Public Meeting 14th January

Planning for a challenging future

It is almost 4 years since we held the public meeting at which Rattery decided to have a Parish Plan. We created a plan, collectively agreed it, told the Parish Council to get on with it and set up a Steering Group to keep an eye on progress.

We have progressed and completed much of what we set out to do in that plan. So we are now at the point when we need to have another collective review of our situation, especially given the urgency of the climate and environment crises. 

Rattery Parish is only a small community of about 400 people, so each of us should not find it too difficult to have our say.

The meeting on Tuesday 14th January at 7.00 - 8.00 pm in the Village Hall is the start of the process of discussing what we want to achieve in the next few years.

What should we do together over the next few years to preserve what we value about living in Rattery? 

How can we make Rattery resilient to the inevitable challenges ahead? 

What changes and improvements can we make?

The meeting will very briefly review progress with the Parish Plan actions under the headings: Business and Economy; Children and Young People; Building Development; Drainage; Roads, Traffic and Transport; Telecommunications; Parish Council and Village Hall.

We will also discuss ideas for new areas of action such as provision for the elderly.

The major area for discussion will be that of making Rattery resilient to the climatic and environmental challenges ahead by considering the local impact of issues such as increases in weather extremes, and increased rainfall in particular, loss of wildlife, loss of trees, carbon-free transport, energy costs, and so on. There is a lot we can do to make a Resilient Rattery.

It is very easy to conclude that there is little any of us can do in the face of the climate and environment emergency and, of course, a small community like Rattery cannot solve the World's problems. We can however take collective action to do what we can, and be proud of doing so. We can then, with confidence and moral authority, lobby our local and national governments to play their part.