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Carlton
& Chellington Parish Council
Monthly Meeting
Monday 8th March 2004
at 19.30hrs
Present:
Apologies:
Cllr. J Tusting - in the chair
Cllr. S Devine
Cllr. G Chapman
Cllr. E Simpson
Mr R
Davis
Cllr. D Jenkins
Cllr. R
Davis
Cllr. J Goggins
Cllr. L Benson
B. Cllr. V
Brandon
–arrived at 21.00
Miss G Forde - Clerk
Parishioners: None.
Apologies
for Absence
Cllr. Devine, Cllr. Simpson, Cllr.
Davis
Disclosure
of Interest
None.
Minutes
of Meeting
Minutes of meeting for February 9th
were agreed and signed as a true record.
1.
Highways Maintenance Partnership
Cllr. Tusting advised that the Parish
Council received £4,000 allocation for 2002/3 of which £1,500 was used to
refurbish the pathway to St. Mary’s Church. The remaining £2,500 was set
aside for the widening of the Long Stile footpath. This has not been used and
therefore should have been carried forward to 2004/5.
A letter is to be written to Mr Prigmore.
2.
Extra Wheelie Bins, New post mounted bin and
salt bin
Extra Wheelie Bin: The Village Hall
Committee will apply for two extra wheelie bins.
Post mounted Bin: Agreed to order a new
post-mounted bin with strapping from Glasdon for the
Baptist
Church
.
Salt Bin: Cllr. Tusting advised that the
Parish Council would be liable/responsible if a person were injured as a result
of an icy patch being missed. The Parish Council decided to go ahead and order a
new salt bin as it was deemed that it would be more responsible to be proactive
than do nothing at all.
3. New Seat on Carlton/Harrold road
It
was clarified the new seat would be going onto grass and that slabs would be
laid around it. Clerk to instruct B
J Woods & Partners to fit and Cllr. Benson will organise once a delivery
date has been received.
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4. Grass cutting
Letter
from B.B.C read advising that the contribution for grass cutting this year will
be £574.74 but only if the contractor has a liability insurance of £5 million.
Request a quote for tender including the area for the new seat and a copy of
insurance from Mr. C. Horne.
5.
Stagecoach.
Cllr.
Benson advised that the bus did not turn up again but had no details. Letter
received from Stagecoach requesting a log of all the problems experience and
advising they will be happy to look into them. Two letters and one verbal
opinion received from parishioners, all praising the bus service.
6. Street Lights
Gannick
C30: The newly installed light at the Gannick C30 is still out of order. Clerk
has written to the maintainer again requesting it be repaired ASAP.
New
Light: Letter received from Mr. D. Thomas advising that the lanterns currently
used in the village are no longer available. Clerk to request a brochure of type
of lanterns that are available before proceeding.
7.
Possibility of Development outside village envelope
Cllr. Tusting read letter composed by
Cllr. Chapman highlighting the need to widen the village envelope, this letter
has been sent to B.B.C.
8. Annual General Meeting
The Annual General Meeting is to be held
on April 21st at 20.00. Mr Tusting will be a guest speaker on the
‘Chellington Project’. Invitation to be extended to Emmaus to give a
progress update.
County
Councillor
’s Report
None.
Cllr. Benson highlighted the new
restrictions on waste disposal being implemented by B.C.C., permits will now be
required to unload waste from a van or on foot.
Clerk to write a letter to C. Cllr. Gershon regarding this matter.
Borough
Councillor’s Report
Rural Affairs Committee minutes for 12th
February and agenda for 11th March. It was highlighted that details
of the grant request for ‘The Chellington Project’ are incorrect/missing. It
was established the B. Cllr. Brandon does not have to declare interest at the
Rural Affairs Committee, as he was not present at the meeting of the Parish
Council when it was voted upon to submit the request for a grant. B. Cllr.
Brandon will represent the request at the next meeting on 11th March.
Also, Jenkins will speak to Cllr. Murdo of Sharnbrook.
School
Governor’s Report
None
Correspondence
B.B.C.
–Regional Planning Guidance (RPG14) Update, London-Stansted-Cambridge growth
are to be extended to include
Peterborough
and all of
Cambridge
.
B.B.C.
– Rural Bulk waste collection service 2004. The Rural skip will be in Carlton
&Chellington on the 22nd May between 13.00-16.00 and 23rd
May between 13.00-17.00. Then again on 9th October between
13.00-16.00 and 10th October between 13.00-17.00. Clerk to create
poster and advertise in The Bridge.
B.C.C.
– Spring P3 courses and events. Otter Training sessions at Harrold Odell
Country Park on Monday 29th May and The Darling Birds of May on
Saturday 24th April 10.00-16.00. Clerk to create poster.
B.C.C
– Minutes for the HDCLF held on January 19th. Cllr. Jenkins advised
that a £500 grant has been approved for The Village Hall.
CPRE
-Housing and Gardens Raffle tickets.
BPFA –
Play Area Management Seminar to be held at Sharnbrook Playing Fields Association
Pavilion on 20th March
9.30am-12.30pm
,declined.
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Office of the Deputy Prime Minster –
Thank you from Rt. Hon Keith Hill MP for letter regarding the Planning and
Compulsory Purchase Bill.
Bedford Youth Theatre –Fund
raising event in aid of Tommy’s, the baby charity is taking place on 29th
May at 7.30 in the County Suite of the Moat House Hotel,
Bedford
, and tickets cost £27.00
Record Playground Equipment –
Letter offering free site survey and selling catalogues for Playground equipment
given to Cllr. Benson.
Carlton
Pre-School
– Letter of thanks for £613.00
grant money for specialist play equipment.
Bedfordshire Police Authority –
Questionnaire to help contribute towards a Best Value Review they are carrying
out of the various partnerships in Bedford Police engage. Cllr. Tusting to
complete.
Housing & Social Services
Department – Invitation to attend a consultation
event regarding Bedfordshire Sub Regional Housing Strategy being held at
Shuttleworth on the 26th March at
10.00am
. Declined.
BATPC –
Application from for extra copies of the Local Council Review, declined.
B.B.C – Application for public entertainment for licence for
The Village Hall. No objections.
B.B.C
– Application for public entertainment for licence for Hill House Farm. No
objections.
Citizens Advice Bureau –
Posters to be displayed on the notice boards.
Wallet
NALC -
local Council Review Magazine
CPRE
– Country Voice Magazine
CPRE
– Houses and Gardens 2004
BATPC
– Bedfordshire Bugle issue
2 March 2004
.
Bedford
Partnership Board – Community Plan 2004-2010
Financial
Report
Three cheques prepared for signature,
Miss G Forde £218.50 for salary, Miss G Forde £38.55 for expenses, Mr Crammen
£120.00 for handyman duties.
Balances are current acc. £845.80 and
capital reserve acc. £22,056.17.
Planning
04/00149/TELPN,
Telephone Exchange School Lane
. Erection of 12m masts
with antenna. To be removed when experiment has been completed. Granted
25/02/04
.
04/00521/FUL,
70 The Moor –Replace flat roof with pitched roofs, erection of covered way
single storey extension, and insert roof lights over garage are revised scheme.
Objections raised were that it is unfriendly, un-neighbourly and not in keeping
with the village. This is not part of the original application and the roof
lights that have already been installed are too large and elevate too far from
the roof.
04/00310/FUL,
Victoria Farm, 12 The Moor – Installation of Solar panels to roof. No
objections.
Playing
Fields Report
Cllr. Benson reported that they are
going to request a donation of £5 per stall at the Fete, and requested a £500
donation from the Parish Council towards the organising/setting up of the Fete.
Village
Hall Report
None.
Items
of an urgent nature
Many compliments have been received for
the work that has been undertaken by Mr. Crammen, and how it has already
improved the village.
There being no further business, meeting
closed at 21.45 hrs.
Date of next meeting set for Wednesday
21st April at 19.30hrs and the Annual General Meeting at 20.00 hrs.
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