COUNCILLORS PRESENT: Chairman, Capt. R G Evans, Vice Chairman, Mr S J Isaac, Mr B Davis, Mrs E Male, Mr J Hinton, Mr B Gooding, Mrs J Santo
ALSO PRESENT: District Councillor Mr A Gilling, members of the public.
IN ATTENDANCE: Clerk to the Council
Apologies: County Councillor A Ham sent his apologies which were accepted by the Parish Council.
AA01/06: Minutes of Previous Meeting were confirmed and signed.

AA02/06Financial Report (Clerk)
Current Account: 534.09
Savings Account: 10,910.69
Petty Cash: 90.17
VAT owed: 706.23
Player Mason Account: 2,085.71

AA03/06 Chairman’s Report & Annual Review
The Chairman thanked the Parish Clerk for running an efficient budget and David Edworthy for preparing the audit. He outlined the following areas of current or impending action: Rectory Way HGV/speed restriction; on-going discussions; Wessex Water reinstatement of verges and road surfaces; re-opening of long-closed public footpaths and publishing of new walking guide; Village Plan. Achievements of the past year: Planning Applications, 42 received of which the Parish Council objected to six submitted by three applicants; 13 Grants were made to causes of benefit to the village including two substantial ones to the Cricket Club and Manor Hall; Playground was regularly inspected and maintained, thanks to, Brian Davis, Jayne Santo and the Clerk; Trafalgar Night, thanks to Clerk and Committee; railings on Lympsham road repainted; Chairman thanked Lyn Watson for taking on the shop and Post Office from Rick and Val. Events of Moment in the past year: The Chairman noted with great sadness the deaths of Henry Counsell, Douglas Hannah and Tony Sims, all of whom served on the Parish Council during their long lives in the village. Special Thanks to Dave Prowton for his work in keeping the village so well tended, the Cricket Club for their care of the Village Green and the WI for their new flower trough. Thanks to all village organisations: Sports Club, (15th year) Cricket Club, Tennis Club, Women’s Institute (69th year) Men’s and Ladies’ branches of the Royal British Legion, Manor Hall committee, Parochial Church Council and the Bell Ringers, Village Fête Committee and James and Lisa Counsell, Harvest Home Committee; Lympsham School and Friends of Lympsham School, Lympsham Pre-School Committee, Village shop with Lyn and the Shop Committee and the Gardening Club.
The Chairman thanked his fellow councillors for their support and sensible advice, County Councillor Alan Ham and District Councillor Andrew Gilling for their support and attendance at meetings, and the Parish Clerk.

AA05/05 Open Forum. As all matters also appear on the regular meeting agenda, the Chairman deferred questions to then.

Meeting closed at 8.05pm