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Padbury Parish Council can consist of up to seven councillors. By the closing date for nominations (2 April) seven nominations had been received by Buckinghamshire Council, therefore those seven were declared duly elected. They are:

Stephen Dickens

Craig Dinwoodie

Isobel Clymer

Robert Manasse

Vicky Murray

Sarah Ovey-Horwood

Alison Tulud

The new councillors take up office on 6 May but the new council does not become legally constituted until a chairman is elected. That will happen at the first meeting of the new council on 13 May.

On 1st May elections will be held for county councillors.

Planning application: 22/03695/AOP for the Land North of the A413 - for up to 79 dwellings

A planning inspector held a hearing into the appeal on 4th March 2025. On 24 March he announced his decision which was to REFUSE the appeal.

Thank you to all those who made their views known and to the one resident and three councillors who attended the appeal.

If you want to read the inspector's decision, see the additional documents section below.

We are pleased to announce that the work to the Main Street Play Area is now complete. A new cableway and spring mobile have been installed.  

We would like to thank the Winslow & Villages Community Board for their match funding, the Youth Club (unfortunately now closed) who donated their remaining funds (which paid for the spring mobile) and those of you who purchased a copy of the Padbury Through the Years book. 

Overgrown hedges & trees / gravel on paths

Please take the opportunity to check your property boundary this Autumn as hedges and vegetation will have grown over the past two seasons. Do you have an overgrown hedge or vegetation that restricts the use of the road or pavement?

Hedges and vegetation should not obstruct the highway or pavements. The responsibility for maintaining these lies with the property owner.

Also, if you have a drive that is made of stones, gravel or similar please sweep back any that has migrated to the public footpath or road. As well as retaining your drive you are removing a hazard. As well as causing possible damage to the footpath, a stone could be flicked up and hit a passing pedestrian or vehicle. You could be liable for any damage or harm caused.

Thank you for your co-operation.

The results are in for this years best kept village competition. Padbury was entered into the Morris Cup and scored 183 out of a possible 200. Cuddington won with a score of 190.

The judges marks and notes are attached (see additional documents below).

Thank you to the residents who continue to maintain our verges and keep our village looking attractive

Traffic Calming Measures

The Parish Council has recently had a meeting with Buckinghamshire Highways to discuss possible traffic calming measures at the lower end of Main Street. They have suggested some additional road markings with an approximate cost of £10,000. An initial application for funding has been made via the HS2 Road Safety Fund whilst we look for additional funding sources.

Buckinghamshire Council appointed a new contractor from April 2023 and they have now produced a new guide to problem solving and support for highways and road safety.

See link: Buckinghamshire Highways Guidance Document

Contact Information / EWR Spring 2024 Newsletter:

EWR: Tel: 24/7 helpline 03457 114141 or email - publicinformation@ewralliance.co.uk

HS2: Tel: 24/7 helpdesk 08081 434434 (Freephone) or email - hs2enquiries@hs2.org.uk

EWR website address is eastwestrail.co.uk. In addition, they publish newsletters which can be viewed at eastwestrail.co.uk/library/newsletters. It is possible to receive your own copy by signing up at the same page. A copy of the Spring 2024 Newsletter is attached (see below).

Please follow the link below which will take you to Buckinghamshire Councils website and shows all the road works / diversions. You can also report any issues via this website:

https://www.buckscc.gov.uk/services/transport-and-roads/road-maintenance-and-repairs/planned-roadworks-and-diversions/

EWR route update can be found via this link: https://eastwestrail.co.uk/routeupdate  

· Do you have a couple of spare hours a month?

· Would you like to help tackle the problem of speeding within Padbury?

If you have answered YES to the above, then please get in touch and join the existing volunteers of the Padbury Community Speedwatch Group.

Please contact Carol (Parish Clerk) via: Tel: 07961 827302 or

Email: parish.clerk@padburyparishcouncil.com

THANK YOU

All volunteers will need to complete online training, followed by a test which in total takes approximately 40 minutes. There is then some further onsite training in the use of the equipment. A minimum of three volunteers is required per group to operate a handheld device. 

If you would like to volunteer to help with jobs around the village, please get in touch:-
Email: parish.clerk@padburyparishcouncil.com or Telephone: 07961 827302
THANK YOU

Please continue to report all damage to the highway, pavements and fly tipping online at

https://fixmystreet.buckinghamshire.gov.uk/

Please use the above website address