By the time that this Newsletter is published, the Special Parish Meeting with the County Council and the Police will have taken place in the Village Hall to which residents of Chorlton, Maer and Loggerheads have also been invited.

The Authorities are genuinely keen to listen to our concerns and suggestions and a lively meeting is expected.  The outcome will be reported in the Parish Minutes and the next issue of One Way.   Pressure to carry out improvements will be maintained through all legitimate channels.

The Parish Council is pursuing  two proposals.  Firstly, the provision of a Staffordshire Border Car to travel along the A53 from the motorway to Market Drayton.  To obtain maximum benefit, however, greater flexibility in the route is needed.  The Parish Council is also participating in a joint scheme involving several neighboring parishes to provide a heavily subsidised transport for the benefit of all residents.

After much searching, it is hoped to attract further funding to enable the provision of CCTV to cover the new playground and the adjacent car park area.  We plan for this to be achieved in parallel with the scheme by the Village Hall Committee.

The Council has submitted an application for funding to assist in the preparation of a Parish Plan setting out the views, problems and needs of the community and its ambitions for the future.  This will involve consultations with every  household in the Parish.  Soon an invitation will be sent out inviting those who wish to be involved in its preparation to contact the Parish Clerk, and questionnaires will then be prepared and sent out to every household.

Councillor Phil Maskery has been elected to the Newcastle under Lyme Local Strategic Partnership Board.  This body works to co-ordinate the aims and needs of the Community in all aspects.  His appointment will be of great benefit in promoting interests of rural people at a time of competing demands from other sections.

Congratulations are also due to Councillor Nick Hopper and his wife, Helen, on the birth of their son, Lawrence, weighing in at 9Ilbs.  Both are doing well!