"Review of Gobowen Community Infrastructure Projects"

[Gardner 10]

I've just received a blue form through my letterbox asking for comments and ideas on the futre development of Gobowen.

The council states that the current priorities are:

1. Enhancement of Gobowen Village Centre
   
2. Expansion of Hengoed Cemetery
   
3. Provision of increased parking at Gobowen Station
   
4. Safety improvements to the road junction of the B5009 and the A5
   
5. Creation of a hub for small businesses through the provision of small office units in the parish
   
6. Improvements to broadband speed and coverage
   
7. Tourism - Develop/maintain the existing tourism assets in the parish Watts Dyke, Hill Fort, Cambrian Railway, rights of way network to encourage visitors to the parish and boost the local economy
   
8. Improvements to Gobowen playing field including the creation of paths and a trim trail (outdoor exercise equipment)
   
9. Provision of Vehicle Activate Sign in Parish
   
10. Gobowen Pavilion - development of pavilion
    
11. Provision of a designated sports field for the Parish
    
12. Provision of additional open spaces / common land for informal recreation in Gobowen
    
13. Improvements to the Black footbridge to link with the new housing developments to the west of the railway line
    
14. Improvements to local employment opportunities
    
15. Improvements to public transport including to the station before 7am, rural areas and Marches School and joined up bus and train times
    

Any thoughts, comments, suggestions?

[Simple Simon 36]

This list look a bit out of date to me. I think things have moved on since the consultation, for a start we've all suffering from a double dip recission.

My vote, as many of you will know, goes to a free, direct and safe way of getting into Oswestry.

[Maggie 65]

Isn't a lot of this within remit for Big Local project, and a lot of it is the same aspirations as the other 2 villages.

[Simple Simon 36]

I'm looking at the leaflet now, and next to the priorties listed it says identified by, so in oder of the original list:

1: Big Local

2: Parish Council

3: Big Local and Parish Plan

4: Parish Council

5: Parish Plan

6: Parish Meetings

7: Parish Council

8: Future of Play 2010

9: Parish Meetings

10: Future of Play 2010

11: Future of Play 2010

12: Parish Plan

13: Parish Council

14: Parish Council

...so it's a right odd mix!