WPC Summer Newsletter 2019

Summer 2019 edition

Serving the Community Published by Winkfield Parish Council Swinley Forest - photo by Christine Yarnall

ELECTION UPDATE PAGE 2 SPEEDWATCH PAGE 5

125 YEAR CELEBRATIONS PAGE 4 KINGFISHER PROJECT PAGE 5

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IN MEMORIAM

CYCLE RIDE 23rd June 2019

JIM BRYANT page 6

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A recap of recent events - page 3

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Recycling points - page 3

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Tennis courts - page 2

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Play equipment upgrades - page 3

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Photo Competition 2019 - page 4

We sadly announce that former Council Chairman, Jim Bryant passed away on Friday 7th June, aged 94. Jim retired from the Council in 2015 after serving as a Parish Councillor for circa 40 years and rarely missed a meeting. He lived locally with his wife, Jackie and two sons for many years and was instrumental in the building of Carnation Hall.

Jim was a very keen sportsman and was selected to carry the Olympic torch in 2012.

Jim was a very well respected member of the community and will be missed by his friends and colleagues.

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MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIRMAN Cllr David Parkin, Chairman I am once again honoured to have been re-elected as Chairman for the forthcoming year and look forward to continuing to serve the Parish.

Whilst many members of the Council remain in office following the elections, providing the advantage of continuity and knowledge to lead the Council forward, we are pleased to have two new Councillors joining us who I am sure will bring additional knowledge and enthusiasm to their role.

We move forward into the summer months with a number of events planned to celebrate the 125 year anniversary of the Parish Council, together with planned projects such as play area upgrades, additional seating and signage, planting and equipment maintenance.

Activities at Locks Ride are beginning to pick up and the cabin remains open daily throughout the summer months - be sure to pop down to sample the wares and maybe catch a cricket match while you’re there.

We hope you have an enjoyable summer.

ELECTION UPDATE Following the elections held on 2nd May 2019, the following Councillors were elected to represent Winkfield Parish Council: Ascot Priory Ward

Winkfield & Cranbourne Ward

Martins Heron & The Warren Ward

Forest Park Ward

Cllr Ms V Brown

Cllr N Atkinson

Cllr D Parkin

Cllr O Barreto

Cllr Mrs D Hayes

Cllr Mrs A Cullen

Cllr R Warren

Cllr Ms E Blyth

Cllr B Shurville

Cllr Ms M Gaw

Cllr C Foxon

Cllr G Paxton

Cllr Mrs S Luker

Cllr Mrs A Michie

Vacancy

Cllr D Wall

Cllr N Polydorou

Vacancy

We welcome Cllr Mrs Aghdas Cullen and Cllr Christopher Foxon to Winkfield Parish Council. Our thanks go to previous Councillors Stuart Tarrant, Jordan Masters, Charlie Laver and Colin Yates for their work with the Parish Council. There are currently 2 vacancies and if you are interested in finding out more about becoming a Parish Councillor, please contact the Parish office.

Elections were also held for Bracknell Forest Council and the following Councillors were elected: Ascot Ward

Crown Wood Ward

Harmans Water Ward

Winkfield & Cranbourne Ward

Cllr Nigel Atkinson

Cllr Marc Brunel-Walker

Cllr Mrs Isabel Mattick

Cllr Ms Moira Gaw

Cllr Mrs Dorothy Hayes MBE

Cllr Colin Dudley

Cllr Ms Ash Merry

Cllr Tony Virgo

Cllr Ms Suki Hayes

Cllr Chris Turrell

Full details of Parish and Borough Councillors are listed on the back page of this newsletter.

TENNIS AT ASCOT JUBILEE We are fortunate enough to have 3 fabulous tennis courts at Ascot Jubilee Recreation Ground, available for use by residents through our membership scheme.

Family, adult and junior memberships are available, see our website for costs and details on how to apply.

SOCIAL MEDIA If you don’t already, be sure to follow WPC on Facebook and Twitter. Information is posted on almost a daily basis and this enables residents to quickly find out what’s happening in their local area. See the back page for more details.

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News Round-Up Blackmoor Playspace

Annual Parish Meeting

The play equipment at Blackmoor Playspace has now been replaced to provide a fresh new play area for our younger residents.

The Annual Parish Meeting was held on 26th March at Carnation Hall.

Residents came together to review the activities of the Parish Council over the past 12 months, together with a history of Winkfield Parish Council since its inception in 1894.

A number of grants were awarded to local groups and organisations who provided residents with an insight into the services they provide. An enjoyable evening for all.

Summer of Fun

Asher Recreation Ground

Plans are well underway for the Summer of Fun events during the school summer holidays. There will be eight fun days held across the Borough with Winkfield hosting a day on Wednesday 14th August at Locks Ride. See page 6 for more details.

Plans are moving forward with the upgrade of play equipment at Asher Recreation Ground.

Footpath Walk

The Council met with students at Cranbourne School to identify their “wishlist” and tenders were invited from potential contractors. These have now been reviewed and further consultation with the students, parents and local residents will be carried out.

Our spring footpath walk took place on Saturday 11th May around Forest Park. Unfortunately, due to bad weather the event was poorly attended. Let’s hope for better weather for the next walk!

The Council is also looking at possible drainage solutions for the field to enable the area to become more widely used, particularly during the winter months.

Recycling

Neighbourhood Development Plan We are currently at the pre-submission publicity and consultation stage. The NDP Steering Group is still working to finalise the Draft Neighbourhood Development plan with a view to now submitting it to Bracknell Forest Council in the summer.

Please reference the Winkfield Neighbourhood Plan website to keep up-to-date with further developments.

www.winkfieldnp.org

Winkfield Parish Council has been working closely with Bracknell Forest Council to provide much needed recycling points around the parish.

There are currently four clothing recycling banks at Ascot Jubilee Recreation Ground, Asher Recreation Ground, Carnation Hall and Locks Ride which support charities including Thames Valley Air Ambulance and The Salvation Army.

We also have glass recycling banks at Asher Recreation Ground and WEEE bins at the Parish office and Ascot Jubilee Recreation Ground for your broken small electrical items.

Carnation Hall The play equipment at Carnation Hall has just been spruced up with a fresh coat of paint.

We have also had a beautiful tree seat installed behind the hall and a fantastic carved seat placed in the play area itself.

Finally, the flagpole displaying our Green Flag award has been relocated.

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Winkfield Parish Council, formed in 1894, is celebrating its 125 year anniversary this year!

To celebrate, we are planning a number of events over the next few months and would like to invite residents to join us in these celebrations.

All events are free but will only be open to residents of Winkfield.

Due to space constraints, some events will have limited capacity and therefore ‘tickets’ will be allocated.

To express your interest in any event, email us NOW at

OPEN GARDEN & TEA

DRIVING “TREASURE” HUNT

27th July 2019

15th September 2019

Kilbees Farm

Locks Ride Recreation Ground

An opportunity to walk through beautiful formal gardens followed by afternoon tea

Follow the clues around Winkfield. Fun for all the family ending with refreshments & prizes

TEAM QUIZ NIGHT

AFTERNOON TEA PARTY

19th October 2019

24th November 2019

Carnation Hall

Carnation Hall

Are you the brains of Winkfield?

Pit your wits against your fellow residents. Teams up to 8 people.

Fish & chip supper included

Enjoy an afternoon of tea, scrumptious cakes, community spirit and entertainment

info@winkfieldparishcouncil.gov.uk

or call 01344 885110 If we have more applicants than availability, ‘tickets’ will be randomly allocated.

Check our website and Facebook page regularly to keep up to date with event details.

Detailed information will be sent to attendees prior to the event.

Are you a budding photographer?

We are looking for entries into the 2019 Photography Competition - an opportunity to capture Winkfield at its finest. Whether you have the latest equipment or just a smart-phone, we want to see Winkfield through your eyes.

The theme for 2019 is “A Summer in Winkfield” Entries should be emailed to info@winkfieldparishcouncil.gov.uk Closing date for entries is 31st August 2019 The winning photograph will be enlarged and displayed at Carnation Hall

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Wildlife in Ascot and our Kingfisher Flyway Project As those of you who live along Blackmoor Stream or around Blackmoor Pond will already know, there has been a lot of work going on for our kingfishers!

Yes, those beautiful little jewels of birds who we are lucky enough to have in the vicinity of the stream and the pond. We were at risk of losing them as the pond had become degraded and silty so Wildlife in Ascot applied to the Heritage Lottery Fund who gave a significant grant which made the project possible.

We chose to do this as our first major project because people had recorded sightings of kingfishers. We have a recording form on our website for people to tell us what is around us so we can direct our energy to make things better. This information is of immense value to us so please do have a look and record anything you see on your travels around the area on the website.

The Kingfisher Flyway project involved volunteers: •

removing the large, introduced, fish from the pond and re-homing them as they were stirring up the silt showing physical signs of stress because the water quality in the pond was deteriorating

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moving the silt to a new spot behind the revetments to make new banks but left some as this is important for pond health

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planting up the new banks with thousands of baby plants which should give a beautiful display as well as providing food and cover for insects

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clearing the island

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installing a new structure which is the kingfisher nesting site, with two nesting burrows

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put in some aquatic plants into the pond to help improve the water quality, including some beautiful native water lilies

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cutting back overhanging branches to aid water flow and ensure a clear passage for flying Kingfishers

Then there was the work along the stream itself. The original aim was to ensure that 20% of the stream length was in good order. We discussed what we needed to do with the Environment Agency and Bracknell Forest Ranger. Following a leaflet drop and speaking to about 80% of home owners along the stream we have either seen or worked on 50% of its length and can be confident that it is looking good.

Volunteers turned up and cut back overhanging branches where they were becoming too thick to allow light in, made sure that the water could flow well and that there was a clear passage for flying kingfishers. Thank you to them and thank you to everyone who welcomed us into their gardens. It made so much difference and allowed us to substantially exceed our own target!

We have been clearing the stream side in Blythewood Local Heritage Site, removing bamboo and other invasive species.

The work we have done is good not just for the kingfishers, but for all the life that lives in the water and along its margins.

The endeavour is not over - this work will need to continue and be built upon in coming years to ensure that things do not go backwards.

Pond dipping sessions are planned for 2019 which will tell us how well the invertebrates and insects living in Blackmoor Pond are benefiting from the work, to which local residents are invited; conservation activities around the area will be done through autumn and winter months in future years using local volunteers.

Apart from this project and others currently in the planning stages, Wildlife in Ascot hold many events – walks, talks, activities and so on. They are generally free and we welcome anyone who wants to join us.

Please check out our website and do come and meet us. We’d love to see you!

Kingfishers this year – what next?

To contact us, email us at ascot.wildlife@gmail.com or look on our website at www.wildlifeinascot.org .

SPEEDWATCH Winkfield Parish Council has joined with Warfield and Binfield Parish Councils to purchase a Sentinel speed camera as part of Community SpeedWatch, a traffic monitoring scheme coordinated by Thames Valley Police (TVP).

SpeedWatch can be operated in areas up to a 40mph speed limit. Community volunteers work alongside TVP officers to identify vehicles which break the speed limit. Registration numbers are entered onto a database and letters are sent to vehicle owners advising that their vehicle has been noted to have exceeded the speed limit. Further action may be taken if a vehicle is caught for a third time.

The recruitment of volunteers and the operation of the SpeedWatch is the responsibility of TVP with locations suggested by the community. If you would like to become a SpeedWatch volunteer or suggest a location, please contact PCSO Magdalena Molenda (see page 8).

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2019 FAMILY CYCLE RIDE The annual Warfield/Winkfield Cycle Ride will be held on Sunday 23rd June 2019 from Carnation Hall.

Registration opens at 9.30am but this year we have organised online registration which can be completed at any time prior to the event.

Go to www.winkfieldparishcouncil.gov.uk and you will find the “Sign Up” link on our homepage.

The route is a 10 mile circular route around Warfield and Winkfield and is suitable for the whole family.

All riders receive a certificate and children completing the ride will receive a medal.

Don’t forget your helmet!!

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2018 PHOTO COMPETITION WINNER

ASCOT JUBILEE PAVILION

Our 2018 competition was won by Christine Yarnall with this photograph aptly named “Secret Sanctuary� which was taken in Swinley Forest. The photo has been enlarged and is now proudly displayed at Carnation Hall. Christine met Cllr David Parkin to see the finished result.

Did you know that there is a lovely little room available for hire at Ascot Jubilee?

Ideal for small group meetings or classes, contact the Parish office to check availability or find out prices.

Could you be our 2019 winner? See page 4 for more details.

Contributions We welcome your feedback and contributions to this newsletter. If you would like to promote a local event, advertise your club or group, place a special announcement or submit an article, please contact us.

Advertise If you wish to advertise your business please contact us to find out about our current rates on 01344 885110 or email info@winkfieldparishcouncil.gov.uk

Deadline All contributions to the next edition must be received at the Parish Council office by 16th September 2019, by post or email to info@winkfieldparishcouncil.gov.uk

Council Meetings Winkfield Parish Council works hard to make local government open and accessible. All of our meetings are open to the public and press and are held in the Lounge room at Carnation Hall, Chavey Down Road, Winkfield Row, RG42 7PA. Before every meeting the Agenda can be viewed on the noticeboard at the Parish Council office and on our website where minutes of the previous meetings are also available. Below is the list of meetings until the end of November 2019.

Date

Meeting

Start Time

Date

Meeting

Start Time

September 2019

June 2019 4 June

Planning & Highways

7.30pm

3 September

Planning & Highways

7.30pm

18 June

Full Council

7.30pm

17 September

Full Council

7.30pm

25 June

Staffing & Strategy

7.30pm

October 2019 1 October

Planning & Highways

7.30pm

Full Council

7.30pm

5 November

Planning & Highways

7.30pm

July 2019 2 July

Planning & Highways

7.30pm

15 October

16 July

Full Council

7.30pm

November 2019

August 2019 6 August

Planning & Highways

7.30pm

19 November

Full Council

7.30pm

20 August

Full Council

7.30pm

26 November

Staffing & Strategy

7.30pm

27 August

Staffing & Strategy

7.30pm

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CONTACT INFORMATION Parish Councillors

BFC Borough Councillors

Ascot Priory

Forest Park

Ascot

Cllr Ms Vicki Browne

Cllr Olivio Barreto

Cllr Nigel Atkinson

T: 07917 434366 E: vrb.winkfieldpc@btinternet.com

T: 01344 450352 E: oliviobarreto@hotmail.com

T: 07980 984158 E: nigel.atkinson@bracknell-forest.gov.uk

Cllr Mrs Dorothy Hayes

Cllr Ms Emily Blyth

Cllr Mrs Dorothy Hayes

T: 01344 882360 E: dorothy.hayes@bracknell-forest.gov.uk

T: 01344 882629 E: emily.winkfield@outlook.com

Cllr Geoff Paxton

Cllr Christopher Foxon

T: 01344 885874 E: geoffpaxton@btinternet.com

T: 07928 165405 E: chris.foxon@outlook.com

Cllr Bob Shurville

Cllr Mrs Angela Michie

T: 01344 886402 E: fwswpc@btinternet.com

T: 01344 883854 E: angelamichie@btinternet.com

Vacancy

Cllr Nikos Polydorou

T: E:

T: 07711 062825 E: nikos.polydorou@btconnect.com

Vacancy

Winkfield & Cranbourne

T: E:

Harmans Water

Cllr Nigel Atkinson

Cllr Mrs Isabel Mattick

Martin’s Heron & The Warren

T: 07980 984158 E: nigel.atkinson@bracknell-forest.gov.uk

T: 01344 420997 E: isabel.mattick@bracknell-forest.gov.uk

Cllr Mrs Aghdas Cullen T: 07857 889978 E: aghdas.cullen@gmail.com

Cllr Ms Ash Merry

Cllr David Parkin T: 01344 484014 E: dmcp47@gmail.com

Cllr Robert Warren T: 01344 885110 E: robert_warren@hotmail.co.uk

Cllr Ms Moira Gaw T: 07928 301786 E: moira.gaw@bracknell-forest.gov.uk

Crown Wood Cllr Marc Brunel-Walker T: 07711 421950 E: marc.brunel-walker@bracknell-forest.gov.uk

Cllr Colin Dudley T: 01344 429451 E: colin.dudley@bracknell-forest.gov.uk

Cllr Ms Suki Hayes T: 01344 882360 E: suki.hayes@bracknell-forest.gov.uk

T: 07950 996014 E: ash.merry@bracknell-forest.gov.uk

Cllr Chris Turrell T: 01344 420471 E: chris.turrell@bracknell-forest.gov.uk

Winkfield & Cranbourne

Parish Council Contact

Cllr Mrs Sue Luker

Clerk to the Council Mrs Annemarie Edwards

T: 01344 884274 E: suelukerwinkfieldpc@gmail.com

Parish Council Office, Fernbank Road, Ascot, SL5 8JW T: 01344 885110 E: info@winkfieldparishcouncil.gov.uk

T: 01344 882360 E: dorothy.hayes@bracknell-forest.gov.uk

Cllr Derek Wall T: 01344 882629 E: drdnwall@gmail.com

www.winkfieldparishcouncil.gov.uk

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Adam Afriyie, MP T: 020 7219 8023 E: adam.afriyie.mp@parliament.uk

Useful Contacts

Email: BracknellNorthernParishesNHPT@thamesvalley.pnn.police.uk

T: 07894 074294 E: tony.virgo@bracknell-forest.gov.uk

T: 020 7219 2804 E: leepa@parliament.uk

@WinkfieldParishCouncil

Community Police PC Darin Stone PC Corinne Mullar PCSO Gary Clarke PCSO Magdalena Molenda

Cllr Tony Virgo

Phillip Lee, MP

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Area Inspector: Insp Dave Bryan Area Sergeant: PS Cassandra Oswald

T: 07928 301786 E: moira.gaw@bracknell-forest.gov.uk

Local Members of Parliament

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Thames Valley Police

Cllr Ms Moira Gaw

Bracknell Forest Council Local Planning Applications - www.bracknell-forest.gov.uk If you do not have internet access you are welcome to call in to the Parish Office any weekday morning and we will help you to view online.

Customer Services - 01344 352000 or customer.services@bracknell-forest.gov.uk Non-emergency OUTSIDE of normal office hours (5pm - 8.30am) - 01344 786500 Website: www.bracknell-forest.gov.uk

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