Issue - meetings

• 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.