Barrowden and Wakerley Parish Plan
Barrowden and Wakerley are linked by the bridge over the River Welland and have been part of the Burley Estate since 1551. The two villages were further linked by shared school facilities and the coming of the railway in 1875. Although the line was closed in 1966, the villages continue to share close associatin though the Village Church, the WI, the Village Hall and the monthly parish magazine.
The Parish Plan was completed in 2005 following a consultation in which 245 people took part.
Below are the actions which were proposed as part of the Plan:
Area of Interest |
Recommended Action |
Priority |
|---|---|---|
Communication |
Notice boards: increased number, better magazine |
High |
Parish Magazine, enhanced content |
Medium |
|
More reporting in local press |
High |
|
Website enlarged |
High |
|
Welcome leaflet for newcomers |
High |
|
Environment |
Local History Group - set up initial meeting |
Medium |
Natural History Group - set up initial meeting |
Medium |
|
Improve standard of tree maintenance |
Medium |
|
Oversee future tree planting |
Low |
|
Maintain and improve village pond - set up initial meeting |
High |
|
Arrange publication of Village Map on village website, in Village magazine |
Low |
|
Owners of dogs to be encouraged to clean up after dogs |
Low |
|
Traffic Speed and Vehicles |
Introduce measures to curb traffic speed |
High |
Vehicles mounting/parking on verges |
Medium |
|
Ensure new developments have adequate car parking |
High |
|
Recycling |
Kerbside recycling in the Barrowden area |
High |
Employment |
Advice for enabling provision of appropriate small businesses should be followed up |
Medium |
Young People |
After school/Drop in club. Seek adult leaders and advice on appropriate child protection measures |
High |
Follow up suggestions for new outings. |
High |
|
Improvements to recreation ground. Consider suggestions. |
Medium |
|
Consider concerns of young people in the review of road safety measures. |
High |
|
Bell ringing - invite those who wish to try |
High |
|
CHAOS - new members |
High |
|
CHAOS - new helpers |
High |
|
Cricket club awareness and invitation to new members |
High |
|
Consider interest in new drama group |
Medium |
|
Consider interest in music group |
Medium |
|
Ensure any new Natural History club seeks young peole |
Medium |
|
Add youth section to the village website |
High |
|
Facilities |
Suggestions for improvements forwarded to village hall committee |
High |
Investigate improved parking for village hall and surgery |
High |
|
Improve accessibility to the surgery |
High |
|
Forward additional services comments to the Surgery |
High |
|
Encourage a meeting of those interested in a community shop |
High |
|
Examine the possibility of a mobile/PO facility |
Medium |
|
Contact all interested in allotment use |
High |
|
Enquire cost of supply water to allotments |
Medium |
|
Investigate use of spare allotment land |
High |
|
Follow up interest in Cricket Club |
High |
|
Follow up interest in sports |
High |
|
Form group interested in developing recreation ground |
Medium |
|
Senior Citizens |
Voluntary Action Rutland literature distributed to senior citizens |
Medium |
Voluntary Action Rutland Transport Scheme information |
High |
|
Advice on NHS related services |
Medium |
|
Age Concern Uppingham leaflets and meetings |
Medium |
|
Luncheon club |
High |
|
Recommended trades people |
Medium |
|
Church |
Welcome leaflet, church |
High |
Follow up volunteers |
High |
|
Consider services |
Medium |
|
Continue to make church welcoming and accessible |
High |
|
Security and Safety |
Neighbourhood Watch to be more widely advertised |
Medium |
More local NHW contact people |
Medium |
|
Continuing liaison with police through NHW |
High |
|
More information to Senior Citizens about services available |
High |
|
Transport |
Details of bus services, VAR, RCC Transport Schemes in Parish Magazine and website |
High |
Discuss with organisers of Kings Cliffe minibus the issues involved |
Medium |
|
Encourage sharing car journeys |
Medium |
|
Suggest smaller buses are used for rural journeys to economise on fuel and preserve grass verges |
High |
|
Subsidised travel facilities |
Low |
|
Local Councils |
Parish and County Councillors names, contact details and responsibilities in parish magazine and website |
High |
Create a village diary, insert PC meetings for the year |
High |
|
Agendas for PC meetings to be notified two weeks in advance in the Parish Magazine, website and notice boards |
High |
|
All architectural drawings submitted for significant planning applications available for viewing in the village. |
High |
|
Any significant planning applications to be debated in village before RCC decision made. |
High |
|
Barrowden United Charities Trustees invite residents to open meeting. |
High |