10th May 2010
The Annual Parish Council meetingwas held in the the Village Hall on 10th May 2010 at 8pm.
Apologies none.
Present, Mrs Handley, Mr Huddleston, Mrs Hobbs, Mr Kilker, Mr Tebbit, Mrs Connolly, Mrs Pritchard, Mr Blatch, Mr White, and, in the Chair, Mr Dalton. Cl. Mrs Heazell and Cl. Kindersley were also present.
Minutes of the meetings held on 29th March and 19th April were approved and signed.
1. The following Officers were appointed for the year:-
Chairman Mr Dalton
Vice Chairman Mrs Handley
Treasurer The Clerk
Independent Auditor Mr Tony Richford
Appointment of Representatives for the year:-
Village Hall Mr White and Chairman, ex officio
Recreation Ground Mr Blatch, and Chairman, ex officio (+1)
P. Church Council
Village Sign Mr Blatch
Footpaths Mr Dalton
Matters arising from the Minutes
2 Nixon's Hall Tablet. This is still under repair.
3 Land Registration of Parish Property Declaration. This is in the hands of the solicitors and the Chairman.
4 Trees at 2 Wheeler's Way Chairman to write to SCDC to arrange for the two young trees to be cut down..
5 Road at St Helen's Transfer. This is in the hands of the solicitors and the Chairman.
6 Allotment Organisation. Mrs Hobbs reported enthusiastic activity. Nine of the ten plots are now taken. The Chairman agreed to supply caps for the water tanks they had obtained.
7 Village Plan Mr White reported that they have now produced a document summarising the responses. It is now proposed to circulate a copy to each household. He stressed that it was the residents who were to make the decisions and initiate action. The steering committee wishes to identify those who are willing to join them and form teams who will work to get things done. He listed ten top objectives.
8 Standing Orders. Nothing further to report
9 Youth Club Bus. Mr Blatch reported that this was now up and running. The first visit had to be cancelled because a branch had broken the windscreen. On the first week it came, there were 22 visitors. This compared well with other villages where about 15 usually attended. So far the facility had been much appreciated. It is hoped to arrange wi-fi access soon via the Pavilion.
Mr Blatch was warmly thanked for all his work to achieve this.
10 Telephone Box at Little Eversden No reply from BT. The Chairman had written again and Mr Blatch had reported the damage to a passing BT technician, who logged it.
11 Salt Bins It was agreed that the colour of the three salt bins should be brown and Mr Huddleston or the Chairman would circulate the reference for the web-site supplier to members.
12 Rats in Wimpole Road Ditch. These were much less in evidence recently. Agreed that Environmental Health should be encouraged to continue monitoring.
13 Cycle Path Eversden to Comberton The sub-committeee continues to work on this. It is noted that there is strong support for cycle-paths in the survey.
14 Recreation Ground Alteration Mr Blatch reported that an agreement had now been reached for the two multi-purpose courts at the bottom of the Recreation Field. He asked if the PC would now be willing to submit a planning application to carry out the work involved. This request agreed by members, but the exact work to be carried out was to be discussed later.
15 Affordable Houses Mrs Heazell reported that there were 19 qualified people on the Eversden waiting list for houses.
16 Finance The Clerk had circulated copies of the accounts for the year.
Balance in hand at end of year
Bank £3140.80 (This includes £360 of Village Plan money)
P.O. £2255.98
Mrs Handley proposed and Mr Huddleston seconded the adoption of the Accounts Carried unanimously.
Agreed to purchase a new Payments/Receipts book £66.36 LGA 1972 siii (ii)
The following cheques agreed:
CALC Affiliation Fee £3227.37 LGA 1972 s143 (i)
P.C. Insurance £600.42 LGA 1972 s iii
17 Planning.
25a Harlton Road New Dwelling Approved by PC
18 County Council Congratulations to Cl. Kindersley on his recent election campaign results. Though he did not win he received over 20,000 votes.
He reported on the continuing guided bus crisis and said that he would be checking on the repairs to potholes. The need for provision of Secondary Schools in Cambourne and Gamlingay was an urgent consideration. The budget would be difficult and would inevitably involve cuts, including community transport.
19 Cl. Mrs Heazell reported that she and Cl. Kindersley were now going to have a meeting with the bus company, Whippet, to discuss local bus services
20 Correspondence. In circulation
Date of Meetings
Planning Meeting Monday 7th June in the Village Hall at 8.30pm
Full Parish Council Monday 21st June in the Village Hall at 8pm.