West Parley Parish Council

Residents of Christchurch and East Dorset are to have their say on the future of the
two areas, as part of a public consultation arranged by two local authorities.

Christchurch Borough Council and East Dorset District Council are working on future
development plans and will be a producing a 'options for consideration' document that
will go to public consultation in the autumn.  

The document - the Core Strategy - sets out a series of forward planning options,
including the location and scale of possible housing developments, as well as sites for
employment land, open spaces, transport infrastructure, and community facilities. The
Core Strategy is part of a much larger document, the Local Development Framework, and
will assist planning decisions made over the coming 15 years. 

The new coalition government revoked the Regional Spatial Strategies on 6 July, 2010.
However, this does not remove the need to provide new housing and employment to support
the local community. The amount to be provided will be based on local evidence, which
will include the results of this consultation.  

As part of the consultation, the Council will be seeking residents' views on possible
locations for additional housing. The Council recognises that some locations could be
sensitive and need to be managed as part of the wider local environment - which is what
makes this such an attractive area for people to live in and visit. 

Chief Executive of East Dorset District Council, David McIntosh, said: "The Council
recognises that there are significant social and economic pressures for new housing
within the District.  

"However, this must be balanced against the need to safeguard and manage the
district's sensitive environment and a requirement to ensure that there are
improvements in infrastructure and services.  

"I hope that when the consultation starts, residents and communities take the
opportunity to participate and let us know their views on the options for
consideration." 

The consultation will begin in early October and will run for approximately 8 weeks.
If you haven't already registered your interest on our database, please email the
Council at: policy.planning@eastdorset.gov.uk

A 'Workshop' Meeting is to be held in West Parley Memorial Hall at 7:30pm on Friday
16th July 2010. Our Parish Plan - our formal statement on what we want West Parley to
be in 5 to 10 years (as well as what we don't want it to be!) is moving ahead under the
joint leadership of the Parish Council and WPRA.

The next stage is to compile questions for the all house survey/questionnaire which
will go out in September. Remember that this is meant to be a bottom up plan where the
views of the residents count most, so it is vital that the questions we ask are the
ones that matter.

We are going to work on this at the Workshop Meeting - we are asking anyone who is
interested in the future of the Parish and wants to have a say, to come and help us. We
must see that all aspects of life get covered in the survey. If you have always thought
that West Parley could be improved in some way or another, be there on Friday and see
that your point gets written down.

WEST PARLEY MEMORIAL HALL COMMITTEE

NEXT MEETING WILL BE HELD ON 
Thursday 24th. June 2010  

Time 7.30PM.
  AGENDA
1   Apologies
2   Minutes
3   Matters Arising
4   Correspondence
5   Treasurers Report
6   Leisure Centre
7    Fences and car park
8.   Exterior building renovation
9    Interior renovation. 
10  Any Other Business (Scouts asked to put original plaque up in our hall)

WEST PARLEY MEMORIAL HALL COMMITTEE

Things to achieve this year

Outside
Front hedge to be taken out. Iron hooped fence.

Cut down three holly trees in front,  plus 3 along lane  fence line.
Cut down Blackthorn at back fence with CCTV cable running through it.

Also along this fence line continue the metal bar and concrete post fence as put in by
PC.

Shingle facer at front to be stained and bird proofed at Canopy level.

All doors to be painted High Gloss Black, with new weather boards on doors on
Recreation ground side.

Soffit to be repaired where lamp has pulled it down, and wasps nested last year.

Refit door stays on emergency doors.

Wash exterior walls to see how important  repainting is needed.

Car Park bays need repainting   Completed June

Wooden slope for front entrance for wheelchair entrance.

Inside
Paint woodwork and lighting troughs and middle rail.
Walls to be painted up to trough level. Now to repaint all of the hall

Sort out curtain, runners and fixings

Three new loo seats required plus two loo roll holders.

Fire-door Tensioners need looking at to stop them bang closed as now.

Handles on swing doors inside entrance.  Completed May

Think about partition off where tables and brushes and Boiler are to make this into
the store room.

Clear out Toys under stage, put new strip of carpet on movable steps onto the stage.

Re-carpet the committee room.   Completed May

Today's Announcement on Football Fusion Website.

"Due to circumstance beyond our control, it is with much regret and
sadness that we have been forced to postpone the Football Fusion
Festival until May 2011.
As you can imagine we are extremely disappointed, but would like to make it clear that
the event is not cancelled; merely postponed
until next year.
We are continuing to plan for the Football Fusion Festival and are 100% committed to
making sure that the event is in keeping with
the initial concept and making it a great family event for both Bournemouth and
Dorset.
We would like to thank everyone who has supported and helped us with the festival
organisation to date.
Needless to say, we will be compensating the many people and teams who have already
booked tickets for the festival that was due
to take place in August."
For further details, please contact Julie Cook - Julie@footballfusion.co.uk

WEST PARLEY PACT
(Partners & Communities Together)
Who are West Parley PACT?
We are part of a national scheme set up to engage local communities and find out what
issues are important to the residents and then tackle the problems raised. The West
Parley PACT had its inaugural meeting on May 19. Representatives of WP Parish Council,
WP Residents’ Association,  Parley First School, your Safer Neighbourhood Police Team,
Dorset Fire & Rescue, Neighbourhood Watch and Memorial Hall Committee are on the PACT
Panel.
Our first priorities are parking on Glenmoor Rd outside Parley First School and
unnecessary long term parking outside the Parley Cross shopping parade.
Further information will appear on the Community noticeboard.
How to contact West Parley PACT:
PCSO Alan Downing can be contacted on 07825521752 or at
alan.downing@dorset.pnn.police.uk .
The Clerk to WP Parish council or Chairman of West Parley Residents’ Association can
deal with your enquiries.

The 'Football and Music Festival 2010' event was to have been held from 6th - 8th
August at Chapel Gate, East Parley, Christchurch.
Objections were raised on many aspects including exceptional traffic and parking in
the vicinity of Bournemouth International Airport.
The Parish Council have had three representatives at both the original hearing, which
was adjourned, and the one held today.

Aerial view of West Parley

PARISH PLAN

Cllr Barbara Manuel has long held the view that West Parley should make progress on a
Parish Plan in order for the Parish to retain its own identity and not become absorbed
into Ferndown. She explained that the Parish Council should not lead the Plan but
should be involved. Several attempts have been made over the last five years to get the
project off the ground, but without success. West Parley Residents Association
have now offered to act as facilitators, and acting jointly with the Parish Council,
will attempt to involve the local community in establishing a Plan. It is anticipated
that the project will take about two years to complete. It will cover issues such as
transport, housing, environment and recreational facilities in the Parish.
Representatives from all local organisations and businesses will be invited to a public
meeting to be held on Tuesday 25 May 2010, in West Parley Memorial Hall. It is hoped
that as many local residents as possible will attend to put forward their views and
suggestions.

AGENDA

1   Apologies
2   Minutes
3   Matters Arising
4   Correspondence
5   Treasurers Report
6   Fences and car park
7   Exterior building renovation
8   Interior renovation. 
9   Any Other Business


Please let Secretary know if unable to attend
Tel: 579394  Answer phone at any time