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Craster Community Development TrustMinutes of Executive Committee Meeting31 July 2008Present : Michael Craster (Chairman), John Gallon (Treasurer) Michael Doherty (Secretary), Hilary Punton, Kevin Brown, Jennifer Doherty, Peter Howard. Michael Craster welcomed Members and proposed a vote of thanks to Mike Oxley for kindly allowing the Trust to use his Gallery 1. Minutes of Meeting 26 June 2008 These had been circulated to members with notice of the Meeting. Members approved that the Chairman sign them as a true record of the Meeting. 2. Matters Arising Indemnity Insurance : John Gallon reported he had been investigating the cost of Indemnity Insurance based on our current turnover of £ 1000 per annum. He had been quoted a annual premium of £400 for £250,000 cover. Needless to say he was seeking further quotations. We Can Mind The Time Michael Doherty reported that the TIC Office had requested more copies. He had delivered a box of 24 and asked the Treasurer to Invoice Alnwick TIC and to enquire if they had paid for the 34 books they received from him in December 2007. The Tourist Office were selling the book for £5.99. John confirmed that he would follow this up and is arranging to consolidate the storage of books in his garage....... as soon as he can reach agreement with Marion. 3. Future Projects The Chairman reminded members that they had been asked to give some thought to Projects which would contribute to improving the quality of life in the Community. Kevin Brown suggested that restricting visitor parking would greatly improve the quality of life. Not only did it cause annoyance and inconvenience to residents, at times parking on Heugh Road seriously affects access by the emergency services. It was agreed that without the support of the police to enforce parking restrictions, any action the Trust initiated would be ineffective. The Secretary will therefore write to the Chief Officers of Police, Fire and Ambulance informing them of the Trust's concerns in the hope that this will prompt police support and action. Carol Grey advised members that the District Council expected that there would be some unused funds available to organisations for capital projects. Any applications must be forwarded to ADC by 22 August. Kevin Brown suggested a replica Capstan for the Harbour and Michael Doherty suggested the restoration of the harbour Bark Pot, It was decided that these could not be developed into a Project in time for an application for funding to be made. These could form part of a future Heritage project. Peter Howard submitted a paper which encapsulated ideas for projects under four main headings. These were Tourism, Green Opportunities, Community and Internet. (A copy is attached to the permanent record of these Minutes). The Paper was welcomed by Members and enabled them to focus on subjects which they considered of most immediate benefit to the Community. These were allocated to….
…to produce a decision as to which ideas would form deliverable Projects, the selected ideas were allocated to Members. They were asked to investigate these, consider the benefits and feasibility and report back to the next meeting with recommendations. 4. Any other business There was no other business. 5. Date of next meeting Wednesday 17 September 2008 |