• Minutes E&WB SCFC 2nd March 2017

    Held at The White House, The Street, West Beckham

    Present: Julia Dovey (Chair) Kathryn Lord (Secretary) David McNeight, Anthea Sweeney, Rosabelle Batt (after 7:30pm)

    The Meeting opened at 7:00pm

    1. Apologies
    Denise Lewis
    Bob Lewis
    Mike Baker
    John Stibbons
    Simon Wakeford
    Lorraine Marks

    2. Review Minutes of last meeting
    It was agreed the previous minutes were a fair reflection of the meeting.

    3. Parish Map Noticeboard Project
    KL/JD reported progress with NPS Group at the County Council office after their meeting. It was felt work carried out by NPS was still ‘work in progress’ with several errors noted. We had been advised any further work would be charged for over the quoted sum. As a result, we are unsure if we wish to carry on with the maps as they stand, as the overall quality is not really up to the standard we were hoping for. We will review with the Parish Council and investigate other options before committing any further funds. Frames for the maps at NPS were also 110cm x 71cm not 90cm x 90cm as previously advised.

    3A East Beckham Church Ruins ‘Information Board’
    RB was concerned that the cows would damage an Information Board relating to the site of St Helen’s ruins or encourage people to investigate further. It was felt careful wording regards the lack of any remains, plus the engravings found at the Heritage Centre in Norwich would be enough to satisfy the public without needing the footpath access to the site.

    4. Telephone Box
    LM and SW had made some enquiries regards an ‘old style’ red phone box to replace the ‘modern style’ box currently in place. Costs of a restored red box would be between £2500 – £3000. It was felt however that the work/costs to swap over the boxes could be excessive. The old style box door was also heavy and more difficult to open – hence the re-design. The committee therefore voted for the current box to remain as a housing for the defibrillator.

    5. Community Bus Service
    JD had made enquiries for the bus service and they were very happy to include East and West beckham into a regular Saturday route if the Solar Fund was paying for the service. JD had asked her neighbour (a regular bus user) to complete the supplied survey, however further users and information from others should be gathered. A flyer will be created and sent out to the villages asking for information: e.g. Suggested day Saturday, service regularity Monthly, Fortnightly, Weekly, What times? 9:30-10am leaving from and retuning in 2 or 3 hours? What stops in East and West Beckham?

    6. Village Gates
    JS had advised end of March. KL to ask Highways (Steve White) for confirmation artwork so that it could be reported in the Spring Bulletin correctly.

    7. Playing Area
    JD advised she had had confirmation from NNDC that the Parish Council’s lease on the playing area has almost 11 years to run. A copy of the lease was now available and was passed onto the Parish Clerk. NNDC will not transfer the asset to the PC.
    KL had received the pack of information from Andrew and Lynne Clarke with useful facts and background. It is clear there was already some good equipment installed in the play are although it was rather dowdy. Could this be brightened up with painting/refurbishing?
    New equipment for toddlers, which had previously been well used until broken and removed, should be investigated.
    The chain-link fencing was also rusted and very unappealing. This should be replaced either with a powder coated chain link or a lower level picket or metal fence/gates.
    KL had a meeting with a play equipment company who offer a ’no obligation’ survey on 8th March at 3pm to see what they had to say.

    8. Bench installation & Noticeboard
    As yet nothing has be installed. Await warmer weather?
    The wooded bench in Sheringham Road had gone missing, but this was likely to be Geoff Place who agreed to refurbish the bench.

    9. TCV West and East Beckham
    TCV have a further date working party visit arranged for West Beckham on 22nd March. LM will attend. LM has also created a sketch map with best options to place a picnic bench and further clearance.
    The snowdrops are coming through where the bracken/brambles have been cleared and hope that further clearance will uncover others.
    JD has been contacted by TCV’s Debbie Murray, Practical Project Officer, who will organise site visit in mid May and as a result a management plan to be created.
    JD advised the Tesco’s grant had been received of £1000 and this had paid for previous site visits, and the forthcoming plan. Tesco’s have requested a report to be written and photos to show the progress as a result of the grant.

    10. Various items for the Bulletin Spring Issue
    Mission Hut
    The Mission Hut land had been sold at Auction for £44,000. It should be included in the Spring Bulletin and the terms of the deed of Sale published “in event of a duly authorised sale of the property the proceeds shall be used to provide a fabric fund for the maintenance and repair of the Parish Church of St Helen with All Saints East and West Beckham”
    Graveyard Entrance
    The graveyard entrance design had been discussed with Fr Phil, but they had not reported back.
    AS advised she was attending the graveyard and the beaters from a shoot came running thought the graveyard – a frightening experience as the guns were going off in the background. RB advised that the Game Keeper would be spoken with as this was unacceptable.
    KL had contacted the NWT and had been approached by Emily Nobbs who was willing to arrange a survey of the Churchyard (previously surveyed in 1982) and the Graveyard. Fr Phil had given permission. Emily had offered to come out to advise where to leave uncut in spring/summer but this had not been responded to by the PCC.
    East Anglian Children’s Hospital (EACH) – funds raised of £550 from donations at Dick Moretons funeral- (Rose Moreton)
    Community Bus Service (as discussed above)
    Appeal for SCFCommittee members or Parish Councillors – RB offered to be co opted as a Parish Councillor
    Various Nature Surveys – including a sheet from NWT for garden bird survey to be included
    Bodham Village Hall – Photos of West Beckham and East Beckham village signs to be added to the walls

    11. AOB
    An Invertebrate Survey: LM asked if permission could be given to survey the water course for invertebrates at the culvert by the entrance of East Beckham Hall, and the water course by the stile by the footpath nr old East Beckham Church. RB to ask if this would be possible.

    12. Date of Next meetings
    7PM – 8:30PM
    23rd March – B&B Village Hall
    27th April – B&B Village Hall

    Meeting closed at 9.10pm

  • EWB Agenda 9th March 2017

    To all members of the Council

    Your presence is requested at a Meeting of E. & W. Beckham Parish Council on

    Thursday 9th March  2017 at 7.30 pm at Bodham Village Hall.

    J. Stibbons   Clerk to the Council 1st March  2017

    The Public are invited to attend the above meeting

    AGENDA

    1. Apologies

    2. To receive declarations of interest.

    3. To approve the minutes of the Parish Council meeting held on

    Thursday 12th January 2017

    4. Matters arising from the Minutes.

    5.` To consider any applications for co-option.

    6.   Any reports from the Police, County or District Councillors

    7. Community Fund. 

    (1)  Chairman’s report

    8.   Financial matters.

    Bank Balances at 12/1/2017:-  Community a/c £ 10232.29  Premium a/c £18592.74

    The following invoices are for approval and payment:-

     

    9. Insurance Renewal. (Renewal date 1st April 2017)To discuss a long tern agreement at a fixed and reduced cost and approve the necessary payment.

    10. Planning

    Ref:-PF/17/0210 Extension and alteration of garage/workshop to front of dwelling. White Gates, Sheringham Road, W. Beckham

     

    11. Correspondence

    Barclays Bank confirmation of signing amendments.

    Agewise event

    Hornsea three offshore wind farm consultation event.

    12. Matters for information only or for the next agenda.

  • EWB Minutes 12th January 2017

    Present.  

    Cllrs. R. Wilson,(chairman)  R. Lewis K. Lord, G. Place,  J. Dovey. J. Stibbons

    The chairman opened the meeting at 7.32pm,

    The chairman paid tribute to Mr. Richard Moreton who had been a member of Beckham parish council for many years.  The death of Mr. Philip Leaver was also noted with sadness.

    1.    Apologies Cllr. A. Sweeney  County Cllr. M. Baker Dist Cllr. M. Knowles

    2.    To receive declarations of interest.

    Cllr. Dovey, Lewis and Lord declared an interest in item 6.

    3.    The minutes of the Parish Council meeting held on Thursday 10th November 2016 having been previously circulated, it was proposed by Cllr. Place that they be accepted as correct. This was seconded by Cllr. Dovey and approved by the members present.

    The chairman then signed the minutes.

    4.    Matters arising from the Minutes

    (item 6) The latest quotation for the refurbishment of the toilets at the Bodham and Beckham village hall can be covered by the grant already received.

    (item 8) Cllr. Place was unable to attend the Public Enquiry into the wing turbines. The parish council was represented by Cllr. Dovey.

    5.    Reports. There were no reports from the County or District councillors or the Police.

    6.    Community Fund.

    • The benches at the Bus Shelter and W. Beckham green are being installed by R. Wilson and G. Place. The benches in East Beckham at the allotments and Valley Farm corner are being installed by R. Lewis and. McNeight.
    • It was decided to obtain a quotation to move the notice board from outside Chestnut Farm to an area beside the bus shelter.
    • The cost of Parish Map Boards including all art work, can be supplied by N.P.S. at a cost of £1350. It was proposed by Cllr. Place that these boards should be purchased. This was seconded by the chairman and approved.
    • A quotation to erect the three new Parish Map boards, one near the notice boards opposite Allotment Lane West Beckham and the other by the East Beckham notice board is to be obtained.
    • G. Place agreed to clean and treat the seat neat the Sheringham Road notice board.
    • Defibrillator – it was decided to wait for a decision from the Lottery Fund application which should be announced in March. It this grant was not approved the Parish council would then go ahead and install one in each village.
    • East Beckham churchyard – it was agreed to ask Mr. Batt for permission to erect a signboard saying this was the site of an ancient church.
    • West Beckham allotments – it was proposed by J. Dovey that a digger should be hired to clear the old trees and other rubbish so the field could be ploughed and planted. This was seconded by K. Lord and carried.
    • A Rota of volunteers is to be drawn up to inspect playground equipment, defibrillators, noticeboards, and other parish property.
    • The repairs to the bus shelter will be £500. This was approved by the members.

    7. Financial matters.

    The following invoices were approved and paid.

    TCVClearing E. Beckham common£360

    Village HallRoom hire£120

    ChevertonsPrinting£90

    8. Planning.

    PF/16/1730 Glabri, Back Lane, Variation of condition 2 of permission PF/16/0446 to allow for design changes and removal of condition 4.

    The parish council objected to this application but felt it was pointless asking for comments as the work has already started. The site will be seen from the footpath and also from the Sheringham Road.

    As from April 2017 all comments and observations on planning applications must be received by NNDC within 21 days of the planning notification.

    All future planning applications will be sent to the clerk by e-mail with attachments of the detailed plans. These will be forwarded to parish councillors. After consideration all councillors would reply to the clerk with their observations.

     

    Councillor Wilson proposed that If the application was considered to require full discussion then a meeting should be called. If a formal meeting of the council was not considered necessary by a majority of the councillors the clerk should be given authority to reply. Comments by Parish Councillors should be sent to the clerk by e-mail so a written record can be kept.

    This proposal was seconded by Councillor Pace and approved by the members present.

    9. Correspondence.

    • Electoral review draft recommendations
    • Updated bus time table

    10. Matters for information only or for the next agenda.

    Cllr Lewis informed the meeting that he will be moving out of East Beckham and the March meeting will be his last attendance.

     

    There being no further business the chairman closed the meeting at 8.40pm

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