Todwick Parish Council Minutes
JRW/379
TODWICK PARISH COUNCIL
Minutes of the meeting held in Todwick Village Hall
at 7.50 p.m. on Tuesday 25th June 2013
Present
- Councillor Hill – Chairman
- Councillor Ferris
- Councillor Greer-Waring
- Councillor Leah (from 8.15 p.m.)
- Councillor Pantry
- Councillor White
- J R Walker – Clerk & Financial Officer
Prior to the meeting Rotherham Borough Councillor Gordon Watson informed Members about the consultation process underway concerning the RMBC Local Development Plan and the approach to him by residents of Barber Close concerned at the possible building of some 54 new properties on the adjacent green-belt land. He urged all those who wish to respond to the Local Development Plan to do so as soon as possible although he accepted that it was difficult to do this via the RMBC Web Site established for the purpose.
Following comments from parishioners and parish councillors and concerns about habitat and flora removal as a consequence of the cutting or roadside verges, he would ascertain the frequency rates and other relevant information and report back.
Discussion took place about the possible provision of a traveller’s site at Kiveton Park.
Between 7.15 p.m. and 7.45 p.m. Lesley Dabell, the Chief Executive of Age UK (Rotherham), gave a presentation focusing on loneliness and isolation. Emphasis was now being placed on the rural parts of the Borough and the involvement of other agencies such as parish councils.
Discussion took place on how this initiative and the proposed Parish Councils Good Neighbour Scheme might work together.
The Parish Council Meeting Commenced at 7.50 p.m.
13/24 APOLOGIES
Apologies for non attendance had been received from Councillors Carter, Gregory and Northall
13/25 APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES
28th May 2013
13/06
White suggested that the word “not” be highlighted. This was done and minutes signed as a true record.
13/26 MATTERS ARISING
There were no matters arising.
13/27 DECLARATION OF MEMBER’S INTERESTS
Ferris, Greer-Waring, Leah and White were members of the village hall committee, declared an interest and would not participate in any relevant vote at the meeting.
13/28 URGENT ITEMS FOR LATER CONSIDERATION
School Diligence Awards
Local Development Framework
Flooding at Goosecarr Lane
Village Notice Board
Fence at Children’s Playground
13/29 CLERK’S REPORT
Clerk had undertaken all the duties placed on him at the last meeting
13/30 FINANCIAL OFFICER’S REPORT AND ANNUAL RETURN 2012/13
£ |
|
Monies received |
|
|---|---|
1. British Gas – PV Feed-in Tariff System |
543.77 |
2. Barclays – Bank Interest |
5.90 |
Un-presented cheques |
|
1. David Gregory – Paint etc. for Container |
102.48 |
2. Todwick Village Hall – Rents |
16.50 |
3. RMBC – April Grounds Maintenance |
42.28 |
4. Todwick Parish Rec. Grd. – April Grounds Maintenance |
918.92 |
5. RMBC – Planning Application |
85.00 |
6. RMBC – April Grounds Maintenance |
42.28 |
7. Todwick Parish Rec. Grd. – April Grounds Maintenance |
918.92 |
Payments made since last meeting |
|
1. David Gregory – Paint etc. for Container |
102.48 |
2. Todwick Village Hall – Rents |
16.50 |
3. RMBC – April Grounds Maintenance |
42.28 |
4. Todwick Parish Rec. Grd. – April Grounds Maintenance |
918.92 |
5. RMBC – Planning Application |
85.00 |
Payments to be made |
|
1. RMBC – April Grounds Maintenance |
42.28 |
2. Todwick Parish Rec. Grd. – April Grounds Maintenance |
918.92 |
3. J R Walker – Salary/Expenses |
549.19 |
4. HMRC – June Tax/NI |
323.65 |
5. RMBC – Planning Fee |
12.50 |
6. BDO LLP – Audit Fee |
360.00 |
7. Todwick Primary School – Diligence Awards |
105.00 |
Bank statement balances |
|||
|---|---|---|---|
Business Saver (Gratuity) |
Business Saver (Cheque Feeder) |
Business Saver (Sports Pavilion) |
Community (Cheque) |
£4,806.90 |
£24,827.82 |
£28,026.42 |
£1.00 |
Bank balances after all payments completed |
|||
Business Saver (Gratuity) |
Business Saver (Cheque Feeder) |
Business Saver (Sports Pavilion) |
Community (Cheque) |
£4,806.90 |
£21,351.10 |
£28,022.93 |
£1.00 |
Clerk reported on the satisfactory completion of the audit. There were no matters requiring the issuing of a separate additional issues arising report.
Resolved
To approve and accept the annual return for financial year ended 31 March 2013
To display the annual return and notice of conclusion of audit for a period of 14 days.
The meeting was suspended at 8.10 p.m.
OPEN SESSION
Mr. Foxton and Mrs. Watson expressed concern at the possible building of some 54 new properties on the green-belt land to the rear of their properties. They would be objecting to this proposal within the Local Development Plan and urged the Parish Council and others to do likewise. They were seeking advice as to how make Todwick residents aware of this development in order that more could object and Members made some suggestions.
The Open Session closed and the meeting was reconvened at 8.25 p.m.
13/31 CORRESPONDENCE
Written correspondence received and passed to Members:
RMBC – Safe in Rotherham
RMBC – Submission of Rotherham’s Core Strategy
RMBC – Planning Application Fee
BDO LLP – Completion of Audit
Correspondence had also been received via E-mail and forwarded by the Clerk to Members on their receipt. The Clerk had replied where appropriate.
RAY (via Councillor Leah) – What Can We Do To Support Older People in Your Area?
Ray Sykes – Missing Section of Pedestrian Footpath on B6463.
RMBC – Revised Area Assembly Agenda
RMBC – Parish Meeting Chairman
Sheila Pantry – Special Constables Notice Now on Todwick Website
YLCA – Information Note for 24 May 2013
Zurich Insurance – Invitation to the Annual LCAS Seminars 2013
Various Councillors – May Minutes and June Agenda
Councillor Gregory – Grounds Maintenance Invoices
Sheila Pantry – Mary Gregory and Radio Nightingale No. 49 Edition
Tony Rusling – Children’s Playground Maintenance
Sheila Pantry – TPC Minutes and Agenda Now on Todwick Website
Norman Anderson – Invoice for Use of Village Hall
Councillor Ferris – Invitation for Age UK to Attend Todwick Parish Council Meeting
Councillor Gregory – Children’s Playground Maintenance
Councillor Gregory – Bowls Club Meeting
RMBC – Parish Meeting
Councillor Pantry – Bowls Club Meeting
Voluntary Action Rotherham – Email Bulletin 9 for 31st May 2013
YLCA – Information Note for 31 May 2013
NALC – Putting Communities First Conferences
Councillor White – Bowls Club Meeting
Chairman of NALC – Meeting Dept. for Communities and Local Government Minister
Councillor Leah – Bowls Club Meeting
Tony Rusling – Church Playground and Recreation Ground
Councillor Gregory – Church Playground and Recreation Ground
Councillor Hill – Bowls Club Meeting
Councillor Hill – Church Playground and Recreation Ground
Councillor Ferris – Land Access at Osborne Road and Osborne Drive
Rotherham Healthwatch – Chairman and Directors
YLCA – Training Courses
YLCA – South Yorkshire Branch AGM
Dinnington St. John’s Town Council – South Parish Network Request for Meeting
Sheila Pantry – A57 Street Lights
Borough Councillor Watson – Missing Section of Pedestrian Footpath on B6463
Councillor Ferris – Objection Campaign to Todwick Development Proposals
BBC Radio Sheffield – Your Rotherham News
Councillor White – Todwick School Diligence Awards
Councillors Greer-Waring and Northall – Recreation Ground Gate
Chesterfield Canal Trust – Newsletter Number 50 – Festival Help Edition
Voluntary Action Rotherham – Email Bulletin 10 for 7th June 2013
Councillors Northall and White – Planning Application for War Memorial
Councillor White – PV Panels
Councillor Ferris – Cheque
Councillor Gregory – April Grounds Maintenance.
Councillor Ferris, Gregory and Northall – Bowls Club Update
Councillors Gregory, Northall and White – Church View Playground
Local Government Assn./National Assn. of Local Councils – Joint Conference
YLCA – Chairman Contact Details
Borough Councillor Watson – Missing Section of Pedestrian Footpath on B6463
RMBC – Plants
RMBC – Parish Meeting
Councillors Hill, Northall and White – War Memorial
Ecclesfield Parish Council – Request for Information
Voluntary Action Rotherham – Email Bulletin 11 for 14th June 2013
Harthill Carnival and Show – Request to add to Events on Parish Council Website
Councillors Ferris, Gregory, Pantry and Northall – Bowls Club/Locking of Rec. Grd. Gate
Jim Tompkin – Todwick Road Footpath Problem
RMBC, Dinnington Town Council and Councillor White – Parish Meeting
Councillor Northall – Planning Application
YLCA – The ‘Good Councillors Guide’ – Fourth Edition
Councillor Gregory – Recreation Report and Bowls Update
RMBC and Councillor White – Parish Meeting
YLCA – Community Orientated Parish Council Website
Various Councillors – Recreation Report and Bowls Update
Firbeck Parish Council – Clerk Vacancy
Sheila Pantry – Floods at Goosecarr Lane /The Pastures
RMBC, Councillor Northall and Sheila Pantry – Mega Active Summer 2013
RMBC – Missing Section of Pedestrian Footpath on B6463
YLCA – Information Note for 21 June 2013
Councillor Leah – Attendance at Meeting
Macmillan Cancer Support – Help in promoting Clumber Park Walk Advert + What’s On Listing Information
13/32 PLANNING APPLICATIONS
RB2013/0790
Erection of building comprising of 3 No. apartments at land adjacent 53 Storth Lane
Todwick for Mr. Wright, Rightstone Lodge, Kiveton Lane, Todwick.
Clerk reported that the application was for Storth Lane at Wales and not Todwick.
Resolved to offer no objection.
13/33 COMMITTEES
Recreation
Gregory was not in attendance but had e-mailed Members and reported:
There had been a break in at the sports pavilion. This was discovered on 12 June when cricketers arrived for practice. The door had been forced and the main room trashed. All the fire extinguishers had to be replaced and an invoice would follow. The incident had been reported to the police.
The storage container had been painted green in compliance with the planning approval and the benches in the Mary Gregory Play Park had also been painted. Councillor White was thanked for helping in doing this.
Allotments
Ferris reported that two allotments were not being adequately cultivated and the holders would be given an appropriate warning. The RMBC Pest Control Officer would be attending within the next week.
13/34 PARISH PLAN ACTION PLAN
Resolved that articles be included on the Todwick Web Site and in “The Informer” newsletter giving information on the Age Concern Loneliness Initiative and linking this into the Todwick Good Neighbour Scheme.
White had met with Andrew Lee from RMBC. They had agreed the extents of the proposed waiting/parking restrictions at the junction of Kiveton Lane and The Pastures. Further legal work remained and advertisements would have to be placed in the local newspaper but the measures should be introduced in approximately four months time.
13/35 MEMBER’S ACTIVITY REPORTS
White had
Helped paint the seats in the children’s playground
Submitted the application for the provision of the war memorial and discussed the proposal with the Curate
Attended the Rother Valley South Parishes Meeting
13/36 VILLAGE MAINTENANCE AND INSTALLATION OF SEATS AROUND THE VILLAGE
Pantry suggested that more seats would be beneficial.
Resolved that two metal seats be erected close to the play area at the recreation ground.
13/37 TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORTATION MATTERS
The additional bollards had been erected at the south-west corner at the junction of Kiveton Lane and The Pastures.
13/38 YOUTH ACTIVITIES
The Mega Active Summer 2013 initiative was now advertised.
13/39 URGENT ITEMS
School Diligence Awards
Resolved that the Council fund these as previously.
Local Development Framework
Resolved to send a letter objecting to the proposal to erect properties on the green-belt land to the rear of Barber Close. The objection would refer to various detrimental effects any development would have, including those on traffic, drainage and the local school.
Flooding at Goosecarr Lane
Pantry gave details of the recent flooding which would be exacerbated should more properties be built in this area.
Village Notice Board
This was looking quite shoddy at the moment – mainly as a result of people using staples to put notices up but not removing them when the notices were later taken down.
Resolved that Councillor White have the frame of the notice board fronting the village hall painted and erect a sign asking that staples not be use when items were displayed.
Fence at Children’s Playground
Chairman had received a report from Mr. Rusling and would arrange for necessary repairs to be undertaken to the timber fence.
The Meeting Closed at 9.22 p.m.
The next Council Meeting will be in Todwick Village Hall at 7.00 p.m. on Tuesday 30th July 2013.