News on Lyme 2030 Vision

Hi Everyone,

We held a briefing on Monday to set up Speedwatch groups in Charmouth and Lyme Regis. This is one of the projects which has emerged from the 2030 Vision feedback and ideas, since speeding, transport, parking, traffic and air quality is persistently the most common category of comments and ideas. It is also one of my biggest issues as the ward member for the area. It became clear from discussions on almost all traffic-related enquiries with Dorset Council and Dorset Police, that evidence is needed before most measures can be requested so we are setting up volunteer Speedwatch groups in both Charmouth and Lyme. We count any vehicles which exceed the speed limit and can also gather total numbers of vehicle, which could also provide useful data for any future traffic-related proposals. Please get in touch if you'd like to be involved in the Speedwatch activities - the more volunteers we have, the less time everyone will be needed! On Saturday 4 February, the Home Energy workshop at the Woodmead Halls runs from 10.30am to 12.30pm with the Managing Director of Ridgewater Energy, which runs Healthy Homes Dorset and the Local Energy Advice Partnership on behalf of Dorset Council. Turn Lyme Green will be there sewing stylish draught excluders (door sausages) and some of the Lyme Area Community Energy Champions will be there with examples of how thermal imaging cameras can help identify cold spots in homes. There are two or three other workshops being planned for March to April to encourage more community participation on our transport, traffic, parking , mobility and access challenges. Do please join in so we can involve as many members of the community as possible in planning cleaner, greener, fairer future for the lovely places we live in. Thank you for your support and please keep sharing the link to the 2030 Vision website to family, friends and everyone who cares about the area and about our future here. Belinda Bawden

2030 Vision Co-ordinator and Green Party Dorset Council ward member for Charmouth and Lyme Regis