Chair's review of the year speech at this month's Histon and Impington annual parish meetings

2. Histon & Impington
annual parish meetings
report of the Chair of Histon &
Impington Parish Council
May 2015
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3. It’s been a good year for the
community
• The St Andrew’s Centre
opened
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4. It’s been a good year for the
community
• The St Andrew’s Centre
opened
• The Flaming June half
marathon
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5. It’s been a good year for the
community
• The St Andrew’s Centre
opened
• The Flaming June half
marathon
• IVC celebrated 75 years
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6. It’s been a good year for the
community
• The St Andrew’s Centre
opened
• The Flaming June half
marathon
• IVC celebrated 75 years
• Improvements to the
High Street
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7. It’s been a good year for the
community
• The St Andrew’s Centre
opened
• The Flaming June half
marathon
• IVC celebrated 75 years
• Improvements to the
High Street
• Histon FC stays up!
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Chair's annual report

8. It’s been a good year for the
community
• The St Andrew’s Centre
opened
• The Flaming June half
marathon
• IVC celebrated 75 years
• Improvements to the
High Street
• Histon FC stays up!
• Bishop’s site success
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9. It’s been a good year for the
community
• The St Andrew’s Centre
opened
• The Flaming June half
marathon
• IVC celebrated 75 years
• Improvements to the
High Street
• Histon FC stays up!
• Bishop’s site success
• We saved the library
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10. The Parish Council works
through its committees etc
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delivery regulatory resource
HighwaysEnvronment King's Meadow
Parish Council
Recreation Youth Planning
Finance, Legal &
Admin
Employment
Street Art
Sustainability
ByPass FarmDrainage
Communications
& Engagement

11. Environment
Chair: Derek Marston
• New gates at
Homefield Park
• Footpaths kept clear
• New fencing on the
way
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Looks after our
footpaths, trees and
informal open spaces
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12. Highways
Chair: David Legge
Looks after our
highways, pavements
and cycleways
• New schemes on the
High Street
• more projects in
2015/16
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13. Recreation
Chair: Neil Davis
• Looks after our formal
space: the Rec and
playgrounds
• Significant increase in
activity
• New cricket nets and
tennis courts planned
(subject to approval)
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14. Youth
Chair: Hooda Abdullah
Finds ways to support
young people
• Dedicated youth
worker in place
• Plans for more in
2015
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15. King’s Meadow
Chair: David Jenkins
Specific focus on H&I
south of the A14
• Xmas tree and
governance survey
• Environment work in
2015/16
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16. Planning
Chair: Marcus Dann
Looks at all local
planning applications
• Successfully opposed
Mitre plans for
Bishop’s site
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17. Resources committees look
after money and people
Finance, Legal and
Administration: Denis Payne
• 2014/15 spend below
budget
Employment: Brian Ing
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• Apprentice taken on end
of last year
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18. There have been a couple of
negatives
Last summer’s floods
 Agencies responded well but
 Are we prepared for a
repeat?
ByPass Farm etc
 We thought we had a deal
with the County Council but
 Now it’s not so clear
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19. • Investment at the Rec
• A new fence at Homefield Park
• More highways improvements
• Increased support for our younger people
• The Neighbourhood Plan
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Going forward: what do we
expect from 2015/16?
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20. • Our upper tier authorities have been undergoing a
squeeze from central government for several years now
• It’s not currently known how this will continue but it
will and we need to think about if and how we should
respond.
• There seem to be two ways:
• We pay to do things ourselves
• Paint lines on roads, empty dog poo bins, employ youth workers
etc
• We encourage the development of networks which will provide
a community safety net for when that’s needed
• The Parish Council needs to address this challenge
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Now and before I come to a
close: a word about austerity
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Chair's annual report

21. • The many community institutions which contribute to
the vibrancy of Histon & Impington
• Our district and county councillors who have delivered
significant wins this year
• Fellow councillors who have committed time to
enabling this council to deliver and move on
• Our staff: those in the office and the team outside
which looks after the Rec and other open spaces
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Finally: thank you
Histon & Impington Parish Council:
Chair's annual report

22. • The many community institutions which contribute to
the vibrancy of Histon & Impington
• Our district and county councillors who have delivered
significant wins this year
• Fellow councillors who have committed time to
enabling this council to deliver and move on
• Our staff: those in the office and the team outside
which looks after the Rec and other open spaces
• And of course everyone who’s supported me and
enabled me to do my job
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Finally: thank you
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