New Chair - and new Councillors
The Parish Council welcomed a new Chair at our September meeting. Councillor Clive Gallagher was previously Vice Chair and was elected unanimously to take on the role. Clive has been on the council for a few years, after moving to Wendover in 1994.
He is now retired, but busier than ever and a feature about him will be in a future issue of Wendover News.
Shortly we will be looking for new councillors so if anyone is interested please get in touch with the office for an informal discussion.
We often get many comments on our social media about our work so it would be a great chance to get involved and see the work we do and get involved in making a difference.
Forthcoming attractions
We hope everyone enjoyed the Picnic in the Park event and any comments and suggestions are welcome through the Parish Council office. Although it wasn't a sunny day it certainly wasn't a dull event, with plenty of things to eat, drink and do. In the run-up to Christmas we have many more events and attractions lined up that we hope you will enjoy:
Local Produce Market:
More and more local crafters/food producers and plant growers are joining our stalls on the Manor Waste on the third Saturday of each month between 10 and 2pm. We also have additional entertainment at selected markets. Choirs, Morris Dancers, singers and bands have all featured at our markets. Keep an eye on our social media and website for more details.
Annual Quiz:
The quiz starts on 17th October at 7:30pm in the Bowls Club. Even if you are not competing you can go along and cheer on a team or just challenge yourself to see how much you would score. The rounds happen over a number of weeks on Thursday nights as we whittle down the competitors for the grand finale.
Christmas Tree Lights Switch-on event:
On the Manor Waste and hosted by the fabulous team at Bucks Radio now on DAB in north Bucks and online elsewhere we will have local school choirs and musicians, stalls full of present ideas and warm food. The whole High Street is normally open with shops doing their own events and attractions. Saturday
30 November is the date for your diary and keep your eyes open for more information closer to the date.
Parks
A lot of people have commented on social media about equipment being removed from the parks. The Council has an obligation to maintain the equipment and receives quarterly inspections from an external specialist who assesses what works are required. The Council always has an ongoing programme of works to replace equipment, but sometimes the timetable changes if something significant is spotted in these surveys and we have to remove the equipment before we are ready to replace.
Rest assured the parks are not being closed down and will not remain empty - it is just a matter of timing.
If you are interested in the reports and our responses then this is discussed by our Amenities Committee and the reports can be found by downloading the agendas at www.wendover-pc.gov.uk/2024-25.
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