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MINUTES OF THE MEETING HELD ON THURDAY 6 APRIL 2006

Present : Parish Councillors B Fisher ( Chair ), U Cansfield, A Chetcuti, T Martin, M Mitton, B Butler
Apologies : Parish Councillor E Bolton

It was agreed to add an item to the agenda ( item 6 ) to facilitate a discussion about Parish records.

Declarations of interest in items on the agenda. There were none Minutes of the previous meeting – held on 9. 3.06
Signed as a correct record

Proposed: T Martin Seconded: B Butler

  1. Matters arising from the minutes
    • Litter pick arrangements - confirmed meeting at 2 pm outside Post Office. Gifts for participants entrusted to M Mitton. Comment made about the high level of litter deposited around the village, consideration to be given to increasing the frequency of litter picks in the future.
    • Commuted sums – Chairman of Village Hall and Tennis Club contacted and their ideas requested. Village Hall would appreciate collapsible goal posts, a costing awaited. Village Green – tub filled with bulbs or Box hedge around the Cross were suggested – clerk to investigate relative costs. Pannal Road verges – noted these were damaged by hedge cutting and ditching and would not lend themselves to enhancement by planting. Clerk to check if another site on the junction of Rudding Lane and the by pass would be acceptable to Harrogate Council.
  1. Chairman’s communications
    • Resignation of Parish Councillor – it was with regret that the Chairman announced that Andrea Chetcuti had resigned. A notice would have to be posted giving 14 days for 10 electors to write to request an election, if no request was received then the Parish Council was at liberty to co-opt to fill the vacancy. The notice would be posted in early May. Andrea Chetcuti was thanked for her valuable contribution to the work of the Parish Council.
    • Hedge cutting on Spofforth Lane – complaint received from a resident that young beech trees had been damaged. Chairman contacted the landowner who subsequently arranged for the trees to be pruned in an effort to mitigate the damage.
    • Environment Agency – continues work to try to identify the source of the sewage leak on Pannal Road. Contact maintained with the Chairman.
  1. Matters concerning Plompton

There were none.

  1. Parish Records

T Martin reported a visit to the County Records office with B Butler. ‘Best Kept Village certificates’ and frames were collected. Unfortunately the mountings had been disposed of and there would be a cost for reinstatement. The frames were hung in the Village Hall prior to its refurbishment and there was a need to establish if the Committee still wanted them for display. T Martin agreed to raise the matter at the Village Hall AGM and also enquire about the location of a collage of Arch Cottage and photographs of the Home Guard. It was suggested that a review of the materials in storage under the Village Hall would be helpful, also to involve the Cricket Club and Village Hall committees in this. T Martin to report back to the May meeting. B Butler agreed to keep photographs of Alfred Green’s 80 th birthday and the Silver Jubilee celebrations at his home.

7. Planning

a) No applications had been received since the agenda was compiled.

b) Outcome of previous applications:

Approved – Aketon Stables for sun lounge; Partridge Cottage for felling of

1 Rhus and trimming others

Tree Preservation Order - Tewitt Holme – Order confirmed

  1. Finance
    • Balance at the bank - £ 7197.40. Includes £ 39.87 interest
    • Request for authorisation of expenditure: Hire of Village Hall for meetings 2005-06 £ 87.50, Subscriptions to YLCA’s and YRCC £ 164 and £ 25 respectively

Proposed: B Fisher Seconded: U Cansfield

    • Kitty Corner – nature boards now in place. Invoice to be presented to Parish Council together with original artwork which is to be returned to Follifoot school.
  1. Clerk report and correspondence
    • National Enquiry into Rural Housing – meeting to report on findings on 18.4.06 at Spofforth Long Memorial Hall. Councillors elected to receive copy of report.
    • Insurance – revised and updated policy received. New requirements relating to internal controls to be discussed at the next meeting. This and other documents received since the last meeting were circulated.
  1. Date of next meeting: THURSDAY 4 MAY AT 7.30 PM. The meeting will start with a presentation on the emergency plan for Follifoot and Plompton to which all residents are invited.