NEWS ITEM MARCH 2019

PARISH COUNCIL NEWS:

Smart Water

If you have not collected your free pack of smartwater, which is on offer to all households in the Parish, Councillor John Kennedy the Council’s Vice Chairman will issuing the packs  in the Village Hall from 6.40pm on the evenings when the Parish Council holds its monthly meetings. The next meeting is on Tuesday April 9th. If you are unable to get to the Hall please telephone the Clerk on 01743 236810 and he will arrange for one to be delivered to you.

Beware

Over the past few weekends a group of individuals have decided to break glass bottles on parts of the playing field exposing danger to all those who use the field and particularly young children. Every effort is made to get this cleared as quickly as possible but please take extra care when using the field.

New Seat

The seat, purchased with money donated to the Parish by RAF Shawbury, is now in place on the playing field close to the Fitness Area and will be dedicated on March 25^th.  by Group Captain Chris Mullen, the recently appointed Station Commander. It is hoped this will be well looked after and remind everyone of the close relationship that exists between the base and the local community.

Waste Bins

The Council is working closely with representatives of Shropshire Council in an effort to get a larger bin placed on the car park and a new bin placed in Church Street, to replace the one which had to be removed following damage by a road vehicle.

24th February 2019

Council extraordinary meeting:

The Council had to call an extraordinary meeting in January to discuss issues raised for Shawbury in Shropshire Council’s Local Plan Review and Members were delighted that over eighty residents turned up to raise questions and concerns in the public session and then stay on to listen to the on-going debate. Minutes outlining the Council’s response to the proposals for Shawbury have been widely circulated and can be found on the web site.  Members can assure everyone that they will do their utmost to protect the interests of the local community at a time when there is a National demand for increased housing development across the  County and the Country.

New Seat:

A seat will soon be placed close to the fitness area on the playing field.  This has been purchased with money donated to the Parish by RAF Shawbury, in recognition of the support the base receives from the local community.  Their generosity is greatly appreciated and highlights the splendid relationship the village has with the RAF station.

Recent Incidents:

Members appreciate the response from residents in reporting recent damage to play area equipment on the playing field and the alder tree which was blown down in the recent gale.                             

The parish play areas are checked every two weeks but obviously incidents can occur at other times and we are pleased to report that the play area damage was caused by wear and tear on an item which is regularly used.  A replacement part has been ordered and the repair will be carried out as soon as it arrives.

Although the fallen tree is inconvenient, it has been inspected and it is not felt to create a danger and ‘Access2Trees’, who are contracted to do tree work for the Council will be removing the tree within the next two weeks. As it is an alder tree the wood from it is not valuable apart from being used as firewood.

Dog Fouling:

Recent complaints haven received about the increased amount of dog faeces being left around the Moat and Glebe areas. Volunteers regularly remove some of the waste but Members plead with the owners of dogs to take responsibility for removing their own dog’s waste and placing it in one of the bins.

Latest News 12th December 2018

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