Minutes of the Committee Meeting of the

Albrighton & District Civic Society

held at APC Office, 82B High St, Albrighton,

on Monday 12th December 2011 at 2pm

 

Present :       

Peter Woodman – Chairman

Rod Smith - Secretary

Ron Kidson

Peter Leigh

Mike Pitchford

Hugh Hughes

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

David Murray – ex-officio, representing Tong PC

Michael Ward – ex-officio, representing Albrighton PC

 

1. Apologies  received from DH and JB

 

2. Minutes of Meeting of 14th November 2011 were approved without any issues.

 

3.Main Issues

 

a.  Station Centre Project

Station Centre Task Group (SCTG) met earlier today.  PW will ask HLF if in principle the Albrighton PC could be the owner of the Station Building and if a favourable response is received PW will formally write to Alb PC to ask if it would accept ownership should the project proceed. DB/MW will discuss this at the Alb PC Meeting on 5 January 2012.  DB said that if Alb PC was the owner it may be able to reclaim the VAT.

ACTION:  PW, DB, MW

 

DB to check if there is any discount or exception of business rates payable to Shrop Council.

ACTION:  DB

 

ACTION:  RS to ask Andrea McWilliams if she is able to help with production of a Business Plan etc.  RS to make a list of tasks with suggested volunteers to tackle them.

 

ACTION:  RK will seek a letter of support from the Moat Project and Donington PC.

 

SCTG next meets 11am 20th Dec at PW’s house.

 

b.  Village Entrance Scheme

JB had held several tidying up sessions. 

ACTION:  DB will ask Shrop Council to collect the approx 15No piles of weed/debris at Kingswood Rd Entrance by compactor vehicle.  (Approx 12 noon 31 Dec – PW, DB, JB, HH).

The meeting was grateful that MW has had the weed areas at the A41/Station Rd sprayed.

JB/HH will meet David Austin Roses’ manager to seek update on the situation with “The Albrighton Rose”

 

c.  Civic Society School Awards

ACTION:  MW will speak to Don Hickman (Governor) to see if Idsall will take part.

 

d.  Local Listing

PL has circulated a list of notable buildings.

ACTION:  RS will speak to Mathew Knight (SC Conservation Officer) to establish a list of criteria to be used in deciding if a building will be added to our Local List.

 

e.  Meeting with Chris Edwards (SC Area Director)  - mainly concerning planning matters

ACTION: PW to ask CE to a next Committee Meeting.

 

4.  Any Other Business

 

a.  RK tabled a notice from the Nature Reserve asking for volunteers to help on site on 15th Dec 11 and 19th Jan 12 between 10am and 3pm.

 

b.  It was reported that there was discussion by others of a potential move of Alb PC Office from the High St to the Red House.  The Meeting felt that the current location of the Office on the High St, in the centre of the village and amongst other shops was the ideal location and more accessible to the public than inside the Red House. To move would also create another empty shop on the High St.

 

 

Next meeting:  2 p.m. Monday 9th January 2012

 

 

 Following Meeting will be at 2pm on Monday 6th February 2012.

 

All Committee Meetings, unless otherwise noted, are on the first Monday of each month at

Alb PC Offices, 82B High Street, Albrighton WV7 3JA (T: 375455).

 

(All future AGMs are on the second Monday of October

NOTE FOR YOUR DIARY: this year’s AGM is at 7pm on 8th October 2012)

 

 

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