LIBERAL DEMOCRATS: FOR A STRONGER ECONOMY AND A FAIRER SOCIETY. October / November 2013 Tadley County says ‘No’ to Green Waste Site here Improvement Plan The lack of a site in the Baughurst and However, we have now had correspondence Phase 2/3 Tadley area where residents can take from the relevant Council officer (after yet a One Saturday morning recently, County Council- further request for information) to the effect that their Green Waste continues to be of lor Warwick Lovegrove, and Town Councillors Jo the County won’t provide another Waste Slimin and Nigel Quelch (Independent), were at concern to many, judging by the number Recycling Centre in Hampshire because of the Sainsbury’s to discuss and explain the next cost and lack of a suitable site. of comments your Lib Dem Councillors phases of the Tadley Improvement Plan, now have received on the subject. The Council expects residents to make use of out for consultation. the Padworth site (see picture and map below). We have raised regularly your concerns with The site some four miles away, off the Bath Hampshire County Council (HCC) and as you’ll Road, opens weekdays 12:30 to 18:00 and know from previous Focuses had been told that weekends 08:00 to 18:00. Alternatively, the all re-cycling sites in Hampshire were up for Newtown Road site on the outskirts of Newbury, review. This was way back last year – the near to the retail park (Tesco’s) can be used. wheels turn exceedingly slowly! We were promised a copy of the report in April 2013 – HCC subsidises the use of these sites for information from an interim report did Hampshire residents – £166,296 for Newtown acknowledge a deficit in the Tadley area but Road and £15,769 for Padworth in 2012/13. said the deficit would not equate to a new site. An example of a Phase One improvement is shown: the lay-by outside St Paul’s Church on the Green, to assist with parking congestion when children are picked up or dropped off at the nearby school. On the other side of the Green a number of crossing points are being put in. Like Phase One, now mostly completed, Phases Two How to reach Padworth and Three aim to bring about more changes to, for Re-cycling Centre instance, road layouts or traffic flow, making things easier for vehicular traffic or for pedestrians. the idea of a skip being left in a suitable An alternative suggestion ... On display were maps that showed where the im- location to be filled with green waste, We will continue to argue that the taxes provements were planned. The Councillors were able then taken away to be emptied, and to explain to interested passers-by what the thinking which local residents pay towards brought back, on a regular basis. This is was behind the proposals. Generally speaking these service provision in Hampshire, and something that Tadley Town Council has proposals were well received. Members of the public which now subsidise the West Berkshire also suggested in the past. Doing this had constructive comments which the Councillors re-cycling operations, would be better would reduce residents’ carbon footprint noted so that they could be passed on to the rele- spent here in Tadley or Baughurst. More and boost Hampshire’s re-cycling rates vant people in charge of the projects. There was in- than one local resident has suggested and a win, win situation for us. formation on hand to take away and there was a form for comments that could be submitted, by post. Addi- Pot holes and other on-going matters tionally, comments could be submitted electronically direct to Hampshire - [email protected]. As Councillors in Tadley and Baughurst we continue to work for you. We are frequently approached to try and Lib Dems raise school standards assist in bringing about a resolution to problems that you £2.5 billion Pupil Premium benefits local children might be encountering from problem pot holes and veg- Our local schools will benefit from the Lib Dem won etation that needs trimming back to housing difficulties. additional pupil premium this academic year. In the picture you can see Cllr Mike Bound beside a pot Hurst Community School will receive an extra hole in Inhurst Lane, Baughurst that he recently notified £94,500; Burnham Copse School will receive to Hampshire Highways. Since then, Highways has in- £40,200; Bishopswod Schools will receive £33,000; spected the area and agree that the problem he notified and Tadley Community Primary will receive £30,600. needs repair. These funds are in addition to the normal budget. .