As I’m sure you noticed if you were in the village on Sunday 3 July,  there was a very busy Open Gardens this year. The lovely weather brought just over 400 people along, double the number who came last year.

The day raised  £2,830.76 for National Garden Schemes and£230 for the Parish Council towards the upkeep of the tubs in the village.

Thank you to everyone who contributed by opening their garden, tidying the village, printing maps, putting up signs, taking entrance money, manning the Reading Room, selling plants, and helping with the teas.  And not forgetting everyone who helped by providing all the lovely cakes we had for sale.

SUMMARY OF DAYS TAKINGS AND DONATIONS

NGS OPEN GARDENS SCHEMES
Paying Visitors	£ 2,125.00
Tombola etc at Reading Room	£    111.76
Teas	£    542.00
Plant Sales	£      25.00
Donations	£      27.00
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	£2,830.76
AVON DASSETT PARISH COUNCIL
Percentage of Teas	£    230.00
TOTAL RAISED	£ 3,060.76

 

The Avon will be closed from Saturday 15th July to Thursday 21st July for annual leave.

The pub will re-open on the evening of Friday 22nd July for a fish and chip supper¬

Stratford-on-Avon District Core Strategy – Adoption Statement

In accordance with Regulation 26 of the Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012, notice is hereby given that at a meeting held on 11 July 2016 Stratford-on-Avon District Council resolved to adopt the Stratford-on-Avon District Core Strategy (SDCS).

The SDCS was subject to an Examination in Public by Pete Drew, an independent Planning Inspector appointed by the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government.  In his report on the examination, issued on 20 June 2016, the Inspector concluded that the modifications set out in Appendix 2 to that report make the SDCS capable of adoption, satisfying the requirements of Section 20(5) of the 2004 Act and meeting the criteria for soundness set out in the National Planning Policy Framework.  In resolving to adopt the Core Strategy the Council agreed to incorporate all changes recommended in the Appendix 2 Schedule.

The SDCS sets out a spatial vision for the District and establishes the strategic context for development decisions in the period up to 2031.  It replaces the saved policies of the Stratford-on-Avon District Local Plan Review 1996-2011.

In addition to the main modifications set out in the Schedule recommended by the Inspector, the adopted SDCS incorporates some minor modifications of a consequential or factual nature proposed by Stratford-on-Avon District Council. A schedule setting out these minor modifications is available to view on the Council’s website.

Any person who is aggrieved by the decision taken to adopt the SDCS may challenge it by making an application to the High Court under Section 113 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 on either of the following grounds:

• The Stratford-on-Avon District Core Strategy is not within the powers conferred by Part 2 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004;
• A procedural requirement of the Act or its associated Regulations has not been complied with.

Any such application must be made promptly and in any event no later than six weeks starting with the date on which the SDCS was adopted.

Copies of the Submission Core Strategy with the Main Modifications, the Policies Map as proposed to be modified, the Inspector’s Report, the Strategic Environmental Assessment/Sustainability Appraisal Adoption Statement and this Statement of Adoption are available for inspection free of charge at Elizabeth House, Church Street, Stratford-upon-Avon, CV37 6HX (Monday to Friday during normal office hours), at all public libraries across the District during normal opening hours and may be viewed on the Council’s website at:

www.stratford-dc.gov.uk/corestratey

Warwickshire Police and Crime Commissioner Philip Seccombe has launched a summer-long public consultation to find out people’s views on policing and community safety.

The consultation will help the Commissioner shape the next Police and Crime Plan for Warwickshire, which sets out the strategic direction for policing in the county as well as how the Warwickshire Police will work with other partner organisations to reduce crime and improve community safety.

The PCC is seeking the views of residents, businesses, community groups, partner organisations and victims of crime in order to get as wide a range of views as possible.

“Listening and engaging with the public is a fundamental part of my role and allows me to speak up on your behalf to ensure that the police service is acting on your needs and concerns,” said Mr Seccombe.

“It is only right that local people should have a part to play in shaping the Police and Crime Plan and I am keen to hear from everyone who makes up Warwickshire  – whether they live here, work here, run a business here or who have been a victim of crime here. The survey is quick and easy to complete and I hope to hear from as many people as possible.”

The survey asks people to consider how different aspects of keeping communities safe should be prioritised, including detecting and preventing harm, protecting the vulnerable and reducing crime.  It also asks people to say how safe they currently feel in Warwickshire and to rate how well Warwickshire Police is performing.

Mr Seccombe added: “Keeping people safe from harm often involves many activities which are not obvious to the public, as well as involving other agencies alongside the police.  The nature of crime itself is also changing, with increases in cyber crime, an enhanced terrorist threat and the need to protect against child sexual exploitation being among the areas which increased focus will need to be placed and this is reflected in the survey questions.

“It is important that the survey gathers opinions across the whole breadth of policing and community safety and I would urge people to spare a few minutes to have their say.”

People can respond to the survey online at www.warwickshire-pcc.gov.uk or call 01926 412322 to request a hard copy printed version.

Alternatively, write to the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner, 3 Northgate Street, Warwick CV34 4SP to request a hard copy version of the consultation survey.

The consultation closes on Friday 26 August, 2016.

Warwickshire residents are being invited to join an acclaimed recycling rewards programme which started life in neighbouring Northamptonshire.

With ‘I’m In to Win’, residents have the chance to win prizes just by registering at www.feedyourcaddy.co.uk, pledging to recycle all their food waste and actively participating in the kerbside-collected food waste programme. Monthly prizes range from free leisure passes, experiences and days out as well as vouchers for local shops and restaurants.

After registering online at www.feedyourcaddy.co.uk or at a roadshow event, Warwickshire participants will receive a free welcome pack containing an ‘I’m in to Win’ sticker to attach to the lid of their green wheeled bin. Each month five stickered bins will be selected at random to win a choice of prizes. Forthcoming roadshow events are listed at www.warwickshire.gov.uk/foodwaste.

To help make food waste recycling even easier, Warwickshire district and borough councils have limited stocks of free kitchen food waste caddies – visit www.warwickshire.gov.uk/kerbside for further details.

Warwickshire’s ‘I’m In to Win’ scheme is open to county residents only, and terms and conditions apply.

The Leamington branch of the Alzheimer’s Society announce the opening of their official Young Onset Dementia Café!

The cafe will be at WarwickSpace in Warwick on the 3^rd Tuesday of each month from 11am–1pm. The launch date is Tuesday 19^th July.

There is no service within Warwickshire at the moment directly for people who are diagnosed with a form of dementia under the age of 65, and so they are delighted to announce this new service.

If you know of anyone under the age of 65 who you think may be interested in this service, then please do let them know.

The café will include a range of activities chosen by the attendees and we hope to have activities such as walks, art therapy, and even boating on the lake!  The café will also provide people with the opportunity to meet others in a similar situation.

Please do spread the word about this new café, and if you have any questions then give the society a call on 01926 88-88-99.

A new parish and partners briefing from Stratford District Council has just been published:

• Parish and Partners 19 – June 2016

Please see below a copy of the July 2016 Newsletter from South Warwickshire Rural Crime Co-ordinators:

• Rural Crime Co-ordinators Newsletter July 2016

Please see below details of two new decisions on recent Avon Dassett planning applications:

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A video of the 2016 Aviva Women’s Tour has been posted on the village Facebook page. if you missed the race itself, watch the video to catch up on the excitement!