MILFORD‐ON‐SEA PARISH COUNCIL The Old Clock House ‐ 22 High Street ‐ Milford‐on‐Sea ‐ Hampshire ‐ SO41 0QD


PARISH Website: milfordonsea.org.uk


T C   L R You may have seen in the local press, reports of efforts by the Parish Council to galvanise acon, by Hampshire County Council Highway Authority, to install more safety measures in Lymington Road near the primary school, for the benefit of all road users. Unfortunately the County Council is currently resisng any works, but the Parish Council is pressing them for a site inspecon. Cllr Sean Woodward, Execuve Member for Economy, Transport and Environment at the County Council has said in response to the Parish Council’s efforts: ”While I understand the concerns of any parent about road safety, at a me of ongoing reducons in Government funding we must connually look very carefully at where we focus our resources, as we have a responsibility to every Hampshire Council taxpayer, to make sure that the funding we have is focussed on work that will make a posive difference. I understand that this parcular road outside the school already has…measures [which] appear effecve in creang a safe environment… It is, I’m afraid, impossible to engineer


NEWS


Parish Clerk: GrahamWells Asst. Parish Clerk: Sarah Pi Tel/Fax: 01590 644410


Email: milfordpc@btconnect.com April/May 2016


complete road safety – we need the people using the road to use it as safely as possible and drivers, cyclists and pedestrians to exercise consideraon and care at all mes.” The Parish Council will connue to press for improvements and is undertaking a review of parking and traffic issues in the whole village. For more informaon contact the Parish Office.


G  Following our piece in the last edion of the Village Voice for local voluntary groups and charies to come forward to apply for small grants from the Parish Council, we are pleased to report that several have been approved and awarded. These include the village Christmas Tree, New Forest Access for All, Guide Dogs in memory of Freda Cheyney (pictured), Milford‐on‐Sea Community Care Group, Food Week, SCARF, Milford‐on‐Sea Demena Group, and New forest Cizens’ Advice Bureau. Bob Bishop, Chairman said “The Parish Council is delighted to support such a wide range of local organisaons who benefit our community greatly”.


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