little Witley Flower Festival Martley Memorial Hall (until 31 May) Weight Watchers Tue 6.30pm Martley Memorial Hall Mon 31 Spring Bank Holiday EnquiriesTracey Hopkins 07710 493617 See Church Words for details of services Articles to go in The Villager must be with the Editor by the 1st of the previous month The Villager * May 2004 9 OOUTUT AND ABOUT IN MARTLEY Visit our website—www.martley.org.uk Martley Parish Council County Councillor’s Report In order to get the Parish Council County Councillor A. Davies reported reports to you earlier, the reports of that the paper on regional government two meetings appear this month. Next had been discussed and thrown out. month the report of the May meeting The County Council fully supports will be printed (all being well!) Parish Link buses. The Council Tax March Meeting rise will be limited to about 5% in this An ordinary meeting was held on County. The County Council would Monday 1 March 2004 at the like to see boundaries aligned with Memorial Hall. Mr. D. Cropp, Districts and Wards kept as designated Chairman. The Chairman announced by the Districts. that Councillor B. Draper had written District Councillor’s Report to him to resign. The Parish Council District Councillor B. Williams accepted the resignation. reported on youth support with a Hope House Lane Speeding Issues District-wide Youth Forum and links It was decided to defer this matter to a with School Councils, regional future meeting. government and a review of the Collins Green and Hipplecote Planning Department. Speeding Issues Parish Footpath Officer’s Report The Chairman decided that as a full Mr. Nicklin had sent in his apologies discussion had been under taken so no report was given. The Chairman during the Democratic Time, this item reported that the title of Parish had been covered. However it will also Footpath Officer will change to be a future agenda item. “Parish Paths Warden”. Parish Link Bus Service Planning It was resolved that this Parish The Chairman reported that over 50 Council would become the Lead parishioners had attended the viewing Council in the group as requested by of the Draft MHDC Local Plan. It had Hallow Parish Council and agreed to been resolved at the single issue be the recipient of the grant. meeting held on Monday 23 February 10 The Villager * May 2004 2004 that this Parish Council fully Laugherne Villa. Approved/Rejected/ supported the proposals in the Draft Withdrawn: 03/01668/FUL Plan. 04/00019/CLE Mardon Quarry Farm, Quarry Lane – granted. Worcester Road: essentially no 03/01984/FUL Maranatha, Witton Hill objection. 04/00117/FUL Old House, – granted. Horsham: some concern about the Finance height and materials proposed, There were six cheques totalling essentially in favour. 04/00194/FUL £801.59 for agreement and signature: Heaton House: Amendment to Correspondence 02/00575/FUL to relocate two Included: WCC - Parish Lengthman bungalows 0.5m to the south. No Scheme funding agreed; WCC objections. Development in Martley: Worcestershire bus and information The Chairman stated that a meeting strategy; MHDC Homelessness had been held with Mr. D. Hallmark Service leaflets; MHDC Draft District and Mr. R. Alexander representing Local Plan Village Facilities and Rural Marsten Developments and referring Transport Survey; West Mercia Police to proposed development to the rear of Authority - Stop & Search letter and The Crown Public House. The Council poster. had received the information and Councillors Reports and Future would take full consultation with Agenda Items parishioners before forming a view. Councillor G. Taylor reported the An article will be prepared for The bottle bank full; the Clerk will report. Villager and publicity material The liaison meeting between this produced to prepare for an open council and Martley Sports Hall seems meeting in the near future. It was to have faded out; the Clerk to write to agreed to form a sub-committee of the Manager. Councillor D. Goodyear five persons, three Parish Councillors, reported children crossing Barbers Mr G. Coomby-Jones, Mr. M. Nott Lane from the Chantry to the playing and Mr. N. Stammers and two fields in an unsafe manner with no Parishioners. The Clerk will write to regard to safety; the Clerk will write to the volunteers at this meeting with a the Head Teacher. The Chairman formal request to join the sub- reminded the Council that Mr. committee. Unauthorised Hoarding Draper’s resignation will result in an Heaton House: The Clerk read out a election if ten or more persons request letter form MHDC Enforcement it. The Clerk to arrange notification Officer. A planning application must with the Returning Officer at MHDC. be prepared by the developer. In Also there is now a vacancy on addition, the timing of the exterior Worcestershire CALC. The Chairman lighting will be revised. To Appeal: has been invited to a garden party at APP/J1860/A/04/1139381 site at Buckingham Palace in recognition of May 2004 * The Villager 11 his work with CALC. The date of the the council form a working group to Annual Parish Meeting will be set at study the proposals and comment via the next meeting. The next meeting is the council to Malvern Hills District on Monday 5 April 2004 8.00 pm. Council. The chairman said once again April Meeting there is a need to canvass the electors Minutes of an ordinary meeting of the opinions. There were no other issues. Martley Parish Council held on Hope House Lane and Collins Green Monday 5 April 2004 at the Memorial Speeding Issues Hall. Mr. D. Cropp, Chairman. The chairman had met with Mr. N. The Democratic Period/Public Bruen and a site meeting is to be Question Time arranged at Collins Green. County Mr. M. Poole had not seen the Councillor A. Davies is to be sent a Malvern Hills Draft Local Plan and full set of correspondence. Hope asked if the development proposed House Lane to be referred to a later behind The Crown would adversely meeting. affect the sewage system in the Parish Link Bus Service village. The Chairman explained that A letter from Hallow Parish Council no planning application had yet been confirmed that it had agreed to made although a developer had relinquish its position as lead council submitted some proposals for to Martley Parish Council. The discussion. He further explained that it Chairman submitted an income and is proposed to send a survey to each expenditure account for Laugherne household in the parish to determine Valley Travel complete with the the wishes of the electorate before the passenger figures. The Chairman said Parish Council formulates its opinion. that the service was now organised to Mr. Poole then asked if any provision be a “Hail and Ride” service and that was being made to overcome the special trips could be arranged such as shortage of burial space in the to the theatre at Malvern. The churchyard. The Chairman declared Chairman has been invited to the that this would appear on the agenda Worcestershire County Council for the next council meeting. The transport audit meeting; Price Chairman welcomed Mr. Alan Waterhouse is the auditor. The Clerk Saunders, Rural Housing Enabler. Mr. reminded the meeting that the effect of Saunders circulated a plan showing a becoming the lead council would proposed layout for 14 low-cost increase the turnover substantially. houses to be built in the vicinity of This in turn will impact on amounts Hasting Close. He explained that paid for subscriptions of various funding had been granted for just over bodies. This was accepted as the £1M and negotiations are underway funding made provision for increased with the landowner. He suggested that costs. 12 The Villager * May 2004 Independent Internal Auditor was given. However the Clerk It was resolved that Iain Selkirk FCA reported that District Councillor would be appointed the internal Williams had asked him to auditor and the fee of £75.00 be mention two items: 1.