The Sharp Edge
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Robin Sharp is a chartered civil engineer, lives in Ditton Green and is vice chairman of the Parish Council. Robin has kindly offered to write a regular piece for the Woodditton website based on his experience of living in Woodditton, and undoubtedly talking to his fellow villages over a soft drink...
The opinions are entirely his own. Do you agree or disagree with Robin? Would you like to add your thoughts to the discussion? If so, why not comment on our forum? "Seven months have slipped by since my last report, but quite a lot has happened in that time. I will start with a recent controversial planning issue centred on a local public house." |
May 2015
Another year has slipped by and following the recent elections, Cliff Pettitt was re-elected as chairman and me, for my sins, as vice chairman.
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The Three Blackbirds
The Three Blackbirds pub in Ditton Green This is now under the new ownership of Guy & Georgie Taylor, who live in Woodditton and who together with their management and staff team are ensuring this much loved venue continues to offer great food, beer and company. |
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Bonfire Night
November 5th The November Firework party was once again a success. This year, at a bargain price, we procured a fabulous new gas barbecue to replace one of the old ones. |
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Community Pay Back Scheme
This is the re-named community service scheme. The parish council in conjunction with the probation service has arranged for supervised individuals to undertake maintenance, at no cost to us, on two of our play areas. Subject to satisfactory results, this arrangement can be repeated on further parish council assets. |
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Road Safety
Following the installation of “Gateway’s” on the approaches to Saxon Street last year, the parish council bid this year for a rationalisation of the 30mph speed limits around Woodditton. This would have included 30mph speed limits around the whole triangle: Vicarage Lane, Maypole Lane and between Ditton Green and Little Ditton. Despite police and county/district councillor support, the scheme was not ranked highly enough to get funding this year. We will try again this year to get it changed. |
Street Lighting Renewal
The County Council will shortly be replacing most of the street lights in our parish. Although they plan to broadly replace like with like, the new units will be more efficient, provide a different kind of light and will dim over night. Lamp column positions may change and there may be less of them. Detailed proposals are awaited, but we want to be involved in final decision making on appearance and locations. We must also consider the condition of our own parish council units, which will not be included in the scheme.
The County Council will shortly be replacing most of the street lights in our parish. Although they plan to broadly replace like with like, the new units will be more efficient, provide a different kind of light and will dim over night. Lamp column positions may change and there may be less of them. Detailed proposals are awaited, but we want to be involved in final decision making on appearance and locations. We must also consider the condition of our own parish council units, which will not be included in the scheme.
Robin Sharp Vice Chairman, Woodditton Parish Council
