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Brightwalton Parish Council
Annual Parish Meeting
 
Brightwalton Parish Council would like to invite you to the Annual Parish Meeting at the Village Hall on
 
Monday 14th May 2018 at 7.30pm
 
The Annual Parish Meeting is a meeting of the Parish Electors.
All Electors are welcome to contribute towards the agenda and are invited to do so.
 
Agenda
 
Welcome & Introduction from Chairman
 
Representatives from the following groups have been invited:

• Parochial Church Council
• ASPIRE Project Team
• Village Hall Committee
• Brightwalton C of E Primary School
• Friends of Brightwalton School

The objective of the Parish Meeting this year is to discuss ideas on how we can build a wider
community spirit in Brightwalton, for the mutual benefit of everyone in the village.

As a Parish Council, we are very conscious of the importance of finding ways to build greater
levels of engagement and interaction from as many people as possible in the village (all of
which was supported in the recent village survey).

The ASPIRE project is the single biggest village project at the moment and if executed well
has the potential to positively impact a very large number of people from around the village
and through the school to an even larger group of people.
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Come and join us for a glass of wine and a lively discussion on how we can get more people
engaged in Brightwalton
 
Comments / Questions from Parishioners
 
Any Other Business

Brand new safety surface installed at the playground. Many thanks for the 4 volunteers that removed the existing woodchip and spread 4 tonnes of the new rubber surface. This new surface is one of the safest available, it is durable will not rot away like the bark and deters animals from using it.
​The new surface was purchased with the help from local developer contributions and a West Berkshire Council Parish Plan Grant.

 
Broadband Upgrade
West Berkshire Superfast Broadband Team have sent the PC the following notice, I think it may be of interest to those on the outskirts of the village:-
​"We have been informed by BT that they have recently upgraded Cabinet 1 on the Chaddleworth Exchange which is located within your parish. This increased the capacity by an additional 53 spaces. Some residents/businesses may be registered on the waiting list and presumably be contacted by their ISP. However, others may have been put off / frustrated and be in the dark about the recent upgrade.
 
If you have any communications channels that will help inform the residents/businesses in the Brightwalton Parish Council community area (such as social media, parish magazine, parish website, notice boards, community groups/meetings etc.) then this will help raise awareness to anyone who’s property is served by this cabinet and is currently unable to get a access to superfast broadband.
 
Residents/businesses can check which cabinet their property comes under by using BT’s wholesale checker website https://www.btwholesale.com/includes/adsl/main.htmland then selecting an Internet Service Provider (ISP) of their choice from the list on the BT Openreach’s website https://www.homeandwork.openreach.co.uk/when-can-i-get-fibre.aspx.."

The Brightwalton Parish Council meeting was held on the 21st November in the Village Hall from 8pm. Several Parishioners attended the meeting to discuss the recent accidents in the Holt and the Speed Limit on the B4494 through Brightwlaton Holt. Please see the attached minutes for full details.