Heversham Parish Council

Minutes of Meeting of Monday, 24th February 2003 -7.30 pm in the Athenaeum.

 

1.         Present.            E P Johnson, R A Parker, R Messenger, A Shepherd, G Handley, A Rimmer,

Councillor Bingham, Councillor Woof, the Clerk and six members of the public.

2.         Apologies for Absence.    None.

3.         Signing of Minutes of Meeting of 27th January 2003.   Agreed and signed as a true copy.

4.         Matters Arising from the Minutes.

(i) The Chairman will report on his visit to Dallam School at the April meeting.

(ii) G Handley reported that the kissing gate on the Head could be repaired easily. Dallam Estates

will inspect the ladder stile on their land.

5.         Playground.

(i) A clean inspection report has been received and the playground is now open.

(ii) The new gates are finished and will be hung shortly.

(iii) The date for the “official” opening has not been decided yet.

6.         Finance.

            (a) Payments Approved:          

                        Athenaeum - (VAT refund for water heater) -                           £      47.25      

                        P Shaw - (Clerk’s Honorarium))                                               £ 1,000.00

                        The Athenaeum (rent)                                                               £      71.50

                        R W Stirzaker (hedge cutting)                                       £      44.06

 

            A VAT refund totalling £2,407.07 has been received, and includes VAT on the playground

equipment.

(b) Financial Regulations: The draft based on the CIPFA Accounting Guidance Notes was approved

without alteration.

Action : Clerk to produce final copy.

(c) Separation of Playground Funds: It was agreed that the Clerk should now arrange for the balance

 of the funds available to the Playground Working Group to be transferred to a separate account.

Action : Clerk to arrange for balance to be moved to National Savings Account.

7.         Appointment of New Parish Clerk.

            Council agreed that Mrs Denise Challenor should be appointed with effect from 1st April 2003. Mrs

Challenor will attend a training course for new Clerks on 8th May 2003. 

Action : Clerk to book place on course.

8.         Planning.

(a) New Applications.

  (i) Dallam Barn, High Haverflatts - application to install additional Velux window supported.

(b) Applications considered previously.

   (i) Hillside, Woodhouse Lane - An appeal has been lodged against refusal of permission to  build a new dwelling. Council agreed to support the appeal make a case for the sustainability of this application. No reply has been received as yet to the letter written after the January meeting.

Action : Clerk to draft letter to inspector.

9.         Preparation for Parish Meeting.

            (i) The contents of the flyer advertising the meeting was agreed.

(ii) The coordinator for “Community First Responders” will be able to attend the meeting.

(iii) Action : Councillors will provide wine, Clerk will obtain soft drinks and nibbles.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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10.       Correspondence

(a) SLDC:        South Lakeland Gateway Feasibility Study - Invitation to attend a discussion.

                                    A group of Councillors will attend the discussion on 5th March. Several

members of the public expressed concern about the effect of the large site

proposed and the extra traffic generated

Concessionary Fares Scheme 2003/04 - noted.

(b) Cumbria CC:          “Have your say” on County Council Services Delivered Locally - noted.

                                                (A poster has subsequently been posted on the notice board.)

Definitive Map and Statement of Footpaths - noted. A new map will update

the 1976 version. (531002 diverted in 1985, 531006 extinguished in

1977)

                                                Neighbourhood Forum Meeting at Heron Theatre on 6th March - noted.

(c) CALC:        February newsletter - noted. Contains information about “Quality Parishes” and

Allowances for Parish Councillors.

(d) DEFRA:     Statement about proposed amendment to new Licensing Law  - noted.

11.       Any Other Business.

(a) Resurfacing of A6 footpath. Council agreed to write to Cumbria County Council asking that the

remainder of the path is resurfaced as soon as possible. Concern was also expressed about the

general state of roads in the village.

Action : Clerk to write to Cumbria County Council.

(b) A parishioner has complained that vehicles and motor cycles are being driven on Greivegate

Lane. Council noted that the lane is marked on the Ordnance Survey map as a “Byway open

to all traffic”.

(c) Councillors expressed concern at the rises in Council Tax for 2003/2004. Figures were provided

giving an indication of the rises since 1993/94 for the Parish Precept and total Council Tax.

Information was requested from County and District Councillors about the changes in

number of employees and the cost of employing them over the same period.

12.       Next Meeting.              28th April 2003.