Parish Projects

The Parish Council is always looking at new initiatives to improve the facilities for the parishioners of Haddenham. There has been a lot of development of new housing within the village and this provides the Council with some additional funding to allocate to community projects. Haddenham Council has identified a number of exciting developments which will benefit all our residents.

For more detail on the list of projects the Council has planned, please refer to the Haddenham Parish Council’s Business Plan.

Current Projects

• Haddenham Future: Haddenham is attractive to developers and has been subject to a number of hostile and speculative planning applications which are outside the current local plan.  The Parish Council is taking a pro-active stance in engaging with all local stakeholders, such as residents, businesses, developers etc regarding the growth Haddenham in the last 10 years and how that growth may look in the future.  To find out more, see our Haddenham Future page.
• Village Hall Improvements: In association with the Village Hall Committee working to improve and modernise the existing facilities. Including better accessibility, improved layout and acoustics. 
• Haddenham Dental: Working in collaboration with Haddenham Dental to extend Banks Park Cottage to provide more dental surgeries and increase the amount NHS appointments available to residents.
• Flood Group for Riparian Owners: A group which brings together residents who have Riparian responsibilities to work together to improve maintenance of Haddenham's watercourse and reduce incidents of flooding.  Visit the Flood Group page for more information. 
• Streetscape Project: Design ideas for improving movement around the village were drawn up and put out to public consultation in 2022. The most popular ideas were a village-wide 20mph speed limit and traffic-calming measures on Thame and Stanbridge Road. The Parish Council is working with Buckinghamshire Council, as the highways authority, to take these ideas forward. Visit our Streetscape project page for more information!
• New Pavilion and Cricket Ground at the Dandara site: The building of a new Pavilion and cricket ground.
• New Burial Ground at the Dandara Site: This new burial ground will provide a tranquil village cemetery which will last Haddenham Village for generations. 
• Adopting the new ponds, open space, street lights and play areas: The Parish Council is working with the majority of the new developers to adopt the street lights, play areas, open spaces and ponds which form part of the new developments. This will ensure that these areas are looked after properly and continue to be an asset to the community.

Completed Projects 

These are just some of the projects that the Parish Council has completed in recent years! 

• Adoption of Two playgrounds and MUGA on Dandara Development (Cricketers Way): The Parish Council has completed the adoption of the playgrounds and MUGA on the Dandara development. Ensuring that the residents on this development do not have to pay an additional maintenance charge on top of their Council Tax.
• EV Car Hire: The Parish Council in partnership with Zimbl are delighted to be providing two EV cars which residents can hire for a little as one hour +  We have also introduced a delivery and collection service which makes hiring an EV so easy.  It is hoped that this service will minimise the need for a second car and help decrease the carbon footprint of the village.  For further information see our EV Hire Car Page. 
• Woodways Pavilion Solar Panels - The Parish Council installed panels to reduce carbon emissions and save money at the pavilion at Woodways Recreation Ground.
• Energy Efficient Homes Fair - The Parish Council worked with Buckinghamshire Community Energy to host an event providing information and guidance for homeowners on how to reduce and decarbonise energy use.
  
• New Pavilion at Airfield Site: The building of a new Pavilion for the local junior football and other sports clubs to use was completed in early 2023.
• Installation of EV Charging points - A public electric vehicle charging point and dedicated parking space has been installed at the Village Hall car park. 
• Church End Pond: Essential pond maintenance was completed at Church End pond in September 2022 to prevent the pond from becoming filled by silt. . Approximately 400 tonnes of silt was removed to ensure the pond is preserved and remains in a healthy state for the wildlife.
• Townsend Community Orchard Path Improvements: Works were carried out to improve the surfacing of the path, widen the entrance gate and install raised beds so that the Orchard is more accessible to those with limited mobility in the Summer of 2022.
• Refurbished Kitchen at Woodways Pavilion: The old and worn kitchen was upgraded with new units and surfacing.
• Updated Haddenham Village Guide: The updated guide was published in early 2022 and contains lots of interesting information on the village including details of the many village groups and organisations. 
• Woodways Playground Refurbishment: As much of the ageing wooden play equipment at Woodways was beginning to show signs of wear, we completed a refurbishment of the playground in late 2021 to ensure that it remains a safe and exciting place for the children of Haddenham to play. 
• Day Care Centre Refurbishment: Work to refurbish the disused and dilapidated Day Care Centre has been completed. This included urgent repairs to the roof and ageing boiler and the creation of a modern, fit for purpose meeting room available to hire by the community, as well as a larger Parish Council office to accommodate growing numbers of staff in a safer working environment, and a reception area for visitors. 
• Woodways Tennis Courts extension, new path and parking: The extension of the tennis courts provides two new Mini Courts, a new pedestrian path along the front of the courts and improvement to the car parking provision.