Contact and Minutes/Agenda

To contact Bow Brickhill Parish Council email Parish Clerk, Julie Summerfield at BBPC Clerk Bow Brickhill PC
November 2009 Agenda BBPC Agenda Nov 09_(31K) and October 2009 Minutes BBPC Mins Oct 09_(72K)

News – SHLA ... more...

...then contact

contact:

Stuart Simmonds
Passenger Transport Officer (Operations)
Milton Keynes Council
Saxon Court Offices 502 Avebury Boulevard
Central Milton Keynes
MK9 3HS
Tel: 01908 252011
stuart.simmonds@milton-keynes.gov.uk

Bow Brickhill

Bow Brickhill is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England. It is located just a short distance south east of Milton Keynes itself.

The church at Bow Brickhill, hidden in the trees from every approach until you enter the churchyard.The village name is a combination of Brythonic and Anglo Saxon words for 'hill' (Brythonic: breg, Anglo Saxon hyll). The prefix 'Bow' comes from an Anglo Saxon personal name, Bolla.

The village church stands separate from the rest of the village, on the side of a steep hill. This arrangement is common in places that have a strong Celtic history. The church stood in ruins for many years, services having ceased long before the English Civil War took place, so the church was demolished and completely rebuilt in 1757. The church is dedicated to All Saints.

The hymn tune "Bow Brickhill" by Sydney Nicholson was composed in honour of the church here, after it played host to Nicholson and his choristers from Westminster Abbey in 1923.

Bow Brickhill railway station, which serves the village, is located on the Bletchley-Bedford Marston Vale line.

Report and Map

The MK Council Lorry Management Strategy proposals Lorry Management Strategy_(195K) and Lorry Management Strategy2_(420K)

and village E-Group

The village e-group (hosted by Yahoo! Groups) provides an electronic platform for community discussions. It is used for a variety of purposes: Neighbourhood watch messages, announcing village events, disposing of unwanted household items, discussing village matters...the possibilities are endless. If you would like to join email Sue

New for Bow Brickhill

NEW! - village e-group to enable communication between village residents. Email egroup for further information

Advice for people interested in developing land in Bow Brickhill

I would advise any visitor to this web site who has a potential interest in land (housing) developments in Bow Brickhill to contact Milton Keynes Council (Diane Webber 01908 252668) or Ian Haynes (01908 252480) for fair, professional and unbiased advise on what may and what will not be included in the Milton Keynes Local Plan. Land not included will not be avaialble for development.

"your waste Your cash Your choice"

Milton Keynes Council is embarking upon a major consultation on the future management of waste in the city.

Take advantage of being involved in the survey by visiting Your Waste Survey or telephone 01908 254663 for a survey form and further information

You can write with your views to Milton Keynes Council Waste Survey, Freepost MK1466, PO Box 113, Milton Keynes, MK9 3YZ

How to get a Bt Mk Area Book free of charge

BT Customer Service Advisers are aware of this situation and will issue on request a free of charge Milton Keynes Phone Book to any BT customer served by the Bow Brickhill exchange or with a post code of MK17 9.
The BT Customer Service number is 0800 833400 option 1 and our office hours are Monday to Friday 8.30 -5.00.

The contact at BT for any additional enquiries is Donna Bruce (The Phone Book Team Leader)

Tel 01382 302033 / Fax 01382 221166

October 2005 - Planning Application for Eco Home on London End Lane

For litter / rubbish / waste enquiries contact Telephone number 01908 252570 or email envservices@milton-keynes.gov.uk or website www.mkweb.co.uk/waste ..for out of hours Environmnetal Health issues (noisy parties and the like) telephone MAC Community Alarm Centre on MK (01908) 226699 (open 24 hours a day, every day)

for Bow Brickhill residents

Briefing Note from Cllr David Hopkins
Bow Brickhill Housing Sites
....Milton Keynes Local Plan Inspector's Report – Part 2


Background
Bow Brickhill is allocated as a Selected Village in ... more...

including sites in Bow Brickhill

Timetable for Review of Local Plan Sites

Cllr David Hopkins will keep residents informed of all dates and changes as they arise in the coming year.
The Full Council at Milton Keynes will consider the recommendations in April 2005

There will then be a public consultation on all changes to the Local Plan agreed by the Council - the Proposed Modifications in late May / June 2005 (six weeks)

MK Council will then report responses on the proposed modifications to cabinet / council in the autumn of 2005 with a view to adopting the Local Plan by the end of 2005. Other possibilities at that point include a second public inquiry into one or more issues and then possible additional changes to the Plan.

Book now for 2005!

The Three Parishes Shopping Trips.
Efforts are underway to finf funding to start a 2006 series of shopping visits. KJeep looking at this site for details.

The trips in 2005 saw a happy band of ‘regulars' together with additional travellers when the destination is particularly appealing.

When up and running again it is hoped that you will be able to book your tickets from Parish Council representative, Cllr Diana Kesterton (url "mailto:Diana Kesterton@dsl.pipex.com" "Diana Kesterton". Remember – each Parish will only have 15 seats to sell!

Update

Bus Issues
With regard to bus services, operation of service 10 recently changed from MK Metro to Transit Group. The service is now effectively commercial receiving a top up payment from Bedfordshire County Council.

For the first couple of weeks reliability was very poor, but the issues were addressed by Transit and MK Council no longer receive any complaints. One matter that might be raised is the issue and acceptance of MK Metro's commercial bus passes, but no resident has raised that particular issue with me directly.

It appears that MK Metro appear to have issued the pass until shortly before they ceased operation of the service. Transit are not obliged to accept the ticket which caused some disquiet. Also some passengers, of course, use the Metro pass to change onto onward services in CMK. This is no longer possible so some passengers transport costs may have risen.

Unfortunately, as the companies are competitors, a reciprocal arrangement between them is unlikely.

Consultation welcome

Mobile Library
The council is currently undertaking a review of the mobile Library Service in Milton Keynes and would welcome the views of residents to ensure that the service is reaching the right people in the most effective way. If you have any comments on this service could you write by e-mail to Deborah.cooper@milton-keynes.gov.uk or through the post to Deborah Cooper, Milton Keynes Central Library, 555 Silbury Boulevard, Milton Keynes, MK9 3HL

Expansion Update

Milton Keynes Expansion
The Local Plan Inspector Part 2 is now issued. The Inspector considers a site at Edwin Close/Rushmere Close to be better than the site allocated in the Plan (site known as BB1), which he feels should be retained for employment. I am personally very surprised at this decision and would refer back to the origins of why the then Parish Council brought forward Blind Pond Farm as a village exemption site suitable for development. In selecting another site I feel the Inspector has possibly gone beyond his remit.

Lots of other activity and some good news to report. Milton Keynes Council is confident that the Area of Attractive Landscape Designation for the Brickhills will now be retrained! Preserve Bow Brickhill, along with many local residents have responded to the Eastern Expansion Area consultation with demands that a new M1 junction, 13A be constructed, that a planned expansion of health facilities be included, that schools be constructed as demand dictates not lagging behind the population growth and that the balance in jobs and housing be retained. A number of Bow Brickhill residents attended the latest Expansion Issues Public Meeting held in early November where these issues, and many others were raised.

Contacts etc

Environment Services – StreetCare Initiative gains momentum Bow Brickhill Street Care Update_(38K)

I am delighted to report that the Streetcare initiative for Bow Brickhill is already starting to see some very positive results following a street by street audit undertaken with members of the Parish Council– remember the contact numbers below are direct contact names that will make getting in contact direct with Milton Keynes Council Environment Services that much easier.

The Streetcare team have expert local knowledge for all the villages on the eastern flank of Milton Keynes

Landscaping in the village

Landscaping
There have not been any serious issues on the landscaping front in the village.

At Station Road, railway level crossing the council arranged for the removal of dead elm trees and cut back the hedge by road etc. and to the rear of Greenways to London End Lane the Rights Of Way footpath Landscape Countryside maintenance team were called in to cut back the growth. This work was undertaken by the Council Countryside Division, namely Andy Burton, the Rights of Way Officer who can be contacted on 01908 252406.

update for Bow Brickhill

Footpaths
The only issue that is outstanding is the path that runs from Bow Brickhill to Woburn Sands. This footpath has been the source of ongoing problems for a number of years. This particular issue concerns the bank of the ditch which has slipped down and made the path narrow. A works order has been raised by Milton Keynes Council and the works should be carried out in the near future. There is also a seat along the route (by the bend), that needs some repairs doing to it which MK Council are to undertake at the same time as the path is to be repaired. If the seat is beyond repair then a replacement may have to acquired.

and Licensing

Environmental Health & Licensing
Reports from residents of Church Road of sewerage odours had apparently been tackled by Anglian Water …but it could be that they have simply shifted the problem further down the hill for, at time of writing this report, residents contacting me on Station Road complaining of the same unpleasant problem! The sewerage and drainage systems in the village have been the cause of complaints on a continuing basis for many years with Anglian Water variously reporting, ‘too small piping', ‘silt and sand blocking the drains', ‘collapsed main pipes' and ‘insufficient capacity'. I will keep on to them and to Environmental Health at MK Council.

The new Licensing Act may encourage the licensed premises in the village to apply for longer trading hours under the new regime, which they are quite at liberty to do. Such a licence can only be objected two on the following four categories, namely;
1 Crime and disorder , 2 Public nuisance ,3 Public safety, 4 Protection of children. If these objections were not sustainable then MK Council would have no grounds to refuse such an application. This new licensing regime will start in February 2005.

in Bow Brickhill

Education
Many residents will be aware of the process that the village school has been going through - consultation and statutory notice – regarding changing to combined school status. A decision is expected in plenty of time for decisions about the allocation of school places for next September. Allocations will be announced in March, so this is a critical point in time for parents to know whether their children can remain in the school for Year 3 and Year 4.The governors, with the Oxford Diocese, are planning to add a modest extension to the school to ensure that it has the best possible facilities.

update

The Bow Brickhill Tower
Nothing new has gone on Bow Brickhill (that we know of) this year. The T Mobile roll out plan shows their Bow Brickhill equipment being 'upgraded'. I think all that will mean is a new cabinet in the T Mobile compound at the foot of the tower and three new 3G antenna on the tower. Obviously we won't know for certain until/if they notify us of the work, but I'm pretty confident that's what it'll be. No one else is showing anything new for the Tower.

and Traffic

Highways and Traffic
Apart from the ongoing road safety work undertaken this year in the centre of the village and the general ongoing concerns about speeding traffic and heavy lorries passing through the village, the only highway issue I am currently aware of is the return of the flooding on the bad bend on the Woburn Sands road. The Council have been using specialist high pressure jetting equipment coming and I hope that may have cured the problem.

2005 update on local issues

Trading Standards
From a Trading Standards point of view we've only recorded four consumer complaints from the Bow Brickhill area during the last six months. These were exclusively to do with consumer rights and as far as I am aware have all been resolved by the information provided by the Consumer Advice team at MK Council.

In terms of problems in those communities, there is nothing in the Trading Standards database to highlight any specific traders as a source of concern. In general terms though, Trading Standards would advise residents to be on their guard over doorstep sellers, cold-call telephone sales and 'prize draws'. All are prevalent to some degree in this region. If residents want advice on how to safeguard themselves on these topics we'll happily provide something, either individually or to a group.

In general enforcement terms the Trading Standards Officers will be continuing with programmes and project work aimed at protecting consumers, particularly the more vulnerable, from unfair trading practices across the whole range of consumer goods and services.

The Officers have also been increasing the Council's enforcement of under-age sales laws to improve public safety, notably with alcohol, knives, butane and fireworks. A recent new law banning the sale of spray paints to under 16s is also due to be enforced by us as an anti-graffiti measure.

Also it's worth mentioning that there will be an increased input into Animal Health and Welfare enforcement this year to meet stringent new standards being imposed by Government in the wake of the Foot & Mouth outbreak. The additional work is being funded by DEFRA.