Draft minutes subject to confirmation

 

LYDFORD PARISH COUNCIL

ANNUAL PARISH MEETING

MINUTES OF THE MEETING

Held in The Nicholls Hall

Tuesday 8th April 2007

 

Present:

Mrs K Boyd (Chair) - Mrs L Cole– Mrs P Martyn - Mrs S Holland – 

Mrs L Ellicott (Vice-Chair) 

DG Evans (Clerk)

Apologies for absence:

Mr SPW Powne – Mr P Fletcher  - PC K Reed

Parishioners present:

            A total of five parishioners were present

1.2007 – Chairman’s report:

Mrs Boyd reported on the achievements of the parish council over the last year as follows:

Post Office – The relocation of the village Post Office was completed with it now being housed on a part time basis in the Nicholls Hall. Problems with the BT line have caused problems but these are now sorted. Use it or lose it was her strong message.

Book of Recollections – The book of wartime memories was completed and distributed in time for Christmas 2006.

Parish Plan – A steering Group has been brought together under the Chairmanship of Judith Gannon. Funding has been agreed and an Open Day planned for May 8th agreed.

ING Award – She thanked the clerk for all his efforts in attaining the £10,000 award for the restoration of the Old Saxon Well. It is intended to place the required work out to tender very soon.

Capt. Nigel Hunters plaque –His family has been contacted who have the original mould. The clerk has identified sources of potential funding to enable it to be re-cast in bronze.

Police – She explained about the change from PC Kevin Reed to PCSO Dave Chapel who will be replacing him for routine duties in this and eighteen other parishes. Levels of crime continue to be at a low rate.

Precept – This parish council, she explained, is committed to keeping a tight rein on its costs. As a consequence the increase for the next years Precept will be nothing.(0% increase).

Caravan & Camping Club – Whilst the parish council wishes to support this as a business which brings a level of wealth to the village the levels of smells from the sewage discharge this year have become intolerable. It is hoped that the proposed improvements, under the auspice of the Environmental Health Officer from WDBC, will alleviate the problems experienced. Discussion with them and DNPA regarding the new lighting bollards continues.

Planning – She reported that planning applications generally are becoming ever more complex.

Speeding – At last years APM speeding on the A386 at the Dartmoor Inn was highlighted as a problem. Recently, representation has been received from horse riders in the village and this issue will be re-visited during the next year.

The Chair continued that the Goals of the members would centre on the Parish Plan and its completion along with Affordable Housing needs for the village. Mrs Boyd stated that only six members had put themselves forward for election at the forthcoming May elections. This meant that they were elected unopposed and the seventh place would be filled by co-option. She reminded those present of the unglamorous work carried out by councillors but if it was not carried out then it didn’t get done and the community is a poorer place if parish councils didn’t exist!

 

Mrs Boyd finished by congratulating Mrs Martyn and Mrs Cole for their sterling work as councillors over the last twenty years and how sad she and the whole community was at Mrs Martyn’s decision not to stand for a further term. She also thanked Mr Powne for the hard work he had put in to a variety of issues in the village during his term as Chairman and to Mr Fletcher for all the work he has put into planning issues during his term as a member. Finally, she thanked the clerk (David Evans0 for the eleven years he has carried out the role with his drive, depth of knowledge and his hands on practical approach to things, especially his skill at fund raising which over the last few years has amounted to some £17,000.

2.2007 Questions from the floor:

            2.1 Mrs Holland raised the issue regarding the siting of Bus Stop signs, the position of which she considered to be dangerous. The clerk read out recent communications received from DNPA regarding this and stated that this will be on the next agenda for the full parish council meeting in May.

 

 

There being no further business the meeting was formally closed by the

Chairman at 7.30pm.

                      

 

 

 

 

DG Evans                                                                                 2nd May 2007

Clerk to the Parish Council                                                 

 

 

 

Signed as a true and accurate record……………………Date………………….

                                                     (Mrs K Boyd- Chairman)

 

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