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County Councillor Report- Cleeve Prior
APM 2016/17 & 12 month Summary – 10th May 2017
Prepared by Alastair Adams
Littletons Division, Worcestershire County Council
Thank you for everyone that voted for me on 4th May, and I confirm I was duly elected with 1991 votes (63%). So I am your County Councillor for another 4 years, and I promise to continue to work hard to represent the interest of all 8 villages in the Littleton Division, and to make sure our voices are heard in County Hall.
Another year flown by!
At the APM, it is good to look back over the last 12 months and review the improvements to Cleeve Prior and the surrounding area carried out with the help of Worcestershire County Council. Here is a reminder of some of the things that have happened over the last 12 months;-
Other more County-wide improvements
1. Surfacing dressing– Spring is the start of road patching and surface dressing and many roads around the area wereimproved
So please help the environment and only put into the Green bin the items as specified on the top of your green bin or as per the website http://www.severnwaste.com/envirosort/what-can-i-recycle/
The County Council has put the economy as one of their key priorities, and have made significant investment in achieving the following:-
County Council Gypsy Site update
The County Council run site sits alongside a larger privately run Gypsy site on Evesham Road. The site WCC manages is leased to Council (by 5 different owners) and the lease runs out in May 2018. The County Council have decided they will not be renewing the lease on the site and are aware that at least one of the owners would not wish to renew a lease agreement anyway.
There are several vacant plots on the County Council site as a result of tenants leaving but the Council does not intend to accept any new residents at Cleeve Prior due to the short length of time left on the lease.
Councillor’s Divisional Fund
Your County Councillor, Alastair Adams can be contacted on [email protected] or mobile 07725 979 277 or www.alastairadams.org
County Councillor Report- Cleeve Prior
APM 2016/17 & 12 month Summary – 10th May 2017
Prepared by Alastair Adams
Littletons Division, Worcestershire County Council
Thank you for everyone that voted for me on 4th May, and I confirm I was duly elected with 1991 votes (63%). So I am your County Councillor for another 4 years, and I promise to continue to work hard to represent the interest of all 8 villages in the Littleton Division, and to make sure our voices are heard in County Hall.
Another year flown by!
At the APM, it is good to look back over the last 12 months and review the improvements to Cleeve Prior and the surrounding area carried out with the help of Worcestershire County Council. Here is a reminder of some of the things that have happened over the last 12 months;-
- Advisory 20mph speed limit infront of Cleeve Prior school along Main Street. – all working
- New signs erected directing HGV’s to avoid weight restricted roads and weak bridges. Installed by Worcestershire and Warwickshire County Councils.Also Unipart re-inforce the Lorry Advisory Map to all their hauliers and erected new signs and printed new literature.
- Patching and road repairs - There have already been a lot of road improvements around the area– re-surfacing and patching in most villages and along the main routes such as Buckle Street & B4035. Mill Lane was repaired on the stretch to the Wharf with about 10 tonnes of binder. Major works planned for Main Street in the next few months including new kerbs and pavements
- Long stretch of Pavement in Cleeve Prior re-tarmacked along Evesham Road B4085
- Cleeve Road Ditch clearance & Culvert on Manor Marlcliff side of The Manor,
- Speed checks are continuing to be done by PC Jamie lee and the 2 CSO Bradley & Elliot around the area
- Mobile Speed cameras in the area -. The good news , (or maybe the bad news if you get a ticket!) is West Mercia Safer Road have now added 2 sites to their Mobile Speed Enforcement cameras in the area from July 2016.
- Offenham Rd/Elm Road roundabout – we eventually got agreement after 3 years of pushing! Work started in November, and it is now all finished – Feedback from residents that use it during rush hour say it is a big improvement.
- Footpath behind the Travellers site – Worcestershire County Council is organising a litter by the Community payback team of offenders.
- Pot Hole/Collapsed drain Hoden Lane – repaired
- Skip at the end of the bridle path, Mill Lane – this has been removed and a new entrance to the Bridleway erected by WCC Countryside Services
Other more County-wide improvements
1. Surfacing dressing– Spring is the start of road patching and surface dressing and many roads around the area wereimproved
- Recycling Reminder - There are lots of things you should NOT put in your Green bin such as batteries, black plastics, aluminium foil, old flower pots, electrical appliances, old saucepans, shoes, cloths, etc. And unfortunately if you do put these things in, they you are wasting them! Many of these items can be recycled in the right place –either at certain recycling sites at various shops, or at the Household Recycling Centres.
So please help the environment and only put into the Green bin the items as specified on the top of your green bin or as per the website http://www.severnwaste.com/envirosort/what-can-i-recycle/
- 3. WCC Driving Home Highways programme - An extra £12m is being spent on rural roads over 2 years. I have identified several roads in my Division requiring attention.
- 4. Worcestershire has one of the fastest growing economies in the UK, and the Worcestershire Local Enterprise Partnership have ambitious plans to further boost the economy by £2.9billion, and create 25,000 new jobs by 2025.
The County Council has put the economy as one of their key priorities, and have made significant investment in achieving the following:-
- Nearly 100,000 properties & Businesses connected to Superfast Broadband in the last 4 years, and more to be achieved by Summer 2017
- Building a new business park near junction 6 of the M5 called “Worcester Six” which will eventually create 5,000 jobs
- Expanding Vale Park in Evesham & Malvern Hills Science Park
- 16,000 new apprentices starts between 2012 & 2015
- New £24m Bromsgrove railway station – opened in July 2016
- A major new regional interchange station is being built near Worcester which will link the Worcester to London, and Birmingham to Bristol railways – to be called Worcestershire Parkway. So you will soon be able to catch a train at Honeybourne and travel to Bristol! It is planned to open by the end of 2017.
- The new Energy-from-Waste plant in Hartlebury is now fully operational – April 2017. This means all the waste in the black wheelie bins that used to go to land fill will now generate electricity instead. It will treat up to 200,000 tonnes of waste, producing 15.5 MW of electricity for export to the grid – enough to power all the homes in Kidderminster.
County Council Gypsy Site update
The County Council run site sits alongside a larger privately run Gypsy site on Evesham Road. The site WCC manages is leased to Council (by 5 different owners) and the lease runs out in May 2018. The County Council have decided they will not be renewing the lease on the site and are aware that at least one of the owners would not wish to renew a lease agreement anyway.
There are several vacant plots on the County Council site as a result of tenants leaving but the Council does not intend to accept any new residents at Cleeve Prior due to the short length of time left on the lease.
Councillor’s Divisional Fund
- Cleeve Prior Pre School- grant paid for tables and mats
- Cleeve prior Short Mat Bowls Club wanted some help with a new mat. The existing one is 30 years old - grant paid
- Cleeve Prior Chroniclers wanted a document display stand to hold all the historical information on the village - grant paid
- Cleeve Prior Wharf – grant requested for life buoy, table and sign – grant paid
- Cleeve Prior Heritage have applied for a partial grant for a new toilet block – grant paid
Your County Councillor, Alastair Adams can be contacted on [email protected] or mobile 07725 979 277 or www.alastairadams.org