Emma Winfield is to stand down as chairman of Bramshott and Liphook’s Neighbourhood Development Plan steering group.

Mrs Winfield, who is also a parish councillor, told The Herald: “I have really enjoyed chairing the NDP and the fantastic group of passionate, hard-working volunteers from the community that make up the steering group.

“It has been fantastic to chat to residents and businesses about what they would like the future of the neighbourhood area to look like.

“I feel I have achieved what I set out to do and now is the right time to hand the chairmanship back to the community for the next phase of the project.”

Parish council chairman Jane Ives said: “Emma came to me some months ago offering to lead the steering group through the first phase of the NDP, which she has done with great drive and enthusiasm and I would like to thank her for so successfully raising the profile of the NDP throughout our community.

“Emma is remaining on the steering group at the present time, in order to ensure a smooth transition to a new chair whom the parish council will appoint in due course.

“The work of the steering group continues apace with meeting dates recently published for the first six months of 2018.”

The NDP steering committee is due to meet on the following Tuesday evenings at the Millennium Centre (from 7.30pm): January 23, February 6 and 20, March 6 and 20, April 17, May 1 and 15, and June 12 and 26.

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