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Dear Cllr. Luter and the Community Governance Review Committee
We welcome the decision not to dissolve Dawley Hamlets Parish Council or to create a new parish council in its place. However, we do not support a change to its current name and strongly recommend that the name Dawley Hamlets Parish Council be retained.
This position reflects the following considerations:
• Community identity: The name “Dawley Hamlets” is well-established and widely recognised by parishioners. It reflects the distinct character and heritage of the area and continues to foster a strong sense of local identity.
• Parishioner preference: Feedback from residents indicates a clear preference for retaining the existing name. The Parish Council believes that any change would not reflect the wishes of the community.
• Practical implications: A name change would result in unnecessary expense and administrative disruption, including updates to signage, stationery, digital platforms, and legal documentation.
• Clarity and continuity: The current name accurately represents the Council’s remit and geographical coverage. Changing it risks confusion among residents and stakeholders, particularly in relation to council communications and service delivery.
For these reasons, Dawley Hamlets Parish Council respectfully requests that its name remain unchanged. 

Telford & Wrekin Council | Parishes in the Borough community governance reviews

Castlefields Way speed data collected from a column mounted radar traffic counter near Majestic Way between 1.4.25 -15.7.25 is attached.

Some recorded vehicle speeds are high. Due to limited accident data, the issue will now be referred to the policing team for enforcement.

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All audit information can be found here: Finance & Audit | Community Hub

T&WC have published their draft proposals for the future structure of Town and Parish Councils throughout the Borough and their proposal for Dawley Hamlets Parish Council is that it is to be abolished.

Dawley Hamlets Parish Council does not support this recommendation and wishes to remain a Parish Council. Our full response to the first phase of this consultation is available here: community_governance_review_2025_response.pdf

The draft proposal goes before the T&WC Boundary Review Committee for adoption this evening. A further consultation on the adopted proposals will commence on the 19th May until the 14th July 2025. The Boundary Review Committee will then meet to consider the final Town and Parish Council arrangements which will be introduced in May 2027.

The link to the details of this evening’s meeting, which is open to the public, and the draft proposals is below, members of the public are not permitted to speak at the meeting: Agenda for Boundary Review Committee on Monday 12 May 2025, 6.00 pm - Telford & Wrekin Council

Local Plan

Are you interested in having your say about your local area and how it’s managed?

Telford & Wrekin Council are reviewing local Town & Parish Council arrangements, to make sure they still best represent our local communities, and they need to know what you think.

Community Governance Reviews can consider a range of options including creating, merging, or altering parishes, changing the size of parishes or the number of councillors in them.

Local knowledge is vital for this review so it’s important that you have your say, T&WC welcome feedback from residents or interested organisations who may wish to comment or make alternative proposals.

Phase 1 of the review is open until 24 March, so you can have your say at https://orlo.uk/R5fvv or by email to reviews@telford.gov.uk

All comments and feedback will be considered, before updated proposals are presented to the Boundary Review Committee on Thursday 3 April.

If approved, there will then be a further four-week consultation period for residents and stakeholders to comment on any proposed changes.

More info can be found here: https://orlo.uk/iGmc7

Interfaith Santa visits the Parish this evening and can be tracked by clicking on this link: https://greatdawley.org/interfaithsanta/
Don’t forget to wave!

For all the information about this election click the link to the T&WC website: Police and Crime Commissioner Election - Thursday 2 May 2024 - Telford & Wrekin Council

Telford & Wrekin Council wants to know your views on their draft Local Plan and proposed site allocations for the borough. 

The closing date is 31st January 2024 

Local Plan (telfordandwrekinlocalplan.co.uk)

T&WC have notified us of the following information that outlines the traffic management arrangements for a temporary 30mph speed limit along Castlefields Way, Aqueduct and Southall Road, Dawley.

Telford & Wrekin Council are placing this restriction due to upcoming highway works. The restriction will come into force on Monday 21st August 2023 and will last for a duration of 18 months with an end date of Friday 21st February 2025.

Full details can be found here: Finance & Audit | Community Hub (dawley-hamlets.org)

NOTICE OF PUBLIC RIGHTS AND PUBLICATION OF UNAUDITED ANNUAL GOVERNANCE & ACCOUNTABILITY RETURN ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023

The full version of this notice can be viewed on our website: 
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There are two Dawley Hamlets Parish Council wards being contested in the local elections on Thursday, if you are voting in person don't forget to take id, polling for both wards will take place at Aqueduct Primary School.

Following concerns raised by residents, Dawley Hamlets Parish Council and Borough Ward Councillors, Telford and Wrekin Council are proposing to implement traffic calming measures on various roads in Doseley and Horsehay. Please see the attached proposals and to have your say, please email: traffic.schemes@telford.gov.uk.

Local elections will be held on the 4th May this year and from this date the Parish will consist of five wards:

Aqueduct Ward (3 Parish Councillors)
Horsehay Ward (3 Parish Councillors)
Little Dawley (1 Parish Councillor)
Nightingale Walk (1 Parish Councillor)
Smallhill Road (1 Parish Councillor)

Information about the forthcoming elections including how to vote and how to stand as a Parish Councillor can be found on the Borough of Telford & Wrekin website:  Elections - Telford & Wrekin Council

Full details can be found here: Finance & Audit | Community Hub (dawley-hamlets.org)

It's free to download, boasting over 100 different services ranging from the ability to report potholes, request a new bin and to find information on local Leisure offers and the latest news from in and around the borough.

s://www.telford.gov.uk/info/20328/my_telford

Last night's Annual Parish Meeting was attended by Jack Bradley from Jack's Family Butchers which opens in the Nisa Local Shop, Little Dawley, on Friday 29th April, the Parish Council would like to wish Jack & Chloe the best of luck with their new business venture. Also in attendance was Simon James, the newly elected Chair of the Horsehay Horticultural Society, who informed the meeting of the exciting plans for this years show which will be held on Saturday 3rd September.

You can read the annual reports from the Parish Council Chair, Councillors and local organisations just follow the link:
THE ANNUAL PARISH MEETING | Community Hub (dawley-hamlets.org)

Please see the attached vacancy notice for full details. 

Nomination packs are available from the Dawley Hamlets Parish Council Clerk or from Telford & Wrekin Council

Please find below information that outlines the traffic management arrangements for a temporary road closure along Pool Hill Road, Horsehay, Telford.

Western Power Distribution are planning to undertake Electrical Reinforcement Scheme Works. The work is set to commence on Monday 7th June 2021 and will last for a duration of 22 days with an end date of Monday 28th June 2021.

The diversion route for vehicular traffic travelling north westerly will be via Station Road, Springhill Road, Doseley Road. For vehicular traffic travelling south easterly vice versa.

The Parish Council were very pleased to receive information from the Planning Inspectorate recently that the order for a Restricted Byway between Bridge Road and Frame Lane had been confirmed. This route had been used by local residents for at least 170 years and is clearly shown on the 1844 Tithe map. It was blocked off in 2016 and the Parish Council has worked hard to get it recognised and recorded as a Public Right of Way.

We particularly wish to thank the residents who submitted evidence statements. These were very important in establishing the proof of its usage over many years and enable the Byway to be available for generations to come.

Botany Bay Close Footpath 4, Aqueduct & Botany Bay Close Footpath 1, Aqueduct

(TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF PEDESTRIANS) NOTICE 2021

The Borough of Telford and Wrekin (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Council’) being the highway

authority for the lengths of footway specified in the Schedule to this Notice, are satisfied that the

pedestrian traffic in the said lengths of footway should be prohibited by reason of the likeihood of

danger to pedestrians being proposed to be executed on or near the said lengths of footway.

The Council, in exercise of their powers under Section 14(2) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act

1984 and all other powers enabling them in that behalf hereby make the following Notice:-

1. No person shall proceed on foot in the lengths of footway specified in the Schedule to this

notice.

2. The Notice shall come into operation on the 22nd March 2021 and may be cited as the

Borough of Telford and Wrekin Botany Bay Close Footpath 4, Aqueduct & Botany Bay

Close Footpath 1, Aqueduct Temporary Prohibition of Pedestrians) Notice 2021.

3. The diversion route for pedestrians will be signed on site

4. Access will be maintained, whenever reasonably possible, over the length of the closure.

This Notice will become operative on 22nd March 2021 and will continue in force for a period not

exceeding 21 days or until the earlier completion of the works.

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Temporarily prohibit pedestrians travelling along Botany Close at the rear of 2 and 8 Botany Bay Close

and the rear of 105 to 95 Botany Bay Close

Many congratulations to all involved!

Newsroom - Dawley Hamlets formally declared as a Local Nature Reserve by Natural England (telford.gov.uk)

Improvements in your area – Car Parking Scheme

We will shortly be carrying out work on Majestic Way;

Additional 2 Parking Bays will be constructed at the side of Nos 52-56 at the rear of current car park.

The works will be completed by our specialist sub-contractors MSM

When are we planning to deliver this work?

The work is due to take place on Monday 8th March for a duration of 1 Week, weather permitting.

We will be working between 0800-1600hrs on weekdays and will have our dedicated teams on site to assist residents during this time.

Information about access:

Access will be maintained to footpaths, however some areas pedestrians will have to be diverted across the an alternative footpath. We will try to cause as little inconvenience as possible.

Due to the developing situation with COVID-19, these dates may be subject to change and schemes could be cancelled or deferred at short notice depending on resource availability or guidance from government. We will do our utmost to deliver work

These works are being delivered as part of the Council’s 4 year investment programme to ‘Protect, Care and Invest to create a better borough’. Between 2020 and 2024 over £50m is being invested to keep neighbourhoods safe, clean and well connected. The ‘Pride in our Community’ Highways Capital Programme will deliver improvements to infrastructure including roads, footpaths, parking, sustainable transport, street furniture, drains and structures. The Highways vision is to ‘Keep Telford Moving’ and this year £22m is being invested to deliver 200 improvement schemes across the borough.

Balfour Beatty will be the lead delivering this work in partnership with the Council and our details are below, for any questions or queries relating to this scheme please contact us at our highways hub:

TelfordHighwaysHub@balfourbeatty.com

Balfour Beatty Telford Highways Hub- Working in Partnership with Telford & Wrekin Council

For more information about the Council’s Pride in Our Community programme please visit www.telford.gov.uk/pride. The full list of works planned for your area can be found on the projects page.

Kind Regards

Balfour Beatty Highways Hub-

Granville House Depot

St Georges Road

Donnington

Telford

TF2 7RA

E: TelfordHighwaysHub@balfourbeatty.com

Cadent Gas Ltd are planning to undertake New Connection works . The work is set to commence on Tuesday, 9th March 2021 and will last for a duration of 9 days with an end date of Wednesday, 17th March 2021.

The diversion route for vehicular traffic travelling north westerly will be via Doseley Road, Springhill Road, Station Road. For vehicular traffic travelling south easterly vice versa.

A message from Dawley Hamlets Parish and Borough Councillors.

A Consultation document has been produced by Telford & Wrekin Highways Department and is available here:  www.telford.gov.uk/traffic

Your local Councillors are concerned about the issues with increased traffic, road safety and parking for local residents and we would like to hear your views.

We have suggested that making Woodhouse Lane and Frame Lane into No Through Roads by closing them off to motorised traffic near to the Travellers Joy Public House could have a beneficial effect and may be the best solution to the problems mentioned above. This has been mentioned in the consultation document but has not been put forward as a proposal.

We would like to hear how you feel about this suggestion, either for or against so that we can pass on your views before the consultation ends on 31^st January 2021.

Please email your responses to: cllr.dphopkins@gmail.com

If you are unable to email your response please send your response as a brief text to 07816851407. Please include your name.

Please also pass on your views directly to Telford & Wrekin via their response system.

We would also be grateful if you could let other residents know so that we can get a full understanding of the views of people living in the area.

Finally we would like to make it clear that we are only seeking opinions at this stage. Changing the status of the roads with road closures would inevitably require greater consultation and a full assessment of the effects on other roads in the area.

Many thanks,

Councillor David Hopkins, on behalf of Dawley Hamlets Parish Council.

Telford & Wrekin Council along with their partners, Red Kite, have recently produced a consultation document for Horsehay Pool and the surrounding area. It can be accessed here:

[Introduction - Horsehay Pool management plan consultation - Telford & Wrekin Council](https://www.telford.gov.uk/.../horsehay_pool_management...).

If you would like a paper copy please ring T&WC Planning Department on 01952 380380. The consultation will close on the 1 February 2021 at 12 noon. Dawley Hamlets Parish Council will also be submitting their own response.

*** JUST LAUNCHED *** T&WC have launched a consultation to introduce a road safety improvement scheme along Station Road, Dawley and Bridge Road, Horsehay, click the link below (and scroll to the bottom of the page) and have your say by Friday 30th October! https://www.telford.gov.uk/traffic

We have a VACANCY for a Councillor in the Aqueduct Ward.
Due to the current Covid-19 pandemic and the new legislation, Coronavirus Act 2020 and the 2020 Regulations, if an election is requested, a poll cannot take place until 6th May 2021.
Find out more about becoming a Councillor: https://www.nalc.gov.uk/library/our-work/elections-1/2815-elections-flye...