Issue 2    April 2004

 

HELLO,  HERE IS THE NEWS - AGAIN

This is the second edition of what is planned by your Parish Council to be a six-editions-a-year newsletter for free distribution to every house in the parish.

The first edition in March brought a steady number of compliments and the council thank those concerned.

There will be a special issue next month to present a report on the Annual Parish Meeting and to include a copy of the Annual Report presented to that meeting.

Parish Meeting Offers Public chance for their say

The Annual Parish Meeting for Stanton on the Wolds is to be held on Wednesday 21^st April at the Willowbrook School. It will start at 7:30pm and all parishioners are invited to attend. The meeting offers residents the opportunity to make comment on any aspect of parish life. The meeting will be chaired by Councillor Bryan Baines, Chairman of the Parish Council and he will be presenting the annual report of the council to it.

There will be a guest speaker at the meeting with Mr John Tarrant, chairman of the Rushcliffe Primary Care Trust, attending to give a presentation explaining the background of their organisation and the functioning of primary care trusts and how they relate to secondary and tertiary levels of health care. Mr Tarrant will be the first on the agenda and his talk is expected to last 20 minutes, he will then take questions.

SOCIAL TIME AHEAD FOR STANTON

It’s all go for Stanton’s summer social event following a successful public meeting aimed at finding people willing to help organise it. The event – under the title ‘Stanton on the Wolds Summer Fayre’- will take place on Saturday 12^th June in the Church field adjoining the parish church of All Saints on Browns Lane.

It will be timed to start at 3pm and last for four hours. The 2004 event follows the success of the Millennium and the Queen’s Golden Jubilee events held in the village and the formation of a working group to organise it.

The events held to mark the arrival of the new Millennium and the 50 years reign of Her Majesty were both hugely successful and many of the people attending them asked for a repeat as soon as possible. Secretary of the organising group is Margaret Healy and she says they are appealing for residents to put the date in their diary.

Tickets for ‘The Fayre’ will be available shortly and door to door visits will be made to give everyone the chance to purchase them. Says Margaret: “We look forward to seeing you at another happy Stanton get-together.” The secretary can be contacted on 914 8654.

BUS MAN ALAN IS ALERT

The Parish Council is aware of the needs of some residents in the parish in regard to the local bus service and relies on Councillor Alan Jackson for much of its information.

Councillor Jackson makes regular contact with the bus companies and Notts County Council and keeps the council up to date with any proposed changes to the service. Coun Jackson joined the council as a member last year and passes on any important information on the service through the good offices of the pages of the local church magazine, the notice boards and now in this newsletter.

Going to Church…..?

Services at Stanton All Saints Parish Church are at 10am on the first Sunday of the month, 6pm on the second and fourth and 9:30am on the third.

CAR PARK LAND SWAP FOR HEALTH CENTRE SITE

Although no agreement has yet been reached, Rushcliffe Borough Council and Rushcliffe Primary Care Trust are looking to swap land they each own in Keyworth to allow the building of a new Health Centre in the village.

The Keyworth proposal is the first in Rushcliffe under a scheme in which a number of primary health care facilities in the Borough would be replaced or upgraded as part of a major conurbation wide initiative which involves a long term public private partnership. The existing health centre at Keyworth is acknowledged as being in very poor condition and is not large enough for the needs it has to meet.

OVERBEARING: The Rushcliffe PCT have already attempted to design a new health centre that would occupy the same area of land as the existing building, but say due to the slope on the site a higher building would be overbearing for the houses at the rear. The alternative solution is that the new health centre be built on part of the Borough’s car park adjacent to the existing health centre which itself could be demolished and provide a facility for extending what was left of the Borough’s car park.

In principle a straightforward land swap could be undertaken but Mr Paul Randall, deputy Chief Executive of the Borough Council says it has been made clear that any proposal that involves a financial loss or additional costs for the council would not be acceptable. Discussions have taken place on the question of public conveniences within the new health centre and that has been agreed in principle, a move which allows the existing toilets to be closed.

The Borough’s waste recycling site for Keyworth is on their existing car park and the council say one of the stipulations for agreement would be that satisfactory arrangements are agreed for a continuation of that service.

COUNCIL SEEKING QUALITY TAG

Stanton on the Wolds Parish Council is to seek a ‘Quality Council Status’ tag. The decision was unanimously agreed at the March meeting when Chairman, Councillor Bryan Baines said he felt it would add to the standing of the council in its dealings with other authorities and also ensure an improved service to its parishioners.

The Rural White Paper ‘Our Countryside: The Future – a fair deal for Rural England’ published in the year 2000, set out a number of measures to give local people the opportunity to become more involved in the development of their communities.

The Government said they believe that parish councils, as a tier of government that is closest to local communities, have a central role to play in improving local quality of life. The White Paper made a number of proposals on improving rural life, one being the introduction of the new concept of a ‘Quality’ parish council. Such a status will equip a parish council to take on a stronger role in their community and is aimed at being achievable by a parish council of any size, location or whatever its current activities are. Currently the council clerk, Mike Elliott, is undergoing the necessary training to enable him to take the AQA test and his success in that is necessary for the council to be able to seek its intended status.

PLANNING APPLICATIONS

The following is a list of recent planning applications for Stanton dealt with by Rushcliffe Borough Council

Highthorne Lodge, Melton Road: change of use and alterations to stables and agricultural buildings for use as livery. Grant permission.

38 Stanton Lane: 2 storey rear extension. Grant permission.

Foxcote, Hill Farm, Melton Road: retention of agricultural storage building. Refuse.

136 Melton Road: 2 storey side extension, raise roof and insert dormers front and rear. Grant permission.

Wolds Service Station, 198 Melton Road: demolish service station, erect chalet bungalow/garage and one shop with living accommodation. Permit.

40 Stanton Lane: 2 storey front and single storey side extension, dormer window and oriel window to side. Permit

102 Melton Road: detached double garage. Permit.

MEETINGS ON A REGULAR DAY

The council has agreed that meetings throughout 2004 should where possible be held on the same night, on the second Wednesday of every other month. They are held normally at Willowbrook School at 7:30pm. In May there is an exception.

TEMPORARY SUMMER BUS SERVICE FOR STANTON ON THE WOLDS

Visit Belvoir Castle, Grantham, Belton House and Newark. This will be possible on Sundays and Bank Holiday Mondays from may 30^th to September 5^th 2004 with ‘The Sherwood Forester’ F4 bus route.

Bus times for the respective destinations will be as follows:

 BITS AND BOBS

Councillor Roy Butler has been presented with a special illuminated certificate to mark 25 years service on the parish council. He has actually served 29 years and will qualify for a further certificate when he completes 30 years.

The Parish Rate for Stanton for 2004/5 is £9 63p. At Normanton on the Wolds it is £15 22p and at Keyworth it is £39 35p.

New borrowers are being sought in Stanton by the WRVS  ‘Books on Wheels’ service. Mrs Ferrar on Stanton Lane is the local contact. Her phone number is 937 2838.

From the beginning of April Keyworth Library is extending its opening hours. It will no longer close for lunch and will be open throughout the day and until 4pm on Saturdays. It is closed on Wednesdays. Telephone number for information is 937  3509.

The Parish Council are seeking to have a new sign providing direction to the public footpath route leading to the parish church off Browns Lane. The previous sign was removed because it was considered to be a danger because its height was insufficient to allow clearance for a tall person walking beneath it.

Willowbrook School have appealed for anyone with wallpapering skills and time to volunteer, to help them decorate a computer suite on the junior side of the school. The school phone number is 914 9889.

Parish Councillor Jim Goodman represented Stanton at a Parish Plan information evening staged by Notts RRR and held at Newstead. He will report back to members on whether or not it could be useful if the parish sought to have a Village Design Statement.

The Annual Meeting of the Parish Council has been arranged for Tuesday 11^th May. At that meeting the council has by law to appoint a chairman for the following 12 months.