THE November meeting of Amport Parish Council started with a presentation by Ray Alborough, Senior Transport Engineer from Test Valley Borough Council, on the state of the roads within the parish.

He had met recently with Paul Walsh of Hants Highways, who deals with road maintenance, and some decisions had been made regarding improvements to various sections of road. These included building up the edge of the road across The Green with hardcore and then soil and reseeding with grass, dealing with the flooding from Mullenspond and looking at ways to stop speeding on the Old Amesbury Road near the new Rosebourne Garden Centre.

A certain amount of work will also be done in Wiremead Lane to reform the verges and patch some of the passing areas on narrow stretches. White lines to visually reduce the width of the road and also a ‘virtual footway’ might be considered. Members of the council pointed out that there had been a general lack of maintenance for some time and asked for more complete resurfacing of roads to be done.

The Green and Fen: The chairman, Cllr Ian Long, mentioned that the four new pieces of Trim Trail equipment had been installed. If these are successful, more might be added. A clear-up day at The Fen had been arranged and a wood chipper has been hired as a number of trees are due to be felled. Overhanging trees: The owner of the wood alongside the main road through the village had been asked to cut back the trees and bushes which are at present obstructing the road and the pavement.

School signs: New signs had been put up warning drivers of the proximity of the school.

Lengthsman: Interviews for this job will be held in December.

Website: It had been suggested that students at Bournemouth Art College might be asked to help with a new design and layout.

Planning: The planning application to demolish a row of bungalows in Weyhill has been withdrawn.

Car boot sale: The school will be holding a car boot sale on The Green in February.