Agenda and minutes
Venue: Via Video Conference
Contact: Clerk - Liz Hornby Community Board Co-ordinator - Liz Charleston
Media
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Chairman's Welcome Minutes: The chairman welcomed attendees to the meeting. Present: Vanessa Martin (GMPC) Mike Johnstone (GMPC) Barbara Rowett Robert Gibson Peter Healy Stuart Grosse (Bucks Fire Service) Mike Etkind Colin Veysey Wendy Gray Dave Rollins Kyle Banks Pei-Ling Harper
Officers: Lindsey Vallis Liz Charleston Katharine Farooqi Nicola Surman Amy Jenner |
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Apologies and Declarations of Interest Minutes: Apologies were received from Cllr Heather Wallace, Jill Stiel, John Cadman, Anne Hewett, Stephen Burke, Carole Eaden, Marcia Lloyd-Webb and Mark Olsen.
There were no declarations of interest. |
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Minutes of the last meeting PDF 182 KB To agree the minutes of the meeting held on 19 October 2022. Minutes: An update on Little Kingshill Baptist Church was provided after an informative presentation from Minister Martin Hatfield at the last Board meeting. The church has been put in touch with Krissie Hutton at Buckinghamshire Council to ensure youth activities are considered in the new build. There was also the opportunity to work with Volunteer it Yourself, a charity who work with young people on building projects to give them experience and training of building trades.
The minutes of the meeting held 19th October 2022 were agreed as an accurate record. |
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Council Update and Introduction to Lindsey Vallis, Service Director, Integrated Transport PDF 117 KB Minutes: The Chairman welcomed Lindsay Vallis, Interim Service Director for Integrated Transport as the new Council Senior Officer Guided Mentor for Missendens Community Board.
An update on Council business was provided, the information is appended to these minutes. The following points were highlighted:
There was a discussion regarding the Council’s estates strategy and the reduction of office space in Amersham. It was highlighted staffing levels had been monitored and services had been harmonised through service reviews. |
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To be presented by Liz Charleston, Buckinghamshire Council. Minutes: Liz Charleston, Community Board Manager provided an update on funding.
It was highlighted Community Board grants had supported the following projects: Great Missenden Parish Council speed survey, Misbourne School youth area, Little Kingshill Baptist Church outdoor furniture, Little Missenden Parish Council bench installation, Kings Church Amersham Christmas hampers and Holmer Green Village Society speed watch signs.
Community grants in the pipeline included an upgrade the Colts pavilion and installation of a kitchen, installation of bike racks in Holmer Green, Holmer Green Sports Club artificial pitch and bat conservation.
It was highlighted projects currently being discussed would need to submit funding applications as a matter of urgency to secure funding before the end of the financial year.
Discussions were underway to install a community fridge in Prestwood and to create a space for young people at the library. The leads on these projects were encouraged to submit funding applications as soon as possible.
A member of the Board queried if the speed survey conducted in Prestwood on Wycombe Road from Lodge Lane to Hildreths Garden Centre covered enough of the road and if the aim of the survey was to lobby for a reduced speed limit from 40mph to 30mph. It was advised the Parish Clerk would be contacted to check if the results of the survey had been received and due to the positioning of the speed camera the survey could not cover the whole of Wycombe Road.
There was a discussion regarding HS2 and the Save Leather Lane project which was linked to bat conservation. The Chairman confirmed discussions were ongoing with senior officers at Buckinghamshire Council and EKFB regarding Leather Lane. Great Missenden Parish Council supported the submission of conservation research to be analysed by EKFB and Buckinghamshire Council’s ecology team. |
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Trading Standards – Scams PDF 1 MB Presented by Pei-Ling Harper Minutes: Pei-Ling Harper, Bucks and Surrey Trading Standards gave a presentation on scams appended to these minutes. The presentation was current at the time of the meeting, members were requested to contact Pei for further information at peiling.harper@surreycc.gov.uk
The following points were highlighted:
The steps to safeguard residents to prevent fraud were listed. The call blocking service Truecall was useful to prevent nuisance calls. Doorbell cameras were installed for victims of doorbell scams. Free sticker packs raised awareness of scams and support was available for victims of illegal money lending.
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Buckinghamshire Fire Service Update PDF 2 MB Minutes: Stuart Grosse, Bucks Fire and Rescue Service gave a presentation on Buckinghamshire fire service.
The following points were highlighted:
The Chairman highlighted the HS2 tunnel fire in the south portal in Hertfordshire. It was confirmed the fire safety system activated correctly and staff had a safety cell to shelter in. The Hertfordshire Fire crew tackled the fire without need for assistance. The review and project team were liaising to discuss lessons learnt from the fire. It was advised HS2 does not currently provide extra funding to the fire service.
A member queried how an on call fire station differed to a full time station. The on call station was crewed by part time firefighters who lived or worked locally to the fire station. They were alerted by the app or phone to respond to the station. There was a need for more part time fire fighters in the Missendens area. Members highlighted they would promote the role via various community channels to encourage more volunteers. |
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· Great Missenden Village Centre · Walled Garden Minutes: Cllr Mike Johnstone from Great Missenden Parish Council provided an update on the intra-parish Great Missenden improvement works. The following points were highlighted:
Kyle Banks provided an update on Missenden Walled Garden. The following points were highlighted:
A member of the Board highlighted they could assist with applications to HS2 for community funding. |
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Community Matters · Consultations: to review open consultations, go to Your Voice Bucks website: www.yourvoicebucks.citizenspace.com · Questions from members of the public to be submitted in advance of the meeting to missendenscb@buckinghamshire.gov.uk Minutes: Liz Charleston, Community Board Manager highlighted the Tourism and Visitor Economy survey was live and would close on 17th February
The Transport Strategy and Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan consultation closed in December and an update would be provided once received.
A Member of the Board enquired about the results of the Community Safety survey. It was advised the Board would share the results once they were released. |
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Date of next meeting Thursday 20th April 2023 (event). Minutes: Thursday 20th April 2023 3pm-6pm (event)
The next meeting is a community event to be held at Prestwood Community Centre. The event would host the Proud of Bucks Awards with nominations open until 12th February Proud of Bucks Awards | Buckinghamshire Council |