Save Old Pennar School: How to comment.

Saturday, 13 June 2015

Old Pennar - who to contact (Part 1)

The meeting on 11th June 2015 was well attended - 65 from all sides present. As it was an informal discussion, no minutes were taken. The meeting lasted over 90 minutes.

The members of the panel:

Pembrokeshire Housing Association;
Pembrokeshire County Council;
Pembroke Town Council;
Councillor Tony Wilcox;

can now be under no illusion over the depth of feeling over the proposal to demolish Old Pennar School.

I was asked by several of those present to provide contact details for people or organisations that might be able offer support or guidance for our objections to the demolition of Old Pennar School.

People you may wish to contact to seek further clarification on any procedural concerns you might have concerning the sale and proposed demolition of Old Pennar School. For example, if you have expressed an interest in the property and have been denied a request to view it even though this contravenes Pembrokeshire County Council's own guidelines as expressed on their website.
Note:

Conditions of Sale

1) The purchaser is responsible for ensuring that they are satisfied by way of inspection or otherwise as to the correctness of these particulars, which do not constitute any part of any contract.
2) The Council does not give and the Councils employees have no authority to make or give any representation or warranty whatsoever in relation to the property.
3) All measurements and areas are approximate and given as a guide only.
4) The Council has a duty to consider any offers received prior to an exchange of contracts.
5) The vendor does not undertake to accept the highest or any offer and no offer should be made which is calculable by reference to the offer of another party.
6) Whilst every care has been taken in the preparation of these particulars their accuracy is not guaranteed and interested parties must satisfy themselves on all matters upon which their offer is based.

NOTE: The parties mentioned below, regardless of political affiliations, have a DUTY to listen to and respond to their constituents concerns. It is their job.

Angela Burns AM / AC

Welsh Conservative Member for Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire / Aelod y Ceidwadwyr Cymreig dros Gorllewin Caerfyrddin a De Sir Benfro.

14 Market Square
Narberth
Pembrokeshire
SA67 7AU

Tel: 01834 862725

email: Angela.Burns@Assembly.Wales

Simon Hart, MP

In writing:

15 St John Street
Whitland
Carmarthenshire
SA340AN

In person:
Alternatively, if you would like to meet me at one of my surgeries then please ring my office on 01994 342002 to book an appointment. These are held regularly throughout Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire.

By telephone:
The best way to contact me is to ring my constituency office on 01994 342002 or you can also try calling me in the House of Commons on 0207 219 3000

By email: simon.hart.mp@parliament.uk
"Please include your address on any correspondence to enable me to help you more quickly."

I have emailed both of the above representatives. Angela Burns, AM responded very quickly and has made the point that she would wish to hear from her constituents in order to gauge the level of concern over the matter.

Simon Hart, MP has yet to reply other than by an automated response, to my email. This may be because I am not a local constituent, so I will raise the matter with my own MP and ask for Mr Hart to be informed about the concerns that were expressed at the meeting in Pennar Hall and in the letters of objection to the council.

COUNCILLOR TONY WILCOX

Tel: 01646 621942

25 Owen Street,

Pennar,

Pembroke Dock,

SA72 6SLAnthony.wilcox125@btinternet.com

Pembrokeshire County Council.

"Making a Complaint - What can I complain about?

We take all complaints seriously. If, as a customers of services from Pembrokeshire County Council, you are not happy with the way we've dealt with you, we want you to tell us so that we can, where possible, sort out the problems and provide a resolution."

Pembrokeshire County Council - Complaints

Public Service Ombudsman for Wales

The website for the ombudsman gives full contact details and how to make a complaint.

http://www.ombudsman-wales.org.uk/

Public Services Ombudsman for Wales
1 Ffordd yr Hen Gae
Pencoed
CF35 5LJ

Tel: 0300 790 0203
Fax: (01656) 641199

Sunday, 7 June 2015

Thursday, 30 April 2015

Bats roost in Old Pennar School

The roof spaces and wall crevices of Old Pennar School have long been roosts for bats.

By Barracuda1983 (Own work) via Wikimedia Commons

This YouTube Video, although of Pipistrelles in London, makes fascinating listening. This is the recording of the echo-location sounds that a pipistrelle makes when in flight. The "bat detector" used to record these sounds allows us to hear echo-location pings of the bat, which are in reality above the frequency range of adult hearing. Notice the "raspberry" like squirts of sound as the bat closes in on its prey! See below this for more links.