New Councillor Sought For Peldon

A new Parish Councillor is needed for Peldon Village

If you would like to attend the next Parish Council Meeting it will be held at Salcott Village Hall, Tuesday 8th March, 7.30pm. The closing dates for applications is 31st March.

The Winstred Hundred Parish Council comprises Peldon, Great and Little Wigborough, Salcott and Virley and requires nine councillors. Meetings are held 11 times each year alternating between Abbotts Hall Farm, Great Wigborough, Peldon and Salcott Village Halls. The responsibilities of the Parish Council are integral with CBC and have a strong community aspect.

The Parish Council is the most micro-element of this Country’s democratic process. Normally Councillors are elected but when a vacancy arises mid term, applicants will be selected by the Council and co-opted onto the committee without an election process. Councillors come from all walks of life, there are no specific criteria applied to those individuals wishing to be considered.

If you enjoy living in your Village and want to become involved in your community then a place on the Parish Council could be exactly right for you. For full details please telephone our Secretary Sue Pullen on 01206 735367 or email [email protected].

15th February 20163rd May 2016

PC Minutes 9th February 2016

WINSTRED HUNDRED PARISH COUNCIL
Peldon Great Wigborough Little Wigborough Salcott Virley
Website: www.winstred100.org

Draft minutes of the meeting of Winstred Hundred Parish Council held at Peldon Village Hall at 7.30pm on Tuesday 9th February 2016.

Present: Liz Davidson, Bob Holmes, Jinny Gale, Lynne Simmons, Nicky Ellis, Netty Knill-Jones, Phil Gladwin, John Walker, Robert Davidson, Andrew Ellis, Kevin Bentley, Zone Warden and 4 members of the public

Apologies for absence: None

Minutes of the last meeting were agreed by all and signed by the chairman

Zone Wardens Report: ‘Clean for the Queen’ litter picking is to take place on the weekend of 5th and 6th March and local people are taking part.

Borough Councillors: Colchester Borough Council is not increasing its part of the Council Tax but there will be an increase of 3.99% from other sections.

County Broadband is in the process of being updated to accommodate new customers as it is running at full capacity at present.

Natural England is holding meetings at present to listen to suggestions for their Coastal Access Scheme.

There has been mention of nuisance horses and motor bikes on Pete Tye Common which will be looked into further.

At the Local Community Action Panel it was suggested that for a relatively small cost per household a PSO could be funded to assist with the lack of a Police presence in and around our villages.

S106 funds can be used for new fencing required for the play area at Salcott and with some Locality Budget money.

Certain planning enforcement issues will be looked into.

County Councillor: The County Budget was explained in detail and reasons for the increase. No frontline budget has been cut and as always a substantial part the budget is spent on social care.

At the recently held Local Highways Panel meeting funding was allocated for speed assessment strips in St Ives Road and Lower Road in Peldon.

The potholes in Salcott, bridge at Mill Lane and missing finger posts in Great Wigborough are being redirected for possible results.

Public-Have Your Say: None

Declarations of Interest: Lynne for item

1. Playgrounds and Playing Fields – Quotation to be received for Salcott fencing and installation in time for available funding datelines. A bench needing repair at Peldon will be looked into for possible removal.

2. Peldon Parish Councillor Vacancy – This vacancy will be advertised in the normal manner on noticeboards, magazines, etc and the closing date for applications to be received by the clerk will be 31^st March.

3. Vehicle Racing along new stretch of Reservoir Road – This nuisance behavior was discussed and will be reported when it is actually happening if at all possible for any positive action to take place.

4. Standing Orders, Media Policy, Transparency Code – A newly set up working group will address these complicated documents for completion of our versions hopefully in two months’ time for adopting and putting on the website in an orderly manner to comply with the Transparency Code. Bob proposed, Jinny seconded and all agreed to the completed application form for the Transparency Fund.

5. Wigborough Zeppelin Event Saturday 24th September 2016 – The event was explained fully and it was noted that the National Trust and Stow Maries are completely in control of the necessary procedures and precautions.

6. Courses Reports – were received from recently attended courses. CBC Planning Dept. had also sent a power point presentation.

7. Actions and Reminders List – updated, website to be discussed next month.

Planning Applications:

152293

Proposal: Single storey side extension at Elm Tree Cottage, Church Road, Peldon

Finances:

101866	Webhosting UK COM Ltd.	£38.97
101867	Peldon Village Hall – hire incl for Community Group	£185.00
101868	EALC – Course/briefing	£15.00
101869	Information Commissioner – Data Protection	£35.00
101870	T Simmons – playground insp	£30.00
101871	R S Pullen – Clerk’s February salary	£375.65
101872	Salcott Village Hall – hire	£120.00

The next meeting will be on Tues 8th March 2016 at 7.30pm at Salcott Village Hall

11th February 20163rd May 2016

February Half term 2016

February Half Term 2016

With February half term next week Colchester Museums, Leisure World and Essex Outdoors are all running extra activities to keep the kids occupied:

Colchester Museums

Colchester Museums have events running every day with art and craft workshops at Hollytrees Museum, storytelling and castle making at the Castle and monkey and fossil activities at the Natural History Museum:

Date	Venue	Description	Times	Cost	Booking
Mon 15 Feb	Hollytrees Museum	Portraits in Shadow Work as a group to turn your shadow into a striking silhouette portrait. Minimum age 4 years old	Workshops at 10.30am, 11.30am, 12.30pm, 2pm and 3pm	£3 per person	Required, please call 01206 282941
Mon 15 Feb	Colchester Castle	Queen of the Iceni Come and meet Boudica, the brave warrior Queen.	Storytelling at 11am, 1pm and 3pm	Free after normal admission price to the Castle	Not required
Tue 16 Feb	Hollytrees Museum	Mini Model Homes Be inspired by our Victorian doll’s house and make your own room in miniature.	Workshops at 10.30am, 11.30am, 12.30pm, 2pm and 3pm	£3 per person	Required, please call 01206 282941
Wed 17 Feb	Natural History Museum	Monkey Business Celebrate the Chinese Year of the Monkey with us at the Natural History Museum. Create, personalise and take home your own glove monkey.	Workshops at 10.30am, 11.30am, 12.30pm, 2pm and 3pm	£3 per person	Required, please call 01206 282941
Thurs 18 Feb	Natural History Museum	Go Live! Fantastic Fossils Are you fascinated by fossils? Come and meet the fossil experts and have your own fossils identified.	Drop in 10-12pm and 2-4pm	Free event	Not required
Fri 19 Feb	Colchester Castle	Crafty Castles From rubbish to ramparts, discover how the Normans built Colchester Castle out of recycled material. Make your own castle out of recycled items.	Workshops at 10.30am, 11.30am, 12.30pm, 2pm and 3pm	£2 per person after normal castle admission	Required, please call 01206 282941

Leisure World

As well as its regular activities, Leisure World (call 282000 for bookings and more information) offers further half-term ones including art & craft and sports related as follows:

Date	Times	Activity	Ages	Cost
Mon 15 Feb	1.30 – 3.00	Arts & Crafts – Fun and mess with hands on activities using creativity and imagination	5 – 11 yrs	£5.80
Tue 16 Feb	3.00 – 4.00	Creative Dance – Come along and sing and dance. Use your imagination while developing skills of movement and dance	1.5 – 4yrs	£4.20
	4.00 – 5.00	Mini Street	5 – 7 yrs	£4.20
	4.00 – 6.00	Whiz Kids – Fun activities for children with disabilities, including trampolining, bouncy castle, basketball, football and much much more	0 – 16 yrs	£4.60
Wed 17 Feb	1.30 – 3.00	Team Games – Join in with a variety of sports and games: running, jumping, throwing and catching, but most off all having fun!	7 – 12 yrs	£6.50
Thurs 18 Feb	1.30 – 3.00	Badminton & Short Tennis – Two fun ways to enjoy racket sports and learn new skills	7 – 12 yrs	£6.50
Fri 19 Feb	1.30 – 3.00	Arts & Crafts – Fun and mess with hands on activities using creativity and imagination	5 – 11 yrs	£5.80

Base Camp

With different activities every day including such as multi sports, leisure pool, cinema visit etc., Base camp runs from 58am until 5:30pm for £30 a day.

Kid’s Camp

For school years 1 – 6 only these offer action packed days running from 9am to 3pm for £25 or 8am to 5:30pm for £30 per day.

Essex Outdoors

Essex Outdoors’ action-packed activity day experiences run at our 4 centres during the school holidays and are the ideal way for young people aged 8-16 to try exciting new experiences in the outdoors!
Working in groups of around 10 young people, your child will have the opportunity to take part in up to four fun and challenging activities each day, ranging from archery, canoeing and climbing to mountain biking, high ropes and zip wire.
Constant supervision during the day by our professional instructors will give parents peace of mind and ensure kids have a memorable day! All technical equipment is provided – participants just need to bring, comfortable (and waterproof!) clothing and footwear as well as a packed lunch and a drink.
Special offer for February Half Term – School Holiday Activity Days will be just £15 per child, per day, a saving of 50%.

Bradwell

Tuesday 16th February – High Ropes & Archery. Book online.

Danbury

Monday 15th February – Archery, Aerial Trekking, Bushcraft & Obstacle Course
Tuesday 16th February – BMX, Zip Wire, Problem Solving & Climbing Wall
Wednesday 17th February – Low Ropes, Climbing Wall, Archery & Zip Wire
Thursday 18th February – Mountain Biking, Orienteering, Bushcraft & Aerial Trekking
Friday 19th February – Archery, Bushcraft, BMX & Zip Wire

Book online.

Mersea

Monday 15th February – Aerial Runway, Archery, Climbing & Team Challenge
Thursday 18th February – Climbing, Aerial Runway, Low Ropes & Team Challenge
Friday 19th February – Adventure Course, Aerial Runway, Archery & Caving.

Book online.

Short Breaks for Disabled Children

Saturday 13th February – Activity Day at Mersea
Thursday 18th February – One Night Break at Bradwell

More information here.

Essex County Council

Fri 12 Feb 5.30pm	Lantern Walk on Hadleigh Downs, Hadleigh Park	Make a colourful lantern then join other families in a lantern-lit walk across the Olympic mountain bike venue.	£5 per child Book now to attend phone 0345 603 7624. Suitable for age 3+
Sat 13 Feb 10am – 5pm	Raspberry Pi Event, Chelmsford Library	We will have interesting activities for all ages and abilities and activities suitable for primary school children/beginners upwards in using a Raspberry Pi. Put on by Essex Libraries and the Southend Raspberry Jam.	Book now to attend for free. Phone 0345 603 7628
Sat 13 Feb to Sat 21 Feb 10.15am – 2pm	Secret Story Walk, starts from Thorndon Country Park South Pavilion Café	Explore and experience the woods on this this self- guided trail. The story of your own creature develops as you enjoy our play activities in the outdoors. You can really use your imagination.	£3 per trail guide. No need to book. Suitable for children ages 3-9
Sat 13 Feb to Sat 21 Feb 10am – 3pm	Mini rangers trail, Weald Country Park	Buy a Trail booklet from the Visitor Centre, follow the map and stamp each page as you complete your Ranger jobs. Then return to the Visitor Centre to collect a well done gift. Please dress for a walk in the park with lots of mud. Body carriers are advised for small children as not all paths are suitable for buggies.	£3 per booklet, no need to book
Mon 15 Feb 10.30am – 3pm	Art Workshop at Loughton Library	Come along to lessons in drawing and colouring, held by professional artists.	£6 per person. Book now by phoning 0345 603 7628 Suitable for Ages 7+ (Parents welcome although they must book and participate)
Mon 15 Feb 10.30am – 3pm	Recycle Themed Dinosaur Events, Witham Library	Come and visit Steggy, the Stegosaurus Rex made up completely from recycled electronic materials. Come along for quizzes, treasure trails and more	No need to book; drop in any time for free entry
Mon 15 Feb 2 – 3pm	Harry Potter Night of Spells, Wickford Library	Join us to celebrate the magic of the Harry Potter series with crafts, colouring, and activities to entertain young witches and wizards aged 7 and up. It would be Riddikulus to miss this!	Ages 7 and over. No need to book; drop in any time for free entry.
Mon 15 Feb	Pop up Drama, Harlow Library	A unique drama and art workshop that will stretch your child’s imagination, build their confidence and teach them invaluable art and drama skills.	Book now by phoning 0345603 7628. £10 per child
Mon 15 Feb 11am	Teddy Bears picnic at Southminster Library	Make your own Paddington Bear, quiz trail and other activities. Bring a snack and decorate a cake for a teddy bears picnic storytime.	Free of charge, no need to book. Suitable for under fives However elder siblings are welcome.
Mon 15 Feb 10.30am – 12 noon and 1.30pm – 3pm	How to Draw and How to Colour, Loughton Library	Children’s workshops	Must book before-hand. Phone 01992 564000
Mon 15 Feb to Fri 19 Feb	Bear Hunt, Great Baddow library	Going on a Bear Hunt’ themed week including Teddy bears story time – bring your teddy, find the famous bear trail and teddy bear crafts.	Open to all children aged 0-11 years old. No need to book. Drop in for free.
Mon 15 Feb to Sat 20 Feb	Harry Potter Week, Chelmsford Library	Drop in to participate in a load of fun, Harry Potter related activities such as word scrabble, colouring, and making your own Hogwarts tie	No need to book. Drop in any time for free entry.
Tue 16 Feb 10am – 12pm	Knex workshop, Frinton Library	Create Knex models using your problem solving skills, imagination and communication.	Limited spaces. Pop in or phone to book a place on 01255 672581.
Tue 16 Feb 10.30am to 12.00pm	Bugs and Other Creepy Crawlies, Maldon Library	Event will involve story time, making bug related craft, and making fresh fruit kebabs.	Children up to 11 years old. Free entry and no need to book.
Tue 16 Feb 2pm – 3pm	Real Life Fireman, Sible Hedingham Library	Come and meet a REAL fireman, hear some great stories and make your own fire engine!	Aimed at under sevens and is free of charge. No need to book.
Tue 16 Feb 2pm to 4pm	Knex Workshop, Clacton Library	Create Knex models using your problem solving skills, imagination and communication.	Ticketed event. To book, phone 0345 603 7628.
Wed 17 Feb 10am – 11.30am	Where’s Wally? trail, quizzes, crafts and fun, Broomfield Library	Be the best dressed Wally in red and white	Free entry and no need to book. Suitable for ages up to eight.
Wed 17 Feb 11am – 1pm	Harry Potter Event, Rayleigh Library	Come in costume and join in with the activities for children	No need to book. Drop in any time for free. Suitable for children ages 5-9.
Wed 17 Feb 11am – 2pm	Wild Wednesday, Danbury Country Park	Free children’s activities, including making dens and mud pies, wading in the stream, splashing in puddles, kicking leaves, forest crafts, finding fish and more.	Free of charge. No need to book.
Wed 17 Feb 3pm	Paddington Bear story time and Activities Event, Wickham Bishops	Join in with story time, colouring and craft activities	Free entry and no need to book. Suitable for under fives. However, elder siblings are welcome.
Wed 17 Feb 2pm	Family Bike Ride, Hadleigh Park	This is a fun ride for families, taking in the beautiful landscape of the Hadleigh Downs and Thames estuary. Helmets MUST be worn – “no helmet, no ride”. Please ensure your bike is in a safe riding condition.	Book now to attend. Phone 01702 551076. This event is free if you bring your own bike. Alternatively bike hire is available – please reserve a bike in advance by phoning 01702 551076. Suitable for families with children aged 10+ (all children must be accompanied)
Thu 18 Feb 10am – 12 noon	Kite Making, Hadleigh Park	Make your very own kite with the help of the rangers, then send it soaring over the downs.	Suitable for ages 4+£5 per kite. No need to book.
Thu 18 Feb 10am – 12 noon	Drop in Pirate and Princess Event, Brightlingsea Library	Drop in Pirate and Princesses Event at Brightlingsea Library. Children welcome to dress up. Story time at 11am. Crafts between 10 –12.	No need to book. Drop in anytime for free. Children of all ages welcome.
Thu 18 Feb 2pm	Harry Potter Event, Brentwood Library	Come along and take part in our Harry Potter quizzes and join us as we make a spell trail	No need to book. Drop in any time for free entry.
Fri 19 Feb 2pm – 4pm	Owls From Plop to Hedwig, Danbury Library	Free children’s crafts – make an owl. Share a story. Learn more about owls by following our puzzle trail.	No booking required. Drop in for free.
Sat 20 Feb 10am – 12 noon	Hour of Code Event, Rayleigh Library	Take the opportunity to spend a fun hour learning to code with Star Wars, Minecraft or Frozen.	For children aged 7-11.
Sat 20 Feb 2.30pm – 4.30pm	Reading Dangerously, Colchester Library	Come along to an afternoon with the Year of Reading Dangerously team, who will be sharing their enthusiasm for writers from around the world, through a number of activities, including speed- dating with books. Includes afternoon tea and a chance to chat to other readers.	Drop in for free. No booking required.
Sun 21 Feb 1pm – 3.30pm	Iron Age Roundhouse Open Afternoon, Hadleigh Park	Explore our replica Iron Age roundhouse and learn how your ancestors lived 2000 years ago. Find out how charcoal was made – without it, there wouldn’t have been an Iron Age. Drop in event.	Free entry to Roundhouse.

10th February 20163rd May 2016

Colchester’s Big Choice – Vote Now!

Peldon Village Hall’s bid for Colchester’s “ Big Choice ” funding needs your support!!!!

Great news! – the project to rebuild Peldon Village Hall is one of 12 shortlisted projects that are competing for a share of £200,000 of funding being provided by Colchester Borough Council to provide funds for community projects in the Borough under its “ Big Choice ” scheme. Colchester residents will decide who the winning projects are by voting for their favourites. Voting will be open between Monday 22 February and Friday 4 March, and the winning projects will be announced the following week.

We have pitched for £50,000 of the funding. If we are successful, this money, together with the money we’ve already raised, should be enough to allow us to start rebuilding our hall (at last!). But whether or not we’ll succeed depends on how many people vote for our project when the voting opens. So it’s really important that we mobilise as much support as we can.

We’re working hard to ensure that our project is promoted widely throughout the Borough. Please support us when voting opens and pass on this message to your friends, relations and anyone else you know who lives in the Borough.

The Council will be promoting the scheme during the next 4 weeks, so look out for it in the local press and on radio. You can see who we’re competing against by visiting www.colchester.gov.uk/bigchoice where all 12 projects are listed.

I’ll be sending out more information about how to cast your vote before voting opens, but if you’d like to know more about what we’re doing or are able to help us in any way, please get in touch with me on 01206 735510 or [email protected].

Thanks for your support!

Bob Holmes
Peldon Village Hall Management Committee

4th February 20163rd May 2016

Wigboroughs’ February Church Update

In the entrance porch of St. Stephen’s Church, Gt Wigborough, we now have a Prayer tree. If you have a prayer request for yourself, or someone else, you are invited to hang a leaf upon our prayer tree with your request and we will include it in our prayers on a Sunday morning. You will find the leaves and pens in the porch. Your request need not be named; we can still pray for you.

Another new event is the Café service which we are starting on 28^th February! This will be relevant for all ages, with particular activities for children.

The services planned for the next few weeks are…

31 Jan., 10am, Benefice service at Rowhedge church (postcode: CO5 7EB), led by Revd Patrick McEune
7 Feb., 11am, LW, Holy Communion led by Revd Brian Snelling
14 Feb., 9.30am, GW, Morning Prayer with Bible discussion led by Anne and Peter Owen
21 Feb, 9.15am, GW, Holy Communion led by Revd Patrick McEune
28 Feb, 10am, GW, Café-style all age worship with activities for children, led by Anne and Peter Owen

The next Messy Church will take place at 2.30pm on Saturday April 2nd at St Stephens church, Great Wigborough. This is the weekend after Easter, so hopefully lots of families will be able to come! We are planning this event together with Peldon, and will be holding the following Messy Church in Peldon at Harvest time.

Plans for the Zeppelin Commemoration event around Copt Hall, Little Wigborough, on September 24 and 25 are progressing, with the National Trust keen to be involved. Contacts from the WW1 Aerodrome at Stow Maries are also helping us. Please let us know if you would like to volunteer and be involved in any way!

With best wishes,
Anne and Peter

Anne Owen
Tel.: 01206 383843

4th February 20163rd May 2016

PC Agenda 9th February 2016

WINSTRED HUNDRED PARISH COUNCIL
Peldon Great Wigborough Little Wigborough Salcott Virley
Website: www.winstred100.org

A meeting of Winstred Hundred Parish Council will be held at Peldon Village Hall at 7.30pm on Tuesday 9th February 2016 to which the Councillors are summoned to attend.

Apologies for absence:

Minutes of the last meeting – to be confirmed as a true record of the meeting

Zone Wardens Report

Borough and County Councillors

Public-Have Your Say

Declarations of Interest

Items for Discussion

1 Playgrounds and Playing Fields

Reports on both play areas and fields
Any work completed or ongoing that needs discussing including Salcott playground fencing quotes received and forthcoming for installation
Decision required: Is there anything that needs immediate attention?
Decision required: Installation of Salcott fencing/ using any available funding.

2 Peldon Parish Councillor Vacancy

Discuss how, where and for how long we should advertise the vacancy

3 Vehicle Racing along new stretch of Reservoir Road

Discuss what we can do about this if anything
Decision required: Who could/should we contact on the matter?

4 Standing Orders, Media Policy, Transparency Code

Discuss any documents we have prepared and ready
Decision required: To agree and adopt where appropriate
Decision required: To agree to Transparency Fund application

5 Wigborough Zeppelin Event Saturday 24th September 2016

To note the programme and how it will affect the local area

6 Courses Reports

To receive reports from Planning Training and Transparency Code
To approve Transparency Fund application form

7 Actions and Reminders List – update including website information

Correspondence:

CBC – Local Plan update

Planning Applications:

152293

Proposal: Single storey side extension at Elm Tree Cottage, Church Road, Peldon

Finances:

101866	Webhosting UK COM Ltd.	£38.97
101867	Peldon Village Hall – hire incl for Community Group	£185.00
101868	EALC – Course/briefing	£15.00
101869	Information Commissioner – Data Protection	£35.00
101870	T Simmons – playground insp	£30.00
101871	R S Pullen – Clerk’s February salary	£375.65
101872	Salcott Village Hall – hire	£120.00

The next meeting will be on Tues 8th March 2016 at 7.30pm at Salcott Village Hall

1st February 20163rd May 2016

Sport Relief Grants

Sport Relief Community Cash grant

Apply now for a Sport Relief Community Cash grant

Comic Relief brings Sport Relief Community Cash to North Essex and Suffolk. The Fund is now available, with Essex Community Foundation working with Comic Relief to get the cash to the groups that need it most.

Cash grants of £500 to £1,000 are available to small grassroots community organisations in North Essex (Colchester, north Braintree and Tendring) that are doing great work to help local people living tough lives. It is not only sporting projects or organisations that can apply, but groups across the whole of the community.

Applications for Sport Relief Community Cash need to be submitted by Monday 15th February 2016. Interested groups should click here for the grant criteria and guidance on how to apply.

Please do not hesitate to contact the Grants Team on 01245 356016 or [email protected] should you have any questions.

Essex Community Foundation are:

an independent charitable trust improving the quality of life of people in our community by investing and distributing funds on behalf of a wide range of donors. Since 1996 our donors have invested £26 million of charitable funding directly into Essex, Southend and Thurrock making it a great place to live, work, learn and grow.

Further information about the Fund is also available at www.essexcommunityfoundation.org.uk

26th January 20163rd May 2016

Five Parishes AGM

Five Parishes AGM 2016

The AGM of the Five Parishes Show Committee will take place at 19:30 in Peldon Village Hall on Tuesday 2nd February 2016.

All are welcome. Why not come along and hear what happened during 2015 when we had, by common opinion, one of our best shows ever. Use the chance to ask questions, make suggestions and maybe even volunteer to get involved.

Jinny Gale
on behalf of Mike Watson (President) and Paul Bryan (Chairman)

24th January 20163rd May 2016

PC Minutes 12th January 2016

WINSTRED HUNDRED PARISH COUNCIL

Peldon Great Wigborough Little Wigborough Salcott Virley

Website: www.winstred100.org

Draft minutes of the meeting of Winstred Hundred Parish Council held at Abbotts Hall Farm, Great Wigborough at 7.30pm on Tuesday 12th January 2016.

Present: John Walker, Bob Holmes, Phil Gladwin, Lynne Simmons, Jinny Gale, Liz Davidson, Nicky Ellis, Netty Knill-Jones, Andrew Ellis, Zone Warden and 1 member of the public

Apologies for absence: Kevin Bentley, Robert Davidson

Minutes of the last meeting were agreed by all and signed by the chairman

Zone Wardens Report: Litter picking equipment has been distributed to those who carry out this very valuable job in our villages and teams can be organised for a thorough blitz of particularly bad areas.

Borough Councillor: The Locality Budget and S106 monies will be looked into for funding the Salcott playground equipment area.

Public-Have Your Say: None

Declarations of Interest: None

1. Precept/Grant 2016/2017 – following a thorough appraisal of our previous and forecasted expenses Bob proposed, Phil seconded and all agreed to increase our grant/precept for the following year by £100, taking into account the increase in housing. A company was set up by local government bodies to appoint new auditors on our behalf for 2017 onwards unless we choose to opt out which we have agreed not to do.

2. Playgrounds and Playing Fields – The Community Group have carried out some sterling work for us in Peldon, for which the organisers will be thanked, surplus mud etc will be disposed of and any associated costs will be met by the parish council. It is unfortunate that work at Moss Hay has damaged the entrance but this was unavoidable and it will recover in time and be reinstated accordingly if necessary. The vandalized Dog Fouling sign will be reinstated yet again. The bench with a rotten leg will be addressed. Future work for the Community Group will be tree guard removal on Pete Tye Common and grass cutting outside Peldon Church possibly on a regular basis.

3. Bradwell – Local Community Liaison Council (LCLC) Meetings – Bob will attend these meetings on behalf of the parish council to enable us to keep up to date with proceedings and inform the residents when appropriate.

4. Emails to the PC on a variety of random subjects – distribution to all councillors and answer as deemed appropriate.

5. Planning Comments Process – all councillors will endeavour to follow the agreed process as written in the final draft.

6. Neighbourhood Watch – following further interest in setting up a scheme the information received by us at the presentation has been forwarded to these residents and if an interest is still there the parish council will arrange a meeting to assist in setting up a scheme but then take no further involvement.

7. NALC Model Code – Media Policy – subject to checking other codes and policies that we have or should adhere to for any contradictions the parish council will adopt this Media Policy at the next meeting.

8. Actions and Reminders List – updated and noting that owing to the Parish Council’s tireless efforts the Environment Agency has agreed to carry out a Flood Modelling Study for Virley Brook. Also, there are posters on the noticeboards about drop-in sessions held by Natural England to inform of their project to improve public access along the Essex coast.

Planning Applications:

152799

Proposal: Erection of detached one and a half storey 4 bedroom dwelling with single storey utility room and garage, landscaping and access at Salcot Cottages, The Street, Salcott

Planning Decisions:

152363	Proposal: Insertion of windows and doors into existing garage structure, with alterations and ground floor extension to provide ancillary accommodation for dependent relatives – resubmission of application no. 15111 at Bucklands, Copt Hall Lane, Little Wigborough – Refused
152318	Proposal: Vehicle access to and from highway at The Bungalow, Mersea Road, Peldon – Approve conditional

Finances:

101863	R S Pullen – Clerk’s January salary	£375.65
101864	David J Kingaby – website management	£444.96
101865	David J Kingaby – urgent migration	£270.90

The next meeting will be on Tues 9th February 2016 at 7.30pm at Peldon Village Hall

23rd January 20162nd December 2016

PAWS January – Barney’s Bobbies

Michael Benning talked about Barney's Bobbies

PAWS January – Barney’s Bobbies

Relating the story of Barney’s Bobbies, Michael joined the police force in 1969 and was paid the princely sum of £17 per week. He spent the first 5 years of his career ‘on the beat’ and spent many nights rattling shop doors and was in trouble from sergeant Barney if he did not detect some sort of crime on his shift! The sergeant was very hot on discipline and correct uniform and his ‘Bobbies’ were some of the best on the force.

Michael soon had a new job on Cycle Patrol, which was great except that the bike was far too big. On telling his sergeant that he could not reach the pedals even if he could get on the bike, he was told to just wheel it around until he grew! There were no personal radios in those days so he had to phone in to the station every hour to get instructions using a Police Box (Tardis).

TV programmes such as Dickson of Dock Green and later The Bill were good representations of how the Police worked. Michael finished his career on the hijack team at Stansted Airport and ran many marathons in the Police team. He also gave us an insight into how things had changed in the Police Force over the years and of some of the amusing and sometimes dangerous incidents that he had been involved in.

Our next meeting is on the 23rd February when our speaker Stacey Belbin will tell us about “Lady Grace the boat.” Visitors are welcome at a cost of £5.00. Details of all our meetings and speakers can be found on the diary of the home page of the Winstred 100 website.

If you would like further information about P.A.W.S please ring either of the following committee members: Alice Holmes 01206 735510 or Jane Anderson 01206 735505.