No Press
Public in Attendance - Mr & Mrs Millbank, Graham and Aylian James
Cllr J Reynolds - Chairman
Cllr R Lister
Cllr S Lander
Cllr P C Whittaker
Cllr D Caton
Debra Barrell - Parish Clerk
Apologies for absence.
71/24 Chairmans Welcome
72/24 Register of Interests Declaration - None
73/24 Approval of Minutes
Minutes of the previous Parish Council Meeting on July 13th 2024 Signed by Chairman J Reynolds
74/24 Members Declaration of In interest In Agenda Items
None.
UDC AND ECC REPORT
75/24 Cllr S Barker - Could not attend this meeting and apologised so Chairm J Reynolds read out the following.
Just a couple of things to mention please. UDC has sourced a government grant to carry out works on some older Council Properties across the District. This will include upgrades to insulation,walls,ceilings,floors as well as moving away from old boilers. A number of council tenants in Aythorpe Roding will be affected and the Council will be in touch with those residents in due course.
As Part of addition investment in Highways Essex will be shortly be carrying out works to overgrown hedges. Although Aythorpe does its own hedges as does High Easter, other parishes do not. Areas Locally that should be cut back are from Aythorpe to Leaden from Westpoint and the B184 north of the Ax.
76/24 Reports
Cricket club - Cllr J Reynolds advised that the cricket club has finished and the lease will not be renewing it. The Equipement has been donated to Aythorpe Roding Parish Council.
We have two parties interested in taking over the lease one of them being Fluppets Nursery, the public in attendance, Mr & Mrs Millbank, Graham and Aylian James. Put their plans forward for taking over the lease. They discussed the opprtunity to take over the lease and what they had done and what they want to do.
We also have heard from the Old Chelmsfordians they also wish to take over the lease, Councillors to discuss the best option for the lease.
Defibrillator - Working as it should do.
Village hall - none
77/24 Clerks report - Community Initatives Fund - Well being for residents. Skills, Health,Lifestyles, Wildlife Reserves, Garden Clubs, Disability Access to village hall.
RCCE Rural Community Council of Essex afforadable housing for local people. Grant for Recreation Ground.
Clerk Passed the course for ILCA with the SLCC which stands for Society for Local Council Clerks.
PROWS - Public Right Of Ways do we want to take them on and get them cut.
78/24 Finance
Balance September 2024 £2.457.73
Payments Made
20/08/24 Clerks Salary £270.17
10/09/24 Castle Water £10.05
04/09/24 Essex House to store Documents £12.00
20/08/24 Castle Water £10.05
Total £303.17
79/24 Highways
Council support for going into Speed Watch and to Report to the Police, Paul Ashurst the Co ordinator at Leaden Roding to have 10 Volunteers on a Sunday and Bank holidays
80/24 Planning
None
81/24 TSB Forms
Received the correct forms from TSB i have filled out my parts on the form and P C Whittaker has also signed the form and two councillors have signed one being the chairman.
82/24 Correspondance
First aid glow packs £54.95 glow in the dark.
Compost bins 220 Litres for £10 and 330 Litres for £20 details of which will be in the Parish News.
Drury Lane tree overgrown check who is reasonable for the maintenance of it. Alan James resident at Morrells cottage contacted Cllr S Lander, clerk to check who owns the land.
Received infromation regarding tree packs
Correspondance received regarding a Festival in Drury Lane with music and blocking entrances there was a national cricket league and people eating on residents property with out consent.
83/24 Recreation Ground
Being discussed with the new owners of the lease.
Meeting closed
20.54
Date of next meeting
18 November 2024