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Minutes of the Annual Assembly of Electors held on Wednesday 6th May 2009 at 7.00pm at Thorpe Camp Visitor Centre |
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Present:, R Pick (Chairman), S Coulber, J Coulber, E Hodson, T Hodson, T Rowland, M Abbott, J Abbott, J Meanwell, B Wayman, M Hodgson, B Harvey, D Rudd, J Norman, G Harness, J Roberts, N Leggate and J Girling (Clerk) Apologies: Apologies had been received from Mrs Savage, Mr Avison and E Rudd. Minutes: of the last Annual Assembly held on Wednesday 14th May 2008 were read approved and signed by the Chairman. Matters Arising: Mr S Coulber requested that the purchase of a new flag be placed on the agenda for the next Parish Council meeting. Cemex Planning Application The Chairman, being an employee of Cemex, declared an interest in this matter. The clerk read out the minutes of the meeting held on Thursday 26th March 2009 between Cemex, the parish council and other interested parties. Best Kept Village Competition The Chairman reported that Tattershall Thorpe had once again been entered into the ‘Past Winners’ class of the Best Kept Village Competition. This section of the competition would be judged in August. It was agreed to hold ‘tidy up’ mornings on Sunday 14th June and Sunday 26th July, commencing at 10am. Best Kept Garden Competition The Chairman advised that the competition would go ahead again this year in the same format as previously and would be judged in the last week of July or the first week in August. The award would be presented to the winners at ‘Meet the Neighbours 5’. Meet the Neighbours 5 This community event would go ahead as usual and details would be distributed by flier. Local Charity Accounts: The latest available accounts of Coningsby Community Hall and the Bede House Trust were available to view by members of the public. Parish Council 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 Items for Discussion Mr. S. Coulber advised the meeting that although planning permission had been granted for change of use to the chapel, provision had been made to ensure continued access to the War Memorial. The parish council were to apply for a grant to refurbish the War Memorial shortly. Mr. S. Coulber gave a brief summary of the results of the Parish Plan. Mr. S. Coulber reported that the Parish Council had applied for grant funding to provide kerb edgings around the grass island at the end of North Road. Mrs. E. Hodgson said that there was no street lighting in North Road. It was agreed that this matter be brought to the attention of the parish council. A resident reported that the dyke opposite the pony field on North Road was foul smelling and it was agreed that this matter should be brought to the attention of the parish council. There being no further business, the meeting closed at 7.50pm Chairman……………………………………………………. Date……………..…. |
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