Action Plan - Other Issues

ACTION: Explore the extent of the need for childcare facilities in the parish and its impact on parent's ability to take part in social, leisure and employment activities.

HOW:      Liaison with child care providers; establish costs and restrictions; pursue the need for childcare facilities to be expanded to meet needs.
NOTE:    This could have implications for new village hall/multi functional sports facility

Medium

Autumn 2005

Payne School; Preschool and Mothers and toddlers groups; Childcare support agencies; Amenities '95

Premises; staff; running costs if providing additional facilities

Extended sch. agenda being developed by local school. New children’s centre based in Murrow.

Needs survey undertaken by CCC.

ACTION: The need for more information points and delivery of information to parishioners both existing and new residents was highlighted by questionnaire responses.

HOW:      Additional information points has already been partly addressed with the provision of a new village Information board located outside the village hall. Further steps include the provision of a welcome pack to residents giving information on facilities within the parish, clubs, groups and organisations, which currently operate in the parish with contact numbers. When new community room is completed it is intended to have leaflet racks to display information. Investigate wider use of the Internet to provide information.

High

Autumn 2005

PDPC Website; sponsors for information pack

Cost of producing welcome packs; volunteers to distribute; Advertising of Internet site for release of information

Quarterly PDPC newsletter.

Welcome pack distributed to all households and left in public places (needs updating).
Additional Notice Board – paid for by FL.
Better website.
Golden age fairs.
Info Rack in Village Hall.
PDPC surgeries quarterly.
Celebration / consultation days at least annually.
Neighbourhood panel meetings.
2 new finger posts installed (helps visitors as well).