There many factors that affect our quality of life – health facilities, schools, roads, policing and housing developments to name a few.
The Parish Council is usually the first port of call when developers, planners and service providers are making decisions that impact on the village. Its planning committee, for instance, is always busy assessing proposed developments, large or small and forwarding views of villagers to Central Beds Council.
The Parish Council is made up of ordinary people who are prepared to give up a couple of evenings month to get involved in influencing these sort of proposals. They also help run our own ‘frontline services’ such as children’s play equipment, open spaces and the cemetery. They are currently working closely with the Highways Agency Amey to develop proposals for traffic calming in Cranfield.
New faces are always important to ensure that there is fresh thinking. The Parish Council would like to invite individuals to consider seeking co-option to the council and to play a part in making Cranfield a stronger, more attractive community.
The ‘person spec’, to use modern jargon, is as follows:
• Attendance: regular, conscientious
• Interests: community spirited, enthusiastic about local quality of life.
• Patience: Lots of it! Ability to accept decisions you disagree with and understand that decision making and implementation can be a slow process. Committees can be a bit cumbersome but they ensure that all voices are heard.
• Knowledge: Nothing specialist required. Prepared to learn on the job. But curiousity helps.
The current council finishes in April 2011 so those who do join it now are only committing for 18 months. But there is no need to take a decision immediately. You can seek co-option by emailing the clerk on cranfieldpc@btconnect.com or tel 05601 534542. For an informal chat about how the parish council works and the co-option process, ring Laurence Pollock on 01234 757689
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