The Council adopts Dog Control Order for Jubilee Park. Detailed programme for removal of electricity poles and overhead cables from High Street and sand bags available for parishioners at risk of flooding.
Jubilee Playing Park has always been designated as a dog free area. Unfortunately, some dog owners persist in taking their dogs into the Park even after they have been asked polity to cease. To protect our children the Council decided, earlier this year, to proceed with the creation of a ‘Dog Control Order’ under the Clean Neighbour Act to make it an offence for an owner to allow his/her dog to enter the Jubilee Park. The Order comes into force on 1st December with a penalty of up to £1000. We are hopeful that we will never have to take any such action.
We are pleased to be able to tell you that we have a firm date for the electricity poles and overhead wires to be removed from High Street and part of the south side of the churchyard. The activity commences on 11th January 2010 with the digging of a trench along the length of the churchyard footpath from the Lych Gate to the gate in High Street opposite to the Three Crowns Hotel. This work will be carried very carefully out under the close archaeological supervision of the Diocese & DNPA; with due reverence being paid, at all time. In the second week, commencing 18th January the work will move High Street. During this period, all of the parking bays will be closed and the single file traffic flow controlled by lights; business deliveries to High Street premises will continue throughout. Finally, in week three the road between High Street New Street junction and the road to Great Weeke will be closed to enable the erection of a replacement pole by the Jubilee Hall and under grounding of the cables from High Street to the new pole. Appropriate signs at Adley Lane will advise of the diversion route to the Car Park. The existing poles and all overhead wires in High Street will be removed at the end of the week and life will return to normal. The street lighting will remain on the Churchyard side of High Street using appropriate new lamp posts.
With the return of the wetter weather the possibility of localised flooding returns. We would like to remind everyone that the Council has a supply of sandbags that are available to any parishioner whose property is at risk of flooding.
