Harston Residents Group Meeting 15/9/20
Present: Joy Richardson, Peter & Gaynor Hayde, Hilary Roadley, Brian Williamson, Linda Churchman, Becki Korb, Vince, Peter Griffin, Becki Mason, Dom Bellamy, Tim Arnold, Margaret Greeves, Myfanwy Lloyd, Jan Nanor.
Traffic Island: Greenery has been weeded out and it will shortly be tarmacked. Joy asked if we could plant some planters on it. Dom suggested we talk to Highways.
Antisocial behaviour in the village: A number of recent cases.
Action: Gaynor to ask PSCO if they can attend the next virtual meeting to discuss.
Communications: Because Tim is now a Parish Councillor he can no longer keep across all HRG social media/email. Claire suggested that she covers the newsletter/website, that Joy, Gaynor & Jan cover the email and Facebook page and asked if Tim could continue on Twitter as he is across so many local issues. Tim agreed.
Action: Tim to hold online training session for Joy, Gaynor and Jan on Monday 21 September at 8.30pm. He will also help set up automatic redirects on the email account.
Litter pick: Some discussion on the safety of carrying out the litter pick at this time. Peter has put in place very thorough risk assessment so it was agreed it should still go ahead. Claire, Hilary, Becki, Tim and Peter have volunteered as marshals and will meet at 9am.
Action: Claire to email school to send out litter pick reminder. Tim to post reminder on Facebook.
Looking Out from Lockdown Exhibition: Going ahead but without café or entertainment on Saturday 3rd October with a one-way system. Thereafter the exhibition will be moved into All Saints’ Church for a week. Becki Mason asked if they might consider then trying to put exhibition online. Hilary says they will be putting lots of the content on the history website.
Action: Organisers are still looking for more marshals for the event on 3/10 anyone interested should email harstonlookingout@gmail.com
Community gardening: Becki has ordered the bulbs for the bulb planting day on 10th October. Becki concerned about vans driving all over the newly-planted bulbs and suggested we purchase some rope and stakes to place around it. Others suggested large rocks or blocks of wood might be better however Becki pointed out wood rots down and large rocks cost lots. Becki suggested we take some of the money for hedging to buy rope and stakes.
Action: Claire to write to PC on behalf of the HRG to thank them for their generous donation of £400 towards the bulbs.
Co-op development: The PC has approved it. Very few public comments on the planning site suggesting most people are broadly in favour. Tim has contacted the Co-op to ask that they adjust their anticipated opening hours from 6am to 11pm to 7am to 10pm.
Speed limit: Jan sent letter requesting speed limit on London Road be reduced to 30mph. Ian Bates replied saying we need to gather evidence. PC is setting up speed cameras to this end.
Hilary points out that in Newton on the same road they have 30mph and traffic calming and wonders why Harston has not had same treatment.
Harston Station: Dom reports a number of meetings have taken place and it is agreed Harston should try and win the money so a feasibility study can take place. Sawston are also competing for the money.
Traffic: Tim wrote letter to Mayor Palmer back in August but not sent it yet as not received comments from group.
Action: Tim to circulate letter to group for comments.
Next meeting: 20 October 8pm