Planting costs COMPARISON prices are to be gathered to see if the parish council could make any savings on plants for its planters. New parish councillor Abi-
gail Hogg made the suggestion, and has agreed to approach other suppliers. Vice-chairman Glyn Charlton,
who has provided the plants and carried out the planting in recent years, welcomed the idea and says he will provide details of the current pot sizes and prices so that a direct com- parison can be made. He said he would be happy if someone else wished to take up the gardening job.
Verge concern A MEMBER of the public told the council he was concerned about the deteriorating state of the verge near the old Tovil tip entrance on Dean Street. Members were told the schedule of landscaping work in the parish is being reviewed with council contractors and will include discussions about this area.
Extra salt bins THREE new salt bins will be provided in Tovil at BridgeMill Way, Woodbridge Drive and Forest Hill from county coun- cillor Brian Clark’s highways budget. New litter bins have also been installed at prime spots in Tovil.
Rubbish tip option RESIDENTS are reminded that the refuse tip in Northdowns Way, Lordswood, is their near- est alternative site during the month-long closure of Tovil tip from October 21.
Trees to be pruned HOUSING 21 and KCC have agreed to prune the trees in Tovil Green Court after being contacted by the parish council following complaints.
School plans A PLANNING application to convert the former Archbishop Courtenay Primary School in Church Road into eight flats has been withdrawn.
Little Switzerland row continues
NO decision will be made about the purchase of Little Switzerland by Tovil Parish Council until a full legal report has been received from Brachers solicitors. Members and the public were
told that it was hoped the re- port – answering a series of questions about the possible purchase – would be ready to present at the next parish coun- cil meeting on November 4. The announcement followed comments from the public, the council and the Valley Conser- vation Society (VCS) in support
of and against the idea of the parish council buying a 58% share in the land. VCS chairman Bryn Cornwell
said: “I’m quite surprised we are getting opposition from a community known for its cohe- sion and hanging on to what we have. Buying this land will pro- tect it from development and fi- nally allow us to provide a continuous, safe footpath for parishioners from Tovil to Loose.”
Comments from the public included concerns about the value of the land and the use of
public money. Mr Cornwell added: “The
VCS is not sitting on heaps of money and relies on donations to secure heritage sites like this and the old ponds, but we do give our time freely, which amounts to many thousands of pounds a year in man hours.” Parish council vice-chairman
Glyn Charlton said: “No deci- sion has been made and will not be made by the parish council until we have taken the full advice of solicitors and made that information avail- able.”
Thorny problem
CONCERN was again expressed about developers on The Rose building site. A member of the public accused
those on the Farleigh Hill site (pictured left) of “riding rough shod over Tovil residents”,blocking crossingpoints for pedestrians,whichwas extremelydan- gerous.
Members were told work should fin-
ishonNovember5,whenvergeswillbe reinstated. The council will keep a watching brief. In the meantime, county councillor Brian Clark will in- vestigate whether any traffic orders have been breached by the developer. Concerns aboutparking on thepave-
ments outside of Invicta Cottages in Dean Street will also be reviewed by the parish’s borough councillors.
School to help with fete ANoffer by Archbishop Courtenay Primary School to get involved in next year’s Tovil Fete is to be taken up. Badweather saw the event inAugust make a loss
of just over £850, against a budgeted loss of £1,500. Parish council vice-chairman Glyn Charlton
said: “We will be looking to change the date from the August bank holiday weekend and to work with the Archbishop Courtenay Primary School, which is keen to work more closely with the com- munity. “By working with others, we hope to be able to
turn our previous loss into a profit.” Councillors will this month visit the school for a guided tour of the impressive new building. The parish council hopes to stage awinter fair at
TovilWorkingMen’s Club, following the success of its spring fair in May.
Parking restrictions RESIDENTS will be asked for their opinion on proposals for further parking restrictions at the zebra crossing in Armstrong Road when the plans go out to public consulta- tion.
Public opinion is currently being sought
on proposals to relax parking restrictions in Eccleston Road and put double yellow lines in Courtenay Road.
Cleared path re-opens THE overgrown footpath leading to Hud- sons Quarry has been cleared. Parish councillor Derek Mortimer got the borough council involved. He said “Unfor- tunately, it had fallen through the net and got missed out of inspections and was get- ting badly overgrown, but now it’s clear and wide enough for walkers and buggies.”
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