The Parish Council 0f Lower Peover Comprising Nether Peover Peover Inferior (Cheshire West and Chester) (Cheshire East) Clerk to the Council: Mr. Geoffrey Parker 5 Daisy Close Pickmere WA16 0WE Tel: 07842510313 Email: [email protected] NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT - The Annual Assembly of the Parish for LOWER PEOVER will be held remotely at https://us04web.zoom.us/j/79651754755? pwd=MWVsNytoT2R2WTMwaE5CQ3FUZXBzUT09 on Wednesday 5th May 2021 at 7pm. Local government electors for the parish will be entitled to vote at the meeting which will be open to the public. Geoffrey Parker Clerk to the Council, on behalf of the Chairperson, Councillor Alison Painter 29th April 2021 Agenda 1. Apologies for absence 2. Approval of minutes of the meeting held on 8th May 2019 3. Matters arising from the minutes, not already covered in an agenda item 4. Chairperson’s Annual Report 5. Parochial Charities • Richard Comberbach Trust Report 6. Women’s Institute Report 7. Questions from the public to the Parish Council 8. Open Forum LOWER PEOVER PARISH COUNCIL Clerk – Sarah Morgan Chairman – Alison Painter Telephone – 07958055158 Vice Chairman – Louise Corlett Minutes of Annual Parish meeting held at 7.00pm on Wednesday 8th May 2019 at Lower Peover Primary School Action 19.1 Present Cllrs Corlett, Brown, Dutton , Geake, Kendal l, Painter and Wilson . In attendance: S Morgan (Parish Clerk), Cllr Marc Asquith (CEC) and one member of public 19.2 To receive apologies for absence All members were present. 19.3 To receive and confirm the minutes of the meeting held on 8th May 2018 It was RESOLVED to confirm the minutes. 19.4 To consider matters arising from the minutes not already covered in an agenda item None were noted 19.5 Chairperson’s Annual Report The Chairman provide a report for the year which can be found on the website at SM http://lower-peover.co.uk/chairmans-report-2018-19/ 19.6 Parochial Charities Richard Comberbach Trust Report – not provided. 19.7 Women’s Institute Report A representative of the Women’s Institute attended the meeting and spoke about the 27 current members of the WI who are all ages and meet at 7.30pm on the first Wednesday of every month. They are well supported but are seeking new members to join in their activities and outings which include cream teas and visits to the Museum of Science and Industry. 19.8 Questions from the public to the Parish Council Adoption of roads was raised and whether this was project was still active. Pot holes on Free Green Lane and Foxcovert Lane were reported during the meeting and the resident will continue to report areas that need repair. 19.9 Open Forum A Community Awareness announcement was sent from the PCSOs and read at the SM meeting with advice to call 101 for suspicious activity – Report to be published on website. Cllr Marc Asquith introduced himself as the new CEC Councillor. Cllr Asquith has been shadowing Cllr Walton for 2 years prior to his retirement to build his experience and has been a CEC Councillor in the past, having moved to the area from Alderley Edge. Signed 19/1 Lower Peover Annual Parish Meeting 5th May 2021 ITEM 4 Chairperson’s Annual Report Lower Peover Parish Council May 2021 This year has been a very challenging, and little did we know at the start of 2020 the magnitude of the changes to come, immense and unprecedented for most of us. The coronavirus pandemic has changed all our lives and yet within our Parish we have come together to show great strength and resolve, pulling together to overcome all the problems we have faced. Such a tremendous achievement! Covid-19 Following the national lockdown on the 23rd March 2020, the Parish Council supported the establishment of the Lower Peover Covid-19 Support Group which was set up by Cllr Painter and local resident Acara Farley. Since then, a number of activities have taken place. In particular we: Recruited 42 volunteers to the Support Group and established neighbourhood co-ordinators for each area of the village. Distributed volunteer packs to all volunteers including identity cards and lanyards, and information and advice for volunteers. Set up the Lower Peover Covid-19 Support Group helpline. Established Lower Peover Covid-19 Support Group Facebook account and email. Set up an email list of approximately 115 residents in the village so information can be shared electronically. Delivered leaflets containing information about the Lower Peover Covid-19 Support Group and local business providing services during lockdown, to every house in the village, and posted these leaflets at key points throughout the village. Distributed a further five leaflets/ newsletters throughout the year to households in the village providing information during lockdown. The Lower Peover Covid support group has assisted several people in the village, many whom were vulnerable, with shopping, collecting prescriptions, dog walking, and/ or a friendly phone call. In addition, many of these people have received a weekly service from the volunteer who was allocated to them. In addition to helping individual people, the Lower Peover Covid Support Group has carried out a number of community activities including, the Lower Peover Bear Hunt, delivery of flowers to 76 households in Lower Peover donated by Les Halman Nurseries, distribution of sunflower seeds to over 70 children in the village, celebration of VE day and the provision of union jack flags to all those who received sunflower seeds. We also held a virtual pub quiz, established a Lower Peover Recipe Book which is now online and can be seen at HTTPS://lowerpeoverrecipehub.wordpress.com , set up a Lower Peover Halloween Trail and an Easter Bunny Hunt. Special thanks goes to all the volunteers, and especially Acara Farley from local business AvA, who have worked so hard to make this support group a success. As a village we have come together in an amazing way, and I am so proud of how we have been able to support each other and hopefully enhance the lives of the people in our community. Parish Council Business Despite all the challenges of the global pandemic, the Parish Council have had a very busy and successful year. The world of Zoom has taken over this year, which has ensured that the Parish Council business has been able to continue. It is amazing how quickly we have adapted to this new way of working. There have also been some changes in councillors. In January 2021, Cllr Ros Kendall resigned after working for over 20 years as a Parish Councillor, including three years as a chairperson. During that time she has achieved such a lot for the residents of Lower Peover and will be very much missed by so many people. I would like to thank her very much for the contribution that she has made to the village. We are now currently in the process of filling this vacancy for a Parish Councillor. Parish Plan In May 2020, we launched our new Parish Plan, to reflect what residents actually want to see happen in our village. Four volunteer residents with a passion to become involved in improving the quality of life in our village, namely Sally Aspin, Tony Booth, Paul Eccles and Mark Sales, were actively engaged in writing the Parish Plan, alongside Cllr Alan Brown. I would like to thank them all for all their hard work on this. Details of the Parish Plan can be found on the Lower Peover Parish Council website, http://lower- peover.co.uk/parish-plan/ . Since the Plan was written, the four residents detailed above, alongside all the Parish Councillors, have been actively involved in implementing the Plan. The following actions have been achieved: A Lower Peover Welcome Pack has been developed for any new residents who move into the village to inform them of the history of the village, and facilities and groups they can enjoy. As part of diversity workstream we have a programme for restoring local ponds in our village. The first included the restoration of the Lower Peover School pond which had become overgrown in recent years and filled with fallen branches and saplings. This initiative was carried out following consultation with the headteacher and adjacent land owner. We hope the project will give much joy to many children in the future. Under the 'Internet Connectivity' workstream, a lot of work is being conducted on a community broadband scheme to eliminate wifi flat spots to the south end of our village by bringing in the best in fibre optic technology and broadband speeds. We are currently in consultation with Cheshire West and Chester Council to improve the Swan Grove play area which we hope will soon benefit from major investment using funds released by the Swan Green developers. Many parents have already provided valuable feedback to help influence this scheme. The Parish Council continue to work on plans for speed calming measures along Crown Lane to make cycling and walking far safer. We have set up a Parish Council email distribution list for residents in the village to receive village information and news, whilst adhering to the most recent General Data Protection Regulation requirements. The village newsletter is now partially sent out by email. New Website In 2021, we launched our shiny new website for Lower Peover which can be accessed via https://lower-peover.co.uk. New legislation has been passed by the government to say that all websites belonging to public bodies needed to be accessible and user friendly. Whilst our old website had worked well for us for many years it needed to be updated.