Guilden Sutton Parish Council
The Parish Council – who’s who?
At its annual meeting, the Parish
Council elected Cllr Trisha Paterson as Chairman of the Council for the ensuing
12 months. This is the first occasion
on which Cllr Paterson, previously the vice chairman, has held the office of
Chairman. Cllr Bob Armitage was elected as vice chairman. Cllr Armitage is the
Father of the Council, having served as a parish councillor since 1977.
Cllr Pat Astbury continues as the
Local Bus User Contact and Mr Brian Lewin as Parish Paths Warden. Cllr Ron
Bayton and Mr Alan Young are the Parish Tree Wardens.
Elections.
The Parish Council has
congratulated the MP for the City of Chester, Mrs Christine Russell (see
overleaf) and County Cllr John Burke, who represents the Gowy Division which
covers Guilden Sutton, on their re election in the May Parliamentary and County
Council elections respectively.
Bus services.
The annual parish meeting
attracted the best turnout of members of the public for a number of years.
Residents were able to question the managing director of Chesterbus, Mr Stuart
Hyslop, on the changes made to bus services to and from the village,
particularly the loss of the 9am service 35 to Chester. This meant there was no bus to town between
8.15am and 9.30am. Concerns were also raised about service 80 to the Chester
Business Park, which is a Cheshire County Council contract service. It was felt
that times were not suitable for shifts on the business park and the schedules
held by drivers did not line up with the timetable information.
Mr Hyslop kindly agreed to
investigate if it might be possible to reinstate the 9am service with support
from the County Council as there were only a low number of passengers. County
Cllr Burke, who was present, also agreed to raise the issue. The question of changes to the timing of the
8.15am service to town on the 80 route and the 5.20pm return journey is also
being investigated.
Trees, the dell.
A number of concerns arose when
maintenance and felling work was carried out by the City Council to trees on
the City Council owned amenity area at the dell on the Oaklands estate.
Unfortunately, there was no prior consultation with the Parish Council and two
councillors were sufficiently concerned to intervene separately to question the
contractor about the work being carried out.
The concerns were compounded by the fact that debris was not removed promptly
by the contractor and this gave rise to nuisance. The matter is being raised with the City Council although an
apology has already been given for the lack of consultation. The Parish Council
is being consulted about replacement trees which will be planted to replace the
five trees which were felled.
Mrs Christine
Russell, Member of Parliament for the City of Chester, will hold a local drop
in surgery in the Village Hall in Guilden Sutton on Friday 10 June between 4pm
and 5.30 pm
No
appointment is necessary - just turn up.
Appointments
for Mrs Russell’s regular surgeries at Chester Town Hall can be made with her
secretary on 01244 400174.
Information. The Council's e mail address is info@guildensutton.org.uk and its web site is at www.guildensutton.org.uk
Future meetings: Future meetings of the Council are
due to be held in the Village Hall on Mondays 20 June, 25 July, 12 September,
10 October,
7 November and 12 December, 2005.
Residents are welcome to attend and all are preceded by public speaking time.
Contact Councillors Bob Armitage 300528,
Pat Astbury 318276, Ron Bayton 301286, Danny Fisher 301398, Derek Hughes
300185, Trisha Paterson 300307, Julie Proudlove 300318 and Gail Young 301558 or
the Clerk, David Norbury,
1 Orchard
Croft, Guilden Sutton, CHESTER, CH3 7SL, 300783. Cllr Astbury 318276 is the
Local Bus User Contact and Brian Lewin 301501 is the Parish Paths Warden. The
Parish Tree Wardens are Cllr Ron Bayton 301286 and Mr Alan Young 301558.