ANNUAL MEETING OF THE PARISH  MAY 2010

                   Cemetery and Allotments

All allotments are tenanted and we are still holding a waiting list.
The cemetery is very well maintained and we have received many
compliments, which have been passed to our groundsman.

Sport and Recreation

The working party completed phase 1 of the family recreational area and a
climbing frame and meeting area have been installed.

Another working party has been set up to continue the search for more
recreational land/facilities.

Highways, street lighting and Village Environment

Traffic speeds through the village is still a contentious issue. We have
had discussions with many interested parties and applied for further traffic
calming measures, but were unsuccessful in our bid. I have had discussions
with our area police team about making use of their speedwatch cameras.
They will train us and make the camera available to us, if we are able to
provide volunteers to do the checking. So I am looking for five or six people
to step forward to help.

The bulk collections are still eagerly anticipated events, although costs
continue to climb.

Planning

Many planning applications were considered by your council
throughout the year with comments sent to Huntingdon.

Village Hall

The village hall has been run by a steering group made up of interested
people, users and councillors, in preparation for the trust documents to
be signed to transfer the running of the hall to an elected management
committee. The head teacher and church wardens have agreed to be
custodian trustees.

Finance

The precept for 2010 – 2011 was set at £30,000 at the budget meeting
 in November 2009.

Community Plan

Our parish plan was last completed in 2005, this set out a vision for the
village until 2010. We plan to produce a community plan for the next
period and we have representatives from A.C.R.E. to talk about the launch
of a new group to drive this forward. The findings from this work will help
your council understand the changing needs of the village with particular
regard to buying more recreational land and providing more leisure facilities.

We currently have vacancies on the council. If you have an interest, please
contact me or the clerk for more information.