27th April 2004    Back to Index

The Annual Parish Council Meeting was held in the Village Hall on Tuesday 27^th April 2004 at 8pm.

Apologies were received from Mr Bane and Mrs Clemmow

Present: Miss Sach, Mrs Handley, Ms Hayes, Mr Ellis, Mr Blatch, Mr Tebbit,  Mr White and, in the Chair, Mr Dalton.  Cl. Bryant was also present.

1          Minutes of the meeting held on 9^th March and 5^th April read. Mr Ellis disagreed with Item 2 of 9^th March minutes, saying that there was no agreement reached in his hearing on this matter and that the minutes were not a true record. After discussion the minutes of 27th April were to be amended as above and signed.

2          Appointment of Officers for Year

                        Chairman                    Mr Dalton

                        Vice Chairman            Mrs Handley

                        Treasurer                    The Clerk

                        Independent Auditor    Mr Frank O'Keefe

3                    The following representatives appointed

Village Hall Committee            Mr White

Recreation Field                      Miss Sach, Mr Bane, Mr Blatch

Parochial Church Council       Miss Sach

Village Sign                             Mr Harland, Dr Salisbury, Mr D. Ellis,

                                                Mr D. Reeds, Mr F. O'Keefe

Footpath Officers                    Mr Dalton and Miss Hayes

Matters Arising

4                    Recreation Ground Constitution.  The Charity Commissioners' Policy on Payment to Trustees had been circulated to all members. Agreed to use this policy as justification for action to be taken.  Carried.

5                    Harlton Road Notice Board  This waiting for wood to be delivered.

6                    Great Eversden Church Wall. A reply from the Ely Diocesan Authorities awaited.

7                    No through Road Sign, Great Eversden, Wimpole Road  Agreed to write to Mrs Duncan at SCDC requesting her to have Ivett's Close included on the Wimpole Road nameplate

8                    Recreation Ground Car Park. This being dealt with by the Recreation Ground Committee..

9                    New Wood proposed up Wimpole Road. Information on this already circulated to members. It was agreed to support this in principle and, at a later date, to request a map showing the area. It would be of interest also to know the type of trees proposed.

10                At this stage the agenda was suspended to allow  P.C. Bradley to speak and report on his work in the Eversdens. On the whole, they were quiet villages. The question of hare coursing arose and he pointed out that hare coursing itself was not a crime – the crime was if they damaged property. It was useful to report incidents. Mention was made about motor cycling on Pound Drift and motor-bike speeding in High Street, and he will take this matter up when he can be supplied with more information and names.

11                Frank Moriarty's letter re motor Bikes on footpaths (eg Pound Drift), and the red car and motor-bike speeding in High Street would be dealt with by P.C.Bradley when names had been emailed to him.

12                Footpaths 18 and 25. Members strongly supported the change to Footpath 18 and hoped it could be implemented as soon as possible, without problems. It was however, important that changes to Footpath 25 should also be actively pursued, but these should not be allowed to delay action on Footpath 18

13                Kitchen Waste Bins. The proposed supply of these to residents has been put on hold. These to be provided free of charge, but will have to be collected by households who want them

14                Village Hall Disability Discrimination Act. Under this act the toilets in the Hall will have to be converted. The relevant planning application for this work has been signed and submitted by the Chairman of the Council

15                Finance.

Confirm and minute Parish Council's policy on reserves. It was agreed the reserve should be approximately equivalent to one year's routine expenditure.

It was also agreed that Mr Frank O'Keefe be appointed Internal Auditor. Mr O'Keefe had attended a seminar for Internal Auditors and he will use the information gained when dealing with our accounts.

Retrospective payment.  Clerk's Salary plus expenses         £255.64

            Cheque agreed and signed:

Deep Body Thermometers, Photocopying                 £5.87

Also agreed the Clerk pay  (when new cheque book received)

The Ramblers Association Fee                                  £20

Calc Affiliation Fee                                                      £187.92

16                Planning Applications

A.      Buckingham, 10 Harlton Road, Lt. Eversden. Erection of two chalet-bungalows following demolition of existing dwelling.  Approved

Mr S and L Jones, 9 Chapel Road, Gt. Eversden. Verandah at rear.  Approved

Mr and Mrs Reid, 31 Harlton Road, Lt. Eversden. Extension. Approved

17                Miss Sach reported BT had immediately repaired the glass in the telephone box in Harlton Road which had been vandalised and asked if the Clerk would write a letter of appreciation for their prompt response. This agreed.

18                Councillor Bryant reported that the Council were moving to their new offices in Camborne the following week. An Open Day is being held on 26^th June for visitors. A One Stop Shop will remain in Regent Street for those unable to reach the new premises.

Local Elections will be held on 10^th June and the same time as elections for MEP

SCDC supported the Guided Bus proposals and were working to develop Community Stategy and Strategic Risk Management, as well as revising their Constitution.

They were also much involved with the problem of Travellers camping at Cottenham and Histon. This was  now  becoming a National issue.

Correspondence: in circulation

Date of next meeting           Tuesday 1^st June 2004 at 8pm in the Village Hall