Minutes of the Meeting of Tattershall with Thorpe Parish Council held on Tuesday 1^st November 2005, at 7.15pm at the Holy Trinity Primary School, Tattershall

Public Interval: There were members of the public present. Representatives from Tattershall Holy Trinity School requested help with providing lighting for the forthcoming Christmas Fair.

Cheque Presentation: Cllr. G. Shaw welcomed Mrs Vamplew, representative from the Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire Air Ambulance, to the meeting and was pleased to present a cheque for £100.00 from donations previously raised by ‘Flying the Flag’.

PC Comins: Attended the meeting and introduced himself as the new PC in the area and his colleague, Special PC Gary Skipworth, telling members of the Council of their intentions to fight local crime, which was welcomed by all in attendance.

Present: Cllr. G.M.F. Shaw–Chairman, Cllr. S. Coulber – Vice Chairman, K. V. Newholm, H. Barrack, J.G. Porter, B. Harvey, J.E. Meanwell, R. Pick, N.G. Leggate J. Pow, C. Norman, P. Maltby and Mrs. T. Wall (Clerk)

 3700  Apologies: were received from: Cllr. P. Barrack, M. Moss and B. Wayman

 3701  Declarations of Interest: Declarations of Interest were made by the following Councillors:

G. Shaw – Agenda item 12d ‘Tattershall Village Hall’ (Personal Interest being a member of the committee)

K. Newholm - Agenda item 12d ‘Tattershall Village Hall’ (Personal Interest being a member of the committee)

R. Pick – Agenda Item 7b ‘LCC – Lincs Aggregates Levy Sustainability Fund’ (Prejudicial Interest, being employed by the local gravel extraction company)

 3702  Minutes: It was proposed, seconded and carried unanimously, that the notes of the last meeting held on 4^th October 2005, having been previously circulated were approved as the minutes and duly signed.

3703  Police Matters: There were no further police matters to discuss, although the Council felt is was good to see improvements already regarding local problems.

3704  Clerks Report: The Clerk reported that the hotel had been booked for the guest speaker for the annual parish dinner. A letter had been received too late to forward to members in time for a ‘Criminal Justice Question Time’ forum to be held on Saturday 22^nd October.  The Clerk replied to the letter saying that there had been insufficient notice for members to attend the forum.

3705  Financial Matters:         

         To resolve payment of Accounts: It was proposed, seconded and carried unanimously that the following accounts should be paid and relevant invoices were presented.

         Lincs Aggregates Levy Sustainability Fund: Cllr. Pick declared a prejudicial interest and left the room prior to discussion. Ideas for this fund, including pedestrian crossing, speed restriction signs, and the bridge over footpath 222 were discussed as possible ideas for this fund. The Clerk will liaise with the Chairman to complete the application form.  Cllr. B. Harvey and S. Coulber are to discuss proposals for Tattershall Thorpe.

3706  Planning:

Planning Applications - Granted: The following applications have been granted full planning permission, following the recommendations of the Planning Committee being forwarded to the District Council for consideration.

S/175/02018/05 – Mr & Mrs N. Jagger, Extension and alterations to existing dwelling

                           31 High Street, Tattershall

S/175/01872/05 – Mr & Mrs Ramsden, Extensions and alterations to existing dwelling

                           17 Castleview, Tattershall

S/176/01966/05 – Mr. J. Meanwell, Erection of a bungalow with integral garage

                           Plot 4, Chapel Lane, Tattershall Thorpe

Leisure Centre:  The Clerk reported that a response to a previous letter requesting information on this matter had not yet been received.

3707  Parish Plan: Having discussed this matter it was decided that members of the council would attend the forthcoming seminar on the Parish Plan and then decided what step to take.

3708  HERS Scheme: The Council forwarded their ideas to Cllr. Shaw and Cllr. Harvey for inclusion at the next meeting of the HERS committee on Friday 4^th November.

3709  Youth Council: Cllr. G. Shaw proposed that the Council sets up a Youth Council to encourage the younger generation to become more involved in local politics. The Clerk was asked to write to the various schools in the area to find out whether the local youth would be interested in this proposal.

3710  Correspondence:

         Environment Agency: An invitation had been received to attend a Trade Exhibition on Thursday 24^th November from 10am until 3pm. 

         Tattershall Holy Trinity Primary School: A letter requesting assistance with the supply and erection of lights for the forthcoming Christmas Fair was discussed by members of the Council.

         Lincolnshire Police: The Local Mobile Police Office is due to visit the village on Thursday 17^th November.

         Tattershall Village Hall: A letter requesting verbal support for an application to ELDC for funding was discussed having been previously circulated.

         Royal British Legion: A letter inviting members of the Council to attend the Annual Service of Remembrance at St. Michael’s Church, Coningsby on Sunday 13^th November was read.  Seven members of the Council would like to attend. The members would like to see the service at Tattershall begin simultaneously with the service at Coningsby to save time.

3711 Reports from District Councillors and Any Other Outside Bodies: Cllr. Avison reported that a            meeting had been arranged for 13^th March 2006 with four heads of Service in the Market Place to       discuss any outstanding issues, and that a letter had been received regarding the Old School House.

 3712  Market Place and Greens Matters:

Cllr. H. Barrack requested a further seat in the Market Place, perhaps one to be placed around one of        the existing trees. Cllr. Shaw will forward this request to the HERS Committee. Cllr. Avison advised that a tree branch in the market place needs attending to.  Cllr. Shaw advised that following             recent works being carried out, the footpaths had not been reinstated to an acceptable standard.

3713  Amenity Matters:

          Risk Assessment Review on the Churchyard: Cllr. Pick had no further reports at this time.

         Flag Raising Report: The Chairman reported that the flag had been flown on 1 unofficial and 1 official occasion during October.

         Beacon: Having discussed this matter the Chairman asked members of the Council to consider whether or not to have a beacon for use in the Parish.

         Street Cleaning:  Cllr. Shaw said how pleasing it was to see the road sweeper regularly in the village, and what a good job is being carried out.  The Clerk was asked to forward the compliments to East Lindsey District Council.

 3714  Reports on Outside meetings:

         The Trafalgar celebrations in Tattershall and Tattershall Thorpe had been very successful, and Cllr. Coulber thanked the Council for their contribution to the celebrations at Thorpe Camp.

         Cllr. G. Shaw and B. Harvey had attended the Skegness Assembly which had also been a successful event.

 3715  Items for Next Agenda:

         a) Annual Parish Dinner

         b) School Signs

 There being no further business, the Chairman closed the meeting.

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