"As you will be aware, Malvern Hills District Council is currently undertaking its annual Residents’ Survey, which gives people an opportunity to tell us what really matters to them and what they think of local services, including asking what they think our priority actions should be moving forwards. In previous years the survey has been carried out on our behalf by Worcestershire County Council, but for the first time in 2019 we are delivering it in house. This gives us more control over what is included and how the survey is managed.

There is just under a week to go until the survey closes (Sunday 6th October). We have carried out some quick analysis on the responses we have received so far based on the postcodes provided by residents, where they have done so. The results are in the graph below, which shows that Woodbury is currently the fourth most under-represented of all of the district’s wards.
 

 
If you have any opportunity to raise awareness of the survey with your residents, or to encourage them to complete the survey, we would be very grateful. We’re keen to receive as many responses as possible, particularly from residents under the age of 50 who are also currently under-represented in responses. The link to the online survey is https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/MHDResidentSurvey2019/ but we can post out hard copies if necessary.
 
The survey takes around 15 minutes to complete, although it offers the option to save and continue responses later so that residents don’t have to complete all in one go".

Malvern Hills From Cherry Hill To Junction With C2239 Yarhampton A451 Stourport Road Great Witley Worcestershire Highways 9/16/2019 9/26/2019 
Siding Out In Sections Temporary Lights 09:30 - 15:30 
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Malvern Hills Outside Cherry Hill, Stourport Road A451 Stourport Road Great Witley Worcestershire 
Highways 9/23/2019 9/26/2019 
Installation Of Vehicle Crossing Temporary Lights 08:00 - 16:00 Manual Control JZ102219766

Malvern Hills From Cherry Hill To Junction With C2239 Yarhampton A451 Stourport Road Great Witley 
Worcestershire Highways 9/9/2019 9/18/2019 Siding Out In Sections 
Temporary Traffic Signals 09:30 - 15:30 
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Malvern Hills Hill House Farm , A443 Worcester Road , Great Witley , Wr6 6Jt A443 Worcester Road Great Witley 
BT Openreach 9/11/2019 9/24/2019 Working On Behalf Of Bt Openreach - Telecommunications 
Temporary Traffic Signals 09:30 - 15:30 
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​The above event is being organised by the above club in accordance with the Motor Vehicles (Competitions and Trials) Regulations and the General Regulations of the Royal Automobile Club Motor Sports Association Ltd.  
The event is a restricted Road (Time) Trial for approximately 50 vintage and classic motorcycles manufactured prior to 1960 travelling at an elected average speed of 18, 20 or 24 mph.
The event will cover about ninety miles on metalled roads in Shropshire and Worcestershire.

Malvern : Hills Worcester Rd Near Entrance To Pennlake House Great Witley A443 Worcester Road Great Witley 
BT Openreach 8/27/2019 8/28/2019 
Openereach Works - Safe Access For Relocation Of An Underground Structure And Install 4 Metres Of New Duct. 
Temporary Signals 09:30 - 15:30 
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Dear Fellow Parishioners,
I do not know if you are all aware of this but there was a significant overflow of raw sewage on to the Worcester Road near to the school   over the weekend of July 6-7. Engineers from Severn-Trent attended to clear a blockage in the sewer pipe which runs downhill from the Hundred House . This pipe was in place long before the houses at Fountains Court and Glendower Way were built and so it now services at least double the number of properties than when it was built.
Engineers advise us that the pipe is adequate for all the new properties provided it is used properly and only appropriate  materials are flushed into the system. It is not suitable for  disposable nappies, sanitary tissues, incontinence pads and wet wipes. These items should be placed in refuse bins. What might not cause a problem in a town does cause problems in areas like this.
The overflow is very unpleasant for those living opposite the school as they are on the downhill side; unpleasant for road users where a scum has been left along the gutter and bad for the environment because the overflow ran into surface water drains which run into the stream along the Martley Road, which flows into the Washing Pool at Witley Court; then into Dick Brook  and then into the River Severn.
Frank Chapman  (Chairman of the Parish Council)
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