Idmiston Parish Newsletter Summer 2016 News from Idmiston, Porton and Gomeldon Trim Trail Opens Lots of new Trim-Trail fi tness equipment has recently been installed at Porton and Gomeldon Playing Fields. Our three brave ladies came along for the opening - See Page 3 for the full story and pictures Contents Meetings of Idmiston PC take place, usually on the second 1. Trim Trail 19. Progress at Porton Biopharma 2. Chairman’s Note 20. Porton Biopharma Monday of every month, except 2. Contacting Idmiston Parish Council 20. Rural Taxi Service April and August, at 7.30pm in 3. Trim Trail 21. 100 years at Porton Down Idmiston Parish Memorial Hall. 4. Neighbourhood Plan 22. Support to Ops Charity Members of the public are most 5. New Councillors and IPC listing 24. Idmiston & Porton WI welcome and at each meeting 6. Idmiston Memorial Hall 25. Porton Ladies Club a period of time is set aside for 7. Memorial Hall Fundraising 26. Club Friday comments from the public. If you 7. Football Nets, No Parking 28. St Ann St. Surgery have any issues that you wish 8. Line Dancing 29. Church News 8. Mobile Library Timetable 30. Wiltshire Recycling Centres to bring to the attention of the 9. Over 60s Club 31. B.V. Horticultural Society Parish Council please contact 10. St Nicholas’ School 32. Porton Brownies the Clerk. 11. Idmiston Footpath Project 32. Toddler Group 12. Footpaths 33. Model Engineering Society Clerk: Jim Slater 13. Porton Baptist Church 34. B.V. Historical Society 14. Bourne Valley Scout Group 35. Allington Artists 17 Winterslow Road 16. Congratulations to the Earl 36. Wiltshire Police Porton SP4 0LW 16. All Saints Church Idmiston 37. St Nicholas Sch. Open Mornings Tel: 01980 590611 18. Charlie’s Farm 39. E. Gomeldon Road Access [email protected] 18. Bourne Valley Link Scheme 39. Telling Wiltshire Council From James Humphries, Chairman, Idmiston Parish Council Welcome to the Summer 2016 ● “Porton Park is really now looking newsletter. The calendar says like a park”, said a parishioner to me. it’s summer, but the meteorolo- We have new seating; benches for play gists aren’t so sure. However, area supervision and match watch- the IPC has been focusing on ing as well as two picnic tables. The improving our village facili- goalposts have been renovated and ties so we can enjoy the good repainted and nets added. Line mark- weather when it comes. ing has been completed for the main pitch and, most recently, new Trim Trail equipment has been installed in Our biggest project has been the the driest part of the park, maximising creation of the new Bourne Cemetery. its use throughout the year as much as The team working on this have guided possible. this project through one of the wettest When I took over as Chair in the mid- periods on record and I hope you agree The Neighbourhood Plan is moving dle of 2015, we had only 7 of 15 seats that this is a great transformation. The into its fi nal stages for approval. We fi lled on the Council. I’m pleased ground works are all but complete and have an article in this newsletter to to say we are now 10, with further over the summer, we are setting up the help you understand what it is, who interest expressed from parishioners processes, policies and procedures that created it and why it is so advan- recently. are required with the intention that we tageous for our Parish to have one can commence burials this Autumn. versus the alternative. Please take a For me personally, as a councillor few minutes to read it and when you for only 18 months, it has been really This last year has also seen some are notifi ed of the invitation to vote – rewarding; getting more involved in real improvements to leisure facili- please do so. the community and having a chance to ties in the Parish: shape the eff ort and investment to best ● The River Bourne has had 2 benches As a Parish Council we have agreed benefi t parishioners. placed with views over the river. our project list for the coming year. ● Gomeldon Park has had Trim Trail There is still a lot to do and no time Enjoy your summer and please consid- equipment installed to help improve to be complacent, and we need more er joining us so we can make an even the fi tness level of older children and councillors and volunteers to help. bigger diff erence to our community. adults alike. Idmiston Parish Newsletter Page 2 Trim Trail Success Feedback collected through the Neighbourhood Planning process highlighted a lack of leisure facilities for parishioners. This served as one of the inputs to the IPC when we began to create our project list for the year; the Trim Trail was voted towards the top of the list. Councillor Nabil Najjar initiated the project and the equipment installation (with safety matting) is now all but complete at the time of writing, Choosing sites can be a lengthy process, especially if the IPC doesn’t already own the land, so we chose the initial sites of Porton and Gomeldon Play Parks. This equipment is designed for the older child, teenagers and adults of all ages. Andrea on Monkey Bars - For the ‘Opening Ceremony’ we were fortunate to be able to enlist ‘... Go Andrea!’ the help of runners from the Porton Book Club, fresh from their eff orts in the Race for Life, to help us test the equipment in Porton Playing Field. “I think we are going to have to work this into our run ladies”, remarked Katy, as trying out the new kit they discov- ered some gaps in their perceived upper body strength… Thanks to them for being such good sports. Thanks also to parishioner Tim Lovett, who lent us his expertise in choice of the equipment to ensure we off ered something for a range of fi tness levels. Sarah on It was encouraging to see that within just a couple of days of the Trim Monkey Bars - Trail equipment becoming available, people of all ages were busy ‘..this is harder trying it out. We are intending to put up plaques about the various than I thought!’ pieces of equipment, showing how to make the best use of the trim trail in the different locations. Three ladies hanging - Sarah fi nds the last bar isn’t fi tted yet .... Sarah on dips ‘...just...one... more..!’ Idmiston Parish Newsletter Page 3 Neighbourhood Plan Update Councillor Valerie Creswell reports: ● We are anticipating that this Ref- The Idmiston Parish Council Neighbour- erendum may take place in early Au- hood Plan tumn 2016 and we strongly urge that Many of you in the Parish have been you take part in this process. asking about the progress of the draft ● This is an exciting position for the Idmiston Neighbourhood Plan (INP). INP to have achieved and we are one In response to your interest, and for of only two Neighbourhood Plans the benefi t of all new arrivals to the to have reached this stage in South Parish during the development of the Wiltshire. INP, the Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group would like to update you on its Please make sure the needs of current status and remind everyone of Idmiston, Porton and Gomeldon the purpose of the INP. villages are heard and show your Current Status of the Neighbourhood support for the Idmiston Neigh- Plan bourhood Plan by voting in the INP In May 2016, the INP went into one Referendum. Details for voting will of the fi nal stages of the process, a be posted on the IPC website. six week Public Consultation where the Plan was posted on the Wiltshire Purpose and Aims of the Council website for any observations Neighbourhood Plan Key Dates in the Neighbourhood Plan’s from the stakeholders and the public. The main purpose of the Plan is to Development This process was completed on 22 protect the Parish’s rural feel whilst September 2014: a public meeting de- June. modernising its infrastructure and termined which areas of land might be ● We are now entering the penultimate meeting future housing needs. Work- allocated for future housing develop- stage, an Independent Examination ing closely with the community, key ment. 26 possible development sites of the Plan. An Inspector has been local employers and Wiltshire Council, were put forward and participants were appointed and will examine the Plan to the INP confi rms which areas of the asked to identify those sites they felt ensure its compliance with all relevant Parish should remain as open space were (i) the ‘least worst’ (ii) those legal standards. If the Plan does not and which areas for development. they would not wish to see developed. meet current standards, the Inspector Overall the aims are: Of the12 sites selected, Wiltshire will recommend changes. This is due ● Strengthen community spirit, com- Highways Department recommended to take place over a 5 to 7 day period munity health and community safety that 2 sites were detrimental to High- in July. ● Improve community life with way Safety. The 10 remaining sites, ● Once this examination is satisfacto- particular regard for the vulnerable, provide a total development potential rily concluded and the INP is con- the disadvantaged, the elderly and our for approximately 74 dwellings. This fi rmed as compliant, Wiltshire Council young people fi gure is well in excess of our alloca- will progress the INP to a Referendum ● Improve and sustain core facilities tion in the Core Strategy, and so not all allowing people registered to vote on ● Enhance community and leisure the sites will be required to be built out.