FRILSHAM FUTURE
ONLINE OPINION SURVEY
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"Frilsham Future" creating a plan for our parish
"to meet the needs of the community and enhance village life”.
A steering group has been formed to guide the project, members include: Jules de Jongh (chair) Keryn Henwood-Fox (treasurer) Dorcas Ward (secretary) Anthony Allen, Helen Allen, Gerald Barber, Christine Dunn, John Goodenough, Teresa Haxton, Christine Kettlewell, Rev Tony Lynn, Shirley Lyon and Steve Waite
The process is in the early stages. Some ideas gathered from the community are in development already:
Senior lunches- Bridget Procter is looking for a few more helpers to get this started, she has done most of the preparation and just needs a bit more support, phone 201-066 or email bridgetprocter@btinternet.com
Walking group- Pick a time and place and make it more social
Gardening club- Exchange seedlings, have a produce “market” selling your extras, attend gardening events, have speakers and bulk buying opportunities
Book club- Get more out of your reading by sharing the experience, we can even order books from the mobile library
If you would like to take part in any of these groups contact future@frilsham.org.uk or 201980.
Click here for the latest community events.
Parish Planning: What, Why & How: A plan outlines the needs and aspirations of the community. Identifying them usually prompts the motivation and support required to bring those positive changes into effect. The local council considers Parish Plans key documents, ones that drive their policies, strategies and work programmes. Essentially it is our voice, a way to influence the councils, stimulate action and attract funding. £5000 has already been set aside by West Berkshire for capital expenditure within our plan once Frilsham’s is complete.
Consulting the whole village is crucial to the process. It will take many forms. The biggest exercise will be a questionnaire to every household. The detail gathered from the questionnaires provides evidence to support particular objectives in the ultimate plan. Before the questionnaire can be produced, all aspects of local village life need to be reviewed to establish what issues are of interest and most concern to Frilsham residents. These can then be explored in more detail within the questionnaire.
A series of consultation events will take place to gather the views of the community. There are five main headings taken from the Council’s Local Strategic Plan. Many members of the community have volunteered their time to head up the consulation process.
Accessible Frilsham- Sarah Wilson
Healthier Frilsham- Keryn Henwood-Fox & Shirley Lyon
Greener Frilsham- Sandra Wilkinson & Jim Hodgeon
Prosperous Frilsham- Gerald Berber
Safer Frilsham- Steve Waite & Ken Darvell
Questionnaire Development Team: Anthony Allen, Louise Brook & Bob Lyon
Sub headings will be added to reflect specific matters relevant to Frilsham. The consultation events provide the opportunity to influence the plan, as well as socialize in the usual Frilsham syle.
Getting Started: Back in May of this year was our First Annual Village BBQ to celebrate the newly refurbished Club Room. It was there that ideas were initially collected about residents’ desires for more village activities. Funding for these can be accessed through a Parish Plan.
In September many young and young at heart gathered to create a model of Frilsham as a way of engaging children in the planning process. The model was a focal point at the October St Frideswide Supper. The villagers in attendance feasted and then brain stormed their way around the room putting forward a vast array of ideas and issues. These will be forwarded to the Consultation Leaders and some listed on this page are already being acted on. Just a few of the ideas include: 20 mph speed limit, film club, protect beech trees, bonfire night and an oil consortium.
We will also be starting a youth video project to engage the young of our community in its history, people and needs. A professional production company will guide them but it is the young people themselves who will research, record and edit the film.
