Buntingford Civic Society Buntingford Civic Voice
December 2015
November 2015
October 2015
September 2015
June 2015
May 2015
April 2015
March 2015
February 2015
December 2014
November 2014
October 2014
September 2014
July 2014
June 2014
May 2014
Apr 2014
Mar 2014
Feb 2014
December 2013
November 2013
October 2013
September 2013
July 2013
June 2013
May 2013
Apr 2013
Mar 2013
Feb 2013
Dec 2012
Nov 2012
Sep 2012
May 2012
June 2011
April 2011
March 2011
February 2011
Art Competition 2011
November 2010
October 2010
July 2010
June 2010
April 2010
March 2010
February 2010
December 2009
November 2009
September 2009
August 2009
July 2009
Essay Competition
April 2009
March 2009
February 2009
December
November
October
September
July
May
March
February
November
October
September
July
June
March synopsis
April
November synopsis
September synopsis
August synopsis
July synopsis
Topics big & small
Journal assessment
AGM
Planning
Licensing
High St. Planning
River Rib
Quality of Life
Journal
Web site
Civic trust
AGMs
East of England Plan
Licensing
Anniversary
Christmas lights
LATEST EVENTS MEMBERSHIP ARCHIVE JOURNALS SERVICES ABOUT

The AGM – BCS Looks to the Future

Around 60 BCS members attended this year’s AGM and saw Derek Cooper step down as Chairman after 10 years in the role. Derek leaves a very large gap to fill and several committee members have stepped up to take on part of the responsibilities he covered.

Paul Spears and Graham Waite will be acting as co-chairmen. Paul came to live in Buntingford some 20 years ago, before moving to Aspenden “for a quieter life”. He has been a member of the BCS committee for some years and is chairman of Aspenden Parish Council. Graham, a resident of Snells Mead, became an active BARD member in protest at the first Wheatley proposal for the land south of Hare Street Road. He subsequently joined the Civic Society committee and was elected to the Town Council. Joyce Jackson and Janet Murrells continue as Secretary and Treasurer respectively; Chris Eagle remains Membership Secretary (membership@buntingfordcivic.org.uk). Ken Durrant has taken on the task of delivering the Journal to retail outlets each month, and Richard Prince will be taking over as BCS representative on the traffic action group TAG. Carol Noble, minute secretary at BCS meetings, is now a fully fledged committee member.

The presentation for the evening was once again by East Herts District Councillor Mike Carver, supported by members of his team working on the East Herts Draft District Plan. There was some acknowledgement that the absence of a Plan has left Buntingford particularly vulnerable to developers, but it was also clear that the task of preparing the Plan has involved far more work than anyone anticipated. EHDC is actually further along in the process than many authorities – of all the neighbouring districts with whom EHDC has a ’duty to cooperate’, it is the first and so far only one to move into the statutory consultation period. There is still time to send comments on the Draft Plan to EHDC: the closing date is 22nd May. Copies of the Draft Plan can be viewed online or at the Manor House. Chapters that deal specifically with Buntingford are 6 and 13 to 24.


Attend2health

Kate Bennett Legal

Buntingford Dancing School

Buntingford Heating

Buntingford Karate Club

Collins Roofing

Country Maids

The Humbleline

Jacqui Smith

John D Kilby

Judkins Solicitors

Layston Nursery

Mark Addison Ceramic Tiler

Marketing Zone

Meeting House Kennels

Paul Wainwright