Minutes January 2023
Parish Council meeting was held on
Thursday 12th January 2023 at 8 p.m. in the Parish Hall
1. MEMBERS PRESENT
Mr. G. Hall (Chairman), Mr D. Berry, Mr M. Lake, Mr J. Grant, Mr. P Lake, Cllr Colthorpe (District Councillor), Cllr Margaret Squires (County Councillor)
2. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE
Mrs. J. Mitchell (Family illness), Mr. G. Kingdom (Work commitment)
3. NON-ATTENDANCE
Ms R. Wibberley
4. MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING
The minutes of the meeting held on 10th November 2022 had already been circulated prior to the meeting.
Proposal: Agreement to the content of the minutes was proposed by Mr D. Berry and seconded by Mr. M. Lake and was unanimously agreed by the meeting. The minutes were signed by the chairman.
5. DECLARATION OF INTEREST
Mr Berry declared a pecuniary interest in the Churchyard Grant agenda item
6. MATTERS ARISING
None.
7. PLANNING APPLICATION (22/02395/LBC) Listed building consent for internal repairs and replacement staircase at Higher Park, Pennymoor
A short discussion took place
Proposed: Mr P. Lake proposed and Mr Grant seconded agreement with this planning application and the meeting unanimously agreed.
8. CHURCHYARD GRANTS
Mr Berry left the meeting
A discussion took place as to whether the churchyard grant payments should be increased. It was agreed to increase the payments by 10%.
Proposal: Mr P. Lake proposed, and Mr M. Lake seconded the following payments to the 3 churches:
Holy Cross Church, Cruwys Morchard =£440.00
Nomansland Congregational Church =£220.00
Way Village Congregational Church =£220.00
The meeting unanimously agreed with payment made direct to the churches bank accounts.
Mr Berry returned to the meeting
9. HIRE OF PARISH HALL PAYMENT
The clerk stated that the parish hall had been used for 7 parish council meetings in 2022 at a cost of £54.00.
Proposal: Mr Berry proposed and Mr P. Lake seconded payment of £54.00 and the meeting unanimously agreed. The clerk would make a BACS payment to the parish hall bank account.
10. VAT REFUND
The clerk stated that she had received a VAT refund for £982.28 which consisted of £951.80 in respect of the defibrillators purchased and £30.48 for other purchases.
This means that there is a total of £997.80 earmarked for future defibrillator expenditure.
11. GRIT BINS
The clerk stated that due to the recent snow and ice before Xmas it was necessary to purchase 2 new plastic scoops for the grit bins in Way Village at a cost of £23.18.
Also, as a matter of urgency Mr Berry managed to buy some rock salt (12 bags) for the Way Village grit bin as most of the grit had been used.
Proposal: Mr M Lake proposed and Mr Grant seconded agreement to the payment for the rock salt of £106.20 to Mr Berry and the meeting unanimously agreed, and the clerk would make a BACS payment.
12. DEFIBRILLATOR UPDATE
The clerk gave the following update;
PHONE BOX DEFIBRILLATOR
The clerk stated that the defibrillator is now active and is being checked every week.
The necessary painting and signage had now been completed.
WAY VILLAGE
The defibrillator at Way Village chapel is now active and being checked every week.
NOMANSLAND
The clerk stated that a parishioner had now donated £300 in exchange for the old defibrillator and the defibrillator was now installed in the barn at the back of The Mount Pleasant Inn and was being checked regularly.
TRAINING
The issue of training was still ongoing and would be discussed at the next meeting. The clerk confirmed that she had sent an email out to all parishioners which include a YouTube showing details of how to use the defibrillator.
The clerk stated that she had been asked about having a sign/plaque in the phone box giving details of those who made donations for defibrillators and the meeting agreed for the clerk to put up a notice in. The meeting suggested that a notice of the donations could be put in the church magazine and then a notice perhaps on the Cruwys Arms noticeboard.
13. HIGHWAYS
The following highway problems were reported
- Potholes between Parish Hall and West Ruckham Cross
- Potholes along Edgeworthy Hill
- Potholes on the A373 near to Lower Lugsland
Meeting closed 8:50p.m.
Signed (Chairman)…………………………………………………. Date…………………………….