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POETRY CORNER 1. current mean speeds are at or below 24 mph; unless in exceptional
circumstances towns/parish councils should pay for traffic surveys to take place.
Apparently, this poem has frequently been attributed to Pam Ayres and called 2. there is a depth of residential development and evidence of pedestrian and
‘Time for us Girls’. Whilst checking on the copyright, it was submitted by a cyclist movements within the area;
parishioner after she had seen it in another publication, I discovered the correct
3. there is a record of injury accidents (based on police accident data) within the
source of it and have been in touch with its author.
area within the last five years.
Locations within conservation areas and other areas of high visual amenity will not
Let’s all Drink to Lockdown - Jan Beaumont, New Zealand normally be considered suitable for sign only 20mph limits unless there will be
minimal adverse visual impact. In these areas any 20mph restrictions will normally
be through 20mph zones. Dorset Council aims to ensure that any 20mph schemes
I’m normally a social girl We didn’t mind the change of pace have the maximum benefit for the affected communities. The promotion of
I love to meet my mates Because our lives were full healthier lifestyles, sustainability benefits, improvements to the social interaction
and economic wellbeing of an area are important considerations alongside
But lately with the virus here But to bury us before we’re dead
reduction of accidents or traffic speeds. With these factors in mind a Priority
We can’t go out the gates Is like a red rag to a bull
Criteria Matrix incorporating these factors will be used to prioritise schemes using a
scoring and weighting mechanism.
You see we are the ‘oldies’ now So here you find me stuck inside
We need to stay inside For four weeks, maybe more
If they haven’t seen us for a while I finally found myself again Prioritising criteria
They’ll think we’ve upped and died Then I had to close the door! Assuming a potential scheme meets the requirements below there is a need for a
mechanism to prioritise these for consideration to be funded from budgets that
They’ll never know the things we did It didn’t really bother me may be available from the Council. The Council aims to ensure that any 20mph
Before we got this old I’d while away the hour schemes have the maximum benefit for the affected communities. The promotion
of healthier lifestyles, sustainability benefits, improvements to the social interaction
There wasn’t any Facebook I’d bake for all the family
and economic wellbeing of an area are important considerations alongside
So not everything was told But I’ve got no flaming flour! reduction of accidents or traffic speeds. With these factors in mind a priority
criteria matrix incorporating these factors will be used to prioritise schemes using a
We may seem sweet old ladies Now Nexflix is just wonderful
scoring and weighting mechanism. For each priority criterion, the score allocated
Who would never be uncouth I like a gutsy thriller will be multiplied by the weighting against that criterion to give a weighted score.
But we grew up in the 60s - I’m, swooning over Idris The total priority score for the proposal will be the total of the weighted scores. The
higher the total score, the higher the priority.
If you only knew the truth! Or some random, sexy killer.
There was sex and drugs and rock ‘n At least I’ve got a stash of booze Climate Change (Consultation)
roll For when I’m being idle
The pill and miniskirts There’s wine and whiskey, even gin Climate and Ecological Change is the greatest existential threat we have ever
We smoked, we drank, we partied If I’m feeling suicidal! faced. The great majority of scientific evidence, built up over many years, shows
that the planet is getting warmer and that human activity is the main contributor
And were quite outrageous flirts to this warming. If we act to radically reduce greenhouse gas emissions now,
So let’s all drink to lockdown there's a good chance that we can limit average global temperature rises to 2˚C
Then we settled down, got married To recovery and health above pre-industrial levels. This doesn’t mean that there will be no more changes
And turned into someone's mum, And hope this awful virus in the climate – warming is already happening – but we could limit, adapt to and
Somebody’s wife, then nana, Doesn’t decimate our wealth manage these changes.
Who on earth did we become?
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