Minutes
Thursday
18th October 2012
Howick Village Hall
7.15pm
Present
Chairperson
Joan Angus.
Clerk
Helen Brewis.
Parish Council Members
Joyce Shaw, Margaret Brooks, Elizabeth Pearson, Alan Punton, Michael
Craster, John Gallon & Bryn Owen.
In Attendance
CC John Taylor.
Members of the public
Mrs M Taylor
1507.
Apologies for absence. Pauline Baird
& Michael Robson.
1508.
Confirmation of minutes of last meeting.
The September Minutes were accepted as a true record.
1509.
Craster Community Trust Matters.
Hopefully the Village
Hall refurbishment will be completed by the end of January.
1510.
Parking Sub Committee Update.
Leader have turned down
the funding bid but they may consider the full parking plan. It
was decided to return this item to the full Council Meetings &
continue to share out the workload created.
1511.
Neighbourhood Plan Sub Committee.
It was decided to return
this item to the full Council Meetings continue to share out the
workload created.
Action Point: CC
John Taylor is organising a Meeting concerning Neighbourhood Plans to
include Craster, Embleton & Newton.
1512.
Matters arising from minutes of last meeting.
Dunstan Water Leak.
CC John Taylor has been discussing this with Sale & Partner as the
water is running down the village & into the field.
NCC – Dunstan Steads request to move from
Craster to Embleton Parish.
We are still waiting for written confirmation from the Legal Dept. at
NCC.
Land Registry enquiry & Dunstan School.
Michael Craster confirmed that there is no Craster family connection or
interest with Craster School as it was built on Howick Estates land.
Public Footpath by the Church between Heugh
Wynd & Whin Hill No25.
The NCC Meeting concerning this footpath will be held in November.
Marion Gallon –
Electricity Substation obstructed by shrubbery.
Clerk has emailed
Scottish Power.
Tower Bank & Tourist Information Centre
– road flooding.
Michael Robson - Overgrown
verge between car park & harbour.
CC John Taylor advised the Council that ADC used to have 14 workmen for
North Northumberland, now under NCC there are 3.
With all the rain we’ve had recently these 3 workmen are dealing with
major flood problems, so it will be a while before they can look at
other issues.
Margaret Brooks - changes to bus times.
CC John Taylor is looking into this.
1513.
Planning Matters. CC John Taylor
declared an interest.
A/2008/0289 – Former Nursery Gardens – amendments. Ongoing.
12/02678/FUL – Coastguard Rescue Station. In circulation.
1514.
Financial Matters.
Bank Balance
£22,473.61
£15,000 to be transferred to LTSB Higher interest account.
Cheques required:
Burial Committee £811.53
Howick Hall hire £ 10.00
The Jubilee oak tree
is estimated at £100 - all were in favour for Michael Craster to
purchase one.
1515. Correspondence
received.
SLCC – Neighbourhood
Planning in Northumberland Presentation. Noted.
Northumberland Special Schools &nits
Consultation 2012. In circulation.
NCC Parish Council Elections 2013 Briefing
Paper. In circulation.
AONB – Sept Minutes. In circulation.
NALC AGM 20/10/12. In circulation.
CAN News Sept 2012. In circulation.
NCC – Emergency Contacts. In
circulation.
Northumberland Broadband Update. In
circulation.
CPRE Newsletter Autumn 2012. In
circulation.
Mrs E Pearson – White Road Markings.
CC John Taylor checked with NCC & the transport regulation states
that no white lines will be painted down the centre of a road when the
narrowest part is 5.6 metres or less. Tower Bank is too narrow.
NCC will be repainting the white lines shortly & they will do the
bottom of the hill & install a warning sign highlighting the narrow
road.
Chapel Row – water leak.
NWL has dug up the road
but the leak is not mains - its water off the fields.
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