Minutes of Executive Committee Meeting
Craster Memorial Hall, Thursday 10th.Sept 2009
The meeting was held in open session. The following members of the public were in attendance:
Joyce Shaw, Jimmy Shaw, Peter Howard, Marjory Taylor, Michael Taylor (part), Rosie Robson (part).
Attending: Michael Craster (Chairman), John Gallon (Acting Secretary), Pauline Baird, Carol Grey, Kevin Brown, Jennifer Doherty
1. Apologies for Absence
Apologies for absence were received from Fyona Robson and Keith Hobbs.
2. Minutes of Meeting held 29th. July 2009-09-12
These were agreed as a true record and signed by the Chairman
3. Matters Arising
Computer – John Gallon has not examined computer yet (delay due to illness).
Parking – Carol Grey has revised leaflets to distribute.
Northumbrian Water – no further information
Mobile Telephone Petition – Northumberland County Council have informed John Gallon that the Petition will go the North Area Committee meeting to be held in Wooler on Monday 14th. September so that Members can consider whether to make representations on the Petioners’ behalf. We will receive details of the decision in due course.
Playground – Pauline Baird is to check whether Anthony would be able to lay wet-pour to make good the gaps in the surfacing of the park. There is still a residue of wet-pour from the previous maintenance with Michael Doherty. John Gallon and Kevin Brown are to walk through asap in order to establish exactly what we need to do and then agree details with Pauline Baird so that applications may be made for grants. Pauline Baird has prepared a paper in hard copy re funding opportunities. This will be made available with these minutes of the Development Trust web-site.
4. New Constitution
In view of the public interest in the proposed merger between the Development Trust and Village Hall, the Chairmen opened this section of the Committee Meeting to all present. The draft of the proposed constitution was analysed in great detail and the following amendments proposed and agreed by the Committee. A revised draft will be published and circulated after which a public meeting will be called to enable the whole community to examine and review the proposal.
Proposed changes to draft:
Section 8 (1) Appointed Trustees. It was agreed that it was proper for the descendants of Thomas Wood Craster to have a voice within the new Craster Community Trust. Section 8 (1) to be amended to allow the defined descendants of Thomas Wood Craster to appoint a Trustee in the event that none of the defined descendants have joined the Trustees by election or nomination.
Ordinary and Special General Meetings. The draft Constitution has no procedure for the calling of Ordinary or Special General Meetings. It was agreed that conditions as defined in Sections P and Q of the Development Trust should be added to the Community Trust draft Constitution (amended as required).
Following this discussion, it was agreed that the Development Trust supported the proposed new Community Trust and the draft Constitution, amended as per these minutes.
5. Correspondence
A report from Peter Howard regarding the Trust web-site was discussed. It was agreed that the web-site should only promote those businesses within the area of benefit of the Trust. It was also agreed that John Gallon would act as web-site champion on the Committee of the Trust. Peter’s report will be available on line as an addendum to these minutes.
Newsletters from CAN and FONDT have been received and are now available in the box of Trust correspondence available in the Memorial Hall.
Dates for the next FONDT meetings (to be held in Stannington Village Hall – buffet lunch at 12:30, meeting to start at 1:15) are:
28th. September
16th. November
14th. December
If any committee member wishes to attend, please advise the Secretary.
6. Circulation of information
Fyona Robson has proposed that information for committee members who do not have e-mail access should be circulated as a single copy with covering slip which those members will need to pass on and then return to her. This proposal was agreed.
7. Any Other Business
Peter Howard raised from the floor a request to the Development Trust for seed funding of £200.00 in order to procure a laptop computer and projector for the History Society. This would be matched by £100.00 of funding from the History Society and may enable the History Society to obtain a grant from AONB to allow purchase of the equipment. A view was expressed that the History Society should at least match the funding they were seeking from other voluntary bodies. The proposal was agreed.
8. Date of Next Meeting
The next Executive Committee meeting (which will be open to members of the public) will be held on Thursday 26th. November 2009 in the Memorial Hall, Craster, commencing at 7:00 p.m.
The meeting closed at 8:45 p.m. |
