Present:

R. Pick (Chairman), J. Pow, B. Abbiss, B. Wayman,  B.V. Haynes, B.J. Haynes,  C. Dawson,  S. Lamb,  M. Hawkins,  P. Day, B. Harvey, D. Eke, W. Eke, A. Evans, V. Frith, S. Holt,  C. Whiteway, S. Whiteway, J. Roberts, P. Donnelly, Y. Bates, S. Broadbent, P. Barrack, G. Harness, R. Ede, J. Girling (Clerk)

Displays/representatives of the following organisations:  Tattershall Parish Plan Committee, Holy Trinity Church, Tattershall Luncheon Club, Police, Coningsby & Tattershall Womens Institute, Sequence Dancing, 2^nd Coningsby & Tattershall Scout Group, Friends of Holy Trinity Church and the Twinning Association

Apologies: were received from the following:  Mrs. G. Shaw, Mr. S. Avison, Mr. S. Coulber, Mr. N. Leggate, K Pinfold (Youthworx)

Minutes: of the last Annual Assembly held on Monday 19^th May 2008 were read, approved and signed.

Matters Arising:  There were no matters arising from the minutes.

Annual Parish Dinner:  The Chairman reported that the Annual dinner would be held on Friday 15^th May at 7.30pm.  Mr. B. Haynes was guest speaker and tickets were available at £12.50 per head.

 Best Kept Village Competition:

The Chairman advised that Tattershall had been entered into the Best Kept Village Competition 2009, and encouraged all to take pride in the village.  The first round of judging would take place in June.

Best Kept Garden Competition

The Chairman reported that this event would take place as usual.  Judging would take place in June and July with the winners announced in August.

Local Charity Accounts:

The latest accounts of the Bede House Trust and Coningsby Community Hall were available to view by members of the public.

Police Report:  PcSO A. Evans gave a summary of the past year.  Crime had reduced by 20.2% and anti-social behaviour by 38.5%.  Burglaries had risen by 143% which amounted to an extra 10 crimes.  The Neighbourhood Police Panel comprised of representatives from both villages and they gave regular reports to the police.  The current priority was parking issues.  Speeding was an ongoing issue.  Anti-social behaviour with vehicles had decreased significantly and residents were encouraged to obtain registration numbers whenever possible. 

Parish Councils 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.

Any Other Business:

Proposed Tesco development: - Mr. A. Ratcliffe, Area Highways Manager, gave a brief report of the current situation from the Highways perspective.  No official planning application had been submitted but there had been a number of discussions between Highways and Tesco.

Mr. R. Pick advised that a public meeting would be held when the plans had been received.

Yvonne Bates, Group Scout Leader, advised that the Scouts were currently taking part in a Partnership Award and were carrying out environmental tasks around the village which included litter picking, seed planting and tidying up the churchyard.  They had 3 years life left in their hut and were actively fund raising.

The Coningsby & Tattershall Womens Institute said they would be pleased to welcome new members from Tattershall.

Mr Roger Ede, representative of Friends of Holy Trinity Church, reported that it was necessary to raise £800,000 to carry out essential work on the church.  A larger membership was encouraged in order to indicate the health of the project.

Mr. B. Haynes gave a brief summary of the work of the Parish Plan Steering Group.

Mrs. P. Day spoke about the work of the Youth Club which was held in Coningsby.  There were 39 children on the books aged between 10 and 16 years.

 There being no further business, the Chairman closed the meeting at 7.45pm.

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