MINUTES OF MEETING
DATE: 8th September 2004 Commenced:
8.00pm Concluded: 8.50pm
Present: Jan
Robson Chairman Elected
David
Pattison Elected
Vicky
Higgins Elected
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Apologies for Absence: None
2.00 Previous Minutes: Minutes for meeting 21.7.04 were not
signed.
3.00 Football
Club: Frome Town Boys start fixtures on Sunday 12th
September. They hoped to have two sides. Jim’s team starts 26th
September and John Kelly’s team has booked for 9th Jan.2005.
4.00 Cricket Club: Nothing to report.
5.00 Cricket Social Club: Has electrical equipment been tested as requested by insurance? SW to ask Eddie
ACTION: SW
6.00 Jobs:
1)Grounds Maintenance:. Many thanks to DM for his work on both
mowers. Stewart, the postman, has kept the field looking very neat. A present
to him for the end of season was discussed. Decided on a bottle of hard stuff.
ACTION: JR
Mower needs new
drive belt. VH to ask Dags. ACTION:VH
2)
Spoil Heap: Rest
of Heap to be dismantled.
3)
Playground:
Climbing frame
to have chips painted over
ACTION: DM
Small swing seat
top rail nuts to be covered. ACTION: DM
4) Electrics: Emergency lighting test procedure to be
done at each meeting. ACTION: ALL
5) Concrete
ends to Benches: Still a
few around the ground. If anyone going to Coleford tip, please take one with
you.
ACTION:
ALL
6)Water
heater: To be replaced in the future. SW to ask if this might combine with gas
installation.
ACTION: SW
7) Goalposts:
It was decided not
remove hooks from goalposts at present, but to paint them with white gloss. ACTION:VH
7.00
Financial Report as at
21.07.04:- (as previous meeting)
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Balances b/fwd |
09/06/2004 |
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Current
Account |
|
£
1,313.34 |
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Building
Society |
|
£
904.96 |
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Cash |
|
£
93.25 |
£ 2,311.55 |
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Receipts |
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Village Fete
Ins Cont |
£
100.00 |
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Building Soc
Interest |
£
3.98 |
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Cricket Subs
2004 |
£
150.00 |
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|
|
|
£
253.98 |
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Expenditure |
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Wicksteed Inspection |
£
35.25 |
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Bonus Club
Draw(Jul) |
£
40.00 |
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Wine for
Parcelforce |
£
5.29 |
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Frome Town
Boys Refund |
£
72.00 |
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£
152.54 |
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£ 2,412.99 |
|
Balances c/fwd
|
21/07/2004 |
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Current
Account |
|
£
1,456.09 |
|
|
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Building
Society |
|
£
908.94 |
|
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Cash |
|
£
47.96 |
£ 2,412.99 |
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Ring fenced
money: |
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Bonus Club
Draw |
£
120.00 |
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£
120.00 |
CP reported that
Jackie Witt had requested information upon which the recent parish council
grant could be based instead of insurance premium. There appeared to be an audit
problem DP contested this and will soon be speaking to her. ACTION: DP
8.00 Fund Raising:
Bonus Club
winners in August are Trish & Colin Gronow and Sue Vaughan and in September
are Ray Corp and Clive & June Featherstone for a second time!
October will be
the last Bonus Club, so 80 people will need approaching for the next one, with
the same rules as before.
ACTION:AR
Article in
Parish Mag. re. Bonus Club, Stewart and new fair date. ACTION:AR
Other Fund
raising ideas:
Walk as arranged
by Steve and Jo Anderson. AR to check with Steve & Jo. ACTION:
AR
Also Walking
Treasure Hunt around the village, Car Boot Sales.
Fair
New date: Saturday 18th June 2005.
2004 Cricket Social made a donation of £50. Organisations
to receive £250 – it was not known if this had been handed out. ACTION: CP
Next Fair
Meeting: 5th January 2005
Any Other Business:
Inspection
Report: VH doing weekly. . . ACTION: VH
Insurance: Bad News
that Norwich Union had withdrawn insurance. Good news that Royal Sun Alliance
had taken it on at annual premium of £870. (3rd September will be
new insurance renewal date). Broker is trying to get back as much of premium
from Norwich Union as possible.
New premium
could be paid as a standing order – not known if this was possible on our
account.
ACTION: CP
Alarm has been
tested (as N.U had insisted) and serviced by installer at cost of £70. Also
demonstrated how to change code. JR to ask LJH to sponsor this each year. ACTION:
JR
Smartwater: It
was agreed that the Recreation Field, Cricket and Cricket Social should each
have this at a cost of £10 each and these had been ordered.
Disabled
Discrimination Act (October 2004)/Asbestos Act (May 2004):
JR to look into
Asbestos Audit report. ACTION: JR
Charity Form:
This would need to be filled in by end of October.
ACTION:JR
Parish Council
Representative: A name for this was still awaited. DP to ask Jackie Witt. ACTION:DP
Boat Park: VH
asked if their boat could be parked in the side lane. It was agreed that this
could be done at a cost of £10 per month.
11.00 NEXT
MEETING : 8.00pm Tuesday 5th October 2004
Committee
Members please note that from now on Meetings will be held on a Tuesday.
12.00 Distribution: Parish
Council + Jan
Robson (Chairman)
Caroline Peat (Treasurer/WI) David Mears (Elected) Vicky Higgins (Elected)
Steve
Willis (Cricket Social)
David
Pattison (Elected)
TBD (Parish Council)
Anne Robson
(Secretary)