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Tattershall with Thorpe Parish Council
ANNUAL REPORT 2008-2009 Present Councillors: For further information on the Parish Council, or if you would like to contact a Councillor, details are listed below.
Finally: Parish Council meetings are held monthly (except August and January) at the Community Access Point and Library, starting at 7.15pm on the first Tuesday of each month. It is always a pleasure to see members of the public attending the meetings, as the Council members then know that they are working for the parish and its residents and are able to continue making Tattershall with Thorpe an up and coming community for all to enjoy. So, if you have anything you wish to be discussed by the Council, please submit details in writing to the Clerk: Mrs. J. Girling, Tattershall with Thorpe Parish Council, Tattershall CAP and Library, Butts Lane, Tattershall, Lincoln, LN4 4NL e-mail: tattershallthorpe@tiscali.co.uk www.tattershallwiththorpe.co.uk The time has come once again to let you know what has been happening with Tattershall with Thorpe Parish Council over the past year. Councillor R. Pick was elected as Chairman and Councillor Mrs. G. Shaw was elected as Vice Chairman. Parish Council Committees 2009-2010 Finance and General Purposes Planning S Coulber S Coulber R Pick R Pick G M F Shaw G Harness C Dawson B Wayman B Wayman N Leggate P Barrack B Harvey J Pow J Roberts J Meanwell GMF Shaw J Pow C Dawson
Market Place and Greens Amenities S Coulber S Coulber R Pick R Pick J Pow B Abbiss B Wayman J Roberts G Harness P Day P Day P Barrack B Abbiss B Wayman B Haynes
Parish Council Office: The parish office is situated within the Library and Community Access Point building, adjacent to Gartree School, details of which are given below. If you have any queries or problems, do pop in to see the clerk, Mrs Jean Girling. Opening hours: Tuesday 9am – 12 Noon Wednesday 9am – 12 Noon Thursday 8.30am – 11.30 am Tattershall Library and Community Access Point, Butts Lane, Tattershall, Lincoln, LN4 4NL Telephone Number: 01522 550347 E Mail: tattershallthorpe@tiscali.co.uk Finance: In this financial year the Council is pleased to have been able to make grants and donations to the amount of £746, distributed within this financial year to local organisations and charities. The Flag Flying experience is always popular and local people are being recognised without their knowledge sometimes. Congratulations to all those who have had the flag flown in their honour for whatever reason, major birthdays and even achievements have been recognised throughout this year. This has raised a further £200 towards local charities!! If you would like to have either the Union Jack or the St. Georges flag flown for your special occasion, contact Gill Shaw on 01526 342509. Finance Meeting: The Parish Council Finance Committee meeting is held in November, when the budgets for the forthcoming year are set and any requests from residents and community groups within the parish are considered. Should you wish the Council to consider funding local charities or projects which are for the benefit of the community please contact the Clerk. Annual Parish Footpath Walking: Walking the parish paths is always an enjoyable event when members of the Council and public join together, dogs too, and walk all four parish footpaths during the summer months. Any areas which need attention are reported to the Footpath Officer at Lincolnshire County Council, who works closely with the Council to ensure that safety is maintained. Why not join in the fun and walk along the footpaths to discover the local wildlife and beautiful scenery which Tattershall with Thorpe has to offer. Flood Wardens: The Council is very pleased to have three dedicated flood wardens on the team, who are there to keep a close eye on the ever changing British weather. They are Councillor P. Barrack, who can be contacted at the Post Office on 01526 342822 or 01526 342165, Cllr. R. Pick (Deputy Safety Officer) 01526 343298 and finally Mr. D. Shaw, who can be contacted on 01526 342509. If you have any safety issues which urgently need addressing please do not hesitate to contact any of the Safety Team detailed above. Tree Warden: Mrs Dinah Emmitt is the parish Tree Warden. If you would like to raise any matter regarding trees in the parish, do please give her a call on 01526 342704. Web Site: The web site is full of useful local information, including history, photographs, events and parish council news too. Visit the site at: www.tattershallwiththorpe.co.uk to find out more. You may even have information you would like to contribute to the site. Contact: Mr. P. Barrack on 01526 342822 or Mr J. Roberts on 01526 342070. Cleaning: The Councillors all work very hard cleaning, particularly the bus shelter in the Market Place, and litter picking around the village, and on occasion members of the public and children have helped along the way. Best kept Village Competition was once again entered into by Tattershall and Tattershall Thorpe. Councillors and members of the public made a concerted effort to make both villages more attractive but unfortunately didn’t quite score enough to get through to the next round. Lets hope we do better next year. The Best Kept Garden Competition is always a favourite as this competition is kept completely anonymous. The Rose Bowl Trophy is awarded annually to the winning garden in the ‘Standard Garden’ category, and the Barrack Trophy to the winner of the ‘Container Garden’ Category. This year the large garden category was won by Mr and Mrs Dodd and the small garden by Mr. and Mrs. Higgins. Last year Tattershall Thorpe had their own competition which was won by Mr and Mrs Lane. If you would like to have your garden judged for next year, start sprucing up your front garden and making it look eye catching and well maintained. Who knows, there could be a judge looking at your splendour in the summer of 2009!!! Watch the notice board for results during August and September. Parish Plan: The Parish Plan is almost complete and results of the survey will shortly be available. Chairman’s Report: In April Cllr Paul Maltby resigned as councillor due to a heavy workload and family responsibilities and the casual vacancy was filled by Mrs Caroline Dawson, then in November it was with much regret that Cllr Bert Barrack tendered his resignation due to ill health after many years of loyal service. The Annual Dinner was a ‘sell out’ with approximately 85 people attending. This year the speaker was the extremely vociferous Judy Theobald from Radio Lincolnshire who kept her audience highly entertained. The presentation of the Manning Trophy took place after the dinner and this year it was awarded to the Coningsby and Tattershall First Responders. In June the new Community Access Point opened to the public and the clerk moved in to the Parish Office, where she works in partnership with other government services. Parish Council meetings are now held in the library area on the first Tuesday of each month with the exception of January and August. The annual footpath walking took place during the summer months and by and large the footpaths were found to be in reasonably good order. A full report of their condition was sent to the County Council. A dog waste bin has been installed on the public footpath near the Blue Bell in Tattershall Thorpe. In the Best Kept Village competition, both Tattershall and Tattershall Thorpe achieved high marks, 142 and 146 points out of 150 points respectively. This year the Best Kept Garden competition was won by Mr and Mrs C Dodd of 7 Sleaford Road and the small garden category was won by Mr and Mrs G Higgins of 22 Lodge Park Homes. Tattershall Thorpe’s own competition was won by Mr and Mrs G Lane and the Blue Bell Inn trophy was presented to them at Thorpe’s annual ‘Meet the Neighbours’ event. After lengthy discussions, a proposal has been submitted to enlarge the refuge on the A153 (opposite Janet’s hairdressers) in addition to other safety works and this will take place within the next six months. Under the Heritage Economic Regeneration Scheme work has been carried out to various buildings around the Market Place including the Richard Sivill Gallery, John & Associates and the Millennium Dragon. The Parish Plan Steering Group has been extremely busy and questionnaires were distributed to every household. Results of the survey are expected shortly. This year it was decided to change the style of the Christmas tree lighting ceremony which proved to be a huge success, with around 200 people of all ages turning out. Following the usual tree lighting ceremony, a police escorted candlelight procession wound its way to the castle where the celebrations continued with carol singing and entertainment from the children. All in all this proved to be a real community spirited occasion and plans are being made for a similar event next year. Overall, this has been a demanding but hugely enjoyable year. |
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