Household

Ensure the needs of the older residents are appropriately catered for.

All agencies

Community Care assistance and opportunities advertised in the Parish Mag

Promote the supply of a variety of accommodation when the opportunity arises.

WPC

Parish Mag and Notice Boards

Education

Campaign for improvements in public transport to allow children to attend after school activities.

WPC, HCC

Wickham – Fareham bus now goes through Knowle.

Raise awareness of public transport available, on line planner on WPC website. Link mentioned in Parish Mag

Support the local provision of computer training opportunities for adults.

WPC, WCA

WASPs has expanded. Two Rivers Project has run courses in WCA

Employment

Improve and extend local job advertising.

WPC

Employers offered free advertising on WPC website

Community Facilities

Support the existing play scheme.

WPC, WCA

WPC makes annual grant towards Play Scheme

Support proposals for a day nursery (private initiative probably only realistic option).

WPC, WCA, WCC

No current proposals for a day nursery.  Existing pre-schools and nurseries are advertised on WPC website.

Support the provision of additional pre-school places particularly at Knowle.

WPC, WCC, HCC

As above, private nursery school has set up in Knowle Village Hall

Community Facilities

Support and raise awareness of the existing after school club at Wickham Primary and the new WASP facility at the Community Centre.

WCA, Wickham Primary School

WASPs has expanded

Campaign for the completion of community facilities at Knowle, support Residents Association where possible.

WPC, WCA

Knowle Village Hall now open. More children's play areas are available. WCC consultation on large open spaces currently underway.

Transport and Travelling

Ensure bus timetables are easily available and advertise where they can be found.

WPC, HCC

Regular requests to HCC for updated bus time tables in the Square and Knowle, Mayles Lane

Raise awareness of ‘Dial a Ride’.

WPC, WACA

Advertised in Parish Mag

Road Safety

Monitor heavy traffic in Mayles Lane.

WPC, HCC

Road is in private ownership and has recently changed hands. A request for the bus not to use the Knowle - Mayles Lane route is to be considered. 

Campaign for traffic calming in Winchester Road particularly the Buddens Road junction.

WPC, HCC

Work planned by HCC but delayed due to budget constraints.

Campaign for traffic calming in Titchfield Lane.

WPC, HCC

40mph limit proposed 2006

Road Safety

Campaign for traffic calming in School Road.

WPC

Speed limit review due 2005

Campaign for traffic calming and winter gritting on Knowle Rd.

WPC, HCC

HCC agreed to grit Knowle Road from early 2005

Health and Well-being

Raise awareness of support available: the existing Community Care Group is under used.

Primary Care Trust

On going

Campaign for a local NHS dentist.

Primary Care Trust

On going; details of new local NHS dentists to be offered to Parish Mag and on WPC website

Ensure appropriate support is available for unpaid carers.

Raise awareness of existing support.

Primary Care Trust

On going

Ensure support available for help with lifestyle problems?

Raise awareness of existing provision.

Primary Care Trust

 On going.  WPC has sponsored an exercise referral unit to run from the Community Centre, starting 2006.

Raise awareness of volunteer opportunities.

WPC, WACA

All opportunities listed in Parish Mag 2005. Suggest repeated annually.

Community Safety

Litter and dog fouling - develop neighbourhood action groups or wardens to monitor and deal with problem areas.

WPC

 Requests made in Parish Mag for problem areas. Only one response received.

Community Safety

Theft and vandalism - monitor and report locally, advise police of problem areas, support expansion of existing

neighbourhood watch schemes.

WPC

WPC now receives copies of local crime reports and can highlight issues of concern to residents as necessary.

Neighbour problems - raise awareness of Neighbourhood Mediation to help resolve difficulties.

Neighbourhood Mediation

Detailed posted in Parish Mag, suggest repeat annually.

Campaign for a higher police profile in and around the Village.

WPC

Police holding local surgeries; requests for assistance are usually promptly attended

Support the provision of more activities for young people, raise awareness of existing provision, set up a Youth Council to ensure the views of young people are heard.

WPC, WCA, WCC, HCC

Plans for an extension to the Community Centre to provide more appropriate facilities for young people will be fully supported

CCTV. Planned for the Community Centre in 2004, provision for other areas to be researched.

 WPC,WCA, WCC

Installed at Community Centre 2004. No further plans for cctv elsewhere.

Community Safety

Encourage a better relationship between police and young people, campaign for a higher police profile during school holidays.

WPC, Police, Wickham Primary, HYS

On going.  Hampshire Youth Service visit weekly.

Police run very successful SNAP evenings at Ferneham Hall well attended by local young people.

Sport and Recreation

Fully explore the possibility of exchanging the recreation space in Fareham Road, for a larger site in Mill Lane.

 WPC

Consultation completed 2005.  Decision not to exchange recreation space.  Continue with existing shortfall in rec space and use funding to upgrade existing facilities

Maintain and upgrade children’s play areas.

WPC

Improvements to Community Centre completed, teenage equipment planned adjoining the skatepark.  New play area for The Circle and new / replacement equipment for the Recreation Ground play area planned.

Saturday morning cinema.

WPC, WCA, HCC, HYS

No progress but new cinema now opened in Fareham

Environmental Improvements

Research the options available for local recycling and composting facilities.

WPC, WCC

No suitable site for bottle bank in Wickham.  WCC compost bin offer highlighted in Parish Mag

New alternate week collection due for Autumn 2006. Green waste will be collected with recyclables every fortnight. Bigger recycling bins will be available if needed.

Promote new cycle and footpaths when the opportunity arises.

 WPC, WCC, HCC

On going, no specific projects at present.

Remove unnecessary sign posts, ask residents to report problems to WPC.

WPC

WPC makes requests for sign removal on a regular basis.

New/additional burial ground/memorial garden.

WPC, St Nicholas

New burial ground has been acquired. WPC has formed a Cemetery Management Committee.

Community Information

Support Wickham Parish Magazine, look at possibilities of Magazine Team 2004/5 delivering to every household and expanding the scope of the magazine.

WPC

In 2005 two copies of the Parish Magazine were delivered to every household in the Parish, free of charge. It is expected that this will continue in further years.

Expand and develop the Wickham Website.

WPC

Website expanded to include up-to-date information, such as meeting agendas and minutes.

Support Knowle Residents Association, as above.

Knowle Residents Asc, WPC

KVRA invited to attend Parish Council meetings. PC hold meetings at Knowle three times a year.

Young People

Set up a Youth Council to ensure the views of Wickham and Knowle young people are heard.

WPC, HYS

Further work needed, probably in partnership with WCC, district youth strategy planned.

Support the continued development of the new youth clubs.

WPC, WCA, HYS

On going, WPC made grant in 2004/5 and will again for 2005/6. A current proposal for a Southern Parishes Youth Officer based at Wickham will be fully supported.

Support the development of local leisure facilities for young people.

WPC, WCA, HYS

On going.  Teenage play equipment planned for 2006.  Plans for an extension to the Community Centre to provide more appropriate facilities for young people will be fully supported.

Young People cont.

Raise awareness of public transport to leisure facilities outside of the village, and research possibility of providing a

community mini-bus.

WPC, WCA, HYS

On going.  Public transport promoted in Parish Mag and on website with a link to public transport planning website.

WACA offered WPC a mini-bus, but after initial research it was concluded that this was too complex and expensive to operate