• Shotley Annual Parish Meeting
• Shotley School Fete
• The Rose Fete
  

At each event a large table was covered in maps of varying scales of the Parish, surrounding villages and the wider area. People were asked to identify places and areas that they felt should be either protected or improved. Two members of the Steering Committee were on hand to answer questions. In total some 40 comments were recorded (some comments recorded by a single individual following discussions with others).

AREAS AND PLACES TO BE PROTECTED

• Ornamental pond on the Ganges site
• Shotley Church and surrounding area - the oldest part of Shotley

AREAS AND PLACES TO BE IMPROVED

• Car Park and picnic area Bristol Arms - needs tidying up
• traffic management and parking bays remarked
• Bathside Bay - Filling in this area with containers etc will change the ambience of the river
• B1456 between Shotley and Chelmondiston -footpath, cyclepath and street lighting needed
• Gayford Terrace - Proper parking bays, new bollards/fencing, scruffy village sign
• Ganges site - infrastructure will not support the proposed development
• Footpath from Stourside to Estuary Road - requires wet weather surfacing
• Wades lane bus stop - shelter needed
• Ganges site - World war 2 defences and Martello Towers should be removed
• Whinney Queech and Kingsland - innovative play equipment needed
• Improve access to Shotley School from Shotley Gate by opening a second entrance and making the track into a cycle path

OTHER COMMENTS

• Provision of services for young people needed including young people with special needs
• Promote car sharing on the school run from Shotley Gate
• Police Station and Neighbourhood watch needed
• A small supermarket like the Co-op
• A coffee/tea shop with seating outside
• Improve the police presence
• Need a swimming pool and sport/leisure facilities
• Improve the evening bus service to Ipswich
• Concerned that the health provision is inadequate