EAST WINCH AND WEST BILNEY PARISH COUNCIL THREE PARISH COUNCILLOR VACANCIES THE PARISH COUNCIL ARE SEEKING CANDIDATES TO FILL THE VACANT POSITIONS ON THE COUNCIL. COUNCIL MEET ON A BI MONTHLY SCHEDULE ALTHOUGH THERE ARE OCCASIONS WHEN IT BECOMES NECESSARY TO MEET MORE FREQUENTLY. IN RECENT YEARS THERE HAVE BEEN 6 REGULAR MEETINGS (LASTING APPROXIMATELY 2 HOURS) AND A FURTHER 6 SHORT MEETINGS (LASTING APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES) IF YOU CARE ABOUT YOUR VILLAGE, AND WOULD LIKE T0 BECOME INVOLVED IN DAY TO DAY ISSUES AND ITS FUTURE PLANS, COUNCIL WOULD BE VERY PLEASED TO DISCUSS WITH YOU HOW YOU COULD HELP. FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT THE CLERK MR BOB PANNELL 21 BALDWIN ROAD KING’S LYNN NORFOLK PE30 4AL TELEPHONE 01553 775724 E-mail bob.pannell1@btopenworld.com See also 'Becoming a Councillor' _____________________________ BOROUGH COUNCIL ELECTIONS - 2nd May 2019 Elections were held on 2nd. May 2019. Following the recent election the current Parish Council members are listed here Note that the recent election was 'uncontested' and those nominated were therefore elected - see more information here _____________________ Letter from Highways England to Parish Council in response to pressures to replace the railings;- I’m happy to report back that we’re planning a scheme to include the replacement of the railings. The whole scheme will seek to improve facilities for pedestrians crossing the A47 to access the bus stops at East Winch. A new facility across Gayton Road will also be provided. The pedestrian rails will be replaced with a different type and signing will be updated to improve visibility and awareness of the junction and the crossing to motorists on the A47. This is important because the main purpose of guardrails is to improve safety by trying to prevent pedestrians from crossing the road at an inappropriate place or from straying into the road inadvertently. They are not intended to provide sufficient protection in the case of a direct collision with motorised vehicles. The scheme is due to be designed in the financial year 2019-20, starting next month. Then the construction is due to take place in 2020-21. I realise that this may not be as soon as you would hope. Due to the way that we are funding the project and fitting the work in to our programme, this is the earliest that we are able to deliver this project. As the improvements to the footway will require the railings to be removed, all of the work needs to be done at the same time and it is not possible to replace the railings in isolation before the rest of the project. But we would like to reassure you that we’ll continue to monitor the railings’ condition. If they deteriorate to an extent where they’re likely to pose a safety risk, we will take interim measures to make them safe. Thank you again for your enquiry and providing photographs, it’s always useful to receive information about the state of our network. Kind regards Dawn Dawn
Bostock, Asset Development Administrator Highways
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