The Twyford Neighbourhood Plan
Twyford
 
Your Village – Your Plan

Amenities

Twyford is part of the South Downs National Park and has many amenities

 

• Schools:  Twyford St. Mary's Primary School (occupies 52nd place out of 24,000 primary schools in England, according to The Telegraph league tables) and Twyford Prep School

• Twyford Medical Surgery and Pharmacy

• Dental Surgery

• Church: Twyford St. Mary's

• Post Office and Twyford Stores

• Public Houses: The Bugle, The Phoenix and Twyford Social Club

• Cafe:  The Bean Below

• Twyford Waterworks and Nature Trail

• Parish Hall and Car Park

• Hunter Park:  Cricket Pavillion, football pitches, tennis courts, basketball court

• Tennis Club on Roman Road

• Play Grounds: Hunter Park, Ballard Close, Northfields

• Allotments

• Footpaths and Bridleways

• Watermeadows

• Bus Services: Routes 69 and E1

• Railway Station - Shawford

 

The TNP can help protect village amenities by identifying which are important and by preventing certain changes of use. It would only do this where there is a threat.

 

For instance, in the last 20 years Twyford has lost its fire station, its police station and police houses, the Dolphin Inn, Tin-Tacs iron mongers, Lloyds Bank, Humphreys farm shop, Lathams photography, Lampards the builders, Cecil Hut and, almost, the Bugle Inn.  Most of the amenities were converted to housing.

 

The TNP can also allocate land for new community facilities or open space but these must be realistic, not just aspirational.

 

Are any under threat and if so, which should be supported and developed?

                                                                          

What is lacking? What improvements could be made?  Who is is not served well?