Minutes of the Committee Meeting of the Albrighton & District Civic Society

held at The Rylands,70 High Street, Albrighton, on Friday 7th May 2010 at 2pm

 

 

 

Present :     

Peter Woodman - Chairman

Rod Smith – Secretary

David Hughes - Treasurer

Paul Joseland

Peter Leigh

David Beechey – ex-officio, representing Donington-with-Boscobel PC          

 

1. Apologies received only from Marylyn Silver & John Bulmer.

Chairman asked that all members send their apologies in advance by email to the host of the meeting with a copy to the Secretary.

 

2. Minutes of Meeting on 8th April 2010 were approved with the note that in item 3a PW had also planted bulbs and Hartwood Ltd is replaced by Heartwood Ltd

 

3. Review Progress on the main projects:-

 

a) Village Entrance Scheme. Task Group: JB/HH/PW

PL has 400 No. wild primrose for use.

ACTION: After the insurance is in place, PW will arrange for the RAF to carry out some work.

The updated List of Volunteers was given out. Some who offered particular help with planting had called RS and complained that they had not yet been contacted to participate. We need to contact these members or we will lose their support for the Society. ACTION:JB/HH

 

b) Civic Award Scheme for Schools. Task Group: PW/JB

Entries below 11 years were a little disappointing but prizes will be awarded and PW/JB will make the decision. The entries above 11 years did not meet the civic entry requirements and did not deal with the subjects required and so no prize will be given. Next year the scheme will be more like that at Brewood and details will be issued to the schools at the start of the September term. ACTION: PW/JB

 

c) Joint Local Parish Plan. Subcommittee led by PJ

The document “Planning for a flourishing Shropshire”, issued by SC, had been passed to the committee and this required a reply by 26th June. The document laid out SC’s proposals for change Albrighton from a village to a small Market Town with more houses and industry. PJ felt that he may not now be able to lead the sub-committee due to pressure of work and possible conflict of interest. It was decided that PJ’s sub-committee would postpone work on the Joint Local Plan to allow the whole committee to concentrate on this new document. The next meeting on 4th June would have this one item on the agenda and would aim to have a completed set of comments made by the end of the meeting for us to send to SC. The meeting would start at 11 am and end at 4pm. This meeting is anticipated to be at JB’s house – subject to his agreement. ACTION JB to advise.

ACTION: RS to obtain copy of the SC document and send to all members together with the Draft Notes kindly given to us by Cllrs David Beechey and Ron Kidson.

 

d) Other:-

i) 5 & 6 Cross Road

MP had not managed to have SC Highways look at the damaged footpath and it was agreed that PW would contact Brian Bennett directly. ACTION:PW

 

ii) The Old Smithy.

It was reported that children had been seen entering the site through the partly fallen down hoardings and this could be dangerous as the Smithy building appears to be partly collapsed and the rest could follow if disturbed. PW to write to David Thompson to ask him to make the site safe and repair the boundary fencing to seal off access, especially to children. ACTION: PW

 

e) Albrighton Station.

PW and RS would join Cllr Peter Illes and meet at London Midland Trains (Bham) with Network Rail and Shropshire Council’s Rail Officer on 12th May. RS would have a drawing produced of our proposal to use the triangle of land at the north of the Station Access Ramp as additional parking ready for the meeting.

ACTION: PW/RS

 

f) Lack of Parking :Provision in Albrighton

PL had raised the lack of parking at the last LJC meeting. He had sent a report with sketches of possible parking locations to SC and was waiting for confirmation that it would be on the agenda oat the LJC meeting on 19th May. RS would make the sketches into a PP presentation for PL to show.

 

4. Insurance

ACTION: PW/RS/DH to review the two options by Civic Voice and AON and to implement one of them.

 

5. Check Actions promised at previous meeting were done

ACTION: PW to write to Brewery to ask that they repair the large pothole in the Crown Car Park and the damaged entrance wall.

 

6. Any other business

 

a) PL will attend WestMASA meeting representing ADCS

 

b) RS asked all members to refer to the Volunteer List and contact the appropriate people – several have raised the matter and they are waiting to help with tasks. ACTION: ALL

 

c) Fayre (10th July) ACTION:

DH will book the same location for our stall outside PW house and will have the Membership Register transferred to Excel sheet and in surname alphabetical order with extra columns for each year of membership and printed ready to renew memberships.

RS will make a leaflet ready to hand out at Fayre Day and for sending by email to those members who gave their address.

 

Date of next meeting: Friday 4th June at 11.00am at JB's House

 

(Following meeting to be on 1st Friday in month ie Friday 2nd July 2010)

 

 


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