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Dear All

This is not consultation - These works are to go ahead under the powers set out in the the HS2 Act 2017

Please find attached completed diversionary route for HS2 & associated works. These works will be undertaken by HS2 & their respective contractors.

HS2 Ltd can be contacted directly by email HS2enquiries@hs2.org.uk or by telephone on 020 7944 4908 or HS2 Freephone number 08081 434 434
If you are unable to view this link please go to one.network to view under the road and dates stated.

Please see below link

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PLEASE BE ADVISED THIS IS NOT A CONSULTATION - PERMISSION FOR THESE EMERGENCY WORKS TO GO AHEAD HAS BEEN GIVEN AND WORKS HAVE ALREADY COMMENCED.

Please find attached completed diversionary route for some emergency works undertaken by Buckinghamshire Council in respect of Emergency carriageway repairs.

If you are unable to view this link please go to one.network to view under the road and dates stated.

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Good afternoon,

Today Network Rail announced an extended closure of the railway south of Aylesbury station to allow vital repairs and preparation work for the new HS2 railway to be completed. As a result of the closure, which will begin in August, we’re advising passengers in Buckinghamshire to plan ahead as the work will mean major changes to journeys.

Here’s a link to the press release we issued with our partners at Chiltern Railways and HS2: https://www.networkrailmediacentre.co.uk/news/changes-to-chiltern-journeys-due-to-railway-repairs-and-hs2-work

What’s happening:

Engineers will repair a Victorian culvert underneath the railway in Aylesbury during a 10-day closure between Monday 7 and Friday 18 August which will affect all trains between Aylesbury and Princes Risborough and Aylesbury and Stoke Mandeville.

Immediately after that, HS2 work to allow the new high-speed line to pass under the existing railway will take place, affecting all journeys between Aylesbury and Princes Risborough until Monday 30 October.

Network Rail will permanently repair the brick-built culvert which was damaged in March 2023, leading to repeated short-notice closures of the line. A temporary repair was made, and monitoring equipment installed, but during heavy rain or repeated uses of the locks in the Grand Union Canal, the railway must close as water levels fill the culvert, obscuring the monitoring equipment.

PHOTO: Close up of the damaged culvert south of Aylesbury station.

This location is a rare example of where the railway wasn’t built first and the tracks were laid over the culvert which drains excess water from the canal basin. Opening a lock can send many litres of water into the basin which, if it’s already full, must drain via the culvert.

From 19 August, Network Rail working in partnership with HS2, will move and replace more than a mile of track and signalling equipment on the line south of Aylesbury to make way for the new HS2 line which will pass beneath the existing railway.

PHOTO: Aerial view of where the new HS2 railway will pass beneath the Princes Risborough – Aylesbury line.

The major work means there will be no train services between Aylesbury and Princes Risborough for a further 10 weeks with services resuming on Monday 30 October. Chiltern Railways will operate a rail replacement bus service between Aylesbury and Princes Risborough during this time, calling at Little Kimble and Monks Risborough.

Keeping passengers informed:

We are working closely with our partners at Chiltern Railways and advising passengers to check before they travel at www.chilternrailways.co.uk and www.nationalrail.co.uk for updates and details of alternative travel arrangements during the extended closure.

Ahead of the work starting in the summer, we’ll be communicating the closure to passengers online, via information at stations and at a series of drop in events – we’ll share the details of these with you soon.

If you’d like any further information about the railway closure and the work taking place, please let me know.

Best wishes,

Jonathan

Jonathan Cooke

Senior communications manager

(Pronouns: him/his/he)

Twitter: @networkrailEUS @networkrailBHM @networkrailCML
@networkrailMAN @networkrailLIV @networkrailLC

Buckinghamshire Council’s Cabinet has today agreed a comprehensive package of continuing support for residents struggling with cost-of-living pressures.

The council has been allocated a further £4.8 million of Household Support Fund money from the Department for Work and Pensions to provide support until March 2024. It’s now set out how the funding will be used to provide the best help possible to residents who need it most.

The council recognises the cost-of-living pressures have not gone away and high inflation and recent annual bill rises are continuing to impact households across the county. The council is pleased the funding is for a full twelve months of support and today the Cabinet has agreed to continue with a range of initiatives to help local households, including its flagship Helping Hand service.

The Council will spend the new tranche of money in the same way it has done previously, by providing food vouchers to eligible residents, direct support through the Helping Hand service and using the funds to support local organisations like foodbanks, which are providing vital community-based support.

The full support to run until end March 2024 agreed this morning is as follows:

• £700,381 will fund direct support through the Helping Hand service – that residents can contact if they’re facing financial hardship

• £2.25 million will be spent on food support through food vouchers for eligible children and young people through school holidays and other eligible groups including Afghan and Ukrainian refugees

• £400,000 will help fund voluntary and community organisations that provide free, essential support to residents such as foodbanks

• £500,000 will be made available as grants or direct support in regard to utility arrears, administered via applications to the Helping Hand Fund managed by local charity ‘Heart of Bucks’

• £600,000 will provide targeted support for other vulnerable groups such as care-leavers, pensioners and residents with disabilities and/or caring responsibilities; this will be available through digital vouchers or other appropriate support

Martin Tett is Leader of Buckinghamshire Council. He said:

“Working out the best and fairest way to allocate these funds so they reach those most in need is critically important to us, so I’m really pleased we’ve agreed this further package of support today. Councils are able to devise their own schemes to spend the Household Support Fund so long as they are within the parameters set out by government, and here in Buckinghamshire our priority is to use the funds so they really make a difference. We’re among those with the most far-reaching range of support available including setting up the Heart of Bucks crisis fund, unique to Buckinghamshire.

Through our Helping Hand service we’ve been able to provide really tailored solutions to really make a difference. No two cases or referrals are the same and are often complex; from helping a young man with living costs who had fled domestic abuse, to helping a father and 15-year-old son whose mother had died and who were subsequently struggling financially. I’m proud of the collaborative work our Helping Hand service and community organisations are doing to make a vital difference to families and individuals in Buckinghamshire who are facing significant need and hardship.”

Notes to Editor

• To contact the Helping Hand service go to www.buckinghamshire.gov.uk/helping-hand or call 01296 531 151

• For general advice and support on the cost-of-living please go to the dedicated pages on our website: www.buckinghamshire.gov.uk/cost-of-living

• For full details of the range of support the council offers, please see the council’s website. This includes details of the ongoing ‘Holiday Activities and Food’ (HAF) programme, providing free, high quality holiday activities and clubs for children and young people in Reception to Year 11 inclusive, who receive benefits-related free school meals. A hot meal is provided at every session. Find out more and check if you are eligible:buckinghamshire.gov.uk/haf-summer

• During 2022/23, Buckinghamshire Council’s Helping Hand service has:

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• Managed more than 11,000 applications for help
• Provided help on more than 9,000 occasions with food and fuel assistance
• Provided 1,538 white goods
• Enabled other essential goods to be purchased on 990 occasions
• Issued or managed 434 grants
• Delivered nearly 83,000 school holiday food vouchers

• Join Buckinghamshire’s Community Food Chain and donate to your local foodbank if you’re able to. Volunteers are always needed to help run these vital organisations; check www.buckinghamshire.gov.uk/help-your-community if you’d like to help

• Another way to help manage your finances is to switch to paying Council Tax by Direct Debit; it means you’ll know exactly how much money will be leaving your bank account, and when, making it easier to keep up to date with payments. It also helps spread the cost with the option of making twelve monthly payments instead of ten plus there are six different monthly payment dates to choose from. Go to www.buckinghamshire.gov.uk/council-tax to find out more

• To interview Martin Tett on the new tranche of measures to tackle the cost-of-living pressures, please contact Claire Perry, claire.perry@buckinghamshire.gov.uk

You are invited to attend a public exhibition displaying proposals for Installation of a solar farm with a 40 MW output for a temporary period of 50 years, including battery storage units, associated infrastructure and environmental enhancements. The purpose of the exhibition is to provide interested members of the public with an opportunity to review the draft proposals and the opportunity to ask the development team any questions regarding the scheme. It is also an opportunity to provide written feedback on the proposals prior to the submission of a formal planning application.

Date: 09.05.2023 Time: 16:00-19:00 Venue: The Kimble Stewart Hall, Little Kimble, Aylesbury, HP17 0XN Should you be unable to attend the exhibition, you can view the virtual exhibition online from 9th May 2023 at the following website: https://kimblewicksolar.co.uk Enquiries: info@kimblewicksolar.co.uk

You may already be aware that the government has launched a national alert service and they are testing the system on Sunday 23^rd April at 3pm. The alert will appear on mobile devices for 20 seconds and you will hear a loud, siren-like sound for up to 10 seconds, you can see and hear it here UK Emergency Alerts - YouTube

This may be frightening to residents who are vulnerable and unaware of the alerts. Can you please join us in ensuring residents are made aware of the test, how to acknowledge it and if the alert will be particularly distressing for a resident, how to opt out. For further information  visit the How emergency alerts work - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) for instructions on how to opt out.

As part of its new contract, which started on 1 April, Buckinghamshire Highways has taken delivery of a different type of vehicle to help in the fight against potholes.

Used by many councils across the country, thePothole Pro is a time-saving, three-in-one vehicle designed to make pothole repairs faster. First it cuts into the road surface where a pothole has appeared, it crops the perimeter of the hole neatly to allow a watertight repair, and then it brushes away and collects the debris afterwards. Highways teams just need to lay and compact asphalt into the prepared hole to complete the repair.

The benefits of using such a vehicle are speed but also that operators are safely in their cab, with no risk of the use of vibrating hand tools affecting their hands or fingers.

Cabinet Member for Transport, Councillor Steven Broadbent said:“I joined the crew training on the Pothole Pro last week and was impressed with the potential of the machine and the speed the crew picked up the skills to operate the machine safely. This is just one of a number of tools we will be using to invest in and improve our roads. Whilst the machine won’t be able to access everywhere or fix all types of defects it has great potential as another option we can use on our road network.”

Although potholes can occur at any time of the year, it is late winter and early spring where the weather can have a massive impact on the number of potholes forming and there is an increase in the number of potholes on the county’s roads after heavy rain followed by freezing temperatures.

Buckinghamshire Highways carries out regular inspections of the highway network by dedicated staff to ensure potholes and other defects are identified and repaired in a timely manner, keeping the highway safe.Problems on the roads and footways of Buckinghamshire should also continue to be reported usingFix My Street

Are you taking part in the Big Help Out?

Launched to mark The King’s Coronation, the Big Help Out campaign gives everyone the chance to try volunteering and help out in their local communities. The campaign starts on Monday 8^th May but volunteering opportunities are available at any time during the Summer and beyond.

Whatever your interests, skills or the amount of time you can give, the Buckinghamshire Volunteer Matching Service has a wide range of local volunteer roles to choose from. If you are 16 years and over, simply register with the Buckinghamshire Volunteer Matching Service and the team will look for a local role that matches your preferences.

If you are part of Buckinghamshire volunteer-involving group and would like to benefit from the national momentum around volunteering, register your local roles with Buckinghamshire Volunteer Matching Service to tap into the pool of volunteers in the county.

Dear All

PLEASE BE ADVISED THIS IS NOT A CONSULTATION - PERMISSION FOR THESE EMERGENCY WORKS TO GO AHEAD HAS BEEN GIVEN AND WORKS HAVE ALREADY COMMENCED.

Please find attached completed diversionary route for some emergency works undertaken by Buckinghamshire Council in respect of Repair burst mains. Road to be closed 24/7 while works take place.

If you are unable to view this link please go to one.network to view under the road and dates stated.

https://api-gb.one.network/downloads/tm/1016/ttro-application-form_133483506_3553981_db2af043c2.pdf

Good evening,

I'd like toupdate you about theongoing closure of the railway between Aylesbury and Princes Risborough due to emergency work Network Rail is carrying out to repair and protect a damaged culvert beneath the tracks.

In January we completed temporary repairs toa Victorian-builtculvert, which carries the California Brook under the railway line to the south of Aylesbury station. Our temporary repair involved installing a propping system which has allowed trains to continue running safely until a planned renewal can be completed later this year.

Heavy rain over the last few days has caused water levels to surge in the damaged culvert preventing our engineers from being able to safely monitor the propping structure. This has meant that we’ve had to suspend all trains from running while we develop a plan to safely reopen the railway.

Our engineers have identified that excess water is coming from a weir at the nearby Grand Union Canal basin which continues to overflow due to recent and prolonged heavy rain. We are exploring options to reduce and better monitor water levels in the basin to help prevent further flooding downstream beneath the railway.

Once we’ve managed to stabilise water levels within the railway culvert, our engineers can resume their regular inspections of the structure to ensure it is safe for trains to run.

We are looking at a number of ways to monitor and control the flow of water which may involve the use of a pump in the canal basin and installing monitoring equipment. We are working closely with our partners at the Environment Agency and the Canal and River Trust to develop a plan that is safe and environmentally responsible.

The safety of passengers, staff and local people is our number one priority and we’re working hard to reopen the railway as soon as possible.

As part of Buckinghamshire Council’s £100m investment in roads across the county over the next four years, work will be taking place shortly at the following locations through Transport for Buckinghamshire’s Strategic Highway Maintenance Programme.

Some activities are extremely weather dependent, therefore dates shown are subject to change at short notice. These dates may also be subject to change depending on the availability of materials.

No weekend working unless specified.

Kimblewick Road, Little Kimble (Thursday 16 March to Friday 17 March)

Topsoil remedial works using stop and go traffic management in operation Monday to Friday between 8am and 6pm.

Good afternoon,

I would just like to update you on the works on Ellesborough Road.

The trail hole activity reached a point this afternoon where we have been able to complete the first phase of the works and reopen the road for the weekend. The works have not been completed entirely and we need to excavate further trail holes next week on the western end of the temporary diversion close to where the old road and the new road will knit together and where Bacombe Lane will connect.

I appreciate these works are very inconvenient but hopefully this should more comfortable movement over the weekend. The road will close again on Monday morning at around 8am and remain closed until 12^th March.

Kind regards

Jon Deas

Engagement Manager

Eiffage Kier Ferrovial BAM JV | HS2 Team | 5^th Floor, Exchange House, 450 Midsummer Blvd, Milton Keynes, MK9 2EA

E:jon.deas@ekfb.com |www.ekfb.com

I am writing to provide you with an update regarding the resurfacing works on Kimblewick Road, Kimblewick.

We will be carrying out top soiling remedial works from Monday 6^th March for approximately 2 days using stop and go traffic management between 9.30am and 3.30pm.

This type of work is extremely weather dependent, and therefore these dates are subject to change at short notice. These dates may also change depending on the availability of materials and the effects of COVID-19 on our supply chain partners. However, I will keep you updated if these dates change significantly and information signs will be erected on site prior to the commencement of the works, giving actual dates and durations to ensure the residents are also kept up to date.

We apologise for the short notice and for any inconvenience caused.

Many thanks,

Tara Rutland

Assistant Engineer – Design Services

Transport for Buckinghamshire, Aylesbury Vale Area Office,

Corrib Industrial Park, Griffin Lane, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP19 8BP

Tel: 07971107032| Email: tara.rutland@buckinghamshire.gov.uk | Web:www.buckscc.gov.uk/transport

Buckinghamshire Council is calling on residents to join its Customer Partnership Panel, giving them the chance to offer their views and feedback on how the council can improve its website, online forms and other communication methods.

The panel was launched late last year and is now seeking new members aged 18 and over from all walks of life. Applicants must live within the Buckinghamshire Council area.

As a panel member, residents will have the opportunity to participate in surveys several times a year to provide their views on how the council communicates with residents, as well as providing feedback on the council's digital services.

Panel members will be invited to participate in up to four surveys a year and the majority of these will be conducted online. However, some may involve a telephone call or focus groups. Panel members can choose how they wish to be contacted and whether they wish to participate. They can also leave the panel whenever they wish.

Members of the panel will be reimbursed for reasonable traveling expenses and offered refreshments at any face-to-face meetings.

John Chilver, Cabinet Member for Accessible Housing and Resources, commented:

“If you’re a resident of Bucks, we want to hear from you! By being a member of our Customer Partnership Panel you can make sure your opinions are included when we make improvements to our website, online forms, and the other ways we communicate with residents.

“So if you’ve ever reported, requested, or submitted something using our website and think that it could be better or easier, then please tell us. Your feedback will help us shape the council's digital vision for the future.”

Panel members don’t need a smartphone, tablet or a laptop, as full IT support can be given in one of the council’s libraries if needed.

Regular feedback will be sent to panellists, showing how survey results have influenced decisions, and all survey results will be made publicly available online.

For more information about the Customer Partnership Panel, and where to sign up, visit Buckinghamshire Council’s website at:www.buckinghamshire.gov.uk/customer-partnership-panel

Residents in Buckinghamshire can choose to pay their 2023-2024 Council Tax in 12 monthly instalments, instead of the standard 10 instalments. To take advantage of this option, all residents need to do is complete and submit the online form available on the council's website by Saturday 15 April.

“Buckinghamshire Council understands that the current cost of living pressures can be challenging, and this flexible payment option is designed to help residents manage their finances more effectively and conveniently,” said John Chilver, Cabinet Member for Accessible Housing and Resources. “By spreading the cost of Council Tax over 12 months, residents can better plan their monthly expenses and hopefully help avoid any financial difficulties.”

So, if you're looking for a more manageable way to pay your Council Tax in the next financial year – which starts in April 2023 – then you might want to consider opting for Buckinghamshire Council’s 12-month instalment plan.

Requesting this payment option is simple and straightforward, just complete and submit the council’s online form.

As the weather is exceptionally cold, if you see anyone sleeping out on the streets of Buckinghamshire, please contact StreetLink via https://www.streetlink.org.uk or phone 0300 500 0914, who will notify our dedicated Outreach workers.

If you see anyone you believe to be under the age of 18 and or are concerned about the health or welfare of anyone that you see sleeping rough please call 999.

During office hours you can contact our housing teams on the following numbers:

• Aylesbury Vale Area: 01296 585168
• Chiltern and South Bucks & Wycombe Areas: 01494 421212

• Message from Hayfield Homes:
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• For any queries from residents about any issues with the Hayfield build, please could they contact the site manager Matt Phillips on mphillips@hayfieldhomes.co.uk

HS2 Notification: North Chilterns Area Newsletter October 2022

Work item: HS2-MW-EK-Ph1-Ar-Ce-C2-CR-41-13/10/2022 | 1MC12-EKF-IN-NTE-CS03- 000043

Work Item Summary

Project Phase

Phase 1

Region

Buckinghamshire

Location

A413, Great Missenden, Little Missenden, Wendover

Contractor

EKFB JV

Estimated Start Date

01/10/2022

Estimated End Date

01/04/2023

What we are doing

Over the next couple of months, you can expect to see the following works in the local area;

• Sheet piling for the Rocky Lane bridge
• A413 London Road utility diversion and preparatory works for the temporary road realignment;
• Continued construction of the Bacombe Lane and Ellesborough Road temporary realignments;
• Construction and operation of our plant and vehicle crossings – Nash Lee Road and Bacome Lane;
• The start of our abnormal load deliveries to Great Missenden for the construction of the structures;
• Drainage surveys as well as topographical surveys involving lane and road closures;
• Ground Investigations, surveys and utility trial hole works;
• Continuation of the piling works for the Wendover Dean and Small Dean Viaducts;
• Ecology investigations and vegetation clearance works;
• A413 lane and road closures for utility diversions and excavation works;
• Chiltern Rail line temporary closures and possessions;
• Completion and operation of our conveyor;
• Excavation, movement, and storage of earthworks including temporary stockpiles;
• Operation of our new Rocky Lane compound.

Download information relating to these works

• HS2 Notification: North Chilterns Area Newsletter October 2022

Find out more about

• Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire

We'd like your feedback

Please help us improve how we keep you informed about how we're delivering the railway by giving us feedback on your experience.

If you have a question about HS2 or our works, please contact our HS2 Helpdesk team on 08081 434 434 or email hs2enquiries@hs2.org.uk

HS2: Aylesbury Newsletter, September 2022

Work item: HS2-MW-EK-Ph1-Ar-Ce-C1-Prog-works-10-19/10/2022 1MC12-EKF-IN-NTE-CS04-000075

Work Item Summary

Project Phase

Phase 1

Region

Buckinghamshire

Location

A41, A413, A418, Stoke Mandeville

Contractor

EKFB JV

Estimated Start Date

01/10/2022

Estimated End Date

01/04/2023

What we are doing

Over the next couple of months, you can expect to see the following works in the local area;

• Preparatory works for the Stoke Mandeville Relief road;
• A41 realignment progression;
• Thames Valley Viaduct foundation works commence;
• Excavation, movement and storage of earthworks;
• Enabling works for the A418 overbridge;
• A418 re-alignment preparatory works;
• Underpass for the Princes Risborough to Aylesbury Railway;
• Princes Risborough to Aylesbury Railway overnight deliveries;
• Ground Investigation (GI), topography and Utility works survey works which will require some traffic management;
• UKPN utility connection works around our compound areas which may require some traffic management ;
• Several breaks from highway in the area to allow for our site access – these will include the need for some short duration traffic management;
• Localised vegetation and site clearance which may require traffic management; and
• In 2023 we will be carrying out early works for future water course management activities.

Download information relating to these works

• HS2: Aylesbury Newsletter, September 2022

Find out more about

• Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire

We'd like your feedback

Please help us improve how we keep you informed about how we're delivering the railway by giving us feedback on your experience.

If you have a question about HS2 or our works, please contact our HS2 Helpdesk team on 08081 434 434 or email hs2enquiries@hs2.org.uk

North West Chilterns Community Board The purpose of the North West Chilterns Community Board (NWC CB) is to tailor itself to the needs of the local area with the common goal of bring communities together to make a difference. The Board uses local data and intelligence and, together with engagement and listening to the people in the community, it prioritises areas of focus and explores the issues that are of greatest importance in the local area. These priorities help determine where the NWC CB will take action and allocate funding to improve the local area. The Community Board holds a mixture of core and task-focused actions group meetings which explore local and corporate priorities, sets up projects and finds creative ways to meet local challenges. For the year ahead the NWC CB has four action groups focusing on: • economic recovery • improving the environment • community resilience, and • transport and road issues. The NWC CB is chaired by Cllr Matthew Walsh and the vice chair Cllr Carl Etholen, both from Buckinghamshire Council, supported by the board manager Jackie Binning who is busy making connections and encouraging residents, groups and organisations to get involved. The NWC CB has funding opportunities Community Board funding is available to community and voluntary organisations who have a project or scheme in mind that could benefit the local area. Applications are invited from organisations that can show a need for financial support and evidence that their project meets the Community Board priority areas and addresses a local need. Further details can be found here: Apply for Community Board funding | Buckinghamshire Council or contact the board manager on the details below. Would you like to get involved? Everyone is welcome and encouraged to get involved in the Community Board. You can participate in the issues that you feel passionate about, join meetings or take part in a specific priority or project working group. You can complete surveys, take part in polls or share your views. If you would like to hear more, please contact Jackie Binning, community board manager, on jackie.binning@buckinghamshire.gov.uk. And you can find out more at Community Boards | Buckinghamshire Council.

Whereas it has pleased Almighty God to call to His Mercy our late Sovereign Lady Queen Elizabeth the Second of Blessed and Glorious Memory, by whose Decease the Crown of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is solely and rightfully come to The Prince Charles Philip Arthur George: We, therefore, the Lords Spiritual and Temporal of this Realm and Members of the House of Commons, together with other members of Her late Majesty’s Privy Council and representatives of the Realms and Territories, Aldermen and Citizens of London, and others, do now hereby with one voice and Consent of Tongue and Heart publish and proclaim that The Prince Charles Philip Arthur George is now, by the Death of our late Sovereign of Happy Memory, become our only lawful and rightful Liege Lord Charles the Third, by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of His other Realms and Territories, King, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith, to whom we do acknowledge all Faith and Obedience with humble Affection; beseeching God by whom Kings and Queens do reign to bless His Majesty with long and happy Years to reign over us.

Given at St. James’s Palace this Tenth day of September in the year of Our Lord Two thousand and twenty-two.

GOD SAVE THE KING

A new website launched yesterday, (Tuesday 6 September) brings together a vast range of insightful and in-depth information and data on Buckinghamshire, its people and places, all in one handy location.

The Bucks Data Exchange is a collaborative project between Buckinghamshire Council, the Rothschild Foundation, Leap, Heart of Bucks, Buckinghamshire’s Local Enterprise Partnership, Thames Valley’s Office for the Police & Crime Commissioner and the Bucks VCSE (Voluntary, Community & Social Enterprise) Partnership Board. The website has been built by the Aylesbury-based agency, Framework Digital.

The website is open for anyone to access but it will provide unprecedented opportunity for the voluntary and community sector to access robust data on the needs of local people in order to help them make strategic decisions and target resources.

From population figures to broadband speeds and life expectancy to crime rates, the website will continue to develop and will be regularly updated as more data becomes available. Charities, community organisations and anyone with an interest in Buckinghamshire can visit the website and sign up for updates.

Steve Bowles, Cabinet Member for Communities said: “I am very excited to see the culmination of many, many months of hard work across all the different partner organisations, manifest itself into this one-of-a-kind website. It is a one-stop-shop for anything you ever wanted to know about Buckinghamshire and I’m sure it will become invaluable to many people but most significantly, to our local charities and community organisations in terms of planning their work and targeting their efforts where they are needed most.”

Ellie Stout, Head of Grants at Rothschild Foundation, who have provided funding for the project commented: “The Rothschild Foundation is proud to be supporting the Buckinghamshire Data Exchange through our role as funder, project partner and contributor of data. We believe that through sharing our data we can help make grant-making and service delivery in the county even more effective and joined up. Through the process of gathering and publishing our data we can better understand ourselves and where we need to focus. That’s why we’re passionate about supporting more organisations to join the Bucks Data Exchange community.”

Mark Ormerod, Chair of Buckinghamshire VCSE Partnership Board and CEO of Leap added: “I believe partnership and collaboration is critical to address the most stubborn inequalities and challenges facing society today. The Buckinghamshire Data Exchange will enable key organisations across Buckinghamshire to distribute and share their intelligence, and collectively we can work on new solutions to address perennial problems.”

To access the website visit: www.bucksdataexchange.org

Buckinghamshire County Council has provided the following announcement re Kimblewick road works on 26th August:

Kimblewick Road, Kimblewick – From Stockwell Lane to Lower Icknield Way (Friday 26 August)

We will be carrying out a final sweep on the road to remove any loose or excess chipping, applying a final coating to seal the initial treatment and reinstating the road markings using a road closure in operation Monday to Friday between 8:00am and 5:00pm.

From Wednesday 24 August, we’re bringing in a hosepipe ban (also known as a Temporary Use Ban) for all customers we supply water to, even if we don't bill you directly. The ban applies to hosepipes, and anything attached to them, like sprinklers and jet washers. However we know some people have restricted mobility which will make using a watering can or bucket instead tricky. I hope the following information helps you support any of your service users with concerns:

If you’re a Blue Badge holder or are on our Priority Services Register for any of the circumstances listed below, you can still use a hose for:

• Watering your garden/allotment and plants
• Cleaning your vehicles
• Cleaning windows, walls, paths, patios or other artificial outdoor surfaces like artificial grass
• Filling or maintaining a domestic pond

Any of the following circumstances will qualify for an exemption:

• Chronic or serious illness
• Dementia or cognitive impairment
• Physical impairment
• Restricted hand movement
• Blind
• Unable to answer the door
• Recovering after returning from hospital
• You use medical equipment which includes:
• Dialysis, feeding pump and/or automated medication
• Stair lift, hoist or electric bed
• Nebuliser or apnoea monitor
• Heart, lung or ventilator machine
• Oxygen concentrator

Our website has the full details that can be found here

I would recommend any of your service users who aren’t already registered, especially for any of the above conditions should do and they can do that here

Any questions please don’t hesitate to contact me

Kind regards

LivNOTICE FROM THAME WATER

Buckinghamshire Council is deploying innovative, new measures in the battle to stop fly-tipping in the county. Intelligent cameras have been installed in hot spot areas in the south of the county. In addition, unofficial layby areas are being blocked and turned into grassy banks in another tactic to combat the criminals who dump waste illegally.

The council has taken a zero-tolerance approach to fly-tipping for over a decade and has successfully prosecuted hundreds of offenders. It costs the council over £600k each year to clear up rubbish that has been illegally dumped on public land – money that could be spent on providing other much needed services to the county’s residents.

Using £50k of funding from DEFRA (Dept for Environment, Farming & Rural Affairs), the new cameras can identify when a vehicle has left rubbish behind and in real time, will provide a video report of the incident to enforcement officers, including the registration of the vehicle, making it easier to identify and prosecute fly-tippers.

In a move to reduce the places where fly-tippers can dump, the council has carried out work to build up grass banks at several locations. The work has been carried out by re-using 400 tonnes of inert (tested) soil that was illegally dumped previously elsewhere in Bucks.

Gareth Williams, Cabinet Member for Climate Change and Environment said:

“We want to make it clear to all would-be criminals, we won’t tolerate fly-tipping in Bucks and we will continue to use all available means to make sure anyone who does carry out this atrocious crime will be caught and prosecuted. These new intelligent cameras will make it much easier to prosecute fly-tippers and allow for quicker clean-up.

“My message to residents is; if you’re having rubbish removed, please don’t pay cash. Use a company that has a Waste Carrier Licence, and ask for a record of who you’ve paid. By having an electronic method of payment, you can help us track down and prosecute the fly-tipper.”

When the enforcement team investigates a fly-tipping incident and finds evidence that leads to a householder, they will visit them and ask for evidence that they’ve taken reasonable steps to identify the person they hired to remove their rubbish and to ensure that it would be disposed of properly.

If the householder can provide evidence of the identity of the person who took their rubbish away such as details of a bank card payment, the investigation can move to focus on the fly-tipper. However, if the householder has paid an unidentified individual cash in hand to remove rubbish, they may be issued with a £400 fixed penalty notice for failing in their ‘duty of care’. If the incident is serious, this might be escalated to a court summons that could result in a criminal conviction and a hefty fine.

If you’re unsure of how to make sure you’re doing the right thing when someone is taking away your rubbish, our S.C.R.A.P. fly-tipping campaign code is a useful tool.

Please see link below for advise and support on the cost of living crisis. 

https://costoflivingsupport.campaign.gov.uk/ 

If you see any issues within the Parish with highways or footpaths please report them through https://www.fixmystreet.buckscc.gov.uk/

Please see below information which has been shared with the Parish Council:

We're writing to let you know about some planned works that we will be carrying out in your area.

We need to close the M40 at Junction 11, southbound exit, between the hours of 8pm to 5am at some point during a one-week period between the 2 July and 9 July 2022 (inclusive of the weekend). The works are only expected to take one night, but are weather dependent. we need to be able to safely complete the installation of road surface ‘loops’ for the new traffic signals to the motorway slip lanes and ‘A’ road approaches on the M40.

The night-time closure will require drivers wishing to exit southbound at Junction 11, to continue on the M40 to Junction 10, and use the diversion to re-join the M40 heading northbound and exit Junction 11 on the northbound side.

Please see details of the works here:

· View or download our works notification

· Visit HS2 in Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire, or HS2 in Northamptonshire to find information about works, developments and opportunities in your area.

· Use our In your area map to search current and planned HS2 works and developments in your area.

If you have a question about HS2 or our works, please contact our HS2

Please see file below for notice of traffic management, Risborough Road, A4010

Also, attached are slides from the Great & Little Kimble + Marsh Update Meeting

Work has commenced on the 40 new houses to be called, Hayfield Crescent. Residents can access the development via Risborough Road, it will be within the parish of Great and Little Kimble cum Marsh. This is the first development to commence under the Neighbourhood Plan approved by 88% of residents in the Referendum.

https://www.bucksherald.co.uk/lifestyle/homes-and-gardens/ps21m-40-home-development-approved-in-village-near-aylesbury-3721197

Please see attached notice detailing the dates for the notice of public rights and publication of unaudited annual governance & accountability return

Studley Green NHS Checks

Wednesday 18th May 2022

10:30-14:30

Location: Studley Green Community Centre, Studley Green, High Wycombe, HP14 3UY

Please see below link to poster for further information.

Parish Clerk and RFO

Great & Little Kimble cum Marsh Parish Council

Position Details

The Parish Council is seeking a Clerk and Responsible Financial Officer to support the 7-member council and its parishioners in its Mission of making the Parish Cleaner, Greener, Safer.

Our parish is set in the beautiful Vale of Aylesbury at the foot of the Chiltern Hills. It is diverse, from busy thoroughfares to quite country lanes with pockets of small residences spreading out to the countryside and the farming community. With a population of 1000+ with 400 homes and growing. It has two schools a busy village hall and thriving pub. There is good public transport links and main road access through to Aylesbury and High Wycombe.

The successful candidate will ideally have some experience of local government already and the Parish Council are keen to support and encourage the pursuit of CiLCA qualification.

Council meetings are in the evening of the second Wednesday of each month where a GSoH is often an advantage. The position is suited to home working or using a room within the village hall as an office and is based around 8 hours per week, although these could be negotiated to fit. For a further insight into the goings on in the meetings and other information visithttp://www.kimblecouncil.org/

If you are interested to develop your local government skills and gain experience in a popular, forward-thinking community, please contact the Chair of the Parish council for an informal discussion. email : clerk@kimblecouncil.org

Salary Details

£12.00-£13.22 per hour

Position Type

Part Time

Posted Date

12^th May 2022

Closing Date

30 May 2022

The Parish Council has been notified of the following road closure:

Bridge Street, Church Lane, Great Kimble. The road will remain closed for the duration of the works. Access to residents within the closure points.

30th May 22 to 3rd June 22

Alternative route: Lower Icknield Way, Askett Village Lane, Aylesbury Road, Risborough Road and vice versa.

Press Release from Buckinghamshire Council

Buckinghamshire residents living in homes under Council Tax bands A-D will begin receiving their £150 rebate payments from next week (w/c Mon 2 May). This is part of the national scheme to off-set the rise in energy costs.

Some residents who live in homes in Bands E-H who receive certain benefits such as Employment and Support Allowance will also be able to claim money back on their Council Tax under Buckinghamshire Council’s own scheme, which aims to provide extra support for those who need it but who don’t qualify for the national Bands A-D scheme.

Buckinghamshire residents who pay Council Tax by Direct Debit, and whose home is in Band A to D or who qualify for the Buckinghamshire Council scheme under Bands E-H, will automatically get the £150 back in their bank account in the next few weeks. If residents pay by another method, they will be contacted directly by letter about how to claim the payment.

The Council is also topping up payments under both schemes through its own ‘Helping Hand’ programme, meaning some residents will also be eligible for an extra £25 payment on top of the other payments.

Overall, the Council Tax rebates and £25 ‘top ups’ are designed to help as many residents as possible as households face rising fuel and energy prices and increases in other living costs.

Martin Tett is Leader of Buckinghamshire Council. He said:

“We wanted to go above and beyond the national scheme to offer extra support to Bucks residents, hence designing our own scheme under our ‘Helping Hand’ programme. This means we can offer additional payments to a wider number of residents.

“We’ve taken an approach here in Buckinghamshire to get this money out as quickly as possible, avoiding lengthy application or means testing processes. We want as many people in need as possible to be able to access this cash at a time it’s really needed, hence linking our own scheme to those already in receipt of certain benefits.

“Overall, we hope around half of all Buckinghamshire households will be able to claim payments under these schemes, which I hope will make a difference. I don’t lose sight of how squeezed household bills are at the moment so please reach out and access support if you are worried about money and the cost of living, whether you qualify for these schemes or not. Our Helping Hand programme is there to offer help and support to all residents who need it.”

• For more information on the Council Tax rebate programme and to apply to claim your rebate go to www.buckinghamshire.gov.uk/council-tax

• If you’re experiencing severe financial hardship please access our Helping Hand webpages for advice and support www.buckinghamshire.gov.uk/helping-hand

• For more information, help and advice on money matters, go to our dedicated webpages www.buckinghamshire.gov.uk/backontrack

Planning Application: 22/05324/FUL - Land To Rear Of The Willows Caravan Park Marsh Lane Bishopstone Buckinghamshire HP17 8SN

The Parish Council has noted the many concerns that have been raised by Parishioners about the recent planning application for the Willows site. The Parish Council has objected to the application and consider that it is important that our Parishioners are aware of the background. The following is a summary on which our three local members of Buckinghamshire Council and the Council’s Planning Enforcement Officer have been given an opportunity to comment:

(i) An application has been made for planning permission to develop the Willows site despite this being contrary to the Local Development Plan - with details of the application appearing in the local press.

(ii) The application should be refused, not least (but not only) as it is contrary to policy DM26 1b as the site is within the restricted area around Marsh at Appendix E of the adopted Local Development Plan 2019 (see below).

(iii) The ‘Willows’ site has been renamed by the applicants as 'the willows caravan park’. This, together with the site being advertised as a business on google, with the advert including references from third parties, suggests an unauthorised change from residential use (about which Bucks Council has been informed).

(iv) The neighbouring Charlottes Farm, which is outside our parish but under common control with the Willows site, has ample provision for caravans and has been renting vans on the site as a commercial activity for some time with advertising though Airbnb, other small business adverts and the 'Buddhist Centre' operating from the site: there is accordingly no demand for additional sites in the locality, indeed there is significant local opposition.

(v) Development at the site has already taken place over the course of the last two years, in continuing breach of a High Court injunction obtained by a body of which Bucks Council is the legal successor. The Council is aware of the breach and has informed us that the Council is continuing to work on the matter in accordance with its policy, which is non-punitive: the Council does not seek punishment for breaches of planning control but works actively to negotiate resolutions to planning breaches and only where that fails will the Council take action if it is proportionate and appropriate to do so.

(vi) The site is adjacent to a Public Bridleway: Parish Councillors have received a number of complaints from parishioners that they are ‘appalled' at the damage that has been caused to the bridleway by the illegal activity at the site and have recommended that the bridleway be fenced off and protected: these concerns have been reported to Bucks Council, which has a legal duty to protect and to assert the rights of the public to use the bridleway.

(vii) Residents of the site have blocked the footpath that runs through the site and there have been several reports to Parish Councillors of hostility to local walkers and ramblers, which reports have been passed on to the Council.

(viii) The site includes contaminated land - the sources of the waste were investigated by the Council whichhas been working to gather evidence of the authorisation of importation of material and negotiating removal of the material with the owner. It is environmentally irresponsible to continue to allow, let alone to permit an increase in, residents on the site, especially for families with young children. Furthermore sewage/cess pit arrangements will increase the contaminated water that is already being allowed to leak into the ditches, water table and public watercourse that border the site.

(ix) Clive Harriss, a local member of Buckinghamshire Council, has submitted a neutral comment (i.e neither in favour or against) on the application to the effect that if the application is granted the issue should be referred to the planning committee in light of apparent (that is 'as far as one knows or sees'- so leaving the question open) inconsistency with the Local Development Plan.

(x) All enforcement action by the Council is now suspended pending the outcome of the planning application.

The Parish Council shares the grave concerns of parishioners that theplanning application may be granted despite the recent history of breaches of planning control at the Willows site and the clear breach of the Local Development Plan that such a grant would represent. Such an outcome would indicate that breaches of planning law in our parish are not only going unpunished but also being actively encouraged.

Appendix E. Areas where future development for Travellers is restricted

Figure 51 Area around Marsh where future development for travellers is restricted

On the 12th April 2022 we will be hosting a team from Sunnyside Rural Trust in the Kimble's and Marsh who will be carrying out litter picking.

For those who don't know, they are a local charity providing training and work experience for vulnerable people. They will be helping us to keep our Parish looking beautiful over the next few months.

Please welcome them to the community if you see them around.

Your Parish Council has been gathering information about the impact of HS2 and all the proposed new infrastructure on our Parish ever since the new railway was first approved with a route that would pass close to us. In the eight years since we attended the Committee hearings in Parliament, there have been regular, currently monthly, meetings with HS2 representatives at which we have sought details of the expected increase in noise and light pollution and the disruption to the Parish caused by the construction and operation of the new railway and the proposed Stoke Mandeville relief road. These meetings have proved, in the main, to be unsatisfactory. Our requests for information, maps and reports have fallen on the polite, but apparently deaf, ears of a long succession of HS2 representatives, who seem to stay in post only for very short periods . We understand this is by no means an unusual experience for many of the parishes in Buckinghamshire that are being affected by HS2.

More recently, following the closure of Marsh Lane, we sought assistance from the North West Chilterns Community Board (the ‘Community Board’) and its traffic sub-group. This resulted in a meeting being arranged with Buckinghamshire Council and HS2 representatives at which we finally were provided with detailed information and, after the meeting, documentation. The meeting agenda had two items: first the impact of the closure of Marsh Lane on North Lee Lane, which has seen traffic increase by over 60% since the closure; and second our search for information as to the consequences of HS2 and related infrastructure for the Parish. It would seem there is now a proposal to re-open Marsh Lane and provide it with a junction with the Stoke Mandeville relief road, although it is too early to see whether this will be part of the final plans.

For our Parish there is both good and bad news. The good news is that Buckinghamshire Council has shared a survey with us which shows that, based upon the depth of the cutting in which the railway will run between Stoke Mandeville and our Parish, we should suffer minimal noise pollution from HS2. Minimal does not, however, mean no noise. The noise from the railway one kilometre from the track is estimated to be no more than moderate, specifically a maximum of 46 Db, the equivalent to a dishwasher or moderate rainfall. This is below the level where the Government is prepared to consider mitigation. The survey also indicates that the traffic noise from the Stoke Mandeville relief road, in particular where it will run between HS2 and the Parish, will be of the same order, although potentially more noticeable as the noise will be all but continuous while the trains will run according to a timetable, perhaps once every 15 minutes. The reason for the delays in providing us with this survey and its predecessors appears to be that the survey was originally commissioned for Aylesbury Vale Council. As our parish was not within that Council’s boundaries nor within one kilometre of the proposed centre of the new railway line, we were not on the circulation list. Now that we are within the unitary council’s jurisdiction the same restrictions on circulation do not apply.

The Chairman of the Community Board traffic sub-group and others at the meeting suggested a number of simple and inexpensive measures that could easily be included to reduce the noise pollution from the Stoke Mandeville relief road. HS2 would not agree to these, apparently due to financial constraints. The Deputy Buckinghamshire Councillor responsible for transport, who was also present, then made clear that the Council is unlikely to provide financial assistance lest this encourages others in the County to seek financial assistance to provide mitigation of the pollution increase in circumstances which the Government considers mitigation is unjustified.

The Parish Council has invested in a noise survey to establish a noise baseline before the changes are implemented and if the HS2 survey proves optimistic and the Parish suffers unexpectedly high levels of pollution we will investigate how we can provide mitigation even if assistance, including financial assistance, is not forthcoming from elsewhere. The HS2 survey did not deal with light pollution from the Stoke Mandeville new relief road, in particular from the local high point where the relief road is to pass our side of HS2, but a council officer present at the meeting did inform us that this was currently under review with a view to minimising light pollution as far as practicable. In addition, the speed limit on the relief road is expected to be set at 40 mph. If all this proves to be the case, this should assist keeping light and noise pollution levels low, but not non-existent.

The bad news is that the outlook for traffic in the Parish appears generally poor and worsening. In addition to the new Stoke Mandeville relief road, the A4010 is to become one of two designated routes for traffic, including heavy goods traffic, between the M40 and Aylesbury: the other is the A413. Furthermore this and the expansion of Princes Risborough will see the A4010 no longer passing through the town but instead using a new by-pass, which will include upgrading the B4009 from the Longwick roundabout through Great Kimble and then under the railway bridge in Little Kimble to form part of the A4010. This is all in addition to the increase in traffic from both the 3,200 new homes as part of the expansion of Princes Risborough and the new houses demanded of the Parish by the Council, the damage from which can only be partially mitigated by the Neighbourhood Plan. The Community Board traffic sub-group has produced a detailed strategy setting out, amongst other improvements required to the existing A4010, what such an upgrade to the B4009 should involve but the Council has made clear that its funds are limited and suggests central government may need to assist.

There will be some funds available from the developers of the Princes Risborough expansion and the much smaller developments in the Parish but the latest plans see the upgrade of the B4009, and in particular improvements to the Little Kimble railway bridge, as the last stages of the Princes Risborough expansion and so unlikely to occur before 2038. In short the traffic along the A4010 and the B4009 can only increase, with increasing likelihood of ‘rat runs’ developing throughout the Parish as vehicles seek to avoid the inevitable traffic jams at Little Kimble railway bridge and the Terrick roundabout. There is also some evidence that Bishopstone and Marsh Lane may already be being used as an unofficial Aylesbury by-pass. The policy remains that HGVs should only enter the Parish between the B4009 and Bishopstone to gain access but there is a risk that policing this will become increasingly more difficult.

Our three unitary councillors, Steve Broadbent, David Carroll and Clive Harris, are aware of the situation and concerned, in particular, with the increasing non-vehicular safety issues when crossing the A4010 in Great Kimble and Little Kimble. They are looking into how improvements might be made before the major changes are implemented. Transport for Buckinghamshire has, however, estimated the cost of a new ‘Toucan’ or ‘Pegasus’ crossing, signal controlled crossings designed for pedestrians and cyclists and pedestrians and horse riders respectively, at in the order of £120,000, with the cost reducing to £80,000 if there is no signalling control[1]. The estimates were made in July 2020 so the costs are unlikely to have fallen and may have increased.

[1] Transport for Buckinghamshire, Traffic Calming in Buckinghamshire. A guide for the implementation of Traffic Calming Measures, July 2020 p36.

A new pattern of wards is being developed for Buckinghamshire Council.

Following a public consultation on proposed council size for the authority, the Local Government Boundary Commission has decided that the number of councillors in Buckinghamshire should be 98.

The Commission wants to hear what residents and organisations think about their local area. A 12-week consultation on the proposals will run until 4 April 2022.

The Commission is the independent body that draws these boundaries. It is reviewing Buckinghamshire to make sure councillors represent about the same number of electors, and that ward arrangements help the council work effectively. It wants to be sure that its proposals reflect community ties and identities.

The Commission is interested in views on which communities should be part of the same ward.

• What facilities do people share, such as parks, leisure centres or schools and shopping areas?
• What issues do neighbouring communities face that they have in common, such as high numbers of visitors or heavy traffic?
• Have there been new housing or commercial developments that have changed the focus of communities?
• And are there roads, rivers, railways or other features that people believe form strong boundaries between neighbourhoods?

The Commission will use local views to help it draw up proposals for new ward boundaries.

There will be a further round of consultation once the Commission has drawn up those proposals.

Launching the consultation Professor Colin Mellors, Chair of the Commission, said: “We want people in Buckinghamshire to help us.

We are starting to draw up new wards for Buckinghamshire. We want our proposals for new electoral arrangements to reflect communities. We also want them to be easy to understand and convenient for local people. Residents and local organisations can help us understand community ties and identities at this early stage of the process.

It’s easy to get involved. Go to our website. Or you can e-mail or write to us. Just tell us what you think and give us some details why you think that. It’s really simple, so do get involved.”

The Commission has a dedicated section on its website where people can give their views: https://consultation.lgbce.org.uk/have-your-say/29857

People can also give their views by e-mail at reviews@lgbce.org.uk

, on mobile via https://lgbce.beezer.com, and by post to:

Review Officer (Buckinghamshire) LGBCE

PO Box 133 Blyth NE24 9FE

The photo competition 2022 results are in! See the dedicated page for the winners and all the entries!

News on behalf of Buckinghamshire Council's Local Heritage List. 

See attached flyer for details. 

Please see attached detailed Advance Warning Notices and useful maps of HS2 related works over Christmas and going into the New Year that have been shared with the Parish Council. 

Please see below a message from Buckinghamshire Council and how to respond to the Local Plan for Buckinghamshire

I am writing about an important survey we’re launching about the future of Buckinghamshire. It’s a questionnaire survey for the new Local Plan for Buckinghamshire. We want to hear your views about living and working in Buckinghamshire, what problems and issues you may face, and what your needs are in the future. We want to know what matters most to you.

You can fill out the survey questionnaire online on Your Voice Bucks: https://yourvoicebucks.citizenspace.com/planning/local-plan-2021

There are other ways to comment. A pdf of the questionnaire survey has been added to the website: https://www.buckinghamshire.gov.uk/local-plan-for-bucks. This can be downloaded and then emailed or posted to the Planning Policy Team.

You can take part from Monday 29 November 2021 until midnight on Friday 11 February 2022.

This message is being sent to all stakeholders and organisations included in the Planning Policy consultation database. I want to give you the opportunity to raise issues that you want the Council to consider. The legal background for this is Regulation 18 of the Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012.

Thank you for taking part in this important work for the new Local Plan for Buckinghamshire. Please share this message with anyone who may be interested in responding to the questionnaire survey.

Great and Little Kimble cum Marsh Parish Council are running a photo competition and are looking for residents to showcase their amazing photography skills.

We are looking for photos of our beautiful Parish whether it be the beautiful scenery or a landmark.

Competition is open to all ages but please do read the below rules.

All entries will be displayed on the Parish Council Website www.kimblecouncil.org.uk

Entries should be submitted toclerk@kimblecouncil.org.uk

by 5^th January 2022

1st Prize: £200, 2nd Prize: £100 and 3rd Prize: £50

Rules:

1. Submissions must be emailed toclerk@kimblecouncil.org.uk by the deadline of 5^th January 2022.

2. You may submit as many entries as you wish however, the photo must have been taken by the entrant and must not contain any materials owned or controlled by a third party

3. Please provide a description for your photo i.e., where it was taken

4. Photos must not be enhanced in any way it must be the original photo

5. Participants of all ages are welcome

6. By entering the competition, the entrant agrees that the council may use the image for any purpose in the future

7. All entries may be displayed on the Parish Council website and social media. Please state when submitting your entry whether you are happy for your name to also be displayed.

8. All photos must have been taken within the boundaries of Great and Little Kimble cum Marsh

9. All participants must live within the Parish of Great and Little Kimble cum Marsh

Judging:

1. Great and Little Kimble cum Marsh Parish Councillors will judge the entries and the judge’s decision will be final and binding.

2. The winner will be announced at the Parish Council meeting on 12^th January 2022

The Prizes:

1. The following prizes will be allocated following the judge’s decision: 1^st Prize: £200, 2^nd Prize: £100 and 3^rd Prize: £50

Great and Little Kimble cum Marsh Parish Council is pleased to announce that we have a new website. 

It is still work in progress but we would welcome any feedback.