CHACOMBE PARISH COUNCIL

 

Minutes of the Parish Council Meeting held on Monday, 3^rd October 2005 at 7.30pm in the Village Hall.

 

Present: Cllrs. Harper, White, Gliwitzki, Jones, Wyatt and Clerk.

Apologies: Cllrs. Offers, Coates, Jenkins and Woolley.

 

Public Time.

Mrs Lorna Fyfe advised the Council that the Playing Field Trust Committee needed to recruit more members and that the AGM had been arranged for 13^th October. Volunteers had come forward and were ready to join the committee but the need to pay back the open ended interest free loan was one issue that hopefully could be resolved before the new committee was in place. It is always easier to fund-raise for new initiatives and although the trust has approximately £1500 in hand, some of this needs to be retained as a contingency fund for repairs to the slide and swings. Draft accounts were available. It was good to hear that new recruits had come forward. Further discussions would take place later in the meeting.

 

Minutes of previous meeting on 5^th September: adopted and signed.

 

Matters arising

1.1   Risk Assessment. Still awaiting confirmation of David Cochraneπs Public Liability

Insurance.

1.2 Highways - road outside the George & Dragon. Highways carried out survey of village roads on 6^th July resulting in some of the holes being filled including some outside the George & Dragon! Cllr. Wyatt will liaise with County Councillor Ken Melling to see if more can be done.

1.3 Planning Applications. SNC S/2005/0869/P Changes to boundary wall and new gates to form new vehicular access at Pear Tree House - permission granted.

1.4 Campaign for the Sustainable Communities Bill                

Cllr. Gliwitzki thought this campaign was well worth supporting.

1.5 Chacombe Park. It is hoped that further planting will help to screen the lights at the Nursing Home.

 

Finance

Internal control needs to be completed as of end of September.

 

Expenditure                                                                                                                            Income

101186 NPFA £123.75                                                                                              Half year Precept £5250.00

101187 BDO Stoy Hayward LLP (Audit) £141.00

101188 Jeffs Coaches (Aug) £80.00

101189 Wybone - Litter Bin £155.43

101190 Churchyard Mowing £250.00

101191 Chacombe Chimes £780

101192 Clerkπs Salary £620.00

                       

Authorise: Clerkπs expenses £72.46, D Cochrane £180.03, ABB £122.39, Jeffs Coaches (Sept) £120.00, Playing Field Trust £500.00 and Powergen £115.59

Correspondence since meeting on 5^th September

CPRE South Northamptonshire District AGM Friday 30^th September at 7.30pm at

Weedon Lois Village Hall            

Northamptonshire Police. Letter from Erica Last ≠ new Sector Commander

Clerks & Councils Direct - Septemberπs issue

The North Oxfordshire PCT Partnership Annual Report 2004/05

Voluntary Action in South Northamptonshire ≠ publication. September 2005

e-mail re: S. Northants Area Committee meetings ≠ 29^th September at Council Chamber, 24^th November Grange Park Community Centre and 26^th January at Council Chamber ≠ all at 7.00pm

Northamptonshire Rural Transport Partnerships newsletter ≥Rural Rides≤ ≠ August

Central Networks (formerly East Midlands Electricity)

NALC Annual Meeting Thursday 13^th October 2005 at 7.00 for 7.30pm

Northamptonshire Community Foundation seeking volunteers to become Associate Advisors on a Grants Panel

Village Viewpoint Autumn 2005

≥Update≤ August ≠ September 2005

Legal Topic Note 33 Local Council Documents and Records

Northamptonshire Criminal Justice Board. Notification of extension of the Witness Care Unit

Mr & Mrs Deacon. Letter re: Licence application at the G&D

Central Administration Unit. Notification of application by Cherwell Edge Golf Course to convert and vary a Justices Licence

Brackley & District Mencap Society Newsletter Autumn 2005

OCC Oxfordshire Minerals and Waste Development Framework ≠ Statement of Community Involvement ≠ Consultation Draft

 

Brochures: Glasdon ≠ litter bins etc. On Site ≠ High Quality Sound Systems

                       

SNC        i) Environmental Protection Service ≠ letter re: fly-tipping on land off Thorpe Road

ii) Environmental Protection Service ≠ Satisfaction Survey

iii) Planning Forum meeting cancelled on 21^st September. Next meeting Wednesday, 25^th January at 6.00pm for 6.15pm in the Council Chamber

 

NCC       i) Northamptonshire Draft ROW Improvement Plan Comments by Friday 18^th November

ii) Community Services Scrutiny Committee. Minutes 20^th July and agenda for 14^th September

iii) Public Rights of Way: 2005 Definitive map and statement. Need to acknowledge acceptance of terms and conditions

iv) Daventry and South Northamptonshire Area Public Transport Guide. Also available from the G&D, Shawn Collett and Ted Garrett.

v) Northamptonshire Libraries and Information Services. Poster about revised mobile library service 

 

Agenda

3.1 Re-location of Post Office

The Clerk has received confirmation that the proposal to re-locate the Post Office in the George & Dragon does not require planning permission or listed building consent. Penny Wilkes has applied for a Village Service Grant from SNC and it is anticipated that the Post office will open on Monday 31^st October.

3.2 Village Notice-boards

The Clerk had agreed to obtain some quotes for the meeting. It had been decided that an oak notice-board would be more in keeping with the area in The Ring. One quote (gathered from information on a web-site) came in at £1154. No further quotes had been received but it is believed that other suppliersπ prices would be similar. It was decided that replacing the notice-board would be postponed until such time as the existing board was no longer useable.

 

3.3 Playing Field ≠ request for funding

See Public Time. It was important that some of the loan should be repaid and Cllr. Wyatt proposed that the Parish Council make a donation of £500 to the Playing Field Trust. This was seconded by Cllr Jones and the Council agreed.

 

3.4 Proposed Budget

A draft budget had been produced based on last yearπs expenditure and expenditure for the half year until the end of September. Some amendments were made and enquiries would be made about use of the ≥Village Bus≤ before any decision was made about its future. Further discussion would take place at the next meeting. Cllr. Gliwitzki asked for the amended version, with an expenditure forecast until March π06, to be e-mailed to him before the meeting.

3.5 Northamptonshire Provisional Local Transport Plan 2006/7 ≠ 2010/11 ≠ consultation

This would be circulated in the reading folder and would be discussed at the next meeting. The deadline for a response is 16^th November. Councillors would be free to reply as individuals or a response will be compiled from the Parish Council.

 

3.6 SNC Planning Applications:

S/2005/1128/AG Extension to existing lean to cattle building at Marsh Farm.

S/2005/1129/AG Lean to extension to open sided cattle building at Marsh Farm.

The Council wanted to know if the development affected the ROW, otherwise no

objections.           

The Council had no objections to S/2005/1102/P Two storey rear extension at side with

en-suite in roof space and two dormers to front at 3 Beanfurlong                                 

                       

AOB

1.         Roaming dogs had been seen and had been reported to SNC. Dog fouling seemed to be on the increase again.

2.         The Clerk advised that Chacombe Sports & Social Club was arranging an Open Meeting at the Village Hall for 19^th October at 7.30pm to inform all residents and interested parties about the proposal to try and establish a Sports Field on land in Thorpe Road, subject to planning permission and the availability of funding.

 

Meeting closed at 9.30pm

 

The next meeting will be held on 7^th November 2005 at 7.15pm.

 

 

 

 

 

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