Minutes of the Meeting of the Full
Council held on
1 May 2007 at 7.30pm in Everdon Village
Hall.
Chairman Mr
PJ Nevill
Councillor Mrs B. Dugdale
Councillor
Mr TC Beer
Councillor
Mrs JL Clark
Councillor Mr
R Groves
Councillor
Mrs J Pratt
District
Councillor Mr D Jeyes
Clerk
to the Council Ms S Hennings
Vice Chairman Mr
KA Nichols
Councillor Mr
MF Pell
County
Councillor Mrs G Odgen
2 parishioners were
present
1. Election of Officers
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PN
was elected unanimously as Chairman. It was agreed to defer the position of
Vice Chairman until the next meeting as KN was not present. JP
was elected as the council representative for the Village Hall Committee and
BD was elected as the Everdon Field Centre representative. SH to bring list
of footpaths and their assignees to the next meeting. |
SH |
2. Declarations of Interest
None
The minutes for 2 April were signed
as a true record of the meeting. The minutes of 16 April 2007 were amended to
show that JC had not been present and were then signed as a true record of the meeting.
4. Matters arising
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4.1 Access to Mrs Balderston’s Property KN has written to Atkins to ascertain
ownership of the land. He has not heard anything and so will chase |
KN |
4.2.
Proposed Changes to the Postal Service
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PN has still not heard anything. |
PN |
4.3 Bus
Service
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SH has
contacted Stagecoach regarding the outcome of the meeting with the Stagecoach Representatives, but is
waiting a response. SH chased but now
appears to have the wrong telephone number and cannot find the correct one
despite ringing directory of enquiries. |
SH |
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4.4
Village Maintenance John
Robinson from Atkins has visited to discuss essential maintenance. As a
result of this visit, the following actions were agreed: a)DDC
to write to Moira Goodwin re. ditch at Pidgin Gap. c)JR
to arrange repair of the steps in Stubbs Rd e)PN
has written to the Engineering Dept about having a weight limit on the bridge
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PN |
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Reference No. |
Address |
Description |
Comments |
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DA/2007/0183 DA/2006/1135 DA/2007/0183 DA/2007/0210 |
12 The Banks New Farm Barn Marriotts
Farm Well
Lane |
New
garage & rebuilding of boundary wall Conversion
of barn to holiday accommodation Demolition
of bungalow & new dwelling New
dwelling |
Supported
subject to listed building consent Granted Granted Rejected |
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7.1 Training SH requested any receipts for the
training courses below to be passed onto her. JP & RG to attend the training
session “Off to a Flying Start” (for new councillors) on 29 May from 7 –
9.15pm KN to attend the training session “Role
of Chairman” as on 23 May 07 from 7 – 9.15pm
SH to write to Fete Committee to confirm that permission
has been given for the greens to be
used for the annual village fete
PN to attend
7.6 Ad for New Clerk Ad for new clerk has been placed in
Daventry Express. SH to put copy of ad on the notice board. JC to include
information on it in her column in the Daventry Express. PN
thanked Sarah for her contribution as clerk and handed over a gift of a
painting of Suttons. |
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8.1 Village Hall
Nothing to report
8.2 Everdon Field
Centre
BD reported that whilst bookings were looking good, there were
still some weeks to fill.
EFC therefore need to increase their revenue by diversifying
and looking at various ideas
Including offering day courses, courses in the summer
holidays and also courses for
pre-school. EFC are also recruiting a temporary person to
replace M. Griffin as she
is not expected to return for some time.
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8.3 Highway Matters 8.3.1 Spring @ Pidgin Gap According to John Robinson (Atkins) the movement of
springs is a common feature. In view of the fact that the spring developed
during exceptionally rainy conditions, PN proposed that the Council wait to
see what happens over the coming months. In the meantime, JR is writing to
Moira Goodwin re. ditch (see point
The hole has now been filled in. |
PN |
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8.4 Grass Mowing SH discussed the complaint (regarding
the cuttings left on the footpath adjoining the bank in Stubbs Rd) with GCN. Apparently
the complaint was made whilst GCN had returned to his van (parked at the
other end of the village) to get the necessary equipment to clear the
footpath. |
SH |
9.1 Payments
The following payments were approved:-
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Cheque No. |
Recipient |
Description |
£ |
Authority |
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869 |
SH |
Salary + Expenses |
109.64 |
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868 |
Powergen |
lighting |
79.72 |
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9.2 Accounts 06/07
Update & Bank Reconciliation
These showed that the current provisional balance (as a bank
statement has not been received) held by the Council is £5305 (as at 30 April 2007)
The next meeting is to be held at 7.30pm on Tuesday 5 June
2007 in the Village Hall (this was subsequently cancelled & rescheduled)
There being no further business, the meeting closed at 8.25 pm
CHAIRMAN DATE