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Responses from the Twyford Parish Plan Launch
Donkey Derby, 1st June 2008
 
Total of 325 responses covering the following topics:
 



 
Village Atmosphere, Community Spirit 18
Good Schools 8
Community Events (Donkey Derby, Xmas Fayre, Farmers Market) 7
Playgrounds, Children’s Clubs, Twyford Comets Football Club 5
Access to London 3
Countryside 2
Waitrose 1
House Prices 1

Q: Social Issues  85 stickers
 
Wanted greater Police Presence 11
Crackdown on Anti-social behaviour 11
Re open Play Park for under 5s at Broad Hinton 5
More things for youngsters to do 4
Better publicity for Clubs and Societies and publish their contact details 3
Village Website 2
Old fashioned Playgroups wanted 2
Extend hours for the Pool 2
Move Children’s centre from Colleton to village centre 1
Sure Start at Colleton – hurry and finish it 1
School intake needs to increase in line with new housing 1
Cinema 1
Playgrounds need attention 1
More help for disabled 1
Should Twyford be a Town? 1

Q: Environment   61 stickers
 
Improve recycling and Collections 14
Reduce Aircraft noise 10
Litter Picking Event and Reduce Litter 6 (Rubbish left out too early 1)
No plastic bags 6
Limit Infill and back garden building 5
Affordable Composting 4
Reduce Graffiti 4
Cleaner Better Playgrounds 2
Free energy saving light bulbs 1
Parking for the bowling green 1
Turn lights off 1
Civic Pride in open space near traffic lights 1
Set up Environmental Group 1
Greener Spaces 1
Develop Geothermal Energy 1
Convert the centre into a playground/pedestrianised 2
Tidy up JW Green area 1
Remove ugly satellite dishes from station road 1
Generate power from renewable sources 1
New-build homes should be environmentally efficient.

Q: Our Economy   30 stickers
 
Greater variety of shops wanted 8
Turn empty shop (JW Green) in centre into something 3
Wanted Old fashioned butcher and grocer 2
Wanting to buy local produce in a village shop 2
Wanted less Indian restaurants 2
Wanted child friendly non-chain café 1
No more building 1
Close road once per month for farmers market 1
More classy shops wanted 1
Want a charity shop 1
Less restaurants 1
More support for local shops 1
More activities for 25-45 year olds 1
More recycling 1
No more new houses 1
Annual music festival featuring local talent 1
Move shops to face other way i.e. Waitrose car park 1

Q: Twyford Library   41 stickers from various sheets
 
Wanted bigger library, more central, at JW Green site
Q: Traffic and Travel   76 stickers
 
Encourage Car Sharing 1

a) Speeding 31 stickers
Hurst Road 5
Wargrave Road 5 – repeater 30 signs wanted and permanent speed camera
London Road – esp. near Infant school 5
Waltham Road/Winchcombe Road Junction 3
Old Bath Road between Twyford and Charvil 3 – reduce to 30
Station Road 3 – and cars mount pavement and park on pavement to make it dangerous
Amberly Drive 2 – one wanted speed bumps and one didn’t
Waltham Road 2 – speed traps wanted
Orchard Estate 1 – speed bumps wanted
Broad Hinton 1

b) Changes Wanted to Roads 14 stickers
Zebra crossing on London Road near infant school 2
No heavy lorries wanted except at certain times 2
Crossing wanted on Wargrave Road, near Amberley Drive 2
Change junction at London Road and A4 (Wyevale), roundabout 2
Bypass for Twyford, Relief road for north-south traffic 2.
Junction at Winchcombe Road and Waltham Road dangerous 1
Crossing near station on Hurst Road 1
Zebra crossing near Waitrose entrances on both main roads 1
Safer crossing on all 4 roads at roundabout near Piggott School 1
Make phasing quicker in central traffic lights 1
Keep through-traffic on the A4 (no through-road through Twyford).

c) Cycle Paths 3 stickers
Wanted to Henley along railway 2
More safe tracks wanted 1

d) Parking 15 stickers
Better and cheaper parking for Station 4
Stop parking on double yellow lines on High St 2
More parking enforcement 2
Too many yellow lines 1
Cars shouldn’t park on pavements 1
Why are there no traffic wardens in Twyford? 1
Stop Parking on play areas 1
Parents should be more thoughtful parking near schools 1
Keep clampers away 1

e) Trains 7 stickers
More fast train links to London 4
Why is Crossrail not going to Reading? 1
More carriages, more trains 1
Give Bus and Rail Timetables to every household 1

f) Buses 5 stickers
More buses to Reading and Wokingham and Wargrave 3
Why are day bus-passes only for Sonning? 1
Better bus service on Sundays 1