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9 Jul 1934 Declined an Ilmer halt shelter and applied for a Longwick halt Read minutes
8 Oct 1934 Railway halt refused; sought a bus service after a sub-post office opened Read minutes
4 Feb 1935 Accepted Tubb's resignation, appointed Girling and planned Silver Jubilee celebrations Read minutes
25 Mar 1935 Considered Horsenden footpath obstruction and Ilmer footbridge repairs Read minutes
9 Aug 1937 Referred Chestnut Farm pond and considered the Baptist chapel charity scheme Read minutes
6 Sep 1937 Noted the pond would be filled and considered the Baptist chapel scheme Read minutes
4 Jul 1938 Appointed Harper head warden and considered Ilmer pond and property sale Read minutes
8 Aug 1938 Speed limit and footpaths refused; no precept issued Read minutes
26 Feb 1940 Noted postponed elections, dealt with Meadle footpaths and nominated parish constables. Read minutes
24 Jun 1946 Recommended Williams as school manager and raised Three Pigeons sanitary nuisance. Read minutes
30 Sep 1946 Reappointed charities trustee and requested Bar Lane housing estate hedge be laid. Read minutes
24 Feb 1947 Sought cesspool land, offered to take the war memorial and raised Ilmer Road. Read minutes
22 Sep 1949 Appointed Galloway clerk, required a bond and presented a pen to retiring clerk Bailey. Read minutes
12 Feb 1959 Sought a Red Lion to Wellington footpath, wrote on Meadle Pond, and needed twenty pounds. Read minutes
26 Mar 1959 Sought better Ilmer and Bar Lane drainage, inspected Meadle Pond, and reported the telephone kiosk. Read minutes
4 Jun 1959 Thanked Mrs Richardson for war-memorial cleaning and wrote the surveyor about Meadle Pond. Read minutes
6 Nov 1959 Appointed Mrs Walker to Princes Risborough charities, chose litter-bin sites, and noted a school site. Read minutes
22 Mar 1960 Arranged election nominations, precepted twenty pounds, and sought hedge and culvert work. Read minutes
2 Jun 1960 Welcomed new councillors, sought a request bus stop, and referred Meadle Pond onwards. Read minutes
8 Aug 1960 Retained Meadle Pond, sought Chestnut Way renaming, and requested an Ilmer church sign. Read minutes
17 Oct 1960 Paid for Meadle Pond work, pressed for drainage and litter bins, and sought road cat's-eyes. Read minutes
16 Oct 1961 Sought Mill Close ditch piping, appointed Mrs Brock vice-chairman, and licensed Meadle Pond upkeep. Read minutes
30 Oct 1962 Reported ploughed footpaths, Meadle pond willows, and an Ilmer church sign. Read minutes
18 Feb 1963 Discussed Meadle pond trees, the school bus, and a Chadwell Hill address dispute. Read minutes
1 Apr 1963 Noted Meadle pond trees cut, Ilmer church sign refused, and meetings moved to village hall. Read minutes
27 May 1963 Re-elected officers, noted the vacant sub-postmastership, and an Icknield Way sign. Read minutes
28 Oct 1963 Heard a 40 mph limit proposed, protested a Bledlow maggot factory, and sought sewers. Read minutes
3 Feb 1964 Permitted a roadway across Ilmer Green, heard drainage plans, and appointed school managers. Read minutes
1 Apr 1964 Queried the penny rate yield and proposed moving Meadle's unused litter bin. Read minutes
23 Nov 1964 Sought compulsory purchase for drainage and refused an application to buy Meadle Pond. Read minutes
2 Feb 1965 Allowed Meadle Pond for a pumping station and sale of the unused remainder. Read minutes
31 Mar 1965 Sought a better Meadle pumping-station fence and reported Owlswick rubbish and water shortage. Read minutes
21 Apr 1975 Objected to 66 houses at Bell Farm, applied for a precept of £250, and deferred the school playing-field path. Read minutes
9 Jun 1975 Elected W.G. Underwood as chairman and objected to a commercial advertisement on the railway bridge. Read minutes
14 Jul 1975 Pressed Eton College to restore the Ilmer bridleway and commented on an extension at 2 The Green, Ilmer. Read minutes
6 Oct 1975 Declined a dial-a-bus scheme and declined to contribute to Horsenden churchyard maintenance. Read minutes
10 Nov 1975 Appointed Mr Restall to the Princes Risborough Charities and pursued the Bell Crescent site. Read minutes
2 Feb 1976 Heard Roy Cutler Homes had appealed the Bell Farm housing refusal and pressed for the Ilmer bridleway to be reinstated. Read minutes
16 Mar 2010 Confirmed a successful bid to install a Vehicle Activated Sign on the Thame Road and that the proposed Travelling Showmen site in Longwick had been dropped from the WDC list. Read minutes
18 May 2010 Re-elected Cllr Harper as Chairman, resolved to oppose the HS2.5 route, and approved the 2009/2010 accounts. Read minutes
15 Jun 2010 Agreed to join a Chilterns Conservation Board group opposing the HS2.5 route and installed the new Zip Wire in the Playing Field. Read minutes
21 Feb 2012 The Longwick Scout Group warned it faced closure without more leaders; discussed the proposed wind turbine at Lower Waldridge Farm and progressed Diamond Jubilee mug design and distribution. Read minutes
20 Mar 2012 Recommended refusal of an outline application at Sheredon, Thame Road as overdevelopment, and began work on a Parish Emergency Plan. Read minutes
18 Sep 2012 Proposed leasing WDC land at Bell Crescent/Chestnut Way/Thame Road to create a village green, and reviewed the 2011/2012 external audit certificate. Read minutes
16 Oct 2012 Agreed to plant trees marking the Diamond Jubilee and to have the Playing Field boundary strimmed, and considered landscaping details for the Sheredon development. Read minutes
20 Nov 2012 Agreed to install more speed warning signs and slow markings on Thame Road, and began assembling contact details for the Parish Emergency Plan. Read minutes
18 Dec 2012 Declined WDC's request to also maintain the Walkers Road green space in exchange for the proposed Thame Road village green, citing cost concerns. Read minutes
18 Mar 2014 Agreed the Council response opposing Local Plan development around Longwick on flooding, traffic and character grounds, and traced the filled-in half of Ilmer pond as Parish-owned land. Read minutes
15 Jul 2014 Co-opted Rolf van Apeldoorn to the Council, agreed to meet Gladmans over the Barn Road development, and arranged a public meeting on the proposed Ilmer solar farm. Read minutes
16 Sep 2014 Lodged a detailed objection to Gladman's outline application for 175 dwellings off Boxer Road/Walnut Tree Lane, citing traffic, flooding, character and biodiversity concerns. Read minutes
18 Nov 2014 Resolved to keep pressing for the school footpath to stay open, agreed a small Woodland Trust tree pack for the Playing Field, and set 2015 meeting dates. Read minutes
20 Jan 2015 Resolved to progress a Neighbourhood Plan for the parish and agreed the composition and eligibility criteria for its Steering Group. Read minutes
17 Feb 2015 Held the first Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group meeting with WDC officers and agreed an engagement strategy that includes the parish's hamlets. Read minutes
21 Apr 2015 Objected to the Bumpers Farm solar farm appeal at Ilmer Lane and progressed the Neighbourhood Plan grant application and consultant appointment. Read minutes
15 Sep 2015 Agreed to continue Devolved Services from BCC, to fell three trees identified in the Tree Survey, to match Village Hall donations for a defibrillator up to £250, and objected to two outline housing applications on Boxer Road and Longwick Road. Read minutes
17 Nov 2015 Agreed the 2016 meeting calendar, agreed to pay the Village Hall defibrillator donation in April 2016, and objected to the OS Parcel 2075 Thame Road outline housing application. Read minutes
17 Mar 2020 Approved £89,892 of CIL funding for Village Hall car park works as Covid-19 forced cancellation of VE75 celebrations and litter picks; the Unitary Council launch was confirmed for 1 April. Read minutes
19 Jan 2021 Approved a grant for Longwick School's Chromebooks, agreed a CCTV quote for the playing-field shelter, and set the 2021/22 precept unchanged at £30,250. Read minutes
16 Mar 2021 Reviewed 193 responses to the traffic-calming questionnaire, approved a three-year insurance renewal, and discussed anti-social behaviour under the playing-field shelter. Read minutes
28 Apr 2021 Approved the CCTV policy and end-of-year accounts, and agreed the Council's last virtual meeting would move to Longwick Village Hall from May following a High Court ruling on remote meetings. Read minutes
17 May 2022 Re-elected Cllr McPherson as Chairman; approved the AGAR and objected to two new planning applications, including a dog-walking field behind the playing field. Read minutes
21 Jun 2022 Jubilee celebrations raised £282.85 for the Woodland Trust and Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal; approved a £1,170 quote for War Memorial steps. Read minutes
18 Oct 2022 Approved increasing the Clerk's hours to 13 per week, appointed a new internal auditor, and approved £950 of tree and root removal works near the playing-field stream. Read minutes
19 Nov 2024 Heard a fly-tipping enforcement briefing from Buckinghamshire Council, approved a new community noticeboard and playing-field matting, and resolved to move the Parish website to a .gov domain. Read minutes