VILLAGE PLAN - INTRODUCTION
An Open Meeting was held on 24th September 2007 in the Hamilton Room to introduce villagers to the process of preparing a Village Plan and to gather up their ideas and concerns about the future of the village. Twenty seven villagers attended, and a Steering Group Meeting arranged for October.
The Steering Group consists of John Foreman, Richard Grassly, Bernard Hawkins,Martin Higgins, Peter Jenkins (V. Chairman), Chris Meade, Keith Masson, Sarah Pearson, Paul Potter, Sarah Price, Gill Sperrin (Sec), Ian Wilson, and Karen Wilson (Chairman).
Comment Boxes have been placed in the Post Office, Church, Dolphin, and School, and initial comments collected in February 2008. An exhibition featuring the 10 main areas of interest was mounted in May in conjunction with a photo competition featuring the Good, The Bad and the Ugly parts of Betchworth.
A draft village questionnaire has been prepared and distributed parish wide in October 2008. Analysis of the replies will take some time and a date has yet to be set for for advising parishioners of the outcome.