Subject

Minute

Action

1. Attendance

Mrs J Booth (Committee Chairman) P

Mr AC Rickards (Chairman of the Council) P

Mrs DE Currie P

Mr PJ Gregory A

Mr TJ Howkins P

Mrs SJ Maddock A

Mrs YD Moore P

P = present, A = apology, N = non-attendance

2. John Clowes

Clerk reported that JC had accepted invitation to be co-opted as a non-voting member of this committee; unable to attend this meeting but had noted future dates

3. Declarations of interests

TJH and ACR declared a non- prejudicial interest in item relating to HC Youth Club

4. Minutes

Resolved: 09-10-03 approved

5. Matters arising

Bulb planting – had been carried out – agreed letter of thanks be sent to Brian Dear

Clerk

6. Report of Joint Committee for Cranage Playing Fields

1. Council received minutes of first meeting held on 17-11-03
2. Agreed that main issue of urgency was to work out a properly costed scheme for river crossing
3. Clerk to progress matters marked for his action

Clerk

Clerk

7. CBC Play Areas Strategy

1. Draft report had been circulated to members
2. Concern that it was not readily understandable, particularly how it related to areas in HC
3. Agreed these concerns be passed to CBC in conjunction with how the strategy impacts on new facilities at Cranage

Clerk

8. Planning applications

36576/3 – 23 Elm Drive – Extension – No objection

36655/3 – Unit 1 Manor Lane – Change of use to A3 Pizza Restaurant - Object because it is in an area zoned for employment use of which there is a shortage in the Borough; there is an adequate supply of hot food takeaway facilities in the village

36660/3 – 83 Elm Drive – Conservatory – No objection

Clerk

9. Village Volunteers

This item was included in case JC able to attend meeting. He has been asked to give notice of major items he wishes to raise to enable detail to be included in agenda

10. Budgets

Youth Club

1,000

Church yards maintenance

750

Christmas

500

Recreation - Cranage

25,000

- River crossing

7,500

- New schemes

5,000

11. Library – Information Centre – One stop shop

Committee considered request from CBC for suggested names for new one stop shop. Agreed preference for continued use of "Information Centre" on basis that wider services would be apparent to existing users and marketing would be required to attract wider use

Clerk

12. Police problems

1. Report of raid on local off licence because of sale of alcohol to under age people; may result in prosecution
2. Meeting organised by local surveyor, Colin Bond on Monday 01-12-03 at 4.00 p.m. because of severe behaviour problems outside his office. YDM would attend as sub-tenant of building; others unable to attend because of existing commitments including ACR, TJH, DRP, Clerk

13. Members items

1. Dog fouling at graveyard – Agreed ask CBC to provide dog litter bin and notice
2. CAD – Kinderton – Chairman suggested members may be prepared to distribute "stop the waste tip" leaflets to their areas
3. Signs at Station – Clerk to ask Highways to take further action
4. Burger van at Station – Clerk to press CBC to take action

Clerk

Clerk

Clerk

Clerk

Close 8.10 p.m.

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