Parish Viewpoints

We are constantly seeking the views of members of the parish and will provide access to do so here very shortly via an online facility.

The following is a list of responses received from the flyer inserted in the Newslink from both Bradfield and Stanford Dingley parishes.

Summary of the 18 response forms pertaining to Bradfield

Like

Comment	No. occurrences
Peace and Quiet	5
Sense of community	5
Lack of street lights	4
Easy access to footpaths	4
Relatively Small Rural village	4
Village Shop	4
Lovely fellow residents	3
Parish Magazine	1
Parish Council planning concern	1
Feeling of safety	1
Village Hall	1
Village amenities (pub, school, Churches & shop)	1
Dr in Village	1

Dislike

Speeding Traffic	4
Large lorries breaking down hedges & damaging roads	3
Inappropriate car parking (on pavements, blocking drives, on owner maintained grass verges)	3
Increasing traffic flow	3
Infrequent public transport	2
Garage canopy looks dreadful	2
McVeigh Parker site	1
General appearance of Cripps farm	1
Low flying helicopters	1
Lack of affordable housing for local people (children of the village)	1
Litter	1
Hedges encroaching onto the footpaths	1
Incomers	1

Other things which matter to me

Long term success of village shop	3
The need to restrict housing development	3
The name of the village (should have Bradfield in it)	2
Getting rid of lorries	1
Keeping the local health clinic	1
More Police presence	1

Summary of the 12 response forms pertaining to Stanford Dingley

Like

Comment

No. occurrences

Open outlook between buildings/unspoilt rural views

6

Access to Countryside on foot/horseback

5

St. Denys Church

2

The Old Boot pub

3

The Bull pub

2

The River Pang

2

Lack of housing development

3

Absence of street lights/signs/traffic humps

2

Community spirit and neighbourliness

5

Village events

1

Creating the Village Plan with Bradfield

1

The children

1

Small size of village

3

The bus service

1

Access to good transport/M4/A34/railway

2

Fresh Air

1

Low in crime incidents

1

Dislike

No speed limit/signs

1

Absence of village signs when entering/leaving village

2

Speeding traffic/increased traffic flow

4

Lack of facilities, for young, village shop, inadequate village hall

8

Infrequent public transport

1

Litter, volume of/ more bins needed

1

Reluctance to welcome newcomers

1

Incomers that don't join in

1

Use of byways by 4x4 and trail bikes

4

Fencing in of public footpaths/bridleways with unsightly barbed wire

2

Lack of police presence

2

Reluctance to any change

1

Lack of water in the Pang River

1

Poor maintenance of gates on footpaths

1

Poor maintenance of bridleways, difficult gates, reluctant landowners

2

Lack of public transport

1

Bad Road surfaces