| Parish Council Minutes 24 Oct 05 |
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Click on read more for the minutes of the Parish Council meeting held on October 24th 2005 BERDEN PARISH COUNCIL Monday October 24th 2005 Village Hall MINUTES OF MEETINGPresent: Apologies: Peter Jester (ill) John Arnell, Chair Philip Scatchard (holiday) Kate Harrison David Williams (holiday) Diana McConaghy Andrew Nelson, Clerk 73.0 Apologies were received as above. 73.1 No Interests were declared in items on the Agenda 73.2 Minutes of meeting held on September 12th 2005 These were accepted as a true record and signed by the Chairman. 73.3 Matters arising needing further reports 70.04. A reply to the Council’s questions re the High Hedge legislation has finally been received. The Chairman will visit the house affected by this issue. 72.12. It was noted that the rubbish dumped at Gawlers had still not been moved. The Clerk will write to UDC again. 73.4 Election of new (Co-opted) Member of Council After some discussion among the members present, it was unanimously agreed that Stephen Griffiths be co-opted on to the vacant seat in the Council. 73.5 Finance Kate Harrison proposed, and Diana McConaghy seconded, approval for payments due: Skip Supervision (November) £ 75.00 and also for the following Grants to Village Organisations during the coming year: Village Hall £300.00 Parochial Church Council £300.00 Mothers’ Union £ 50.00 Buffy Bus £100.00 It was noted that a request for funds from the Drama group for purchase of Technical Equipment was likely in the near future. The Chairman proposed that any Groups receiving funding from the Parish Council be asked to make a report to the Annual Parish Meeting each year with an indication of their current financial situation. P 191 Current Balances – the Clerk reported these as: Current Account . . £3057.51 Deposit Account . . £4221.90 Playground Account £1801.91 VAT outstanding (total) £1105.54 73.6 Planning It was noted that the Planning Application for Rerouting of Public Footpath 52 at Brickhouse End (MC/SJC) had been circulated to members of the Council, and that no adverse comments had been received. No objections were raised at the meeting. 73.7 Skip It was noted that the District Council no longer provides a Green Skip service as this has been replaced by a Compactor Lorry system. The Clerk has requested that Berden be put on the schedule for this for next year, but at present the District Council is lacking a Recycling Officer, so the schedules for next year are awaiting the filling of this post. 73.8 Use of Sports Field John Everett has requested the use of the Five-a-side pitch for a Vintage Vehicle Display at Easter 2006 in aid of Mencap. After some discussion, the Council felt that this was inappropriate, due to the fact that (i) the field would probably be very soft at that time of year, and (ii) there would be a considerable problem with access and parking for visitors. The Clerk will discuss alternative possibilities with John Everett. The Chairman reminded the Council of the decision to rename this area “Simon’s Field”, in memory of Simon Lowe. The Clerk will get prices for a suitable sign. 73.9 AOB John Arnell reported that the Parish Paths Partnership were running a Risk Assessment course, and that John Burton had agreed to attend this. In addition, Janice Loughlin had told him of a new Constitution and Committee Structure at the District council, which should result in greater local participation. Kate Harrison reported that the No 446 Bus Service to Saffron Walden was under review. It was pointed out that this was used by several schoolchildren as the normal school bus is frequently overcrowded. Information was still being awaited from the Essex Naturalist Trust about the work necessary for Easingwell Pond. There had been a significant Voltage drop in the area recently. John Arnell raised the question of Essex County Council’s “Quiet Lanes” scheme. The Clerk will try to find more details. The Council noted with approval the email report from Rob Talks about his discussions with Manuden about a Youth Forum there. The Clerk reminded the Council that the Annual Precept was due to be set at the next meeting There being no further business, the meeting closed at 9.12 pm. Date of next meeting: Monday December 12th, 2005. P 192
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