Parish Council Meeting The next meeting of Lea & Cleverton Parish Council will be held on SEPTEMBER 16th 2008 in Lea Village Hall.The proceedings commence at 7:30p.m.
All parishioners on the electoral roll as well as the Press are welcome to attend any Parish Council Meeting and will be given to opportunity to speak if they so wish.
The dates for the remainder of the year 2008 are as follows: November 18th and December 16th.The first dates for 2009 are January 20th and March 17th.
All meetings commence at 7:30 p.m. and are held in Lea Village Hall.
08 08 2008
ENVIRONMENT AGENCY - Domestic Oil Storage Tanks
The Environment Agency deals with a large number of pollution incidents caused by loss of oil from domestic storage tanks. Last year in this area alone there were 80 incidents reported where pollution had been caused by loss of oil. These incidents cost the Agency £23,000:00 for the their initial response. Many old metal tanks are coming to the end of their useful life. It is important to maintain them ensuring that they are clean and painted and that rust is not hiding any weaknesses or pinholes. If you are fitting a new tank, it is worthwhile getting a "bunded" tank, which is in effect a tank within a tank. It's a lot safer and takes no more space then the single skin tank. Leaflets are available from the Parish Clerk or you can visit the Environment Agency's web site www.environment-agency.gov.uk. This site is also detailed on our links
page.
If you discover a leak contact your tank installer if you know who they are, alternatively your oil supplier or your system servicing engineer, they will be able to help you. Initially try to stop the oil flow, absorb it with sand, earth or other such material. Stop it reaching the drains. Call the Agency Hotline 0800 80 70 60 (a free 24 hour hotline).
The moral of this is that your tank is your responsibility and therefore you should check it regularly for any sign of leakage.
TRAVEL SCHEME 2008 for People over 60 and Disabled people.
NWDC is continuing with its popular concessionary travel scheme for 2008. From April 1st 2008 people over 60 and the disabled will have the choice between a bus pass for free travel on registered local bus services anywhere in England,between the hours of 9:30 a.m. and 11:00 p.m. Monday to Friday and all day at weekends and on bank holidays. In addition, the pass can be used within Wiltshire (excluding Swindon)between 11:00 p.m. and 9:30 a.m. (there may be exceptions on some services). The pass cannot be used on rail services or for long distance journeys on, for example, express coach services. Alternatively £18 worth of National Transport Tokens for which there is a charge of £1:00 may be use in full or part payment of the fare on most local buses, Connect21Wiltshire and Link Services. For taxis and train journeys. check with the operator
first. Tokens are available from Malmesbury Post Office from Tuesday April 1st. You should take a completed and signed application form, pension book, passport or other proof of age and the £1:00 charge. If you choose tokens you are only entitled to one amount of £18 each year.
Application forms are available from all local Post Offices, your Parish Clerk or alternatively call the Travel Scheme HELPLINE on 0845 601 0487 or visit the web site www.northwilts.gov.uk/buspass. The date for last applications is December 26 2008.
15/3/08.
PARISH STEWARD SCHEME. You will have by now become familiar with the yellow Land Rover in the Parish.(Its not the one which is parked up at night in St Giles Close.) Our Steward lives out of the Parish and comes to us on designated days each month. This is a specially equiped vehicle operated by Ringway on behalf of the Wiltshire County Council through the Wiltshire Highways Partnership.
This new improved scheme has taken the place of the Parish Lengthmen who previously visited the parish three times a year. Under the new scheme the parish has currently been allocated three days in each month and it is envisaged that this level of cover will be maintained for the forseeable future. During these regular visits the Parish Steward will be carrying out various tasks such a clearing gullies, grips and drains. In addition he will trim back verge side vegetation as necessary to ensure clear
sight lines for emerging traffic as well as cleaning road signs to generally promote road safety.
The Parish Council will be working closely with the Wiltshire Highways Partnership (WHP) to achieve a high standard of Parish tidiness and safety on all our roads and lanes.
ALL LANDOWNERS whose properties adjoin the various roads and lanes within the Parish are required and expected to keep the road side ditches clear of obstructions. This is particularly important to prevent flooding and will enable the storm water to have a free run so that a build of water is not caused and thus does not present hazards and obstructions to traffic and flooding risks to householders alike.
If any Parishioner sees or is aware of anything which they feel needs attention they are requested to contact the Parish Clerk. Tel: 01666 823730. This will help keep our Parish tidy and be a credit to all of us.
Lea Conservation Area.
The Lea Conservation Area was designated by North Wiltshire District Council on May 20th 1997 under powers contained in the Conservation Area Planning (Listed Buildings & Conservation Areas) Act 1990.
The village has accomodated new development in recent years with new road accesses from the main street. The scale of the development has impacted poorly on the character of the village, and this has inevitably focused attention on the desirability to preserve and enchance the traditional part of the village set around the older areas of the Church and The Manor. The boundary is drawn around the older core, together with open areas of land to the east of the main street.
The principle objective of designation is to enhance the character and appearance of this area.
Neighbourhood Policing. This is the new scheme which is now in place throughout the County. The major change is that instead of just seeing the Police vehicle driving through the parish you will find the car "parked up" and the Officer patrolling the area on foot and chatting to all those whom they may meet. They have regular contact on these visits with either the PC Chairman or the Parish Clerk. This is a great effort to present a more approachable/informal contact with Parishioners.
PC 1958 Louis Bowden is the Area Manager for our village, together with many other villages within the Malmesbury rural area, and is assisted by Police Community Support Officer(PCSO) Durry Maule (6014). They are based at Malmesbury Police Station and are contactable on 0845 408 7000 for NON life threating emergencies and other routine matters ..
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