2021 Community Planning Group Ends
From Lacey Green History
The Planning Group is mentoned in Social Snapshots 2001-2022 inc
Hallmark February 2022. Community Planning Group reporting - Paul Rogerson- Treasurer LCPCPG
As you may be aware, Lacey Green Stores closed on Christmas Eve 2021, having operated at the Village Hall for over 12 years.
As a consequence, the work of the Lacey Green Parish Community Planning Group has come to an end. The Group was formed in 2005 to enable local people to work with local councils to provide and support local community initiatives.
The LGPCPG, under the chairmanship of the late Tony Molesworth — and working with the Parish Council and the Plunkett Foundation – produced a Parish Plan after consulting with the community. Resulting from this work, the areas identified where community benefits could be made included -
– Youth facilities
– Village services for post office and shopping
– Affordable housing
Lacey Green Stores, together with the Outreach Post Office initially with Hampden and later with Naphill, hosted by the Village Hall, was set up as a result of the study, the previous village shop and post office having recently closed.
With the onset of Covid and the increased use of alternative shopping methods, usage has declined and the decision was made to close the shop. It is a credit to all the many volunteers, those that have used the Store and the Village Hall, that the Stores has served the community for so long.
It is hoped that a new shop will be arriving in the village before too long and we all wish it well.
The Group felt it important that measures are taken to protect any residual funds so that future community improvements for the Parish can still be made.
To ensure that funds are protected for this purpose it is anticipated that a sum of £3,500 will be handed over to the Parish Council to set up a community fund that can be accessed by local groups that have community backed projects. This fund to be split between the villages which make up the Parish so that all can benefit from the projects accepted by the Parish Council.