# CCA 02: 15Sep25 Wendover & Villages {% embed url="" %} ### Video Timeline (min:sec): 00:00 - 09:40 Greenway and HS2 presentation 09:40 - 14:20 Introduction by Joolz 14:20 - 16:00 Introduction to Active Travel components 16:00 - 37:04 a) Cycle Path 37:04 - 47:30 b) Car Sharing 47:30 - 55:44 c) Community Energy 55:44 - 63:20 d) Food Growth 63:20 - 68:49(end) Wrap Up *** ### Presentation 1: Greenway and HS2 {% file src="/files/YnXOtexeHxL1lMCNk5Yl" %} You are welcome to download this presentation; a markdown copy is presented at the bottom of this page for the AI Search Engine ### Presentation 2: Cycle Path *** ### Meeting Summary: ### Quick recap The meeting focused on organizing a workshop about community climate action planning with discussions on transport and active travel initiatives. Participants shared updates on various local projects including cycling infrastructure, car sharing programs, solar energy proposals, and food security efforts across Buckinghamshire. The group discussed transitioning these community initiatives into the upcoming workshop planning, emphasizing the importance of collective action and long-term strategic planning for future generations. ### Next steps * [Wendover HS2 team: Continue pushing HS2 and Bucks Council to incorporate the proposed cycle routes into their plans](https://us06tasks.zoom.us/?meetingId=a%2ByJzCUDRey6Tk0Up%2FqujA%3D%3D\&stepId=67ae3b04-9267-11f0-8cef-c69f878a032b) * [Rachel: Coordinate feedback from the four parishes regarding the cycle route proposals to increase pressure on HS2 and Bucks Council](https://us06tasks.zoom.us/?meetingId=a%2ByJzCUDRey6Tk0Up%2FqujA%3D%3D\&stepId=67ae478e-9267-11f0-8cef-c69f878a032b) * [Damian: Provide feedback on Wendover HS2 cycle route proposals to Andy/Wendover HS2 team](https://us06tasks.zoom.us/?meetingId=a%2ByJzCUDRey6Tk0Up%2FqujA%3D%3D\&stepId=67ae4dc4-9267-11f0-8cef-c69f878a032b) * [Martin: Review and provide thoughts on the proposed cycle routes presented by Andy](https://us06tasks.zoom.us/?meetingId=a%2ByJzCUDRey6Tk0Up%2FqujA%3D%3D\&stepId=67ae53a0-9267-11f0-8cef-c69f878a032b) * [Clive: Review the Wendover HS2 cycle route proposals](https://us06tasks.zoom.us/?meetingId=a%2ByJzCUDRey6Tk0Up%2FqujA%3D%3D\&stepId=67ae5936-9267-11f0-8cef-c69f878a032b) * [Rachel and team: Continue pushing for reinstating paths agreed by HS2](https://us06tasks.zoom.us/?meetingId=a%2ByJzCUDRey6Tk0Up%2FqujA%3D%3D\&stepId=67ae5e86-9267-11f0-8cef-c69f878a032b) * [Jules: Follow up on preparations for the Community Climate Action Planning workshop on October 11th](https://us06tasks.zoom.us/?meetingId=a%2ByJzCUDRey6Tk0Up%2FqujA%3D%3D\&stepId=67ae62be-9267-11f0-8cef-c69f878a032b) * [HS2: Provide cycle route along the A413 underneath the viaduct as per their assurance](https://us06tasks.zoom.us/?meetingId=a%2ByJzCUDRey6Tk0Up%2FqujA%3D%3D\&stepId=67ae65ca-9267-11f0-8cef-c69f878a032b) * [Bucks Council: Review landscape plans to incorporate the Greenway route proposals](https://us06tasks.zoom.us/?meetingId=a%2ByJzCUDRey6Tk0Up%2FqujA%3D%3D\&stepId=67ae696c-9267-11f0-8cef-c69f878a032b) * [Bucks Council: Review the proposal for repurposing temporary roads as cycle paths instead of removing them](https://us06tasks.zoom.us/?meetingId=a%2ByJzCUDRey6Tk0Up%2FqujA%3D%3D\&stepId=67ae6c28-9267-11f0-8cef-c69f878a032b) * [Parish Council and Wendover HS2: Follow up on their written demands to Bucks Council regarding showing cycle routes on their plans](https://us06tasks.zoom.us/?meetingId=a%2ByJzCUDRey6Tk0Up%2FqujA%3D%3D\&stepId=67ae6f84-9267-11f0-8cef-c69f878a032b) * [Andrew Band: Share the complete presentation with the team](https://us06tasks.zoom.us/?meetingId=a%2ByJzCUDRey6Tk0Up%2FqujA%3D%3D\&stepId=67ae72f4-9267-11f0-8cef-c69f878a032b) * [Sean: Potentially assist with geospatial mapping for the proposed projects](https://us06tasks.zoom.us/?meetingId=a%2ByJzCUDRey6Tk0Up%2FqujA%3D%3D\&stepId=67ae75e2-9267-11f0-8cef-c69f878a032b) ### Summary #### Workshop Planning and Logistics Meeting The meeting focused on organizing a workshop with 56 registrations so far, with plans to potentially run another session if needed. Participants discussed logistics, including screen sharing capabilities and technical setup for presentations. Andrew Band was scheduled to present but had limited time, and the meeting included discussions about cycling initiatives and potential solar project areas, with Sean offering geospatial expertise to help with mapping. #### HS2 Greenway Route Planning Discussion Andrew Band presented Wendover HS2's perspective on the impact of HS2 on Greenway plans, highlighting issues with proposed cycle routes and footpaths. The group is pushing HS2 to release routes they agreed to reinstate, particularly around the Smaldean area where HS2 has said no. They are also urging Bucks Council to incorporate the desired plans into landscape proposals, and have written to the council demanding they show these plans are included. The discussion focused on alternative access routes, including using existing tracks and repurposing temporary roads as part of the cycleway network. #### Community Climate Action Planning Workshop Joolz welcomed participants to the third preparatory Zoom for the Community Climate Action Planning workshop focused on transport and active travel. She highlighted the benefits of active travel, including reduced congestion, lower air pollution, improved public spaces, and decreased carbon emissions. Joolz also mentioned that Bucks County Council received about £2 million in funding from the government's Active Travel Fund, though this funding has been allocated. The discussion emphasized the importance of planning for a decade-long strategy, as future funding opportunities are expected to become available. #### Aylesbury Cycling Infrastructure Analysis Damian presented a detailed analysis of cycling infrastructure in the Aylesbury area, focusing on the disconnected nature of West Turville from other cycling improvements in the region. He highlighted that while Bucks Council has invested approximately £5 million in cycle improvements around Aylesbury since 2021, West Turville has received no funding despite being adjacent to developments like Hamden Fields. Damian criticized Bucks Council's plans, noting that while they promise a Greenway extension and shared use paths along the Marrow Way, the actual Hamden Fields Master Plan does not include direct safe cycling connections to West Turville. #### Cycling Safety Route Improvements Damian raised concerns about the safety of cycling routes in Westbury, highlighting that children are forced to choose between dangerous roads or facing arrest for cycling on pavements. He announced plans for an early morning cycling event to showcase the challenges faced by school children navigating these routes. The group discussed the need to connect Western Turville to surrounding areas, with Stuart and Martin emphasizing the importance of connecting all villages and adapting practical solutions rather than strictly following legislation. Justine shared efforts in Wendover to address safety issues, including an upcoming action day on the 22nd to manage traffic and improve pedestrian and cyclist safety. #### Sustainable Transportation Initiatives Discussion Eli shared her experience from 10-15 years ago with the Get Wind of Recycling group, highlighting the challenges faced despite support from schools and some county council members. Alan presented a car sharing initiative in Hadnham using Zimbal's electric vehicle service, which has been successful with two vehicles in operation and potential for expansion to neighboring parishes including Wendover. The discussion concluded with Paul mentioning Wendover's role as a Bucks pilot site for on-street electric car chargers. #### Solar Farm Development Proposal Paul presented an idea to develop a contaminated land site owned by Thames Water near Wendover into a solar farm to power community energy initiatives, including charging electric vehicles. The proposed 10-acre site could generate approximately 1 megawatt of power, equivalent to powering about 270 homes annually while saving 186 tonnes of carbon. Joolz offered to conduct a desktop feasibility study and suggested potential revenue streams through power purchase agreements with Thames Water, while Frances mentioned that she and Sean were already attempting to contact Thames Water about the project. #### Grow to Give Food Initiative Justine Hamer presented her organization Grow to Give, which began in 2020 as a COVID response program to address food insecurity. The initiative repurposes fresh produce from 20 allotments across Buckinghamshire, involving 250 volunteers and supporting approximately 3,500 local people annually through five food charities. Justine highlighted that despite perceptions of wealth in the area, food poverty affects about 33% of households in some High Wycombe wards and 1 in 5 young people live in poverty according to the Joseph Rowntree Foundation. #### Community Workshop Planning Meeting The meeting focused on community initiatives and planning for a workshop on October 11th. Joolz expressed inspiration from the discussion of various community efforts, including active travel, community energy, car sharing, food, and biodiversity. The group discussed transitioning ideas from the Zoom meeting to the upcoming workshop, with Joolz suggesting that participants consider leading teams on specific topics and offering pre-workshop huddles on specialist subjects. Joolz emphasized the importance of collective action and ambitious planning for future generations, referencing Amsterdam's car-free journey as an example of long-term change. *** ### Chat: Joolz | Community Climate Action 36:16 Joolz | Community Climate Action 37:44 Stuart holcroft 38:58 Brand new to this group (Halton PC highways lead) Have there been any discussions around connecting Halton to Weston Turville / Aston Clinton by bike (and for walkers / runners)? Airfield Road (alongside the RAF Airfield) is a death trap Rachel Blackmore 39:50 Totally agree Stuart 👍1 Stuart holcroft 40:03 Also - apologies. Need to leave in 5 minutes... Joy O’Neill 41:59 I’m not a cyclist but I do walk most places and due to the speed and amount of traffic it often feels unsafe walking on many of the village roads. Could we include pedestrians in plans as well? 👏1 Sean McCarthy 43:12 who is responsible for maintaining hedges etc next to a cycle path? overgrowth stops use of path. Sean McCarthy - car sharing 53:30 Is this it? 1 Reply Fiona Harding - car sharing 53:35 {% embed url="" %} Joolz | Community Climate Action 56:55 Other examples for reference:
Paul Moring 01:05:43 51.773571020914446, -0.7535588756560982 jean cowell 01:08:31 Cant see the pics Justine Sean McCarthy 01:12:52 Does anyone know how to set up a Citizen Science project? 1 Reply jean cowell 01:16:49 Thanks for holding this, Rachel and David, and for the really interesting information and for all youre doing. It is inspiring - lot to think about. Many thanks - 11 October! Just to follow on what youre mentioning at the end - area that comes to mind is the health aspect of this - id be prepared to contribute some stats at least to this .. *** ### Audio-transcript: WEBVTT 1\ 00:00:35.000 --> 00:00:37.610\ Rachel Blackmore: Hi, Helen. Hi, Martin. 2\ 00:00:39.010 --> 00:00:41.100\ Rachel Blackmore: Can you hear me? How are you doing? 3\ 00:00:58.090 --> 00:01:00.330\ Martin Baxter: We're running a bit of a church. 4\ 00:01:01.340 --> 00:01:04.629\ Rachel Blackmore: Oh, that's okay. Are you en route somewhere? 5\ 00:01:04.849 --> 00:01:09.119\ Martin Baxter: No, we're home, but helen was out. 6\ 00:01:10.080 --> 00:01:17.370\ Rachel Blackmore: Because I was… I was hoping to see you, just to say, I see you've booked, you've booked two places, and Helen's booked two places for the work. 7\ 00:01:18.240 --> 00:01:22.720\ Rachel Blackmore: Does that just mean it's… those four places are for two of you, or of you each? 8\ 00:01:22.720 --> 00:01:23.850\ Martin Baxter: There's two of us. 9\ 00:01:23.850 --> 00:01:31.140\ Rachel Blackmore: Yeah, that's okay, because we're filling up, I better have another quick peek. Hi, Andrew, I'll just have a little look at how many we've got. 10\ 00:01:33.850 --> 00:01:34.910\ Rachel Blackmore: Hi, Andrew. 11\ 00:01:35.820 --> 00:01:37.640\ Rachel Blackmore: Thanks for joining us again. 12\ 00:01:39.010 --> 00:01:45.100\ Andrew Maliphant, Great Collaboration: Good to be here. I was… I managed to dial in twice last time, and I had to disappear because I was echoing all over the place. 13\ 00:01:45.100 --> 00:01:52.810\ Rachel Blackmore: I notice that sometimes. You see, I see a lot of numbers, and then I'm thinking, but there's not that many people, I think quite a few people. 14\ 00:01:52.810 --> 00:01:53.759\ Andrew Maliphant, Great Collaboration: That's hidden tomorrow. 15\ 00:01:53.760 --> 00:01:54.400\ Rachel Blackmore: Yes. 16\ 00:01:54.400 --> 00:01:59.749\ Andrew Maliphant, Great Collaboration: The things with computers is they only do what they tell them to do, and if they think you've asked them to open it. 17\ 00:02:00.190 --> 00:02:03.369\ Andrew Maliphant, Great Collaboration: In something in your browser, and also on the app. 18\ 00:02:03.560 --> 00:02:06.790\ Andrew Maliphant, Great Collaboration: then it does both, which is where I went wrong. 19\ 00:02:08.530 --> 00:02:29.529\ Rachel Blackmore: I'll have a quick peek, to see if anybody else is… we were up to 56 for our workshop, so it's gone out in social media in all the places, but it's… we haven't flyered, so I'm really interesting to see who we reach by getting flyers everywhere, and if we get more than we've got room for, then we just, run another one. 20\ 00:02:29.530 --> 00:02:30.390\ Andrew Maliphant, Great Collaboration: Yeah, indeed. 21\ 00:02:30.650 --> 00:02:44.489\ Andrew Maliphant, Great Collaboration: I'm here principally as an observer, of course, because… what's the expression? We're all… you're all doing very well, yes. Where was that from? Oh, it was… Are you being served, isn't it? Yes. 22\ 00:02:44.490 --> 00:02:48.910\ Rachel Blackmore: Oh, that's the one, that's the one. Yeah, the old ones are the best, aren't they? 23\ 00:02:48.910 --> 00:02:52.310\ Andrew Maliphant, Great Collaboration: Well, it's the only ones I know, so… 24\ 00:02:52.310 --> 00:02:56.320\ Rachel Blackmore: Yes, I'm completely out of it with the latest. 25\ 00:02:56.320 --> 00:03:01.339\ Andrew Maliphant, Great Collaboration: We might also have, some… an observer from Hope for the Future, which is a… 26\ 00:03:01.550 --> 00:03:13.540\ Andrew Maliphant, Great Collaboration: An organization which looks at helping or encouraging people to liaise with their local politicians, in addition to what we're doing, of course, is to liaise with their 27\ 00:03:13.910 --> 00:03:17.059\ Andrew Maliphant, Great Collaboration: community and actions were planning workshops, so… 28\ 00:03:17.330 --> 00:03:21.050\ Rachel Blackmore: Yeah, excellent, so they'll be good people to have along. Hi, Damien! 29\ 00:03:23.770 --> 00:03:33.850\ Rachel Blackmore: Damien's coming in first, inasmuch as he's going to talk about cycling, and can't stay very long, so he's, first on our agenda, aren't you, Damien? 30\ 00:03:34.010 --> 00:03:40.070\ Rachel Blackmore: We're all ready. And we're doing 54 early birds. 31\ 00:03:45.180 --> 00:03:49.930\ Rachel Blackmore: I've booked in to come on over later, Damien. Have the okay from Janet. 32\ 00:03:53.600 --> 00:03:55.850\ Rachel Blackmore: You're muted, Damien. 33\ 00:03:55.850 --> 00:03:58.090\ Damian Campbell: I guarantee you a drink. 34\ 00:03:58.090 --> 00:04:10.820\ Rachel Blackmore: Thank you so much. So, our book club tonight, Andrew Martin, and well, it's a women's book… well, I don't know if we've said it's a women's book, but they are a women's. Anyway, you're serving drinks for us, aren't you, Damien? 35\ 00:04:10.820 --> 00:04:11.979\ Damian Campbell: Apparently, yes. 36\ 00:04:14.270 --> 00:04:18.000\ Rachel Blackmore: That'll be a nice ending to the evening. 37\ 00:04:21.430 --> 00:04:25.240\ Rachel Blackmore: Stephen from Wendover Parish Council. 38\ 00:04:25.360 --> 00:04:28.269\ Rachel Blackmore: Environmental Group. Hi, Stephen! 39\ 00:04:40.600 --> 00:04:41.800\ Rachel Blackmore: Hi, Sean. 40\ 00:04:47.790 --> 00:04:48.450\ Rachel Blackmore: As shown. 41\ 00:04:50.550 --> 00:04:56.319\ Sean McCarthy: I get so many different screens coming up, I never know which one to click on, but… 42\ 00:04:57.180 --> 00:05:01.860\ Rachel Blackmore: Click the right one, yep. I think, anyway, hopefully we're all in the right place. 43\ 00:05:02.170 --> 00:05:05.790\ Rachel Blackmore: I've forgotten your role, Sean. What is your, I've forgotten the. 44\ 00:05:05.900 --> 00:05:21.089\ Sean McCarthy: I live in Wendover, I'm a volunteer with the Wendover News, but also, I've got a geospatial background, and I said I'd be able to kind of get involved in that side of it, if possible. 45\ 00:05:21.090 --> 00:05:28.260\ Rachel Blackmore: Oh, yes, that's help… that's helpful, yes, some paper for… Myself some notes, but… Yes. 46\ 00:05:31.500 --> 00:05:35.579\ Sean McCarthy: Oh, and, I'm a… I'm a biologist. 47\ 00:05:35.580 --> 00:05:36.210\ Rachel Blackmore: Oh, great. 48\ 00:05:36.210 --> 00:05:36.970\ Sean McCarthy: certainly. 49\ 00:05:37.520 --> 00:05:38.170\ Rachel Blackmore: Yeah. 50\ 00:05:44.600 --> 00:05:49.269\ Rachel Blackmore: Jules was asking me, about the… the area for the, 51\ 00:05:49.560 --> 00:05:59.999\ Rachel Blackmore: an area that we could potentially use. I think you heard last time, did you, Sean? An area we could potentially use for… maybe not, maybe we didn't mention it last time, for solar, so. 52\ 00:06:00.000 --> 00:06:01.849\ Sean McCarthy: Oh, yeah, yeah. Yeah. 53\ 00:06:02.840 --> 00:06:08.230\ Rachel Blackmore: And he's, yeah, mapping's obviously important for all this. Hi, Andy! 54\ 00:06:08.660 --> 00:06:13.960\ Rachel Blackmore: Hi there, can you hear me? I can, thanks for joining us, because I know you're tight on time. Tight on time. 55\ 00:06:13.960 --> 00:06:14.650\ Andrew Band: So, yeah. 56\ 00:06:14.650 --> 00:06:17.230\ Rachel Blackmore: Do you know Damien? Can you see Damien on screen there, Carol? 57\ 00:06:17.230 --> 00:06:19.140\ Andrew Band: I can see, Damien. Hi, Damien. Hi. 58\ 00:06:19.450 --> 00:06:34.429\ Rachel Blackmore: a fellow cyclist, and, Damien's been great at pushing, bucks to increase our cycle lanes that will link west and Turville, so… Okay, fantastic. Obviously, a lot more to do. 59\ 00:06:34.970 --> 00:06:46.190\ Andrew Band: Okay, I've… what I've got, I've got a short little presentation, Rachel, to put on the screen, and, I have to say, looking at this 60\ 00:06:46.470 --> 00:06:48.000\ Andrew Band: I'm not quite sure. 61\ 00:06:48.480 --> 00:06:52.019\ Andrew Band: Well, how to do it? 62\ 00:06:52.020 --> 00:06:57.749\ Rachel Blackmore: You might not be able to without a screen. Obviously, the person who sets the meeting up has got screen share, but. 63\ 00:06:57.750 --> 00:06:58.320\ Andrew Band: Yes. 64\ 00:06:58.320 --> 00:06:58.830\ Rachel Blackmore: might need. 65\ 00:06:58.830 --> 00:07:05.220\ Andrew Band: You might have to give it to… give it to us, yeah. Yes, I can't give it, but, who set the meeting up, then? 66\ 00:07:05.220 --> 00:07:09.690\ Rachel Blackmore: Jules set it up, and so he'll be able to do that. I imagine he'll be here in a minute. 67\ 00:07:09.690 --> 00:07:10.950\ Andrew Band: Garage, okay. 68\ 00:07:12.210 --> 00:07:13.680\ Andrew Band: So, yeah. 69\ 00:07:13.680 --> 00:07:15.840\ Rachel Blackmore: It's not coming up as its share? 70\ 00:07:16.120 --> 00:07:17.870\ Rachel Blackmore: Share screen. 71\ 00:07:17.870 --> 00:07:18.679\ Damian Campbell: I can. 72\ 00:07:18.680 --> 00:07:19.990\ Rachel Blackmore: It is, actually, at the bottom. 73\ 00:07:19.990 --> 00:07:24.039\ Andrew Band: Oh, it is. Yes. Oh, yes, no, there is. I can see it. Brilliant, okay. 74\ 00:07:24.040 --> 00:07:24.730\ Rachel Blackmore: Thank you. 75\ 00:07:24.730 --> 00:07:29.029\ Andrew Band: So there you go, you might just be able to… 76\ 00:07:31.140 --> 00:07:34.949\ Rachel Blackmore: Andrew's just screen sharing, oh, great. 77\ 00:07:34.950 --> 00:07:36.319\ Andrew Band: Does that work? 78\ 00:07:36.320 --> 00:07:37.799\ Rachel Blackmore: It does, it does, yeah. 79\ 00:07:37.800 --> 00:07:38.800\ Andrew Band: Okay. 80\ 00:07:39.520 --> 00:07:40.210\ Andrew Band: Okay. 81\ 00:07:40.610 --> 00:07:42.589\ Andrew Band: I'm just gonna stop for a second, and 82\ 00:07:47.490 --> 00:07:51.790\ Andrew Band: Rachel, given the time, shall I just kick off very quickly, then? Is that okay? 83\ 00:07:51.790 --> 00:07:53.649\ Rachel Blackmore: If you've got to go in 5 minutes, then… 84\ 00:07:53.650 --> 00:07:54.709\ Andrew Band: Yeah, I'm really, really shocked. 85\ 00:07:54.710 --> 00:07:56.520\ Rachel Blackmore: You're very welcome to join. 86\ 00:07:56.990 --> 00:08:00.450\ Francesca Beato: No babies, no babies, you're not my son! You're not my son! 87\ 00:08:01.990 --> 00:08:07.519\ Rachel Blackmore: Hi, is that… is that Yves Fran? No? I don't know if that was in the background. 88\ 00:08:08.220 --> 00:08:27.169\ Andrew Band: Right, Rachel, I'm just going to put this, and Damien, you may, may know some of this, or not some of this, and, but this is a Wendover HS2 perspective on, the impact of HS2 on the, the, the Greenway plans. 89\ 00:08:27.170 --> 00:08:34.299\ Andrew Band: So very quickly, I know it's got draft in it, we've not actually released this, to, to, to anybody, publicly. 90\ 00:08:34.299 --> 00:08:45.949\ Andrew Band: But that the, the greenway map, if you should see what I mean, in the original proposals from Bucks Council, we believe, had, a link proposal showing 91\ 00:08:45.950 --> 00:08:56.799\ Andrew Band: from Dunsmore, a link through to, Ellsboro Road in Wendover, and then, ultimately from Wendover up to, to, to, Nashley, Lane. 92\ 00:08:57.640 --> 00:09:02.910\ Andrew Band: And the idea was to connect to the Amber Way in Wendover. 93\ 00:09:02.960 --> 00:09:20.749\ Andrew Band: And also, somehow connect to the, the, Wendover Arm Canal, et cetera, et cetera, as well as also the, the, the Chilton Cycleway, bridgeway, route, uphill Lane. 94\ 00:09:21.730 --> 00:09:22.740\ Andrew Band: And so that… 95\ 00:09:22.980 --> 00:09:37.609\ Andrew Band: we understood to be the original sort of idea, and, there was an undertaking in assurance by HS2 to provide at least some cycle route along the A413, underneath the viaduct. 96\ 00:09:38.280 --> 00:09:41.179\ Andrew Band: So, needless to say that we've, 97\ 00:09:41.390 --> 00:09:59.059\ Andrew Band: been pushing HS2, to be able to release up the routes so that we can at least get some of the paths that they agreed to reinstated. But surprise, surprise, particularly around the Smaldean area, they've said no. 98\ 00:10:00.540 --> 00:10:14.919\ Andrew Band: And we've also been pressing Bucks Council fairly recently, to, to, to, basically tell them that the landscape plans that are being presented don't incorporate the plans that we're looking for. 99\ 00:10:15.350 --> 00:10:22.710\ Andrew Band: And so, therefore, they should be rejected on that basis until they, have properly enclosed it, the route. 100\ 00:10:22.710 --> 00:10:37.349\ Andrew Band: So, what we've done, is, we've been looking at various access routes. Now, I'm assuming that most people understand where I'm talking about when I hear, so please raise your hand if you don't. 101\ 00:10:37.540 --> 00:10:45.159\ Andrew Band: But south of Wendover, A413, down, at Dunsmore. So that's the… 102\ 00:10:45.370 --> 00:10:47.129\ Andrew Band: At the point where the existing 103\ 00:10:47.660 --> 00:10:50.699\ Andrew Band: Path, or the new path, is stopped. 104\ 00:10:50.820 --> 00:10:51.590\ Andrew Band: Yeah? 105\ 00:10:52.170 --> 00:11:06.999\ Andrew Band: And, the proposal, from our understanding, was to use, the Small Dean Lane, to connect up with, the, the, the original Small Dean Lane. 106\ 00:11:09.120 --> 00:11:20.750\ Andrew Band: Which is supposed to be reinstated by HS2. And it's this area where my cursor is. I'm not sure everybody can see my cursor. But it's… it's, it's… oops. 107\ 00:11:23.140 --> 00:11:31.130\ Andrew Band: it's this area that I'm just marking on the arrow here, that's all being blocked up by HS2 at the moment. 108\ 00:11:32.760 --> 00:11:44.700\ Andrew Band: The proposal, then, is to, push them to, use the track, all the way. 109\ 00:11:45.230 --> 00:11:50.580\ Andrew Band: Along, Smaldean, Lane. 110\ 00:11:51.010 --> 00:12:00.100\ Andrew Band: carry on up to the tunnel portal, and effectively reinstate the footpath that they'd taken away, the footpath and bridleway. 111\ 00:12:00.940 --> 00:12:05.170\ Andrew Band: And then, moving further north, from that point. 112\ 00:12:05.310 --> 00:12:08.589\ Andrew Band: To, to connect with, Backham Lane. 113\ 00:12:09.270 --> 00:12:16.730\ Andrew Band: And so, they've presented the scheme here, without the pink dots. The pink dots are showing the routes that we're proposing. 114\ 00:12:16.850 --> 00:12:22.140\ Andrew Band: And we're saying, listen, you need to make some connections here. 115\ 00:12:22.350 --> 00:12:30.920\ Andrew Band: First point of connection is at the bottom of Backham Lane, so that at least people have got access to the Chilton Cycleway… cycle route. 116\ 00:12:31.810 --> 00:12:38.240\ Andrew Band: And then secondly, around, the perimeter, to Ellsboro Road. 117\ 00:12:40.070 --> 00:12:42.230\ Andrew Band: And the big problem is that the plans are missing. 118\ 00:12:42.410 --> 00:12:58.099\ Andrew Band: And, they've got a, an access road from, and I'm going to move on to the next plan, access road from Backham Lane, to, to Ellsboro Road at the moment. It's just this, this, link here, just on here. 119\ 00:12:58.520 --> 00:13:01.919\ Andrew Band: It's a temporary road, which they intend to hack up. 120\ 00:13:02.300 --> 00:13:08.889\ Andrew Band: And, and, and, take all the way the fencing and returned back to a field. 121\ 00:13:09.120 --> 00:13:11.989\ Andrew Band: And we're saying it's a perfectly good track. 122\ 00:13:12.350 --> 00:13:19.710\ Andrew Band: And why on earth wouldn't you, consider at least rationalizing it, making it into a decent psychopath? 123\ 00:13:20.790 --> 00:13:31.099\ Andrew Band: And likewise, down, on Aylesboro Road itself, where the crazy bridge is, if everybody can picture where that crazy bridge is, the temporary bridge. 124\ 00:13:31.240 --> 00:13:35.550\ Andrew Band: A lot of that roadway is being proposed to be, taken up. 125\ 00:13:36.970 --> 00:13:40.099\ Andrew Band: And, again, we're saying… hang on. 126\ 00:13:40.350 --> 00:13:46.339\ Andrew Band: She's taking the road up. Again, why not repurpose it and use it as part of the cycle, right? 127\ 00:13:47.000 --> 00:13:50.829\ Andrew Band: And Bucks Council have not. 128\ 00:13:51.410 --> 00:13:59.879\ Andrew Band: in any of their discussions, so far, if they entertain this idea, because they're simply saying, well, this is not in the Act. 129\ 00:14:00.090 --> 00:14:09.669\ Andrew Band: And we're saying, no, this lacks common sense, and so the Parish Council and Wendover HS2 have written the Bucks Council, demanding that they show that this is on their plans. 130\ 00:14:10.060 --> 00:14:15.859\ Andrew Band: So, Damien, if you've got any further assistance and help you on this one, do let us know. 131\ 00:14:15.860 --> 00:14:24.520\ Damian Campbell: Yes, I am totally on board with the same problems. In my presentation, you'll hear exactly the same kind of intransigence from bucks. 132\ 00:14:24.520 --> 00:14:24.860\ Andrew Band: Right. 133\ 00:14:24.860 --> 00:14:28.470\ Damian Campbell: But, by the way, I pedaled along that the, 134\ 00:14:28.690 --> 00:14:32.790\ Damian Campbell: Membersbourne Greenway on Sunday, so… Yes. I know exactly where you are. 135\ 00:14:32.790 --> 00:14:52.580\ Andrew Band: Yeah, exactly right. Right, and then carrying on, and this is the fundamental last bit, so this is Ellsboro Road, and then the scheme from what we're saying on Ellsboro Road. Again, part of the, the original, design principles, Chilton design principles, was that there should be some form of, path. 136\ 00:14:52.670 --> 00:15:02.330\ Andrew Band: And we're saying, look, from a practicality point of view, I don't think it's that difficult. Beyond the whip of HS2, particularly the amount of tarmac they've laid down. 137\ 00:15:02.410 --> 00:15:13.229\ Andrew Band: To actually, lay a route alongside the Green Tunnel, and then alongside their cutting all the way up to Nashley Lane. Indeed, half of this 138\ 00:15:13.530 --> 00:15:15.450\ Andrew Band: will be track, anyway. 139\ 00:15:16.060 --> 00:15:24.869\ Andrew Band: Because they have access tracks to the ponds and various other bits of monitoring, so we're saying, well, come on, guys, we want this to be designated as a proper cycleway. 140\ 00:15:25.510 --> 00:15:31.710\ Andrew Band: So, our sphere of interest runs up to the point that, leaves nationally. 141\ 00:15:32.380 --> 00:15:48.649\ Andrew Band: road. Now, where that goes from there, whether it connects back to the Amber Way, I don't know, but, that's, that's, that's that point there. The other point to note is that we want the cycleway to run across Folly Bridge. 142\ 00:15:48.990 --> 00:16:01.009\ Andrew Band: down Lionel Avenue, and connect up with the Wendora Arm Canal and the Amber Way that way. So, this bit here is a… is a… is a definite, push, if you see what I mean. 143\ 00:16:02.020 --> 00:16:16.100\ Andrew Band: So, the proposals that we're putting there are being floated around with, the parish council, development plans, Rachel, you may hear from Clive at some point or other on this. 144\ 00:16:16.100 --> 00:16:32.379\ Andrew Band: But, you know, essentially, Nunday, what we're trying to do is garner people's, sort of, thoughts on this and, and, and, push it, further with, both HS2 and Bucks, Bucks Council. 145\ 00:16:34.000 --> 00:16:36.609\ Andrew Band: Oh, Rachel, you're gone… gone silent. 146\ 00:16:38.850 --> 00:16:49.680\ Rachel Blackmore: Yeah, perfect, thank you. And we're hoping, obviously, we've got greater numbers now in four parishes, so hopefully we're going to have more pressing value. So, thanks ever so much, Andy, that's… that's brilliant. 147\ 00:16:49.680 --> 00:16:57.119\ Andrew Band: Not a problem, and as I say, I'll stop sharing. I think that stopped sharing, that's it. 148\ 00:16:57.120 --> 00:17:16.339\ Andrew Band: Yeah, I'd love to have some feedback of the likes of Damien and Kai. I apologize, I can't hang on for much longer. I know Martin's on the call there, so Martin, maybe you might be able to pick up something from this. Yeah. And please do feedback your thoughts on whether we're on the right track at all. 149\ 00:17:16.780 --> 00:17:20.579\ Rachel Blackmore: We've got Clive here as well, Andy. We've got lots of. 150\ 00:17:20.589 --> 00:17:21.989\ Andrew Band: Oh, you've got other people, though, as well. 151\ 00:17:21.990 --> 00:17:22.679\ Rachel Blackmore: Yeah, we've got an eye. 152\ 00:17:22.710 --> 00:17:26.560\ Andrew Band: I could probably get a slap rest from Clive, he's not seen this yet. 153\ 00:17:26.560 --> 00:17:38.799\ Rachel Blackmore: So, apologies to Jules, we've kind of dived straight in, because people have got to go, but, are you okay with, the people who've got to go, Andy's got to go, and then Stephanie? 154\ 00:17:38.800 --> 00:17:44.509\ Andrew Band: Okay, Rachel, thank you ever so much, and thanks for listening, and any comments, do feed back to us, yeah? 155\ 00:17:44.510 --> 00:17:47.510\ Joolz | Community Climate Action: Pleasure. Thanks, Andy. See you soon. Cheers. Bye. 156\ 00:17:49.140 --> 00:17:59.149\ Rachel Blackmore: Sorry, Jules, did you want to welcome us? And I'm just trying to see where… can you… can any… I'm saying that, can anybody see Jules now? I can't see Jules on here. 157\ 00:17:59.150 --> 00:18:00.530\ Joolz | Community Climate Action: Yeah, I'm definitely here. 158\ 00:18:00.680 --> 00:18:05.280\ Rachel Blackmore: Very good. Have you gone, why can't I see you? 159\ 00:18:05.280 --> 00:18:07.560\ Joolz | Community Climate Action: It depends on your settings, there's a lot of people… 160\ 00:18:07.560 --> 00:18:08.950\ Rachel Blackmore: There you go, I've got you. Yep. 161\ 00:18:08.950 --> 00:18:09.640\ Joolz | Community Climate Action: Yeah, cool. 162\ 00:18:09.640 --> 00:18:10.230\ Rachel Blackmore: Top of the pack. 163\ 00:18:10.230 --> 00:18:19.929\ Joolz | Community Climate Action: Well, I'm… I'm… well, welcome, everyone. I'm delighted to see so many people here, and what better way to start than to get stuck in? 164\ 00:18:21.010 --> 00:18:31.749\ Joolz | Community Climate Action: So really, really pleased, that Andrew had the time, energy, and focus to do that, do that presentation. It bodes really well for active travel in the area. 165\ 00:18:31.930 --> 00:18:51.190\ Joolz | Community Climate Action: Of course, I'm not as familiar with geography as everyone else on the call, so I'm slightly mystified by locations and roads and this kind of thing, but it looked great. So, welcome to our third in a series of three preparatory Zooms for our Community Climate Action Planning 166\ 00:18:51.230 --> 00:18:52.639\ Joolz | Community Climate Action: workshop. 167\ 00:18:53.230 --> 00:18:55.650\ Joolz | Community Climate Action: Which is on the 11th of October. 168\ 00:18:56.760 --> 00:18:59.990\ Joolz | Community Climate Action: and… For today, we're looking at transport. 169\ 00:19:00.670 --> 00:19:14.810\ Joolz | Community Climate Action: Active travel, so we've already kind of kicked off. Energy, we're going to look at, a potential, a prospective site. And food, and food security, because who doesn't like… who doesn't like a good, a good meal? Who doesn't like eating? 170\ 00:19:14.890 --> 00:19:24.319\ Joolz | Community Climate Action: So, first of all, I'm just gonna reiterate, and many people here will have already seen this, but I'm going to briefly share my screen. 171\ 00:19:25.320 --> 00:19:30.309\ Joolz | Community Climate Action: And just kind of… kind of reiterate, ground us a little bit, so… 172\ 00:19:31.020 --> 00:19:33.900\ Joolz | Community Climate Action: We know… we know why we're here. 173\ 00:19:34.740 --> 00:19:36.240\ Joolz | Community Climate Action: Hopefully this will work. 174\ 00:19:40.120 --> 00:19:41.330\ Joolz | Community Climate Action: There we go. 175\ 00:19:41.520 --> 00:19:42.650\ Joolz | Community Climate Action: So… 176\ 00:19:42.840 --> 00:20:00.090\ Joolz | Community Climate Action: the majority of people, if you've come to the previous, workshop, Zooms, will have already seen this, so I'm not going to labour the point, but I'm just going to skip through it. You know, our icebergs are melting, we're going to probably see a blue ocean event in our lifetime, which is going to exacerbate the crisis that we're in. 177\ 00:20:00.230 --> 00:20:18.740\ Joolz | Community Climate Action: Reduce the reflectivity of the sun's rays, heat the ocean, and see a significant sea level rise. We're probably all familiar with the amount of CO2 being pumped into our atmosphere. We're at 417 parts per million, steadily going up, only increasing. 350 is safety. 178\ 00:20:19.360 --> 00:20:21.810\ Joolz | Community Climate Action: We… All seen flooding. 179\ 00:20:22.170 --> 00:20:34.459\ Joolz | Community Climate Action: In previous years. This year, we saw significant drought, and we've also had record wildfires in the UK, and if you've seen any of the news, Southern Europe was literally on fire. 180\ 00:20:35.570 --> 00:20:42.620\ Joolz | Community Climate Action: So… How high will heating go? Well, 1.5 degrees is the… is set as a safe upper limit. 181\ 00:20:43.320 --> 00:20:59.420\ Joolz | Community Climate Action: Not a target. You know, it's not what we're trying to achieve, we're trying to stay below the safe upper limit, and about 70% of scientists expect a rise, kind of locked in now, of at least 2 degrees, so that's what we're facing, or, sorry, 2.5 degrees, which is pretty cataclysmic. 182\ 00:20:59.420 --> 00:21:07.399\ Joolz | Community Climate Action: Wet weather last year raised fears of harvest catastrophe, and threatened… Our food security. 183\ 00:21:07.790 --> 00:21:13.789\ Joolz | Community Climate Action: And we're going to be talking about food, because that food insecurity and what happens with our weather 184\ 00:21:14.130 --> 00:21:16.989\ Joolz | Community Climate Action: And our farmers leads to empty shelves. 185\ 00:21:17.130 --> 00:21:24.879\ Joolz | Community Climate Action: Most importantly as well, it also leads to higher prices, and I was pretty devastated to learn that the hops harvest has been affected this year. 186\ 00:21:25.240 --> 00:21:26.780\ Joolz | Community Climate Action: Through drought. 187\ 00:21:27.140 --> 00:21:30.330\ Joolz | Community Climate Action: So we can all expect more expensive beer. 188\ 00:21:30.510 --> 00:21:37.289\ Joolz | Community Climate Action: And if there's no other reason to do… to work to stop this, then, keeping our price of a pint low. 189\ 00:21:37.470 --> 00:21:42.879\ Joolz | Community Climate Action: So United Nations has declared code red for humanity. 190\ 00:21:43.990 --> 00:21:48.440\ Joolz | Community Climate Action: So I'll just, again, pause a moment, let that sink in. Code red. 191\ 00:21:48.880 --> 00:21:50.310\ Joolz | Community Climate Action: for humanity. 192\ 00:21:51.050 --> 00:21:59.410\ Joolz | Community Climate Action: So that's why we're all coming together. That's why we're here. So I thought we'd just start a little bit with reminding ourselves 193\ 00:22:00.060 --> 00:22:05.840\ Joolz | Community Climate Action: From the heart, that we're here, we're here to save what we love, and build resilience in our. 194\ 00:22:05.840 --> 00:22:06.125\ Martin Baxter: Oh. 195\ 00:22:06.410 --> 00:22:08.300\ Joolz | Community Climate Action: To face the change that's here. 196\ 00:22:09.230 --> 00:22:16.159\ Joolz | Community Climate Action: So without further ado, we'll probably kick off, and we've kind of kicked off… With transport. 197\ 00:22:16.610 --> 00:22:21.839\ Joolz | Community Climate Action: And, in particular, we're looking at active travel. 198\ 00:22:23.090 --> 00:22:29.419\ Joolz | Community Climate Action: And Bucks has a local cycling and walking and infrastructure plan. Andrew might have touched on that. 199\ 00:22:29.710 --> 00:22:35.560\ Joolz | Community Climate Action: I think the County Council benefited from about $2 million in funding from the government's Active Travel Fund. 200\ 00:22:35.840 --> 00:22:48.300\ Joolz | Community Climate Action: Which has kind of been and gone, in that… or it's in progress, so it's unlikely to be able to tap into that, but it's indicative of the kind of funding that is available moving forward. 201\ 00:22:48.540 --> 00:22:56.679\ Joolz | Community Climate Action: And one thing to bear in mind when we're making these kind of plans is that these, you know, funds from government like this come and go. 202\ 00:22:57.330 --> 00:23:01.940\ Joolz | Community Climate Action: And what we're looking at is maybe a decade-long plan. 203\ 00:23:02.670 --> 00:23:09.530\ Joolz | Community Climate Action: So don't be too worried if we've missed the boat for this particular bit. There's probably still some conversations to be had. 204\ 00:23:09.700 --> 00:23:18.969\ Joolz | Community Climate Action: But this kind of funding will reappear at some stage as well. So, if we get our ducks in a row now, we'll be ready for it in a potential future. 205\ 00:23:19.150 --> 00:23:21.200\ Joolz | Community Climate Action: Potential future tranche. 206\ 00:23:21.750 --> 00:23:26.409\ Joolz | Community Climate Action: So we've probably got a bit more information on travel, but I just want to highlight that 207\ 00:23:26.520 --> 00:23:38.199\ Joolz | Community Climate Action: the benefits to us. You know, it's a lovely way to get around, in terms of active travel, walking, and cycling. It reduces congestion, even in high traffic areas. Reduced air pollution. 208\ 00:23:38.520 --> 00:23:44.890\ Joolz | Community Climate Action: Higher quality public areas, which are made for walking and cycling. Better physical, mental, and social health. 209\ 00:23:45.180 --> 00:23:50.620\ Joolz | Community Climate Action: In our towns and, respective villages. And reduced carbon emissions. 210\ 00:23:51.130 --> 00:23:53.399\ Joolz | Community Climate Action: And increased economic growth. 211\ 00:23:53.540 --> 00:24:00.830\ Joolz | Community Climate Action: Actually helps if you can, you know, make, make a streetcar free, particularly in town centres and what have you. 212\ 00:24:01.100 --> 00:24:12.979\ Joolz | Community Climate Action: So we can move on. That's just a little bit of an intro there. And Rachel, you highlighted a couple of people very helpfully on the agenda that might want to talk about travel. 213\ 00:24:12.980 --> 00:24:17.790\ Rachel Blackmore: Obviously, Andrew's dived straight in there, and I wonder if Daniel, or Alan. 214\ 00:24:17.790 --> 00:24:19.609\ Joolz | Community Climate Action: Yeah, Damian. 215\ 00:24:19.610 --> 00:24:21.040\ Rachel Blackmore: Gonna come in next, because he's also. 216\ 00:24:21.040 --> 00:24:22.789\ Joolz | Community Climate Action: Very damn you. Thank you. 217\ 00:24:22.790 --> 00:24:28.949\ Rachel Blackmore: After that, we'll have Alan, with CarShare. Thanks. Thanks, Jules. Thanks, Damien. Over to you. 218\ 00:24:28.950 --> 00:24:35.370\ Damian Campbell: Okay, well, I'm going to start, if I can share my screen, but it's gone. Where's that gone? 219\ 00:24:37.660 --> 00:24:39.540\ Damian Campbell: Oh yeah, share screen. 220\ 00:24:39.810 --> 00:24:42.240\ Damian Campbell: Can people see this? 221\ 00:24:44.450 --> 00:24:45.300\ Joolz | Community Climate Action: Yes. 222\ 00:24:45.660 --> 00:24:50.850\ Damian Campbell: Okay, good. Right, I'm going to, start… with… 223\ 00:24:51.100 --> 00:24:53.700\ Damian Campbell: A cycle ride I actually do quite often. 224\ 00:24:53.810 --> 00:24:57.519\ Damian Campbell: Now, this is a loop round Alesbury. Can people see that clearly enough? 225\ 00:24:57.880 --> 00:25:03.140\ Damian Campbell: from West… from West Interval to Wendover, along the canal. 226\ 00:25:03.280 --> 00:25:06.970\ Damian Campbell: Down to Putnam, round to Arla, the 227\ 00:25:06.980 --> 00:25:23.910\ Damian Campbell: Aylesbury Arm, rounds Kingsbrook to Beerton, round Watermead, the new St Peter's Way, all the way up to Berryfields, and on the new roads, new cycleways that Bucks have done, all the way back to Western Turville. Now, it's a… 228\ 00:25:23.910 --> 00:25:30.410\ Joolz | Community Climate Action: Sorry to interrupt. We can also see, sort of, half your screen in terms of tabs, so you might want to make that. 229\ 00:25:30.410 --> 00:25:34.720\ Damian Campbell: Yeah, I'll tell you what, I'll make this… I'll make this… Is that better? 230\ 00:25:34.720 --> 00:25:35.860\ Joolz | Community Climate Action: Yeah, there we go, great. 231\ 00:25:35.860 --> 00:25:43.810\ Damian Campbell: Okay, so… All the way back to Western Turnville. Now, that's a 43 kilometer 232\ 00:25:44.050 --> 00:25:50.720\ Damian Campbell: Right, so I do this quite often, usually when my dear lady is listening to the archers on a Sunday morning. 233\ 00:25:51.140 --> 00:25:55.360\ Damian Campbell: But the important thing is, it's completely off-road, except for… 234\ 00:25:55.530 --> 00:25:59.919\ Damian Campbell: The Marrow Way, World's End Lane, and Halton Lane, which are all part of… 235\ 00:26:00.190 --> 00:26:06.649\ Damian Campbell: West interval. Now, I'm going to jump on this presentation immediately to this slide. 236\ 00:26:07.370 --> 00:26:17.899\ Damian Campbell: to show exactly how much Western Terville is disconnected from all of the wonderful stuff that Bucks have done. Let me just go back to Bucks. 237\ 00:26:18.860 --> 00:26:24.269\ Damian Campbell: Here is all the stuff they've done. They've got the gemstone pathway around Aylesbury. 238\ 00:26:24.570 --> 00:26:37.430\ Damian Campbell: They, since 2021, when COVID started, they've done new cycle routes in South Court, they've done the Greenway extensions to Wadston, they've done all sorts of things, especially in Wendover. 239\ 00:26:37.930 --> 00:26:47.850\ Damian Campbell: I reckon, on a quick tab, it's about £5 million that's been spent on cycle improvements around the Aylesbury area. 240\ 00:26:48.270 --> 00:26:53.280\ Damian Campbell: The only… Place that hasn't seen any funding at all. 241\ 00:26:53.840 --> 00:26:55.449\ Damian Campbell: is Weston Tarville. 242\ 00:26:55.840 --> 00:26:59.760\ Damian Campbell: So, we've got the Amber Way from Aylesbury to Wendover. 243\ 00:26:59.800 --> 00:27:10.919\ Damian Campbell: We've got the canal, newly furbished tollpath to Halton, but the canal carries on to Aston Clinton, and we've got the Aston Clinton Cycleway, you can see it there. 244\ 00:27:10.930 --> 00:27:20.090\ Damian Campbell: all the way back, you know, a plethora of routes to take once you get back near Aylesbury. But West Turville isn't connected by any of them. 245\ 00:27:20.150 --> 00:27:22.909\ Damian Campbell: Now, that's a surprise, because… 246\ 00:27:23.250 --> 00:27:36.449\ Damian Campbell: As part of the, work that Bucks have done, we've got all sorts of things, like safe cycling developer obligations. So think, Hamden Fields here. 247\ 00:27:36.450 --> 00:27:49.569\ Damian Campbell: Developers must consider how their site may extend existing routes, integrate cycle routes, and provide safe, direct routes between destinations in the Vale and, I'm going to emphasize, adjacent areas. 248\ 00:27:50.630 --> 00:28:00.819\ Damian Campbell: Bucks themselves have also done some work in Western Turville. Here's a thing I received from, John, Clark of Bucks. 249\ 00:28:01.160 --> 00:28:03.520\ Damian Campbell: Showing what their thoughts are. 250\ 00:28:03.660 --> 00:28:09.059\ Damian Campbell: Now, what they show is that there's a shared use path along the marrow way. 251\ 00:28:09.530 --> 00:28:11.960\ Damian Campbell: And a bit of World's End Lane. 252\ 00:28:12.230 --> 00:28:21.390\ Damian Campbell: And the Greenway, which I haven't mentioned yet, but has been mentioned by other people, will come through Western Turville all the way to the canal. 253\ 00:28:21.980 --> 00:28:27.249\ Damian Campbell: That's what it says on the Bucks Council website, how we're extending the Buckinghamshire Greenway. 254\ 00:28:27.720 --> 00:28:37.149\ Damian Campbell: I've also had emails from Jonathan Clarke himself saying, I know you're upset about this, don't worry, when Hamden Fields all comes through, it'll be fine. 255\ 00:28:37.430 --> 00:28:41.450\ Damian Campbell: Okay, so here is the Hamden Fields Master Plan. 256\ 00:28:42.740 --> 00:28:45.170\ Damian Campbell: And… well, it doesn't. 257\ 00:28:45.700 --> 00:28:58.289\ Damian Campbell: We've got the new Bedgrove, improvements, which is about 1.3 million pounds, which is wonderful, because it will take the amber way from turn furlong, and people 258\ 00:28:58.530 --> 00:29:12.049\ Damian Campbell: See my cursor there? Turn furlong down this new path to the top of Hamden Fields, then there's a cycleway through Hamden Fields to connect in a prioritized way west. 259\ 00:29:13.270 --> 00:29:27.720\ Damian Campbell: But there's no Greenway route, as the websites promise. There's no direct safe cycle way on the plans to adjacent West Interval. You can't get much more adjacent to Hamdenfields than West Interval. 260\ 00:29:28.160 --> 00:29:30.459\ Damian Campbell: And there's no shared use on the marrowing. 261\ 00:29:31.050 --> 00:29:38.680\ Damian Campbell: Now… That's an issue for me, not because of my cycling. 262\ 00:29:38.990 --> 00:29:42.210\ Damian Campbell: But because we are asking our children 263\ 00:29:42.350 --> 00:29:47.020\ Damian Campbell: If we want them to cycle to school, we're asking them to… 264\ 00:29:47.740 --> 00:29:58.789\ Damian Campbell: to make a choice between risking life and limb on these roads, now here's the Marrow Way to Amber Way for Stoke Mandeville Station, Aylesbury and Schools. 265\ 00:29:58.990 --> 00:30:02.649\ Damian Campbell: We've got World's End Lane to the Amber Way for Wendover. 266\ 00:30:02.770 --> 00:30:04.840\ Damian Campbell: The collet, schools, and the canal. 267\ 00:30:05.440 --> 00:30:11.080\ Damian Campbell: We've got Western Road for Aston Clinton, Schools The Park. I go there once a week, and I pedal along there. 268\ 00:30:11.360 --> 00:30:18.560\ Damian Campbell: And the bridge, hilariously, on Halton Lane for access to the canal. Do people know all these places? 269\ 00:30:19.280 --> 00:30:23.790\ Damian Campbell: just sort of nod and, look appreciative. 270\ 00:30:23.790 --> 00:30:24.460\ jean cowell: Yes. 271\ 00:30:24.680 --> 00:30:31.150\ Damian Campbell: So we're asking… whoops, no, not that. We're asking our children to choose between 272\ 00:30:31.470 --> 00:30:33.600\ Damian Campbell: Risking life and limb on these roads? 273\ 00:30:34.140 --> 00:30:38.399\ Damian Campbell: Or… Risking being arrested for cycling on the pavement. 274\ 00:30:38.640 --> 00:30:48.169\ Damian Campbell: And I remember a conversation I had with my own daughter, when I instructed her to use the Merroway pavement to get to Aylesbury. 275\ 00:30:48.560 --> 00:31:00.360\ Damian Campbell: Because she was getting wiped out by traffic on the Marilley. And she said, yeah, but Dad, it's illegal, I'll get arrested. She was actually more worried about getting arrested than getting knocked off her bike. 276\ 00:31:00.830 --> 00:31:04.640\ Damian Campbell: So… Given that there are no 277\ 00:31:04.970 --> 00:31:08.539\ Damian Campbell: indications of any funding coming from Hamden Fields. 278\ 00:31:08.970 --> 00:31:15.079\ Damian Campbell: with Rachel's help, we're putting together a… An early morning event. 279\ 00:31:15.600 --> 00:31:19.530\ Damian Campbell: For people like the Bucks Highway team. 280\ 00:31:19.720 --> 00:31:32.060\ Damian Campbell: for a cycle ride around West Interval, so that people can actually experience firsthand what it feels like to be a schoolchild on a bike, going up the Marriway. 281\ 00:31:33.270 --> 00:31:36.339\ Damian Campbell: Going up Weston Road to Aston Clinton. 282\ 00:31:36.500 --> 00:31:43.600\ Damian Campbell: We're going to try and go to the greenway route to the canal, but at the moment, that's blocked about here. 283\ 00:31:44.110 --> 00:31:47.649\ Damian Campbell: So we'll come this way, and go down World's End Lane. 284\ 00:31:48.040 --> 00:31:52.150\ Damian Campbell: And along Halton Lane to… whoops, no. 285\ 00:31:53.750 --> 00:32:00.500\ Damian Campbell: to the canal. And then we'll pier down the, greenway, back down from the canal. 286\ 00:32:00.970 --> 00:32:04.790\ Damian Campbell: Now… Here's a list of questions. 287\ 00:32:04.920 --> 00:32:08.670\ Damian Campbell: Would people today choose to cycle 288\ 00:32:09.000 --> 00:32:18.520\ Damian Campbell: Legally, from West Interval to any surrounding cycleways as per the Aylesbury Garden Town Master Plan, the Vale of Aylesbury Local Plan. 289\ 00:32:18.690 --> 00:32:21.880\ Damian Campbell: And the local cycling and walker infrastructure plan. 290\ 00:32:23.800 --> 00:32:29.069\ Damian Campbell: I hope people agree that nobody in their right mind would do that day in, day out. 291\ 00:32:29.430 --> 00:32:34.689\ Damian Campbell: So, It's not. Why will this change… will this change under current plans? 292\ 00:32:35.360 --> 00:32:53.089\ Damian Campbell: Secondly, why does the Hamden Fields Master Plan not connect Cycleways to West Interval, given that the development will include a route alignment for the Greenway through the site, which will link West Interval and the canal? Says so on Buck's website, how we're extending the Buckinghamshire Greenway. 293\ 00:32:53.700 --> 00:33:02.590\ Damian Campbell: This site should provide safe and direct routes between adjacent areas. Again, it's all BUTS policy and documents. 294\ 00:33:02.700 --> 00:33:06.260\ Damian Campbell: And emailed to myself from John Clark. 295\ 00:33:06.450 --> 00:33:14.980\ Damian Campbell: Bucks are very aware of the situation and have been working to connect the village more conveniently for cyclists and the new developments. 296\ 00:33:15.090 --> 00:33:20.870\ Damian Campbell: Well, that's great, except that… The plan, as, 297\ 00:33:21.340 --> 00:33:26.310\ Damian Campbell: Andy was saying earlier, doesn't both reflect what's being said. 298\ 00:33:27.290 --> 00:33:29.780\ Damian Campbell: So we're going to have this, 299\ 00:33:30.160 --> 00:33:37.410\ Damian Campbell: this experience of people invited to come round all these places in Western Terville, and we hope 300\ 00:33:37.620 --> 00:33:49.399\ Damian Campbell: that that might open eyes a bit, and we get some more sympathetic hearing for funding for cycling the Western Turnville. Now, all of these places are places within the Climate Action Group 301\ 00:33:49.480 --> 00:33:59.589\ Damian Campbell: that are part of the community. Aston Clinton, Stock Mandeville Way, Aylesbury, Wendover. So all of these are directly 302\ 00:33:59.860 --> 00:34:08.640\ Damian Campbell: concerned with connecting Western Turville, which is at the moment not connected to anywhere, with the rest of the community. 303\ 00:34:08.900 --> 00:34:13.280\ Damian Campbell: Okay, I've probably said all I need to say there. Rachel, do you want to take it from here? 304\ 00:34:14.699 --> 00:34:27.339\ Rachel Blackmore: Thank you very much, Damien, and just to say, I have invited those key people, A to tonight and B, to the workshop, so we'll… I hope that they can come and we can use other councillors to nudge them. 305\ 00:34:27.339 --> 00:34:41.529\ Rachel Blackmore: yeah, that's as far as we've got so far. So thanks so much for that, Damien, and anybody else want to have any more input, on cycling, or, do we want to, move on to car share? Yeah, Sean. 306\ 00:34:41.530 --> 00:34:56.219\ Sean McCarthy: Can I say something very, very quickly? About, there seems to be, sort of, two types of cycle routes. One's the kind of motorway, that gets built because HS2 is doing something. 307\ 00:34:56.219 --> 00:35:04.400\ Sean McCarthy: And that's… can often be for, you know, for pleasure or whatever it is. But I… but I think what Damien's talking about is the, 308\ 00:35:04.400 --> 00:35:23.309\ Sean McCarthy: you know, a necessity cycle route from school to shopping area, or from one village to another village. And I think it might be important to distinguish between what's a nice route and what's a needed route. I don't know how that changes the argument, if it does. 309\ 00:35:23.310 --> 00:35:32.989\ Sean McCarthy: But, and the second thought, which is slightly different, is about maintenance. And, certainly the upper ickville icknealed 310\ 00:35:33.290 --> 00:35:42.350\ Sean McCarthy: Road, where the pavement is meant to be a cycle route, is not cycle passable, because it's got overhanging trees and branches and 311\ 00:35:42.350 --> 00:35:54.279\ Sean McCarthy: potholes and things like this. So, maybe on a map it shows a cycle route, but on… on… in practice it doesn't. So, it's… it's kind of collecting information about that might be useful. 312\ 00:35:55.370 --> 00:36:10.579\ Rachel Blackmore: Yes, very much so, thank you, and it's, and also, as regards practical, and, I think both is wanted, isn't it, to get to places, and obviously if they can be across country, Jules was talking about, it… 313\ 00:36:10.580 --> 00:36:25.309\ Rachel Blackmore: being easier sometimes to upgrade footpaths, to cycleways than to get a completely new cycle path made. But in an ideal world, there'll all be a little distance from the cars, and, as in, I know we always cite 314\ 00:36:25.360 --> 00:36:36.830\ Rachel Blackmore: the Netherlands, but as in the Netherlands, you know, the further from the cars, the better, really. So, that would be what we're looking to, to both enjoy and practical, and for leisure, to be the same thing, really. 315\ 00:36:39.510 --> 00:36:42.609\ Rachel Blackmore: Did you want to say any more on that, Damien? Are you still with us? 316\ 00:36:43.180 --> 00:36:47.930\ Damian Campbell: Yeah, still here. No, for me, it's… 317\ 00:36:48.170 --> 00:36:59.970\ Damian Campbell: I'm old enough and ugly enough to be able to cope with people arguing with me if they don't like me cycling on the pavement, which I do a lot, because the road is too busy or dangerous or whatever. 318\ 00:37:00.230 --> 00:37:19.259\ Damian Campbell: But our kids shouldn't be put in that position, and that's kind of where I'm coming from. I want my kids and my grandkids to be able to cycle to school safely. It's not much to ask, especially given all that's been going on in the Aylesbury cycleways, etc. 319\ 00:37:19.460 --> 00:37:22.340\ Damian Campbell: That's… that's where I'm coming from. 320\ 00:37:22.640 --> 00:37:30.100\ Rachel Blackmore: Great, thank you, Damien. And sorry, Justine, Stuart, and Martin, I see you've got your hands up, and I'm not sure who went first there. Was it you, Stuart? 321\ 00:37:33.340 --> 00:37:36.349\ Rachel Blackmore: Or Justin, as… oh yeah, great, thanks, Stuart. 322\ 00:37:37.150 --> 00:37:55.990\ Stuart holcroft: Yeah, sorry, obviously brand new to this environment, I'm just about to put a chat in the thing as well. So, I'm a Halton Parish Councillor, and this is the first I've heard of this, this, integrated cycling route that you're talking about. So, a couple of the areas that we'd like to incorporate as well is the route along Airfield Road. 323\ 00:37:55.990 --> 00:38:13.290\ Stuart holcroft: which goes from Halton down to Western Turville, because that is a death trap, which is used by runners, walkers, and cyclists. And if that was part of the overall plan as well, that would be fantastic. And we also need to consider, as well as cycle routes on the Perch Bridge, which is the bridge which is very narrow. 324\ 00:38:13.300 --> 00:38:25.080\ Stuart holcroft: is a death trap for cyclists, it's also deadly for pedestrians as well. So, in terms of the cycle route and way for cyclists, that'd be great to incorporate as well. Thank you. 325\ 00:38:25.510 --> 00:38:30.730\ Rachel Blackmore: Great, thanks, thanks, Stuart. Martin, or Helen, you got yours? 326\ 00:38:30.730 --> 00:38:45.220\ Martin Baxter: Yes, I'll just say to welcome what Stuart had to say, and Damon and Sean, as a resident of Western Turbil. It's not just Western Turville that needs connecting. We need to make sure that all the villages are connected. 327\ 00:38:45.220 --> 00:38:57.609\ Martin Baxter: It's starting from that principle which I think our speakers have underlined. You start from the needs of the individual, not where it's convenient, and try and make the two match. 328\ 00:38:57.850 --> 00:39:07.660\ Martin Baxter: So… so that's… that's the first thing. The second thing is that, just earlier on, there was a mention that Box would say, what, what's in the… 329\ 00:39:07.730 --> 00:39:11.340\ Martin Baxter: What's in the, legislation? 330\ 00:39:11.390 --> 00:39:28.459\ Martin Baxter: I don't think we need to take too much notice of the legislation. When we come to making things fit, making them suitable, that's the argument we need to use with HS2, and as far as I understand, they will take that argument. 331\ 00:39:28.670 --> 00:39:36.430\ Martin Baxter: So, what I'm saying is that if there are tracks, if we can adapt tracks, as I think Sean was saying. 332\ 00:39:36.670 --> 00:39:46.630\ Martin Baxter: Damon was saying, that there are practical ways forward, that's the way to do it. It may not fit the legislation, but that doesn't matter. It's actually what works. 333\ 00:39:51.660 --> 00:39:54.649\ Rachel Blackmore: Thanks, Martin. Yeah, I agree. 334\ 00:39:54.910 --> 00:39:57.609\ Rachel Blackmore: Am I muted. Justine? 335\ 00:39:58.750 --> 00:40:15.860\ Justine Hamer: Yep, just to quickly add that, we are very aware of it in, Wendover in certain spots, especially, young people trying to go to school, and we are doing quite a lot of, action days, and quite, 336\ 00:40:17.180 --> 00:40:29.069\ Justine Hamer: yeah, proper action with the council, with the parish council, with Bucks Council, with local parents, and with the schools, to try and sort of highlight the issue of, please don't… 337\ 00:40:29.090 --> 00:40:45.569\ Justine Hamer: Please don't at least drive right to the doorway. Please drop off somewhere a little bit further away, so it's not quite so intense on Wharf Road, Manor Road, that kids might be able to cycle up there at some point. At the moment, people won't even let their children walk down the pavement. 338\ 00:40:45.570 --> 00:40:53.439\ Justine Hamer: it's, worrying… that worrying. So we have an Action Day on the 22nd, which Francis is working on as well. 339\ 00:40:53.440 --> 00:41:05.260\ Justine Hamer: And we're literally closing. We've applied for a Place Street permit, and we're closing partial parts of the road, and we're all getting trained up in traffic management, we're gonna get lots of reviews. 340\ 00:41:05.360 --> 00:41:20.709\ Justine Hamer: And… but yes, we are putting clear signals out there that we're not going to, sort of, stop with this now, and we're taking away the drop-off points, and so it's even harder, and we're suggesting alternative routes to drop off at. 341\ 00:41:20.710 --> 00:41:33.119\ Justine Hamer: And some of the parents, when we surveyed them, were up for car sharing, were up for different systems, not everybody was… but, you know, some of them come from 5 miles away, and public transport costs a lot, so… 342\ 00:41:33.370 --> 00:41:39.099\ Justine Hamer: There's reasons on both sides, but we are… we just wanted to highlight we're tackling… trying to tackle that. 343\ 00:41:40.290 --> 00:41:42.220\ Justine Hamer: It's probably going to be a long journey. 344\ 00:41:53.190 --> 00:41:54.420\ Justine Hamer: Right, chill? 345\ 00:41:54.420 --> 00:41:55.500\ Joolz | Community Climate Action: Oh, you're open. 346\ 00:41:56.040 --> 00:41:56.439\ Joolz | Community Climate Action: Right, Joe. 347\ 00:41:56.440 --> 00:42:01.079\ Rachel Blackmore: Over to you, Ellie. Sorry, I was just gonna. 348\ 00:42:01.080 --> 00:42:15.959\ Eli Kling \[Wendover]: I haven't been on this scene for quite a while, because I've been traveling and working, but at the time, I think it was, what, 10, 15 years ago, I was involved in the Get Wind of Recycling group, and I find it really amusing that you are 349\ 00:42:16.590 --> 00:42:24.570\ Eli Kling \[Wendover]: complaining about how much we have managed to achieve at the time. It was an uphill struggle, because it was against 350\ 00:42:24.760 --> 00:42:31.340\ Eli Kling \[Wendover]: Clear-voiced, objection of the… at the time. 351\ 00:42:31.500 --> 00:42:36.920\ Eli Kling \[Wendover]: the county councillor. She was really against it, she didn't understand why 352\ 00:42:37.240 --> 00:42:42.040\ Eli Kling \[Wendover]: Children need to cycle to school, nobody will use it. That's the quote of what she said. 353\ 00:42:43.490 --> 00:42:53.359\ Eli Kling \[Wendover]: the way that it managed to work is because in AVDC, and it shows you how long it was ago, there was a group that was dedicated for 354\ 00:42:54.180 --> 00:43:01.119\ Eli Kling \[Wendover]: Cycling and cycling routes, and they really used the fact that we had a community group 355\ 00:43:01.320 --> 00:43:06.509\ Eli Kling \[Wendover]: That was campaigning to make their case to do staff, and we also got 356\ 00:43:06.690 --> 00:43:19.530\ Eli Kling \[Wendover]: You forgot to mention the cycling parking in the train station, and part of the business case for the lifts was that. So, there's a lot that could be done, so don't lose half. 357\ 00:43:19.660 --> 00:43:33.459\ Eli Kling \[Wendover]: And it was just cycle rights, as you were describing, getting the awareness, having a group working, and then I'm sure you will find people within the county council that will be more than happy to latch on to… 358\ 00:43:34.830 --> 00:43:36.490\ Eli Kling \[Wendover]: Guns up effort. 359\ 00:43:38.940 --> 00:43:45.529\ Frances Tipper: Yeah, just want to say, Ellie, I hope… I don't think anyone was complaining about all the work you did. 360\ 00:43:45.530 --> 00:43:48.199\ Eli Kling \[Wendover]: No, no, no, no, I think we… 361\ 00:43:48.200 --> 00:43:51.229\ Frances Tipper: I'm really grateful for everything that you did, because you were. 362\ 00:43:51.230 --> 00:43:56.600\ Eli Kling \[Wendover]: I didn't do anything, it was many other people in the team, I was… Just coming to the meetings. 363\ 00:43:56.620 --> 00:44:04.480\ Frances Tipper: Yeah, but you started it, and I'm sorry you had so much opposition, but I think we may have… we may have support in the Council with Peter Strack on there. 364\ 00:44:04.480 --> 00:44:17.320\ Eli Kling \[Wendover]: No, there was loads of support. I mean, the schools were really for it. They had even, at the time, the organized breakfast that they gave only to kids that came with… on a bicycle, for instance. 365\ 00:44:17.460 --> 00:44:34.389\ Eli Kling \[Wendover]: things like that. I mean, all the teachers on all the campus were really for it, especially because of the, you know, people coming with cars, and county… there were people in the county council, you know, in AVDC that really were for it. It was just particular people. 366\ 00:44:34.620 --> 00:44:42.350\ Eli Kling \[Wendover]: go against it. I didn't understand why people need to cycle. I didn't understand why I need to convince people that cycle is good. Didn't get it. 367\ 00:44:47.560 --> 00:44:50.510\ Rachel Blackmore: Hopefully that culture is changing. 368\ 00:44:50.510 --> 00:44:55.849\ Eli Kling \[Wendover]: Onwards, more and more people joining your movement, Ellie, as the years are going by. Yeah. 369\ 00:44:55.930 --> 00:45:09.980\ Rachel Blackmore: Oh, that's what… that's wonderful, that's a huge amount of input on cycling. That's really encouraging that we'll make some progress. Shall we move on now to, you, Alan, with the… with your, car sharing and, what you've planned? 370\ 00:45:10.500 --> 00:45:11.940\ Rachel Blackmore: And have done. 371\ 00:45:12.290 --> 00:45:18.450\ Alan Thawley: Yes, yes, please. So, thank you everyone for having me. Just to introduce myself. 372\ 00:45:18.680 --> 00:45:35.389\ Alan Thawley: I am a parish councillor in Hadnham, not too far away from you, where I'm chair of the Climate Emergency Committee. So we declared a climate emergency when all sorts of councils were doing it, and came up with a plan, and obviously transport 373\ 00:45:35.510 --> 00:45:44.350\ Alan Thawley: was one of the areas of interest. And I'm a huge advocate for active travel and public transport, so it's great to see all this. 374\ 00:45:44.570 --> 00:45:49.200\ Alan Thawley: all this pressure building. But… 375\ 00:45:49.360 --> 00:45:52.959\ Alan Thawley: Another part of the puzzle is obviously 376\ 00:45:53.040 --> 00:46:00.129\ Alan Thawley: private cars and electrification. So that is… is something we wanted to… 377\ 00:46:00.160 --> 00:46:13.380\ Alan Thawley: facilitate, and I know it's, can be slightly controversial amongst deeper greens, the idea that, if we all just switch to electric cars, then that'll be fine. 378\ 00:46:13.540 --> 00:46:17.130\ Alan Thawley: Because it… there are lots of things that it doesn't address 379\ 00:46:17.340 --> 00:46:21.040\ Alan Thawley: Such as, congestion, 380\ 00:46:22.100 --> 00:46:25.660\ Alan Thawley: Emissions from manufacture and that sort of thing. 381\ 00:46:26.150 --> 00:46:34.069\ Alan Thawley: So, the model we decided to investigate was a car club, which, 382\ 00:46:34.380 --> 00:46:42.030\ Alan Thawley: I would imagine a lot of you are familiar with, you find them often in big cities, which is basically a, 383\ 00:46:42.240 --> 00:46:47.409\ Alan Thawley: a centrally organized, short-term rental thing, so typically you will go 384\ 00:46:47.890 --> 00:47:01.519\ Alan Thawley: to a car on the street, you'll book it via an app, and you can hire it for as little as an hour, or as long as you want, really. So it's designed to replace the use of a private car. 385\ 00:47:02.250 --> 00:47:16.590\ Alan Thawley: And they've calculated… there are various calculations, but they calculate that one shared vehicle in one of these things can eliminate 10, or 14, or whatever number it is, number of privately owned cars. So obviously. 386\ 00:47:16.860 --> 00:47:34.840\ Alan Thawley: If you look at that, then the, emissions from manufacturing all these cars are divided by 10 or 14, depending on how many people can share the one car, so that's, that's a huge benefit. We looked at the idea of setting up a community 387\ 00:47:35.170 --> 00:47:39.649\ Alan Thawley: Run car club, but, the more we looked into it, the more… 388\ 00:47:39.790 --> 00:47:55.309\ Alan Thawley: it appeared to be a huge amount of work. Plus, in recent years, there have been some successful models, but in recent years, insurance for these things has become incredibly tricky. So, a lot of them are now under threat, and people are not setting up more. 389\ 00:47:55.580 --> 00:48:09.849\ Alan Thawley: So we… we basically went… went out to a provider. There was a local hire company who decided they wanted to get into electric vehicles, and so they decided to run a car club for us. 390\ 00:48:09.950 --> 00:48:19.059\ Alan Thawley: Unfortunately, after about a year, or just under a year, they realized that they'd possibly bitten off more than they could chew, and this wasn't, 391\ 00:48:19.180 --> 00:48:24.499\ Alan Thawley: It wasn't… it wasn't their core business, and they… they weren't able to make it work. 392\ 00:48:24.790 --> 00:48:31.239\ Alan Thawley: So we were looking around for a replacement, and we came across a company called Zimbal. 393\ 00:48:31.240 --> 00:48:46.960\ Alan Thawley: who are… they don't call themselves a car club, actually, they call themselves a mobility as a service provider. But the idea is the same, is that shared vehicles, 100% electric, which was important to the parish council, obviously, because of the emissions reductions. 394\ 00:48:47.170 --> 00:48:53.880\ Alan Thawley: But the unique selling point of Zimbal is that the car comes to you, rather than you having to 395\ 00:48:54.410 --> 00:48:58.410\ Alan Thawley: Go and pick it up from a designated space, which is, 396\ 00:48:59.310 --> 00:49:12.399\ Alan Thawley: which in more, rural areas, where people live more… more spread out, is obviously a huge advantage. And it gets you closer to the convenience of owning the car that's always ready 397\ 00:49:12.760 --> 00:49:24.250\ Alan Thawley: in waiting in your drive, and that's… that is the tough nut to crack, the, the addiction we have to break, I suppose. Yeah, so, 398\ 00:49:24.530 --> 00:49:39.689\ Alan Thawley: that is what we've been doing. The parish council came to an agreement with Zimbal that we would support them initially with the idea that, as and when the service broke even, then the support would, 399\ 00:49:40.290 --> 00:49:44.000\ Alan Thawley: Would fall away, and ultimately, the idea 400\ 00:49:44.260 --> 00:49:49.419\ Alan Thawley: is that it should actually generate some revenue for the parish council. 401\ 00:49:49.700 --> 00:50:01.669\ Alan Thawley: And we've been going for something like 5 months now, and, early results are pretty encouraging. The, the list of subscribers is growing, sometimes… 402\ 00:50:01.670 --> 00:50:19.380\ Alan Thawley: We've had… we have two… two vehicles, two, MG5s, which are the electric estates. I don't… you may well have seen them around. So we have two of those in the village, and sometimes, we've had both of those booked out, and we've actually had to bring another car over from Banbury, which is where Zimbal are based. 403\ 00:50:19.470 --> 00:50:23.700\ Alan Thawley: Because a third user wanted it, so, it's… it's growing nicely. 404\ 00:50:23.960 --> 00:50:27.280\ Alan Thawley: For full disclosure. 405\ 00:50:27.770 --> 00:50:35.760\ Alan Thawley: I should say that, as well as being a parish councillor, I am also currently handling the deliveries for Zimbal. 406\ 00:50:35.880 --> 00:50:48.840\ Alan Thawley: The idea is that as it grows, it will provide, a reasonable, level of employment for someone. But currently, because we're in the, the beginnings of it, 407\ 00:50:49.690 --> 00:51:03.370\ Alan Thawley: someone who is very flexible is what's required, and it turned out that that person was me. So, yeah, full disclosure, I am employed by them, and I'm also employing them as a parish councillor, which is 408\ 00:51:03.510 --> 00:51:08.920\ Alan Thawley: I'm assured it's all above board, but, it's a slightly strange situation. 409\ 00:51:09.200 --> 00:51:15.500\ Alan Thawley: Anyway, so, that's base… the basic outline of it. Does anyone have any questions? 410\ 00:51:15.740 --> 00:51:35.309\ Rachel Blackmore: Yeah, that's super fantastic to hear that they're growing. So, does that mean that we might be able to start one in Wendover? Would they have capacity in the reasonable, short future to be able to expand, do you think, out in our direction? Zimbal? 411\ 00:51:35.310 --> 00:51:52.659\ Alan Thawley: Absolutely. So, I mean, it would be, obviously, a negotiation with them, but, the idea is that when they… when they signed a contract with us, with Haddon Parish Council, they then put an order in for these two extra vehicles, and were able to deploy them within 412\ 00:51:53.150 --> 00:52:00.729\ Alan Thawley: I don't know, probably a couple of months, because they need telematics fitted as well, but, yes, they can move pretty fast. 413\ 00:52:01.140 --> 00:52:04.600\ Alan Thawley: You also need charging infrastructure as another thing, but, 414\ 00:52:05.480 --> 00:52:15.000\ Alan Thawley: that may not be a problem with the, with community buildings, certainly in Spoke Mandeville, I'm told, that's got a big solar array that they're looking for off-takers, so… 415\ 00:52:16.390 --> 00:52:29.329\ Alan Thawley: Yes, it could move quite fast, is the, is the honest answer. And also, I mean, it… what inspired me about this project was that you had a collaboration between four neighbouring parishes, so obviously. 416\ 00:52:29.390 --> 00:52:44.159\ Alan Thawley: With a car club, you… it would be restricted to one community, whereas with the delivery model, it could be kind of based centrally, and then delivered out to people in all four parishes, so you'd have a much bigger support base, and also, a much bigger 417\ 00:52:44.300 --> 00:52:51.360\ Alan Thawley: Potential, support from four different parish councils instead of it all being on one, council's shoulders. 418\ 00:52:51.360 --> 00:52:54.409\ Rachel Blackmore: Yeah, like us, that's amazing. Jules? 419\ 00:52:55.200 --> 00:53:00.410\ Joolz | Community Climate Action: I just want to say how exciting, Alan. I was wondering if you could put a link to the company in the chat. 420\ 00:53:00.590 --> 00:53:09.790\ Alan Thawley: Yes, absolutely. I'm on a phone, but bear with me, and I'll… I'll stab at it, probably when I've finished taking questions yet. 421\ 00:53:09.790 --> 00:53:29.449\ Joolz | Community Climate Action: Yeah, sure, thank you. I mean, there's a couple of great things there. Number one, distributed networks of production in terms of community energy. Always looking for off-take and storage, so that could really help. And the idea that as a… I don't know quite what the legal structure is, but if some surplus can go to contribute to 422\ 00:53:29.620 --> 00:53:43.840\ Joolz | Community Climate Action: Parish coffers, that's also really helpful, because then, of course, as respective parish councillors, we… councils, we can afford to invest in psychopaths, and this kind of thing, so lots of… lots of really exciting things there, thank you. 423\ 00:53:44.620 --> 00:53:47.140\ Rachel Blackmore: Yeah, amazing. Malcolm. 424\ 00:53:49.380 --> 00:53:51.120\ Rachel Blackmore: You're muted at the main. 425\ 00:53:52.960 --> 00:53:57.390\ Malcolm Allison: Okay, just a tedious question. Delivery, how does that work? 426\ 00:53:57.980 --> 00:54:01.310\ Alan Thawley: The way it works is, the… 427\ 00:54:01.450 --> 00:54:12.369\ Alan Thawley: the Zimbal delivery guy, me, will drive over with, in the car to your house with an electric Brompton in the boot. 428\ 00:54:13.340 --> 00:54:30.429\ Alan Thawley: leave the car, give you a briefing. For a first-time user, you get a briefing just to, kind of familiarise yourself with the electric car and all the differences, and then I drive off. Also, sorry, cycle off. So, clearly, all these cycle paths you're planning would be quite useful for that. 429\ 00:54:32.370 --> 00:54:33.060\ Malcolm Allison: Thank you. 430\ 00:54:33.490 --> 00:54:36.299\ Alan Thawley: And the same in reverse, obviously, when it gets picked up. 431\ 00:54:37.630 --> 00:54:41.850\ Rachel Blackmore: So amazing. So many wins in there, aren't there? Yeah. 432\ 00:54:42.220 --> 00:54:49.389\ Rachel Blackmore: Any more on cycling before we move over to Paul and Ennik? Because this links nicely, of course, with energy, 433\ 00:54:49.590 --> 00:54:58.070\ Rachel Blackmore: A new energy in… our area, generating energy in our area. Thanks so much, Alan. Are you there, Paul? 434\ 00:54:59.210 --> 00:55:00.230\ Paul Moring: Can't see anyone. 435\ 00:55:00.620 --> 00:55:01.740\ Rachel Blackmore: Hands… 436\ 00:55:03.960 --> 00:55:09.949\ Paul Moring: So, yeah, as you said, Rachel, linking to NGR. I guess before starting that, though, just… 437\ 00:55:10.270 --> 00:55:16.489\ Paul Moring: For those that don't know, Wendover's one of the Buck's pilot sites for on-street chargers. 438\ 00:55:17.240 --> 00:55:20.460\ Paul Moring: For people who don't have off-street, 439\ 00:55:20.640 --> 00:55:24.900\ Paul Moring: Parking or garage for… to do charging of their own car, so… 440\ 00:55:25.010 --> 00:55:33.830\ Paul Moring: That is, in the launch phase at the moment. So, charging points are appearing around Wendover, 441\ 00:55:33.980 --> 00:55:43.010\ Paul Moring: But, yes, hopefully Community Energy will be able to charge the Zimbal fleet in the future. So this is very much an idea, there's no… 442\ 00:55:43.550 --> 00:55:50.339\ Paul Moring: slides or analysis or anything at this stage. It's, a germ of an idea, which is… 443\ 00:55:50.900 --> 00:56:04.210\ Paul Moring: that, some of you may know about the, long, redundant sewage treatment facility, on the outskirts of Wendover, on the Aylesbury Road, next to the 444\ 00:56:04.490 --> 00:56:10.789\ Paul Moring: Shell of the… pub that's had various names, most recently Village Gate. 445\ 00:56:11.080 --> 00:56:15.680\ Paul Moring: But there's a site there that's, as far as we know, still Thames Water owned. 446\ 00:56:16.090 --> 00:56:20.340\ Paul Moring: Best estimate is 10-ish acres. 447\ 00:56:21.000 --> 00:56:27.850\ Paul Moring: And… It's… contaminated land. 448\ 00:56:28.730 --> 00:56:31.040\ Paul Moring: to a large extent, so… 449\ 00:56:31.520 --> 00:56:45.979\ Paul Moring: that, and lots of other reasons, I would imagine, very unlikely that it would ever be developed because of the cost of dealing with that contamination. And so, 450\ 00:56:46.390 --> 00:56:47.770\ Paul Moring: The idea is… 451\ 00:56:48.520 --> 00:56:57.760\ Paul Moring: could we persuade Thames Water, as part of their corporate net zero targets, to lease that land at a peppercorn rent? 452\ 00:56:58.310 --> 00:57:02.789\ Paul Moring: And enable a solar farm to go in there. 453\ 00:57:03.120 --> 00:57:07.880\ Paul Moring: Which could go over the top of, the contaminated land. 454\ 00:57:09.450 --> 00:57:20.260\ Paul Moring: And generate local the… Community energy… 455\ 00:57:20.630 --> 00:57:30.639\ Paul Moring: was one of the issues in a recent bill that has been approved, certainly in the Commons. I'm not sure if it's gone right through the process of, being enacted yet. 456\ 00:57:30.740 --> 00:57:45.430\ Paul Moring: But there has been a recent change in the government's approach to community and NG projects, which means that you would be permitted to generate and sell power locally, which previously was not allowed. 457\ 00:57:45.730 --> 00:57:52.619\ Paul Moring: So there's things changing in that context, which could make it more attractive. 458\ 00:57:53.160 --> 00:57:58.389\ Paul Moring: I think if… It looked like it was something that could, take off. 459\ 00:57:58.670 --> 00:58:04.470\ Paul Moring: Then, certainly, a quite obvious route to explore would be 460\ 00:58:04.690 --> 00:58:12.209\ Paul Moring: asking Bucks Community Energy, who some of you will be aware of, to, take that project on. 461\ 00:58:12.590 --> 00:58:26.180\ Paul Moring: And one of their funding models would be to do a local share offer. So, local people can choose to support the project by investing in it, and reap the benefits from that. 462\ 00:58:26.420 --> 00:58:31.700\ Paul Moring: As well as the, benefits of having renewable energy nearby. 463\ 00:58:31.890 --> 00:58:40.890\ Paul Moring: to, charge the Zimbal cars, power the reduced streetlights in the parish, that's the idea. 464\ 00:58:41.460 --> 00:58:52.420\ Rachel Blackmore: That's… that's wonderful, Paul, mentioning Bucks Community Energy as well, because, of course, Alan is part of Bucks Community Energy, who's also interested in the cars, so it could… this could all link together really well, couldn't it? 465\ 00:58:53.000 --> 00:58:54.050\ Rachel Blackmore: Thank you. 466\ 00:58:54.050 --> 00:59:13.300\ Frances Tipper: Could I just add a point to that? Because funnily enough, Sean and I met this morning to talk about… we're trying to contact Thames Water, which is about this project, which is harder than you would think, really. But we have… we have sent out numerous emails to try and find someone who we can talk to 467\ 00:59:13.300 --> 00:59:23.700\ Frances Tipper: about this, because yes, you're right, Paul, they do own that land, so we need to contact them first, to see what they would allow us to do on that land. 468\ 00:59:23.820 --> 00:59:28.200\ Frances Tipper: So we'll let you know what happens if we ever get a reply. 469\ 00:59:31.320 --> 00:59:33.450\ Rachel Blackmore: Thank you, Francis. 470\ 00:59:34.030 --> 00:59:52.360\ Sean McCarthy: Can I ask a question, just briefly there? Thames Water, like all the water companies, are some of the largest users of energy in the country for the pumping water around the country. They've got their own internal commitments to reduce their 471\ 00:59:52.360 --> 00:59:56.219\ Sean McCarthy: energy. Could there be a quid pro quo 472\ 00:59:56.330 --> 01:00:05.159\ Sean McCarthy: Whereby we remind them they've got a piece of land that could generate energy, therefore reducing their carbon footprint. If they 473\ 01:00:05.460 --> 01:00:11.160\ Sean McCarthy: put it under their name, but we benefit from it, or commercialize it. 474\ 01:00:11.160 --> 01:00:15.199\ Paul Moring: I'm sure that they will be grabbing it for their corporate scorecard as quickly as they can. 475\ 01:00:15.200 --> 01:00:16.269\ Sean McCarthy: Somehow, yeah, yeah. 476\ 01:00:16.270 --> 01:00:21.970\ Paul Moring: Which… which, I hope, means that it's… Attractive to them to say. 477\ 01:00:22.110 --> 01:00:26.579\ Paul Moring: You know, we can make progress on our corporate commitments. Yeah. 478\ 01:00:27.150 --> 01:00:30.359\ Paul Moring: Although they may… they're probably at risk of being… 479\ 01:00:30.550 --> 01:00:43.410\ Paul Moring: thrown out anyway, but anyway, that issue to one side. So, they can do nothing with the land, it appears. I'm not saying that with any qualification. 480\ 01:00:43.410 --> 01:01:01.369\ Paul Moring: That I have, by the way, but… but it would appear that the fact that it's sat there for a long time and is contaminated suggests that they haven't got any great ideas to do something with it. And so, you know, what's not to like? The site isn't overlooked, by the way. The whole perimeter is… 481\ 01:01:01.410 --> 01:01:05.930\ Paul Moring: Trees and shrubs. So, even the closest neighbors 482\ 01:01:06.090 --> 01:01:10.590\ Paul Moring: are not gonna see anything, if you like. 483\ 01:01:10.650 --> 01:01:26.799\ Paul Moring: So, you know, I'm sure negatives will come up, but I haven't thought of one yet. And exactly sure, and I think, you know, hopefully Thames Water are open to persuasion that this is a win all round. 484\ 01:01:27.020 --> 01:01:28.800\ Sean McCarthy: Yeah, it makes them look good as well, so… 485\ 01:01:30.030 --> 01:01:34.750\ Rachel Blackmore: Yeah, oh, thank you, lots of great input there. Jules, you've got your hand up. 486\ 01:01:37.310 --> 01:01:39.009\ Joolz | Community Climate Action: Yes, how exciting. 487\ 01:01:39.270 --> 01:01:43.559\ Joolz | Community Climate Action: That sounds absolutely awesome, Paul. I think you said around 10 acres? 488\ 01:01:43.560 --> 01:01:49.059\ Paul Moring: I think it's about to… I mean, that's an estimate based on… Google Maps. 489\ 01:01:49.060 --> 01:01:54.069\ Joolz | Community Climate Action: Sure. I'm just wondering if you could maybe drop a pin in the chat or something? 490\ 01:01:54.280 --> 01:02:10.200\ Joolz | Community Climate Action: And I'll be happy to take a look at it. I can work out the acreage and that kind of thing, and do a little bit of desktop feasibility on it, if it helps. The constraint will be likely, substation capacity in terms of actually taking the power. 491\ 01:02:10.360 --> 01:02:15.700\ Joolz | Community Climate Action: I really like Sean's idea of potentially selling it to Thames Water. 492\ 01:02:16.020 --> 01:02:19.130\ Joolz | Community Climate Action: And that can be done via a sleeving agreement. 493\ 01:02:19.240 --> 01:02:37.380\ Joolz | Community Climate Action: and via a power purchase agreement with Thames Water. So it kind of just goes into the grid, but you say they're not technically getting the same electrons, but they're buying that power. So, yeah, some good possibilities there. And being community-owned means, again, generating a bit of a surplus. 494\ 01:02:37.690 --> 01:02:46.389\ Joolz | Community Climate Action: You know, for the community, and it can only… it can only help, Thames Water's PR, because they are… 495\ 01:02:46.500 --> 01:03:01.749\ Joolz | Community Climate Action: Not doing a brilliant job, at the moment. So yeah, lots of really good, exciting possibilities there. I'm curious what the contamination is. There's various ways of decontaminating the land without, necessarily taking the soil away, but I'm sure it would be suitable for 496\ 01:03:01.870 --> 01:03:08.569\ Joolz | Community Climate Action: For solar. So yeah, just wanted to kind of have a look at it. Probably, 497\ 01:03:08.920 --> 01:03:12.510\ Joolz | Community Climate Action: Probably 10 acres would be about 1 megawatt capacity. 498\ 01:03:12.720 --> 01:03:19.860\ Joolz | Community Climate Action: And under 1MW, you can often get a grid connection with no weight. So that, that would be great as well. 499\ 01:03:20.050 --> 01:03:25.850\ Joolz | Community Climate Action: And just for your information, that would power about 270 homes, the equivalent annual use. 500\ 01:03:26.150 --> 01:03:33.989\ Joolz | Community Climate Action: And would save… 186 tons of carbon annually, so wouldn't that be good? 501\ 01:03:36.300 --> 01:03:39.079\ Rachel Blackmore: That would be amazing. 502\ 01:03:39.360 --> 01:03:51.840\ Rachel Blackmore: We're getting some good, good, project ideas out here. We haven't got much time left, so I'll move over… should we move over to you, Justine, because you've, were going to talk to us about food, grow to give. 503\ 01:03:54.610 --> 01:04:11.830\ Justine Hamer: Yeah. Hello, hi. Yes, I'm Justine Hamer, got a couple of hats on in this, room. I'm part of Climate Action Wendover, but I also started Grow to Give, back in 2020. It was a COVID response programme, 504\ 01:04:11.830 --> 01:04:19.150\ Justine Hamer: We could all see that, you know, food was going to be a massive issue for people, especially people in disadvantaged groups. 505\ 01:04:19.150 --> 01:04:37.490\ Justine Hamer: And especially fresh food, suddenly we had shelves without food on them. I think that's the first time for a long time we've had that kind of wake-up call to the food system, and it usually always hits those most disadvantaged the most. So. 506\ 01:04:37.490 --> 01:04:42.969\ Justine Hamer: I was growing very haphazardly in my back garden. I'm not the best grower. 507\ 01:04:42.980 --> 01:04:49.600\ Justine Hamer: And I thought, you know, yeah, I could grow a tiny bit to give away, but if I got lots of people to do the same. 508\ 01:04:49.670 --> 01:05:04.010\ Justine Hamer: we might get quite a… quite a big amount. So, we have now got quite a big amount. Over the years, we've given… we basically repurpose food from the allotments to five food charities across Buckinghamshire. 509\ 01:05:04.070 --> 01:05:23.140\ Justine Hamer: And over the years, we've given away over 16 tonnes of fresh fruit and veg, and these are really high quality, fresh fruit and veg. It's not the stuff they get donated from the supermarkets at the very last moment of the, sort of, end-of-use date. It's really fresh, it lasts for a long time, it's been grown with a lot of love. 510\ 01:05:23.280 --> 01:05:34.050\ Justine Hamer: And we work across 20 allotments, 250 volunteers usually involved, and we think about every year, we support about 3,500 local people. 511\ 01:05:34.050 --> 01:05:51.939\ Justine Hamer: We mainly work to supporting people in the main areas of need, so that's Ellsbury, Chesham, High Wycombe, we're doing a bit around Tame, now as well in Hadnham, and the rural poverty, which often gets missed. 512\ 01:05:51.940 --> 01:05:59.549\ Justine Hamer: Just to give you an idea, you know, from the Joseph Roundtree Foundation, about 1 in 5 young people are now living in poverty. 513\ 01:05:59.550 --> 01:06:14.299\ Justine Hamer: And, you think we're in leafy Buckinghamshire, but food insecurity in Buckinghamshire, you know, some wards in Buckinghamshire have the highest rates in the whole of the UK. So, for example, there's some wards in, High Wycombe. 514\ 01:06:14.300 --> 01:06:18.789\ Justine Hamer: Where, food poverty and insecurity is about 33% of households. 515\ 01:06:19.290 --> 01:06:31.670\ Justine Hamer: So, it is an issue. Even in some of the leafier places, like Amersham, there's still pockets, and they can get overlooked because of this view that everybody there has a lot of money. 516\ 01:06:31.800 --> 01:06:56.759\ Justine Hamer: So, yeah, I've got… I'm going to show you some photos of some of the things that… the kind of array of, produce that people donate. Obviously, it's community-led, zero, pretty much, food miles, and it's helping people. We believe that, you know, everyone should have access to fresh food, but especially in difficult times, and we're working with increasing amounts of growing 517\ 01:06:56.760 --> 01:07:13.970\ Justine Hamer: spaces across Buckinghamshire as well, to, try and look at more, like, nutrition and nurture, and nature-type programs, so how to sort of go to a further wellbeing support to get people to a more sustainable way to be able to live 518\ 01:07:13.970 --> 01:07:28.760\ Justine Hamer: their lives. And all the food banks and food charities we work with do multiple things around that. So, from an ecological point of view, we've done a lot of eco-growing workshops on the allotments, we've done a lot of no-dig. 519\ 01:07:28.760 --> 01:07:36.469\ Justine Hamer: Some composting workshops, we do talk about rewilding, and I want to do some specific rewilding. 520\ 01:07:36.470 --> 01:07:46.049\ Justine Hamer: work with the allotments, but, you know, generally, allotment folk know how to do biodiversity and know how important it is, to have that, 521\ 01:07:46.050 --> 01:08:04.889\ Justine Hamer: on the allotment site, so they usually are teaching us. So I'll just show you just a few, photos, just so you can get an idea of some of the lovely produce we get given. This is just from our Facebook page. You know, week in, week out, just, you know, this would be a normal collection from an allotment of 522\ 01:08:06.020 --> 01:08:20.180\ Justine Hamer: I'll see if I can get it here… you know, lots of core jets, but they go down very well. This is one of our lovely champions. We have a champion on each of the allotments, which was also one of our Climate Action Wendover member here. 523\ 01:08:20.180 --> 01:08:45.020\ Justine Hamer: And people just really seem to be very, very generous at giving their produce away, and they could all be keeping it for, freezing it and keeping it in different ways. And we also try and encourage people to eat more, food and veg and veg, with a set of recipe cards and videos. But, you know, this isn't necessarily the answer to food, you know, the food resilience. 524\ 01:08:45.020 --> 01:09:03.100\ Justine Hamer: across Buckinghamshire is just one aspect of it. And I do work on one a group with Jory, who's on here, who's trying to set up a… to reignite Good Food Bucks, which was the Bucks Food Partnership. 525\ 01:09:03.350 --> 01:09:09.580\ Justine Hamer: the new end, and I don't know if, Joy, you want to say anything about that, and that's a bit wider, encompassing farmers and… 526\ 01:09:09.729 --> 01:09:15.559\ Justine Hamer: and other parts of the, the food, family in Buckinghamshire. 527\ 01:09:17.160 --> 01:09:19.059\ Justine Hamer: Joy, are you there at all? 528\ 01:09:19.069 --> 01:09:21.509\ Rachel Blackmore: Justine, we missed your pictures there, by the way, couldn't see you. 529\ 01:09:21.510 --> 01:09:25.670\ Justine Hamer: Did you? Oh, sorry, because I probably wasn't sharing it, let me just show you quickly… 530\ 01:09:25.670 --> 01:09:32.829\ Rachel Blackmore: While we wait for Joy. Joy and Joy at the same time, to see if she's… On this page… 531\ 01:09:32.830 --> 01:09:35.600\ Justine Hamer: How can I share it? Oh, here we go, share. 532\ 01:09:38.600 --> 01:09:40.160\ Rachel Blackmore: Didn't want to break your flow. 533\ 01:09:40.160 --> 01:09:40.770\ Justine Hamer: Oh. 534\ 01:09:40.779 --> 01:09:44.449\ Rachel Blackmore: Christine. Well done, you, I appreciate how much. 535\ 01:09:44.450 --> 01:09:47.239\ Justine Hamer: There we go. There's some of the… can you see the photos now? 536\ 01:09:47.720 --> 01:09:54.160\ Rachel Blackmore: I can't, no. You've got that… that arrow at the bottom hasn't worked, then. 537\ 01:09:54.800 --> 01:09:56.250\ Justine Hamer: I've done the share. 538\ 01:09:56.920 --> 01:09:59.049\ Justine Hamer: Do it again, see if we can do it again. 539\ 01:09:59.940 --> 01:10:01.209\ Justine Hamer: There we go. 540\ 01:10:03.540 --> 01:10:04.280\ Justine Hamer: Boom. 541\ 01:10:04.810 --> 01:10:05.870\ Justine Hamer: Okay. 542\ 01:10:06.020 --> 01:10:09.609\ Justine Hamer: It's talking to me about opening… There we go. 543\ 01:10:10.570 --> 01:10:15.610\ Justine Hamer: Oh, I've got to… Putting passwords. 544\ 01:10:15.610 --> 01:10:16.530\ Rachel Blackmore: Oh. 545\ 01:10:16.850 --> 01:10:17.900\ Justine Hamer: As usual. 546\ 01:10:18.920 --> 01:10:23.330\ Justine Hamer: Okay, I might not be able to do it. Hang on. 547\ 01:10:23.720 --> 01:10:25.509\ Justine Hamer: Is Joy there? Maybe, Joy, you can… 548\ 01:10:25.510 --> 01:10:27.499\ Rachel Blackmore: See, Joy, actually. 549\ 01:10:27.500 --> 01:10:28.370\ Justine Hamer: Maybe she's gone. 550\ 01:10:28.370 --> 01:10:31.959\ Rachel Blackmore: I can… yeah, I think she must have gone, can't it? I can't… I'm just scan it. 551\ 01:10:31.960 --> 01:10:33.180\ Justine Hamer: Can you see? 552\ 01:10:33.180 --> 01:10:35.820\ Rachel Blackmore: names I did see at the beginning. 553\ 01:10:36.280 --> 01:10:37.370\ Justine Hamer: You see it now? 554\ 01:10:37.370 --> 01:10:39.010\ Rachel Blackmore: Yeah, it's arrived. 555\ 01:10:39.010 --> 01:10:53.989\ Justine Hamer: So, some happy pictures to end on are nice… it's always quite heartwarming to see what people actually will give, and it's, you know, people are very, very, very generous. And there's some of our recipe cards, for example, and… 556\ 01:10:54.580 --> 01:11:04.990\ Justine Hamer: Yes, we, it's good to see a community response that works, but obviously we'd all prefer that emergency food wasn't required in the first place. 557\ 01:11:05.380 --> 01:11:12.140\ Justine Hamer: But, yeah, that's… it's unfortunately carried on with the cost of living being required. 558\ 01:11:12.460 --> 01:11:27.169\ Rachel Blackmore: Yeah, and we're in various emergencies, so yeah, great to have solutions, lots of different ones. Thanks so much, Justine, and everybody, for all your inputs. That's been an inspiring session. Over to you, Jules. 559\ 01:11:27.630 --> 01:11:35.299\ Joolz | Community Climate Action: Wow, yeah, inspiring would be my feedback, and I don't think I've ever participated as little in a Zoom. 560\ 01:11:36.170 --> 01:11:39.440\ Joolz | Community Climate Action: Which is fantastic. 561\ 01:11:39.740 --> 01:11:46.540\ Joolz | Community Climate Action: Yeah, with Rachel Chairing, we're… me and the team at Community Climate Action are here to support your 562\ 01:11:46.740 --> 01:11:49.490\ Joolz | Community Climate Action: plan. Your activity. 563\ 01:11:49.640 --> 01:11:56.230\ Joolz | Community Climate Action: And I'm… and I'm leaving inspired, because there's about 50 people on this call. 564\ 01:11:56.340 --> 01:12:01.040\ Joolz | Community Climate Action: I've been really impressed, with everything from active travel planning. 565\ 01:12:01.210 --> 01:12:09.800\ Joolz | Community Climate Action: community energy, car sharing, you know, and food, and I'm just disappointed we've got, we've got to end. 566\ 01:12:10.250 --> 01:12:18.509\ Joolz | Community Climate Action: You know, so Justine, I look forward to having further conversations with you about how we can scale and support your brilliant work. 567\ 01:12:18.720 --> 01:12:30.890\ Joolz | Community Climate Action: Yeah, in terms of mutual aid, how fantastic is that, feeding, you know, 3,500 people locally and providing fresh fruit and veg? So, what a lovely, inspiring thing to end on. 568\ 01:12:31.260 --> 01:12:34.710\ Joolz | Community Climate Action: So, the next time I see everybody, we'll probably be in person. 569\ 01:12:35.520 --> 01:12:51.410\ Joolz | Community Climate Action: And on the themes of houses and community buildings, energy, food, transport, and biodiversity, we'll be workshopping an awful lot of this into a concrete plan, that we can then go and enact. It's not the end of 570\ 01:12:51.550 --> 01:12:53.169\ Joolz | Community Climate Action: A journey, it's the start. 571\ 01:12:53.340 --> 01:13:08.900\ Joolz | Community Climate Action: of something very special, I think, with everybody on this call. And it looks like there's naturally people just, rallying to the flag and leading on particular things in terms of energy, food, active travel. I'm delighted to see the, 572\ 01:13:09.240 --> 01:13:28.050\ Joolz | Community Climate Action: You know, the car sharing. I'd love to be able to book a car, and not have one. That'd be so cool. So yeah, really excited, to… for the… for the actual workshop. So if you haven't booked… you haven't booked yet, please do, because we've got to figure out catering, and… and… and make sure we've got enough for everybody. 573\ 01:13:28.300 --> 01:13:31.530\ Joolz | Community Climate Action: But really looking forward to seeing you all on the 11th of October. 574\ 01:13:31.740 --> 01:13:42.879\ Joolz | Community Climate Action: to, to workshop this up into a full plan, and then we can put it forward to our respective parish councils. They can vote on it, and it becomes a living document. 575\ 01:13:43.140 --> 01:13:53.419\ Joolz | Community Climate Action: And in terms of that planning, we are thinking of legacy. We are thinking of generations, and when it comes to things like 576\ 01:13:53.730 --> 01:13:57.570\ Joolz | Community Climate Action: active travel, that… That's… 577\ 01:13:57.620 --> 01:14:09.290\ Joolz | Community Climate Action: that's planning, you know, how do we get rid of our DHR cars? I think Eli or Ellie, I'm sorry, I don't know how to pronounce your name, but, you know, if we want… if we want to get cars off the road, we've got to think about planning. 578\ 01:14:09.290 --> 01:14:19.659\ Joolz | Community Climate Action: Amsterdam, I put a link in the chat, I think… I think they started their… their car-free journey, and they're now an exemplar, in about 1971. So it's taken them a long time. 579\ 01:14:20.130 --> 01:14:30.439\ Joolz | Community Climate Action: So let's not be afraid of… of that length or scale of change or level of ambition. You know, let's be ambitious and think about, as, 580\ 01:14:30.790 --> 01:14:43.020\ Joolz | Community Climate Action: I think it might have been Sean or Paul said about our grandchildren. You know, what will they inherit from us, and, you know, how are we going to make their lives lovely? So, wow, and thanks, Justine, for that lovely thing to end on. 581\ 01:14:43.570 --> 01:14:52.129\ Rachel Blackmore: Thanks so much, everybody, for coming. That's really, really good, and giving your time this evening, and for, yeah, looking forward to seeing you all at the workshop. 582\ 01:14:52.130 --> 01:14:59.980\ David Blackmore: Just a question, in terms of… there's been so much discussed tonight, really good ideas and some detailed 583\ 01:14:59.990 --> 01:15:15.760\ David Blackmore: plans. In terms of transitioning between this Zoom and the workshop, would it help if, there could be more, sort of, connection between tonight and the 11th of October, in terms of, you know, like, preparing the ground? 584\ 01:15:16.350 --> 01:15:33.689\ Joolz | Community Climate Action: That's a really good question, David. So, I would encourage anyone on this call to think about if there is a particular passion. Justine, obviously, already working in food, for instance, and who might want to lead on that kind of subject, and who might want to join that team, because it will take us all. 585\ 01:15:33.800 --> 01:15:40.110\ Joolz | Community Climate Action: And it would take teams, and this is all about collective action. So that's something to think about. 586\ 01:15:40.520 --> 01:15:57.220\ Joolz | Community Climate Action: Each of our three preparatory Zooms have been recorded, and we will be sending out a link, putting it in the WhatsApp, and emailing it out for people to look at the recordings of the preparatory Zooms. They've also been transcribed. 587\ 01:15:57.330 --> 01:15:59.889\ Joolz | Community Climate Action: So, actions have been captured. 588\ 01:16:00.180 --> 01:16:03.620\ Joolz | Community Climate Action: And that'll… that'll feed into preparation for the day. 589\ 01:16:04.200 --> 01:16:22.670\ Joolz | Community Climate Action: And also, just as an open offer, if people want to have a pre-workshop huddle on a specialist subject, be it food, active travel, and then actually kind of man those stations with myself and my co-facilitators, that would be a really good outcome, David, so… 590\ 01:16:26.150 --> 01:16:28.559\ Rachel Blackmore: That sounds good. Talk about huddles. 591\ 01:16:30.020 --> 01:16:32.660\ Joolz | Community Climate Action: Great. We'll be in touch with each other. 592\ 01:16:32.660 --> 01:16:41.740\ Rachel Blackmore: Yeah. We're all connected. We've got, yeah, got, emails. I've blind carbon copied, actually, emails. Are people okay about their emails being seen when I… 593\ 01:16:41.740 --> 01:16:42.240\ Malcolm Allison: Sure. 594\ 01:16:42.240 --> 01:16:47.480\ Rachel Blackmore: Email, and then, and then we've got our contacts. Fantastic. Thanks so much, everybody. See you all soon. 595\ 01:16:47.480 --> 01:16:49.169\ Malcolm Allison: Thank you. Thanks a lot. Take care. 596\ 01:16:49.170 --> 01:16:49.800\ Alan Thawley: Hello? 597\ 01:16:50.240 --> 01:16:51.150\ Rachel Blackmore: Yeah, bye bye. 598\ 01:16:51.690 --> 01:16:52.670\ Rachel Blackmore: Bye-bye. *** ### Markdown copy of Presentation 1: ## Safe Cycling in Weston Turville **CAWT Zoom -- 15 September 2025** ### Introduction * "Walking and cycling backbone for everyday trips..." * "Open access to education and employment..." #### Safe Cycling: Buckinghamshire Greenway * "In 2033 people choose to walk, cycle, or use public transport for everyday journeys within Aylesbury." * Aylesbury Garden Town Masterplan (2020) * "Encourage people to walk, cycle or take public transport." * Aylesbury Vale Area Design Supplementary Planning Document (Nov 2022) * Greenway through Weston Turville to the canal #### Safe Cycling: Aylesbury Garden Town * Plans and aspirations for sustainable travel. ### Achievements to Date **The Aylesbury Gemstone Network (2008)**\ Recent Greenway and Safe Cycling projects: - 2021: Southcourt cycleway to Stoke Mandeville hospital (£514,000 ring-fenced funding) - 2022: Greenway extensions Waddesdon to Aylesbury -- Platinum Way, Jubilee Way and St. Peters Way (£400,000 joint Bucks Council/Department for Transport/developer funding) - 2022: Wendover Amber Way improvements completed (£500K from HS2 for sustainable travel improvement) - 2023: Aylesbury Arm towpath refurbishment and Kingsbrook cycleways (£800k Housing Infrastructure Fund and S106) - 2023: Wendover Arm towpath upgrade (£750k HS2 Chiltern AONB Review Group and local councils) - 2025: Bedgrove Park cycleway improvement (£1.2 million Housing Infrastructure Fund) - 2025 (Planned): Misbourne Greenway (funded by Sustrans) - 2025: "The Council has successfully been awarded over £2 million of additional funding from Active Travel England."\\ * Cllr Steven Broadbent, Cabinet Member for Transport, 12 Feb 2025 ### Current Situation Weston Turville is surrounded by cycleways: 1. Aylesbury to Wendover via the Amber Cycleway 2. Wendover to Aston Clinton via the Wendover Arm Canal Towpath 3. Aston Clinton to Aylesbury via cycle lane *But the village is not connected to any of them.* ### Plans for Weston Turville *(Supplied by BucksCC Highways)*\\ * Shared use on Marroway and World's End Lane - "The Hampden Fields development will include a route alignment for the Greenway through the site which will link Weston Turville and Aylesbury." - BucksCC website: "How we're extending the Buckinghamshire Greenway" #### Hampden Fields Masterplan * New Amber Way connection (BucksCC Bedgrove improvements, 22 Aug 2025) * Weston Turville remains isolated: * No Greenway route to the canal * No direct safe cycleway to adjacent Weston Turville * No shared use on the Marroway ### Route Survey Visited routes: - Marroway to Amber Way for Stoke Mandeville station, Aylesbury and schools - Weston Road for Aston Clinton, schools, the park and Arla - World's End Lane to the Amber Way for Wendover, schools and the canal - Bridge on Halton Lane for access to the canal\ \&#xNAN;*(All images from Google Maps)* ### Discussion and Conclusions Questions raised: - Would people today "choose to cycle" (legally) from Weston Turville to surrounding cycleways as per local and county plans?\\ * If not, will current plans change this? - Why does the Hampden Fields Masterplan not connect cycleways to Weston Turville, given: - "The Hampden Fields development will include a route alignment for the Greenway through the site which will link Weston Turville and Aylesbury." (BucksCC) - The site should provide "safe and direct cycle routes between adjacent areas." (BucksCC SPD Design DES 28, p.98, "5.8 Plan for cyclists"; VALP Policies T5, T6, Appendix B) - BucksCC Highways stated they "are very aware of the situation and have been working to connect the village more conveniently for cyclists, especially to the new developments." (Email 28/8/2024) - Why could S106 funding be used for the Aylesbury Arm canal towpath upgrade but not for Weston Turville canal towpath access? - What actions might be taken in a reasonable timescale? - Amend the Hampden Fields cycleways and traffic calming plans for the village? - Declare shared ways on the Marroway, World's End Lane (and possibly Weston Road) as per Greenway options from BucksCC? - Upgrade footpath WT/15/1 to connect existing bridleway to the canal? - Connect footpath WT/1/1 (West End) directly to the Hampden Fields cycleways? **Next Steps:**\ Who will "own" these actions and carry them forward? \
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