BURHAM PARISH COUNCIL
MAY 2008 NEWSLETTER
The Parish Council would like to welcome PC Matt Roddick who joins PC Andy Dalton & PCSO Honeysett in policing the local area.
The disabled access and new pathway from the Village Hall has hopefully been completed now. The Parish Council would like to portray their thanks to Sara Fletcher (TMBC officer) who oversaw this project.
The Youth Shelter has been installed at the top of the recreation ground behind the skate ramp on the raised area. Unfortunately damage has already occurred. If your teenager uses this facility, please could we ask you to remind them that the shelter is on parish council land and could be removed if the facility is abused.
With the support of our local County Councillor and Borough Councillors the Parish Council are pressing for interactive signs on behalf of the residents. However, we have been advised that the first step for any installation of interactive signs would be a speed count where the traffic calming has been installed. We have also been advised that this speed count cannot take place until after a “settling in” period of the traffic calming. A period of 6 months has been mentioned. Another aspect taken into consideration before any installation of interactive signs are the crash records. So currently, its not looking too positive but we will keep pushing for these additional signs.
We are in the processing of obtaining quotes for new bow top fencing along the recreation grounds frontage, together with the removal of the existing fencing which divides the Village Hall and the recreation ground. This will be replaced with bow top fencing and the location of this fencing will be nearer to the Village hall (Exact location still under discussion).
The new bus shelter opposite the garage has been installed and the new one in Rochester Road (near the junction with Court Road) has been ordered.
Trenport have advised that it is likely that the main works will not commence before spring 2009.
The Spring/summer hanging baskets will be installed during May.
If you have any items that you would like the Parish Council to discuss, just give me a call on 01622 609324, e-mail me on pam@burhampc.co.uk or come along to the monthly meetings, normally held the last Monday of the month. The next meeting is scheduled for Monday 19 May 2008, 7.30 pm in the Old School Community Centre, Corner of Rochester Road/Bell Lane - Annual Meetings of Parish Council – Election of Officers (earlier than normal due to the bank holidays)Pam Saunders - Clerk
Contact details for Police and Community Warden
PC Healey 07870 252339
PC Dalton 07870 252341
David Kemp 07977 982187 (Community Warden)