Action: Ludlow and Ludlow Rural

Do you live in the Ludlow area? This is your chance to get involved in decisions affecting your community

'Action: Ludlow and Ludlow rural' is a pilot series of meetings held four times a year that gives people in the Ludlow area a chance to meet with local councillors, get involved in decisions affecting their community and help decide how the committee spends its budget.

Peter Corston, Shropshire County Councillor for Ludlow, said: “The Action: Ludlow and Ludlow Rural meetings are giving local people a real chance to say how they think services and facilities in the area could be improved. As Chair of the meeting, I am very pleased with the progress made in a very short time, and feel that the parishes now feel very much part of that progress.”

Action: Ludlow and Ludlow Rural is one of eleven local joint committees that are now meeting regularly across Shropshire.

Next meeting

• Wednesday 21 January 2009

Future meetings

• Wednesday 18 March 2009

Previous meetings

Action: Ludlow and Ludlow Rural also held meetings on 19 July 2007, 13 September 2007 and 15 January 2008*, 2 April 2008, 15 May 2008, 9 July 2008, 25 September 2008 and 19 November 2008.

19 November 2008

This extra meeting was held to discuss Christmas lights in Ludlow town centre. It was agreed that £4,000 would be put towards these lights.

25 September 2008 meeting

The main items discussed at this meeting were:

• Presentation on proposed redevelopment of Ludlow Hospital.
• Dr Margaret Bamford, Chairman of the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Trust spoke about the Trust's bid to gain Foundation Trust status and how members of the public can assist by becoming public members of the Trust.
• Budget decisions: £913.89 for equipment for Home-Start, which works with families in the Ludlow area with children under five. Equipment requested included laptop computer, interactive babies play area and floor mats. £600 to Ludlow in Bloom for the purchase of a water cart. £2000 funding towards Age Concern's Computer Awareness Project (training costs and equipment).

9 July 2008 meeting

Budget for 2008/2009:
It was agreed to approve funding of £5,000 towards Ludlow Town Football Club artificial grass pitch for community use.

It was also agreed not to approve funding towards South Shropshire Furniture Scheme's employment of an advice worker, but to advise the Scheme that they would consider supporting an alternative proposal that did not involve direct staffing costs.

A budget paper setting out the process for applying for funding in 08-09 can be found on this page. The deadline for receipt of applications is 29 August, for them to be considered at the next meeting on Thursday 25 September.

Applicants should note the committee decision not to fund staffing costs; they have experienced a clear preference for funding equipment, premises etc. Applications for events and activities will be considered but should not relate wholly to staff costs.

Ludlow town subsidised local bus services
It was agreed to pursue Option 2, which involves changing the routes and frequencies of the 702 and 703 town/Park & Ride services.

Measures to improve safety at Broadgate Arch, Ludlow
It was agreed to approve the proposed scheme.

More information

Please follow the link entitled 'Action: Ludlow committee papers' to see the agendas and reports for all the meetings.

Additional information relating to the Action: Ludlow and Ludlow Rural committee is attached to this page.