Minutes of the Woolverstone Annual Parish Council Meeting Held on Wednesday 24Th May 2006

Minutes of the Woolverstone Annual Parish Meeting held on Wednesday 13th May 2015 at 8.00pm at Berners Hall

Apologies: Mrs S Tomley, Mrs M Alexander, Mr S Harris, Ms O Carlin (Ips High School)

Present: Mr S Ross-Pearce (PC Chairman), Mrs A Glading (Vice Chairman), Mr N Bailey,

Mr M Bostock, Mr A Douglas, Mr and Mrs A Gould, Mrs E Iskander,

Mr and Mrs L Mayer, Mr N Mayer, Mr S Quantrill, Mr D Wood (SCC),

Mrs J Young, Mrs R Blackburn (Clerk).

Minutes: The minutes of the meeting held in May 2014 were adopted as a true record was proposed by Mr S Quantrill and seconded by Mrs A Glading.

Reports were presented to the meeting by

The Chairman – outlined the year’s activities in his report, copy attached

Additionally the chairman raised concern about dog walkers failing to clear up

and suggested that we would consider a campaign, with posters and bags in the

summer. Our next litter pick will be the weekend 5/6 March 2016.

Vivo – Mrs Jane Gould outlined the activities of the village singing group called Vivo, meeting every Friday evening. An informal group of people from the

Shotley peninsula and beyond.

St Michaels – Mrs Gould reported that a new pattern of services has been

Adopted at St Michaels, including Café Church. She said that the building

In its current state is not fit for purpose as it is so cold. There will be a fund

raising drive to put in a more effective heating system. Additionally, a

monthly morning market at the church is planned to increase the income

needed to cover the running costs of the church.

Babergh DC – a report from the retired District Councillor was read to the meeting,

copy attached.

The councillors asked that John Deacon be thanked for all the help he has given.

Suffolk CC. Mr D Wood gave his report. Copy attached.

Mr Simon Pearce asked if the whole of the village could be included in the

30 mph limit. Mr Wood did not feel this would be possible but said that

he is campaigning to increase the area covered by the 40mph limit and will be

asking for our support.

Mrs J Young pointed out that the postman finds delivering to the cottages beyond

the 30mph limit hair terrifying.

The suggestion of average speed cameras was considered not possible, both because

Of lack of funds and because the village is a conservation area.

Mrs J Gould suggested that perhaps parking on the road for a period of time would

encourage people to slow down.

Mrs E Iskander asked if the conservation work on the Ganges mast would be

carried out. Mr Wood said that this was unlikely to happen until houses on the

development have been built.

Berners Hall Mrs E Iskander gave a report on behalf of the Hall Management Committee and