21st
February 2005
A
meeting of the Parish Council was held in the Village Hall on Monday 21st
February 2005 at 8pm.
Present
Miss Sach, Mrs Handley, Mr Ellis, Ms Hayes, Mr Tebbit, Mr Bane, Mr Blatch, Mr
White and, in the Chair, Mr Dalton. Cl. Mrs Heazell and Cl. Wilson also present
Apologies.
Mrs Clemmow.
Minutes of the meeting held on 10th January
2005 were agreed and signed
Matters
Arising
1
Harlton Road Notice Board. This is now ready to be installed and will be
organised by the Chairman and Mr Blatch
2
Wheeler's Way Car Park Extension Two options were put forward by the District
Council and it was agreed that Option A be chosen. This will give more car
parking facilities. Cl. Mrs Heazell to convey the initialled drawing.
3
Footpath 13. Ivett's Lane.
Nothing further to report. BT have not moved the pole.
4
Verge cutting Miss
Hayes reported that she is making progress.
5
Wheelie Bins collection.
Mr Blatch reported that his bin and another had not been emptied on one
occasion, but had been emptied on the following Monday. This was a one-off
mistake.
6
Speed Restrictions.
Cl. Wilson's letter to the Chief Constable and his
reply had been circulated. Following discussion it was agreed to make a further
attempt to get the speed limit reduced to 30mph and extended to Fox Corner,
without the physical traffic-calming features requested by the police authority.
It was agreed that the Chairman, Mrs Handley and Mr Tebbit should draft a
further letter expressing the community's wishes and send it to Cl. Wilson, once
it had been circulated and approved by the other members of the PC. Cl. Wilson's
support in this matter is much appreciated.
7
Emergency Water Supply..
No further action could be taken at present since a reply is still awaited
following a meeting of between the County Council and the Government Department
responsible on 19 January.
8
Condition of Chapel Road at the far end. The patching has been done.
9
White Poplar at Village Sign. Work
has been carried out on this tree at a cost of £211.50
10
Operation Ancona
Guilden Morden, distressed at the behaviour of the Travellors seeking Fred Moss,
sought our experiences of the same event. A letter written by the Chairman saying that we had had no
serious problems was confirmed as correct.
11
Culvert damage at 26 Lowfields Agreed that the Chairman write to the developer
drawing his attention to the possible damage to the piped ditch. He would also
write to the Environmental Agency at Huntingdon to alert them to the possible
damage.
12
Memorial for Derrick Mallows Members
approved the suggestion that a tree and seat should be placed on the Recreation
Ground in memory of Mr Derrick Mallows.
13
Parish Council Networking
Cottenham Parish Council, troubled by planning disputes with travellers,
suggested that better networking among Parish Councils would be useful.
Mrs Handley and Mr Bane would attend a meeting at Swavesey on 1st
March 2005
14
Eversden Website
A proposal was received from Alan Huddlestone that the responsibility for the
Eversden web-site should be transferred to the Parish Council, together with its
remaining funds. This would involve the PC in a small annual fee for the domain
name, and the calendar. A volunteer would also have to be found to run the
website and keep it up to date, and perhaps develop its earning potential.
15
Finance.
The following cheques agreed:
CALC Local
Council Review
£13.00
Cambridge
Insitu Ltd. Notice Board wood
£145.32
Retrospective
payment, Town and Country Tree Surgery
£211.15
16
Village Hall Grants State Mr
White reported that it appeared that the Committee have now
got enough funds to commence work. However written confirmation was still
awaited.
17
CALC Affiliation fee It was agreed to defer payment of this and
discuss it further at the next meeting
18
Driving on verges
Letter received from Mr Mike Cowham on this matter.
Mr Ellis expressed concern on this also, but agreed that in many cases it was
unavoidable. The Chairman agreed to write to Mr Cowham.
19
Planning
3rd Dwelling at Church Farm for Amber
Developments. Agreed that the lack of provision for any car-parking for the
Church was a very serious concern, especially in view of the Right of Way
granted to Mr Sale extending to six metres from the Church Wall on the west and
south sides. This effectively removes all parking for the Church. The Chairman
would request a site meeting to consider this problem. Concern was also
expressed about access for grain lorries if the silos were to continue in use.
It was agreed after discussion that Mr Tebbitt does not have a
prejudicial interest.
Mr C. Brown, 45 Harlton Road extension. Approved.
Mr Blatch to show plans to neighbours.
20
Planning Results
91 Harlton Road.
Conservatory granted
St Helen's, 26 Lowfields Chalet Bungalow
Granted
6 Chapel Road, Gt Eversden Garage work.
Granted on appeal
21
Mr Ellis raised the question o the repair of the Church Wall at Gt.
Eversden. Dr Michael Nicholson replied giving him a full history of dealings
with the District Council, the Diocesan Board of Finance and the Conservation
officers. All these bodies had to reach agreement before work could begin or
grants be allocated.
22
Mr Ellis raised the matter of building work in a garden in Bucks Lane
which was extensive but apparently did not require planning permission. Cl. Mrs
Heazell agreed to look into this and report back.
23
The Boar's Head, a symbol of the Eversdens, has been stored by Mr Ellis
for some time and he would like to find it a new home. Agreed permission be
sought from the Village Hall Committee to have it placed once more in the
Village Hall.
24
Mr White
reported that Footpath 4 had been cleared of obstacles, but still had a large
hole in it.
25
Cl. Mrs Heazell reported that the planned Council Tax rises might be
capped. This in spite of the fact that 60% of the electorate had voted for a
rise in Council Tax rather than a cut in services, and that South Cambs Council
Tax was below the average (4th lowest) for Shire Districts. The
proposed increase would lead to a rise of £140 for a Band D house, and preserve
all current services.
Correspondence
In circulation
Agenda items for next meeting
Members'
allowances – Chairman's expenses
Play
Area Safety Certificate presentation
Date of Next Meeting
Tuesday 5th April 2005 at 8pm in the Village Hall
Date
of Little Eversden Parish Meeting Monday
7th March. Rec. Pavilion. 8pm