Two meetings have now been held towards designing the future for our village. At the inaugural meeting 65 villagers with a further 16 apologies agreed to support the production of a ten year plan.
It is apparent that although the plan is supported in principal most people are reluctant to commit too much time towards its construction and subsequent implementation. Based on the adage that "Many hands make light work" it is vital to combine short commitment times for the majority with slightly more effort from group leaders. In this respect the youth of our village are to be congratulated for leading the way. They came to the first meeting full of enthusiasm and ideas; they have appointed three competent leaders as representatives on the steering committee.
Looking forward to the continued well being of the village there are young people prepared to research on environmental and housing issues as well as their own special interests. Topic areas to be developed for the paper plan and for action in both the short and long term are agreed as:

Not only by the youth but the majority of those present could see the importance of providing for the future through the younger members of the village.
It became apparent that the requirement of some form of "meeting house" with the eventual "Skate park" or "dirt pile" for mountain bike activities was a priority. With the provision of one or all of the above, so many of any problems with the youth would go away.
The land behind the village green has not been used in the past as no person on the Parish Council had the time to project manage any development that was necessary. Alan martin is now prepared to investigate the situation and take on the project but this must be with the blessing and authority from the Parish Council and any other responsible bodies.

"Nothing to do" came-up several times as a negative comment about village resources. The major identified problems indicated a lack of communication around the Village and also fund raising for what-ever need or organisation is fragmented and always targets the same pot of money.

Consideration should be given to provide all event advertising, news and information etc to the editor of the Tetsworth Newsletter.
It was also considered that the Social Club might be able to provide a wider scope of activities and the Green be provided with more seats and rubbish bins. It was pointed out that the Basketball area required painting and the cracks in the tarmac repaired.

Important points raised for this topic area had widespread support, these included:
Bringing back the monthly skip, and provide a bottle bank clean up the footpaths. Look after the Church yard and the Jitty path, Tree planting and Village gates at the start and finish of the village.

Public Service (Buses) received the most comments. Speeding through the village, parking in the village, speed cameras etc were to be considered but the priority would be to clarify "Buses on demand" and ensure that Tetsworth was included in the proposed provision of dial-a ride buses in association with the Oxford tube service from Lewknor..

The comments in this category ranged from sewage, Village shop through to low cost new housing and the possibility of building even more executive style homes.

A full copy of the report from these meetings and the next step in the plans and where your help is needed can be found on the village website at www.tetsworth.org.uk.

Contact details: Alan Martin: alan@fcsl.freeserve.co.uk 281202 or

Marjorie Sanders: marjsanders@supanet.com 281208