Local Joint Committee 25 Ludlow and Clee Hill

This page provides information about Local Joint Committee 25 Ludlow and Clee Hill which includes Ashford Bowdler, Ashford Carbonell, Bitterley, Bromfield, Caynham, Hope Bagot, Greete, Ludford, Ludlow Town, Nash, Richards Castle and Whitton.

Ludlow & Clee Area LJC meeting on Tuesday 2 March in the main auditorium, The Harley Centre, Ludlow College, Ludlow

The Chairman Cllr Rosanna Taylor-Smith welcomed all to the meeting. Before the meeting started, there was a minute's silence as a mark of respect to former South Shropshire District Councillors, Joe Meredith and George Lewis, who had recently passed away. Both had been well respected Councillors. Councillor Joe Meredith had been a Councillor for 40 years and, during that time, had been Chairman of South Shropshire District Council three times.

Approximately 200 members of the public were present together with representatives from the Primary Care Trust, Mr Simon Kenton and Mr David Robson, local GPs namely Drs Cook and Yarham from the Station Drive and Portcullis surgeries, Ludlow.

Simon Kenton and David Robson [Shropshire PCT] gave an informative presentation on the proposals for the future health care facilities in Ludlow and its environs for the 21st century.

The presentation covered the benefits for patients compared to current services under the main headings of:

· The provision of more health services, nearer home
· The reasons for relocating the two GP surgeries
· The essential need for good transport links in making a trip to the hospital or GP easy
· The unsuitability of the current hospital site as an option for the location of the new facilities
· Getting the bed numbers right
· The importance of local support for the project

Representatives of the Station Drive and Portcullis surgeries, Ludlow, namely Drs Cook and Yarham, then made comments on the proposals. Finally, the Parish representatives on the LJC were given the opportunity to make any comments on the proposals.

This was followed by a vibrant question and answer session that allowed those present to air their views and to receive additional information from the PCT representatives and the local GPs.

On behalf of the Committee and members of the local community, the Chairman, Councillor Rosanna Taylor-Smith, thanked the PCT representatives and the local GPs for their attendance and for providing a wealth of information.

Inspector Ken McKaill presented comparative crime statistics relating to 2008/9 and 2009/10 for the area. He answered questions from the floor relating to the level of a visible policing presence, fear of crime and the imminent introduction of Pubwatch and Shopwatch schemes in Ludlow. He also made those present aware of the telephone numbers for non emergency police contact [0300 333 3000] and for Crimestoppers [0800 555 111] where callers were dealt with in confidence.

The Committee agreed to transfer the appropriate level of funding from the £20,000 reserved for delivering the Area Action Plan priorities, and agreed that the remaining balance be carried forward for 2010/11 for that purpose.

The Committee then considered a number of applications for Community Chest funding. The following were approved:

· Girlguiding, Ludlow, Centenary celebrations - £250
· Ludlow in Bloom, 4 planters and planter feature in brick arch - £380
· Development of Stych Brook and Gallows Bank Millenium Green - £2,000
· Ludlow Assembly Rooms, Energy management project - £2,000
· Ashford Carbonel Village Hall, hall redecoration - £1,050
· REACH community project – South Shropshire Youth Forum - £300
· ‘Say No To Litter’ - £910

Total in grant awarded at this meeting = £6,890

The following two applications were refused:

· Messy Play Days – Pre-school Learning Alliance
· Ludlow New Voices

The following six applications were deferred pending receipt of additional information:

· Clee Hill Village Choir
· Homestart Family Support Project
· Caynham Churchyard regeneration
· Ludlow Green Festival Craft Workshops
· Ludlow College Musical production of ‘The Boyfriend’
· Caynham Broad Place

The information relating to the Shropshire Charter consultation process was noted together with the deadline for the receipt of representations as 31 March 2010.

It was noted that the next meeting of the Ludlow & Clee Area LJC would be held at 7 pm on Tuesday 25 May 2010 in the Windsor Conference Centre, Ludlow Food Centre, Bromfield, Ludlow SY8 2JR.

2010/2011 LJC Application Deadlines

Round 1 Application Deadline Date Friday 30th April 2010
Application will be considered at the following LJC meeting:
Tuesday 25th May 2010

Round 2 Application Deadline Date Friday 2nd July 2010
Application will be considered at the following LJC meeting:
Tuesday 27th July 2010

Round 3 Application Deadline Date Friday 1st October 2010
Application will be considered at the following LJC meeting:
Tuesday 26th October 2010

Round 4 Application Deadline Date Friday 4th February 2011
Application will be considered at the following LJC meeting:
Tuesday 22nd February 2011

Except in the case of urgency, decisions taken by Local Joint Committees will not be actioned until a period of seven working days has elapsed from the date of the meeting, to allow time for publication and potential call-in by Shropshire Council of these decisions.

Meeting dates for this Local Joint Committee

Tuesday 25th May 2010

Please feel free to come along and bring any issues or ideas that you would like to raise to help improve the area in which you live.

Shropshire Councillors for this Local Joint Committee

Rosanna Taylor-Smith - Chairman
Paul Andrews
Tracey Huffer
Martin Taylor-Smith

Parishes and their Representatives in this Local Joint Committee

Ludlow Town Council - John Aitken
Bromfield - to be confirmed
Ashford Carbonell - Robert Tilt
Ludford - Imogen Liddle
Richards Castle - Edward Davies
Bitterley - Henry Chance
Caynham - George Williams (Vice Chairman)
Nash - tbc

Officers leading on this Local Joint Committee

Lead Officer - Richard Thomas
Support Lead Officer - Erica Garner
Committee Officer - Jane Palmer
Community Working Officer - Tracy Johnson

Budget for 2009/10

£49,000

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