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LANEHAM PARISH COUNCIL Minutes of the Parish Council meeting held at 7.00
p.m. on Monday, 10th March, 2003 in the Village Hall
PRESENT: Chairman
Cllr. Mrs. R. Whate, Councillors, Mrs B. Barber, Mrs. A. Clark, P. Beresford, F.
Clark, J. Cobb, L. Sinclair, and 1 member of the public. 1.
APOLOGIES None 2.
DECLARATION OF PERSONAL AND
PREJUDICIAL INTERESTS None 3.
MINUTES OF MEETING HELD ON 10.2.03 The minutes had been circulated prior to the meeting. It was proposed by Cllr. F. Clark and seconded by Cllr. L. Sinclair that they were a correct record of the meeting, this was unanimously approved. 4.
MATTERS ARISING a)
War Memorial Still no invoice received despite requests by both Cllr. F. Clark and
the Clerk. Cllr. F. Clark will now
call in and collect the invoice. b)
Boat Club Lease Letter received from Mr. Willoughby enclosing copy of previous
agreement, which is no longer relevant. It
is suggested that a meeting be arranged between councillors and the boat club.
The previously appointed sub-committee to attend and see if an agreement
can be negotiated without involving a solicitor, which will be expensive. Cllr. F. Clark to arrange the meeting. c)
Touring Caravans - Trentfield Farm Cllr Isard
not present so no further follow up information available. d)
Post Office Letter received from Post Office with states Mrs. Robinson will not be
offered a grant. The letter was
fully discussed. A letter to be
sent to Ian Atkinson explaining the situation, enclosing copies of the
correspondence and asking for his advice and/or comments. e)
Trentfield Lane Statutory declaration now submitted no reply as yet. f)
Audit the Clerk spoke to Mr. Snowdin and has provided copies of further
information he requested. g)
Village Hall No reply to date regarding the grant for the feasibility study. h)
Poor Close quotes now received for the gate to be dealt with by the Trustees. i)
Defibrillator
More
volunteers still required. j)
Parish
Land The
Chairman has studied the documents and after discussion it was decided not to
pursue registration at this time. k)
Precept BDC had contacted the Clark and requested that a new form be completed
with the new Bassetlaw contribution figure included. This has been done. l)
Flooding
A letter
had been received from the Environment Agency to say they were unable to attend
the meeting. A further request to
be sent explaining the councils concerns and why the meeting is requested. m)
Trees No response from the Tree Surgeon, a complaint has now been received
about the Holly Tree. n)
Model Publication Scheme the scheme submitted has been approved.
A copy of the contents to be placed on the Notice Board and a copy of the
scheme to be put in the village hall. The
scheme has been approved from 28.2.03 28.2.07 o)
Standards Board all but one of the complaints have been dismissed. p)
Dumping the asbestos and tyres have now been removed. q)
Churchyard still unable to consider the contribution. Cllr. Sinclair has received information regarding dangerous
headstones in graveyards. The
information was passed to Cllr. F. Clark who stated that the situation was being
monitored. r)
Trent Valley Way Environment Agency have replied to the request regarding clearing this
footpath. Apparently the onus is on
the owner of the land to clear the footpath, however, on this occasion the
Agency have offered to clear the debris when they do the river banks in April.
The council appreciates this offer. The
meeting was closed for public participation, after which the meeting was then
reopened for Council business. 5.
PUBLIC DISCUSSION The
member of the public present had asked why points raised under this item were
not recorded in the minutes. The
Chairman explained the reasons, stating that, only if the points were discussed
further should the council record it in the minutes. The Chairman then proposed
and it was seconded by Cllr. Sinclair that it be recorded if any member of the
public made a contribution, but only record details of the points raised should
they merit further discussion. This
was agreed. 6.
PAYMENT
OF ACCOUNTS a)
K. R. Hewitt hedge cutting £58.75 (000464) b)
Clerks Fee & Expenses - £258.59 (000465) Cllr.
Cobb declared an interest in (b) and did not take part in the discussion.
Both accounts were proposed for payment by the Chairman, Cllr. Mrs. R.
Whate and seconded by Cllr. Beresford. This
was unanimously approved. The
current financial statement was distributed.
At this point Cllr. Sinclair proposed that the council should seek advice
from NALC regarding obtaining a loan should it be needed for future legal costs.
After discussion the proposal was seconded by Cllr. Mrs. A. Clark and
unanimously agreed that initial investigations should be begin.
Cllr.
Cobb left at this point. 7.
CORRESPONDENCE a)
BDC
have confirmed they wish to continue the present arrangements regarding the
Caretaker of the public conveniences. b)
CPRE - letter received regarding Road Traffic Schemes and the Quiet Lane
scheme. c)
DEFRA information received regarding the Licensing Bill.
Village Hall, Community facilities and church hall will be exempt from
fees associated with provision of entertainment under the licensing regime, but
will continue to pay for a license to sell alcohol. d)
Parish Council Liaison Group minutes of the last meeting received, also a letter
thanking all the councils who had sent representatives to the meeting. e)
Risk Assessment a training session will be held at Edwinstowe on 29th April.
To advise no funds available at the moment but would appreciate any
information or handouts from the session. f)
Standards Board Roadshow to be held on 27.3.03 at County Hall.
It is hoped that Cllr. L. Sinclair and the Chairman will attend. g)
NALC
Nottinghamshire County Training Strategy questionnaire to be completed. h)
Lane Lettings notices to be prepared for advertising as usual.
Proposed by the Chairman and seconded by Cllr Beresford that these are
posted at correct time, agreed by all. i)
Rampton
Hospital
The Chairman and Cllr. Mrs. B. Barber had attended the Community Forum meeting
and gained a lot of useful information which was passed on to councillors. j)
Boat
Club a
letter has been received from the Boat Club which was circulated, it was
proposed by Cllr. F. Clark and seconded by Cllr. L Sinclair that a copy be sent
to councils solicitor. k)
Various circulars made available. 8.
ANY OTHER BUSINESS a)
Chevron Signs had been replaced on Rampton road, however, have since been stolen, the
flood signs have also been removed from the Churchyard.
It is understood that NCC will replace these and the directional sign at
the Stokeham road entrance to the village on the C2 in the near future.
The footpath to Church Laneham is still in need of cleaning and repair.
NCC to be advised. b)
Financial Officer Mr. Brooks to be contacted regarding the use of money
from Lane Lettings and Poor Close accounts. c)
Village Entrances the present volunteer for cutting the grass at the Stokeham road
entrance to the village is no longer able to do this. Another volunteer has come forward but a ride on mower is
needed. d)
Black & White Posts also at this entrance the posts are in a poor state
NCC to be advised. e)
Advertising Hoardings Cllr. Sinclair has been asked to ascertain if the
advertising hoarding need and if so, have the necessary planning permission.
Highways and Planning to be contacted. f)
Bridleway Appeal the council had asked for this to be brought forward and had been
advised this would be done. Mr.
Wood, Group Manager has now advised this will not happen and appeals will be
heard in strict rotation. Mr. Wood
to be contacted to see if a meeting can be arranged between himself and the
council. g)
Metal Post, Wharf Road Proposed by Cllr. F. Clark and seconded by Cllr.
Beresford that this be removed. Unanimously
agreed h)
Dyke
still smelling, a white substance now running in the dyke.
Environmental Health to be advised. i)
Clayhough
Lane the
hedge has been cut which has opened up the lane and has much improved the look
of the lane. There
was no further business and the meeting closed at 8.45 p.m.
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