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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 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
Annual Report 2019-2020
WINSTRED HUNDRED PARISH COUNCIL
Peldon Great Wigborough Little Wigborough Salcott Virley
Annual Report of the Parish Council for year 2019-2020
Over the last year we have dealt with the usual complaints of speeding traffic, dog fouling, various noise related problems, potholes, flooding, planning issues and much more. Many of these are outside our powers and were passed on to our Borough and County Councillors to whom we owe sincere thanks.
Speeding through the village caused ongoing concern. We organised a successful public meeting chaired by Kevin Bentley (ECC Highways portfolio holder) and attended by Police and Highways officers. Several strategies to improve matters were identified and we await their fuller investigation and implementation by ECC Highways.
Numerous complaints concerning behaviour around the National Trust land at Copt Hall Lane led us to Continue reading
Annual PC Agenda 9th June 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 9th June 2020 at 7.30 pm 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]
Annual Council Meeting (AGM)
Apologies for absence:
Election of Chairman, Vice Chairman, Financial and Responsible Officer, resignations, co-options, elections of Parish Councillors, signing of all necessary forms and declarations when possible. Continue reading
PC Minutes – 8th October 2019
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 7.30pm on Tuesday 8th October 2019.
Present: Liz Davidson, Clare Lauwerys, Jinny Gale, Robert Kean, Phil Gladwin, Wendy Ritherdon, Robert Davidson, Kevin Bentley and 3 members of the public
Apologies for absence: Netty Knill-Jones, Andrew Ellis, John Walker, Dave Taylor
Minutes of the last meeting were agreed by all and signed by the chairman
Zone Warden Report: None received and to note that the fly tip at Pete Tye Common car park is waiting for a specialist company to remove it as it contains asbestos and this has been chased up several times.
County Councillor Report: Supporting measures to address climate change ECC has planted numerous trees, majority of which are oak. Tarmac removed from roads being repaired is now recycled for use again when resurfacing, also warm 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
PC Agenda 10th September 2019
WINSTRED HUNDRED PARISH COUNCIL
Peldon Great Wigborough Little Wigborough Salcott Virley
A meeting of Winstred Hundred Parish Council will be held at Peldon and Wigboroughs Community Hall at 7.30pm on Tuesday 10th September 2019 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: Continue reading
Speeding Through our Villages
Speeding Through our Villages
The Parish Council has organised a public meeting on Monday 22nd July addressing speeding between Peldon Rose and Salcott crossroads.
Kevin Bentley, of Essex County Council, will chair the meeting. A senior and very experienced Highways Officer will accompany Kevin to explain Continue reading