A meeting of Croydon Parish Council was held on Wednesday 19 October 2005 in the Reading Room at 8.00pm.

 

Apologies:      Mrs Straw, Mr Hancock – away.

 

Present:    Mr Martin, Mrs Hurst, Mr Wittey, Mr Sole, Mr Wheeler,

and the Clerk. 

 

Minutes:  of the last meeting, previously circulated, were agreed and signed.

NB:- Clerk to circulate minutes electronically when computer is repaired.

Matters Arising:

Bingo:  More people needed for the Battle of Trafalgar Bingo – concerted effort needed to dell more tickets.  Everything else is under control(!)

Insurance:  Ongoing.

Crail: Two councillors attended the appeal and reported briefly.  A decision will take approximately five weeks.

 

Correspondence:

CCC Customer Charter:  Any response to be made by 28 October.  Information available on-line at ccc.gov.uk.

SCDC: Local Development Framework:  In a cost-cutting exercise, SCDC is asking PCs to accept documents in alternative formats.  CPC will receive all pre=final documents on CD-ROM, with the final documents on paper, as they may be requested by members of the parish.

Fire Authority Proposals:  Comments by 19 December.  Circulated.

Land Access Rights:  Map received.

CALC: Information received.

Countryside Services Team: Annual Report received – circulated.

SLCC Conference:  Tuesday 22 November 2005.  Clerk unable to attend on a working day.

Community Mediation Services:  AGM 16 November at 12.30pm – no-one available.

Play Equipment:  Circulated.

 

Planning:

Woods:  Officer recommendation – refusal, with numerous references to policies.  Circulated.

 

Finance:

Bank Statement:  Current account - £2-45-65, but two cheques outstanding.  This will leave around £100 in the account.  It was proposed by Mr Wheeler and seconded by Mrs Hurst that £300 be withdrawn from NSB and paid into Barclays.  All in favour.  Form filled in, Clerk to action.

Lee Bolton Lee:  Invoice received for their part in the land transfer.  Invoice to come from Carter Jonas.

 

Items for next agenda:

Bonfires

 

Karen Champion, CCC Rights of Way Officer had asked to attend the meeting but had not arrived at this point.

 

It was agreed that an extra three hours of Reading Room rental would be put onto the annual account to cover costs of the Bingo evening on 21 October – Clerk to action.

 

Date of next meeting - Wednesday 16 November 2005 at 8.00pm

 

As there was no further business the meeting closed at 9.20pm.

 

 

 

 

 

Signed                                                                        Date