Page 6 - Ickford Informer Newsletter Spring Issue March 2021

Ickford Parish Council
HE MARCH MEETING WAS HELD, YET
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TAGAIN, BY ZOOM ON TUESDAY 9 MARCH.
Unfortunately no villagers chose to attend this time but
we were joined by three prospective candidates for the
Bernwode district councillor role which brings me to ask
you to take note of the article about the elections in May
for the parish council.
At our meeting there were discussions about, as usual,
flooding and footpaths. We are all aware of the issues
regarding flooding and, thanks to persistent emails to the
powers that be, solutions are, very slowly, being found
and acted upon. We are aware that a lot of footpaths are
very damaged due to both high usage and lots of rain.
We are awaiting replies on who has responsibility for the
maintenance of footpaths in fields.
We are about to make an appeal to both Buckinghamshire
Council and to Deanfield Homes to ensure that their
lorries do not use Bridge Road for access to the site
during building.
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The state of the road between Ickford and Worminghall
has been reported on ‘Fix My Street’ but efforts will be
made to contact the relevant Buckinghamshire employee
directly to see if action can be taken soon to repair this
road.
Our February meeting started with a presentation
by Rectory Homes on the development at the end of
Turnfields. The scheme will consist of 30 units with
permeable paving and water storage tanks underground
which will discharge excess water to the suds pond
on site. The advantage of this is that the water can be
released slowly into the mainstream. This should result in
the current flooding problems not worsening.
Sewage was another issue and Rectory Homes are
consulting with Thames Water on this matter so that,
hopefully, the sewage situation is not exacerbated by the
presence of another 96 homes in the village.
As far as timescales were concerned Rectory Homes
reported that, ideally, work would start at the end of 2021
but realistically it would probably be at the beginning of
2022 and should be completed within 18 months.
As regards the Worminghall Road development, the
council confirmed that they did not want street lights
on the development in order to conform with the
neighbourhood plan for dark skies.
A small piece of land at the top of Turnfields was sold
by the Parish Council to Rectory Homes for the sum
of £23,000. Once the elections have been held, a
decision will be made about how best to spend this. Any
suggestions will be gratefully received by the clerk.
I have been asked to make this report witty and amusing.
Failed again!
All Parish council information is available on the village
website: https://ickfordcommunity.com
Buckinghamshire Council run a series of local community
boards dealing with issues that concern local councils.
There are various sub committees, a couple of which are
discussing walking and cycling and the problems of freight
travelling on unsuitable roads through the villages. If you
would like to know more please contact the clerk. v
Barbara Kolbert
March 2021
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