2019

CRA MEETING MINUTES

19th February 2019

7pm at 23 George Street, Cellardyke

Present

John Brown, Glenn Jones, Richard Wemyss (Minutes), Sydney Clare Checkland, Jo Hilton, Chris Oliver, Gemma Wycherley, Catriona MacPherson  (19.20)

The meeting was opened with thanks to Jo and Chris for hosting

1. Apologies for absence

Nette Carder, Catherine Wilson, George Walker, Marie Carder, Christine Herd, Kate Shearer, Steve Liscoe, Diana Sykes

2. Minutes of the previous meeting on 5th December 2018

The minutes for the previous meeting having been circulated were proposed by Glenn Jones, and seconded by Chris Oliver.

3. Matters arising from the minutes

All matters arising were scheduled to be discussed on the agenda.

4. Tribute and appreciation of Allan McLelland

Glenn Jones, gave an excellent tribute to Allan, who had been a staunch supporter and treasurer of the CRA and the Cellardyke Community.

Glenn also stated that he would take over the looking after the Dyker Lass, the floral boat that Allan had been so proud of.

It was agreed that the CRA should commission a plaque in Allan’s memory to be fixed to the stern of the boat. Glenn agreed to organise this, and stated that he had spoken to Allan’s family who were already thinking of some sort of similar tribute.

5.. Update on Projects

The Interpretation Boards

John updated the group, saying that 3 Quotations were now with Fife Council for the manufacture and installation of the boards and he hoped they would be made by the end of May.

The supporting website cellardyke.org was also in progress.

A trifold, town trail leaflet was being designed which would include a town trail to interest children as well as adults.

The Sea Queen Festival

Richard, updated the group, saying that applications were in with Fife Council for the event on the 3rd August 2019

Richard also outlined the plans to add to the event to celebrate the Scottish Fisheries Museum’s 50th Anniversary, including local Saints as characters, the involvement of the Pittenweem fishing fleet, a 50 gun salute and involvement with the feeder primaries to the Waid.

Bunting manufacture was already started by volunteers.

A fund raising Coffee morning will be held on 9th March at 10 am In Cellardyke Church hall.

5. Silverdykes Liaison Committee

Glenn updated the group on the progress and the deadlines for the fund saying that the Committee were encouraging applications for the last tranche of moneys which would become available on the final sale of the houses in the development.

Reports were given on several projects including:

The Dreelside playpark

The Kilrenny War memorial path

A pre application discussion to get the Whale jaw bones resited or a replica sited in Cellardyke.

6. The Future of the CRA - paper attached for discussion & approval

The paper having been circulated it was agreed that the three aims (below) should be the core values of the group

To promote the history and heritage of Cellardyke

To promote the unique identity of the town

To encourage activities which develop a sense of place and community

It was also agreed to have the forward direction consolidated to make it clear to the public

by the 2019 AGM.

Proposals from artists and individuals/ members of the community to be sought to encourage

and support future activities.

8. Correspondence received :

Floral Work

John had received a letter from Andy Peddie, Chair of the Community Council which reminded the group how successful the Floral displays had been winning gold medals. It also asked if the CRA would be willing to apply for funding this year from Fife Council.

John reiterated the CRA’s thanks to Kate Shearer who had been the driving force behind this success , but also reminded the group that after much effort no co ordinator could be found to work in the same way Kate had done. It did look like people were adopting certain areas and were to be encouraged to do this and the group agreed to apply for the Fife Council Funding.

9. Any Other Business

a) Sydney Clare Checkland brought a proposal to the group regarding the three disused phone boxes in Cellardyke, she out lined some potential future use and exciting opportunities if they were to be bought by the CRA. As property ownership was not something that the CRA had got into before there was a discussion. The group agreed that in this case the principle of taking these phone boxes into CRA ownership was an excellent idea and should be investigated further.

b) Changing of Bank Account signatories

There had been some difficulties in this but Glenn Jones as the last of the previous signatories agreed to try and sort this out, as he may be the only one to be able to do this.

 

CRA MEETING MINUTES

Thursday 23rd May 2019 -7pm at The Haven, Cellardyke

Present

John Brown, Richard Wemyss (Minutes), Diana Sykes, Marie Carder, Sydney Clare Checkland, Christine Herd, Catriona MacPherson  

1. Apologies for absence

 Nette Carder, Catherine Wilson, Paul Lewis, Glenn Jones, Jo Hilton, Chris Oliver

2. Minutes of the previous meeting on 19 February 2019

The minutes for the previous meeting having been circulated were adopted.

Proposed by Christine Main, and seconded by Catriona MacPherson.

3. Matters arising from the minutes of 19 February

Item 4. Glenn Jones had sourced a plaque in remembrance of Allan McLelland, he had run the wording past Allan’s widow who was happy with it and the cost would be £49 inc postage.

The group approved the spend.

Silverdykes Liaison Committee – no application had of yet been received regarding the Kilrenny War Memorial seating and approaches.

4. Update on Projects

1. Interpretation Boards - Johnny Brown gave an update on the interpretation boards project – A tender had been requested through Fife Council for the boards manufacture and installation.   Johnny showed some of the full scale representations of the boards and informed the group on the progress of the website

2. Sea Queen - Richard Wemyss updated the group on the changes and new aspects of the event from the previous year, including celebrations for the 50th Anniversary of the Fisheries Museum and including other communities and schools in the Gifts to the Sea - message in a bottle project.

3. Floral Work – John Brown informed the group that £250 had been awarded to the CRA towards the floral project and that discussions had been held with the Community Council. A request to the CC regarding watering all the plants on a regular basis would be made. It was also agreed that the principle person in charge of tubs and planters could approach the group for reimbursement of plant costs to be paid from the £250.

Diana Sykes would ask the Community Council to look into the area of grass that now did not seem to be being cut by the council.   It was overgrown and spoiling any effort with tubs enhancement at the top of Urquhart Wynd. She would also ask if there was anyway the area at the old Police station could be tended to as well.

4. Cellardyke Phone Boxes – Sydney Clare Checkland had sent information to the Chairman and outlined the idea to the group. The group reaffirmed its support for the principle of owning the boxes at the harbour and Town Hall and agreed that Sydney Clare could begin a formal investigation on behalf of the CRA into taking ownership of the boxes.

5. Treasurers Report

It has been a difficult period trying to get the banks to provide the correct forms for signatory transfers.

This will only be complete when Nette, Secretary, returns towards the end of June.

6. Any Other Business

It was agreed that Johnny would visit the Cellardyke Artists’ Studios taking part in the East Neuk Open Studio weekends, thank them for their contributions and discuss the new proposed principles of the CRA:

To promote the history and heritage of Cellardyke

To promote the unique identity of the town

To encourage activities which develop a sense of place and community

and acknowledge the excellent work that these artists already do to promote the town and community.

It was also agreed that Johnny would research the possible replacement signs for street names that have gone missing over the years to ensure these names are kept alive. Edinburgh Old Town street signs were an excellent design and Johnny would look into how and if possible, an improvement on this basis could be made.

N.B this is not name reversions or changes but ensuring that areas where signs have gone missing or in disrepair are replaced. There should not be any planning issues as there are no changes.

 

Cellardyke Residents Association

Twelfth Annual General Meeting

Tuesday 17 September 2019

7.30pm

Cellardyke Town Hall

(Lower Level)

Present at the meeting:  

John Brown, Paul Lewis, Richard Wemyss, Elizabeth Dickson, Nette Carder, Glenn Jones, Catriona Macpherson, Chris Oliver, Dave Smith, Clare Checkland, Jo Oliver (from 8pm)

  1. Apologies for absence

Apologies were received from Diana Sykes Davie Corstophine, Laurie Smith, Catherine Wilson, Christine Herd, George Walker, Dorothea Cargill Thompson, Marie Carder

Minutes of the AGM held on Tuesday 11th September 2018

Page5 : Ian Gray should be spelt Iain Gray

With this correction, the minutes were agreed as a corrected record.

This was proposed by Glenn Jones & seconded by Richard Wemyss.

There were no matters arising from the minutes that were not on the Agenda.

3.   Chairperson’s Report

John Brown reported on the activities over the past year - his full report is attached.

The second Sea Queen festival was a great success, as was the Quiet Citizens’ walk held in November 2018.

The interpretation Boards will be installed by the end of November throughout Cellardyke. A website: cellardyke.org will be launched at the same time.

The Floral work throughout Cellardyke achieved Gold award again, thanks to the hard work of Cellardyke residents. Alan McClelland’s plaque has been put on the Dyker Lass at the entrance to Pickford Crescent and Glenn Jones circulated the text of the plaque.

Cellardyke has the largest proportion of the ENOS artists and John Brown had thanked them all personally. John also thanked the officers of the CRA, particularly Paul Lewis who had resigned his position as Vice Chair, having been involved in the CRA from its inception.

He reiterated that Cellardyke now had a diverse community and it was important to take a strategic and relevant approach to that community, which included Dykers abroad.

Glenn Jones reminded those present of the Burgh Collection AGM, which was being held on 23rd October at 7.30pm in the Town Hall. John Brown would be talking about the Interpretation Boards.

4.    Treasurer’s Report

Catriona Macpherson, reported as Treasurer and presented the report and accounts as prepared by Iain Gray - attached.

Cellardyke Residents’ Association now has £2,748 in the bank and cash. The CRA now has a deficit of £40 and has no funds available for any expenditure. The majority of the transactions in the account and monies received are from the Sea Queen project and associated fundraising activities and these Sea Queen funds are in significant surplus.

5.    Silverdykes Liaison Committee Report

Glenn Jones, Chair of the Silverdykes Liaison Committee presented his report - attached.

This is now a crucial time as the remaining £100,000 of the S.75 monies will be paid to Fife Council by Muir Homes when the last house is sold. Then the CRA’s involvement with the SLC will end as the main purpose of the Silverdykes Liaison Committee will have been completed and the CRA will have also completed one of its original purposes.

Glenn Jones, Paul Lewis and Dorothea Cargill Thompson will then cease their involvement with the SLC, although they will continue to represent the CRA on the committee until that time. The SLC now are asking the community for proposals, by 30th November 2019 for the final £100,000. Further details and the application process are available on the website: anstruther.info

Glenn thanked Daryll Wilson for all her hard work with this website.

6.    Proposal on the way forward for the CRA

Nette Carder, Secretary, presented a proposal on the way forward - attached and reproduced here.

A great deal has happened since the CRA was founded in 2007 and a phenomenal amount of work has been undertaken by previous Committee members to be benefit of the local community and the town. The reaffirmation of Cellardyke as a community with a distinct identity has been due in large part to the work of the CRA. Existing members recently reaffirmed their commitment to the objectives of:

            Promoting the history and heritage of Cellardyke

            Promoting the unique identity of the town

            Encouraging activities which develop a sense of place and community

As the focus of the CRA has shifted towards supporting local activities and projects - most notably the Sea Queen festival - it has become increasing clear that our current organisational format is now no longer fit for purpose. The world has changed in terms of grants, activities and expectations. We are not registered as a charity, which limits the funds that we can apply for and the activities that we can undertake.

We need to build upon the work of our predecessors and transform the Cellardyke Residents Association into a new organisational form that can engage the Cellardyke community, involve more people and enable access to funding streams which can support our activities and projects, to the benefit of Cellardyke.

We therefore propose to spend 2019/20 exploring what form would best enable us to meet the above objectives, with the aim of establishing a ‘fit for purpose’ organisation. We aim to establish this before September 2020.

We would welcome the involvement of everyone in helping us accomplish this, so that that the aims and objectives of the CRA and the interests of Cellardyke continue to be met - in a new and vibrant way that can truly enhance our community.

The proposal was agreed by all present and it was agreed to establish a working party as soon as practicable, with the aim of exploring the options available. The Cellardyke Residents Association would continue as an organisation for the next year - in order that the Floral Grant could be applied for and any Sea Queen funds for 2020 could be raised, banked and accounted for. The involvement of anyone interested was encouraged and welcomed.

The working party aimed to report progress to the next CRA Committee meeting.

7.         Election of 2019-2020 Officers  

John Brown was proposed as Chairman by Glenn Jones and seconded by Elizabeth Dickson. He was duly elected as Chairman.

Richard Wemyss was proposed as Vice-Chairman by Nette Carder and seconded Catriona Macpherson. He was duly elected as Vice-Chairman

Nette Carder was proposed as Secretary by Richard Wemyss and seconded by Chris Oliver. She was duly elected as Secretary

Catriona Macpherson was proposed as Treasurer by John Brown as seconded by Elizabeth Dickson. She was duly elected as Treasurer.

8.         Any other Business

John Brown had received an email from Poppy Scotland and had ordered the wreaths, which Paul Lewis agreed to take to Anstruther as usual.

Given the financial situation, and the fact that most of the transaction and monies related to the Sea Queen, it was agreed that the thank you present for Iain Gray, who had reviewed the accounts, should come from Sea Queen funds.

Traditionally, the CRA had provided £100 a year to the East Neuk First Responders. In addition, the Sea Queen festival had also donated funds to the East Neuk First responders in 2019, in appreciation of their support. For 2020 it was agreed that it would be appropriate to cancel the CRA’s existing standing order from the CRA, but to earmark a donation of £100 to the East Neuk First responders from the Sea Queen funds.

The Community Council also has access to the Floral Grant monies from Fife Council, as well as the CRA, which applied for, and obtained, a grant of £250 in 2018/19. John Brown had been attending meetings of the Community Council Floral Group, which was co-ordinated by Lindsay McKinstray, and had co-ordinated the floral displays and watering for 2019. He wondered whether it might be more effective to put the Floral Grant funds together, for ease of administration of the Floral Grant funds. It was agreed that he and Glenn Jones would raise this at the next meeting.

In the meantime, Nette agreed to complete the Fife Council evaluation (required as a condition of receiving the Floral Grant) and to apply for the Floral Grant monies for 2020.

DATE AND TIME OF NEXT MEETING

The next meeting was agreed to be on : 3rd December 2019 at 7.30pm.

The location was provisionally set as Cellardyke Town Hall (to be confirmed).

The meeting closed at 20.23.

 


Chairperson’s and Secretary’s Report Draft 2
At last year’s AGM I reported on the changing focus of our Association.
Members met earlier this year to discuss and consider the future direction of a new body and to formulate the
way forward.
It was agreed that in this transitional period, over the next year, that we would base the deliberations on the
three core aims:
• To promote the history and heritage of Cellardyke
• To promote the unique identity of the town
• To encourage activities which develop a sense of place and community.
During the past year, through sponsoring, encouraging and supporting projects we have been able to fulfil
these three aims.
1. I am very happy to report that the Sea Queen Festival once again was a great success as and involved
many individuals and organisations from our community. The Festival participants were extended to other
East Neuk communities and primary schools.
2. The Interpretation Boards are been manufactured at present and will be installed in the seven
locations by the end of November. It has been a long and challenging journey to achieve this end point.
A website, - cellardyke.org - will be launched in tandem with the installation of the boards.
3. The floral work around the town continues to be supported by many individuals who look after the
barrels and boats. We have worked closely with the Community Council this year and achieved the
Beautiful Fife Gold Award, 2019. A plaque to Alan McLelland has been placed on the Pickford Crescent
Boat as a memorial to Alan for his enormous contribution to the Association.
4. The Quiet Citizen’s Walk took place on 11 November with an overwhelming number of our local
community involved and participating in this unique occasion which commemorated the 64 Cellardyke men
and women who died in the Great War.
5. In June I personally thanked all 14 Cellardyke artists involved in the East Neuk Open Studios for the
opportunity to share their creative input during the ENOS weekends and through the events encourage many
diverse visitors to share the unique environment and allure of the town.
6. A project to refurbish two telephone boxes in the lower part of the town and utilise them in
innovative ways has been initiated.
All the individuals and teams who have directed and assisted in the delivery of these projects are thanked for
their creativity, leadership and resilience.
I have also to thank the officers, vice chair, secretary and treasurer for their input to the organisation and their
council during the past year.
In particular, Paul Lewis who resigns his post as Vice-Chair and who has been involved in the CRA since its
inception....... as well as the many past CRA officials and members for their continued support.
Last year I spoke about our diverse community and would like to reiterate .....
Our community in the 21st Century is now very diverse. There are those locals whose Cellardyke families
go back generations, locals who have come from other areas of the UK and further to live and settle in
Cellardyke. There are homeowners who have purchased a property as an investment and rent their
properties or use as a holiday home and there are holidaymakers who travel here to stay for short periods in
the summer and at weekends. As an organisation we have to recognise these various groups and target our
activities at all the members of our community and attempt to develop a strategic approach to embrace and
absorb all of these groups in the uniqueness of our town. There are also Dykers throughout the World who
have a great interest in the town and through social media they are kept in touch with the people and events
in the town.
Once again, thank you for your support tonight in attending the AGM.

CRA Accounts 2018_19 .pdf

 

 

SILVERDYKES LIAISON COMMITTEE Report

In about 12 months, once the final Silverdykes house is sold, the final £100,000 of Section 75 money will be paid by Muir Homes to Fife Council towards open space leisure facilities in the Anstruther, Kilrenny and Cellardyke Community Council area. When the money is finally allocated, the SLC will disband, and the CRA's involvement with the Silverdykes development will end, after around 13 years. In the meantime, and over the past year, the CRA's representatives continue to participate fully, as they always have done. The CRA has provided the chair for the committee since its inception; its current chair and secretary is Glenn Jones, and he wishes to thank our long-serving - or is that long-suffering? - representatives Dorothea Cargill-Thomson and Paul Lewis for their continuing support.

The Silverdykes Liaison Committee was set up following the granting of detailed planning permission for the Silverdykes in 2009. One of the main aims of the Silverdykes Liaison Committee (SLC) has been to advise Fife   Council (FC) on the uses of Section 75 payments from Muir Homes. This is to provide alternative leisure and recreational spaces and facilities for the community on publicly owned land accessible to all. The SLC only makes recommendations based on proposals from the community which meet the legal criteria set out in the agreement between Muir Homes and Fife Council.   The SLC is now inviting   the community to start thinking about open space leisure facilities that the final tranche of £100,000 could be used for. This is a one-off chance to add assets to the community, at a time when council spending is being cut.   Proposals will be requested, with a deadline of 30th November. Once all the proposals are in, they can be looked at together, and final recommendations made.

Use is now being made of social media to publicise SLC activities, through the new anstruther.info Facebook page.   Information about the SLC, and guidance on making recommendations, can be found on the anstruther.info website.

With the completion of the tasks of the SLC, the CRA will have fulfilled the purpose for which it was created. Of course, we have evolved over the years, and now the objectives for furthering the heritage, well-being and identity of Cellardyke are to the fore. The question now will be, what sort of future is our association going to plan for, and how will it be achieved?

Glenn Jones

Chair, SLC

15th September 2019

Proposal for the way forward for the CRA

 

A great deal has happened since the CRA was founded in 2007 and a phenomenal amount of work has been undertaken by previous Committee members to be benefit of the local community and the town. The reaffirmation of Cellardyke as a community with a distinct identity has been due in large part to the work of the CRA. Existing members recently reaffirmed their commitment to the objectives of:

 

            Promoting the history and heritage of Cellardyke

 

            Promoting the unique identity of the town

 

            Encouraging activities which develop a sense of place and community

 

As the focus of the CRA has shifted towards supporting local activities and projects - most notably the Sea Queen festival - it has become increasing clear that our current organisational format is now no longer fit for purpose. The world has changed in terms of grants, activities and expectations. We are not registered as a charity, which limits the funds that we can apply for and the activities that we can undertake.

 

We need to build upon the work of our predecessors and transform the Cellardyke Residents Association into a new organisational form that can engage the Cellardyke community, involve more people and enable access to funding streams which can support our activities and projects, to the benefit of Cellardyke.

 

We therefore propose to spend 2019/20 exploring what form would best enable us to meet the above objectives, with the aim of establishing a ‘fit for purpose’ organisation. We aim to establish this before September 2020.

 

We would welcome the involvement of everyone in helping us accomplish this, so that that the aims and objectives of the CRA and the interests of Cellardyke continue to be met - in a new and vibrant way that can truly enhance our community.

 

CRA Committee members

 

 

Minutes of the CRA Meeting held on:

Tuesday 10th December 2019

Present

 

George Walker, John Brown (Chairman), Paul Lewis, Diana Sykes, Richard Wemyss, Steve Liscoe, Christine Herd, Peter Shepherd, Glenn Jones, Catherine Wilson, Elizabeth Dickson, Chris Oliver, Nette Carder

Apologies for absence

 

Laurie Smith, Jo Hilton and Dorothea Cargill-Thomson

1. Minutes of the previous meeting held on 23rd May 2019 - for approval

 

Amendment: Christine Herd was not actually present at the meeting

Proposed by Diana Sykes, seconded by Richard Wemyss and agreed as a correct record, subject to the amendment above.

Glenn Jones had obtained and paid for Alan McClelland’s memorial plaque cost c£26 - but had not been reimbursed by the CRA to date, although this had been agreed. To be discussed with the Treasurer when she arrived at the meeting.

3. Matters arising from the minutes

4. Update on Projects

The Interpretation Boards

 

Boards are now up - many positive comments received. A concern was expressed about the one at Caddies Burn, at the entrance to Cellardyke, but its location was at the direction of the Fife Transport. Thanks and congratulations were given to John Brown for persevering with the Boards - this has not been straightforward, but his efforts were much appreciated.

The Sea Queen Festival

The Sea Queen Festival - which is planned to be on the 4th and 5th July 2020 - is still being planned. This is the same weekend as the East Neuk Festival. Ellie Deas and Jessie Barnett (Sea Queen and Sea Queen elect) took part in the recent parade - whilst Ellie and Johnny laid the wreath on Remembrance Day.

Applications for funding were being made. £1,500 pounds had already been received from the Norah Webber fund. An application had been made to Thorntons Community Fund - but no funds were available this year. An application will also be made to the National Lottery Fund.

Cellardyke phone boxes

The plan was for the CRA to adopt the two telephone boxes - by Cellardyke Town Hall and on Cellardyke Harbour. Under the Adopt a telephone box scheme run by BT, only charities could take on telephone boxes. Accordingly, the East Neuk Centre Trust was approached and agreed to apply for the telephone boxes, with the understanding that they would be handed over to the CRA. BT had recently agreed this and contacted the East Neuk Centre Trust to confirm this.

With the proposal to set up a new organisation - which was likely to be by the end of March 2020 - it now made sense for BT to hand the telephone boxes directly to the Cellardyke Trust when it was established. BT were happy to do this, if the East Neuk Centre confirmed that it no longer wished to have to the Telephone boxes.

Sydney Clare agreed to continue to liaise with BT about this matter - and to confirm arrangements with the East Neuk Centre once the Cellardyke Trust was established and had a charity number. This would mean that the proposed Cellardyke Trust could take them on directly.

The idea is that the Telephone Box by Cellardyke Town Hall would continue to be looked after by Jill Calder and the Telephone box on Cellardyke harbour would be part of a ‘Message in a Bottle’ project - which would link Cellardyke with other communities throughout the world through the use of driftwood ‘bottles’.

There is another phone box in Cellardyke on Mayview Avenue. However, no application has been made for this phone box to date. As part of the planning, consideration was being given as to whether this phone box could also be bought and then provide a venue for art exhibitions currently being held in the telephone boxes in Strathkiness.

The Telephone Boxes cost £1 each, but have to be sold to a charity - as they are worth much more than this. The issue of whether electricity should continue to be provided to the boxes was also part of the planning and needed further consideration.

Once they were taken on by the new Cellardyke Trust, then they would need to be insured. Initial indications were that insurance for the boxes could be in the region of £120 a year. However, the Sea Queen Insurance was £350 just for the day - so further work needed to be undertaken to see what would be the best insurance package.

5. Proposal on new organisational form

The proposal to establish a new charitable organisation, which would be a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation, was agreed by all. In addition, Peter Shepherd agreed to consider being Treasurer of the new Cellardyke Trust - which was agreed and much appreciated.

The draft application to OSCR and draft Constitution were circulated and agreed. It was suggest that three people would be a better number for Trustee meetings in terms of quorum. The draft constitution will be amended before submission.

It was important that the CRA’s responsibilities to the Silverdykes Liaison Committee were discharged and this commitment was reaffirmed. The CRA had taken on many of the functions of the Community Council over the years and one of its major purposes had been discharged. Once the new Cellardyke Trust was established, then the CRA would be closed down. The SLC responsibilities - which relate to the distribution of the Muir Homes funds - would be discharged with the release of the last tranche of the monies - due when the last home was sold. Initial estimates were that this could be in 6 months time - which would fit with CRA AGM provisionally planned for September 2020, when the existing officers would stand down.

Glenn, Paul and Dorothea were happy to continue with the CRA - with the proviso that its only function was the Silverdykes Liaison Committee - to ensure that the CRA’s responsibilities were discharged and the monies appropriately spent. This was agreed, appreciated and supported by all present.

6. Treasurer’s Report

The Treasurer confirmed that there were enough funds in the CRA account to reimburse Glenn Jones for the plaque and she will liaise with him to arrange payment.

In terms of CRA funds - there is approximately £500 left in the Sea Queen monies and £1,400 in CRA funds. It was agreed that insurance for the telephone boxes/other items requiring public liability insurance for the new Cellardyke Trust, should be the first call on the remaining monies.

7. Floral Grant

 

John went to the meetings this year and it was thought best that the Anstruther, Cellardyke and Kilrenny funds should be co-ordinated if at all possible. John will talk to Andrew Peddie to see how the Community Council could be involved and Anstruther, Cellardyke and Kilrenny share the administration of the funds available.

Nette agreed to do the evaluation of the 2019 Floral Grant and 2020 Floral Grant application if necessary. The management and administration of these monies was not something that the new Cellardyke Trust would undertaken.

8. Silverdykes Liaison Committee

 

A deadline had been set of 30th November 2019 for proposals for the £100,000 SLC monies available, and the availability of the funds publicised on social media. In the event, there were not very many applications for the funds. Proposals include : Improvements at St Ayles play area (has to be within Fife Council’s policy); Disabled swing in Cellardyke; Landscaping at East End of Cellardyke; Electric car charging points were also being considered - this is a work in progress, but in may not meet the Fife Council criteria. SLC’s job is to gather in the proposals, evaluate them and make recommendations to Fife Council. They do not originate them or manage their implementation.

(Charging points for electric cars - Chris has been doing some research and talking to the transport minister. It is not straightforward for the narrow streets of Cellardyke).

7. Correspondence received

No correspondence had been received

8 . Any Other Business

No other business was raised by those present

 

9. Date and Time of Next meeting :

18th February 2020 @ 7pm - Venue to be confirmed