Heversham Parish Council
Minutes of Meeting of Monday, 21st August 2000 - 7.30 pm at the Athenaeum
1. Present. P Johnson, R Parker, A Rimmer, R Messenger, G Handley, the Clerk,
and three members of the public.
2. Apologies for Absence. Councillor Woof.
3. Signing of Minutes of Meeting of 19th June 2000. Agreed and signed as a true copy.
4. Matters Arising from the Minutes.
(a) Standing Orders (item 14(b)) : The Model Standing Orders booklet contains
comprehensive draft standing orders for local councils of all sizes. Council agreed that it
should have standing orders appropriate to its own size. Action : Clerk to construct draft
based on the booklet and Chair to comment in first instance - second draft and booklet
to be shown to all Councillors for further comment.
(b) "Spirit of Best Value" (item 8) : The Chair and Vice-chair have read the NALC paper.
It was agreed that no specific action should be taken at present.
5. Co-option of Additional Councillor. Mrs Adele Shepherd was co-opted to the Council after a vote.
Action : Chair to write to the unsuccessful candidate.
6. Report by the Playground Working Party.
The working party have started a consultation process to elicit ideas for a new playground layout and
have also started to identify sources of funding. Council agreed to pay Martin Tyson for extra time
worked to trim the hedge between the swings and the road through the village. The roundabout has
not been removed.
It was agreed that responsibility for various aspects of the project need to be more clearly defined.
There are implications for the auditing of Council accounts and for sources of funding.
SLDC have confirmed that they have no responsibility for the provision of the playground, but they
may be able to give assistance with grants.
7. Finance.
(a) Payments Authorised :
E P Johnson (Chair’s expenses) £ 57.70
M Tyson (Playground Maintenance) £ 350.00
Standing Orders Booklet £ 5.50
Athenaeum (Rent) £ 40.00
Millennium Project (see item 9) £ 136.00
(b) Audit Report for 1999/2000 :
The Auditor’s certificate has been received and will be displayed on the notice board together with a
copy of the accounts. The auditor’s covering letter contained a number of minor points which were
brought to the attention of Council.
8. Planning.
(a) Permissions Granted by SLDC.
(i) Springfield - to replace existing windows with PVC.
(ii) Springlea - to build a conservatory on south side of house.
(iii) Plumstones - to add pitched roof and extra rooms.
(iv) Chestnut House Cottage - to install timber mock sash window in side elevation.
(v) 1 Lower Haverflatts - to convert garage to lounge and erect gazebo.
(vi) Lower Rowell Farm - to cover yard to house milking parlour.
(b) Permissions Refused by SLDC.
(i) Smithy Cottage, Lower Haverflatts - to convert garage to lounge.
(c) New Applications from SLDC for comment.
(i) Heversham Hall Farm - application to enclose rear porch area supported.
(ii) Dallam School - application to replace windows supported provided that they are similar
to previous ones.
(iii) The Old Bluebell - application to convert outbuilding to dwelling and alter access
supported.
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(d) Others.
(i) Low Lane, Leasgill - a Tree Preservation Order has been placed on a beech, a sycamore
and three hawthorns to the south of Leasgill House.
(ii) Heversham Bowling Club - application for a septic tank will be determined by the
Director of Amenities and Development.
9. Millennium Project.
The topograph was unveiled by Mrs Susan Bagot on 24th June 2000. Council agreed to make a grant
of £136.00 to complete the funding and congratulated the people involved in the project on building
such a splendid celebration of the start of the new millennium. R Messenger presented council with
a set of photographs taken at the opening.
10. Athenaeum.
A discussion on the possibility of Council becoming involved in the development of a
"Heversham.org" Internet web site reached no conclusion and was deferred to a future meeting.
Cumbria County Council’s Genesis service is being made accessible through the Internet and there
is a possibility that it will be able to hold some information about the village.
A local resident has complained about excessive noise at certain events.
11. Correspondence
(a) Cumbria CC : Parish Briefing : July 2000 - contains information about the development of
the Genesis service (see item 10), and Deliberative Forums.
Rights of Way Newsletter - noted
Seminar to launch Community Contract for 2000/2001- noted
Adoption of Cumbria Minerals and Waste Local Plan - noted
(b) CALC : Circular - July/August 2000 - noted.
(c) SLDC : Housing Strategy Update to 2003 - noted.
Parish Clerk’s Newsletter : August 2000 - contains information about
consultation to take place later in the year.
(d) Kendal and District Volunteer Bureau : Letter seeking volunteers - noted, poster on notice board.
(e) Cartmel Peninsula Recreational Trust : Thank you letter for support - noted.
(f) Westmorland Radio: Letter seeking support - noted.
(g) Tidy Britain Group : Tidy Cumbria Posters - noted.
(h) Poster : Photographs and addresses of Labour Party MEPs - not considered
appropriate to display on notice board.
12. Any Other Business.
(a) The "Leasgill" signs will be included in the A6 route plan between Levens Bridge and the County
Boundary.
(b) Malcolm Davidson has completed three walking leaflets.
(c) The kissing gate at the top of Fluster Gap is broken.
Action : Clerk to approach Cumbria County Council for finance for items (b) and (c).
13. Next Meeting. 25th September 2000.