The last Highways Committee of this Council met on Thursday 21st, with a number of residents attending to discuss parking on the entrance to Narrow Lane.

Ruth Moulder, a current Parish Councillor but also of the village Sustainability Group also spoke to outline plans for a car-sharing scheme focused on the villages; the idea being to match commuters with a common starting and ending point. The Committee were supportive of the idea and look forward to seeing plans progress – watch for articles here and in the newsletter.

Sadly despite the Parish Council presenting a strong case to the County Council for funding a project to improve the area around the Baptist Church, including many comments from concerned residents. Ways to progress a Proof of Concept project are being investigated.

The committee discussed the design of a questionnaire for consulting the community on a 20mph speed limit project (20iMPHis). The aim is to include the questionnaire in the next newsletter.

Finally, some time ago the Parish Council secured funding for two projects on the B1049, the first at the approach to the A14 roundabout and the second at the crucial junction on The Green. Early stage drawings have been under development and the Committee wished for further County officer advice and discussion; proposals will be published in due course.