Chairman's Welcome
I have been reminded to update the Chairman's welcome. I have done this with pleasure and I aim to
update it much more frequently!
Anyone reading the reports in the local press and various
Parish Council updates in the Village News will see that I'm very often
reflecting on major achievements and significant milestones. When I first wrote the chairman's welcome, I
wrote about welcoming you to a new Parish Council website; I now write
welcoming nearly 500 households, formally part of Clent Parish Council but
within Hagley Parish to Hagley Parish Council.
HPC are pleased that we've seen the introduction of a dial-a-ride service
in Hagley and how it's helped the less mobile to get out and about and help
tackle isolation - a characteristic of growing old and living alone.
Being Chairman of Hagley Parish Council is a great honour
and it gives me a great deal of pride to be able to represent a group of very
talented and dedicated parish councillors who work tirelessly for the good of
Hagley. Without this group and
competently kept in line by the Clerks we wouldn't be where we are today.
We've made our position clear to form the 'Safer Roads for
Hagley' campaign where we intend to hold Worcestershire County Council Highways Department to account until we have
a safe and satisfactory conclusion to the many highways issues in and around
Hagley.
We are pleased to have been able to secure the immediate
future of the Library and keep the service operating in its current location;
the playing fields is seeing some significant investment and as part of the
upgrade and introduction of play equipment for the older youths we are stepping
closer each week to the replacement of the old concrete block which supposed to
be a changing room with a modern building which we plan to attract a wider
community use of the playing fields for
more activities where residents can keep fit and active.
Much of our work goes unnoticed in support of particular
groups of residents; two such groups are related to sewer flooding and Air
Quality. Both groups have an advantage
by being hosted by the parish council and is given particular credence in being
able to encourage other statutory bodies to 'get around the table' to resolve
these problems.
Finally, we're here to give local people a strong voice and
we'll do our best to make sure you're heard.
Contact is welcomed and visits to our fortnightly meeting will give
greater insight to the workings of Hagley Parish Council.
I hope my updated chairman's welcome has been worth the
wait, in the meantime watch this space for more timely updates.
Steve Colella, Chairman of Hagley Parish Council |