Parish Council Notes |
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Sports Club Building
The Parish Council is close to completing on the acquisition of the Sports Club
building. Contracts have been signed and we hope to be in possession before
this report is published, by the end of July. An inspection has been undertaken
of the interior, and the priority for the Council is to bring the changing
facilities up to an acceptable standard as soon as possible. Work will be required
to achieve this, and this will have to be sourced.
As well as the short term work, the Parish Council is keen to make sure that the building makes a significant contribution to the development of sport within the village. In order to do this the Amenities Committee have established a small working party of Rob Parton, Becky Rose, Roger Wright and Geoff Blundall. They will be seeking help from anyone interested.
Do contact the Parish Council office if you are interested. Maybe 2012 will be a good year to re-launch.
Parish Plan
We hope you noticed the “Vision for Wellesbourne” publicity from the Parish Plan
group, and have been to one of their consultation sessions. (If you're reading
this on July 31st, pop along to the Village Hall before 4pm).
Alternatively, there's a discussion forum on their website at www.vision4wellesbourne.org .
You can comment on absolutely any aspect of life in the village.
As well as the general public consultation, the group are also talking to clubs, societies, shops, and businesses to ensure that every point of view is represented in their analysis. All this will feed into a definitive survey in the autumn.
Committee Meetings scheduled for August
The next meeting of the Parish Council will be on 3rd August at the Methodist Hall
at 7.30. All are welcome.
David Johnston, Chair, Wellesbourne Parish Council
Wellesbourne Blooms Launch their Calendar
Adrian Cure, surrounded by the Wellesbourne Blooms at a
recent celebration for the
completion of their voluntary work.
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GOOD NEWS ON A SAD SUBJECT Every road death is tragic. The final UK count for 2009 was published in July at 2,222. This is 12% less than in 2008. Some of this great improvement is attributed to new safety features in cars — especially Electronic Stability Control, in which Britain is world leader in rate of growth. Yet we still lose six lives each day on our roads. Overseas the scene on road safety has been dreadful, escalating every year, worst in the poorer countries. At last there was a striking improvement in 2008 within 52 countries of the International Transport Forum (excluding India). They reported road deaths 8.9% fewer than in 2007 (latest data), and the forecast is for a further 10% improvement for 2009. Here in Britain we can count our blessings, and continue to drive with constant awareness of all the hazards that face us. Graham Stephens I hope you are all enjoying the summer. The Lions have been busy as usual at this time of the year participating in a number of local fêtes, and The Lions will be at Walton Fête and Dog Show on Sunday 8th August. The Lions Club annual raft race took place on 20th June: around forty rafts started and only two weren't able to finish. There was fantastic support at the start, at Hampton Lucy and Alveston, and a bumper crowd to cheer the rafters home. Money raised from this year's event is going to the local air ambulance. On Monday 28th June, Lions hosted a visit to Stratford from a group of children from Belarus living near Chernobyl, who are visiting the UK, funded by the Chernobyl Children's Project International. The children were treated to a boat trip on the river Avon, and then went to Brantano where they were each given school shoes. They then went to Stratford Armouries for lunch, a guided tour and a long session in the soft play area. It was a fantastic day for everyone, particularly the members of the Wellesbourne Lions who were delighted to see the children having such a good time. Finally, can I urge you all to support our ‘mini prom’, Sunday 12th September at the Guy Nelson Hall in Warwick? Lion Andy Stokes |
A group of Wellesbourne ladies have joined together in producing a decade-on version of the infamous Women's Institute calendar of the year 2000. The Wellesbourne Blooms, spanning five decades themselves, have modestly bared various bits and pieces to raise money for the James Whale Fund for Kidney Cancer. Their inspiration escalated from the successes in fund raising by friends & neighbours, Adrian and Jane Cure, of Lowes Lane, who have lived in Wellesbourne for over ten years. Sadly, 51 year old Adrian was diagnosed with incurable Kidney Cancer three years ago. This form of cancer is rare and few drugs are available to prolong the life of a diagnosed patient. To help raise awareness and research into kidney cancer, Adrian and Jane have already organised a variety of charity events, resulting in the donation of around £10,000 primarily to the James Whale Fund. The Calendar Launch takes place on Saturday 4th September at 7.30pm in St Peter's Church Hall, when the models (fully clothed!) will be in attendance. Those present will also include their photographer David Clarke, the production team, and the numerous local businesses that have kindly sponsored the calendar. Launch tickets, at £2 per head, are available from Helen 01789 840125 or Adrian 07973 283765 and all proceeds will be donated to the James Whale Fund for Kidney Cancer. Do not miss this opportunity to support this worth while cause and obtain a calendar which runs from December 2010 to February 2012. |