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Garway Community Library Grand Opening

Garway Community Library will open in the Village Hall at the Garway Market which is held on the first Thursday afternoon of each month from 3.00 to 5.00pm. For more information click here

Flicks in the Sticks

For details of coming events see this website

Garway Live

Dates of upcoming events for diaries for more information see www. garwaylive.com

Adults £6, under 12s £3, Family £15 Tickets on the door or reserve with

Mark Farmer 01981 580544/07767 831177

Doors and Bar open from 7pm

FASTBROADBAND4HEREFORDSHIRE

Potential opportunities for SUPERFAST BROADBAND in Garway, Broad Oak and Garway Hill.

Is a country wide community action group. Its mission is to accelerate the provision of broadband to transform the economic and social prospects of Herefordshire.

For BDUK Pilot Plans click here and for Latest Update click here and a Questionnaire click here

Please Note that the Parish Plan Steering Group have been asked by the Parish Council to send out a copy of the FASTBROADBAND4HEREFORDSHIRE document and Questionnaire to all households in Garway in October/November. In the meantime if you wish to register your interest in fast broadband and to sign up please use this link www.fastbroadband4herefordshire.org.uk

Also for latest information on the Superfast Broadband Pilot click here

Garway Parish Council

Lengthsman Scheme

Garway Parish Council has appointed a Parish Lengthsman to carry out minor highway maintenance.

The Council has a small delegated budget to cover maintenance on local roads. Works carried out by the Lengthsman can range from:

* Drainage – clear leaves and other debris from gully grid tops,

drainage grids and entrances and exits to highway culverts

* Rod drains if necessary or refer to Amey

* Minor Storm Debris and Litter – clear minor storm debris discharged onto the highway

* Rubbish and Litter clearance from verges

* Keep traffic signs clean and free from overgrown vegetation

* Strimming around salt boxes and repair cattle grids on highways

Let us know if there are any problems with blocked drains and gullies, broken signs or overgrowth that is blocking visibility of sight lines.

Contact the clerk giving details and exact location on 0198158042 or email johnlittlelondon@aol.com

For all other highway problems contact Streetscene (Amey) on 01432 261800 or email streets@herefordshire.gov.uk

Contact Streetscene if you are concerned about the state of the roads.

The Streetscene hotline for potholes, flooding, blocked drains, ditches and gullies, graffiti, litter,and uneven kerbstones or pavements is 01432 261800 and the email address streets@herefordshire.gov.uk . 

Parish Planning - Parish Plan update

As we mentioned in our previous update the approved Parish Plan includes a draft Action Plan based on the questionnaire results which has identified the key issues where responses to the questionnaire show overriding feelings about a subject. Those issues have been sub-divided into "Now", “Ongoing”, "Soon" and "Later" priorities for action.

The objectives stated in the Action Plan reflect the majority view of the parishioners of Garway and are based on the results of the Parish Plan Questionnaires and other related research and consultation

The Parish Plan Summary document which was delivered to every household in the Parish is a brief summary of the Parish Plan that has been developed by the Parish Plan Steering Group. In this document we included a limited version of the Action Plan, showing only the issues where responses to the questionnaire had the highest response.

We have also included the Action Groups (see Appendix 1A) that have been set up to review, develop and implement the key issues in the main Action Plan.

The draft Action Plan is a blue print for the future and as such will be subject to constant review by the Action Groups and the community, including as necessary further public consultation, as part of its development. When finalised it will show in detail who should be approached to actually put things in motion by obtaining suitable funding and other resources. This could be the Parish Council, Hereford Council, charities, private groups or individuals.

Action Plan Group Meetings

The first of the Action Plan Group meetings for the Planning and Development Group was held on Tuesday 25th January click here to see the draft minutes. Another meeting was held on Thursday 31st March at 7.30pm in the Village hall when Haley Crane Housing Development Officer Herefordshire Council gave advice about a Housing Needs Survey, click here to see the draft minutes. A Garway Housing Needs Questionnaire has now been developed and agreed with Haley Crane and Hereford County Council and was delivered to every household (in total 180 households) in the Parish at the beginning of November with a request that the completed Questionnaire be sent back to Hereford County Council by the beginning of December. The Results of the Survey were given to the Parish Council at the Parish Council Meeting on January 23rd 2012. The survey found a total of 13 households that would need affordable accommodation in the next five years - 11households indicated that they wish to remain within Garway Parish; 2 households did not state that they wish to remain in the Parish. 1 additional household may have affordable need, but there is insufficient evidence to place them into this category with confidence.For more information go to Parish Council Current Issues page..

The second of the Action Plan Group meetings for the Community Facilities Group was held on Thursday 17th March click here to see the draft minutes. Another meeting will be arranged early in the new year date and time to be announced on the web and in the Parish Magazine and local notice boards.

The third Action Plan Group meetings for the Local Environment Group was held on Thursday 21st April at 7.30 in the Village Hall when the current actions were reviewed and priorities and and time table were set. click here to see the draft minutes. See also the Local Community Resilience meeting held on 16th January in St Weonards Village Hall, details above and at this website

The full Parish Plan will be available for your review at selected locations in the Parish which include the Village Hall, local Churches, Post Office, Broad Oak Garage/Shop, and the Garway Moon pub. The document will also available on line by clicking Parish Plan .

A number of copies of the Parish Plan will also be available from the Steering Group central loan system for Parishioners to borrow, read and return.

Finally the Garway Parish Plan has been sent to Herefordshire County Council with a request that it be considered for adoption by the Council as Additional Planning Guidance.

A very big thank you to everybody who completed the Parish Plan Questionnaire and to all those who have helped to prepare the Parish Plan.

Garway Parish Plan Steering Group

Councillor Russell Hamilton

Parish Council Newsletter

For details of the latest Parish Council newsletter from Councillor Russell Hamilton please click here

Hereford Rural South Policing Team Police Briefing

Fuel theft Warning please click here for more information.

Latest Press Release see details click here

RDA day see details click here

For details of this weeks Police Briefings please click here and for phone scam for Reach please click here.

PACT Meeting update click here

New CrimeMapper: The easy way to find information about crime www.westmercia.police.uk

Garway Quiz Night
Come to the Garway Pub Quiz on the last Sunday of each month in the Garway Moon

Garway Heritage Group
For information go to Meetings,Activities and Events.