As we move into 2021 it is natural for people to look back, assess what has gone and look hopefully forward to what may be coming down the track.
Clearly there is a universal hope that things will get better on all sorts of levels, not least with regard to Covid-19. I think what has been clearly evident throughout the pandemic is the willingness of individual members of communities to provide help and support for each other.
It is this community awareness that I would like to harness and cultivate in 2021 in order to afford the Cubert NDP Steering Group the best opportunity to produce a development plan for the parish that is not only fit for purpose but that also carries as much support as possible from both residents and businesses alike.
In the short term, the Covid-19 tiering restrictions prohibit any sort of meaningful public meeting. This does not however alter the fact that the opinion of the people of Cubert Parish remains the cornerstone of what will become the final report. With this in mind, the steering group has agreed the need to for us to harvest opinion through as many mediums as possible. The Cubert newsletter is a great way to get information out to people. What we are trying to achieve however is a two way flow, a dialogue and an accumulation of opinion.
With this in mind, Tim Lord has completely overhauled the Cubert NDP website and provided the opportunity for people to join the “NDP Community” and through that be able to air their thoughts. He has created the ability for people to comment specifically on each of the priority areas separately in recognition of the fact that people have their own differing views and priorities.
In a similar vein, we are looking to expand the usage of our Facebook page, put more information into the public domain and generate more interaction.
For the information of those may not yet be aware the priorities identified to date are; priorities for new housing, future business development in the parish, traffic control and car parking, provision of sports and leisure facilities, protecting our heritage assets and green spaces and safe guarding our school facilities and potential expansion needs.
The members of the Steering Group have formed sub-groups to assess the potential within each subject area. I would urge as many people as possible to utilise the platforms that I’ve mentioned and which are shown below to express their views.
There remains the option to contact me directly at chair.cubertndp@btinternet.com