Tarvin Christmas Festival

The Tarvin Xmas Festival presented an excellent opportunity to inform more Tarvin, Oscroft and Stapleford residents about the proposed Parish Plan. Information leaflets were left in The Gunnery, Bargain Booze, Jessops and The Tarvin News the week before the festival, more were handed out at the festival.
Although most people who visited the stall were from Tarvin itself a few people were from Oscroft and Tarvin Sands, and all showed a positive interest in the proposed Parish Plan.

Many thanks to the following businesses who generously donated prizes for games: The Gunnery, Bargain Booze, Tarvin News

Thank you also to Tarvin Primary School for the loan of the display boards.

Tarvin Parish Plan - Minutes of Steering Group Meeting 09/12/09

VENUE: Edna Rose Room, Community Centre

DATE: 9 December 2009

MEMBERS ATTENDING: Alan Chesters, Sarah Evans, Karen Hemmings, Steve Hemmings, Hazel Manning, Anna Mellor, Phil Miles, Joan Millar, Debbie Ridley, Ray Williams


Alan welcomed everybody and announced that Cyril had resigned but would be willing to help on working parties. Anna also announced that she would be resigning but would help on working parties. Alan to contact Sue and Brian Hardacre who had expressed interest.

ITEMS DISCUSSED:
1 Apologies
2 Minutes of Meeting 17 November 2009
3 Matters Arising
4 Matters not on the Agenda
5 Name for the Project
6 Approval of Draft Steering Group Constitution
7 Chairmanship
8 Approval of Draft Terms of Reference
9 Christmas Market Report
10 Identification of Key Players and Stakeholders
11 Insurance
12 Any Other Business
13 Date of Next Meeting

ACTIONS AGREED:

1 APOLOGIES: Apologies received from Rachael and Roger.

2 MINUTES OF MEETING: Minutes of 17 November 2009 agreed.

3 MATTERS ARISING:

Questionnare: Phil reported on meeting with Karen and Steve – agreed to send a detailed questionnaire to every household – 1087 in 2001 census – a similar one to businesses (including businesses run from home) plus questionnaire to groups and societies. Debbie’s son to attend next meeting to outline ideas regarding blogger site.

Budget: Meeting on budget in the New Year - details of printing costs a priority.

Parish Council: Roger to send a copy of Minutes to the Parish Clerk. Alan to attend Parish Council Meeting every 3 months to speak in the open forum.

Scoping: Mike not at meeting.

4 MATTERS NOT ON AGENDA: See Item 12.

5 NAME OF THE PROJECT: Only 5 suggestions received – ‘Tarvin – Your Community – Your Future’ agreed but would be reviewed further at next meeting.

6 DRAFT STEERING GROUP CONSTITUTION: Roger - wording to be amended – 3.1 ‘The membership of the Group shall be no more than 15 people …’. 7.3 - Keep wording as in draft – Parish Clerk proposing to the Parish Council that the Group keep their own accounts and report back to the PC. Ray would look into whether necessary to have provision for liability.

7 CHAIRMANSHIP: Alan prepared to continue as Chairman – proposed by Ray and seconded by Debbie.

8 DRAFT TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR WORKING GROUPS: Roger 3.0 ‘Methodology/ies’ to be changed to ‘Methodology’. Group agreed not to use initials but to write WG etc in full.

9 CHRISTMAS MARKET – REPORT: Debbie and Anna congratulated and thanked for their hard work - about 230 leaflets distributed but only 6 returned todate. Expenses £23.48 Takings £33.60 = Profit £21.12.

10 IDENTIFICATION OF KEY PLAYERS AND STAKEHOLDERS: Karen and Steve would look into identification of key players and stakeholders.

11 INSURANCE: Ray would ask Bronwen what insurance needed ie public liability and find out about risk assessment.

12 ANY OTHER BUSINESS: Alan asked if Group going to answer a document entitled ‘A Sustainable Community Strategy’ for Cheshire West and Chester – decided against as a Group but could be answered individually.

13 DATE OF NEXT MEETING: Wednesday, 20 January 2010 at 7.30 pm in the Edna Rose Room, Community Centre.

Some of the feedback to the questions asked at the public meeting held at end of September 2009

What things do you most value about our Community and want to preserve?
The rural village nature of Tarvin – ensuring this as well as the sustainability of the village.
A successful village school, local groups/societies - Woodland
The High Street – a good selection of shops pubs etc.
A reasonable feeling of community cohesion – although this is diminishing – good community assets – the Churches, the Woodland, the Community Centre (to an extent), the Library, shops and pubs.
The number of community societies and organizations available
The history of Tarvin – the buildings in the centre of Tarvin.
The cleanliness of the village.

What improvements would make our community even better?
Traffic problems to be addressed
Better and more effective use of existing Community Centre – Film club – Ballroom Dancing – Theatre Group
Effective control of anti social behaviour – awareness of underlying social/behavioural problems.
Improved facilities for young people
More youth activities e.g. Scouts, somewhere for teenagers to meet & play pool etc.
Better communication – but I certainly don’t know how!
Rejuvenation of Neighbourhood Watch
Youth café in one of the pubs – drug awareness for parents – to start a Village choir – a village noticeboard (similar Tarporley)
Better use of the Community Centre
Fibre optic cables for next generation Broadband
A car park in the centre of Tarvin – an enforced reduction of on street parking in the village centre
Dog fouling and dogs off lead in the field
Integration of all groups/ages
More for young people to do. – Facilities for 13 – 18 year olds.
Allotments – Vegetable gardening Club – Computer Club – Cookery Club

What do you most dislike about our community and would like to change?
Lack of cohesion between different parts of the settlement
Social diversity
I actually like Tarvin! I dare say it could be better – but I don’t actually dislike anything!
Lack of interest – Bullying on the Playing Field – children vandalizing property
Divisions and apathy
Dog muck on the Woodland Walk
Traffic and parking problems
Anti social behaviour older youths – due to lack of facilities?
Hedges encroaching onto pavement despite being cut back/tidied
I feel that the Nelsons property should be used for affordable housing for locals. I know of villages which do this and the last thing we need is a supermarket this will obviously cause the closure of all our fabulously helpful shops
I feel it is a problem that young people cannot afford to live in the village – there does need to be some attractive affordable housing for them.