Minutes of Lympsham Parish Council Meeting, 18 September 2006

Councillors Present:    Capt. R .G. Evans (Chairman), Mr. B. Davis, Mr. B. Gooding, Mr. J. Hinton, Mr. S. Isaac,
Mrs. E. Male.
Minutes were taken by the Clerk.

86/06  Apologies: Mrs. J. Santo.

87/06 Minutes of Previous Meetings - Were confirmed and signed.

88/06 Matters Arising / for report from previous meetings

• Lympsham School: Chair & Clerk attended meeting re proposed extra classroom plus provision for disabled; PC approved in principle until official plans are presented.

• Lympsham Pre-school: Meeting on 5.10.06 at 7.30 p.m. chaired by Alan Ham; Chair, B. Davis, B. Gooding, J. Hinton, S. Isaac & the Clerk hoped to attend. [Chair to liase with Alan Ham.]

• Parish Plan: Report in Parish mag; thanks to Mrs. Male & J. Hinton. [Clerk to invite representative from Somerset CC to attend future meeting to advise re approaches to affordable housing & sheltered accommodation.]
• Highways report: Clerk & J. Isaac reported back on their meetings with C. Betty & L. Gill; drainage by The Boundaries to be addressed in next financial year, pot-holes to be filled, surface dressing of Rectory Way to be submitted for 2008, L. Gill contacting Wessex Water re issues. (Boundaries road signs due Sept.)
• Playground report: Bark needs to be replaced. [Clerk to arrange] B. Davies agreed to repaint the playground equipment; slide to be welded. B. Gooding will deliver bench to B. Davies.
• General Maintenance Issues: Notice-board replaced at Copse Corner. Memorial corner flagstones to be cleaned in wet weather. Railings installed.
• Footpaths: New footpaths board erected outside Manor Hall. Two more footpaths cleared, with two awaiting clearance.
• Manor Hall Report: Awaiting draft of new Manor Hall School sign. Sound System plus storage purchased through PC. Harvest Home has donated £300 for new flagpole.
• Memorial for Henry Counsell: PCC have matter in hand – J. Hinton to check on progress as PC has now received the donated money.
• Churchyard closure: Chair to write to local landowners.
• Village Events: The successes of the British Legion Flower Show and the Harvest Home were discussed. [Chair to write to organisers.] Future events were noted.
• Clerk training: PC had received bursary to support this.

89/06    Planning: 651 J. Brown, Batch Country House Hotel: erection of two storey extension. No observations.

90/06: Correspondence of note: Previously circulated and noted.

91/06: Finance Report: Current Account: £684-88; Savings Account: £5,967-76; Petty Cash Account: £59-32;
 Player-Mason Account: £2085-92 (after approved transfer of funds & payments of cheques).
Clerk explained that VAT monies would be applied for soon & that the Audit had been approved & PC noted the auditor’s recommendations.

92/06: Cheques issued since last meeting:      
100817 B. Davis £21-66; 100818 Lympsham Sports Club (Parish Plan meeting refreshments) £49-35;       
100819 Maxwell House Printers (Footpath guides, Parish Plan questionnaire, Lympsham News) £726-00;
100820 P. Kelson (Lympsham News) £50-00; 100821 D. Prowton (Grass cutting) £150-00;
100822 R. Sutton Associates (online filing of PAYE) £25-00; 100823 Viking Direct (Manor Hall cupboard) £140-99; N.B.[100824 Cheque destroyed]; 100825 Clerk’s salary £385-68; 100826 GC Music (Manor Hall PA system) £809-88;
100827 B. Davis £21-66; 100828 D. Painter (New notice board & repair) £356-00; 100829 Moore Stephens (Audit) £141.

93/06: Cheques issued this meeting:    100830 D. Prowton (Grass cutting & erection of notice board) £180-00;
            100831 Delta Engineering (Railings) £5,305-13; 100832 Clerk’s salary & ‘use of office’ expenses £485-68
     
94/06: Cheques received: Manor Hall £689-26; SCC £555 (footpaths); J.H. Counsell (£392-54). [Cheques paid in during Aug: Manor Hall & Parish Mag. Ads.]

95/06: Grounds Maintenance:   Clerk to seek advice re specifications in order to seek tenders before next spring.

96/06: Items for discussion / Report at next meeting: Youth facilities in Parish.

The meeting ended at 9.12 p.m.