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Peace
Road opened to Black Park.
On
25th of April, 2008, a new footpath from Pinewood Road into Black Park
was opened across land owned by Pinewood Studios. The Studios have
erected an internal fence so that the new path can go through the south
of their land. Many older residents remember this path being open
before World War 2 when it was known as Peace Road.
Parish Council Chairman Julian Wilson with Reg Gould formally opened
the footpath. Reg, who was born in Iver Heath and remembered the path
as a boy, did much of the research to provide evidence for the earlier
existence of this path. The path will provide a short cut for residents
so that they can walk to Black Park rather than driving there.
The
New Children's Playground at Iver Recreation Ground
opened on March 11th.
Parish
Council Chairman, Julian Wilson, officially opened the new playground
on March 11th at 10.30am.
Work
began at Iver Recreation Ground last October to re-locate the children’s
playground into the corner of the main recreation grounds and use the
former playground site to extend the car park.
A
number of children from the Infants School and the Monday Playgroup immediately
started to try out the new play equipment.
New
Bus Passes for 16 –17 year olds and over 60s.
From
1st April 2008, if you're over 60 or disabled, and live in England, new
passes will allow you to enjoy free off-peak travel on local buses anywhere
in England.
For more information click
here.
Following concerns about the cost of travel for young people, Buckinghamshire
County Council has set up a discount travel scheme for all young people
aged 16 or 17 years old.
The key criteria for obtainment for this service are:-
• Must be aged 16 or 17 and in possession of a citizen card
• Must be a Buckinghamshire resident
•The citizen pass must have the Buckinghamshire County Council logo
on the front.
• To be eligible for the £1 rate you must show your citizen
pass to the driver when you buy your ticket
•£1 single tickets can be purchased for any service starting
or finishing in Buckinghamshire.
• The new cards will be available through all secondary schools
and colleges in Buckinghamshire.
Travel times for the pass is 9am-11pm (Monday- Friday) and all day Saturday
and Sunday and Bank Holidays. The scheme is not available on London commuter
services or afternoon school services where the county’s existing
16+ schemes is available.
For more information call 08453 708090 or email hoc@bucksscc.gov.uk
Iver
Youth hold a Clean up Day.
On
Monday Feb 18th , Sally Tugwell our Outreach Youth Worker organised a
Clean up Day at Iver Recreation Ground and the High Street. Sally and
about 15 young people with the help of our local PCSO’s cleaned
graffiti, painted walls and cleared litter and ended the day with a barbecue.
The young people wanted to make a stand about being judged by the community
for being ‘youth’ and all the bad connotations that come with
that.
This
is an extract from a letter they wrote to the press.
Dear
Iver community,
Today, we are doing our bit towards the community by clearing up the mess,
admittedly caused by other people our age. We are proud to be part of
Iver and are working together on a clean up campaign to give something
back to our community.
Like you, we have also noticed the bad language and graffiti in the area
and we think it’s rude and insensitive, especially in the kid’s
playground. What’s worse is that we get blamed for it just because
we’re young and hang around the area.
We hope to prove to you, by our clean up campaign, that we too care and
would like to join you in looking after the area.
Deputy
Parish Clerk.
Congratulations
Julie! Julie Simmonds left the employment of Iver Parish Council as Deputy
Clerk on 31st December 2007. She has taken up a position as part time
Clerk to Stoke Poges Parish Council. Julie will be sadly missed as she
had worked for the Parish Council for 6 years. She was presented with
a pen and pencil set from the staff when she left. The Parish Councillors
will be making their own presentation at 9 pm on 4th February at Coppins
Room Iver Village Hall. A decision has not yet been made about replacing
Julie. The Parish Council offices are having to be relocated as the police
want the space back in the Police Station. Until the new location is resolved
the post will not be advertised and the Clerk (Glenda Collins) is fortunate
to have 2 or 3 volunteers who are currently helping out.
Iver
Parish Council is proposing a Dog Control Order for council recreation
grounds.
Following
complaints from the sports clubs and parents of children who play on Iver
and Iver Heath Recreation Grounds about dog mess which is unpleasant as
well as a health hazard the council is proposing that on both Recreation
Grounds, dogs should be kept on leads and any dog mess cleaned up.
An official notice is appearing in the local press, on council notice
boards and can be viewed here by clicking the link. It also includes
the official maps of where the orders will apply.
Free
loft and cavity wall insulation.
Cold
homes can result in cold-related illnesses. Tell people you know about
subsidised insulation for those aged 60 plus and FREE Home Insulation
available for residents aged 70 and over!
Iver
Parish Guide 2007-2008.
A
new Iver Parish Guide 2007-2008 is now being distributed
to all households in the parish.
To
view this online click here ( 1.94 MB pdf file )
Iver
Parish Guide 2007-2008
£10,000
for Iver Community Libraries.
Alan
Oxley (Chairman ICLL) receiving the cheque from Cllr. Maureen Royston
(Vice Chairman SBDC)
On
Saturday 23rd June at a sponsored walk event raising money for a number
of local charities including Iver Community Libraries, the vice
chairman of South Bucks District Council presented a cheque for £10,000
to Iver Community Libraries. The money was promised by South Bucks when
the first community library opened in Richings Park. It is hoped that
a location for a second library in Iver Village will be agreed in the
near future and this money will help equip and run both libraries for
a number of years.
Big
Lottery Fund Bid Fails.
Iver
Parish Council’s bid for funds from the Big Lottery Fund to help
build a new sports pavilion at Iver Recreation Ground was turned down
at the beginning of June.
The
reason given was that the bid did not match the criteria as well as many
of the other bids they had received. However the Parish Council is going
to continue putting in a bid to the Football Association
and
to look for other funding sources to make up the proportion that would
have come from the Lottery.
The
Council will also be looking to see if it can reduce the size of the building
and keep costs down in any
other
way.
The Council bid was prepared with the help of Groundwork Colne Valley,
and they are to continue helping with the F.A. bid.
IPC
awarded Quality Parish Council Status.
Parish
Council Chairman Julian Wilson receiving the Quality Parish Council Award
from Bucks County Councillor and Chairman of Quality Parish Council selection
panel Richard Pushman at the annual parish meeting at Iver Heath Village
Hall on March 26th 2007
March
1st 2007, Iver Parish Council was awarded Quality Parish Council Status
by
NALC (the National Association of Local Councils).
The Rural White Paper "Our Countryside: The Future, a Fair Deal for
Rural England",
published
in November 2000, recognised the important role of the first tier of local
government
and
proposed a number of initiatives designed to enhance the role of parish
and town councils.
Subsequently,
in June 2003 the Quality Town and Parish Council Scheme was launched.
In
order to achieve Quality status, parish/town councils have to complete
a number of tests.
These
test are split largely into seven categories;
1. Electoral Mandate;
2. Qualifications of the Clerk;
3. Council Meetings;
4. Communication;
5. Annual Reports;
6. Accounts
7. Ethical Framework
The tests are designed to ensure that the parish council is functioning
as an effective, representative and
active
council.
Iver Parish Council is proud to have satisfied all of these criteria and
to demonstrate to our local community
that
we are an efficient, well run parish council. We will now be in a better
position to take on additional services and
areas of responsibility from our principal authorities (Bucks C.C. and
SBDC)
For more information about Quality Parish Council Status visit
http://www.nalc.gov.uk/Toolkits/Quality_Status/Quality_Status.aspx
or
Parish
Council Newsletters.
The
Parish Council prints a newsletter regularly in the Iver and Iver Heath
church magazines and copies are available in Iver at the Health Centre,
Dentist and Post Office ,
in
Iver Heath at the Library, Trewarden Medical Centre and Slough Road Post
Office ,
in
Richings Park at Cornerstone and Post Office .
Also
at the Parish Council office and at Parish Council meetings.
To read the newsletters click on the links below.
Nov
2006
Parish Council Newsletter. (PDF file)
Jan
2007 Parish Council Newsletter. (PDF file)
May
2007 Parish Council Newsletter. (PDF file)
Dec
2007 Parish Council Newsletter. (PDF
file)
Mar
2008 Parish Council Newsletter. (PDF file)
MAN
HAS TO PAY £600 FOR ILLEGAL DUMPING IN IVER.
John
SMITH, AGED 61, of Magnolia Street, West Drayton, Middlesex was
found guilty and convicted on Wednesday 25th April at Wycombe Magistrates
Court of an offence of illegally dumping household and builders waste
last year.
The court heard that on 10th August 2006 SMITH was the registered owner
and the insured person of a Transit van which was witnessed by a member
of the public dumping carpet, wood, window frames, broken glass, builders
waste and plastic bags in Court Lane, Iver, Buckinghamshire.
SMITH
was fined £300 and was ordered to pay £300 in costs. On convicting
SMITH, the Chair of Magistrates said, “that the purpose was to punish
and act as a deterrent”.
If a person sees anyone dumping waste illegally
in Buckinghamshire, they
can report it on the illegal dumping reporting hotline
0845
330 1856.
Press
Release
The
Iver Neighbourhood Action Group.
The
following statement was issued to the local press on February 5th 2007
The
Neighbourhood Action Group (NAG) has been running now since last September.
The 3 priorities established from the Public Meetings, and the surveys
that were sent to every address in Iver, Iver Heath & Richings Park
are:-
1.
Anti social behaviour
2. Criminal damage/Grafitti
3. Speeding
From
an early stage the NAG made a decision to concentrate on Richings Park,
as there had been a lot of graffiti, and lots of reports from residents
regarding anti social behaviour. The council and the police are working
hard to clean
up the graffiti and apprehend the offender(s).
The NAG are also trying to find somewhere to set up a Youth Shelter in
the area. If anyone has any suggestions please contact the NAG.
The local Police Neighbourhood Team are also in the process of setting
up Surgeries for residents to come and discuss any problems or issues
they have.
These will be held as follows:-
First
Monday of the month starting March 2007, Cornerstone, Wellesley Ave,
Richings Park, 10-12
First Wednesday of the month starting March 2007, Library, Iver Heath,
10-12
First Friday of every month starting March 2007, Evreham Youth Centre,
7-9 pm
The Police Station in Iver is open every Tuesday between 10-12 and 2 -
4.
N.B.
If you wish to contact The Iver Neighbourhood Action Group their e-mail
address is :-
ivernag@hotmail.co.uk
The
Chairman's Badge of Office.
In
2006, Iver Parish Council was presented with a Badge of Office to be worn
by the Chairman or Vice Chairman at Council meetings and on other official
occasions.
It was donated in memory of the late Councillor Terry Watkins.
The design (by Iver resident Chris Woolley) takes it’s reference
from the name of the parish.
Iver
comes from the Saxon, Evreham, meaning the settlement (“ham”)
on the slope (“evre”) above
the valley of the River Colne.
Above the green slope and the blue water is an outline map of the present
parish in red together with
the
swan of Buckinghamshire.
This emblem is surrounded by the names of the three main constituent settlements
of the parish.
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