Author: CMPC Clerk

Dear Landowner/Developer,

Re: Permitted Developments and Village Hall Rebuild In Christian Malford

You may be aware that there has been interest shown in housing developments linked to a new village hall within Christian Malford. Both the Village Hall Committee and the Parish Council have been approached by various land owners and developers with proposals for enabling developments where a contribution of funding and / or land would be given to support the rebuilding of the village hall. To provide a consistent and united approach these two organisations aim to consult the villagers to determine the preferred option. Therefore, we are now asking all interested parties to submit an outline of their proposal by Monday 14th June, in order that consultation with villagers can commence.

If you are (or represent) an interested party and would like to put forward proposals, please ensure your proposal answers the following points:

1. Provide a sketch of the proposed site, identifying the number of houses, the number of each type of housing, proposed access routes, proposed routes for services (water, telecoms, sewers etc)

2. Demonstrate how your proposal / enabling development is compliant with the village Neighbourhood Development Plan (NDP)

3. What are you going to contribute to the village hall rebuild funding?

4. If contributing land for the village hall rebuild, please provide a sketch showing location, size, access and services

5. What is your proposed timeframe for completion of your development?

6. Outline any key dependencies for your proposal, e.g. linked developments, sale of land, purchase of land

7. Outline any key assumptions contained within the proposal, e.g. use of green space

8. What do you view as the key risks in preventing the proposed development from being completed?

9. Are there any other points you would like to make in support of your proposal?

Please provide sketches and maps as A4 and ensure the written proposal does not exceed 4 sides of A4 paper including diagrams if included.

NB: If you have more than one option to propose, please complete the above questions for each option.

We shall evaluate each option, but our key criteria are: is the option realistic, timely and will it be supported by the village?

Please forward your proposals to Paul McPherson via email paulmac0656@yahoo.com Chair of the Village Hall Committee, no later than Monday 14th June 2021

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Christian Malford Parish Council would like to express sincere condolences to the Queen and the rest of the Royal Family, following the sad news of the Duke of Edinburgh’s passing at the age of 99.

The Queen and Prince Philip were married for more than 70 years and this is undoubtedly a time of great sadness. We are sure that the thoughts of all Christian Malford residents are with the Queen and her family.

During the ongoing Coronavirus restrictions, the Royal Family have announced that physical Books of Condolence will not be available for the public to sign. Residents who wish to pay their respects should use the online book of condolence organised by Buckingham Palace which will be available on the Royal Family website.

The Royal Family have also asked that members of the public consider making a donation to a charity instead of leaving floral tributes in memory of The Duke.

Prince Philip made a notable contribution through founding his Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, to equip and empower young people from all communities to build the skills, confidence, and resilience they need to make the most out of life. A donation to the DofE Award scheme can be made at https://www.dofe.org/donate

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The Parish Council have commissioned a Tier 2 Risk Assessment on the land to the west of the existing burial ground, at a cost of £4,600, to see if it meets the strict criteria to allow us to extend the burial ground.

We are hoping this will allow us to extend the burial ground as we only have a small number of spaces available.

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Dear Friend,
In these difficult times we must keep safe and support each other and I wanted to let you know what is happening at Church and how you can get involved. 
If you would like to join Sunday Worship over Zoom just email Revd. Mark for details: drmarksid@gmail.com
Church is open on Sundays for private prayer and I am always available for a chat on 01249 652752.
With every blessing in these hard times,
Revd. Mark(Curate in Charge, Draycot Benefice)

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Following 4 years on the Parish Council, Mike Lawrence has resigned to pursue other interests – we would like to thank him for all his hard work as a Councillor looking after the Rights of Way, Village Assets and liaising with the Village Hall Management Committee. Particular thanks for his dedication to the Neighbourhood Development Plan – his depth of knowledge will be greatly missed!

We welcome Ian Kirkpatrick as a new Councillor and are happy to help him realise his ‘dream’ 🙂 Ian will be taking over as lead for the Rights of Way, Asset care and liaising with the Maintenance Officer.

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