Message from Sue Hackett, Ruyton Parish Clerk
Ruyton XI Towns Parish Council e-newsletter
RUYTON XI TOWNS PARISH COUNCIL
JANUARY 2017 NEWSLETTER | |
| LOGGING AT THE SPINNEY NEAR DOCTORS MEADOW | |
The trees you can see behind Doctors Meadow are to be felled in February/March and new trees planted on a Community Tree Planting Day. Should you want to learn more or be involved please contact Simon Gittins for more details. For the moment we await the "hum" of the chain saws!
Simon Gittins Tel: 01939 260273
Email: simonjohngittins@googlemail.com
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Road to be closed: Holyhead Road West Felton (from Twyford Lane junction to The Avenue junction) Date: 17 - 27 February 2017 Times: 07.30 – 17.30 Purpose: Machine Patching If you require any further information please contact the Street Works team: streetworks@shropshire.gov.uk Current and forthcoming road works can be found at: http://roadworks.org/ | |
Location of works: A5 / B5070 Gledrid Roundabout
Date: 23 January - 2 June 2017
Times: Night works 21.00 - 06.00
Purpose: Considerable improvements to the A5
including: footway construction,
resurfacing;installation of lighting etc.
Traffic restrictions:
- Night time closure of A5 section between Halton roundabout and A5 Gledrid roundabout
- Night time closure of A5 section between Fiveways roundabout and A5 Gledrid roundabout
- Night time lane closure of A5 Gledrid circulatory carriageway
| - Night time closure of B5070 Chirk Road, closure for approximate length of 500m north from A5 Gledrid
- Night time closure of B5070 for approximate length of 500m east of A5 Gledrid roundabout
- Night time closure of Station Road for an approximate length of 500m west of A5 Gledrid roundabout
- There is a public right of way around the roundabout; no pedestrians are anticipated during night time working. Footways will remain open and any pedestrians to be escorted past the works.
- Narrow lane restrictions with reduced speed limit of 50mph will be implemented around roundabout during daytime for public safety.
- Traffic utilising diversion route through Chirk bridge to be controlled with the use of traffic lights and all vehicles are to be kept to the Chirk bound lane (South side/upstream side).
Emergency vehicle access will be maintained for the duration of the works, if you need to enter the works area in an emergency situation please drive carefully through the works area and comply to the site speed limit.
This information has been provided by Highways England Area 9 Stakeholder Liaison Manager
For more details contact Kier Services I Highways
www.kier.co.uk | |
| Parish Council Precept for the Year April 2017 – March 2018 | | |
At our Parish Council meeting on 16th January 2017, councillors voted for an increase in our precept – the local portion of Council Tax that is raised from the homes in our Parish.
Central Government have imposed a maximum 2% increase that local government can raise their Council Tax, but in recent years Shropshire Council had chosen not to raise Council Tax at all, and consequently with the cuts to local government by Central Government, they now have insufficient funds to continue to maintain current services. As a result Shropshire Council want to pass responsibility for some services down to Town and Parish Councils.
Across the County this may include responsibilities for leisure centres, galleries and museums, libraries, bus services etc. In our Parish it is the transfer of responsibility for maintaining our play areas and green spaces – Doctors Meadow, Birch Grove, Marches Meadow, Dunning Close, Bridge Inn Field and contributing to the Cliffe and Nesscliffe Heritage Site. These plans are in the early stage of discussion with Shropshire Council. If the Parish Council do not take over responsibility, Shropshire Council will continue to maintain them, but at a very reduced and basic level for example they will carry out statutory safety checks, but will reduce the grass cutting and maintenance of equipment, leading to the risk of accidents and the loss of our facilities over time. Shropshire Council will not be transferring any funding to our Parish, even if we choose to take on responsibility of any services.
In parallel with this, Central Government has plans to also limit future Town and Parish Council Precept increases to 2%. It is not clear when this change may be imposed or even if it ever will be. But it has been under discussion for some time now.
After much discussion at our meeting, the Parish Council concluded that it did not wish to lose our existing facilities, and ensure that it had the funds available to take on these extra responsibilities, and sustain them, even if precept increases are limited in the future, the Parish Council had to increase our precept this year.
The increase is, on average, an additional £14 over the year for each household, paid over 10 monthly instalments, or less than a cup of coffee a month. Councillors appreciate that this increase is substantial; Shropshire Council will be increasing their portion of council tax too, including the extra percentage for Social Care across the county.
Councillors hope that all Parishioners can understand the reasons for this increase, and will support this prudent approach, none of us will want to risk our play areas and green spaces falling into disrepair. If it turns out that these extra funds are an over-estimate then future precepts can be adjusted accordingly.
Report by Ros Slowley (Chairperson)
Councillors' contact details can be found on the website together with Council Minutes http://www.rxit.org.uk/pc/ | |
| PACE CAR STICKERS NOW AVAILABLE - A Local Iniatiative | | |
Many who attended the Safer Roads Meeting on 19th November 2016 or who have read the last Parish Council Newsletter ( http://bit.ly/RXIT_PC ) will be aware that we have been considering the use of Pace Car stickers. These go in the back window of cars in the community so that following cars know that we are complying with our Speed Limits.
These have now been delivered - email Mick Berry to get one; their FREE! (mick.berry@sky.com) | |
Ruyton-of-the-XI-Towns Independent [United Reformed Church] Chapel
(Located in the lane opposite the Old School in School Road.)
This chapel, costing £500, was erected in 1832-3, with seating for about 200 people. The chapel was still in use c. 2004. The Chapel and the grave yard are now for sale. The United Reform Church are asking people to contact them if they have any graves there which they are concerned about.
The Parish Council will continue to maintain the graveyard for the time being.
URC can be contacted at the following address:
Synod Office
Digbeth in the Field URC
Moat Lane
Yardley
Birmingham
B26 1TW
Tel: 0121 783 1177 E admin@urcwestmidlands.org.uk | |
| Have Your Say About the New Shropshire Council Bus Strategy | | |
Public transport provides access to essential services, including those more vulnerable and living in rural areas. Shropshire Council is facing considerable challenges and needs to set a strategy which ensures available budgets are spent in line with clearly defined local bus priorities.
Shropshire Council is currently asking for peoples' views on a new bus strategy. This proposes a number of objectives and priorities which will determine how budgets are allocated across countywide services and provide a robust process for decision making.
The strategy ca be viewed at http://new.shropshire.gov.uk/get-involved/shropshire-bus-strategy-2017-2021/ where you will also find a link to a public online survey.
Closing date for your responses is 13th February 2017 | |
Healthwatch Shropshire wants to find out how well home care services are working across the county and whether people feel that the care they or their loved one receives is appropriate and effective.
The number of people, especially older individuals, being helped and supported to live independently at home is increasing. This is especially true in Shropshire where latest population projections suggest that just over a third of county residents will be aged 65 or over by 2033.
Healthwatch Shropshire's priority is to find out how well home care is working locally in order to establish what needs improving and how examples of good practice can be shared.
People can let Healthwatch Shropshire know what they think about local services by phone 01743 237884, by email enquiries@healthwatchshropshire.co.uk or online www.healthwatchshropshire.co.uk.
The more comments received the more influence Healthwatch Shropshire has to improve services for local people.
Healthwatch Shropshire is the independent health and social care champion for people in Shropshire. It gathers the views and experiences of patients, carers, and the general public about services, including hospitals, GPs, mental health services, community health services, pharmacists, opticians, residential care and home care services. It then makes reports and recommendations about how these services could or ought to be improved based on the information received from members of the public. This is shared with providers and commissioners of services who have a statutory duty to listen to Healthwatch and act on the information it shares with them.
For further information contact
Jane Randall-Smith, Chief Officer using the contact details provided above.
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Experiencing a Power Cut !
You can now telephone the new 105 service for help and assistance.
Find out more at www.energynetworks.org/info/powercut105.html | | |
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