Defibrillator Training scheduled for Abberley Parish on Saturday 25th February 2023
/in News /by Carole HirstAbberley Defibrillator Training – Planned for 25th February 2023
Abberley Parish Council is planning to organise defibrillator training at Abberley Village Hall on Saturday 25th February 2023. The training will take approximately 2 hours and we are planning 3 sessions of upto 12 persons at each session throughout the day meaning we can train upto 36 local people.
Candidates for the first course should arrive at 09.45 a.m. for a 10.00 a.m. start. The course will finish by 12.00 Noon.
Candidates for the second course should arrive at 12.00 Noon for a 12.15 p.m. start. The course will finish at 2.15 p.m.
The third and final course – candidates will arrive at 2.15 p.m. for a 2.30 p.m. start. The course will finish at 4.30 p.m.
If you are interested in taking part in this training please contact Cllr. Sarah Outwin at to register your interest and book a place stating your preferred option for timing.
Numbers are strictly limited and so it is advised to register your place asap.
Pavement Parking in Abberley
/in News /by Carole HirstDear Parishioners,
It is often brought to our notice that there is a problem with pavement parking in Abberley. It is misguided to think that it is helpful to park across the pavement. It may allow cars to pass unimpeded but it makes it IMPOSSIBLE for pedestrians, people with sight problems and pushchairs and prams to pass safely.
Below you will see the rules about parking as written in the Highway Code. They are advisory but extremely sensible. If it is ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY to park on the pavement please make sure that you leave enough room for a pushchair to pass.
HIGHWAY CODE
244 You SHOULD NOT park on a pavement.
Parking on a pavement can obstruct and seriously inconvenience pedestrians, people in wheelchairs or with visual impairments and people with prams or pushchairs.
LAW GL(GP)A Sect 15
243 DO NOT park
– near a school entrance
– opposite or within 10 metres (32ft) of a junction
– near the brow of a hill
– where the kerb has been lowered to help wheelchair users and powered mobility vehicles
– in front of an entrance to a property
– on a bend
NB DO NOT instructions are prosecutable whereas SHOULD NOT is advisory
Abberley Parish Council has a vacancy for a Parish Councillor by co-option
/in News /by Carole HirstAbberley Parish Council has a vacancy for a Parish Councillor.
The Parish Council may have up to 9 Parish Councillors. The council currently has 8 Councillors and a vacancy for a Abberley Councillor currently exists.
The Council meets on the third Wednesday in the month wherever possible at Abberley Village Hall, starting at 7.30pm.
If you are interested in finding out more about how to become a Parish Councillor download the Abberley Parish Council Co-option Policy
CLICK HERE to download Co-option Policy
Please return this completed form, together with the completed Co-option Eligibility Form to:
Abberley Parish Council, 1a Church Walk, Areley Kings, Stourport on Severn, Worcestershire DY13 0AL
or Email:
Forms must be returned no later than Wednesday 4th January 2023 at 5pm
Data Protection 1998
The information provided on this application form will remain private and confidential and will only be
used for the purpose of considering an application to become a Parish Councillor.
Abberley Defibrillator Training – Planned for February 2023
/in News /by Carole HirstAbberley Defibrillator Training – Planned for 25th February 2023
Abberley Parish Council is planning to organise defibrillator training at Abberley Village Hall on Saturday 25th February 2023. The training will take approximately 2 hours and we are planning 3 sessions of upto 12 persons at each session throughout the day meaning we can train upto 36 local people.
Candidates for the first course should arrive at 09.45 a.m. for a 10.00 a.m. start. The course will finish by 12.00 Noon.
Candidates for the second course should arrive at 12.00 Noon for a 12.15 p.m. start. The course will finish at 2.15 p.m.
The third and final course – candidates will arrive at 2.15 p.m. for a 2.30 p.m. start. The course will finish at 4.30 p.m.
If you are interested in taking part in this training please contact Cllr. Sarah Outwin at to register your interest and book a place stating your preferred option for timing.
Numbers are strictly limited and so it is advised to register your place asap.
NOTICE OF VACANCY IN OFFICE OF COUNCILLOR – Parish of Abberley
/in News /by Carole HirstNOTICE OF VACANCY IN OFFICE OF COUNCILLOR
Parish of Abberley
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that a casual vacancy has arisen in the Office of Councillor for the Parish Council following the death of Councillor Richard Goodman on 29 October 2022.
If by Friday 9 December 2022 a request for an election to fill said vacancy is made in writing to the Returning Officer at the address below by TEN electors** for the said Parish, an election will be held to fill the said vacancy, otherwise the vacancy will be filled by co-option.
If an election is called, it will take place not later than Thursday 16 February 2023.
Dated: Monday 21 November 2022
Clerk to the Parish Council:
Carole Hirst
Returning Officer:
Andy Baldwin
The Council House
Avenue Road
Malvern
WR14 3AF
* In calculating dates for this purpose, exclude Saturday, Sunday, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Good Friday and bank holidays.
** There is no form of words for this request, which might simply be a letter headed with such words as “We the undersigned being electors for the [Ward of] … Parish, call for an election to fill the vacancy arising from the [death][resignation] of …”. It is helpful if the ten signatures are accompanied by printed names and addresses.
Christmas Shopping Afternoon at Abberley village hall in aid of 1st Abberley and Witley Brownies on 27th of November from 11am-2pm
/in News /by Carole HirstHave your say on sites for Travellers and Travelling Show People in South Worcestershire
/in News /by Carole HirstHave your say on sites for Travellers and Travelling Show People in South Worcestershire
The South Worcestershire Councils are inviting comments on the provision of sites for Travellers and Travelling Showpeople.
Worcester City, Malvern Hills District and Wychavon District Councils have prepared a Development Plan Document which includes information on the accommodation needs of Travellers and Travelling Showpeople across South Worcestershire.
The document includes policies which seek to ensure that future Traveller sites are appropriately located and designed.
The document proposes additional Traveller pitches on two existing Traveller sites at Newlands, Malvern and Charlton, Pershore and two existing sites at Aldington and Evesham are also allocated in case the latest planning permissions lapse.
To help meet the medium to longer term needs of Travellers or Travelling Showpeople, new sites are also proposed on the new and expanded settlements at Worcestershire Parkway, Throckmorton and Rushwick, together with a site on each of the urban extensions at Worcester South and Worcester West.
The six-week public consultation runs from 1 November until Tuesday 13 December 2022 at 11.59pm. The public and other interested parties are being asked to comment on whether they believe the Development Plan Document is sound and legally compliant.
For the Development Plan Document to be considered sound it must show that it will meet the identified need for Traveller sites, is based on robust evidence, is deliverable and is consistent with national planning policies. To be legally compliant, the document must have followed all necessary legal and procedural requirements.
The Development Plan Document has been informed by earlier public consultations held in 2016, 2018 and 2021. This is the last public consultation on the document before it is submitted to the Government’s Planning Inspectorate for independent Examination in 2023.
Cllr David Harrison, Chairman of the South Worcestershire Development Plan Joint Advisory Panel, said: “Providing sufficient appropriately located and designed sites for Travellers and Travelling Showpeople is vitally important, so I would urge people to make their voices heard on this essential issue.”
While all comments submitted during the consultation will be forwarded to the Planning Inspectorate for consideration during the next stage of the document, the Government’s Planning Inspector is only likely to consider comments that relate to the soundness and legal compliance of the document.
People can comment by visiting https://www.swdevelopmentplan.org/consultations/south-worcestershire-traveller-and-travelling-showpeople-policy from Tuesday 1 November and downloading and filling in the comment form, by email or by post. Paper copies will also be available from Customer Contact Centres, local libraries and some parish and town council offices.
NOTES
The Traveller and Travelling Showpeople Policy and Site Allocations DPD is part of the South Worcestershire Development Plan Review (SWDPR) process. The SWDPR, jointly prepared by the three South Worcestershire Councils – Malvern Hills, Worcester City and Wychavon – covers the period to 2041. The SWDPR addresses overall housing and employment requirements and includes detailed policies to determine planning applications.
The three South Worcestershire Councils have a responsibility to plan for the housing needs of all residents, including the Traveller and Travelling Showpeople community under the Housing and Planning Act 2016.
The Government’s national Planning Policy for Traveller Sites requires the South Worcestershire Councils to identify a supply of deliverable Traveller sites to provide 5 years’ worth of sites against locally set targets, and sufficient developable sites for up to 15 years.
The South Worcestershire Gypsy and Traveller Accommodation Assessment (GTAA, 2019) identified a need for 104 Traveller pitches in the period to 2041. Between March 2019 and August 2022, 49 Traveller pitches were granted planning permission across South Worcestershire, leaving an outstanding requirement for 55 pitches in the period to 2041. Additionally, the GTAA identified a need for 10 Travelling Showpeople plots in the period to 2041. 2 Showpeople plots have been granted planning consent since March 2019.
The Traveller and Travelling Showpeople Policy and Site Allocations DPD makes provision for up to 56 Traveller pitches (4 at Newlands, 2 at Charlton, 20 at Worcestershire Parkway, 10 at Throckmorton, up to 10 at Worcester South and up to 10 at Worcester West) and 10 Travelling Showpeople plots at Rushwick.
As part of the development of the Development Plan Document, the South Worcestershire Councils undertook three “calls for sites” – in 2015, 2016 and 2020 – to provide an opportunity for individuals and organisations to suggest sites that they considered might be suitable for allocation as a Traveller or Travelling Showpeople site. 46 sites were submitted for consideration, but not all were considered suitable.
In addition to proposing specific site allocations to meet the identified needs of Travellers and Travelling Showpeople, the Development Plan Document also includes draft policies to ensure that development proposals for Traveller and Travelling Showpeople sites are appropriately located and designed.
After the public consultation all responses will be reviewed and submitted to the Planning Inspectorate. An independent Inspector will then be appointed to carry out the Examination stage of the process. This involves scrutinising the Development Plan Document to make sure that it is sound and legal. A series of public hearings may also be held where people will have the chance to make representations.
After the Examination stage is complete, the Planning Inspector may decide to ask for changes to be made to the Development Plan Document. Once this is completed the Development Plan Document can be formally adopted by each of the South Worcestershire Councils. This is expected to take place in late 2023.
Full details of the Plan are available at https://www.swdevelopmentplan.org/consultations/south-worcestershire-traveller-and-travelling-showpeople-policy
Glossary
For the purposes of planning policy ‘Travellers’ means Persons of nomadic habit of life whatever their race or origin, including such persons who on grounds only of their own or their family’s or dependants’ educational or health needs or old age have ceased to travel temporarily, but excluding members of an organised group of Travelling Showpeople or circus people travelling together as such.
For the purposes of planning policy, ‘Travelling Showpeople’ means Members of a group organised for the purposes of holding fairs, circuses or shows (whether or not travelling together as such). This includes such persons who on the grounds of their own or their family’s or dependents’ more localised pattern of trading, educational or health needs or old age have ceased to travel temporarily, but excludes Travellers as defined above.
For the purposes of planning policy, ‘pitch’ means a pitch on a ‘gypsy and Traveller’ site and ‘plot’ means a pitch on a ‘Travelling Showpeople’ site (often called a ‘yard’). This terminology differentiates between residential pitches for ‘gypsies and travellers’ and mixed-use plots for ‘Travelling Showpeople’, which may need to incorporate space to allow for the storage of equipment.