Nash Parish Council
Present:
Cllr C G Tomkins
(Chairman), Cllr G F Culverhouse, Cllr Sir John Southby Bt, Cllr A
Apologies:
Cllr
D Gillow, Cllr T Shadbolt, Cllr
The Minutes of the meeting on 17 July 2008 were
approved as a correct record and signed by the Chairman.
(i)
Planting
of Trees on the path to the Pond (Minute 20(i)): The
Council noted that the proposed meeting had still to be arranged.
(ii)
Motocross
activities at Barnhill Farm
(Minute 20(ii)): Mrs Hedges reported
that Mr Lowe had contacted her to say that the national event that started early
on a Saturday morning would take place on 20 June 2009.
She also reported that Mr Lowe had said that he would give her the
expected dates of the 14 motocross events for 2009 about Christmas.
In response to a question from Cllr Taylor. Mrs Hedges said
that she had nothing further from Mr Dales of AVDC.
She would endeavour to have more information for the November meeting.
Cllrs Southby and Culverhouse said that on the last occasion of the
motorbike events there had also been loud music for part of the morning.
(iii)
Village
Hall Improvement Plan (Minute 20(iv): Cllr
Southby reported that the work was very nearly complete with some minor points
still to be completed. WREN had
proved to be very slow in paying the builders which was unfortunate.
The official opening would be on 4 October with John Bercow MP.
Until the final cost of the current work was known, the Committee was not
ordering the blinds or the new chairs in order to retain some emergency funds
for the Village Hall, but some more fund-raising events would be required.
The Village Hall Committee was thanked for its work in improving the
amenities of the village.
(iv)
Emergency
Planning Officer (Minute 20(v)): Mrs Hedges reported that nobody had volunteered to
be Nash’s Emergency Planning Officer. Councillors
agreed to consider possible names and to discuss the matter further at the next
meeting.
(v)
Waste
from Church Farm (Minute 26(ix)): Mrs
Hedges reported that a temporary solution to the problem had been implemented
pending the move of the horses to new stables.
Cllr Southby said that the problem continued to annoy some residents,
particularly after heavy rain. The
Council agreed to monitor the situation.
(vi)
Replacement
Street Lights (Minute 27): Cllr Southby reported that the new brackets and lamps
had been installed. Mrs Hedges
reported that she had written to ask for the appropriate change to the
Council’s electricity charges for its unmetered supplies and was awaiting a
response.
(vii)
Whaddon Heating Oil Consortium: Cllr
Culverhouse reported that the Consortium was now up and running with some 60
members from Whaddon and 20 from Nash. The
saving on the first order bought through the consortium had been £34 per 1000
litres of oil.
(i)
Payments
authorised/approved:
The following payments were authorised/approved:
a)
Eon,
Electricity supply July 08
£25.56
b)
Eon,
Electricity supply August 08
£25.56
c)
NJ
d)
NJ
e)
I T
f)
ABB
Ltd: Replace photocell, Lamp No 8
£23.00
g)
Eon:
Updating of four street lamps
£980.00
h)
NBPPC:
Annual subscription to 31.03.09
£20.00
i)
Mazars:
Audit Fee
£135.00
j)
TwentyTwentyMedia
Ltd
£70.00
(ii)
Financial position: Cllr
Current
Account
£228.35
General
Reserve
£2,516.37
Recreation
Ground Reserve
£2,117.30
Total
£4,862.02
The
Council had received of £500 from VAHT Community Chest for the reed clearance
from the Pond. The second half of
the precept would be received shortly.
(iii)
Audit:
Cllr
(iv)
Requests
for donations:
Cllr
(i)
New
Application:
The Council noted the following new application:
a)
08/01722/ATC
All
Saints’ Church,
(ii)
Application
approved: The Council noted that the following application had been approved.
a)
08/01722/ATC
All
Saints’ Church,
(iii)
Application withdrawn:
The Council noted that the following application had been withdrawn:
a)
08/01398/APP
Land at 1 Wood End : Demolition
of existing dwelling and erection of detached dwelling in enlarged residential
curtilage.
(iv)
Application refused: The Council noted that the
following application had been refused:
a)
07/01800/APP
Elm Farm,
(v)
Other planning matters:
a)
Partial
Review of the SE Plan: Gypsy and Traveller Accommodation Needs: The
Council noted that a public consultation document has been received with a
response deadline of 21 November. The
Clerk agreed to look out the Council’s response to an earlier consultation and
to prepare a response in consultation with a few councillors.
b) Causter Farm: Mrs Hedges reported that concern had been raised that this was now being used as a dwelling. She agreed to contact AVDC Development Control.
(i)
Play
Area Safety Inspection Report follow-up (Minute 26(i)):
Cllr Southby reported that John Hamilton had done some repair work to the
safety surface of the roundabout but had pointed out that a more substantial
repair was needed. Cllr Southby and
the Clerk would investigate possible contractors.
Cllr Southby reported also that there had been an act of vandalism in
that a fence panel had been removed and used to lift part of the safety surface
near the swings. The fence panel had
been replaced. In the short term the
damage to the safety surface was minor and did not require further action.
The contractor employed to renew the safety surface for the roundabout
would be asked also to quote to repair this safety surface.
(ii)
Seat
in the Recreation Ground (Minute 26(ii)): The Council noted that the seat donated by Graham White had been
installed.
(iii)
Reeds
at the Pond (Minute 26(iv)): Mrs
Hedges reported that the bid for a grant of £500 from AVDC had been successful.
In view of the inclement weather the deadline for reporting on the use of the
grant had been extended to 24 October. The
Council agreed that, in addition, the vegetation should be removed from the
ditch between Wood End and the
(iv)
(v)
Pump
on the Village Green
(Minute 26(vi)): Cllr
Southby reported that David Weatherhead had attempted to mend this pump as it
only appeared to work when the water level was high.
He now believed that there was a hole in the lead casing and the pump
would have to be dug up to effect a repair.
(vi)
Parking
at the Pond (Minute 26(vii)): Cllr
Culverhouse reported on his discussions with Mr Hedges of Corner View Cottage.
Although the need for three cars to be parked outside Corner View Cottage
was temporary, it was a situation that was likely to continue for some months at
least. Unless the owners of Corner
View Cottage put one car in their garage, or remodelled their garden, it was not
possible for them to park all three cars on their land.
After discussing the problem at some considerable length, and reviewing
the various safety and amenity angles, the Council agreed that the current
procedure of parking the third car half on the pavement and half on the road was
probably the least bad solution. The
Council agreed to consider the matter further when information had been obtained
from BCC about the requested resurfacing of the road outside 7-13a
(vii)
Additional
Equipment in the Recreation Ground (Minute 33): Mrs Hedges
reported that this was another item that had not been progressed during the
summer. She had obtained a list of
possible funding sources for grants that could be useful in due course.
Cllr Southby said that he believed that there was room for additional
equipment within the fenced off area.
(i) Local Area Forums: Mrs Hedges reported that the first meeting of the Winslow Area Forum had taken place on 16 September. Nash was not a member of this forum but was entitled to send a representative to meetings if there were matters of relevance to Nash. Nash was included in the Buckingham Local Area Forum and Cllr Gillow would attend the first meeting on 25 September.
(ii)
Aylesbury Vale Transport Users Group Meeting: 9
September: Mrs Morgan had attended
this meeting. Because the
Nash/Buckingham bus then went on to Brackley, there seemed no chance of having a
bus to Bletchley or
(iii) Mobile Library Services Review: The letter, dated 12 August, announcing the outcome of the review, had been put on circulation. The proposed change to lunchtimes on Wednesdays would be convenient for the three regular users of the service. It was regrettable, but understandable, to have the service reduced from fortnightly to every four weeks.
(iv)
Delegation of services to town & parish councils attached: The
Council noted the letter on this topic that had been circulated.
(v) LTP2 2008 Progress Report Consultation: The Council noted that the consultation process on the Local Transport Plan had started and ended on 17 October. The documents were available online at www.buckscc.gov.uk/transportreports. In addition the Buckinghamshire Air Quality Action Plans are being integrated with the LTP. Details are included in Appendix B of LTP2 Progress Report 2008. The Clerk agreed to look at them and see if there were any implications for Nash.
(vi)
Footpaths: Mrs
Hedges reported that Footpath No 2 had been cut on the Monday following the
meeting. She had therefore waited
sometime before contacting BCC about the footpath beside the
(i) Fundraising Training for the voluntary and community sector in Aylesbury Vale: The Council noted that details of these courses had been received.
To note that BCA have again offered help in preparing a Parish Plan/Community Appraisal. The Council noted that previously no-one had volunteered to lead such a project. Each village organization was planning its own development and the Village Hall improvement plan was an excellent example of this.
·
AVDC News from the Parishes, No 5/2008
·
Letter from ABB Ltd announcing the sale of its highway lighting business
to E.ON
·
BCC New Deal for Buckinghamshire.
·
ASC Prevention Strategy Newsletter
·
BCC Buckingham Area Newsletter
·
AnglianWater Report on drinking water quality
·
Update from BCC about its Waste Disposal Strategy
The Council
noted that the remaining meetings in 2008/09 were:
20
November 2008; 15 January 2009; 19 March 2009
Cllr Southby gave his apologies for the meeting on 20
November.
There being no further business the meeting closed at 8.40 p.m.
MH
22.09.08