Friday, 12 July 2013
Minutes of Residents’ Association Committee Meeting July 9th 2013
Present:
Terry Heyes; Judi Hibberd; Janet Hickinbottom; Marlene Hills; and Mary Webb.
Mary chaired the meeting in Rona’s absence.
1. Apologies
Apologies had been received from Hilary Cox, Andy Gibbs, John Nisbet, Bron Putnam, Kathryn Stewart, Archie Taylor, Rona Taylor and Faith Ward
Minutes of the last meeting and Matters Arising:
Marlene wished it to be recorded that the money from the Westwood Charity had not been donated while she was treasurer.
The minutes of the last meeting of May 21st 2013 were accepted.
Matters Arising
Treasurer’s Report: As no further correspondence had been received from John Nisbet, it was agreed Terry would send a letter to John as Chair of Westwood and Tile Hill Charity regarding return of funds and what would be acceptable.
Action: Terry
2. Oddsocks review
Everyone agreed this had been an excellent evening. A profit had been made which was to be reported later in the meeting. The Jubilee committee was to recommend dividing the profits between the Greenway Trust, the Village Hall and BGRA.
3. Update on and discussion of Residents’ Association initiatives and issues
Plans for Retired of Burton Green lunch September 27th
Mary reported that plans were in hand for the next lunch event which would have a seasonal menu. An invitation would be included in the September Bugle. As agreed at the May meeting the price would be increased to £7 per head and each person would be offered one free glass of wine. Additional wine could be purchased at £1 per glass. Mary was pleased to report that there was a "client group “of about 50 people.
Speed Watch
The scheme had been going well but Terry's illness had resulted in a delay in progress. Pat Hehir had taken over control of co-ordination and running of the scheme and a working roster was being organised. Thanks were expressed to all on the team.
Parking on the footpaths remained a problem. The committee would support double yellow lines only at the bridge on Cromwell Lane as a basic safety measure.Marlene would speak to Cllr John Whitehouse.
Action: Marlene
Burton Green website
No further progress had been made until funds became available. It was agreed to discuss the matter again at the September meeting and Judi would add this as one of the first agenda items.
Action: Judi
Footpath survey update
Chris Langton had completed the village section of the footpaths and registered these. The remaining footpaths in the parish were still to be surveyed including Westwood Heath, Crackley, Cryfield, Bockendon etc.
Action: Mary
4. Le Van
A letter from Cllr Ian Cox had been circulated explaining the situation in which a precedent had been used which was not felt to be appropriate with regard to this matter. The owner of the land wished to install 20 park homes. Marlene said this would detract from the number of homes the village would consider as part of the neighbourhood plan. It was agreed this was a Parish Council matter.
5. Parish Plan Update
Marlene explained that WDC had initially put forward a local plan which was turned down so a revised version was developed. She explained the Parish Plan was important to make sure developers were held at bay.
Mary added that local schools were to be consulted.
The results of the questionnaires returned were being collated and Kathryn had reported these would be available at the end of July. It was hoped to hold an event at the Village Hall to publicise the results and to celebrate the high return rate of questionnaires. Further funding would be needed to create the final printed report and action plan. A bid had been submitted to WDC to help with this.
6. Village Hall
Kathryn had sent a report saying the annual BBQ had been very successful with 72 people attending.
Produce Show flyers had been issued and it was hoped for a good turn out at this event in September.
7. Status of Jubilee Group as a subgroup of Residents' Association
Questions had been raised regarding the status of the Jubilee committee which comprised representatives of various organisations within the village. It had been responsible for a number of successful events, the most recent being the Oddsocks performance.
Following discussion, it was agreed the Jubilee Committee would retain its name and be classed as a sub committee of the BGRA as outlined in section 9 of the BGRA constitution:
SUB COMMITTEES
The Management Committee may from time to time appoint sub-committees to deal with special matters and delegate such powers as may be considered necessary. The minutes of each sub-committee shall be confirmed by the Management Committee.
In accordance with this, notes from Jubilee committee meetings would be circulated to the full BGRA committee for their consideration and approval. This was necessary to retain financial accountability.
Thanks were expressed to the Jubilee committee and especially to Terry and Juvey regarding the organisation of the Oddsocks performance
8. HS2
Mention was made of the response to the environmental impact assessment. As yet this was not completed but was a priority.
Terry queried information he had read about a report saying the Birmingham airport hub was to expand to accommodate 70m passengers per year. Marlene explained there was a lack of money for development of Birmingham airport and proposals had therefore not been issued.
9. Parish Councillor’s Report
Cllr Taylor had sent his apologies but had explained that the Parish Council's priorities were the Le Van issue and the Neighbourhood Plan. Marlene was drafting the environmental response.
10. Treasurer’s Report and dates for collecting subscriptions
Mary said few people had been available for the collection of subscriptions but still more money had been collected than last year. She still planned to do a "mop up" operation with Kathryn.
Accounts as at 9/7/13
Current account net balance 2720.17
Deposit account net balance 1500.70
Total funds (A) 4220.87
Ring Fenced Funds (Balance remaining of monies donated/allocated for specific purposes but not yet spent):
Parish Plan Survey 157.75
Defibrillator 470.86
Speedwatch 375.01
Luncheon Equipment (Plate Warmer) 32.75
Total Ring Fenced Funds (B) 1036.37
Freely available/unallocated Funds (A-B) 3184.50
The above funds include the following monies:
2013-14 residents’ subscriptions collected to date 869.25
“Profit” from 29th June Oddsocks production 1558.15
Thanks were expressed to Terry
11. Any Other Business
Mary said the next Bugle would be issued in early September. All articles were welcome.
The next police clinic was to be held on July 22nd from 6:30 to 7:30 in the Village Hall Green Room.
Mary asked if she could buy a cartridge for her printer as she printed out many items for BGRA. This was agreed.
12. Date, time and venue of Next Meeting
The next committee meeting would take place on Tuesday September 17th at 7.30p.m.at the Villager Hall.
The AGM was scheduled for October 7th.
The subsequent meeting would be on November 19th, subject to availability of the Village Hall.
Action Judi
Friday, 28 June 2013
Friday, 21 June 2013
HS2 Convention 29th June
An HS2 Convention will take place at the Staffordshire Show Ground (25 mins
from the Stafford Exit on the M6) on 29th June, starting at 10.30am, at a cost of £10.
There
will be a series of workshops and speakers, including Bill Cash the
Conservative MP. The aim is to make contact with the new action groups
on the Y. Refreshments and a bar will be available.
Burton Green will be well represented at the convention. Paul, Deirdre, Jerry
(probably) and Archie will be involved in some of the activities while
Deirdre and Diane will run a stall in the display arena.
If anyone is able go along
please do. You can obtain tickets from Archie Taylor. Certainly new action groups
can perhaps learn from our experiences and your presence would be
greatly appreciated.
Most of us want to return in time for 'a Comedy of Errors'. That is
no problem as we can leave early. If you are interested phone Archie Taylor 02476
463844 and arrangements can be made.
Monday, 10 June 2013
Bugle - June 2013
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Tuesday, 4 June 2013
Minutes of Residents’ Association Committee Meeting May 21st 2013
Present:
Rona Taylor; Judi Hibberd; Janet Hickinbottom; Andrew Gibbs; John Nisbet; Bron Putnam; and Mary Webb.
In attendance: Kathryn Stewart.
Rona welcomed everyone.
1. Apologies
Apologies had been received from Faith Ward. Chris Langton had intended to attend but was unable to do so: he had sent a report.
Minutes of the last meeting and Matters Arising:
The minutes of the last meeting of March 5th 2013 were accepted.
Matters Arising
The “break the glass” case for the defibrillator keys was still to be purchased.
Mary reported that the Village Hall committee was reluctant to spend money on refurbishments until the future of the hall was moiré certain.
All other matters arising were covered by the agenda.
2. Update on and discussion of Residents’ Association initiatives and issues
Retired of Burton Green lunch April 16th
This had been a very successful event and people were very appreciative of the food and company. The next lunch would be held on September 27th (Harvest lunch.)
Special thanks were extended to Mary and many others who helped.
The treasurer offered a word of caution: the first lunch had provided a surplus of £89 but the second had made a loss of £94. This overspend was because of having to buy in more food and certain labour costs. It was agreed there was a need to be vigilant with regard to costs and that a price increase to £7 per head (from £6 currently) would be introduced in September. Wine consumption would also need to be moderated and additional glasses “purchased” by donation.
Action: Mary and Rona
Speed Watch
This had started well. Seven sessions had operated last month and two in Kenilworth. There had been one unpleasant incident dealt with swiftly by the police. Terry had recently been in hospital and this had resulted in a pause in the development of the scheme. Now it was hoped to finalise the scheduling and the rota system.
Action: Terry
Burton Green Residents' Association Website
A series of further questions had been posed at the last meeting and Janet had obtained answers as follows:
Q. Would a training session for those uploading information be included in the estimated price?
A. Yes, there would be no additional charge for one training session.
Q. What is the recommendation regarding advertising on the site?
A. Google ads could be used but it would be unlikely there would be much revenue because of the limited audience.
Q. Would there be a charge for design?
A. The graphic design of the template would be included in the fee.
Q. Would it be possible to design a logo and at what cost?
Logo design could be done at an additional cost of £200 but it might be a good idea to open it up to residents in the form of a competition, thereby creating greater awareness and ownership by the village.
Rona had spoken to John Webb about how the proposed site would be complementary to his site.
Cromwell Lane gate
The gate onto the Greenway by the bridge on Cromwell Lane had disappeared and caused some consternation. Apparently, the Greenway group had known in advance it was to be removed by the County Council. It was still not clear what the reason was for its removal. Concerns had been expressed about health and safety as a result of which it was to be reinstated temporarily. However, there were mixed feelings expressed about whether or not the gate was useful.
BG Footpaths
Chris Langton was unable to attend but had submitted the following report:
Regarding the Footpaths agenda item I am doing an article for the upcoming Bugle that Mary knows about – the tenet of the article will be to encourage walkers to explore beyond the Greenway as we have such a wonderful network of well maintained and relatively easy walks.
The Kenilworth Footpath Preservation Group have agreed to the free reproduction of the Burton Green walk from their Kenilworth and Beyond publication subject to us putting details of their organisation into the article – the Burton Green walk will be a single A4 sheet insert to the Bugle and Mary is looking at getting sponsorship for the back of it.
I have returned to the ‘hot spots’ identified in my Dec/Jan report on the condition of the footpaths – in most cases they have improved and dried out.
* As you know the path between Red Lane and the Greenway past the Hales has been transformed by the KFPG and WCC with John Whitehouse’s help.
* Access to the Greenway from Hodgetts Lane by the Electricity substation – it is muddied and chewed up by horse traffic
* Access to the Greenway from further down Hodgetts Lane – there is a fallen tree across the footpath
These two need the intervention of Solihull Council and I will be in touch with their footpaths officer soon
The other is
* Access to the path from Cromwell Lane around the former Gas Board football field – the narrow access path is muddy in parts and overgrown though accessible and further round the back of the field (where a couple of horses are kept) there is a 7 metre section of path that is still muddy – it runs parallel to a stream – and obviously gets flooded in the winter.
I doubt if we will get volunteers to undertake the work on this last path and it probably needs hard core as well. I will include my e-mail contact details in the article and readers can forward any other concerns to me that can be collated into an action plan – unless you have another volunteer to take this on.
2014 Pancake Race
A suggestion was made about involving the school in a pancake race in 2014. There was some discussion about the reasons and logistics and it was agreed to look into the idea in greater detail.
Action: Mary
The suggestion of arranging a visit to HRH Prince Charles’s garden in July 2104 was met with approval. A maximum of 26 people could attend. Mary agreed to pursue this.
Action: Mary
BG calendar 2014
A discussion was held about the production of a calendar of event dates to be issued with the Bugle at the start of a year. It was generally agreed this was not cost effective and would be difficult to collate to cover much of the year in advance.
3. Parish Plan Update
Kathryn reported that the distribution and collection of the parish plan surveys seemed to have gone extremely well. Mary was now gathering the forms and there would be a “mop up” exercise to see if others could be added.
The next step would be to provide the completed questionnaires to Warwickshire Rural Communities Council who would collate them. Money had been provided for this exercise by Warwick District Council. Once results were collated, an action plan would be drawn up. It was hoped the housing survey simultaneously issued by Warwickshire District Council could also feed into future plans. Reporting back would take place at the AGM in October.
Action: Kathryn and team
Thanks were expressed to all who had delivered and collected forms: this had been a huge team effort.
4. Oddsocks performance of Comedy of Errors, June 29th
Insurance of £124 for the performance had already been paid. Lesley Tacon had suggested combining all insurance needs for all year (at an additional cost of £60 for BGRA). This was agreed.
Action: Terry
Everyone was urged to keep selling tickets. Mary was confident sales would reach the target. Through Hilary Cox, a company called CJs was willing to manage the car parking for £50 plus some signage. This was agreed.
Action: Hilary and Terry
Volunteers would still be required to assist on site. The police and the council were aware and fully in agreement with the event.
The event would be evaluated at the next meeting.
Thanks were extended to Terry for agreeing to host event.
5. Village Hall
Kathryn reported that the next event was on July 6th which would be a BBQ with jazz band.
Marlene has contacted the Village Hall committee to express some residents’ concerns about parking in Hodgett’s Lane which sometimes caused problems to residents. This issue about parking had also been raised at the police clinic.
Kathryn agreed that a reminder about considerate parking would be issued to hall users.
Action: Kathryn
Because of the increasing popularity of the Greenway, concerns were also expressed regarding parking near the bridge on Cromwell Lane and the added difficulties regarding the junction with Hodgett’s Lane and the give way section over the bridge. Rona agreed to write to Cllr. Whitehouse about this.
Action: Rona
6. HS2
Andy said a flyer would shortly be issued advertising the environmental statement June 10th Roadshow. Reference was also made to the National Audit Office report which had recently been issued which said that HS2 was not offering a good business case or value for money. Andy said HS2 was till not a “done deal” and there was still a lot to fight for. The Draft Environmental Statement Community Forum area report 18 plus maps were available at the meeting.
Cllr Taylor added that a convention was to be held in Staffordshire. A group called Class Action was also looking into human rights and how many people were suffering from blight etc caused by the proposed HS2 railway.
It was agreed a formal response to the environmental statement should be made by the committee.
Action: Rona?
7. Parish Councillor’s Report
Archie reported he was no longer Chair of the Parish Council (Cllr. Cox had taken on this responsibility) but he remained the link councillor with the BGRA committee.
The neighbourhood plan was in process. Burton Green was now designated to have a neighbourhood plan. Stephen Hay from the local authority would be helping with this. At the end of the process a referendum would need to be held and to be won in order for the plan to be implemented.
The Parish Council was also considering housing development as part of the plan. Many residents had offered sites for building and it was important the Parish Council and the community should shape the future of the village by deciding where any building would take place.
8. Treasurer’s Report and dates for collecting subscriptions
Thanks were given to Terry for his work on sorting out the accounts.
He presented the following:
Current account net balance (i.e. actual bank account balance, less outstanding sum of cheques issued but not yet cashed): £477.18 ***
Deposit account balance: £1500.64
Total cash in hand: £1977.82 (A)
Remaining balance of ring fenced funds:-
Parish plan survey fund £157.75
Defibrillator £299.56 ***
Speed Watch £375.01
Luncheon Equipment £ 32.75
Total: £ 865.07 (B)
Total of freely available/unallocated funds, (A) - (B): £1112.75
There was a lengthy discussion regarding a grant provided by Westwood Charity for the defibrillator. As additional funding had been obtained for this item, the Westwood Charity had requested a refund of some of the donation and a cheque for £171.30 had been issued to this effect on April 17th. John Nisbet, chairman of the Westwood Charity, said the committee was not happy with this amount.
It was explained that of the balance remaining, the refunded amount was the appropriate percentage alongside the amounts donated by other funders. John was asked t go back to the committee with this explanation to seek resolution of the matter.
Action: John Nisbet
It was agreed that in future there must be a clearer “paper trail” of all income and Terry would ensure this happened now he was treasurer.
Subscriptions would be collected alongside the distribution of the Bugle from June 7th onwards.
Action: All
Articles for the Bugle should be submitted to Mary by May 28th with a 300 word limit.
Action: All
9. Any Other Business
A successful police clinic had been held at the Village Hall on May 9th.
Rona had met the new owners of the Water Tower who had suggested holding an open day when the work was completed.
Marcus Bridger had resigned as Head of Burton Green School and he would be sadly missed. The school was embarking on a trial collaboration with Leek Wootton School whose head would take up a joint position with Burton Green School as from September. This was an exciting development for the school which would provide many new opportunities for staff and children.
The flower tubs by the mosaics needed replenishing and it was suggested approaching Roger Swain to see if he would sponsor this.
Action: Mary
10. Date, time and venue of Next Meeting
The next committee meeting would take place at the Village Hall on July 9th 2013 at 7.30p.m.
September 17th would be the subsequent meeting date.
Rona Taylor; Judi Hibberd; Janet Hickinbottom; Andrew Gibbs; John Nisbet; Bron Putnam; and Mary Webb.
In attendance: Kathryn Stewart.
Rona welcomed everyone.
1. Apologies
Apologies had been received from Faith Ward. Chris Langton had intended to attend but was unable to do so: he had sent a report.
Minutes of the last meeting and Matters Arising:
The minutes of the last meeting of March 5th 2013 were accepted.
Matters Arising
The “break the glass” case for the defibrillator keys was still to be purchased.
Mary reported that the Village Hall committee was reluctant to spend money on refurbishments until the future of the hall was moiré certain.
All other matters arising were covered by the agenda.
2. Update on and discussion of Residents’ Association initiatives and issues
Retired of Burton Green lunch April 16th
This had been a very successful event and people were very appreciative of the food and company. The next lunch would be held on September 27th (Harvest lunch.)
Special thanks were extended to Mary and many others who helped.
The treasurer offered a word of caution: the first lunch had provided a surplus of £89 but the second had made a loss of £94. This overspend was because of having to buy in more food and certain labour costs. It was agreed there was a need to be vigilant with regard to costs and that a price increase to £7 per head (from £6 currently) would be introduced in September. Wine consumption would also need to be moderated and additional glasses “purchased” by donation.
Action: Mary and Rona
Speed Watch
This had started well. Seven sessions had operated last month and two in Kenilworth. There had been one unpleasant incident dealt with swiftly by the police. Terry had recently been in hospital and this had resulted in a pause in the development of the scheme. Now it was hoped to finalise the scheduling and the rota system.
Action: Terry
Burton Green Residents' Association Website
A series of further questions had been posed at the last meeting and Janet had obtained answers as follows:
Q. Would a training session for those uploading information be included in the estimated price?
A. Yes, there would be no additional charge for one training session.
Q. What is the recommendation regarding advertising on the site?
A. Google ads could be used but it would be unlikely there would be much revenue because of the limited audience.
Q. Would there be a charge for design?
A. The graphic design of the template would be included in the fee.
Q. Would it be possible to design a logo and at what cost?
Logo design could be done at an additional cost of £200 but it might be a good idea to open it up to residents in the form of a competition, thereby creating greater awareness and ownership by the village.
Rona had spoken to John Webb about how the proposed site would be complementary to his site.
Cromwell Lane gate
The gate onto the Greenway by the bridge on Cromwell Lane had disappeared and caused some consternation. Apparently, the Greenway group had known in advance it was to be removed by the County Council. It was still not clear what the reason was for its removal. Concerns had been expressed about health and safety as a result of which it was to be reinstated temporarily. However, there were mixed feelings expressed about whether or not the gate was useful.
BG Footpaths
Chris Langton was unable to attend but had submitted the following report:
Regarding the Footpaths agenda item I am doing an article for the upcoming Bugle that Mary knows about – the tenet of the article will be to encourage walkers to explore beyond the Greenway as we have such a wonderful network of well maintained and relatively easy walks.
The Kenilworth Footpath Preservation Group have agreed to the free reproduction of the Burton Green walk from their Kenilworth and Beyond publication subject to us putting details of their organisation into the article – the Burton Green walk will be a single A4 sheet insert to the Bugle and Mary is looking at getting sponsorship for the back of it.
I have returned to the ‘hot spots’ identified in my Dec/Jan report on the condition of the footpaths – in most cases they have improved and dried out.
* As you know the path between Red Lane and the Greenway past the Hales has been transformed by the KFPG and WCC with John Whitehouse’s help.
* Access to the Greenway from Hodgetts Lane by the Electricity substation – it is muddied and chewed up by horse traffic
* Access to the Greenway from further down Hodgetts Lane – there is a fallen tree across the footpath
These two need the intervention of Solihull Council and I will be in touch with their footpaths officer soon
The other is
* Access to the path from Cromwell Lane around the former Gas Board football field – the narrow access path is muddy in parts and overgrown though accessible and further round the back of the field (where a couple of horses are kept) there is a 7 metre section of path that is still muddy – it runs parallel to a stream – and obviously gets flooded in the winter.
I doubt if we will get volunteers to undertake the work on this last path and it probably needs hard core as well. I will include my e-mail contact details in the article and readers can forward any other concerns to me that can be collated into an action plan – unless you have another volunteer to take this on.
2014 Pancake Race
A suggestion was made about involving the school in a pancake race in 2014. There was some discussion about the reasons and logistics and it was agreed to look into the idea in greater detail.
Action: Mary
The suggestion of arranging a visit to HRH Prince Charles’s garden in July 2104 was met with approval. A maximum of 26 people could attend. Mary agreed to pursue this.
Action: Mary
BG calendar 2014
A discussion was held about the production of a calendar of event dates to be issued with the Bugle at the start of a year. It was generally agreed this was not cost effective and would be difficult to collate to cover much of the year in advance.
3. Parish Plan Update
Kathryn reported that the distribution and collection of the parish plan surveys seemed to have gone extremely well. Mary was now gathering the forms and there would be a “mop up” exercise to see if others could be added.
The next step would be to provide the completed questionnaires to Warwickshire Rural Communities Council who would collate them. Money had been provided for this exercise by Warwick District Council. Once results were collated, an action plan would be drawn up. It was hoped the housing survey simultaneously issued by Warwickshire District Council could also feed into future plans. Reporting back would take place at the AGM in October.
Action: Kathryn and team
Thanks were expressed to all who had delivered and collected forms: this had been a huge team effort.
4. Oddsocks performance of Comedy of Errors, June 29th
Insurance of £124 for the performance had already been paid. Lesley Tacon had suggested combining all insurance needs for all year (at an additional cost of £60 for BGRA). This was agreed.
Action: Terry
Everyone was urged to keep selling tickets. Mary was confident sales would reach the target. Through Hilary Cox, a company called CJs was willing to manage the car parking for £50 plus some signage. This was agreed.
Action: Hilary and Terry
Volunteers would still be required to assist on site. The police and the council were aware and fully in agreement with the event.
The event would be evaluated at the next meeting.
Thanks were extended to Terry for agreeing to host event.
5. Village Hall
Kathryn reported that the next event was on July 6th which would be a BBQ with jazz band.
Marlene has contacted the Village Hall committee to express some residents’ concerns about parking in Hodgett’s Lane which sometimes caused problems to residents. This issue about parking had also been raised at the police clinic.
Kathryn agreed that a reminder about considerate parking would be issued to hall users.
Action: Kathryn
Because of the increasing popularity of the Greenway, concerns were also expressed regarding parking near the bridge on Cromwell Lane and the added difficulties regarding the junction with Hodgett’s Lane and the give way section over the bridge. Rona agreed to write to Cllr. Whitehouse about this.
Action: Rona
6. HS2
Andy said a flyer would shortly be issued advertising the environmental statement June 10th Roadshow. Reference was also made to the National Audit Office report which had recently been issued which said that HS2 was not offering a good business case or value for money. Andy said HS2 was till not a “done deal” and there was still a lot to fight for. The Draft Environmental Statement Community Forum area report 18 plus maps were available at the meeting.
Cllr Taylor added that a convention was to be held in Staffordshire. A group called Class Action was also looking into human rights and how many people were suffering from blight etc caused by the proposed HS2 railway.
It was agreed a formal response to the environmental statement should be made by the committee.
Action: Rona?
7. Parish Councillor’s Report
Archie reported he was no longer Chair of the Parish Council (Cllr. Cox had taken on this responsibility) but he remained the link councillor with the BGRA committee.
The neighbourhood plan was in process. Burton Green was now designated to have a neighbourhood plan. Stephen Hay from the local authority would be helping with this. At the end of the process a referendum would need to be held and to be won in order for the plan to be implemented.
The Parish Council was also considering housing development as part of the plan. Many residents had offered sites for building and it was important the Parish Council and the community should shape the future of the village by deciding where any building would take place.
8. Treasurer’s Report and dates for collecting subscriptions
Thanks were given to Terry for his work on sorting out the accounts.
He presented the following:
Current account net balance (i.e. actual bank account balance, less outstanding sum of cheques issued but not yet cashed): £477.18 ***
Deposit account balance: £1500.64
Total cash in hand: £1977.82 (A)
Remaining balance of ring fenced funds:-
Parish plan survey fund £157.75
Defibrillator £299.56 ***
Speed Watch £375.01
Luncheon Equipment £ 32.75
Total: £ 865.07 (B)
Total of freely available/unallocated funds, (A) - (B): £1112.75
There was a lengthy discussion regarding a grant provided by Westwood Charity for the defibrillator. As additional funding had been obtained for this item, the Westwood Charity had requested a refund of some of the donation and a cheque for £171.30 had been issued to this effect on April 17th. John Nisbet, chairman of the Westwood Charity, said the committee was not happy with this amount.
It was explained that of the balance remaining, the refunded amount was the appropriate percentage alongside the amounts donated by other funders. John was asked t go back to the committee with this explanation to seek resolution of the matter.
Action: John Nisbet
It was agreed that in future there must be a clearer “paper trail” of all income and Terry would ensure this happened now he was treasurer.
Subscriptions would be collected alongside the distribution of the Bugle from June 7th onwards.
Action: All
Articles for the Bugle should be submitted to Mary by May 28th with a 300 word limit.
Action: All
9. Any Other Business
A successful police clinic had been held at the Village Hall on May 9th.
Rona had met the new owners of the Water Tower who had suggested holding an open day when the work was completed.
Marcus Bridger had resigned as Head of Burton Green School and he would be sadly missed. The school was embarking on a trial collaboration with Leek Wootton School whose head would take up a joint position with Burton Green School as from September. This was an exciting development for the school which would provide many new opportunities for staff and children.
The flower tubs by the mosaics needed replenishing and it was suggested approaching Roger Swain to see if he would sponsor this.
Action: Mary
10. Date, time and venue of Next Meeting
The next committee meeting would take place at the Village Hall on July 9th 2013 at 7.30p.m.
September 17th would be the subsequent meeting date.
Monday, 27 May 2013
Mobile Library Service Review
The Mobile Library, provided by Warwickshire County Council, calls at Burton Green village hall, on a Tuesday (3.15pm), every 3 weeks.
The Mobile Library Service is being reviewed this summer.
http://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/libraryconsultation
The review will run from 20 May to 31 July. All comments will be collated and added to a final report to Warwickshire County Council’s cabinet to be presented in the Autumn of 2013. The new timetables will take effect from January 2014.
The Mobile Library Service is being reviewed this summer.
"The service currently consists of five vehicles stopping at over 400 locations around Warwickshire, serving around 3,650 customers, every three weeks.There are more details about the review in the link just below. The link also includes more details about consultation and a feedback form for comments:
Over half of the stops are used by less than four customers. This is clearly an inefficient use of the vehicle and staff. For over half the stops on the service, the vehicles are barely receiving any visits during the time they attend.
Where this is happening, we are proposing to remove these stops. This does not mean that an area will not be visited by the mobile service; it means that we will combine stops, where possible, using those that more customers (four or more per visit) attend. This will enable us to operate a more efficient service with three vehicles, rather than five.
For many of our customers, there will not be much change. The stop will stay the same although the time and day on which it calls may alter. For others it might mean that the location in their area changes as stops are combined."
http://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/libraryconsultation
The review will run from 20 May to 31 July. All comments will be collated and added to a final report to Warwickshire County Council’s cabinet to be presented in the Autumn of 2013. The new timetables will take effect from January 2014.
Community Safety Ambassadors
Could You Be a Community Safety Ambassador?
As
part of his community engagement strategy the Police & Crime
Commissioner intends to recruit 30 Community Safety Ambassadors from
across the County. The local Community Safety Ambassadors will act as
the ‘eyes and ears’ of the Commissioner and will ensure he is kept
informed of local issues, concerns and developments.
The
Community Safety Ambassadors will be required to attend and report upon
their local community forum, keeping in touch with other local groups
and inform the Commissioners’ office of issues of relevance for him.
They will also have a relationship with their local Safer Neighbourhood
Team and ensure the Commissioner is briefed about concerns and, as
importantly, successes.
If you wish to discuss the role of the Community Safety Ambassador, or any aspect of the recruitment process, please contact
Tel: 01926 412238
Completed applications will be welcomed, up to 12 noon on Monday 3 June, to the Warwickshire Office for Police and Crime
Commissioner at: katiebaker@warwickshire.gov.uk
or
3 Northgate Street
Warwick
CV34 4SP
Warwick
CV34 4SP
Wednesday, 15 May 2013
Jame Hands Art Exhibition
There will be an exhibition of art by James
Hands at the Berkswell Church Crypt, from Friday 31st-6th June
10am-5pm. And a drinks reception, "Fizz in the Crypt", on Friday, 31st 6-9pm, £5.
James exhibited at the Open Studios event last July and at the Spring Art Show at Burton Green Village Hall.
For more details contact James Hands james.hands@hotmail.co.uk
Monday, 6 May 2013
Bugle April 2013
The April 2013 edition of the Bugle has been published.
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