Network Plus has been awarded a contract to install 15km of 33kV core cable and fibre cable from Meaford to Eccleshall. The route for the project will come along Yarnfield Lane and pass through the village.

Network Plus – route plan

Work will start on 27 July and last for 17 weeks.

The work will involve excavation, duct laying, cable installation and reinstatement works. This project is part of a significant investment programme in the West Midlands to ensure essential power supplies are maintained for the future. Western Power has said the project is needed to reduce the risk of supply outages and to cater for increased demand on the power networks.

The project will result in the temporary closure of Yarnfield Lane.

Network Plus – diversions

At the last parish council meeting residents and councillors were able to find out more about the project from Sam Thawley, the Customer Liaison Manager for the project. Details of the Q&A session at the council meeting have been reproduced and can be found on the following link.

NetWork Plus Q and A

Councillors will be working with Western Power and Network Plus throughout the project to ensure disruption is kept to a minimum and that regular updates on the work are available.

It was with great sadness that Yarnfield and Cold Meece Parish Council has learnt of the death of His Royal Highness, The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. The Council extends its heartfelt condolences to Her Majesty The Queen and members of the Royal Family.

We remember with gratitude the lifetime of service which His Royal Highness devoted to Her Majesty, to our Nation and to the Commonwealth.

The Parish Council places considerable emphasis on the importance of road safety in the parish. The last Parish Assembly said that road safety should be one of the parish council’s key priorities.  The strategy will provide a clear focus for this work and allow the Parish Council to monitor progress against the actions identified in the strategy.

> Road Safety Strategy

To ensure the strategy reflects the views of residents and our key partners we would like to hear your views on the strategy through this short questionnaire.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe5D7N1aZvaCN2w1nKOpRebtNtI5FIE_HxdQ0Tdhs9iY7npEg/viewform?usp=sf_link

Closing Date: 30 April 2021

Parish Winter Project

We are creating fabric bunting for Yarnfield and Cold Meece Parish to put up as a celebration when we can all get together again.

We would love as many people as possible to join in and create their own flags – these can be machine or hand sewn and are very simple to make. You can use any fabric, maybe from a much-loved garment you or your child no longer wears and be as creative as you like with design.

You will need to cut out two fabric triangles using the pattern below. With the right sides inwards, sew the side seams. Turn the right way out and press. Fold the top edges in and sew together. The finished size is approximately width 19cm length 21cm.

Finished flags are being collected at 6 De Havilland Drive, or we can pick up from you – just contact the Parish Council to arrange.

Finished flags are being collected at 6 De Havilland Drive, or we can pick up from you – just contact the Parish Council to arrange.

Staffordshire County Council has started a consultation on a change to the speed limit on Yarnfield Lane and in Cold Meece. This has come about as a result of collaboration between County Councillor Jeremy Pert and the Parish Council.

The proposals will see a 40mph buffer zone created on Yarnfield Lane, on both sides of the village. A second proposal will result in the speed limit on Meece Road and Swynnerton Road in Cold Meece being reduced from 60mph to 40mph.

Details of the proposed scheme, and how you can add your support to it, can be found on the following link:

TMO proposal plans

Consultation response form: – http://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/SwynnertonRoadTRO

The closing date for the consultation is 11 December 2020.