Minutes of the Parish Council Meeting

held on Wednesday 30 March 2005

1. The Minutes were read and signed as approved. Apologies for absence had been received from Charles Arkell.
   
   
2. Matters arising: Affordable Housing: the matter had been fully discussed at the preceding Open Meeting.   Speed limits: The statutory order had been received and an assurance that the signs would be installed by 11/4.   Post box: There would be a site meeting to determine what was to be done.   Bus passing place: Charles Arkell to plan and get rough prices for May meeting. The clerk to look at grants with Sydney Harrison.   Web site: Progresssing well. Bill Jenkin to find out if Sevenhampton.org could be used as the name.   There would be a small registration cost which it was agreed would be borne by the parish council.
   
   
3. Planning: Spring Cottage had been refused, the extension on Coomb had been resubmitted but was still pending as was the garage redevelopment at the Vicarage, Sevenhampton and the internal alterations at Mullions, Sevenhampton. The alterations to the Barn, Brockhampton had been passed.
   
   
4. Financial: Payments: The clerk £336.03, SLCC subscription £64.00, Carey Emtage for grass cutting £450.00, GAPTC subscription £60.62 and a transfer to the Leeds & Holbeck in respect of a VAT refund £32.55. A transfer would also be made to the Way Forward in the budgeted sum of £1000.00. Balances: £5916.44 and £2843.89 respectively. It was proposed by Jon Davis and seconded by Bill Jenkin that Ian Selkirk be reappointed as auditor for the year. His fees would remain at £70.00.
   
   
5. Grass cutting tender: Three tenders were opened at the meeting and the one from Carey Emtage was the most competitive. The clerk to write and confirm.
   
   
6. Thanks to Charles Arkell there is the possibility that the rickyard could be used as a recreation area. The clerk to investigate the insurance aspect.
   
   
7. The clerk to reply to the letter received from Mr Jeffries regarding the pub signs at the Deer Park crossroads and the publican had been asked to remove them.
   
   
8. The next meeting was confirmed as 25 May and there being no other business the chairman thanked everyone for attending and closed the meeting at 9.20pm.