Heversham Parish Council

Minutes of Meeting of Monday, 25th February 2002 -7.30 pm in the Athenaeum.

 

1.             Present.           R Parker, G Handley, A Shepherd, R Messenger,

Councillor Bingham, Councillor Woof, the Clerk.

2.            Apologies for Absence. E P Johnson, G Capstick, A Rimmer.

3.         Signing of Minutes of Meeting of  28th January 2002.   Agreed and signed as a true copy.

4.         Matters Arising from the Minutes.

(a) A more powerful pump has been fitted to St Mary’s Well. The work is now finished apart from

the plaque.

5.             Playground.

            It was resolved that Playdale, whose equipment was competitively priced and who were local, should

be the supplier for equipment. Total funding available immediately is approximately £11,500. This

would be used to buy as much equipment as possible - consistent with there being something for all

ages, and leaving spaces for future additions.

G Handley undertook to arrange the levelling and reseeding of the ground where old equipment has

been removed.

6.             Finance.

            (a) Payments Approved:            P C Shaw (Clerk’s Honorarium for 2001/02)            £1,000.00.

                                                            Local Council Review                                                 £     10.99

(b) Grass Cutting in 2002: The quotation from Cumbria Contract Services is not yet to hand. It was

agreed that the initial quotation should be restricted to the playground.

7.         The Standards Board for England.

A letter has been sent to the Standards Board for England intimating that Heversham Parish Council

has adopted the Model Code of Conduct as its local code.

Councillors present completed “written undertakings” and “registrations of member’s interests”.

Action : Clerk to obtain these documents from members not present.

The clerk has forms which can be used to register gifts or hospitality exceeding £25 in value.

The final stage will be to advertise that Heversham Parish Council has adopted the Model Code of

Conduct. This will be organised by CALC for all members.

8.         The Queen’s Golden Jubilee.

It was resolved that 225 mugs should be bought. This would be sufficient with a small margin to

provide one for every resident of the village under the age of eighteen plus children at the Primary

School from outside the village.

Action : Councillors Parker and Messenger to decide on the design.

            A site had been suggested for a village party on Sunday 2nd June 2002. A number of other events are

also being planned.

Action : Councillor Parker agreed to pursue the idea so that an organising committee could be

recruited at the Parish Meeting.

9.             Planning.

(a) New Applications. None.

(b) Applications considered previously.  

       (i) Delville, Woodhouse Lane - application granted to alter, extend and build garage.

           (ii) Panararmer - application granted to convert business unit to show room.

 (c) Comments had been received on a recently published Planning Green Paper from the

Council for the Preservation of Rural England.

Action : Councillor Parker to decide whether any further comment is appropriate.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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10.            Preparation for Parish Meeting.

            Mr Jack Jones, Treasurer of South Lakeland District Council, intimated after the meeting

that he would not be able to attend on 25th March, but that he would be very happy to speak

if a suitable date could be found.

Councillor Parker agreed to produce a flyer publicising the meeting.

11            Correspondence

(a) CALC:            February Newsletter - noted. 

                        Royal Garden Party Invitation - no one will apply.

(b) SLDC:            Concessionary Fares Scheme 2002/03 - noted that bus passes will be distributed.

                                    Conference - A Community Strategy and Local Strategic Partnership for South

Lakeland on 1st March 2002 - noted.

                                    Crime and Disorder Audit 2001 - noted that Levens is the ward with the highest rate

of household burglary.

                                    Changes to trade waste collection policy - noted.

(c) Cumbria in Bloom:             It was agreed not to enter in 2002.

12.       Any Other Business.

            (a) The road sweepers are not going down Moss Lane.

            (b) There are several potholes at the end of the winter.

            Action : Clerk to follow up both of these items with Cumbria CC.

            (c) August 2002 will be the 75th Anniversary of the opening of Prince’s Way. It was suggested that this might be a suitable occasion to replace some of the trees which have died or been removed.

13.       Next Meeting.                       Parish Meeting on 25th March 2002.

                                                Normal Council Meeting on 29th April 2002.