Minutes of Parish Council meeting 13th September 2018

Minutes of East and West Beckham Parish Council
Meeting Held on Tuesday 13th September 2018

Present.
Cllrs.G. Place, (chairman) D. Barrass, R. Batt, K. Lord, J. Dovey,
County Cllr. S. Butikofer Dist. Cllr. M Knowles J.Stibbons (clerk)

The chairman opened the meeting at 7.34pm,

1. Apologies Cllr. R. McNeil Wilson

2. Declarations of interest. None

3. The minutes of the Parish Council meeting held on Thursday 12th July 2018
It was proposed, seconded and resolved that the minutes be approved. The Chairman then signed
the minutes.

4. Matters arising from the Minutes. None

5 Reports from County and District Councillors
Dist Cllr. M. Knowles. Gave a report on the proceedings of the District Council, a copy of which was circulated to the members before the meeting and is attached to these minutes.
County Cllr. S. Butikofer. There has been a huge response to the Police and Crime consultation.
Parts of the mobile library may be saved with some rationalisation.
Social care may be reduced by forty one million.
Some bus routes may be reduced as they are uneconomic. There are too many bus passes in operation.
County Cllr Botikofer left the meeting at 8.14pm.

6. Solar Community Fund Committee.(Report)
Quotations for the repair of the allotment track are to be obtained.
A quoted cost of £200 has been submitted to move the picnic table to the Nature Area, trim the cherry trees
over the play area and install the new grit bin at Church Corner. It was agreed that the cherry trees should not
be trimmed until the owner had been consulted.
A “Good Neighbourhood Scheme” is to be progressed. A meeting has been held with High Kelling council to
find the best type of system. Kelling already has one in operation.
Seven plastic containers have been delivered to the allotments. Materials will be needed to create the water
catchment. It was proposed by Cllr. Dovey that up to £500 could be spent for this purpose. This was
seconded by Cllr. Barras and approved. This expenditure was approved without full costings as it was
necessary to produce a catchment system before the winter.

7. Felbeck Trust. A clarification of the agreement was required. All references to money should be removed. It was agreed that the chairman should contact the Fulbeck Trust on his return and amend the letter accordingly.

8 Playing Field A inspection of equipment on a rota system was agreed. A report is to be given at the
following council meeting. The climbing cube is to be replaced as rot is appearing in the frame.

9. Village Sign. Copies of the latest art work were circulated and discussed. It was felt that the Pylons
should still be included. In the proposed design the Solar Farm was at the bottom of the front and the WI sign
at the rear(olden times). A design including the pylons will be submitted at the next meeting.

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10. To discuss the trees at Chestnut Farm After lengthy discussion it was unanimously agreed that the parish council should not be involved in the management of the trees at Chestnut Farm.

11. Planning. PF/18/1464 The Malthouse Second floor window to each gable.
There was no objection to this application.

12. Financial matters.
Bank Balances at 13/9//2018 Current a/c £1322.89 Savings a/c £6458.31
The following payments were approved and cheques signed.
Chevertons Printing £76
Russell Harrod Digger hire £59.40
J. Stibbons Salary and expenses £603.39
HMRC PAYE £122.81

13. Correspondence. None

14. Matters for information only A draft of the new Information Sheet to be circulated to all
households was presented to the meeting.

There being no further business the chairman closed the meeting at 9.43pm.

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