New Waltham Village News NOVEMBER 2019 Edition No. 50 Helping our community grow This newsletter is produced and printed by New Waltham Parish Council. Free copies are available while stocks last at New Waltham Post Office, Premier shop at Greenlands and Today shop in Peaks Lane or online at www.newwalthamparishcouncil.com New Waltham Parish Council, working together to improve our community New Waltham Parish Council Chairman Parish Clerk Cllr. Grahame Williams Mrs. Anneka Ottewell-Berrett [email protected] 07970 907951 Telephone: 01472 822821 Vice-Chair 07944 654423 Cllr. Anne Baxter - 18 Sophia Avenue, Scartho Email: [email protected] Elected Members Cllr. George Baker - 405 Louth Road Mail: New Waltham Community Hall, Cllr. Roger Breed - 9 Janton Court Cllr. Pat Simpson - 41 Peaks Lane St. Clements Way, New Waltham, DN36 4GU Co-opted Members Web: www.newwalthamparishcouncil.com Cllr. Steve Keys - 294 Station Road Cllr. David Raper - 17 Rutland Drive Facebook: @newwalthamparishcouncil Cllr. Dinsdale Shaw - TBA Ward Councillors The Parish Office is open Monday to Cllr. John Fenty - 07712 398656 Thursday from 9.30am until midday. Cllr. Stephen Harness - 07925 050706 Cllr. Stan Shreeve - 07702 343340 On Friday the Parish Clerk will be available by appointment between 10am and midday and Member of Parliament the Community Hall on St. Clements Way. Martin Vickers - 01472 602325 for appointments Notice of Parish Council Meetings Please note that the next meetings of the New Waltham Parish Council will be as follows: Wednesday 6th November 2019 7.00 pm New Waltham Community Hall Wednesday 4th December 2019 7.00 pm New Waltham Community Hall Wednesday 8th January 2020 7.00 pm New Waltham Community Hall Wednesday 5th February 2020 7.00 pm New Waltham Community Hall Agendas appear on the Website of the Parish Council approximately one week before each meeting. The press and public are most welcome to attend the meetings and there is usually a public session held to give members of the public a chance to raise issues for discussion. New Waltham Parish Council, working together to improve our community 2 It Has Been a Long Time Since Our Last Newsletter…… Our last newsletter was published about 12 at the same time weed the gutter immediately months ago for which we apologise, this was outside our frontage. brought about due to many circumstances including loss of councillors and changes with the NELC have recently replaced our litter bins with parish office. a larger version, we are currently working with them and looking at locations as we accept not As I write this article I have just taken a telephone all are in ideal locations. If you have one that call from a new mum who lives in our community, particularly annoys you please advise our clerk she has just taken her new baby for a walk with either by telephone or email: her new pram and was angry about the amount [email protected] of dog mess down the footpath/cycle track that Throughout this newsletter you will see dates runs from the village hall to Peaks Parkway. We for events, and we would warmly welcome your do have a great many of responsible dog owners support at these events which include: in New Waltham but equally we have our fair share of irresponsible ones, this footpath is • 29th October – Kids Halloween disco party used throughout the week especially by children • 10th November – Remembrance service attending the academy and a minority are causing • 16th November – Christmas Fayre much distress. In conjunction with our Ward • 8th December – Songs for Christmas Councillors we will attempt to get NELC’s fido • 16th December – Community Carol service machine into New Waltham to clean up and will also request patrols by the enforcement team. Finally, the Parish Council currently has a number of vacancies – please contact our Parish Clerk if On a similar subject, we mostly choose to live you are interested in joining the council. in New Waltham because it is a nice place to live, we have three green spaces including the wildlife and nature area at Priors Green, the playing fields behind the pavilion at Greenlands and our beautiful village green all of which are regularly spoilt by dog mess and litter. Leaving this aside we have a lovely community with three high achieving schools, some great local shops providing very personal service, a top achieving doctor’s surgery as well as a hugely popular pub and restaurant. Our village is well connected with easy road links into Grimsby and Cleethorpes as well as a regular bus service. As the village grows (and it will) we will stretch our resources especially those provided by NELC, wouldn’t it help if when we cut our lawns we would cut the grass immediately outside on the verge and New Waltham Parish Council, working together to improve our community 3 Ward Councillors Notes Ward councillors notes are not meant to be Traffic Regulation Orders are still under discussion political in nature, but we cannot miss the and whilst New Waltham may withdraw from opportunity to refer to the momentous result of participation, there are a number of roads in the the May local elections. Residents of Humberston ward that need to be added to the exclusion and New Waltham turned out in large numbers list of any future scheme. It’s also worth noting and resoundingly re-elected Stan Shreeve, with that NEL are now extending powers to address the highest vote and the largest majority within littering, dog fouling and anti social behaviour, the whole borough. The ward supported the with instant fines of £100 for offenders. The vote for change. And what change. For the first enforcement teams will be borough wide and time since its inception, North East Lincolnshire you can expect to see them around. Pride in our Council now has a Conservative administration. ward is important and this action will be seen as The result was notable nationally as well as overdue by many residents. regionally. The number of casual vacancies for New Waltham Your ward is strongly represented within the new Parish councillors is a concern for all, but the administration, with Cllr John Fenty appointed recent leaflet delivered to all homes will hopefully deputy leader of North East Lincolnshire Council bring candidates forward. Reader, you no doubt and Portfolio holder for Regeneration and Skills, care about the parish, come along and be part of Cllr Stan Shreeve portfolio holder for Finance and it. Make your voice count. Resources, and Cllr Stephen Harness assuming Chair of Planning and deputy chair of Audit and Finally, the Picnic on the Park took place in August, Governance. and was a resounding success. This event was one of a number taking place at your pavilion, and you One of the first acts of the new administration are urged to check the upcoming schedule for was to pause the planned work on Tollbar more, including the not to be missed Halloween roundabout and seek alternatives to the hugely event. controversial plans to install traffic lights. The first step is to be taken shortly with the introduction We all mourn the passing of Harry Hall, long of a Toucan crossing to address safety concerns. time Chair of neighbouring Humberston Parish Further initiatives are being considered which will Council, who died on 13th July after a battle enable the roundabout to be retained. against cancer. Our thoughts are with Christine and the family. On to other matters, your councillors have secured flood alleviation measures for the Your ward councillors are here to serve, do not footpath linking St Clements Way to Peaks hesitate to contact us, our details are:- Parkway and have lobbied regarding the state of our roads, gullies, drains and borders. Now Cllr. John Fenty - 07712 398656 something is being done. Gullies throughout the ward have been sprayed and as the weeds die off Cllr. Stephen Harness - 07925 050706 will be followed up by the road cleaning team. Additional grass cutting is also in place across Cllr. Stan Shreeve - 07702 343340 NEL and appearance of the ward will benefit from this. New Waltham Parish Council, working together to improve our community 4 New Waltham Parish Council Vacancies for Parish Councillors New Waltham Parish Council currently has a • Be a citizen of another Member state of the number of vacancies for Parish Councillors and European Union are seeking eligible people to fill these vacancies by co-option. • Be at least 18 years old By becoming a parish councillor, you become • Be an elector of the parish someone your community will look to for help, guidance and support – a community leader with • For the whole of the previous 12 months the power to influence decisions for the benefit have occupied (as owner or tenant) land or of the people you serve. other premises in the parish Seeing our community change for the better, • During the previous 12 months have worked as a result of decisions you have helped make, in the parish (as your principal or only place of is something that can give you a sense of work) achievement and pride. • For the whole of the previous 12 months lived The best way to find out what it’s like to be a parish in the parish or within three miles of the councillor is to talk to someone who’s doing it parish boundary now. Go along to a parish council meeting, speak to one of the councillors and find out what they If you do become a parish councillor, you will think of the role. Meetings are usually held on the have to sign up to the Parish Council's Code of first Wednesday of each month starting at 7pm Conduct.