Monthly Parish Council Meeting – October

The meeting will take place in the back room of the Village Hall on Wednesday 11th October commencing at 7.30 p.m. The Agenda will be posted on Village notice boards and on the Parish Council section of the Village website – three clear days in advance of the meeting. All Parish Council Meetings are open to the public. A resident who wishes to raise any matter of concern is welcome to do so at the start of the meeting.

Update: Neighbourhood Development Plan 2017

After several years of work, and two rounds of public consultation, the next stage of the village Neighbourhood Development Plan starts on 15th September, with the final plan having been submitted to SODC for their consultation and onward passage to an independent Inspector.

The Plan and its supporting documents are available on the SODC website and also at https://www.dorchester-on-thames.co.uk/information/neighbourhood-planning/ A hard copy is available at The George in the High Street and also at the office of the Parish Clerk who can be contacted on 07745 311439 or parishclerk@dorchesteronthames.co.uk.

Oxford to Cambridge Expressway

One of the proposed routes (S4) linking the A34 to the proposed Expressway passes very close to Dorchester (please see map below).

An Action Group has been formed to campaign urgently against this proposal.

Updates:

Dog Fouling in the Cemetery

The Parish Council has recently received some complaints about dog fouling in the Cemetery.  There is no objection to dogs being taken into the Cemetery but they should be kept on leads and any dog fouling that does take place should be cleared up immediately by the dog’s owner/companion. There are plenty of suitable receptacles and bio-degradable dog waste gloves are available from a dispenser by the Pavilion just across the road.

The Friends of the Fleur poll and Facebook page

You are likely already aware, but for those that are not yet, the Fleur will be going up for sale, and members of the village have an opportunity to buy it, as some manner of co-operative venture, should they desire.  After a meeting the other month, a working group has been put together, and out of it, things are progressing, and now it is time for you to start letting them know your thoughts on the matter.

The Poll

The first (and possibly most important thing at this point) is to fill out a small online survey.  This will let the group know your level of interest, whether you would like to invest, and how much you might like to be involved.  Ultimately, if not enough people fill out this form, we will unlikely be able to proceed much more, as there will not be deemed enough of a need.

If you are unable to fill out the form (or don’t want to do so via Facebook), then please speak to someone on the working group.  Alternatively you can submit a contact form on this website, and your details will be forwarded to someone on the group, or wait until a printed form is posted through village doors over the coming weeks.

Fill out the form here

The Facebook page

As you may have noticed, the survey is on the new ‘Friends of the Fleur’ Facebook page.  As such, please do like/follow/share this page to encourage as many others within the village to get involved as possible.

Visit the main Facebook page

The Website

There will also be a website about the Fleur, giving information on the campaign, and some history.  News on this will be posted onto the Friends Facebook page, and will also likely be posted on this website too.  So listen out for more information.

More information?

If you would like more information now, please look to page 9 in the September edition of the Dorchester News