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Report to Annual Parish Meeting - Posted 27 April 2011
Danny Moody from the Helmdon Parish Plan Group (HPPG) presented the findings of the village survey to Helmdon's Annual Parish Meeting on Wednesday 27 April 2011.
The Parish Plan Refresh Report & Action Plan sets out the results of the survey, draws key conclusions and proposes an action plan for the next few years.
The Report will now be submitted to the May meeting of Helmdon Parish Council, which will consider whether or not to adopt it.
It's Survey Time - Posted 22 January 2011
Based on feedback gathered at the Future Needs Day in September, the Helmdon Parish Plan Group (HPPG) has prepared a questionnaire, which will be distributed to every house in the parish over the next few days.
The questionnaire contains twenty questions and shouldn't take too long to fill in. It is hope that a response rate similar to the first parish plan questionnaire in 2003 will be achieved, when 84% of households took part.
A team of ten HPPG members have two rounds each of approximately twenty house per round and the idea is to deliver the surveys personally and then collect them in the week commencing 7 February 2011. this should allow people enough time to think about their answers and fill in the survey, but not so much time that it gets put to one side and forgotten.
The survey is an important part of the parish plan process and it gives every single person in the village over the age of eleven and opportunity to say how they think the village should develop over the coming years.
If anyone has any questions about the parish plan survey please e-mail Danny Moody at parishplan@helmdon.com.
Village Prepares To Consider Future - Posted 10 September 2010
The second Helmdon Future Needs Day takes place tomorrow, Saturday 11 September 2010 from 11:00 - 3:00 at the school hall.
The event is organised by the Helmdon Parish Plan Group and offers residents a chance to talk about issues that affect them now and in the future.
The exhibition, which all residents of Helmdon are invited to drop in to, will be broken down in to six sections: Housing, Transport, Youth, Culture, Amenities and Environment.
Come along to raise any issues you like. Are you concerned about development in the village? Did you know Helmdon's last shop has just closed? What can be done about it? Do you think there is enough in the village for the young people? Whatever you want to talk about, the Parish Plan Group want your views and comments.
As an added incentive light refreshments will be served throughout the day with a free barbeque from midday (prime local burgers and sausages).
Entry is free, so bring the family and enjoy a really good village day.
Future Needs Day - posted 31 August 2010
This will be on Saturday 11 September at the school from 11am until 3pm.
It is organised by the Helmdon Parish Plan Group and is an opportunity to have your say. Further details to come.
Parish Plan II Project Launched - posted 30 May 2010
The Helmdon Parish Plan - a footpath
to Helmdon's future. |
In 2009 the Parish Plan Monitoring Group began thinking about a refresh of the Helmdon Parish Plan, to update the data and identify new needs that the village has in 2010/2011.
A grant application was made to Northants ACRE and £2,000 was awarded to carry out the project.
The Parish Plan II project was launched at Helmdon's Annual Parish Meeting on 28 April 2010, along with an appeal for new people to join the Parish Plan Group.
The group held its first meeting on 20 May 2010 to discuss the purpose and scope of the refresh and what methods would be used to gather evidence.
It was decided to hold a Future Needs Day at the village school on Saturday 11 September 2010, including an exhibition of village issues. Residents will be asked to come along and give their views about the needs and challenges facing the village. the feedback will be used to form the basis of a questionnaire survey to be conducted in October/November 2010.
Keep checking on this page for the latest news, or e-mail parishplan@helmdon.com with any enquiries, comments or observations.
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