61 EWB Minutes 8th January 2015
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Minutes of East and West Beckham Parish Council
Held on Thursday 8th January 2015
Present: Cllrs. R. Wilson, (chairman), J. Dovey, T. Driver. R. Moreton, G.Place. B. Powell, R. Simpson, PCSO G. Bridges Mr. & Mrs J. Berry J. Stibbons (clerk)
The chairman opened the meeting at 7.30pm.
Apologies County Cllr. M. Baker. Dist. Cllr. A. Sweeney
Comments from the floor. The chairman asked if there were any comments on items in the agenda from members of the public. Mr. Berry suggested that a new War memorial was needed.
Agenda items.
Reports. The meeting agreed to take this item first to allow PCSO Bridges to leave early.
Police report. The report was for calls to the police between January and December 2014.
East Beckham – There were two thefts and one report of a dangerous dog (charges brought).
West Beckham – One theft, one harassment, one criminal damage and one firearms incident. Eight calls concerned neighbour disputes.
Many calls are reported some time after the incident which makes detection difficult.
Declarations of Interest None
The minutes of the meeting of Thursday 13th November 2014. It was proposed by Mr. Moreton that the minutes be approved as correct. This was seconded by Mrs. Dovey confirmed by the members. The Chairman then signed the minutes.
Matters arising from the minutes. There were no matters arising.
Parish Plan. The wording of a letter setting out the decisions to be made and encouraging members of the parish to contribute their ideas was approved by the meeting. The letter also said that a walk-in event will be held on 28th March 2015 for all interested parties to put forward their proposals. An invitation is to be sent to all households one week before the meeting. It was decided to have an informal meeting on Friday 16th January to decide on the section of the parish to be covered by each council member and to collect the printed letters.
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Planning.
PF/14/1218 Approval for extension at Lower Farm, Back Lane, W.Beckham
PF/14/1326 Approval for conditions to permit fell time residential occupancy.
PF/11/0983 Notice of Appeal hearing. Erection of Wind Turbine at Pond Farm, Bodham.
The hearing will be held on 26th February 2015 at NNDC offices, Cromer. It was agreed that
Mr. G. Place should attend and state the objections of the Parish Council.
Vehicle Activated Signs. This item is to be included in the Parish Plan meeting.
Correspondence.
- Norfolk Constabulary. Suggestion that the parish council should contribute towards an extended coverage by PCSO`s.
- Light Pollution questionnaire – not relevant.
- Sheringham Re-cycling centre – to have restricted access while drainage work is in progress.
- Time table for elections – all nominations must be returned by 4th
Matters for information only.
Mr. Berry elaborated on the condition of the War Memorial. The soft stone is crumbling and in a poor state. Mr. Driver has recorded all the names on the memorial and felt that the names of people from the village who were involved in the Second World War should also be included on any new memorial. It was agreed that this should be another item to be included in the parish plan discussions.
Cheques signed:-
No. 100404 J. Stibbons Salary and expenses (Aug-Oct) £500.74
No. 100405 Bodham Village Hall Hire of room £16
There being no further business the chairman closed the meeting at 8.53