At long last work has started on upgrading the road by the bus shelter in Southampton Road.
When the “traffic island” was placed in the middle of the road flooding occurred in wet weather and anyone waiting for the bus tended to get a soaking.
This meant school children spending the day in wet clothes—not a good idea.
Following my enquiry in the April issue of Clerk’s Column I received a number of requests for grit bins to be placed around the village.
Subsequently we have asked for green grit bins to be placed at the junction of Cedar Mount with Shrubbs Hill Road, at the junction of Knightwood Avenue with the A35, in Great Mead and on either side of the hill going from the A35 to Emery Down.
We now wait to see how successful this request will be.
April 1st saw the start of our new financial year and one of our first expenses has been caused by a large hole in the skateboard ramp.
Unavoidably we have had to pay for the ramp to be resurfaced.
A few years ago it seemed that skateboarding had begun to lose its popularity but the ramp is now used more than ever and is one of the only wooden ramps in the area, making it must loved by enthusiasts.
The sunshine during April meant that allotment holders renewed their enthusiasm and we have also received some requests for plots from residents.
At the time of writing we only have one very small vacant plot but if anyone would like to have their contact details placed on our waiting list please get in touch with me.
The Committee are anxious to see all plots fully used and I will be contacting plot holders who are not using their plots to see if they would like to relinquish them or to have them divided up into a smaller, more manageable size.
You may have seen press reports concerning Ringwood Town Council’s mini plots.
These have proved very successful.
Some of our larger plots have proved too daunting in the past to some new tenants—as well as being hard work allotments are supposed to be fun!
Allotment holders are very welcome to attend Committee meetings and we now hold two or three meetings a year specifically for them to come along and share ideas with us.
Now for a request for help.
Does anyone, or have you in the past, walked, cycled or ridden on horseback the track that runs between Blackwater and Silver Street.
The Parish Council would like to upgrade this track to make it more accessible in inclement weather.
It forms part of our Parish Walk and the only alternative is to use Mill Lane and we all know how dangerous that can be.
At the Blackwater end of this track there is a sign indicating that this is a bridleway.
However on the Ordnance Survey map the bridleway comes to an end about half way along the track.
We would like to apply to HCC Rights of Way Office to have the entire track made into a bridleway but to do this we need to find people who have used this track for a number of years and would be willing to fill in a form to this effect.
Could you help?
Please get in touch with me if you have used the track at any time in the past.
We have backing for the upgrading scheme in the form of grant aid from Hampshire County Council and the New Forest National Park Authority.
We now need local people to come forward to help clarify the bridleway issue.
I look forward to hearing from you.
If you would like to attend our May meeting here is the date for your diary — Tuesday, 11 May at 7.15 pm in Lyndhurst Community Centre.
Members of the public are very welcome to attend.
Margaret Weston,
Clerk to the Council,
Woodlands,
Fritham,
Lyndhurst,
Hampshire
SO43 7HJ
Tel: 023 8081 3218
Email: lyndhurstpc@woodlands.mail1.co.uk.
Please note that it would be appreciated if telephone calls could be kept to office hours as much as possible. |
