The inaugural village forum was held on in April 2016 with follow-up meetings in September and April 2017.
The main activities up to August 2017 included:
- purchase, installation and maintenance of a new village notice board
- leading a campaign to adopt the red telephone box
- a biennial village bake-off
- ongoing planting in No Man's Land
- litter picking (in conjunction with the walking group)
- path and stile maintenance
- improving access up to the Clump
- clearing and maintaining the iron bench on St Hilary Down
- developing a calendar of village events and activities
Four task and finish groups were established:
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Greyed out = closed
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| Ongoing village activity Charlie, Helen, Liz, Pete, Simon
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Planting and maintenance of pump garden / no man's land
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OK at present - team will arrange group to tidy up in the autumn
Some unsold shrubs and bedding plants from plant sale were planted and daffodils will be planted in time for Spring.
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Bakers for foraging market in October
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Done and a survey was carried out at the plant sale by Monica and Caroline
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Village grass cutting
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Owned by VoGBC, several cuts a year - danger that will be lost if village cut it
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Plants for plant sale
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Done - plant sale held
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Church grass cutting
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Volunteer has come forward. Also, email sent and web posting asking for more volunteers
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| Bin screen by Lodge |
Council has put in hard standing - not much else can be done
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Litter clearance
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Done - 28th May & 4 June 2016 - this will be done on a regular basis
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New choir members
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Email sent and information has been put on the web
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New events
Caroline, Ewa, Monica, Gill
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General
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Explore combining several ideas put forward at the forum - see below - into a summer event: a St Hilary Day. (Actual St. Hilary Day is 13 January). Ongoing. (Note a Village Fete was held on 15 July 2017)
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Food festival, updated village people photo, ballroom dancing, more support for village events, Welsh and Scottish dancing twmparth (sic), swimming/sports children’s summer sports day at Coed Hills, St Hilary Saint’s day
Coach trip
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Agricultural event, sheep shearing
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Big issues with Health & Safety and RSPCA
Also, last thing that farmers want to do is shear sheep for pleasure! |
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Calendar | Set up a calendar / overview of recurring & current year’s events to inform decision making for various groups in and connected to the village - done. |
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Contacts list |
Update/ create a contacts list for groups using the village hall and/or connected to the village to help: a) ease of communicating (many details are held by Terry and/or on the website) b) effective publicity - in hand, dependent on village noticeboard - done.
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Foraging event |
Survey villagers and interested parties for feedback on inaugural foraging day and new ideas - done at plant sale and now put on the website.
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Coach trip |
Share ideas for a village outing - NSPCC ran a coach trip in 2016
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Organised walks |
Terry has produced an information sheet on this and there are leaflets on self-guided walks on the website and in the Bush.
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Usage of telephone box |
The Community Council has confirmed that BT would transfer ownership. A proposal is being worked up and submitted to Llanfair CC.
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Booking village hall |
Consider a ‘How to book the village hall info sheet. On notice boards and/or website - done.
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Vale Council stuff
Terry, Bruce, Tim |
Signs at A48 junction obstruct the view
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This is the response from the Vale Council:
With regard to the finger posts signs referred to at the meeting, I have arranged for my maintenance teams to inspect the existing signs and any damage with a view to making repairs wherever this is practicable. I reviewed the lamp post within the visibility splay on the A48 north of St Hilary and would advise that I consider there to be negligible impact on highway safety with motorists able to obtain sufficient visibility to the east from the junction if appropriate and due care is taken to position their vehicles appropriately at the give way line. (Michael Clogg, Highways Manager)
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Sleeping policemen
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The council will not fund (and the room was split). But, there is the possibility of villagers being trained in the use of speed guns and then using DVLA to warn the drivers. However, there was no response to a subsequent email asking for volunteers but apparently names have been submitted to the Community Council.
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Litter bin
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Being taken forward to Llanfair CC - VoGBC will not provide
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The Clump
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A task group will explore ongoing maitenance of the Clump and upkeep of the two benches - done
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Clump track
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A few stepping stones have been laid. Areas have beeen cleared of earch and mud as a pilot.
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Clearer and fewer road signs in village
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Need to clarify exactly what the problem is
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Through traffic signs
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Raised at the Community Council - no response from Vale CBC.
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Village map
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Link with phone box - done - in notice board
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Village notice board
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Co-operative working
Andrew, Alex, Ewart, Beth
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Oil/log purchasing consortia | Considered - but no critical mass. |
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Tree planting strategy |
There was a plan to plant 90 trees to mark the Queen's 90th birthday, but identifying suitable land was difficult. Details of a company that will provide trees free of charge to be circulated within the village.
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Babysitting circle |
No demand
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Dog sitting and walking | Too complex |
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Dog poo bins |
Council would fit but villagers must manage it - no volunteers came forward (since then some have been provided by a supplier)
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Cat minders |
No demand
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