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LANEHAM
PARISH COUNCIL Minutes of
the Parish Council meeting held at 7.00 p.m. on Monday, 10th June,
2002 in the Village Hall. PRESENT: Chairman Cllr. Mrs R. Whate,
Councillors Mrs B. Barber, P. Beresford, F. Clark, L. Sinclair, County
Councillor J. Hempsall, Dist. Cllrs, K. Isard and R. Sutton (joined later) plus
one member of the public. The
Chairman welcomed the new councillors to the meeting and thanked them for
attending. 1. APOLOGIES Cllrs. Mrs.
A. Clark and J. Cobb 2. DECLARATION OF PERSONAL AND
PREJUDICIAL INTERESTS None
declared. 3. MINUTES OF MEETINGS HELD ON
13.5.02 Cllr. Clark
noted that the black and white posts at Church Laneham had not been mentioned,
but subject to this alteration he proposed the minutes were a correct record.
This was seconded by Cllr. Sinclair and unanimously agreed.
The amendment to be made at 11 (b) 4.
PC
G. WATERS Unfortunately,
PC Waters did not attend and the meeting continued. 5.
MATTERS
ARISING FROM MINUTES a)
Lane
Repairs - still not done, but the Chairman had
spoken to the contractor earlier in the day and he had promised to start work
the following day. b)
War
Memorial forms have been submitted. c)
Severn
Trent a reply has been received from Severn
Trent regarding the orange oily substance in the dyke. This appears to be linseed oil which emanates from horse
feed, and the situation will be monitored d)
Churchyard
Path the Church has agreed to pay the
balance of the repair work and the contractor has been authorised to go ahead. e)
Post
Office application has now been made by the
interested person to open a Post Office. f)
Boat
Club Lynda Ogilvie, (NALC) has advised they
do not have a suitable draft lease to assist the council in drawing up a lease
for the Boat Club. However, she has
provided a name to contact for further advice.
The Clerk also asked for approval for the cheque from the Boat Club to be
passed onto the Church, this was approved and the cheque for £250 (000431)
signed. g)
Poultry
Units no reply from BDC to the Councils
latest letter. h)
Drayton
Road no response from Pick Everard
regarding compensation, but it is noted that the stone has been removed from Hoo
Lane. i)
Verge
Cutting no response from NCC about the council
arranging to cut the verges this year. It
is also noted that the contractor has still not been paid for last year.
To be followed up. District Councillor Robert
Sutton joined the meeting at this point. j)
Floodplain
no response from BDC re. the
Councils query. k)
Audit
Hacker Young have been appointed external
auditors. Internal Audit - Jane
Holden has expressed an interest in undertaking the internal audit.
The Chairman to follow up. l)
Planning
Application, Rose Cottage BDC have refused permission for
the alteration. m)
Code
of Conduct the Chairman is attending a meeting
the following day and hopes to obtain some answers to the questions already
raised. n)
Notice
Board Cllr. Sinclair unable to find suitable
material to replace the front. Cllr.
Clark proposed and Cllr. Beresford seconded that Cllr Sinclair be authorised to
purchase suitable material and make the repair. This was unanimously agreed. o)
Touring
Caravans still no reply from BDC to queries
raised. Cllr. Isard offered to
follow up. p)
Pavements,
Post Wharf Road, Black & Posts NCC have
advised these items have been inspected. Dangerous pavements will be repaired as soon as possible, the
post on Wharf Road has been referred to Laura Summers, Footpaths Officer, and
the black and white posts will be repainted when funds permit. q)
CPRE
Cllr Clark informed the meeting that all
appointments to the executive meeting had now been made. r)
Jubilee
Committee letter received thanking the Council
their contribution. The day had
been a huge success and the organisers to be congratulated on their success.
Cllr. Sinclair noted the new flag pole at the hall was in place.
The Chairman did point out that this was donated to the village hall
committee. s)
Bushes
it was noted that the bushes overhanging the
footpaths had been cut back. t)
Hill
Garden no further word re. ownership.
A letter to be sent asking if there was any further news. u)
Dunham
School Pupils further discussion took place
regarding the placing of a bus shelter at the end of Broadings Lane.
The council to have a look and decide where the best place to site a
shelter would be. Councillor
Hempsall will then take up the matter on behalf of the Parish Council. 6.
Council
Meeting Closed and the meeting opened for Public discussion.
After which the Council meeting continued. 7.
CORRESPONDENCE a)
Notts.
Rural Community Council the Parish Council have been
invited to become members of the NRCC. Membership
is free and it was agreed the membership forms should be completed. b)
BDC
a cheque for £10.48 has been received for Paper
Recycling. c)
NCC
Civic Service to be held in Southwell Minster
on 21.7.02. The Chairman and one
other to attend if possible. d)
BDC
Planning Committee the Parish Council have been
asked to complete a questionnaire regarding the usefulness of the visit by the
Planning Officer. e)
Village
Hall BDC Legal & Estates Dept. have
advised they have confirmed ownership of the land the Parish Council enquired about using for a new village hall, further
investigations are taking place. Planning
Department will also be contacting the Parish Council f)
Parish
Council Liaison Group a letter received explaining
procedures for placing items on PCLG agenda. g)
Mr.
Hardmans Letter was read to
the Council. Regarding In
Camera minutes, the Chairman stated she had been advised by Lynda Ogilvie
that incorrect advice had been given by NALC.
These minutes should be made available to the public.
Discussion took place about handing out minutes at meetings.
After which it was suggested that minutes would be made available after
approval, but should be handed back at the end of the meeting. The Chairman proposed the above which was seconded by Cllr.
Beresford and unanimously approved. A
reply to be sent to Mr. Hardman. 8.
TRENTFIELD
FARM A brief
background to this matter was given for the benefit of the new District
Councillors. Cllr Sinclair did
suggest it was now time to appoint a solicitor.
The Parish Council is still awaiting advice from the NALC solicitors in
London. A decision will be made after their reply is received. The letter from
Jones and Co. was discussed. Cllr.
Beresford proposed we write and inform Jones and Co they could obtain a list of
councillors from Mr. Hardman, this was not seconded.
A new proposal was made by Cllr. Clark and seconded by Cllr. Sinclair
that the council provides Jones and Co with a list of councillors.
This was approved. Cllr.
Beresford excused himself from the meeting. 9.
ANY
OTHER BUSINESS a)
Web
Site Cllr. Sinclair has set up a web site
www.laneham.org.uk
where information is available re. council/village matters etc.
A mission statement is included and past minutes, it was agreed that once
minutes have been approved they should be published.
Details of the web site to be published in roundabout.
Cllr. Sinclair to provide invoice for cost. b)
Field,
Drayton Road a field between the Drayton Road
junction and Hoo Lane is overgrown, contains brick rubble and is unsightly.
Environment Department to be informed. c)
Boat
Club Cllr. Barber queried if any further
information had come to light regarding with previous agreements with the Boat
Club. Cllr. Sinclair still
investigating. d)
Village
Entrances and Riverside Cllr. Clark raised the matter
of recompense for the people who keep these areas tidy. After discussion it was agreed to leave this matter over
until the end of the financial year. In
the meantime letters of thanks and appreciation to be sent. There was no
further business and the meeting closed at 9.10 p.m.
The next meeting will be held on Monday, 8th July at 7.00 p.m. . |
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