MINUTES of GEDNEY PARISH COUNCIL MEETING HELD at GEDNEY VICTORY HALL on TUESDAY 13Th MARCH

MINUTES OF GEDNEY PARISH COUNCIL MEETING HELD AT GEDNEY VICTORY HALL ON TUESDAY 13th MARCH 2012 COMENCING AT 7.25pm

In Attendance / Action
Presiding over the meeting Cllr H Piggins
Cllr J Piggins Cllr Hutchison
Cllr W Webb Cllr R Roscher
Cllr S Chapman Cllr Hallam
Also present: two members of the public WPC Riches & Mrs J Ripley Parish Clerk.
The Chairman welcomed all present & introduced WPC Riches who is now working on the Holbeach team
ITEM No 1 – APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE / 37/12
Cllr Sones gave his apologies and council RESOLVED to accept them.
ITEM No 2 – DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST / 38/12
None
ITEM No 3 – SIGNING OF THE MINUTES / 39/12
Notes from the last meeting held on 14th February 2012were taken as read, approved by the council and signed by the chairman.
ITEM No 4 – POLICE MATTERS / 40/12
Cllr Web informed council of the theft of down pipes from the Church at Gedney and also of vandalism inside the church to a memorial. The Police are aware of these incidents.
Catalytic converters have been stolen in the Gedney Drove End area; again these matters have been reported to the police.
ITEM No 5 – TO DISCUSS APPLICATIONS FOR CO-OPTION TO COUNCIL
None / 41/12
ITEM No 6 – QUESTIONS ON DISTRICT COUNCILORS REPORT
There was no report this month nor was the District councillor present.
ITEM No 7 - CLERKS REPORT
All correspondence from the February meeting has been dealt with.
The medals for the Queens Diamond Jubilee have been delivered.
Seven Grass cutting tender packs have been sent out so far.
The bin at the cemetery has been emptied.
District Cllr Wilkinson has been contacted requesting her help with the road chippings problem in Gedney Dyke.
ITEM No 8 – FINANCIAL MATTERS

Accounts for payment

Date / Payee / Ref / Item / Chq No / Net / VAT / Gross
13/3/12 / Gedney Dyke Village Hall / Rent / 101825 / £100.00 / £100.00
13/3/12 / LALC / Subscription 2012/13 / 101826 / £338.50 / £64.60 / £403.10
13/3/12 / Running Imp / Jubilee medals / 101827 / £149.00 / £29.80 / £178.80
Mrs J Ripley / T41 / Cemetery admin / £705.00 / £705.00
13/3/12 / Mrs J Ripley / T42 / Expenses / £156.50 / £156.50
Crown Estates / T43 / Allotment Rent / £325.00 / £325.00
28/3/12 / Mrs J Ripley / T44 / Wages March / £732.45 / £732.45
28/3/12 / HM Rev & Cust / T45 / PAYE / £249.11 / £249.11
Malc Firth / T46 / Cemetery bin empty / £100.00 / £20.00 / £120.00
Money in: Nil
ITEM No 9 – CORRESPONDENCE

SHDC – Copies of meeting agendas and minutes
LCC – Registrar details update
LALC – Subscription
HM Rev & Cust – info update
LCC – Highways winter Maintenance feed back request

Council completed, clerk to reply

Community Lincs- Best Kept Village Competition

Gedney South to enter

Search Architects- Letter

Council declined visit invite, clerk to reply

Responders to warmth – posters (circulated for notice boards)
NALC – Code of Conduct info (circulated to all)
WRVS – Flooding info (circulated for notice boards)

ITEM No 10 – TO DISCUSS PLAY/OPEN AREAS
The slide was discussed, Cllr Roscher proposed topsoil be added to mound to alleviate the ongoing problem and seed area in autumn, this was seconded and RESOLVED.
ITEM No 11 – TO DISCUSS CEMETERY MATTERS
Cllr J Piggins reported to council that the hedge around the garden of remembrance was not looking too healthy following the bad winter.
ITEM No 12 - PLANNING MATTERS
Applications
H06-0118-12 Ms C Nigbur, Sunrise Farm, Ravens Bank, Sutton St James
Construct agricultural barn attached to barn approved but not yet built
Council supported this application
Appeals: None
Approval:
H06-1012-11 W B Wright and sons, Redhouse Farm, Gedney Marsh
H06-0852-11 Mr K Riley, Keswick, Pinstock Lane, Gedney
Erection of detached car- port (retrospective)
H06-0068-12 Mr D Gauntlett, The Old Post Office, Gedney Drove End
Proposed alterations, extension and new access
H06-0976-11 J E Piccaver & Co, Onslow Farm, Gedney Drove End
Proposed toilet & shower block
Refusal: None
ITEM No 13 – HIGHWAYS & FOOTWAYS
a. Update on outstanding matters:

New matters to report:

Horses being ridden on footpath from Dawsmere Rd to Main Rd, Gedney Drove End, clarification on the status of path needed – clerk to deal.
Footpath No7 from Roman Bank Gedney Dyke has not been reinstated again following ploughing –clerk to report.
Cllr Roscher reported a number of brown directional signs for Fenland Airfield being stuck onto highways signs, clerk to find out if they are official or fly posted.
Work carried out on Lutton Bank in February that required a road closure and diversion was started a day earlier than displayed and caused major disruption to school traffic. Cllr Web to look into this.
ITEM No 14 – TO DISCUSS “CONFLICTS OF INTEREST” PROPOSED BY CLLR HUTCHISON
Following a discussion it was proposed by Cllr Hutchison that in future any reply from the council should only be sent by the clerk, this was seconded by Cllr Webb and RESOLVED.
ITEM No 15 – DATE OF NEXT MEETING
The Next meeting will be at Gedney Drove End Village Hall 10th April 2012
There being no more business the meeting closed at 8.35pm
Signed:Date:
Chairman / 42/12
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1 / Gedney Parish Council March