Worplesdon Parish Parish Council Newsletter Issue 23 Welcome to the twenty third edition of our newsletter designed to Summer 2012 keep you up to date with what is happening in the Parish. Conditions for planting of trees, shrubs, bulbs etc Wood Street Village Playground Proposal Craft Show on Do you know that you need permission Sunday10 June to plant anything which is on council land—such as trees, shrubs, daffodils, Following receipt of a peon and local residents’ requests for a play area A craft show will be held at to be installed in Wood Street Village, the Parish Council is again consider- etc? Read further! Worplesdon Memorial Hall on ing a proposal to build a playground in the village intended for children SUNDAY 10 June between Why can’t I buy bulbs/shrubs/trees aged 4 – 14. One of the main hurdles is, however, to idenfy a suitable 10am - 4pm. Entrance is etc & plant them? Surrey County piece of land on which to build the play area. Due to the predominance FREE. Members of the of common land, which surrounds the majority of the village, an exchange Farnborough Craft Guild will Council as the Highway Authority, will of common land will be necessary. Complex interacon between a not allow members of general public be exhibiting and demonstrat- number of agencies will be required prior to the submission of a “S16 ing their work. All items for to dig up the highway including grass Exchange of Common Land Applicaon” to the Secretary of State for sale are carefully hand verges. Their contractors are properly DEFRA. produced by the stall holder, qualified and insured to undertake this Inially, we considered the triangle next to the village Green to be a who will be very happy to task. The contractor has safety aware- suitable site (SITE D); however, at the request of other agencies we have explain, and where practical ness training and is conscious of the had to consider addional sites prior to any decisions being made. demonstrate, how they inherent dangers due to incorrectly produce their work. Demon- To date it has become apparent that there appears to be no one site that strations on the day will located underground equipment, and will ideally suit all interested pares. Our wish is that the posion of the include a landscape water- risks to passers by who could be playground is central to the hub of the village and is clearly visible and colour, jewellery making and affected. The supplier will also finish accessible from the road that runs through the village, as its purpose is to paper crafts. Lovely home- the work to sasfy standards of a safe provide a safe and inving focal point for families not just from the village made cakes (do not miss highway, which can be assured without itself, but also for those who live within Worplesdon Parish and whose Lesley's wonderful bread children use the two village schools. pudding) and bacon butties detailed monitoring, under the terms will be available at very of contract. Planning permission for a 29 space car park to the west of the Infant reasonable prices for you to School has already been granted. With this in mind the Parish Council enjoy with a cup of tea or I want to plant a tree on the verge idenfied an area just to the east of the school as being a potenally outside my property to discourage the coffee. Crafts on show will suitable site (SITE A). However, this site lies just within a locally include, crochet, jewellery, neighbours from parking, but designated Site of Nature Conservaon Importance (SNCI), and is main- paintings, metal work, wood- supposing they object? The Council tained by Surrey Wildlife Trust (SWT), who have expressed concerns work, needlecrafts, photo- will not uphold objecons from neigh- about this site. With SWT’s input, several other sites in the same general graphy, pencil portraiture, area, west and north of the school were also idenfied. We have already clocks, silk flower arrange- bours, provided the tree is not being held two public meengs, the Annual Parish Meeng which this year was planted outside their property. Where ments and others. Do come held in Wood Street and the Village Associaon’s AGM, both of which along and find a truly unique the planng is borderline between were fairly well aended. A vote taken at the Annual Parish Meeng gift at a very affordable price. properes, as the applicant you are (APM) indicated that there is overall support for a playground and it Further details can be responsible for ensuring adjacent should be noted that all interested pares including Surrey County obtained from owners are in agreement, and provide Council and Surrey Wildlife Trust have indicated they are in favour of this proposal, subject to a suitable locaon being idenfied. Janet Gale on 01252 724968 evidence to the Council of such. Wrien permission and a licence To enable us to show residents and the interested agencies our intenons we obtained quotaons and designs from four companies. These plans required. were available at both the APM and the Village Associaon’s AGM for the All requests must be put in wring to public to view. Come and join the Council. The ancipated budget is £90,000. 50% of which will be met by the us…. The Council must agree the site and parish precept, the other 50% via S106 monies as a result of the new searches to locate underground developments in Keens Lane. For evenings of fun and enter- ulies must be undertaken. If the Full details of the proposals including the four sites and the pros and cons tainment at Fairlands WI. New searches indicate the site is clear and for each site are available on our website – www.parish-council.com/ members are always welcome. Any quesons please give me a the Council’s specialist is sasfied with worplesdon call on 01483 236197. I’d love the choice of tree an order will need to As a result of the two public consultaons the Parish Council has agreed to hear from you. be placed with the Council. The to remove sites B & C from any further consultaons. Council will need to issue a licence for Linda Ramcharan President, To move forward we need a mandate from the public. We have included Fairlands WI all planng. a short quesonnaire on the back page of this newsleer. Please take the For further information please see me to fill out the quesonnaire and return it to us. We value your www.surreycc.gov.uk opinions! Thank you. Dominic Howard-Jones NEW MILESTONE FOR WORPLESDON VIEW CARE HOME A milestone was reached at commented that the Home also Worplesdon View Care Home intends to integrate into the local when a commemorative stone was community by providing more than placed above the entrance by the 100 employment opportunities for Chairman of Worplesdon Parish local people looking for work in the Council, Bob McShee. Councillor care sector. Replying to Councillor McShee unveiled the Indian McShee, General Manager Lynda Granite stone made by Steve Dent Garner said that the Home would from Woking Funeral Services. be opening in the summer and This was engraved with invited all Worplesdon residents ‘Worplesdon View, opened with an interest in the facility to Summer 2012` in gold lettering. come and visit and see for them- The stone was then blessed by the selves the environment being Reverend Hugh Grear, rector of St. provided for residents and staff CORRECTION - Issue 22 Mary`s Worplesdon. alike. WOOD STREET MAYPOLE Bob McShee said “I am honoured Bob McShee Spring 2012 DANCERS to be here today and it is great to see that the Worplesdon View We apologise for an error in our last team are getting fully engaged with For information contact Hayley newsletter. the local community”. He also Senior on 020 7349 4288 or email observed that the new Home will [email protected] The Wood Street Village Maypole Dancers be providing 78 beds when fully have no connection to Wood Street Infant operational and sits in beautifully School . landscaped grounds. He further Who does what….. Worplesdon Parish Council: courts ◊Village signs ◊War ◊Planning ◊Recycling/Refuse/Special ◊Annual tree inspecons and tree memorial Jacobs Well ◊Wood Collecons ◊Street Cleaning/Lier surgery on Parish land ◊Benches Street Village Green, Perry Hill ◊Taxi-Private Hire Licensing . ◊Bus shelters ◊Community Speed Green, Pitch Place Green, Toby's Surrey County Council: Watch and Vehicle Acvated Signs Oak - Backside Common. Educaon ◊Environment Footways ◊Ditch clearance ◊Grass cung on Guildford Borough Council: ◊Highways ◊Libraries ◊Minerals behalf of the County Council ◊Abandoned Vehicles ◊Building ◊Rights of Way ◊Street Lighng ◊Jacobs Well Recreaon Ground Control ◊Bus Permits ◊Car Parks ◊Social Services ◊Transport ◊Noce boards x 6 ◊Play areas - and Fines ◊Council Tax Enquiries ◊Trading Standards ◊Waste (including lier bins) ◊Pond ◊Electoral Registraon ◊Gypsies Disposal maintenance (Jacobs Well ponds & and Travellers ◊Housing/ Wood Street Village pond) Homelessness ◊Leisure Centres Surrey Wildlife Trust: ◊Quarterly newsleers ◊Tennis ◊Licensing ◊Noise Polluon Control ◊Commons Why the trees in Holly Ditches and Drains Lane were thinned Flooding can happen anywhere, companies and heavier than normal whether near to watercourses or rainfall that causes water to run onto not. Floods can even occur during roads from fields and over-full rivers. For safety reasons the Parish summer months when thunder- It can also be caused by the Council asked Surrey County Council storms trigger torrential downpours. collection of mud, leaves and other to cut back the shrubs/overgrown debris that block drains. Drains are area beside the cycle track at the top The drainage system sometimes can't cope with the magnitude of normally cleaned once during a of Holly Lane.