Minutes
Thursday 17th May 2012
Village Hall
7.15pm
Present
Chairperson Michael Craster.
Clerk Helen Brewis.
Parish Council Members Joyce Shaw, Margaret Brooks &
Elizabeth Pearson.
In Attendance CC John Taylor, Mr Nigel
Walsh from NCC & Mr I Bone from Artichoke.
Members of the public
1457.
AGM.
Due to only 4
Councillors being able to attend tonight’s Meeting it was proposed to
hold the AGM at the June Meeting.
All were in favour.
1458.
Apologies for absence.
Joan Angus, John Gallon,
Bryn Owen, Michael Robson, Alan Punton & Pauline Baird.
1459. Confirmation of minutes
of last meeting.
The April Minutes were accepted as a true
record with the following addition:-
Water Leak at the bottom of Tower Bank.
Action Point: CC John Taylor will take a look at it for us.
1460. Dunstanburgh Castle
Peace Camp 2012.
Mr I Bone from the
Artichoke Project discussed the peace camp & answered all the
concerns raised by an email from Mrs M Gallon.
The event is being held from
19th-22nd July as part of the Cultural Olympiad.
It is designed to be visited from dusk until dawn & the site will
have 527 illuminated bell tents - within these tents quiet love poems
will be played.
The
Dunstanburgh Castle Camp will be the biggest one of the 8 being held.
They have spoken to Ally Grey concerning the event holders site access
& their help with positioning the equipment.
It will take
approximately 20 people to assemble all the tents (which will be held
in place by sandbags), speakers & batteries. There will be no
generators or cabling & they have liased with The National Trust
& English Heritage & the Castle will not be accessible.
There will be a Site
Manager & assistant plus 8 stewards (3 of these stewards will walk
between the Castle & Craster Village to make sure everyone is OK).
The events tickets will
be free but it will be restricted to 150 tickets per hour to minimise
disruption.
The TIC toilets will be
regularly checked & mobile lights installed in the car park &
overflow field car park.
The Site Manager &
stewards will have a Satellite phone, walkie talkies & some will be
first aiders.
There will be no
food/drink vans or mobile toilet wagons & NCC will carry out a
litter pick each morning.
The funding has come
from the Olympics, Arts Council, Artichoke also fund raise & a
small amount from NCC as this event will be used to promote tourism
within the area.
A short film will be
created & shown in the Village Hall. Nearer the time they
will look for local volunteers to help & a reception will be held
for the launch with national press attending.
The Council thanked Mr
Bone & Mr N Walsh for attending & answering all our questions.
Action Point:
Michael Craster will reply to Mrs Gallon’s email.
1461. NWL Sewerage Update.
An
email was read out from Craster Community Trust concerning the
completion of the play park rectification work & additional weekly
rent for any overrun - they also requested that the Parish Council
deals with these points on their behalf.
Another email was read
out from John Gallon suggesting that since the original deal was
created with both parties involvement that any further rent
negotiations should also be dealt with jointly.
Action Point: Clerk
to forward John Gallon’s email onto CCT as the email represents the
view of the Parish Council. All were in favour.
1462. Craster Community Trust
Matters.
An email has been
received from CCT supporting our initiatives to keep the parking area
clear outside the Village Hall when the re-furbishment commences to
reduce the chance of vehicles being damaged.
1463. Parking Sub Committee
Update.
Joyce Shaw
has been unable to get her bins emptied due to cars parking on the
double yellow lines on Whin Hill, CC John Taylor advised her to contact
Victoria Barrington @ NCC.
Decisions need to be
made towards alleviating the car parking problem in Craster, but the
whole of the Parish Council needs to be consulted.
Action Point: Parking
Sub Committee will hold a Meeting next week & invite the Parish
Council to attend.
1464. Neighbourhood Plan Sub
Committee.
Ongoing.
1465. Matters arising from
minutes of last meeting.
Dunstan Water Leak.
Ongoing.
Mr M Robson – NCC have removed the fencing from
the inner car park.
A new fence has now been erected.
Bushes from Craster Arch to the crossroads.
The pruning has now been done.
Bus Timetables for Dunstan & Craster West
End bus stop.
Action Point: Check to see if
they have been updated.
Footpath from South Acres Pumping Station to the
style gate.
NCC have carried out the
repair work.
Village Hall Refurbishment.
They are busy trying to
locate local builders to estimate for the work.
NCC – Dunstan Steads request to move from
Craster to Embleton Parish.
Ongoing - an email has been received from NCC stating that this will go
before a County Council Meeting in July.
Dog fouling on pathway by Church & Hall.
The NCC Animal Welfare
Officer will put some signs up & monitor the area.
NCC – Review of public rescue equip. &
signage 2011-12.
Action Point: Clerk to email NCC
concerning the dangerous shelf & currents at Embleton/Dunstan
Steads Bay, which used to have signs up.
M Robson – Cyclists using the coastal path.
NCC Footpaths Officer
will monitor.
J Gallon – Parish Council PAYE.
The PAYE is now set up.
J Gallon parking on footpath at harbour.
CC John Taylor is
looking into this.
Mrs E Pearson – Heugh Road water leak.
CC John Taylor is trying
to establish where the water is coming from.
The Haven/Coquet View boundary.
A letter has been sent
to the Land Registry.
1466. Planning Matters.
A/2008/0289 – Former Nursery Gardens –
amendments.
Action Point: CC John
Taylor will check to see if the amendments have been accepted.
1467. Financial Matters.
Bank Balance
£ 6,125.80
LTSB Higher
interest £15,000.00
Cheques required:-
Clerk Wages/expenses
(Jan-May)
£ 361.74
HMRC
(PAYE)
£ 85.80
NALC
Subs
£ 64.03
1468. Correspondence received.
Archaeology in Northumberland. In
circulation.
CAN News March 2012. The Methodist
Church could potentially be used as affordable housing.
Action Point: CC John Taylor will
look into this suggestion in principle.
Mr M Taylor – Footpath by the Church between Heugh Wynd & Whin Hill.
Action Point: CC John Taylor will
look into this.
NCC – Street Trading Permit for selling ice cream at the harbour.
No objection.
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