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1. APOLOGIES
were received from Mr P Sparks and Mr H Purnell
2. MINUTES OF LAST MEETING
These were approved as circulated.
3. MATTERS ARISING
None
4. CORRESPONDENCE
a) Post Office Ltd, Rural
Transfer Advisor - Informing the council about the closure of the village
post office and they will endeavour to reinstate a post office counter
as soon as possible. There have been 3 interested parties but only one
applicant, it is not possible for a visiting mobile post office as there
are only 2 in the country and none are in the Norfolk area.
b) Norfolk County Council - Norfolk Minerals & Waste Development Framework
Draft Statement requesting the council's views of on how to involve the
public. The council declined to comment.
c) Charity Commission Recreation Ground Annual Return. Clerk to respond
d) East Anglian Ambulance CD Rom - Information on setting up a Response
Team in the area for using a Defibrillator. Clerk to approach Stalham
& Happing for further advice and maybe include other nearby villages.
e) Archdeacon of Norfolk - Broads & Rivers Open Churches Project asking
if any councillor would like to be a contact person. Clerk to pass copies
to St Mary's & Methodist Church.
f) Norfolk Rural Community Council - Workshops for Funding on the 8 October.
No one was available to attend.
g) Norfolk Constabulary - Informing us of our new Police Community Support
Officer. Clerk to include details in the next months news sheet.
h) NNDC - Casual Vacancy - Confirming that the council can go ahead and
co-opt new councillors as soon as practical.
i) Broads Authority - Statement of Community Involvement, if any comments
they are to be forwarded by the 22 September. The council had no further
comments to make.
j) Local Works - Campaign for the Sustainable Communities Bill requesting
the Parish Council's support for this Bill. Clerk to respond
k) Defra - Clean Neighbourhoods & Environment Act 2005, this will
enable the Parish Council to issue fixed penalty notices for litter,graffiti,
fly-posting and dog offences, in the near future.
l) Norfolk Rural Community
Council - Parish Plan Application Form for funding towards the cost of producing
a Village Plan. Mr Peter Berrie offered to complete the application form
for the council.
m) NNDC - Parish Precept 2006/2007. Clerk to arrange a meeting with the
Finance Working Party to enable the Parish Council to fix next years precept
figure.
n) NNDC - Licensing Act 2005, Notification of the Greyhound Inn applying
for extended hours. This was supported by the council.
o) Mrs K Moody - Secretary/Treasurer of the Old Village Hall would like
a meeting arranged with a representative(s) of the Parish Council and the
Trustees to discuss whether it is possible for them to have a mobile unit
on the recreation ground for the Snooker club until such times the Village
Hall issue has been decided. Clerk to respond
p) The Playing Field Association News sheet - Passed to Mr L Beales
q) Mr H Harding - Informing the council about his dispute with the builders
in Heron Way with regards to a half built building over the boundary line.
Clerk to respond
r) Mr D Beales - A letter applying for a Parish Councillor vacancy.
s) Mr C Howell County Councillor - Email requesting copies of the Parish
Council's agenda and minutes. All agreed and Clerk to add him to our mailing
list.
t) Mr D Mayhew - A letter applying for a Parish Councillor vacancy.
Mr T Woodman joined the meeting
at 8.05pm with apologies for being late.
READING
MATTER CIRCULATED -
u) Local Works - Ghost Town Britain
v) Email - Trustee Vacancies
w) Norfolk Link News Sheet
x) NNDC - Agenda 7 September (see pg 17)
y) NNCP - Annual Review Booklet
z) NNDC - Minutes from 30 June workshop on Local Consultative Forums
aa) NNDC - LDF Feedback
bb) NNDC - Agenda 27 July (see pg 63)
5. TREASURER'S REPORT
a)
| Ben Burgess
(paid) |
£ 103.11
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| B Diss |
£ 50.00 |
| H Nudd (paid) |
£ 79.75 |
| Stalham Engineering |
£ 9.23 |
| Powergen (Com Hall) |
£ 30.28 |
| Powergen ( Rec Grd) |
£ 9.53 |
| DD & MJ Simmonds |
£ 42.00 |
| B G Brooks |
£ 194.10 |
| S Chapman (Imprest) |
£ 19.83 |
| New Perspectives (Pepspex
GAM) |
£ 17.33 |
| Quidenham Childrens Hospice |
£ 20.00 |
| Fluid Power Solutions |
£ 35.25 |
b) Budget to Date. To be distributed
with minutes
c) Financial Working Party to arrange meeting for the Precept calculations
2006/2007
6.
PLANNING
a. NNDC New Applications -
1..... 4 Heron Way - Erection of Detached Garage - supported with comments
over
the existing half built building at rear of property.
2.... 2 Stubb Road - Erection of Single-Storey Rear Extension - supported
3..... 6 & 7 Stubb Road - Erection of Two Storey Side Extension to
both properties - a site meeting to be arranged
4...... Crossways, Staithe Road - Erection of Dwelling and Garage - a
site meeting to be arranged
b) NNDC Decisions. - None
7. PARISH PLAN -
Mr Peter Berrie advised the council that there was enough material to
begin work on the questionnaire with help from the councillors, Mrs G
Smith, Mr T Woodman offered their assistance but as some councillors were
absent this would be approached again at the next meeting.
8. PARISH COUNCIL PROPERTY
REPORTS
a) Staithe.
Staithe Forum meeting which was scheduled for the 13th September has been
rescheduled for the 11th October to enabled the various groups to finish
their proposed plans for the Staithe.
b) Community Hall
1. New Rental Rates. This
has been deferred until a full council are present at the October meeting.
2. Painting of the Community Hall Kitchen. It was decided unamimously
that Mr Bill Diss the caretaker of the hall should go ahead and redecorate
the kitchen as per his estimate of £50 plus materials.
c) Recreation Ground
1. The quote of £170 + Materials for Repairing and Painting of the
outside of the Changing Rooms woodwork from Mr Bill Diss was very reasonable,
Mrs K Moody proposed and Mr L Beales seconded the motion and all were
in agreement that he should go ahead with this work
2. Broken Drain Cover right of the entrance to the Recreation Ground.
Clerk to ask Mr B Brooks to repair as soon as possible.
3. A quote for £150 + £30 parts has been obtained for an Air
Compressor for easier cleaning of the mower, Mr T Woodman proposed and
Mr L Beales seconded the motion and all were in agreement that Mr D Pugh
organise the purchase and setting up of the compressor.
d) Allotments
1. Rents for allotments were
deferred until October as we are still waiting
a reply from Mr C Birch of Brown & Co. Clerk to contact him again.
9.
VILLAGE PROPERTY INSPECTION
This took place on the 15th August 2005, memo attached, but no major works
or faults were found.
10. STANDING ORDERS
No amendments were deemed necessary.
CONFIDENTIAL SESSION
The Chairman asked for a proposal that a resolution be introduced, under
the Public Bodies (Admissions to Meetings) Act 1960 to exclude members
of the public and the press in order to consider items in a confidential
session. Mr T Woodman proposed, and Mrs K Moody seconded, such a motion.
All were in approval. The Chairman thanked the parishioners for their
attendance as they left the meeting.
The Councillor vacancy co-otion
was postponed until the October Parish Council meeting due to unforeseen
circumstances that required verification before proceeding further with
the selection of new councillors.
DATE OF NEXT MEETING
Monday, 3rd October 2005
at 7.15 pm in the Community Hall.
There was no further business
and the meeting was closed at 10.15pm.
30/09/05
THESE MINUTES ARE UNCONFIRMED UNTIL APPROVED BY FULL COUNCIL
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