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The
new track was launched on Friday 16 th July 2010.
What
an event! We had food, music, bikes, professional BMX bikers and
lots and lots of people!
The
track was being used by ages 4 - 69 yrs. We must have had over
150 people there, all eager and energized about the new track
and the new BMX club that is starting up.
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New
Tree Warden
The
Parish Council has recently appointed a tree warden for Iver
parish. Tree wardens are volunteers who get involved in local
tree matters, gather information and encourage local practical
projects to do with trees and woods. Our new tree warden is
Parish Councillor Carol Gibson.
Carol's
first major project has been to organise the planting of more
than 1000 trees and bushes to form a new hedge in Iver Heath
Fields along the embankment with the M25. The fields are behind
Ashford Road/Pinewood Green. Access is by a footpath opposite
The Stag and Hounds and another opposite the width restriction
in Pinewood Green. The ‘Friends of Iver Heath Fields' keep a
general eye on the fields and have working parties to plant
wild flowers and cut back undergrowth and they helped with planting
the new hedge. They were assisted by personal friends of Carol's
and the Parish Council maintenance team together with Blue Sky
Development & Regeneration. This is a charity established
by Groundwork Thames Valley, set up to give paid work to people
coming out of prison, to enable them to move successfully into
long-term employment.
Funding
came from Stella Artois and their promotion ‘The
Real Hedge Fund' .
The
aim was to plant 73 km of new hedges and 8,500 new hedge trees
in communities across the UK .
Just
now 1125 mixed ‘whips' of hawthorn, blackthorn, field maple,
dog rose, dogwood and hazel are waiting for the right combination
of rain and fine weather to bring them into leaf. In time the
hedge will become a wildlife corridor to provide shelter and
breeding places for birds, butterflies and other insects as
well as small mammals. It should cut some traffic noise and
look wonderful. So go for a walk in the fields, see the new
hedge and the skylarks and the red kites.
Carol's
next project will be to plant a similar number of saplings on
land recently acquired by the Parish Council in Swan Road in
Iver. That will take place next winter when the plants are dormant.
So look out for the appeal for more help around November!
Thanks
to;-
Steve
Finn and his team from Blue Sky Development & Regeneration;
Friends of IH Fields; Carol's personal friends; The Tree Council
and Stella Artois .
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Proposed
new pavilion for Iver Recreation Ground
The
Parish Council is serious about building a new pavilion/changing
rooms for Iver Recreation Ground to enable the development of
football for young people and adults in the parish. The building
will have 2 changing areas with referee/officials changing and
a small hall, kitchen, office and storage space. There will be
a toilet accessible from outside for the convenience of spectators
and others. It is hoped that the Football Foundation will fund
at least 50% of the costs of this facility because they are also
keen to encourage football in the area. Letters of support and
constructive criticism will be welcomed for the next 2 or 3 months
while the project is being put together. The current changing
rooms do not comply with up to date legislation on Disability
Access and are also in need of major works to the showers and
other facilities.
To
see the proposed plan, elevation and perspective view, click
here
To
see the site plan, click
here
If
you wish to download a comments form to print out and send to
the Parish Council, click
here
If
you wish to read the minutes of the Iver Recreation Ground Project
Committee that is dealing with the planning of this new pavilion,
click here
Iver
Rec reation Ground Project
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Project
Pinewood.
In
response to requests by residents, Iver Parish Council called
a meeting on Thursday
25 th September in Iver Heath Village Hall. About 200 residents
were present and expressed their concerns and worries about this
huge development in the Green Belt on the edge of Iver heath.
The Chairman of the parish council assured everyone present that
the parish council would object to the granting of planning permission
as any development in the Green Belt or the Colne Valley Regional
Park would be illegal as planning laws stand at the moment.
Read
the minutes of the Meeting: Click
here.
This
project could have a huge impact on Iver Heath. They are
planning 1500 new homes that would virtually double the population
of Iver Heath. If you want to see the extent of Pinewood's
plans click on this link to their website.
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Official
opening of new play area at Iver Park & Recreation Ground.
The
official opening of the Iver Recreation Ground play area by councilllor
Deirdre Holloway, chairman of South Bucks District Council, took
place on Tuesday 1st September 2009. It was installed by
the council as part of the Let's Play! Programme funded by the
Big Lottery Fund through South Bucks District Council and provides
new pieces of equipment for older children to allow them to practise
their climbing skills.
The
equipment was produced by Monster Play.
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Iver
Parish Clerk marries Henley Town Clerk.
The
wedding of our Parish Clerk, Glenda Collins, to Henley Town Clerk,
Mike Kennedy, took place
at
St. Peter's Church Iver on
25th July 2009.
The
couple pictured outside St Peter's Church after the ceremony.
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Youth
Work.
Opportunities
occur from time to time for additional short-term help with
local youth work. If anyone is qualified or on the way
to becoming qualified as a youth worker and is looking for work
either short-term or longer term on a part-time basis then we
would like to hear from you. Call
the clerk at Iver Parish Council (01753 655331) or drop you
CV into the Council offices at 63 Chequers Orchard or email
it to clerk@iverparishcouncil.gov.uk
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Iver
Parish Council takes responsibility for local highways problems.
On
July 28th 2008, Iver Parish Council became the first parish
council in Buckinghamshire to undertake some of the the County
Council’s highways functions. We now employ a maintenance
person, Nick Fisher, 2 days a week as the eyes and ears of the
County Council for highways problems.
Nick can do minor works such as removal of fly posting, trimming
vegetation blocking footpaths and pavements, fixing minor problems
with road signs, removal of graffiti on signs, requesting residents
to trim their hedges where it obstructs pavements or vision on
road junctions, giving permission for temporary signs for charity
events and similar work.
This
formal agreement allows the parish council to make decisions and
target resources on the problems which we know concerns our local
residents.
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Peace
Road opened to Black Park on April 25th. 2008
On
25th of April, 2008, a footpath from Pinewood Road into Black
Park was opened across land owned by Pinewood Studios. The
Studios have erected an internal fence so that the new path can
go through the south of their land. Many older residents
remember this path being open before World War 2 when it was known
as Peace Road.
Parish Council Chairman Julian Wilson with Reg Gould formally
opened the footpath. Reg, who was born in Iver Heath and remembered
the path as a boy, did much of the research to provide evidence
for the earlier existence of this path. The path will provide
a short cut for residents so that they can walk to Black Park
rather than driving there.
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The
New Children's Playground at Iver Recreation Ground
opened on March 11th. 2008
Parish
Council Chairman, Julian Wilson, officially opened the new playground
on March 11th at 10.30am.
Work
began at Iver Recreation Ground last October to re-locate the
children’s playground into the corner of the main recreation
grounds and use the former playground site to extend the car park.
A
number of children from the Infants School and the Monday Playgroup
immediately started to try out the new play equipment.
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New
Bus Passes for 16 –17 year olds and over 60s.
From
1st April 2008, if you're over 60 or disabled, and live in England,
new passes will allow you to enjoy free off-peak travel on local
buses anywhere in England.
For more information click
here.
Following concerns about the cost of travel for young people,
Buckinghamshire County Council has set up a discount travel scheme
for all young people aged 16 or 17 years old.
The key criteria for obtainment for this service are:-
• Must be aged 16 or 17 and in possession of a citizen card
• Must be a Buckinghamshire resident
•The citizen pass must have the Buckinghamshire County Council
logo on the front.
• To be eligible for the £1 rate you must show your
citizen pass to the driver when you buy your ticket
•£1 single tickets can be purchased for any service
starting or finishing in Buckinghamshire.
• The new cards will be available through all secondary
schools and colleges in Buckinghamshire.
Travel times for the pass is 9am-11pm (Monday- Friday) and all
day Saturday and Sunday and Bank Holidays. The scheme is not available
on London commuter services or afternoon school services where
the county’s existing 16+ schemes is available.
For more information call 08453 708090 or email hoc@bucksscc.gov.uk
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Iver
Youth hold a Clean up Day.
On
Monday Feb 18th , Sally Tugwell our Outreach Youth Worker organised
a Clean up Day at Iver Recreation Ground and the High Street.
Sally and about 15 young people with the help of our local PCSO’s
cleaned graffiti, painted walls and cleared litter and ended the
day with a barbecue. The young people wanted to make a stand about
being judged by the community for being ‘youth’ and
all the bad connotations that come with that.
This
is an extract from a letter they wrote to the press.
Dear
Iver community,
Today, we are doing our bit towards the community by clearing
up the mess, admittedly caused by other people our age. We are
proud to be part of Iver and are working together on a clean up
campaign to give something back to our community.
Like you, we have also noticed the bad language and graffiti in
the area and we think it’s rude and insensitive, especially
in the kid’s playground. What’s worse is that we get
blamed for it just because we’re young and hang around the
area.
We hope to prove to you, by our clean up campaign, that we too
care and would like to join you in looking after the area.
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Free
loft and cavity wall insulation.
Cold
homes can result in cold-related illnesses. Tell people you know
about subsidised insulation for those aged 60 plus and FREE Home
Insulation available for residents aged 70 and over!
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Iver
Parish Guide 2009-2011.
A
new Iver Parish Guide 2009-2011 is now being
distributed to all households in the parish.
To
view this online click here ( 2.18 MB pdf file )
Iver
Parish Guide 2009-2011
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£10,000
for Iver Community Libraries.
Alan
Oxley (Chairman ICLL) receiving the cheque from Cllr. Maureen
Royston (Vice Chairman SBDC)
On
Saturday 23rd June 2007 at a sponsored walk event raising money
for a number of local charities including Iver Community Libraries,
the vice chairman of South Bucks District Council presented a
cheque for £10,000 to Iver Community Libraries. The money
was promised by South Bucks when the first community library opened
in Richings Park. It is hoped that a location for a second library
in Iver Village will be agreed in the near future and this money
will help equip and run both libraries for a number of years.
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Big
Lottery Fund Bid Fails.
Iver
Parish Council’s bid for funds from the Big Lottery Fund
to help build a new sports pavilion at Iver Recreation Ground
was turned down at the beginning of June.
The
reason given was that the bid did not match the criteria as well
as many of the other bids they had received. However the Parish
Council is going to continue putting in a bid to the Football
Association
and
to look for other funding sources to make up the proportion that
would have come from the Lottery.TheCouncil
will also be looking to see if it can reduce the size of the building
and keep costs down in any
other
way.
The Council bid was prepared with the help of Groundwork Colne
Valley, and they are to continue helping with the F.A. bid
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IPC
awarded Quality Parish Council Status.
 On
March 1st 2007, Iver Parish Council was awarded Quality Parish
Council Status
by
NALC (the National Association of Local Councils).
The Rural White Paper "Our Countryside: The Future, a Fair
Deal for Rural England",
published
in November 2000, recognised the important role of the first tier
of local government and
proposed a number of initiatives designed to enhance the role
of parish and town councils.
Subsequently,
in June 2003 the Quality Town and Parish Council Scheme was launched.
In
order to achieve Quality status, parish/town councils have to
complete a number of tests.
These
test are split largely into seven categories;
1. Electoral Mandate;
2. Qualifications of the Clerk;
3. Council Meetings;
4. Communication;
5. Annual Reports;
6. Accounts
7. Ethical Framework
The tests are designed to ensure that the parish council is functioning
as an effective, representative and
active
council.
Iver Parish Council is proud to have satisfied all of these criteria
and to demonstrate to our local community
that
we are an efficient, well run parish council. We will now be in
a better position to take on additional services and
areas of responsibility from our principal authorities (Bucks
C.C. and SBDC)
Parish
Council Chairman Julian Wilson receiving the Quality Parish Council
Award from Bucks County Councillor and Chairman of the Quality
Parish Council selection panel, Richard Pushman, at the annual
parish meeting at Iver Heath Village Hall on March 26th 2007
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Parish
Council Newsletters.
The
Parish Council prints a newsletter regularly in the Iver and Iver
Heath church magazines and copies are available in Iver at the
Health Centre, Dentist and Post Office ,
in
Iver Heath at the Library, Trewarden Medical Centre and Slough
Road Post Office ,
in
Richings Park at Cornerstone and Post Office .
Also
at the Parish Council office and at Parish Council meetings.
To read the newsletters click on the links below.
Nov
2006
Parish Council Newsletter. (PDF file)
Jan
2007 Parish Council Newsletter. (PDF
file)
May
2007 Parish Council Newsletter. (PDF
file)
Dec
2007 Parish Council Newsletter.
(PDF file)
Mar
2008 Parish Council Newsletter. (PDF
file)
Dec
2008 Parish Council Newsletter. (PDF file)
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MAN
HAS TO PAY £600 FOR ILLEGAL DUMPING IN IVER.
John
SMITH, AGED 61, of Magnolia Street, West Drayton, Middlesex
was found guilty and convicted on Wednesday 25th April at Wycombe
Magistrates Court of an offence of illegally dumping household
and builders waste last year.
The court heard that on 10th August 2006 SMITH was the registered
owner and the insured person of a Transit van which was witnessed
by a member of the public dumping carpet, wood, window frames,
broken glass, builders waste and plastic bags in Court Lane, Iver,
Buckinghamshire.
SMITH
was fined £300 and was ordered to pay £300 in costs.
On convicting SMITH, the Chair of Magistrates said, “that
the purpose was to punish and act as a deterrent”.
If a person sees anyone dumping waste illegally
in Buckinghamshire, they
can report it on the illegal dumping reporting hotline
0845
330 1856.
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Press
Release
The
Iver Neighbourhood Action Group.
The
following statement was issued to the local press on February
5th 2007
The
Neighbourhood Action Group (NAG) has been running now since last
September. The 3 priorities established from the Public Meetings,
and the surveys that were sent to every address in Iver, Iver
Heath & Richings Park are:-
1.
Anti social behaviour
2. Criminal damage/Grafitti
3. Speeding
From
an early stage the NAG made a decision to concentrate on Richings
Park, as there had been a lot of graffiti, and lots of reports
from residents regarding anti social behaviour. The council and
the police are working hard to clean
up the graffiti and apprehend the offender(s).
The NAG are also trying to find somewhere to set up a Youth Shelter
in the area. If anyone has any suggestions please contact the
NAG.
The local Police Neighbourhood Team are also in the process of
setting up Surgeries for residents to come and discuss any problems
or issues they have.
These will be held as follows:-
First
Monday of the month starting March 2007, Cornerstone, Wellesley
Ave, Richings Park, 10-12
First Wednesday of the month starting March 2007, Library, Iver
Heath, 10-12
First Friday of every month starting March 2007, Evreham Youth
Centre, 7-9 pm
The Police Station in Iver is open every Tuesday between 10-12
and 2 - 4.
N.B.
If you wish to contact The Iver Neighbourhood Action Group their
e-mail address is :-
ivernag@hotmail.co.uk
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The
Chairman's Badge of Office.
In
2006, Iver Parish Council was presented with a Badge of Office
to be worn by the Chairman or Vice Chairman at Council meetings
and on other official occasions.
It was donated in memory of the late Councillor Terry Watkins.
The design (by Iver resident Chris Woolley) takes it’s reference
from the name of the parish.
Iver
comes from the Saxon, Evreham, meaning the settlement (“ham”)
on the slope (“evre”) above
the valley of the River Colne.
Above the green slope and the blue water is an outline map of
the present parish in red together with
the
swan of Buckinghamshire.
This emblem is surrounded by the names of the three main constituent
settlements of the parish.
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