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20th February 2010
Your Parish — Your Plan — Your Future
The Hundon Parish Plan is coming in April
This
month the questionnaire will go to our plan designers and
pass to the
printers. A pilot questionnaire will be delivered to 20
households in the parish. This will give us the feedback for
the final
design of the plan to allow distribution to
all households in Hundon during April
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We
would still like some more photographs from Hundon
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These
should depict the village, people and events happening
for possible inclusion in the Plan and the Hundon website.
Please email hpp@hundon-village.co.uk or post them to us at the address
below
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The Parish Plan will influence decisions about what happens in Hundon
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Be part of history
Help to deliver and collect questionnaires in your street
or area.
To help: please email hpp@hundon-village.co.uk or post to
the address below
What does Hundon mean to you?
This is your
chance to have a say in shaping the way we want to see
our village going forward. Importantly, if your views are supported
by others then it becomes a blueprint for what we, the parishioners,
would like to improve or change within Hundon.
You live here, you decide — Make it your village
Not any village — Keep community spirit alive
Don't just sleep here — Live here
If
you wish to comment on any aspects of the Parish Plan -
please email hpp@hundon-village.co.uk or write to:
Hundon Parish Plan, 5 Farmerie Road, Hundon, CO10 8HA
13th February 2010
After a successful prune of 170
questions last Saturday and a subsequent meeting of the question
editorial group of the steering committee, we have come up with a
list of about 60 questions in which to consult the village.
However, it will still take some
time to draft these questions and especially the wording into a
final draft that we can consult upon.
The Business and Youth sections of the
questionnaire are now proceeding well.
It
is all well under way - but it all takes more time than we
originally anticipated.
The time and effort put in by the Steering Group
members has been tremendous - thank you.
18th January 2010
Your Parish — Your Plan —
Your Future
The Hundon Parish Plan is coming very soon
It's your chance—for your say—for your village.
Do not waste this opportunity
The Parish Plan belongs to the community but to be most
effective we need the co-operation of everyone
We are looking for a 100% response Please support our future
The Parish Plan can influence decisions about what happens in your
village - get involved
We need your help to help deliver and collect questionnaires in your
street or area.
To help please email hpp@hundon-village.co.uk
Or write to Hundon Parish Plan, 5 Farmerie Road, Hundon, CO10 8HA
The Parish Plan aims to set out a vision of how the community want to
develop over the next 5-10 years. A comprehensive plan will be able to
identify the strengths and weaknesses of the Parish through community
consultation. It is then possible to create an action plan in
order to achieve the vision for the future by changing or improving
aspects of the Parish
We would like some more photographs from Hundon to depict the village
for possible
inclusion in the Plan document and on the Hundon website.
Please email or post them to us at the above addresses
The Parish Plan questionnaire will include sections for both the
thoughts and needs of the YOUTH and identify the issues and concerns of
importance to BUSINESSES in the parish. The views of these sectors are
vital to the continued development, growth and environment of the
village
You live here, you decide — Make it your village — not any village
Keep community spirit alive — Don't just sleep here — Live here
If you wish to comment on any aspects of the of the Parish Plan -
please email hpp@hundon-village.co.uk or write to:
Hundon Parish Plan, 5 Farmerie Road, Hundon, CO10 8HA
12th December 2009
Now that we are receiving the grant from the National
Lottery sponsored Awards For All we will now be displaying the Big
Lottery Fund logo (see above) on all the Hundon Parish Plan documents
Further meeting this month in Hundon with Suffolk Acre
service providers to assist in the questionnaire formulation
Target submission of the plan to the Parish Council is now planned to
coincide with the Annual General Meeting in April 2010
6th November 2009
Following confirmation the funding has
now been promised in full, the programme for the preparation of the
Hundon Parish Plan is proceeding well and all outstanding matters are
now in hand
At the Hundon Parish Plan Steering
Group meeting held on Monday 2nd November 2009, the following points
agreed:
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The questionnaire templates have now been
incorporated in to a 27 page document with all elements to be
finalised before the next meeting |
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Following the initial parish plan workshop
at Suffolk A.C.R.E (Action with Communities in Rural England
which is a registered charity), the final two workshops are to
be arranged |
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The next steps of the work programme were
finalised leading up to the issuing of the questionnaire |
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Questionnaires will be personally handed
out to all households in the parish. |
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The target date for issuing the
questionnaires is March/April 2010 |
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Planning is well in hand for the analysis
and report writing following the return of the questionnaires
which will culminate in a public meeting at the Village Hall
prior to final publication and official report to the Parish
Council and to other groups and organisations
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It was also suggested
that we should have a small number of people on a residual
committee that would make a regular review to see if and
to what extent the recommendations have been taken up. |
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It should be noted that any person with an
interest in the parish plan may attend a Steering Group meeting
and speak but will not be entitled to vote. Any one interested
should email us at
hpp@hundon-village.co.uk
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28th October 2009
We are delighted to tell you that
Awards for All have promised us funding in full for the Parish Plan
Project.
The
Parish Council have also agreed to part fund the plan by £500 at
their last council meeting. This means that the funding requirement
is now complete. All we have to do is to come up with the goods!!
We
have now combined all the questionnaire template forms into one
document...27 pages!! But it makes good reading!!
Still a lot to do finalise the document - but it is looking good.
16th September 2009
The
Wheels Grind Slowly, But They are Turning ...
Obtaining funding for the
implementation of the Parish Plan has been, much
slower than expected. An
application has been submitted to Awards 4 All for
about £6000. The outcome is expected in the next few weeks.
St Edmundsbury Council have agreed to contribute £500
towards the printing of the plan survey documents.
There is still much work
to be done in designing and finalising the templates of the
questionnaire.
We are currently planning
that the questionnaire should be delivered to households
over the Christmas and New Year period with finalisation of
the report during February / March. This will then be sent
to the group for approval.
21st April 2009
Hundon Parish Plan update to the Annual Parish Council Meeting 20th April
2009
The concept of a Parish Plan was put forward by the Parish Council in November
2008. the HPP is totally independent of any one organisation and will be
written for the parish by parishioners.
The plan is an opportunity for the community to identify issues and aspirations
that we, as Hundon folk, can action over the next 5 – 10 years to ensure
our parish progresses and develops in a sustainable manner. It will form
a base of lifestyle and current needs, but more importantly we will ensure
that issues such as education, recreation, transport, housing and water management
all link together within one plan. We intend to seek the views of every adult
and young person in the village, to enable us to produce a plan based on
the views from the whole community.
In January 2009 , a village meeting attracted over 140 people to put forward
issues, needs and concerns on how our parish and village might become a better
place from a few simple ideas. There were over 600 suggestions, with many
voicing concerns over development and the implication this might have on
the local infra-structure and the consequences on the environment such as
flooding. But there were also many positive ideas such as a youth club ,
a community care scheme and a welcome pack for all new parishioners
The 22 strong steering group is representative of all sections of the community
and all have put in a great deal of effort to kick start the plan. We have
condensed many of the ideas of the parish into manageable groups that we
will shortly release for consultation on the village web site.
We have successfully obtained £500 for the start of the planning process
and have now applied for further grant funding to pay for the questionnaire
and subsequent analysis that will be needed before we can present the report
with recommendations to the parish Council in the late Autumn.
For more information please look at the village website www.hundon-village.co.uk
29th March 2009
Following a recent meeting of the steering
committee
An approximate Time scale was proposed:
April: Finalise issues and start questions
May: Top 100 questions and report structure. Suffolk acre
workshop???
June: Questionnaire developed with suffolk
acre
July: Questionnaire delivered to the parish
August: Collation and analysis
September: Report construction
December: Report back to Parish Council
27th March 2009
Hundon parish Plan ~ Making our community
a better place
The steering group have been very productive in researching the issues
that we need to consult the parish through a comprehensive questionnaire
later this spring.
We have almost managed to get ahead of ourselves as we are hopeful
that our grant application for utilising Suffolk Acre's Parish Plan assessment
toolkit is successful. We need in the order of £4000 to make this happen.
This could take several more months. However, this allows us more time to
develop the questions that we need to ask you.
Here are just two shortened examples of issues that you have raised
during the consultation period
What we might need to ask about the Allotments
Facts
There are 34 used plots, but space for much
more. For many it is an unattractive area.
Nationally, there are waiting lists for 100,000
allotments
No water is available to potential veg producers
Proposal for 10 affordable homes on part of land
Possible Solutions
Advertising benefits of allotments and provision
of water
An allotment association
Explore funding opportunities for woodland
garden or park.
What we need to know
Future need for allotment purposes Views on its future use and/or
development Would more people take up an allotment if water
was provided?
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How we might improve our local environment
Facts
There is no litter picker in the parish Overgrown hedges are
a danger to traffic There is a demand for more circular village
walks There are many possible projects to enhance our village
and parish but a shortage of volunteersPossible
Solutions
Create woodland gardens in specific areas of
the parish
A register of volunteers
Local biodiversity surveys and publication
What we
need to know
Should we encourage more wild flowers in and around the village
and parish? Should we have improved litter collection? Should
there be more information about our biodiversity on local footpaths?
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13th March 2009
What's happening now?
The now 20 strong steering group have got the arduous task of looking
at over 20 key issues and needs of the village. This is what you have
told us at the village meeting, the drop-in centre and through the suggestion
box. The creative thinking and enthusiasm of the parish has been fantastic!
We now have to gather all the key facts and find evidence to take all
these issues further, and develop them into real possibilities for
future action. You will decide which of these we take forward and which
are most important through the questionnaire which we will deliver to each
household later this spring.
13th March 2009
March Outlook
After so much activity in January and February finding out what you
think, we now are taking stock and putting some thought to what is possible
amongst the many hundreds of suggestions that have been put forward. Understandably,
many of the issues have focused on development, affordable housing, recreational
activity and preservation of green space.
We now need to raise funds and
are looking at a number of grant opportunities to be able to do a household
questionnaire and subsequent recommendations to the Parish Council
11th February 2009
An open letter to all Hundon Associations
and Clubs
The Parish Plan Steering Group would like
to hear from you - your views on the future of the village.
A member of the Steering Group will come
and talk to your members
Give the village a chance to develop how
we all want it to.
Click HERE to download the letter in WORD format
Click HERE to doiwnload the letter in PDF format
8th February 2009
For the latest Parish Plan Briefing Notes
click HERE or use the menu
above.
This details the:
Vision
Main Objectives
Intended Benefits
Assumptions and Constraint
Work Areas
Major Milestones
Risks
Dependencies
Project Governance
Interested bodies
Resource Requirements
and can be downloaded in eitherr WORD or
PDF formats
23rd January 2009
Further details of the Parish Plan
Meeting and other information can be found from the following links:
WORD document - click HERE
PDF document - click HERE
A big thank you to all
those who attended the Hundon Parish Plan meeting at the Village
Hall on January 15th 2009
The attendance was unprecedented
and succeeded our very best expectations.
About 140 (13% of the parish population)
parishioners attended and all had the opportunity to express their opinions
(anonymously) about what they liked, didn't like about the village as
well as their views and opinions on how they wish the village to develop
Following an introduction by Jamie Letts
and speakers on Parish Plan Issues from Ian Poole of St Edmundsbury
and Annette Gray of Suffolk ACRE (Action with Communities in Rural
England) all had the chance to express their views on Post-It notes
which were duly attached to the relevant large sheets around the hall.
The proceedings concluded with thanks from
Jamie Letts (Parish Plan Project) and David Rowlins on (Hundon Parish
Council)
The topics that
they had the opportunity to express their opinions included:
• Your Wish List
• What is good
about the village?
• What is bad
about the village?
• Community Services
and Facilities
• Housing and
Development
• Roads, Traffic
and Transport
• Environmental
& Conservation
• Education and
Schools
• Information
and Communication
• Business &
Employment
• Utilities
• Miscellaneous
Now the hard work begins - analysis of the
responses received and preliminary work to shape the questionnaire
for the full survey that will be distributed to all in due course
If any one has any further thoughts or comments
on any issues - please click HERE and
email us your thoughts
The
Parish Council has asked for a steering group to develop a Parish
Plan for the next 5 -10 years. There has been a fantastic response
to the call for volunteers to help develop the parish plan over the
next few months…..but there is always room for more!!
The
Big Issues??
Development,
buses, travelers, footpaths, ditches, flooding, climate change,
football ground, Allotments, dogs, register of skills, doctor
surgeries, cricket pitch, shops, green space, youth clubs, schools,
speeding, signs, employment, rural business, wind turbines, light
pollution, litter, fly tipping, affordable housing, crime, vandalism,
register of skills, more clubs, the environment.
For
more information visit the Hundon website www.hundon-village.co.uk/ or
email project@hundon-village.co.uk or
ring Jamie Letts 01440 786347
Parish Plan Project Issues 16/01/2009
Click
HERE to take part in a
preliminary survey to let us have your further thoughts on the
priorities for Hundon
A full survey will be issued to all
at a later date
At the Parish
council meeting on November 18th, it was suggested
that Hundon could benefit from a parish plan. The parish is growing
and changing all the time, and many will have views on whether
this is for better or worse. The plan would join up many of the
important issues in the parish that concern us. About 3000 communities
have a plan in the UK, including one third of parishes in Suffolk.
The Parish Council
suggested that a group of willing volunteers form an independent
steering group to initiate and canvas views from all who live,
work or use the facilities in Hundon. It would develop a plan
that addresses the future needs and wishes of the parish such
as new housing, recreation and transport for the next 12 years
to about 2020.
The project will
run for six months and seeks to ask opinions of everybody within
the parish on how they think Hundon should develop over the next
decade. The parish plan will report back on the findings to the
parish and suggest a set of key recommendations for our future
development. It’s importance and influence can not be under
estimated, as it will be a tool that can be used by the local
planning systems.
The project will
ensure that opinion is sought from all age groups. It
will also ensure that all localities within the parish are represented.
This is potentially a large but fascinating project and is the
first of its kind that seeks to fully consult the views of all
Hundon for our future.
As a result -
the Village meeting has been arranged for Thursday January 15th
at 7.30pm in the Village Hall
If you would like
to find out more about Hundon Parish Project, ring Jamie Letts
on 01440 786347 or Mick Humphreys on 01440 786415 or look for
more information under “Parish Plan Project” on
the Hundon Website
www.hundon-village.co.uk
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