Present

Mr T Brooks (Chair)

Mrs. J. Smith

Mrs. M. Scotney

Mr. P. Hall (Clerk)

Mr. A. Boughen

In Attendance

Mr. K. Clements, Mr. and Mrs N. Cater, Mr. and Mrs Lovegrove, J. Hall, Mr. W. Tingley

Item

Action

1.

Apologies – Mr. R. Adcock, Mrs. R. Sutterby. Mrs. A. Melhuish did not attend the meeting.

2.

Minutes of last meeting held 7thJuly 2008 –were approved as a fair reflection of the meeting, and the Chairman was authorised to sign them.

3.

Matters Arising

a)

C Fraser MP.  The Clerk advised that the petition had been returned, and a thank you note received.

b)

GPEG. The Chairman and the Clerk had met with Mr. Adrian Sewell of the Highways Department and the location of the signs agreed with him, along with some remedial work required on an adjacent tree to make the signs easily visible.  A quotation had been received for some £278.23, it was unanimously approved and the signs should now be erected once payment is made.

Clerk

c)

The purchase and installation of the rubbish bin outside the school is still awaiting return of Planning permission.

Clerk

d)

The believed owners of the Transit Van parked on the pavement outside Crow Farm Cottages had been written to, and no further instances had been reported.

e)

New Bank Mandate: It was not believed that we had the correct documentation yet from the bank. Clerk to meet with Bank to ensure that we did receive the correct documents.

Clerk

f)

Annual Report Review:  The audit had been completed and the accounts sent to the authorities for the year end.

g)

The Parish Grit bins return has been completed and sent off to the authority.

4.

Correspondence

a)

East of England Plan Consultation:

This is an invitation to review the draft project plan and statement of public participation for the East of England Plan.  These documents (available on the internet) relate to the proposal to review the East of England plan which includes new housing, environment, transport and economic development, etc. for the region up to the year 2021.

In view of the fact that this document related to the project for delivering this plan, and that the plan itself is already in motion, it was decided not to contribute to the consultation over its delivery.