Histon & Impington Parish Council: Chair's annual report

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Histon & Impingtonannual parish meetings

report of the Chair of Histon & Impington Parish Council

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It’s been a good year for the community

• The St Andrew’s Centre opened

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It’s been a good year for the community

• The St Andrew’s Centre opened

• The Flaming June half marathon

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It’s been a good year for the community

• The St Andrew’s Centre opened

• The Flaming June half marathon

• IVC celebrated 75 years

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It’s been a good year for the community

• The St Andrew’s Centre opened

• The Flaming June half marathon

• IVC celebrated 75 years

• Improvements to the High Street

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It’s been a good year for the community

• The St Andrew’s Centre opened

• The Flaming June half marathon

• IVC celebrated 75 years

• Improvements to the High Street

• Histon FC stays up!

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It’s been a good year for the community

• The St Andrew’s Centre opened

• The Flaming June half marathon

• IVC celebrated 75 years

• Improvements to the High Street

• Histon FC stays up!• Bishop’s site success

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It’s been a good year for the community

• The St Andrew’s Centre opened

• The Flaming June half marathon

• IVC celebrated 75 years

• Improvements to the High Street

• Histon FC stays up!• Bishop’s site success• We saved the library

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The Parish Council works through its committees

etc

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delivery regulatory resource

HighwaysEnvronment King's Meadow

Parish Council

Recreation Youth Planning

Finance, Legal & Admin

Employment

Street Art

Sustainability

ByPass FarmDrainageCommunications

& Engagement

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EnvironmentChair: Derek Marston

• New gates at Homefield Park

• Footpaths kept clear• New fencing on the

way

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Looks after our footpaths, trees and informal open spaces

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HighwaysChair: David Legge

Looks after our highways, pavements and cycleways

• New schemes on the High Street

• more projects in 2015/16

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RecreationChair: Neil Davis

• Looks after our formal space: the Rec and playgrounds

• Significant increase in activity

• New cricket nets and tennis courts planned (subject to approval)

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YouthChair: Hooda Abdullah

Finds ways to support young people

• Dedicated youth worker in place

• Plans for more in 2015

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King’s MeadowChair: David Jenkins

Specific focus on H&I south of the A14

• Xmas tree and governance survey

• Environment work in 2015/16

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PlanningChair: Marcus Dann

Looks at all local planning applications

• Successfully opposed Mitre plans for Bishop’s site

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Resources committees look after money and

people

Finance, Legal and Administration: Denis Payne

• 2014/15 spend below budget

Employment: Brian Ing

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• Apprentice taken on end of last year

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There have been a couple of negatives

Last summer’s floods Agencies responded well

but Are we prepared for a

repeat?

ByPass Farm etc We thought we had a

deal with the County Council but

Now it’s not so clear

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• Investment at the Rec• A new fence at Homefield Park• More highways improvements• Increased support for our younger people• The Neighbourhood Plan

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Going forward: what do we expect from 2015/16?

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• Our upper tier authorities have been undergoing a squeeze from central government for several years now

• It’s not currently known how this will continue but it will and we need to think about if and how we should respond.

• There seem to be two ways:• We pay to do things ourselves

• Paint lines on roads, empty dog poo bins, employ youth workers etc

• We encourage the development of networks which will provide a community safety net for when that’s needed

• The Parish Council needs to address this challengeMay 2015

Now and before I come to a close: a word about austerity

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• The many community institutions which contribute to the vibrancy of Histon & Impington

• Our district and county councillors who have delivered significant wins this year

• Fellow councillors who have committed time to enabling this council to deliver and move on

• Our staff: those in the office and the team outside which looks after the Rec and other open spaces

May 2015

Finally: thank you

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• The many community institutions which contribute to the vibrancy of Histon & Impington

• Our district and county councillors who have delivered significant wins this year

• Fellow councillors who have committed time to enabling this council to deliver and move on

• Our staff: those in the office and the team outside which looks after the Rec and other open spaces

• And of course everyone who’s supported me and enabled me to do my job

May 2015

Finally: thank you

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