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November 2018
Buckden Parish Council
Buckden Parish Council News...
Buckden Neighbourhood Plan
You will see elsewhere in this edition an announcement concerning the proposed Buckden Neighbour-
hood Plan. This is an ambitious venture and the Council wants to ensure that as many residents as pos-
sible are involved and that the final plan reflects the views of the village as a whole. Please respond to
the questionnaire as soon as possible.
Whilst the Plan will provide a powerful tool to help shape the future of the village The Neighbourhood Plan
CANNOT
prevent
all
new house building in Buckden. It cannot change what will be in the new HDC Local Plan. What it
CAN
do is influence new de-
velopments, by mitigating their adverse impacts and by enabling the Parish Council to oppose more effectively any application
for more development than that proposed in the HDC Local Plan.
Planning Matters
The Chairman represented the Parish Council at the examination of the proposed draft HDC Local Plan. He emphasised that the
proposed development in Silver Street was too large and that the local roads would be unable to cope with the extra traffic. Full
details of his report can be seen in the Clerk’s office attached to the minutes of the October Parish Council meeting.
Consecration of the Extension to the cemetery
Full details of this event can be read elsewhere in this edition.
New Parish Councillors
The Council has been grateful to the local residents who offered themselves for co-option onto the Council. The following new
Councillors have been co-opted in the last two months: Cllrs Kathy Render, Pauline Steel, Martin Hassell and Mark Williams. Full
details will appear on Parish notice boards.
New Parish Clerk
Ms Ramune Mimiene has been appointed as the new Parish Clerk. The Office opening hours will be: Mon, Wed and Thurs
10.30am-2.00pm, Tuesday 2-4 pm, Fri – closed.
The next Parish Council Meeting will be held at 7.30pm on Tuesday 13
th
November. The meeting includes a 15 minute open
forum. Parishioners are asked to apply in writing in advance outlining what they wish to say to the Chairman by 8
th
November
for a three minute slot.
If required the Council Planning Committee will meet on Tuesday 30
th
October and Tuesday 13
th
November at 7.00pm. Agendas
for these meetings are posted on Parish Council notice boards not later than the Saturday preceding the meeting.
Any questions or comments on this report can be addressed to the Parish Clerk to Buckden Parish Council, Buckden Village Hall,
Burberry Road, Buckden PE19 5UY. Telephone (01480) 819407; Email
clerk@buckdenparishcouncil.org.uk
Do not forget our
website at
www.buckdenparishcouncil.org.uk
Buckden Neighbourhood Watch
With the nights drawing in cyclists are urged to take care whilst out on the roads. There has been increase in young riders cy-
cling along the road with no lights on and wearing dark clothing. Not only are there offences being committed, it is dangerous
and such actions could cause an accident or result in injury. The police are working hard with the schools to identify these per-
sons and deal with them accordingly. I would also urge parents to make sure their child is aware of the dangers of cycling in
such a manner and make sure they have lights and are wearing appropriate clothing.
By taking the following precautions you can significantly reduce the chances of being involved in a collision:
•
Wear bright clothing, preferably high visibility clothing, to ensure that you can be seen.
•
Make sure you have lights on the front and back of your bike - It is illegal to ride in the dark without them.
•
Stay alert and aware of what is going on around you.
•
Always wear a cycle helmet - it could save your life.
•
Obey the Highway Code.
•
For further information there is a National Neighbourhood Watch website.
To contact the police: 999 in an emergency; 0800 555 111 Crime Stoppers; 0300 123 2040 Action Fraud
burglarycrackdown@cambs.pnn.police.uk
or
www.crimestoppers.uk.org
If you are not online you can telephone 101
RICHARD WEST Village Coordinator 01480 811467 working with CLIVE WILLIAMS 01480 811828
CYCLE SAFETY
Lights On! BE SAFE, BE SEEN