This morning I attended the Public Inquiry - good to see 4 Whiteshill residents amongst the Public Gallery which made up probably a third of members of the public!Today it was the turn of MPs David Drew and Parmjit Dhanda who gave evidence. They had already submitted reports so were mainly there to answer questions - have to say I was surprised by Parmjit going off on a bit of a tangent over PPS3 planning guidance - he even seemed to be issuing new advice as a Minister but I'll have to check that!
Anyhow David Drew made some useful points - which he has done all along re dispersal - but they don't stack up with the reality - indeed his Government seems intent on killing off local villages - I would liked to have asked the inquiry how many homes are needed in a village to keep a PO open?
Indeed one problem with squeezing homes into villages is that you often only get small numbers which means no 106 money to go towards playgrounds, libraries etc - not helping sustainability! See John Marjorams presentation to the Inquiry here. Sadly although Hunts Grove is not great it is better than the alternatives....
Anyhow The Citizen tells us today that across the county the death knell has sounded for 27 post offices - see my press release re post offices that went out Saturday - the closest one to us is Ebley - very sad as it is one of the friendliest places ever to get your stamps and more - a real part of the community.
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