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PC Minutes 8th September 2020
WINSTRED HUNDRED PARISH COUNCIL
Peldon Great Wigborough Little Wigborough Salcott Virley
Draft minutes of the meeting of Winstred Hundred Parish Council held via Zoom on Tuesday 8th September 2020 at 7.30pm. The Zoom meeting details were available from the clerk.
Present: John Walker, Clare Lauwerys (chair), Liz Davidson, Phil Gladwin, Netty Knill-Jones, Jinny Gale, Robert Kean, Kevin Bentley, Robert Davidson
Apologies for absence: Wendy Ritherdon
Minutes of the last meeting were agreed by all and will be signed by the chairman in due course.
County Councillor Report: The road surface along this stretch mainly from the Kings Head to Peldon is full of subsidence areas and is under investigation by Highways to establish the reason for this before repair work can take place. The most serious pot holes will be reported to the County Councillors before Friday for immediate attention.
Suggested 20 mph speed limit is deemed not suitable for villages and is generally only installed in urban areas and often just in cul-de-sacs, Continue reading
PC Agenda 8th September 2020
WINSTRED HUNDRED PARISH COUNCIL
Peldon Great Wigborough Little Wigborough Salcott Virley
A meeting of Winstred Hundred Parish Council will be held via Zoom on Tuesday 8th September 2020 at 7.30pm to which the Councillors are requested to attend and the public are welcome to take part. The Zoom meeting details will be available from the clerk nearer the date – [email protected]
Apologies for absence:
Minutes of the last meeting:
County and Borough Councillor Reports:
Public-Have Your Say:
Declarations of Interest:
Items for Discussion
1. Playgrounds and Playing Fields
- Reports on both playgrounds, equipment and fields
- Repairs carried out to date and any outstanding.
- Note quotations for Peldon playground fencing
- Progress report on project for new equipment at Peldon
- Discuss suggestion for new equipment at Salcott.
- Decision required: Any actions required now with regard to safety measures re Covid-19 and current government guidelines
PC Minutes 14th July 2020
WINSTRED HUNDRED PARISH COUNCIL
Peldon Great Wigborough Little Wigborough Salcott Virley
Draft minutes of the meeting of Winstred Hundred Parish Council held via Zoom on Tuesday 14th July 2020 at 7.30pm.
Present: Clare Lauwerys (chair), Netty Knill-Jones, Jinny Gale, Phil Gladwin, Robert Kean, Liz Davidson, Robert Davidson, Kevin Bentley
Apologies for absence: Wendy Ritherdon, John Walker
Minutes of the last meeting: Were agreed by all and will be signed by the chairman at a later date
County Councillor Report was previously circulated including plans to make Colchester Town Centre streets safer, greener and healthier. Speeding is a huge problem all over the county with the network being back to approximately 82% of the volume it was prior to Covid-19. The police are carrying out speed checks throughout the county, and one took place at Great Wigborough Continue reading
PC Agenda 14th July 2020
WINSTRED HUNDRED PARISH COUNCIL
Peldon Great Wigborough Little Wigborough Salcott Virley
A meeting of Winstred Hundred Parish Council will be held via Zoom on Tuesday 14th July 2020 at 7.30pm to which the Councillors are requested to attend and the public are welcome to take part. The Zoom meeting details will be available from the clerk nearer the date – [email protected]
Apologies for absence:
County and Borough Councillor Reports:
Public-Have Your Say:
Declarations of Interest:
Items for Discussion
1. Playgrounds and Playing Fields
- Reports on both playgrounds, equipment and fields
- To discuss measures required to comply with government guidelines to enable reopening of the playground equipment
- Decision required: What action do we need to take now or later?
PC Minutes 9th June 2020
WINSTRED HUNDRED PARISH COUNCIL
Peldon Great Wigborough Little Wigborough Salcott Virley
Draft minutes of the meeting of Winstred Hundred Parish Council held via Zoom on Tuesday 9th June 2020 at 7.30 pm.
Annual Council Meeting (AGM)
Present: John Walker, Wendy Ritherdon, Netty Knill-Jones, Phil Gladwin, Robert Kean (chair), Liz Davidson, Jinny Gale, Clare Lauwerys, Kevin Bentley.
Apologies for absence: Clerk owing to power cut (notes for minutes taken by Clare).
The meeting was opened by the chairman and everyone welcomed.
Election of Chairman, Vice-Chairman and RFO:
John Walker nominated, Netty seconded and all agreed for Clare to be the chairman of this coming year who duly took over chairing the meeting.
Phil nominated, Wendy seconded and Continue reading
PC Minutes 14th April 2020
WINSTRED HUNDRED PARISH COUNCIL
Peldon Great Wigborough Little Wigborough Salcott Virley
Draft minutes for Winstred Hundred Parish Council meeting scheduled to be held at Salcott Village Hall on Tuesday 14th April 2020.
This meeting did not take place owing to Covid-19, a Coronavirus, following government guidelines/ruling.
All enquiries and matters requiring attention are being dealt with as and when they happen via email discussion amongst the parish councillors and actioned wherever possible safely within the current restrictions.
Planning Applications:
| 200226 | Proposal: Replacement of septic tank with modern sewage treatment plant at The Kings, Maldon Road, Great Wigborough – parish council comments-no objections |
| 200617 | Proposal: Continued use of steel containers for storage purposes at New Hall, Copt Hall Lane, Little Wigborough – parish council comments-no objections |
| 200631 (Listed Building 200632) | Proposal: Conversion of agricultural building to dwelling at Kemps Farm, Mersea Road, Peldon – parish council comments-no objections |
| 200626 | Proposal: Replacement building at Virley Hall Farm, Mill Lane, Virley |
Planning decision:
| 193057 | Proposal: Erection of single dwelling and garage. Amended Scheme previously approved 182272 at Green Farm, The Street, Salcott – Refused |
Finances: cheques as follows to be signed at a later date
| 102071 | Mr T Newman – play insp x 3 | £90.00 |
| 102072 | EALC & NALC – subs | £330.79 |
| 102073 | R S Pullen – Clerk’s salary – April | £455.14 |
| 102074 | R S Pullen – office costs (heat, light, etc.) | £250.00 |
| 102075 | R S Pullen – expenses (paper, ink, petrol, webhost, etc.) | £290.61 |
The next meeting, including the Annual Assembly will take place on Tuesday 12th May 2020 at 7.30 pm at Abbotts Hall Farm, Great Wigborough subject to government ruling.
PC Minutes 11th February 2020
WINSTRED HUNDRED PARISH COUNCIL
Peldon Great Wigborough Little Wigborough Salcott Virley
Draft minutes of the meeting of Winstred Hundred Parish Council held at Abbotts Hall Farm, Great Wigborough at 7.30 pm on Tuesday 11th February 2020.
Present: Clare Lauwerys, Liz Davidson, Jinny Gale, Phil Gladwin (chair), John Walker, Wendy Ritherdon, Netty Knill-Jones, Robert Davidson and 2 members of the public
Apologies for absence: Kevin Bentley, Dave Taylor, Robert Kean
Minutes of the last meeting were agreed by all and signed by the chairman
Zone Warden: Great Wigborough has been swamped with 3 large loads of fly-tipping and they are Continue reading
PC Agenda 11th February 2020
WINSTRED HUNDRED PARISH COUNCIL
Peldon Great Wigborough Little Wigborough Salcott Virley
A meeting of Winstred Hundred Parish Council will be held at Abbotts Hall Farm, Great Wigborough at 7.30pm on Tuesday 11th February 2020 to which the Councillors are summoned to attend.
Apologies for absence:
Minutes of the last meeting:
Zone Warden Report:
County and Borough Councillor Reports:
Public-Have Your Say:
Declarations of Interest:
Items for Discussion
1. Playgrounds and Playing Fields
PC Minutes 14th January 2020
WINSTRED HUNDRED PARISH COUNCIL
Peldon Great Wigborough Little Wigborough Salcott Virley
Draft minutes of the meeting of Winstred Hundred Parish Council held at Salcott Village Hall at 7.30 pm on Tuesday 14th January 2020
Present: Liz Davidson, Clare Lauwerys, Jinny Gale, Robert Kean (Chair), John Walker, Wendy Ritherdon, Netty Knill-Jones, Phil Gladwin, Kevin Bentley
Apologies for absence: Dave Taylor, Robert Davidson
Minutes of the last meeting were agreed by all and signed by the chairman
Zone Warden Report: No issues have been reported
Borough Councillor Report: Owing to endless rain there has been flooding and subsequent damage to roads. Maldon Road in particular is suffering from fallen road sides in places and the usual pot holes all of which are Continue reading
PC Minutes – 10th September 2019
WINSTRED HUNDRED PARISH COUNCIL
Peldon Great Wigborough Little Wigborough Salcott Virley
Draft minutes of the meeting of Winstred Hundred Parish Council held at Peldon and Wigboroughs Community Hall at 7.30pm on Tuesday 10th September 2019.
Present: Dave Taylor, Phil Gladwin, Clare Lauwerys, Robert Kean, Jinny Gale, Wendy Ritherdon, John Walker, Netty Knill-Jones and one member of the public
Apologies for absence: Liz Davidson, Robert Davidson, Jackie McClean, Andrew Ellis, Kevin Bentley
Minutes of the last meeting were agreed by all and signed by the chairman
Zone Warden Report: None received but to note fly-tipping at Pete Tye Common contains asbestos therefore will be being dealt with by a specialist company. Other unpleasant litter Continue reading