Minutes
Thursday 15th October 2009
Village Hall 7.15pm
Present
Chairman Carol Grey
Clerk Helen Brewis
Parish Council Members Elizabeth Pearson,
Joyce Shaw, Pauline Baird, Joan Angus, Michael Robson & Alan
Punton.
In Attendance CC John Taylor.
Members of the public None
1230. Apologies for absence.
Rosie Robson, Michael Taylor & Michael Craster.
1231. Confirmation of minutes of last meeting.
The September Minutes were accepted as
a true record.
1232. Matters arising from minutes of last
meeting.
Path improvement from Bark Pots to Whin Hill.
We now have permission from Craster Estates to
upgrade the path, the work is scheduled for the end of November.
The sink & kerbing by the bus shelter
& coastal path.
The work is now complete & the double yellow
lines will be re-painted shortly.
Windyside Bridge Signage & ditching.
NCC are not prepared to widen the road for larger
vehicles, & the road on the north side of the bridge will be
repaired in next years Council budget.
Street Light on Whin Hill.
The new light has been done.
National Trust parking.
An email has been received from the National Trust
who will be mindful of their parking.
Dunstan Water Leak.
Action Point: Clerk to email Mr R
Landale at Sale & Partners & CC John Taylor to find out who
will be liable for damages caused by the leaking water.
Dog Bin for Dunstan.
Action Point: Carol Grey will talk
to the landowner of the field opposite the bus stop concerning siting a
dog bin by the fence.
Seat Painting.
Alan Punton has painted the outdoor seats.
Problem with the Ladies Public Toilets &
Holiday Homes Bins.
Action Point: Carol Grey will talk
to Billy Pringle from NCC.
Dunstan Bus Timetable.
Ongoing.
Police Crackdown on & Speeding & Bad
Parking.
Action Point: Clerk to contact the
Police about the parking on double yellow lines at the bottom of Whin
Hill.
Mobile Phone Mast Update.
Ongoing.
Councillor Interest Forms
Action Point: Clerk to post the
completed forms & forward the remaining ones next month.
1233. NWL Sewerage Update.
Ongoing – no recent developments.
Approvals – 11 Haven Hill & 3 Dunstanburgh Road.
Noted.
2 Dunstan Steads –porch/entrance lobby. In
circulation.
1235. Financial Matters.
The Annual Return was approved and accepted by the
Council.
Bank Balance: £6,802.79
Cheques required:
Burial Board £ 657.50
BDO Stoy Hayward £ 57.50
Paint etc outdoor seats £ 176.99
1236. Correspondence received.
CAN – Meet the funders 9 th Nov.
In circulation.
War Memorials Trust – Conderence 2 nd Dec.
In circulation.
Affordable Rural Housing Challenge – 21 st
Oct. In circulation.
NALC – Policy & Partiamentary
Consultation. In circulation.
Signage on pavement. CC John
Taylor will look into signage.
NALC – Electoral Review. In
circulation.
NALC AGM, CAN News, People & Places.
In circulation.
Northumberland Wildlife Trust
– donation request.
Michael Robson declared an interest.
Alan Punton proposed a £50 donation, which was seconded by Joyce Shaw.
This was unanimously agreed by all the Councillors.
Action Point: £50.00 cheque
donation.
1237. A.O.B.
Double Decker Buses on the Windyside Bridge
Road.
Action Point: Clerk to write to
Arriva requesting they review the policy of using double decker buses
on the Coastal Route, NCC are currently repairing the damage caused by
larger vehicles.
Council Housing Policy.
Action Point: Clerk to write to Mr
MacLacland at Homes for Northumberland concerning two Craster residents
who were told that neither of them are eligible for a house/bungalow in
Craster because they are all two or three bedroomed, single people can
only apply for one bedroom flats.
Highway Priority Wish List.
Action Point: CC John Taylor would
like to hear what our Highway priorities are at the November Meeting.
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