Reports from Members around the Table
Minutes:
- Derick Stickler reported that the
pipeline through the Special Protection Area had been laid. There
was no water in the pipe and the twin tunnels under the line were
causing a problem. South East Water did not have anymore money for
this financial year. A 35 metre strip of land would be replanted
with heather out of the 7 hectares of land affected by the pipeline
but some of the area would be reforested.
- Michael Abbott
reported that cyclists were unable to use the bridleway down by the
Lower Sandhurst Road from Finchampstead to the river due to its condition but
they were also unable to use the foot path. It was noted that this
area came under Wokingham’s jurisdiction and that the
Blackwater Valley Countryside Project
(BVCP) would be a good place to raise this issue. Diana
Pidgeon was on the Board of the BVCP
and would refer this.
(Action: Diana Pidgeon)
- Sharon
Holt reported that several boxes of Dominoes leaflets had been
dumped on the Hazelwood bridle path near the Bracknell sewage
works. Sharon had reported it to the company and legal proceedings
were being undertaken. It was highlighted that as the barrier was
no longer closed, fly tipping would be Thames Water’s
responsibility and any problems would need to be reported to
them.
- Diana Pidgeon reported that 7 horses were found loose
on the road by the Toyota garage and reported to the Police. It was
highlighted that the Borough Solicitor had previously identified
appropriate legislation to serve notice where horses had previously
been left to graze on public open space. Sharon reported that she
had a welfare contact if this happened again.