The second Neighbourhood Development Plan meeting was held yesterday (Sunday, 27 April, 2014) in Tanworth Village Hall. There were doubts about holding it then when it came to light that the centre of Tanworth was going to be closed to traffic all afternoon due to a parade. However, the hall was bulging at the seams with just under 90 people fighting their way to the meeting. Perhaps they were just looking for a quiet seat and a cuppa during the parade? Not a bit of it! The format was the same as the first meeting in Earlswood the previous Friday and the questions raised varied from heartfelt concerns for the area to technical questions on the application of the new planning powers. Chairman, Dermot O’Brien, Tanworth Parish Council’s Chair of Planning thanked all the speakers and gave an effusive thanks to all the attendees for making it such a lively meeting. The Chairman also mentioned that, because of the parade and the (now unfounded) anticipation of a poor turnout, it had been decided to add another meeting date and that parishioners that did not attend this meeting should be made aware of it and if any attendees had further questions on this meeting, they would be most welcome to join the next meeting. The next meeting is at Tanworth Village Hall on Wednesday 30 April at 7.00 for refreshments with the meeting commencing at 7.30 and concluding at 9.00.