Todwick Parish Council Minutes
JRW/356
TODWICK PARISH COUNCIL
Minutes of the meeting held in Todwick Village Hall
at 7.00 p.m. on Tuesday 25th October 2011
Present
- Councillor Ferris
- Councillor Hill - Chairman
- Councillor Leah
- Councillor Northall
- Councillor Pantry
- Councillor White
- J R Walker - Clerk and Financial Officer
- Mabel Hextall
- Jack Cloke
11/70 APOLOGIES
Apologies were received from Councillors Gregory and Palmer
11/71 APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES - 27 September 2011
There were no amendments and the minutes were signed as a correct record.
11/72 MATTERS ARISING
11/53(2)
White had been unable to contact David Temple who was presently on holiday. He would do so as soon as possible and report back on the Nottinghamshire Recycling planning application and in particular whether this included any proposals to solve the Footpath 22 problem.
11/59 Village Hall
White reported on the success of the CCTV. The police had identified both the youths. The repairs to the dislodged coping stone had been paid by one of the parents and the other young person's behaviour had been referred to the Deputy Head of Wales High School where he was a pupil.
11/73 URGENT ITEMS FOR LATER CONSIDERATION
There were no urgent items requested for consideration.
11/74 CLERK'S REPORT
Clerk had undertaken all the duties placed on him at the last meeting.
11/75 FINANCIAL OFFICER'S REPORT
£ |
|
Monies received |
|
|---|---|
Half Year Precept |
17200.00 |
Un-presented cheques |
|
Mr. P Sliwinski |
15.00 |
Payments made since last meeting |
|
Richard Dabill - Refurbishment of Commemoration Seat |
120.00 |
BDO LLP - Audit Fee |
342.00 |
Todwick Village Hall - Rents |
55.00 |
Jean Leah - Printer Paper |
9.98 |
Payments to be made |
|
Yorkshire Water - Allotment Bill |
316.50 |
Jean Leah - Memory Stick |
10.58 |
Rural Action Yorkshire - Village Plan Assistance |
77.15 |
Hobson Nurseries - Hanging Baskets and Planters |
2304.00 |
HMR&C - October Tax/NI |
182.76 |
J R Walker - October Salary & Expenses |
711.37 |
David Gregory - Paint & Parking |
38.90 |
Eileen Northall - Kiosk Paint |
43.59 |
Todwick Over 60s - Donation to Funds |
50.00 |
Todwick Toddlers - Donation to Funds |
50.00 |
Wales High School - Prize |
100.00 |
Bank statement balances |
|||
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Saver | Business Saver | Business Saver | Community |
£4,602.83 |
£25,145.22 |
£15,010.85 |
£1.00 |
Bank balances after all payments completed |
|||
| Business Saver | Business Saver | Business Saver | Community |
£4,602.83 |
£21,194.89 |
£15,010.85 |
£1.00 |
11/76 ANNUAL RETURN 2010/11
Clerk reported on the completion of the audit and the issues arising from it.
Resolved
To approve and accept the Annual Return for Financial Year ended 31 March 2011
To accept the issues arising from the audit
To disclose to the Charity Commission that the parish council is the sole trustee of the Recreation Ground Charity.
White understood that Councillor Gregory had already made the prescribed changes but if not he was confident this would be done soon.
11/77 CORRESPONDENCE
Copies of all correspondence received had been sent to members on receipt or included with the papers for the meeting.
BDO - Audit for Year Ended 31 March 2011
SK 58 Birders - Request for Financial Assistance towards Hedge Planting
Yorkshire Water - Allotment Bill
Pageantmaster - The Queen's Diamond Jubilee Beacons
Resolved that Councillor Northall look at the possibility or otherwise of Todwick participating
Rural Action Yorkshire - Annual Review/AGM
SYPTE - Bus Service Changes
RMBC - All Parish Liaison Meeting
RMBC - Joint Working Group
RMBC - Request for Zebra Crossing
Clerk had not received the promised reply despite his telephone call to the office responsible.
Hobson's Nurseries - Hanging Baskets and Planting Areas
Clerk reported that the prices for 2012 remained as 2011 including the provision of bigger hanging baskets on The Pastures as requested by the Chairman.
11/78 PLANNING APPLICATIONS
RB2011/1364
Outline application for the reinstatement of Grange Lodge, Todwick Grange, for Mr & Mrs Dashper
Resolved to offer no objection to the application.
11/79 COMMITTEES
Allotments
Ferris reported that the RMBC Pest Control Officer had made his routine visit. There were no major problems. There was a possibility this service would be closed following the cuts in the government's funding of local authorities.
He had turned off the water supply the previous weekend but would continue to monitor readings to double check that there was no leak.
Village Hall
White reported that a decision on the partial grant application for the PV panel project was anticipated soon. In the meantime, he had obtained new estimates for installation of the panels, which were refreshingly lower than the original quotes.
Resolved that, should the grant not be approved then the original £8000 pledged by the parish council would stand. In the event that the Village Hall decided to commit the balance of the monies for installation of the scheme the FIT income for the first few years would be credited back to the TPC/TVH on a pro-rata basis.
Recreation
Northall reported that two quotations for grounds maintenance had been received to date but more were anticipated shortly.
The meeting was suspended at 8.10 p.m.
OPEN SESSION
Jack Cloke representing the A57 Action Group reported on the public inquiry and subsequent unsatisfactory article in the Dinnington Guardian Newspaper. Councillors Hill and White had also attended and added further comment. It was not yet known when the Secretary of State would make his decision.
Open Session closed and the meeting was reconvened at 8.20 p.m.
11/80 MEMBER'S ACTIVITY REPORTS
White had attended the public inquiry.
White had worked with Councillor Leah on the parish plan
White had met with Sam Rowley from RMBC and agreed the precise locations of the village signs. Quotations for the erection of the signs were due shortly.
Resolved that the Clerk write again to Zurich to ensure the necessary additions had been made to the insurance policy.
White had received an invitation to attend the awards evening at Wales High School.
Resolved that he and Councillor Leah represent the parish council.
Resolved to thank Councillor White for his hard work on behalf of the Council.
Northall reported that the telephone box had been painted, shelves positioned and books supplied. She had completed the work with the help of her husband and Councillors Gregory and White.
11/81 VILLAGE MAINTENANCE
A quotation had been covering routine maintenance. Further would be sought.
11/82 PARISH PLAN
Leah gave details of the work she and Councillor White had undertaken and thanked Councillor White and others for their support and assistance in the project. Tasks undertaken since the last parish council meeting included making final amendments to the draft report, working with Rural Action Yorkshire to finalise the graphs to be used in the report, visiting and obtaining quotes for the publishing and printing of the final report and subsequently appointing a printer, details of the estimates having been previously circulated.
Leah also informed Councillors that the first Informer Bulletin had been completed and circulated to all households in the village which gave an update on actions commenced and, in some cases, completed.
She asked that all Councillors now look at and commence work on the individual actions within the Action Plan which had been assigned to them. This would enable updates to be given for the foreseeable future at each Parish Council meeting with a view to updating villagers by way of further Informer Bulletins.
Leah had had now prepared a letter to a number of supermarket retailers asking for research and consideration of an "express store" being considered for Todwick which the Clerk was instructed to send.
Leah said the published report would be available for the November 2011 Parish Council meeting prior to it being forwarded to Rural Action Yorkshire by the deadline date of 1st December 2011.
Resolved to thank Councillor Leah for her hard work on behalf of the Council.
11/83 DONATIONS
Resolved
To make donations:
- Todwick Over 60s - £50
- Todwick Toddlers - £50
- Wales High School - £100
To consider applications from SK58 Birders, Todwick WI and Todwick Cricket Club at the November Budget meeting.
11/84 RISK ASSESSMENTS
Ferris was to carry out the PAT testing.
11/85 CHRISTMAS TREE
Resolved to purchase a set of external lights for display on the tree outside the village hall.
11/86 URGENT ITEMS
There were no urgent items.
The Meeting Closed at 9.05 p.m.
A budget meeting will be held in Todwick Village Hall at 7.00 p.m. on Tuesday 8th November 2011.
The next Council Meeting will be held in Todwick Village Hall at 7.00 p.m. on Tuesday 29th November 2011.