At the meeting on 3rd November in Kings Walden village hall, a vote was taken and the Kings Walden Society was formed. To clarify, the society is concerned with issues affecting the Kings Walden community in its wider sense, meaning the entire parish.
The meeting was well attended, and for a first outing went remarkably well.
There was broad agreement on all points, and several people "volunteered" for specific duties... although none of them actually seemed to remember having volunteered.
Matters discussed included:
- the post office (possibility of closure and measures to be taken to avoid)
- poor road surfaces
- maintenance of footpaths and bridleways
- coordination of events and entertainments
- erosion of bus services
- fly-tipping
- possible plans for a permanent travellers' residential site near Dead Woman's Lane
The stout volunteers mentioned above assumed responsibility for items on the list, and the duty roster panned out as follows (to the best of our recollection):
- Post office - David Bennett
- Road surfaces - Neville Denton
- Footpaths/bridleways - Angela Herrmann
- Events - Nick Barclay
- Buses - Mike English
- Fly-tipping - Jeremy Bretherton & Boyd Sim
- Travellers' site - Richard Pilkington
Actual duties at this stage are mostly concerned with gathering information.
Also proposed was the establishment of an email mailing list. The list, in conjunction with this website, will endeavour to help keep everyone up-to-date with news and developments. For the benefit of people who have no access to the Internet and email, important notices will be posted in the post office and on The Plough notice board.
Would anyone wishing to be included in the mailing list please email me, rickcadger@gmail.com, so I have confirmation of their email address. This includes people who atended the meeting, as some of the addresses written on the attendance sheet were not clearly legible.
Lastly, many thanks to Sir Thomas and Richard Pilkington for allowing use of the village hall, and for their involvement in the meeting.
That's all for now, folks. Stay tuned for news. :-)
