7th
September 2004
A
meeting of the Parish Council was held in the Village Hall on Tuesday 7th
September 2004 at 8pm.
Present
Mrs Handley, Mrs Clemmow, Ms Hayes,
Mr Ellis, Mr Blatch, Mr Tebbit, Mr
White and, in the Chair, Mr Dalton. D.Cl.
Mrs Heazell was also present
Apologies
received from Miss Sach and Mr Tony Bane
Minutes of the meeting held on 19th July 2004
confirmed after an amendment to Item 15 to read 'Miss Sach to pass this
information on to the Recreation Field Committee for them to contact County
Council'.
Matters
Arising
1
Harlton Road Notice Board The
Chairman to contact the timber merchant again.
2
Footpath No. 18 The
County Council had been requested to approve the re-alignment of
this path.
3
Footpath 25
Nothing further to report.
4
Footpath 13 The
requested information has been given to the County Council and they have now to
require BT to remove the telephone poles obstructing the roadway
5
Parking in Wheelers Way.
In the hands of the District Council. Nothing further to report.
6
Verge cutting Miss
Hayes and Miss Rutland to continue to examine the state of the verges with
regard to grass cutting and conservation. They will report back with
recommendations.
7
Recreation Field Hedge Cutting As previously reported, this is now in the hands of
the recreation Field Committee
8
Speed Restrictions, survey report Mrs Handley reported that a circular had been
delivered to every household in the villages outlining three possible schemes,
Scheme A, Scheme B and Scheme C, which was to do nothing. 127 replies had been
received, 28 in favour of Scheme A, 68 in favour of Scheme B and 30 in favour of
Scheme C. After much discussion the Chairman proposed that scheme B be accepted,
including the two interactive signs in Harlton Road. This was carried
unanimously.
9
Grants from.
Conservation Section of SCDC. Cl. Mrs
Heazell reported planning permission would be required to replace the wall at
Great Eversden Church and it would have to be rebuilt with clunch.
Grants were available. Dr Nicholson spoke and said that he had also
discussed the matter with the District Council and was told - 'no railings, no
fence, only reinstatement of original clunch wall. Planning permission would be
refused for anything else.'
10
Litter from Green Bin and box collection. This is still a problem, especially in Wimpole
Road. Cl. Mrs Heazell to investigate the matter further.
11
Emergency Water Supply.
Following the receipt of a pamphlet which was circulated to householders on the
question of emergency water supply in a crisis, it was agreed to discuss this
further at the next meeting when Miss Sach would be back.
12
Dates of Meetings
Agreed to accept the dates outlined by Mrs Handley for 2005.
13
Short term road closure for Radio Telescope moving. Notice from the University of Cambridge of their
intention to move 4 dishes for repositioning received. This will necessitate
local roads being closed for short periods. It is hoped the work will be carried
out during late September or early October.
14
Finance.
Agreed the Clerk's salary be brought up to date with the latest salary scales
set out. Carried unanimously.
The
following cheque agreed and signed
Deep
Body Thermometers. Photocopying £29.43
The
Clerk also reported a cheque for £575.54 received for recycling.
The
Chairman also reported that he had received a cheque for £4 rent from Mr and
Mrs Coxall, Chapel Road, for an allotment. The cheque was passed to Mr Tebbit.
15
The Chairman
reported the question of maintaining the
churchyard had been raised and that there was concern about fallen
headstones. No relatives could be found to raise one leaning one and he felt
steps should be taken to make this safe. Agreed to discuss the Council's
responsibilities in Health and Safety in the churchyards more fully at the next
meeting.
16
Planning Application.
Church Farm, Little Eversden. Revised plans. Approved. Planning Results
Upware
Marina. St Helen's, Lowfields. Demolition and rebuilding of existing bungalow.
Granted.
Dr
and Mrs Cronk, 14 Harlton Road. Extension. Granted
Village
Hall. Alterations to toilets to create facilities for wheelchair users. Granted.
Mr
A Buckingham, 10 Harlton Road. Erection of 2 dwellings and garages following
demolition of existing dwelling. Granted
Correspondence
(Other correspondence in envelope circulation)
SCDC.
List of Plastics Recycling Banks
CALC
Bulletin. Circulated