Topics of Interest

Best Kept Village
NLC Land Allocation
Trent Catchment Flood Management

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Best Kept Village Marking Sheet 2007 1st round

Haxey and Westwoodside


Max Given Judges' Comments
1 General Tidiness:
Litter; unauthorised/unsightly refuse dumps; graffiti, including at bus stops and telephone kiosks;
30 26 No litter. Small amounts of graffiti on public convenience.
Telephone kiosk in good order.
2 General Appearance Natural:
Trees; hedges; ponds; streams; dykes; verges (all within village limits)
10 9 Majority of hedges and verges well trimmed.
Very attractive pond in Westwoodside
Post Office hedge in need of trimming.
3 General Appearance Manmade:
Fences; walls; roads; paths; seats (all within village limits)
15 13 Well sited public seats.
Roads and path surfaces in reasonable order.
Majority of walls and fences well maintained.
4 Community Facilities:
Village/town center and/or hall; schools; park; playing fields
15 14 Schools tidy and well presented - one with attractive seating area. Excellent playing fields with good play equipment and pavilion.
Village hall well maintained with colourful flower boxes. Methodist chapel exterior in need of some attention.
5 Gardens and Community Areas including Caravan Sites:
Gardens; window boxes, allotments, community planting
30 26 Some exceptionally colourful well tended gardens. The whole area would benefit from more community planting especially on entry.
6 Churchyards etc:
Churchyard; chapel surrounds; cemeteries; war memorials
20 17 Well presented war memorial with flowers
Methodist chapel looked inviting with colourful hanging basking.
Churchyard grass was being mown on our visit. rear cemetery was partially overgrown.
7 Business Premises:
Shops; inns; farmsteads; workshops and stores
20 16 All inns (apart from the one needing some attention).
Well presented shops on main road with hanging baskets.
Farmsteads in good order.
8 Signs:
Direction signs; notice boards; advertisements; signposts
10 9 Prominent community notice boards.
Haxey tourist information board near the church needed attention.
Good direct signs and signposts.
150 130

General Comments
We felt the two villages should be judged separately as they both have individual identities to be judged on their own merits.

Notes
(a) Absence of a feature listed in the marking sheet will not entail a loss of marks.
(b) Natural and architectural beauty will not be taken into account

Best Kept Village 2007 - Results

Past Winners Group
(population in brackets)
First Round Second Round Final Score Final Position
Elsham (363) 139 139 139 1
Burton upon Stather (2,447) 136 125 130.5 3
Scawby (2,277) 136 130 133 2
Broughton (5,296) 132
Haxey and Westwoodside (4,359) 130
Messingham (3,715) 123
Small Village Group
(pop. under 500)
       
Ashby cum fenby (217) 141 132 136.5 2
Irby upon Humber (128) 138 128 133  
Redbourne (386) 136 134 135 3
Alkborough (453) 134 142 138 1
Bamoldby le Beck (223) 132
Roxby (423) 131      
Althorpe (277) 129      
Saxby all Saints (220) 129
Whitton (171) 128
Worlaby (449) 122
Large Village Group
(pop. 500 to 3,000)
       
Appleby (597) 137 131 134 2
Flixborough (1,388) 136 138 137 1
Belton (2,871) 131 118 124.5
West Butterwick (776) 131 136 133.5 3
Goxhill (1,994) 12
New Holland (955) 127      
Ulceby (1500) 125      
Wrawby (1,293) 123
Hibaldstow (2,219) 122
Samll Town Group
(pop. over 3,000)
       
Barton upon Humber (9,485) 133 137 135 2
Waltham (6,157) 131 141 136 1
Brigg (5,076) 130 134 132 3
Humberston (5,514) 128 127 127.5
Winteron (4,729) 124

Individual Categories

Playground: Belton
Churchyard/cemetery: Broughton
Community Planting: Barton on Humber

Document Date Added
 village of year result  13 September 2008

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NLC Land Allocation

Document Date Added
 NLC land allocation  11 September 2008
 Haxey plan  11 September 2008
 Westwoodside plan  11 September 2008
 Haxey PC Response  11 September 2008

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Trent Catchment Flood Management Plan

The Parish Council have been actively opposed to the Environment Agencies proposals on the flood management of the Trent, in particular the effect it would have on this parish.

This area of the web site includes the policy document, our response and the welcome news that the policy has been postponed. We will continue to oppose this plan until such time as it is changed permanently.

Document Date Added
 TFM Policy  11 September 2008
 Haxey PC Response  11 September 2008
 letter Parish Council  28 November 2008
 Enviroment Agency Reply  28 November 2008