HEVERSHAM PARISH COUNCIL

 

Draft Minutes of the Parish Council Meeting  which was held on Monday 24th November 2008 at 7.30pm, in the Athenaeum, Leasgill.

 

Present: Councillors: Peter Shaw; Tom Grindey; Ailsa Hulme; Andrew Lucas; Tony Parker, Gordon Capstick; Adrian Bland; County Councillor Roger Bingham; District Councillor Brenda Woof; the Clerk and one member of the public.

 

685  Apologies for absence. – None.

 

686  Declarations of Members’ interests relating to any items appearing on the agenda. None.

 

687  The Minutes of the Meeting held on Monday 27th October 2008 were signed as a true record.

 

688  Matters raised by Members of the Public for future consideration. – The squeeze stones by the old Grammar School seem to be getting narrower.

 

689   Reports

a)     Equipment report including the damaged seat. (T Grindey) All seems fine except the seat.  The Clerk has reported the damage to the Police to obtain a crime incident number for the insurance company.  She is to send the insurance company two estimates to replace like with like but will be able to choose a recycled plastic seat as the replacement if desired.

b)    Moles in the playground (A Bland) Mr Handley has retired from mole catching so Cllr. Bland is going to approach someone else to remove them.

 

c)     Playground Report (A Bland) - Nothing new to report.

 

d)    Meeting of Cllr. Parker with Highway Steward. The steward is currently working on the flood by Tristrams on Woodhouse Lane, as he able to work on emergencies as necessary.  However, his first scheduled work for Heversham will be in February 2009.

 

e)     District Councillor Brenda Woof. The next stage of the Local Development Framework consultation will be a discussion paper on The Allocation of Land. The discussion document will be issued in early December and comments are sought by the end of February. There will be a briefing for Parish Councils.This will lead into an Allocation of Land Development Plan which will be put out for consultation in July 2009 at the same time as the final Core Strategy Preferred Options report is published for consultation. The Council decided that they should hold another meeting for the residents and asked the Clerk to book a room near the end of January and to put a notice on the Parish Council boards.

 

f)      County Councillor Roger Bingham. 

·        Hawbarrow and Mabbin Hall floods have been cleared.  College Green and Princes Way are currently being worked on.

·         The proposed Wind turbines Sillifield are not to go ahead.

·        There is currently a debate about the disposal of Low Level nuclear waste. The geology in Cumbria is questionable but the alternative is to transport it further which could also have its  problems.

 

690  Correspondence:

 a)  Mr Holdup head teacher of Dallam School writes to apologise for the delay in giving a reply about the Parish Councils request to install additional play equipment in the playground and says he will confirm his provisional agreement after the meeting on 25th November.

b)  CALC Agenda for Meeting on 27th November in the Council Chambers, Kendal at 6pm.

c)  Details of CALC seminars on Planning – nearest venue Gilpin Bridge, Levens, on 3rd December, 7pm.  – Cllr. Shaw to attend.

e)  Community Waste Prevention Fund Poster and covering letter.

f)  Clerk & Councils Direct publication.

g)  Communities in Control: a consultation on codes of conduct for local authority members.

h)  Cumbria CVS news.

i)  Reply from Mr Holdup, regarding the proposed new building at Dallam School, Heversham. It was noted that an improved design of the exterior had been submitted prior to the planning meeting and that there were conditions regarding transport and parking attached to the permission

j)  CALC Circular.

 

691  Planning Matters:

a)  Applications: None.

b)  Planning decisions notified by SLDC:

·        SL/2008/0911 Dallam School, Heversham . Erection of three storey student accommodation block. – Permitted.

c)  Planning Applications dealt with under the provisions of Standing Order 29 and comments made as indicated:  SL/2008/1057 Dallam Barn. Installation of storm doors to existing open front porch. – No objections made.

 

692  Finance.

a) The budget for 2009-10 is now complete and the amount of precept required is £7877.  The request form was signed by the Chairman, member and Clerk

 

  b) The following payments were authorised and cheques signed for the following:

·        Mr Martin Tyson, repairs £94, cheque 100082.

·        Mr J Knipe, felling of trees, Quarry Wood, £95, cheque 100083.

·        D Challenor, Clerk, £608.31 cheque 100084.

 

693  The meeting dates for 2009 were set as follows:

Parish Council Meetings

Monday, January 26th

Monday, February 23rd

Monday, April 27th

Monday, June 29th

Monday, August 24th

Monday, September 28th

Monday, October 26th

Monday, November 30th

Annual Parish Assembly

Monday 30th March

Annual Parish Council Meeting

Monday, 18th May 

Leasgill Quarry

Deadline for claims granted 2008 August 31st

Applications for Funds by September 4th

Annual Committee Meeting - September 14th

 

694  Items for Information (no decisions or action permitted)

 

695  Items for consideration for a future agenda.

 

696  The date of the next meeting is 26th January 2009.  Items for the Agenda, to reach the Clerk before Friday 16th January and copies of reports to reach the Clerk before Monday19th January.

Mrs LD (Denise) Challenor

Clerk to the Council

Athenaeum Trustees

Draft Minutes of the  Athenaeum Trustees  which preceded the Parish Council Meeting on Monday 24th November 2008, in the Athenaeum, Leasgill.

 

Present: Councillors: Peter Shaw; Tom Grindey; Ailsa Hulme; Andrew Lucas; Tony Parker, Gordon Capstick; Adrian Bland; District Councillor Brenda Woof; the Clerk and one member of the public.

 

1. Apologies for absence. – None.

 

2. Declarations of Members’ interests relating to any items appearing on the agenda other than that that members have a dispensation for. – None.

 

3. The Financial report for the first quarter of the financial year ending 31/10/08

The sum held in the bank is swollen by the funds raised for the new sound system.  Grants have been agreed by the Rhoda Thompson and Leasgill Quarry Trusts.  There is a New Years Eve party arranged to raise more funds.

Mr Smith, the treasurer is currently exploring the possibility of cutting fuel costs with Solar panels and he is also trying to reduce the amount United Utilities are charging for surface water drainage.

The Council would like to gain the feeling of the parishioners as regards giving a regular sum to the Athenaeum.  The Clerk is to put it on the Agenda for the Parish Assembly.

With the expenditure under Budget and income over, thanks must be given to the Committee and its dedicated treasurer.

 

Denise Challenor (Mrs), Clerk to the Trustees.