Item

Action

1.

Apologies – Cllr. Mrs R. Sutterby.

2.

Minutes of the last meeting, held 3rd November 2009 were approved as a fair reflection of the meeting, and the Chairman was authorised to sign them.

3.

Matters Arising

a)

Website.  No progress this month.

Clerk

b)

Drain outside Crow Hall Farm.  Legal work is ongoing to enable maintenance of the pump by Highways.

Clerk

c)

Bridge at Gooderstone Road. The Chair gave an update on this issue.  The Bridge will have a 7.5 tonne weight limit imposed on it, during the next 2 months or so.  The Bridge is unsafe for heavier vehicles, and the cost of replacing it is prohibitive within current budgets.  The Bridge will be upgraded in due course when budgets permit; this may take up to 10 years.  The Parish Council has withdrawn it objection to the imposition of the new weight limit.

Highways will be liaising with the Parish Council in tackling the improvements required to The Street to help it cope with the increased volume of heavy traffic.

The issue of making Clarkes Lane one-way was deferred until experience showed if there was a problem with heavy vehicles meeting along it

Clerk

d)

Playing Field Boundary. Cllr. Boughen gave an update on progress with the clearance of the hedges. Mr. Cater was trying to arrange a hedge cutter.

Cllr Boughen

e)

Clerks Training.  The clerk would book a days training once the new dates were announced by NALC.

Clerk

f)

Chalkrow Lane Street Signs. Awaiting action from Breckland District Council.

Clerk

g)

The Street (east) water on road.  Work completed by Highways

h)

Manhole cover outside Crow Hall Farm House.  Work completed by Anglian Water.

i)

Chalk Row Road surface.  This work has now been completed.

j)

2 St Georges Terrace. A letter had been sent to the Housing Association who had requested their tenant to take action.  As there was no evidence that this had happened, the Clerk was requested to contact them again.

Clerk

k)

Marguerite Cottage.  Bins were not outside when the Clerk checked.  No further action.

l)

Grant for Paying Field work.  The work was not eligible for a grant.

m)

Annual Budget. Complete.

n)

Poppy Appeal Collector.  Complete.

Present

Mr T Brooks (Chair)

Mr. A. Boughen

Mrs M Scotney

Mr. M. Lovegrove

Mrs. A. Melhuish

Mr. P. Hall (Clerk)

County Councillor I. Monson

Absent

Mr. R. Adcock

Mrs R. Sutterby

In attendance

Mr. and Mrs N. Cater, Mr. W Tingley, Ms J. Hall