Corfe Playground Opening
On Saturday 24th July after a great deal of hard work the children's playground in Corfe was
officially opened by the Leader of Taunton Deane Council, Cllr John Williams.
A splendid turnout
of residents, visitors and children came along to join in the festivities enjoying drinks and delicious
lunch supplied by the ladies of Corfe.
Cllr Williams paid tribute to the Committee members and helpers who had worked tirelessly to
make the project so successful despite the difficult financial climate in which we find ourselves at
present.
The photograph shows the production team who all contributed in various ways from left to right:
Cllr Brian Lenthall, Richard Ford, Cllr Catherine Herbert, Cllr John Williams, Cllr Ken Brown, Cllr
David Royle, Cllr David Fothergill and Cllr Chris Brown. |
POLICE MESSAGE
The Bank of England is withdrawing the £20 note with the picture of Sir Edward Elgar on the rear side. Withdrawal is from the end of June 2010 although for several months after that most banks, building societies and post offices will accept these notes in deposits or transactions.
The Bank of England has produced some posters and flyers regarding this change – a limited number are available from Lindsey in the Neighbour Hood Watch Scheme office 01823 363 348 or email your request for copies to lindsey.stone@avonandsomerset.police.uk
Theft of money from cash machines (ATMS) across the country have increased year on year and now costs the banking sector £37million annually. In an attempt to help reduce this crime the UK Cash Machine Network are working in partnership with Crimestoppers actively seeking to stop cash machine criminals. They are appealing for anyone with information on such crime to contact Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. This is totally anonymous and you could receive a cash award.
Counterfeit currency notes are not common in our area, but they still appear from time to time. Don’t be caught out! If you think that a note is not right then don’t accept it. Counterfeit currency can be highlighted in a number of ways; with counterfeit currency pens, detector lights or, very often, just by their feel. Again the office has leaflets regarding counterfeit currency and also stocks detector pens at £1.00 each.
For general information about Neighbourhood Watch nationally see the www.mynhw.co.uk website. |
Public Meeting in Corfe Village Hall
on
Monday February 22nd, 2010
A Public Meeting was called by Corfe Parish Council to discuss the lowering of the speed limit from 40mph to 30 mph on the B3170 through Corfe Village. This was attended by three representatives from the Highways Department of Somerset County Council – Brian Cull (Traffic Manager), Bev Norman (Traffic Engineer Team Manager) and Mick Sampson (Traffic Engineer) as well as David Fothergill (County Councillor) and John Williams (District Councillor).
Ken Brown (Chairman) and 4 members of the Parish Council attended. Also present was Neil Brant,consultant-adviser to the Parish Council. About 60 villagers attended. Jeremy Dugdale was in the Chair.The County Council representatives set out the problems and issues involved in reducing the speed limit to 30mph, but to many these seemed irrelevant to the needs of the village and its residents.
The official Police view was that the speed limit of 40mph was not excessive, and that they would not support a reduction without additional measures to enforce it. The major objection by the County Council to any change seemed to be the cost of the legal process and new speed signs, for which there was no funding at present.Reasons given by the Highways
- Department for not changing the speed limit:
Traffic authorities and the police work closely together to determine appropriate
speed limits, and they have to satisfy themselves that benefits would arise from the
changes.
- Local speed limits should not be set in isolation.
- There is need to look at all options to slow traffic, eg.chicanes, speed humps, etc.
- There is currently no finance available.
Many questions were raised by villagers who unanimously showed their support for a reduction in the limit to 30 mph, and who spoke about their anxiety over the speed of traffic passing through the village, at the narrowness of the single pavement, and the poor visibility for pedestrians and vehicles exiting properties.
The increase in through-traffic, since the first request for a reduction of the speed limit was raised over 20 years ago, has exacerbated the problem and is likely to great worse.The meeting obtained the agreement of the County Council representatives that they supported a reduction to 30 mph in Corfe, and that the main obstacle was lack of funds. A phased scheme with measures carried out progressively might be possible especially if, for example, a source of community funding could be found for the work involved.
Further consideration would be given to the problem, hopefully working in partnership with the Parish Council. The Chairman of the Parish Council, Ken Brown, thanked the Highways Department officials, and all those who had attended, and stated that the Parish Council would persist in working towards a reduction in the speed limit through the village. |
