CHACOMBE PARISH COUNCIL

 

Minutes of the Parish Council Meeting held on Monday, 7th July 2003 at 7.30pm in the Village Hall.

 

Present: Cllrs. Harper, Coates, White, Kennedy, Reid, Woolley and Clerk.

 

Apologies: Cllr. Jenkins, Wyatt,  and Jones.

 

Public Time.

Mrs Daphne Evans was unable to attend the last meeting but would like to have spoken to County Councillor Mildren. She advised the Council that she is still obtaining signatures for the petition to reduce the speed of traffic in Thorpe Road. She remained for the duration of the meeting.

 

Minutes of previous meetings on 2nd June: adopted and signed.

 

Matters arising

1.1       Betty Cameron Playing Field and the Skateboard Ramp. Although the committee had met on 19th June and discussed the present situation it was agreed that no action could be taken until there was a response from SNC or NPFA.

1.2 Litter bins.

The Clerk has taken delivery of the bins and will arrange for them to be put in place.

1.3 Welcome Packs. The Clerk will meet with Cllr. Jones to update the web site. A print out will then be used to produce the new directory, which is not only included in the Welcome Packs, but is also delivered to all house-holds in the parish. The welcome packs are also being updated and will be available shortly

1.4 Speeding in Thorpe Road.

Cllr. Harper will raise the issue at the next Governors meeting and suggest that school needs to remind parents about driving slowly through the village when bringing children to school.

1.5    Highway Issues. All pot-holes have been filled but there are still other outstanding issues.

 

Internal control needs to be completed as of 31st May and accounts forwarded to Internal Auditor. This will be done after this meeting.

 

Expenditure                                                                                                                                                    Income

101057                       Jeffs Coaches (May) £80.00

101058                        BT £56.10

 

Authorise: D Cochrane £323.24, ABB £117.49, Jeffs Coaches (June) £80.00, Powergen £115.90, Glasdon £493.47, Chacombe PCC £250.00, Chacombe School £100, Clerk’s expenses £53.06

 

Correspondence

S Northamptonshire Community Partnership. Public Meeting at St John’s Church, Tiffield.  9th July at 7.30pm

Improvement and Development Agency. The IDEA Guide for new members

Letter from Mary-Anne Sergison-Brooke

DEFRA The Quality Parish and Town Council Scheme

Shaws publications

Northamptonshire Police & SNC Community Safety Officer at Towcester Police Station:

Crime Reduction Toolkits

                        Mainstreaming Community Safety and booklets x 2

Charity Commission News

Police Authority Volunteers required as Independent Custody Visitors. Request to display

poster

NCC S. Northamptonshire Area Committee – minutes of last meeting and agenda for

Wednesday, 9th July at 7.00pm at Towcester

Alzheimer’s Newsletter AGM Special Issue

Office of Deputy Prime Minister New Ethical Framework Regulations

Environment Agency Banbury Flood Alleviation Scheme

Countryside Agency Draft Map of registered Common Land & Open Country. None in

Chacombe Parish.

Cherwell Vale NHS PCT Board Bulletin June 2003

Health Focus PCT

CPRE “Countryside Voice”

                        Night Blight

                        “Northamptonshire Matters”

NALC Conference Cardiff City Hall 3-5th October

Update June – July 2003. Distributed at meeting.

                         “Explaining Financial Procedures” Thursday, 18th September 7.00 – 9.00pm. Course fee

£15

                        World Environment Day 4th June 2004. Suggestions for activities!

ODPM Consultation paper on amending Valuation and Community Charge Tribunals Regulations 1989

New Audit Guidance Publication  Additional inserts for binder £11.99.

The Playing Field. Summer 2003

Standards Board for England Revised edition of guidance booklet. How do I register and declare interests, and register gifts and hospitality? Booklets distributed at meeting.

NCC/Atkins Parish Information Sheet. No work scheduled for Chacombe. Contact

names and numbers

NCC      New county council funding programmes

SNC       a) Planning. Amended plans for Grange Park S/2003/ 0322/P. Reduction in size of workshop. Deadline for response already passed.

b) SNC Review

c) Animal Welfare Service Quarterly Report Feb – April

Fun Dog Show 21st September at Towcester

Animal Welfare leaflets 1 – 13  (Have received extra copies of 1 & 4 for

Welcome Packs)

d) Housing Strategy 2001- 2005

e) The Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 Information on what will happen, new

access rights and responsibilities

                         f) “Who does what” at SNC

                        g) Farthinghoe Recycling and Reuse Centre. Article for inclusion in the Chimes

h) Summer Programme from 21st July – 28th August. Children 5 – 14

i)  Planning applications week ending: 4/6/03, 11/6/03, 18/6/03, 25/6/03 and 2/7/03

 

 

 

Agenda

3.1 Neighbourhood Watch Scheme

PC Martin Sargeant, Community Support Officer Suzanne Bourne and NHW Support Officer, PC Perkins attended the inaugural meeting on 25th June. Twelve villagers also attended and although PC Sargeant was pleased with the response, nearly half of those present were representing the Parish Council. Not one person who had ever complained to the Parish Council attended and newcomers from urbanised areas were surprised that we needed one! There was, once again, a reluctance on the part of residents to turn up to do their bit. Some of those present were willing to act as co-ordinators but the group agreed to wait until the next meeting to see if there were more volunteers in the hope that all areas of the village would be represented.  The next meeting will be arranged for 3rd September, again in the Village Hall at 7.30pm. An article will be included in The Chimes and a flyer will be distributed to all households prior to the meeting.

 

3.2 SNC Planning applications

S/2003/0756/P Extension to balcony and new garage at 15 Thorpe Road

S/2003/0814/P Erection of front porch at 14 Thornhill

The Council had no observations regarding these two applications.

 

3.3 Chacombe School: Sponsor a Book

The Council had received a letter from Eleanor Wentink on behalf of the Parents Association. Cllr Kennedy proposed that £100 be donated and Cllr. White seconded. It was suggested that the money should be used to purchase two reference type books that the school may not otherwise have been able to afford through individual sponsorship.

 

3.4 Audit Assessment of SNC

This tick box type questionnaire on SNC’s performance in 2003 was discussed and completed and will be forwarded to SNC by 28th July

 

AOB

1. Cllr. White advised that any School Travel Plan Group must include a school governor, a member of the Parish Council and a school member of staff. The formation of such a group could attract funding, but parents and local residents would need to be involved.

2. Cllr. Reid wanted to know if there had been any correspondence regarding the introduction of ‘green’ collection bins. No correspondence had been received.

 

Meeting closed at 8.50 pm.

 

The next meeting will be held on 4th August 2003 at 7.15pm.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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