Winstred Hundred Parish Council
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Wigborough Traditional Meats’ latest ‘occasional’ newsletter has now been released and shares tales of frustration borne on the back of weather too damp to make sileage, let alone hay. While the grass grows it is under increasing threat from hungry geese and expanding rabbit populations. Meantime, as time moves on so do young helpers – some finishing at college and moving on, others joining as part of their own education.
To read all about this and more visit the Garr House Farm website.
Peldon Great Wigborough Little Wigborough Salcott Virley
Draft minutes of the meeting of Winstred Hundred Parish Council held at Salcott Village Hall at 7.30pm on Tuesday 10th July 2012.
Present: Jinny Gale, Netty Knill-Jones, Phil Gladwin, Nicky Ellis (chair), Kevin Bentley and 2 members of the public
Apologies for absence: Jane Banks, Charles Dymond, Lynne Simmons, John Walker, Andrew Ellis, Terry Sutton
Minutes of the last meeting were agreed by all and signed by the chairman
Borough Councillors: All reported pot holes and road repairs are being addressed systematically. www.essex.gov.uk/highways provides details of where and when this work will be carried out with maps. Report any potholes noticed to the clerk to be sent on to ensure they receive attention.
Money from the Reservoir Community Fund allocated for an Education Centre is still in the early stages of discussion as there are many problems arising for this project to take off.
County broadband scheme is being held up by the EU Commission to agree.
A couple of matters were reported to Kevin to take up for us.
Public-Have Your Say: None
Declarations of Interest: Nicky for discussion on planning application 121099 and refrained from joining in the discussion
Planning:
121070 Proposal: Variation of condition 2 of 102366 – to build porch with pitched gable roof as opposed to approved lean-to roof at 2 Fourreleet Cottages, Whitehouse Hill, Salcott
121120 Proposal: Infill extension to create new bedroom – in part replacing demolished extension at Fourways, Barnhall Road, Salcott
121099 Proposal: Replacement three bedroom dwelling and detached car port. Ref: COL/1397/81 at Ransomes, Wigborough Road, Peldon
Planning Decisions:
120749 Certificate of Lawfulness has been completed for use of outbuilding as ancillary and incidental residential use at Sampton Wick, Wigborough Road, Peldon
120858 & 120860 (Listed Building) Proposal: Remove defective bow window to existing kitchen and replace with new timber window and remove all black paint/stain etc. from existing internal exposed oak beams, joists and studs via a gentle chemical free hot water vapour process at New Hall, Copt Hall Lane, Little Wigborough – Permission and consent granted
The next meeting will be held at Peldon Village Hall on Tues 11th September 2012 at 7.30pm.
36 members and 3 visitors attended our June meeting on the 26th, when Mrs Paula Short came along and told us all about “Golden Temple – Amritsar India”. Paula has developed a passion for India and its temples, culture and history since her first visit in 2000 and was able to give us quite an insight into it. She had a fantastic array of slides which she used to highlight her very interesting talk.
We also had our silent auction of New and Nearly New items which raised just over £35 for our funds.
Our next get together is on July 24th which will be our July themed social and this year it is a “Greek Night”. We have a professional Duo coming along to entertain us with music and a dancing demonstration and we will be having a light Meze supper and suitable refreshments .The cost is £7.00 for visitors. Numbers are limited so please book by contacting one of the committee members listed below.
Details of all our meetings and speakers can be found on the diary on the home page of the Winstred 100 website.
Membership is currently full but if you would like any further information about P.A.W.S. please ring any of us on the following numbers. Alice Holmes 01206 735510, Jane Banks 01206 735004 or Jane Anderson 01206 735505.
At 7:30pm on 14th July the Friends of St mary’s, Peldon are holding a celebration of Bastille Day with Food, Drink, Songs and Poems with French and French-inspired music— featuring:
Admission at the door £10
Includes cheese and nibbles and a glass of French Wine
Present: Jane Banks, Charles Dymond, Phil Gladwin, Jinny Gale, John Walker, Nicky Ellis (Chair), Netty Knill-Jones, Lynne Simmons, Terry Sutton (BC), Kevin Bentley (BC & CC) and 3 members of the public.
Apologies for absence: Andrew Ellis
Minutes of the last meeting were agreed by all and signed by the chairman
Borough Councillors: Terry Sutton (Pyefleet BC) has a Locality Budget Fund of £2,000 at his disposal to share amongst his 4 villages and has very kindly offered us £500 for a suitable community project for Peldon. Replacement basket ball pad or advertising our broadband scheme are two probable projects. Similar funds may materialize for Salcott and Virley and the Wigboroughs.
Kevin told of an extra £11,000,000 that has been allocated to repairing potholes and defects in all the Essex roads. This is being carried out as quickly as the weather permits. Community Right to Challenge is a new scheme resulting from the Localism Bill where people can take over minor services in their village.
Public-Have Your Say: None
Declarations of Interest: Phil for Seaborough House planning application
1. Police: No crimes in our villages have been reported that we know of.
2. Playgrounds: at Moss Hay all required action from the annual inspection has been carried out. Dog fouling signs have been erected. The new CBC Zone Warden will be approached with regard to footpath and ditch maintenance and for the same type of work in Salcott. Following the approval of our Expression of Interest application for the Big Society Fund we will be filling in the next required form with the addition of quotes for replacing the basket ball pad. Salcott needs a couple of minor jobs carried out from the annual inspection and the bark/rubber clippings sorted when the weather is suitable.
3. Broadband/Website project is progressing well. A list of interested people has been gathered and can be added to at any time. There are several obstacles to overcome yet but these can be achieved. It would be hoped that the reservoir will have a link to our website.
4. Wigboroughs Village Hall Management Committee Representatives – Charles proposed and nominated that Phil and Jinny should continue to be our representatives on this committee for the next year. Jane seconded and it was agreed by all.
5. Abberton Reservoir Liaison Group and Rights of Way Committee – Jinny proposed, Charles seconded and all agreed for Jane to be our representative on the Rights of Way Committee. Abberton and Langenhoe PC has submitted an application for a grant for Reservoir Community Funds for an extension to their village hall. At present the parish council does not support this application as the link to the construction of the reservoir in the application is not strong enough as other application have been but the Reservoir Liaison Committee will decide if their application is satisfactory.
6. Financial Report and necessary paperwork for 2011/12 was proposed by Phil, seconded by Nicky and all agreed to be complete and accurate. Following Steve Copeland’s internal audit for us, for which we are as always very grateful, forms were signed by the chairman and clerk in readiness to send to the external auditor. Phil proposed, Nicky seconded and all agreed to the new appointed external auditor Littlejohn for the period of 2012/13 to 2016/17.
7. Complaint to CBC about the Parish Councillors – To note that the CBC Allegations Sub-Committee of the Standards Committee decided that no action should be taken on the allegations against the Councillors against whom the complaint by Mr Bevan had been made.
8. Standards after the Localism Act 2011 – To note that the new Code of Conduct will come in to force on 1 July 2012. CBC’s version will form the basis for ours. We will formally adopt our new Code of Conduct at our July meeting.
9. RCCE annual subscription – Phil proposed, Netty seconded and all agreed that we should not renew our membership at the cost of £55 due to our grant from CBC being cut therefore finances will be short.
10. Actions and Reminders updated
Planning:
120858 Proposal: Remove one defective bow window to existing kitchen and replace with new timber window and to remove all black paint/stain etc. from existing internal exposed oak beams, joists and studs via a gentle chemical free hot water vapour process at New Hall, Copt Hall Lane, Little Wigborough
120860 Proposal: Listed building consent for above
120845 Proposal: Creation of gateway off Wigborough Road to provide safer access for agricultural vehicles at Sampton Wick, Wigborough Road, Peldon
120916 & 120917 Proposal: Application & Listed building application for erection of 2 storey side extension and garden room extension. Minor internal remodeling; lowering of section of ground floor at Sampton Wick, Wigborough Road, Peldon
121007 Proposal: Listed building application for demolition of derelict conservatory and replacement with 2 storey side extension at Haxells Farm, Peldon Road, Peldon
121043 Proposal: Part conversion of existing outbuildings to provide home office, WC, kitchen and storage areas at Seaborough House, Peldon Road, Great Wigborough
Notice of Planning Decisions:
120533 Proposal: Demolition of existing dwelling. Proposed four bedroom dwelling and detached garage at Rolls Farm, Peldon Road, Peldon – Permission Granted
120507 Proposal: Replacement front garden wall and improved access to residential area frontage only. Resubmission of 111830 at Beckton House Farm, Barnhall Road, Salcott – Permission Refused
120496 Proposal: Listed building application for extension of eaves storage floor 1.2m and restoration of original interior dividing wall to remove safety hazard. Original and reclaimed material will be used to match existing beams, floor and walls at Priests House, Church Road, Peldon – Consent Granted
The Planning Inspectorate Appeal decision
Appeal ref: APP/A1530/A/11/2163764 against CBC’s decision for refusal of application for agricultural building to store hay crop produced by the farm at Beckton House Farm, Barnhall Road, Salcott – Appeal dismissed
Finances:
| 101664 – Peldon PCC – upkeep of churchyard donation | £200.00 |
| 101665 – Great & Little Wigborough PCC – upkeep of churchyards donation | £400.00 |
| 101666 – Salcott PCC – upkeep of churchyard donation | £200.00 |
| 101667 – R S Pullen – clerk’s fee for June | £353.53 |
| 101668 – T Simmons – 2.5 grass cuts and 1 play insp | £130.00 |
The next meeting will be held at Salcott Village Hall on Tues 10th July 2012 at 7.30pm
The Parish Council still has a vacancy to fill for a Salcott cum Virley councillor. Anyone interested should apply to the clerk at 01206 735367.
Peldon Great Wigborough Little Wigborough Salcott Virley
A meeting of Winstred Hundred Parish Council will be held at Peldon Village Hall at 7.30pm on Tuesday 12th June 2012.
1. Police
101664 – Peldon PCC – upkeep of churchyard donation £200.00
101665 – Great & Little Wigborough PCC – upkeep of churchyards donation £400.00
101666 – Salcott PCC – upkeep of churchyard donation £200.00
101667 – R S Pullen – clerk’s fee for June £353.53
The next meeting will be held at Salcott Village Hall on Tues 10th July 2012 at 7.30pm
At our May meeting on the 22nd, we welcomed back Jane Malyon to tell us about “Confessions of a Mass Caterer”. Jane and her husband have been running Country Cuisine for some 34 years catering for various events from Wedding Receptions to Birthday celebrations. She relayed a number of amusing stories about the types of people she has catered for from Mr. X, an East-Ender with Mafia connections, who had 200 guests to his Ruby Wedding party together with security and dogs (in case anything got nicked) to a very rowdy (food throwing) party at a Medic’s Annual Ball at a London teaching hospital. From drunks, uninvited guests, tearful brides to broken items, Jane has dealt with them all.
Our next meeting is on June 26th when Ms. P. Short will tell us all about “Golden Temple Amitsar, India” and we will be having a silent auction of New and Nearly New items.
Details of all our meetings and speakers can be found on the diary on the home page of the Winstred 100 website.
Membership is currently full, but visitors are very welcome at a cost of £3.50.
If you would like any further information about P.A.W.S. please ring any of us on the following numbers. Alice Holmes 01206 735510, Jane Banks 01206 735004 or Jane Anderson 01206 735505.
Alice
Among others these are some of the many topics covered in Wigborough Traditional Meats’ periodic newsletter. With the rainy start to spring the cattle made a late exit from their sheds putting a strain on silage supplies, there was a sad loss of a calf resulting in the exit of Bossy (the herds head cow), the colourful imagery of the “N.E. Essex Pigeon Squadron” potentially threatening crops if the growth regulators don’t get applied as well as the arrival of a new muckspreader! To read all about this and more visit the Garr House Farm website.
Peldon Jubilee Festival, 1st– 4th JuneIt is amazing to think that the Peldon May Festival – this year renamed to coincide with the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations – is now in its seventh year. Initially staged to launch the Friends of St Mary’s, the festival has grown into an annual village event, centred around the church and village hall.
Last year, the May Festival raised over £2000, enabling the Friends to see the completion of essential electrical rewiring in the church, including enhanced lighting and heating. However, there are still many projects to carry out, particularly the need to install toilets and a wet area. With the aid of grants and a substantial programme of fundraising events throughout the year, the Friends are on the way to achieving this aim but there is still some long way to go, so we are hoping that the Peldon Jubilee Festival 2012 will raise even more than before.
The festivities begin on Friday evening, 1st June, with Festival Folk at The Plough, led by Keith Lovell. This proved very popular as an opening event last year, with the village community coming together to enjoy a relaxed evening of impromptu shanties and folk tunes, as well as some great food and beer. This is a free event starting at 7.30pm, but we may well shake a bucket or two and entice you to buy a ticket for the Festival Grand Draw (first prize £100 and many other fabulous prizes).
The Festival then really kicks off on Saturday at 11am with our traditional fair and family fun day in the grounds of the village hall, including craft, plant and cake stalls, demonstrations, Punch and Judy, bouncy castle, grand prize draw, tombola and a street organ complete with monkey. By popular demand, the Owl Man will be back with his amazing collection of owls and if you’d like to get close to some other fascinating creatures, Animal Experiences gives you the opportunity to handle snakes, millipedes, spiders and more! Refreshments, including a beer tent, will be available throughout the day, with Ploughman’s lunches served between 12 – 2pm, and Jubilee cream teas between 2.30 – 4pm.
As usual over the Festival weekend, St Mary’s Church will be open between 11am – 4pm on Saturday and Sunday for viewing the Flower Festival (a jubilee theme, I believe), Art and Photographic Exhibitions, and the Friends’ pictorial display of events and improvement projects. The church tower will also be open for spectacular views over to Mersea, Langenhoe and the developing Abberton Reservoir. As you make your way up or down, remember to admire the newly refurbished and reinstated Miles Gray Bell.
On Sunday 3rd June, following the Festival Thanksgiving Service at 9.30am to mark the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, Peldon once again hosts its Open Gardens event (11am – 4pm). As you enjoy the gardens, a whole host of Scarecrows – royal or otherwise, will be competing for the Jubilee crown, so watch out for them in the village and cast your vote for the winner when you return to the village hall for lunch or a jubilee cream tea, where you may also be invited to hunt the garden gnomes!
Then, for what promises to be the highlight of our Jubilee Festival weekend: a Festival Folk Concert at 7.30pm in the church, featuring The Medlars, a Colchester-based three-piece band with very diverse roots, and No Stings Attached (Gwendal Moële and Catherine Legg), an Anglo-French a capella duo, singing traditional songs in English, French and Breton – ‘quite exquisite…with beautiful harmony’. Both The Medlars and No Strings Attached have been performing to high acclaim in pubs and clubs across Essex and Suffolk. Not to be missed! Tickets £10, including light refreshments, from Bill 01206 735770 or take your chances on the door.
And finally, Monday! To draw the Festival to a close, Peldon has joined forces with Great and Little Wigborough to host a Diamond Jubilee Street Party for the children of all three villages, to be staged at Peldon village hall at 3pm. For more details contact Mel: 01206 736118.
With so much on offer, this promises to be our best Peldon Festival yet. We do hope you can join us!
Present: Netty Knill-Jones, John Walker, Lynne Simmons, Phil Gladwin, Jinny Gale, Nicky Ellis, Jane Banks, Charles Dymond, Kevin Bentley, I Police Officer, Carys Handley (CBC Zone Warden), and 2 members of the public.
Apologies for absence: Andrew Ellis
The Annual Parish Assembly
The chairman welcomed everyone to the meeting.
County Councillor: Kevin Bentley explained that County Hall has, in line with government policy, cut spending significantly but that further cuts were necessary. Their aim is not to cut services but reduce wherever possible. They plan for commissioning and out-sourcing of certain services and staff will be trained to implement this efficiently. ECC has some 18,000 miles of roads to look after, so this alone is a huge task.
Borough Councillor: Kevin reported that pot holes on our roads are being dealt with systematically but that the recent very dry weather and now this very wet weather has made repaired pot holes bad again and new ones appear rapidly. A more efficient job is being carried out with usually just one visit from someone who will actually do the repair and then and by sealing around the edges of a repair.
There is still outstanding work to be carried out by a land owner in Salcott to improve flooding there although this recent bout of rain caused floods all across the county. The pipe work fitted in the last few years at Salcott crossroads appeared not to cope very well and will be reported back.
Road signage that has been missing for some time is on the list of out standing work and will be done eventually but priority is always given to emergency work.
A request from a resident for better signage to inform of Salcott Street being a dead-end will be looked into.
A grant source was suggested for repair work needed to the basket ball pad on Moss Hay at Peldon. This will be followed up.
The salt box in St Stephen’s Lane will be looked into for adding to the refill list.
Police: No crimes of late reported. During the year there have been some burglaries from homes, outbuildings and cars. Speed guns have been used on our roads and this will continue from time to time.
CBC Zone Warden: Carys explained the role and aims of the team who cover problems such as litter, graffiti, dog fouling and any other anti-social matter. They are always out and about and work closely with other bodies such as schools and the police. They will tackle and try their best to resolve any issues. We have asked for help with certain parking problems we have at present. The mobile number to reach them is 07507 665866.
Minutes of the last meeting were agreed and signed by the chairman
Parish Council AGM
Phil proposed, Jinny seconded and all agreed for Nicky to take over as Chairman for the next two years. John proposed, Nicky seconded and all agreed for Jane to be Vice-Chairman for the next two years. Jinny proposed, Nicky seconded and all agreed for Sue to be the Financial and Responsible Officer again. We have a vacancy for a parish councillor for the ward of Virley (anyone living within 3 miles of Virley can apply) contact the clerk if interested on 01206 735367.
Nicky expressed enormous thanks to Jinny for her huge contribution to the parish council in many ways. Jinny has proved to be a fair and dedicated leader, offering constant support whenever needed or requested and has moved the parish council forward with its performance. Everyone agreed totally with a round of applause.
Chairman’s Report – the main points were read out and the full version will be in the Gold Edition of the magazine that will go to every door in our villages as in previous years.
Financial Report was also mentioned in brief as the internal auditor was still in the process of completing the work. The full financial accounts will be in the Gold Edition.
Public-Have Your Say: The bus stop for the Visitor Centre on the new stretch of road alongside the reservoir was thought to be in a very dangerous position. This will be brought up at the next Reservoir Liaison Meeting.
Declarations of Interest: Nicky for planning application 120749 at Sampton Wick.
1. Playgrounds annual inspection report was discussed and considered to contain a couple of discrepancies in it that will be investigated. Any outstanding jobs will be addressed. James Faulkner from Peldon has very kindly offered to take a trailer to Salcott for Terry to fill with the old bark which he will then bring back to Peldon for Moss Hay play area. Charles has made a temporary repair to the Basket ball pad at Moss Hay. Specification and quotes will be sort for a proper repair job to be done when the weather is much drier.
2. Gold Edition Magazine is going to plan for the July edition and the cover will be much the same as last year.
3. Abbotts Hall/Essex Wildlife Trust – new meeting room will be finished within the year and it was thought that we would hold parish council meetings there in rotation with Peldon and Salcott village halls depending on cost and availability.
4. Broadband update – permission for an aerial on Peldon Church tower has been given by the PCC. A team of enthusiasts will be formed in preparation of rolling this important project out and also liaise with Abberton and Langenhoe. County Broadband will pay for social aspects and promotion. CBC will look after things for 5 years with agreement from Sue Jackson and then pass over to us. It was requested that all monies connected with this will be kept separately from parish council funds.
5. Churchyards Donations – Phil proposed, Jinny seconded and all agreed to donate the same amount as usual to the 4 churchyards but to write saying that unfortunately, due to the withdrawal of the grant from CBC, we may not be able to give the same level of funding next year.
6. Salcott Jubilee Celebrations – on the matter of their request for a donation it was agreed to write saying that unfortunately, due to rising expenses and with keeping the same level of services, and also not increasing our precept this year, we feel that we are sadly not in a position to donate to this event.
7. Actions and Reminders List – updated
Planning Applications:
120749 Proposal: Certificate of Lawfulness for existing use of outbuilding as residential and alterations at Sampson Wick, Wigborough Road, Peldon
Appeal Decision:
APP/A1530/D/12/2170062 – The appeal against the decision of Colchester Borough Council to refuse this application is dismissed.
Ref: 111662 Proposal: Extension to dwelling to provide additional accommodation at Fourways, Barnhall Road, Salcott
Finances:
| 101659 – R S Pullen – clerk’s fee for May | £353.53 |
| 101660 – Anglia Inspection Services Ltd | £192.00 |
| 101661 – T. Simmons – play insp | £30.00 |
| 101662 – Dawn Harris – VDS expenses | £370.00 |
| 101663 – A E Simmons Ltd. – printing, etc. VDS | £1,534.00 |
The next meeting will be on Tues 12th June 2012 at 7.30pm at Peldon Village Hall
