Annual Parish Meetings for Middle Rasen
Until these Minutes are Approved they are Meeting Notes
Notes of the Annual Parish Meeting on 15/04/08
Minutes of the Annual Parish Meeting on 10/04/07
Present:-
Mr M. Stamp(Chairman), Mr D. Pattison(Vice Chairman), Mrs C. Sellars,
D. Councillor Mr G. Fenwick and the Clerk
Apologies:-
Mr G. Gibson, Mr D Lloyd, Mrs S Smith and Mr P Dawson
The Chairman opened the meeting at 7.00pm and welcomed everybody. No members of the public were present.
The Clerk read out the minutes of the meeting held 25 th April 2006, which were then signed as a true record.
The chairman then presented his report. Once again it had been a busy and important year. Mr Stamp was re-elected chairman and Mr Pattison, vice chair. Parishioners had made more use of the public forum, prior to commencement of the council meeting, to ask questions and air views.
Thanks was given to Cllr Strange for his assistance in the village obtaining a 30mph speed limit, which came into force in August 2006.
Additional land was acquired in March 2006 and iron fencing has been made and erected by Andrew Gibson, local blacksmith. Sterling Timber provided fencing to adjacent paddocks. Five hundred tulip bulbs have been planted by the council on the traffic island on A631.
The parish website is being added to and updated on a regular basis. Thanks to Gordon Jennings, webmaster.
Two new notice boards have been erected on The Furlongs and Allison Homes development to inform residents of local issues in the parish and the district.
New dog bins have been installed around the parish.
The old churchyard wall has now been repaired by Marriotts and blends in well with existing.
Ongoing projects are the crossing on A631 (improvement made by Highways are not sufficient and the parish council will strive to further improve), a new road into the burial ground extension and a lay-by on North Street.
Grants have been made to:
Horticultural Society: £250
British Legion: £25. The Remembrance Day wreath was laid by the chairman.
Citizens Advice Bureau: £125
Market Rasen First Responders: £500
Visitors to the meetings have included the local police and Bill Read from WLDC's Environment Dept who talked about fly tipping, dog fouling and other environmental problems.
Best Kept Village competition has been entered but Middle Rasen did not get passed the first round.
38 planning applications have been considered by the parish council.
The Chair thanked Mr Blagojevitch for acting as the local KIN representative, Mr Carter for his sterling job as handyman, Cllr Mrs Sellars for editing the council newsletter in the past years, Cllr Pattison for his representation on the Community Police Panel.
The chair said he was sorry to see councillors Geoff Gibson and Dereck Lloyd leave the council as they are not standing for re-election. He thanked Geoff for his commitment and hard work over a number of years. A welcome was given to Cynthia Bunch who will be joining the council in May.
Thanks was also given to Cllrs Gary Fenwick and Lewis Strange for their help and the Clerk for her outstanding work.
Cllr Mrs Sellars asked that letters of thanks be sent to the retiring councillors and said that Mr Gibson has made a great contribution over the years.
The Vice-Chairman asked that thanks also be given to Cllr Fenwick for his help in obtaining the 30mph speed reduction.
Cllr Mrs Sellars thanked the chair and vice chair for their hard work. Cllr Fenwick, as a parishioner, wished to reiterate the thanks to all members of the council and stated that a lot of hard work goes on behind the scenes. He commented that it was disappointing that there had been little response by parishioners to nominations for election and that the council would have to co-opt a new councillor. Cllr Fenwick has noted that with the onset of summer and lighter nights, anti-social behaviour has already started in the village. The police have been notified.
There being no other business the meeting closed at 7:30pm
Minutes of the Annual Parish Meeting on 19/04/06
Present:-
Mr M. Stamp(Chairman), Mr D. Pattison(Vice Chairman), Mrs C. Sellars,
Mrs S. Smith, Mr P. Dawson, Mr G.Gibson, Mrs M. Stamp
Visitors :- D. Councillor Mr G. Fenwick
The Chairman opened the meeting at 7.02pm and welcomed everybody. No members of the public were present. He then presented his report.
This detailed changes on the council, namely resignations of Mrs Sarah Tripp and Mrs Jessica Fussey and co-option of Mr Derek Lloyd and election of Mrs Susan Smith. The Clerk, Mr Russell Turner had also resigned and been replaced by Mrs Helen Pitman. Sadness was expressed at Mr Turner's sudden death in November 2004 and that he would be missed.
Improvements in the village which had been carried out over the past year were:
The clock striking mechanism on the church clock
The streetlight on the footpath between Dovecote and Church Street
The tourist information board on North Street
The widening of Manor Drive
The new bus shelter and bus stops
Bulbs planted around the village and three new trees in graveyard.
Ongoing Projects are:
Speed restriction and crossing facilities on A631
Decorative road signs
The Parish Council to move towards attaining Quality Status
Purchase of additional land for burial ground extension
Visitors to meetings had included the police to discuss vandalism and Jessica Fussey to talk to the council about affordable housing. A survey to be conducted in the summer to ascertain need for affordable housing in the village.
Grants had been made to:
Horticultural Society: £200
Church headstock: £422
Remembrance Day: £30
Citizens Advice Bureau: £100
Best Kept Village competition had been entered and 40 planning applications had been looked at by the council.
The Chair thanked Councillors Gary Fenwick and Lewis Strange for their help and guidance and the Clerk for her efficiency and enthusiasm.
The Vice-Chairman stated that it had been a busy year.
There being no other business the meeting closed at 7:13pm
Date Signed ..(Chairman)