CHEDWORTH PARISH COUNCIL

MINUTES – ANNUAL PARISH MEETING – 28^th MARCH 2011

PRESENT; Mrs S Moore (Chairman of the Parish Council in the Chair).

Parish Councillors: Mr A Bell, Mr A Miles, Mr P Sibbald and Mr T Watt.

Parish and District Councillor: Mr D Broad.

Mrs E Broad (Parish Clerk).

7 Electors.

1 Non Elector.

Mr Kevin Dickens, Great Western Ambulance Service Community Response Officer.

APOLOGIES: Were received from Parish Councillor Mr P Cundick, Mr B Bowley and Rev'd S Goundrey-Smith.

CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES: The Minutes of the Annual Parish Meeting held on 22^nd March 2010 were read by the Clerk, agreed and signed by the Chairman as a true record.

MATTERS ARISING: There was none.

CHAIRMANS REPORT: The Chairman gave her report and it is attached to these Minutes.

CHARITY REPORTS:

Chedworth Allotment Charity: Mr Finch presented the balance sheet which recorded a balance of £2526.07. Mr Finch explained the balance sheet and gave a brief report on the charity. The Chairman thanked Mr Finch.

Church and Community Lands Charity: Mr Miles presented the balance sheet which recorded a balance of £18,250.72 on the Community side. A Capital Sum of £110,537.38 was invested and shown on the balance sheet. Mr Miles gave a brief report on the charity. The Chairman thanked Mr Miles.

Chedworth Village Trust: Mr Isaac was present and gave a brief report on the trust. The Chairman thanked Mr Isaac.

VISIT BY KEVIN DICKENS COMMUNITY RESPONSE OFFICER GWAS: Mr

Dickens gave a brief report on the defibrillator projects and said that Chedworth had led the way for other Parishes to provide this life saving equipment. Mr Dickens also requested that all properties displayed clear house names. Mr Isaac suggested updating the 6 figure grid references that were supplied to each household several years ago to assist the emergency services. Mr Dickens suggested registering these with the ambulance service. Mr Musgrave, on behalf of the Chedworth Society, undertook to lead the way to enable this to be done. The Chairman thanked Mr Dickens for attending.

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AFFORDABLE HOUSING: Mr Robson gave an update of the current situation regarding the affordable housing project, and how the CLT Board were exploring the possibility of providing some live/work units on a site which was currently under negotiation with the landowner and could not yet be revealed. Mr Robson pledged on behalf of the CLT Board to make sure the village was fully informed through public meetings.

PROVISION OF NEW TENNIS COURTS: Mr Roger Duggleby reported on the Tennis Club's plans for an additional tennis court on Parish Council owned land. Mr Duggleby reported on the results of the recent village consultation exercise. The meeting questioned Mr Duggleby on the need for flood lighting but Mr Duggleby reported that this was a condition of the LTA grant. The Chairman thanked Mr Duggleby.

ANY OTHER BUSINESS;

The Chairman reminded the meeting that nomination papers for the forthcoming Parish Council election on the 5^th May needed to be back at CDC by noon on the 4^th April. The Chairman also reported that there would be vacancies as at least three Councillors were not seeking re-election.

A parishioner asked if the Parish Council had any plans to lobby for faster Broadband speeds in rural areas. The Chairman confirmed there were no plans at the moment but asked for this item to be included on the next Parish Council agenda. Mr Musgrave and Mr Bell also commented on the faster Broadband speed issue.

A parishioner asked if model aircraft flying was banned on the playing field. The Clerk confirmed that it had been banned several years ago by the Parish Council following complaints of noise and that decision had never been rescinded.

A parishioner was concerned about noise from motor bike riding in a local field. It was suggested that a log be kept of the activity with dates as there may be a planning issue. It was agreed to include on the next Parish Council agenda.

Mr Musgrave mooted the idea of a Parish Forum consisting of representatives of all the village groups and societies as a means of improving communications. The Chairman conducted a straw poll of those present at the meeting and the majority were in favour. The Chairman asked Mr Musgrave to progress this item.

Mr Robson thanked the retiring members of the Parish Council for the hard work they had put in over the years.

The Chairman thanked everyone for attending and closed the meeting at 8.52 pm.

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