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Stonham Aspal Community Action Plan

Output of Issues Brainstorming session
01 April 2003

1 Parish Council Effectiveness

Good Points
Willing Volunteers
Active Parish Council
Issues
  • Street Lighting
  • Publish synopsis of PC meetings in Newsletter
  • Electoral Apathy
  • How many parishioners raise issues with Parish Councillors?
  • Produce a Village 'Welcome Pack' for new arrivals (issue for Community Council?)
  • Too many disparate groups in the community (PC, PCC, Village Hall/Tennis Courts, Community Council)
  • Find a more suitable place for Village Notice Board

    2 Community Services Communication

    Good Points
  • Village Website Pub
  • Mobile Library Mobile Chip Shop
  • Play Group Guides/Brownies
  • Stonham Barns Mobile Frozen food van
  • School Church
  • Village Hall
    Issues
  • Local shop for essential items
  • Good Neighbour scheme
  • Broadband
  • Vodafone/Orange mast
  • Post Office
  • Poor Care Service provision
  • Neighbourhood Watch apathy
  • Communal TESCO.com deliveries (some of this already)
  • Not enough use is made of school facilities
  • Mobile shop stopped

    3 Traffic Transport Highways

    Good Points
  • Good access to A140 (too good!)
  • Bus service and Buscycle
    Issues
  • Traffic calming by school
  • Speed cameras
  • Traffic lights that stop speeding motorists
  • 'Slow Down' displays
  • Avoid congestion with single lane
  • Avoid noise with speed bumps (not within 100m of residents)
  • Traffic speed
  • Access only restriction on traffic
  • Restrict through traffic, esp. HGV, caravans etc
  • Safe footpath throughout the village
  • Rural footpaths - identify and maintain

    4 Social Aspects

    Good Points
  • We live here! (anon)
  • Use of Church
  • Church activities - junior church, Bank Holiday refreshments
  • Village Hall functions
  • Pub
  • Football Club
  • WI
  • School events
  • Community Council and Six Village magazines
    Issues
  • Tennis Courts in need of repair
  • No allotments in village
  • No youth facilities or involvement in local decision-making
  • Inadequate youth mobility
  • No activities for teenagers
  • Insufficient sport facilities
  • Recreation Ground needs to be more visible
  • Village Hall car parking
  • School run car parking is hazardous
  • Meals on Wheels?
  • Public footpath signage
  • Lack of Affordable Housing

    5 Environment

    Good Points
  • Neighbourhood Watch
  • Management of Recreation Ground
  • Biodiversity
  • Public footpaths
  • Recycling bins at football ground
    Issues
  • Kerbs
  • Narrow/non-existent pavements
  • Overgrown hedges
  • Security
  • Footpath map
  • Zebra crossing for school
  • Information boards
  • Litters bins (overflowing rubbish at football ground)

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