PRESENT: Chairman Cllr. Lee Sinclair, Councillors, Mrs. A. Clark, Mrs. R. Whate, P. Beresford, F. Clark, J. Cobb and 3 members of the public.
1. APOLOGIES
Cllr. Mrs. B. Barber, District Cllr J. Hempsall
2. DECLARATION OF PERSONAL AND PREJUDICIAL INTERESTS
None
3. MINUTES OF MEETING HELD ON 8.11.04
The minutes had been circulated prior to the meeting. Cllr. Mrs. R. Whate proposed they were a correct record of the meeting. This was seconded by Cllr. P. Beresford and unanimously agreed.
4. MATTERS ARISING
a) Village Hall the response from Craig Jordan was read and discussed. As suggested by Mr. Jordan copies of the document prepared by Cllr. Mrs. A. Clark to be sent to RCCC and Helen Carrington, External Funding BDC to seek their advice on how to proceed.
b) Parish Plan 6 new volunteers to help with this project and a meeting will be organised in the New Year.
c) Bus Shelter the Chairman had been to visit the Harrisons and their concerns were relayed to the council. The Chairman was of the opinion that the project should now be cancelled. However, after further discussions Cllr F. Clark proposed and Cllr Beresford seconded that the shelter should still be erected. A vote was taken with the result 3 councillors voted for, 1 against and 2 abstained. Therefore NCC are to be asked to continue with the project.
d) Rampton Hospital no response to the latest letter. It was therefore decided that someone should attend the next meeting and try and make the necessary arrangements for a visit.
e) Maintenance, Broadings Lane Only one further verbal quote received from Tarmac. Further information to be obtained. It is estimated 30 tons will be required. When the quote from PMC was discussed Cllr. Cobb declared an interest.
f) Bell Holt and Wharf now that the money has been received from the Boat Club it was agreed to remind the Fishing Club that they have still not paid.
g) Footpath 21 the hedge alongside this needs cutting. The Chairman to contact the owner.
h) Christmas Tree Lights the lights had been put up and switched on, everyone agreed the tree looked good. Cllr. F. Clark thanked Cllr. Mrs. A. Clark for providing refreshments after the carol singing.
i) Dumping a reply from BDC indicates that they think the problem at Stokeham Road lay-by is bad enough to merit the use of temporary surveillance equipment. BDC also asked for vigilance and for any information of vehicles seen dumping to be passed to them.
j) Footpath Dunham Road to C2 no response to letter.
k) Pipe over Beck it is thought this pipe carries telephone cables. BT to be informed of the condition of the pipe. It was also reported at this time that the village phone box has been totally vandalised. BT to be advised. It was hard to imagine how so much damaged had been caused without anyone seeing or hearing this happen.
l) Signs etc - no response from Mr. Lightfoot but he had been in contact with Cllr. F. Clark. The flood warning signs have been replaced and will be stored at Church Farm in future.
m) Bin at Bus Shelter Mr. Roebuck advised that he would be dealing with this matter, and in fact it has now been anchored to a slab. He also asked of there had been any more problems with the toilets, to be advised that all now seems to be OK.
n) House numbers to be discussed as part of Parish Plan.
o) Web Site in the process of being updated, the Chairman asked the Clerk to let him have copies of all the minutes over the last year.
p) Fire Officer had advised that due to popular demand he was unable to attend to night but hopes to attend the January meeting which will start at 6.30 p.m. This is subject to change if shift patterns change. It is hoped that there will be a good turn out for this meeting.
q) Flood Area the Chairman has looked at the web site and it does contain a lot of interesting information.
The council meeting was closed and opened to the public before being reopened as a council meeting
5. PUBLIC DISCUSSION
The following points raised needed further discussion.
a) Standing Water at Church Laneham NCC to be advised and asked to dig out the gullies allowing the water to drain off the road.
b) Rubbish a lot of litter is reported to be around the seat near Top Town Bridge making it an eyesore. It was agreed to contact Colin to ask if he would do a one off clean of the area and a walk through the village as well. It was proposed by Cllr. Mrs. Whate and seconded by Cllr Mrs. A. Clark and unanimously agreed that Colin be offered 4 hours pay at the same rate as before.
c) RADAR a letter was handed over requesting assistance both monetary and manpower. However, due to expected Solicitors bills the council cannot offer monetary support at this time but will do so, when able, in the future. Agreed to spread the word that more volunteers are needed and to ask for a speaker to come to the February meeting which will start at 6.30 p.m. if this is convenient to RADAR.
d) Over Trent Piece the land is being used by scramble bikes and quads. After discussion it was decided to write to Laughterton PC in the first instance.
6. PLANNING LAND ADJ., BRUNNEN HOUSE, ERECT DWELLING AND CONSTRUCT NEW ACCESS.
The plans were inspected and discussed. There were no objections, 6 out of 6 councillors voted in favour the proposals. It was agreed to comment that there was concern about the number of trees to be felled and ask BDC to guarantee that the proposed replanting will take place.
7. PAYMENT OF ACCOUNTS
a) Caretaker £333.33 (000545) Proposed by Cllr. F. Clark seconded Cllr Mrs. R. Whate and agreed.
b) Laneham Parish Church £125.00 (000546) the money from the Boat Club for Bell Holt & Wharf to be passed on to the Church. (Cllr. F. Clark declared an interest). Proposed by Cllr. Mrs. R. Whate and seconded by Cllr. P. Beresford and agreed.
c) A cheque for £13.50 has been received for Paper Recycling.
8. CORRESPONDENCE
a) BDC Telecommunication Development planning guidance document now available a copy to be obtained.
b) Snow Warden Cllr. Clark had already received the information.
c) BDC Street Naming and Numbering a request for the new house at the rear of the Butchers Arms to be know as Beckside was approved.
d) Roadside Tidy Up Cllr. H. Burton advises he has now obtained funding for this. It was decided to apply for £100 to tidy up all the approach roads into the village.
e) Trentfield Lane/Wharf Road Tallents Solicitors had forwarded a copy of the reply from Jones and Co. The reply was fully discussed and the terms offered were found to be totally unacceptable. The council now has no option but to follow the matter through with the Land Registry. A reply was drafted. This was proposed by Cllr. Sinclair and seconded by Cllrs. Mrs. Whate and unanimously agreed it was agreed to supply all the councillors with a copy of Jones & Cos letter.
f) NALC Booklets entitled A Guide to becoming a Quality Council were handed out.
g) Standards Board a booklet entitled Lobby Groups, dual-hatted members and the Code of Conduct were handed round.
h) BDC Planning Guidance on Planning Obligations a copy to be requested.
i) NALC- information received informing of proposed changed in Clerks salaries.
j) BDC Videoconferencing leaflets advertising the service have been received.
9. ANY OTHER BUSINESS
a) Church a request was received for a contribution to the Church. This is not possible at the moment, but it was agreed to chase up the money due from the Fishing Club.
b) Signs the 30-mph sign on Broadings Lane is still lying in the hedge bottom to be reported to NCC.
c) Salt Bin now that the bin has been removed there is no salt to use on the ice, which forms at the junction of Broadings Lane and Main Street. NCC to be asked to provide a heap of salt for use there. It was also agreed to investigate where a salt bin might be best placed in this area.
d) Register Of Electors has been updated.
e) Gas Cllr Beresford asked if there was any possibility of Gas coming to the village as others in the area are being put on Gas. It is not expected that Laneham will be included.
There was no further business and the meeting closed at 9.10 p.m.