Draft minutes of the meeting of Winstred Hundred Parish Council held at Abbotts Hall Farm, Great Wigborough 7.30pm on Tuesday 9th April 2019
Present: Robert Kean, Liz Davidson, John Walker, Phil Gladwin, Wendy Ritherdon, Jinny Gail, Robert Davidson, Kevin Bentley and 2 members of public
Apologies for absence: Dave Taylor, Netty Knill-Jones, Clare Lauwerys
Minutes of the last meeting were agreed by all and signed by the chairman
Zone Warden Report: The two dog bins at Copt Hall Lane are now installed in the correct places and thanks were expressed to the wardens for achieving this.
Borough Councillor Report: More money is being allocated to the Local Highways Panel for highways matters such as missing Continue reading
Zepfest will open [fergcorp_cdt_single date=”24th September 2016 14:00″] and tickets are now available, click to book. Commemorating the 100th Anniversary of Zeppelin L33 landing in Little Wigborough, the weekend of 24th & 25th September offers a lot of fun. Hours are 2pm – 8pm on the Saturday and 10am – 4pm on Sunday. Tickets are £10 adults, £5 children 7-15. Zepfest takes place in Copt Hall Lane, Little Wigborough, CO5 7RD.
Tickets will be on sale at the gate, but due to ticket numbers being limited you are advised to book online well in advance.
Attractions include:
This will be one of the first events from Zepfest organizers commemorating the 100th Anniversary of the grounding of the Zeppelin L33 in Little Wigborough. The film presentation will be by Russell Savory, from the Stow Maries WW1 aerodrome, Continue reading
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 31st 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
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 28th February! This will be relevant for all ages, with particular activities for children.
The services planned for the next few weeks are…
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
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
2 Peldon Parish Councillor Vacancy
3 Vehicle Racing along new stretch of Reservoir Road
4 Standing Orders, Media Policy, Transparency Code
5 Wigborough Zeppelin Event Saturday 24th September 2016
6 Courses Reports
7 Actions and Reminders List – update including website information
Correspondence:
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