VV WEB FINAL April 18

Village Voice April/May 2018
meetings we had with WDC on the issue, giving the
issue more credibility as a Village wide concern.
The Residents Society have brought together
many stakeholders to discuss and consider the
Ashwells Planning Application, where many
different views get expressed. The various groups
in the Residents Society Forum on Ashwells
represent and provide feedback from the circa 150
households most directly affected by the
development. Moreover, they provide a link to the
rest of the village through articles in the Village
Voice. We do not agree that the Residents Society
does not try to represent the whole community.
They have acted as facilitators to formulate a
‘Village view’ on this and the Cock Lane issue. They
have certainly been much more proactive in raising
and expressing residents' concerns than any of our
local Councillors.
We cannot see any other body that can sensibly
represent a wider view for ‘ the village’. This process
relies on people coming forward, expressing their
views in reasoned ways and influencing opinions.
To help this happen, we suggest that the Residents
Society, with Peter Brown’s help on his Village blog,
should consider more ways of using the Internet to
encourage and collect opinions from villagers on
controversial issues. Cohesion in relation to
planning would also be helped if our village had
one Local Authority and not two. We suggest the
Residents Society petition the Boundary
Commission to change the current situation where
the Penn & Tylers Green community is split
between two Parish Councils, one part of Wycombe
District and one part of Chiltern District. Den
Winterburn, Gerry King, Martin Wood
Dear VV,
In response to the question asked by a new P&TG
resident in the last VV issue, both myself & friend/
neighbour, Helen Lampen do have an appetite for
rubbish clearing!
Being a dog owner, I walk the streets, fields &
woods of P&TG with Helen, and we continuously
comment on the amount of rubbish we see that the
council, disappointingly have no interest in
clearing.
So... enough talking and instead action is what
we decided ! We purchased a litter picker each and
some bin liners and started work this week. We
have so far dedicated 5 hours of our time litter
picking in Ashley Drive, part of
www.pennandtylersgreen.org.uk
Continued above
St. Johns Road, Church Road, Elm Road and
School Road, and on our round chatted with
another resident who informed us that she & her
husband litter pick on Sundays at Potter Cross,
New Road & the Pond area.
Our big challenge will be tackling
Commonwood Lane, Penn Bottom, Crown Lane &
Noaks Lane as the amount of litter that has
accumulated in the hedgerows is beyond belief.
We may have to campaign to the Council to help,
as these roads have no pavements, so safety will
be an issue. The same of course will apply to
Hammersley Lane where our new resident lives.
We have gratefully received appreciation from
other residents on our rounds which of course
makes it all worthwhile, and so far have filled five
bin liners, the bulk of which are sweet wrappers,
cigarette ends, cigarette packets, drink cans,
drink bottles and food packaging. Yesterday, we
came across a council van parked up by the pond
and the driver kindly agreed to take the bags of
rubbish away, so at least they haven't taken up
space in our home bins.
Please feel free to pass on my email details to
our new resident, or any other interested
residents if they would like to join forces with
Helen & I. Kind regards, Jane Seymour Elm Rd. Penn
Dear VV,
I was shocked by the vitriol in Peter Brown's
Blog "Does the Residents Society really represent
the residents?"
Penn and Tylers Green is a Conservation Area
- one of the many reasons residents like living
here and others travel from far and wide to visit.
The clearly stated aims of the Residents Society
are i) promotion of high standards of planning
and architecture ii) preservation, protection and
development and improvement of historic
architecture and iii) protection, conservation and
promotion of the countryside - sometimes
thankless tasks that are undertaken by the
Residents Society on behalf of us all.
I've lived in Penn for 22 years and am thankful
for the work put in by the Residents Society so
that I, other residents and visitors can continue to
enjoy the unique beauty of this village I call
home. Long may they continue!!"
You can print my name - I Wilkes, Proud
resident of Penn. Best regards, Ian Wilkes
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