LITTLE GLEMHAM PARISH COUNCIL 2002ad

MINUTES OF THE COUNCIL MEETING HELD ON TUESDAY,
12th MARCH at 7.30pm IN THE PARISH ROOM.                                          (1g302min)
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1.	PRESENT FROM THE COUNCIL: TheChairman, Mesdames Copping, Rich, Whinney: Messrs Alexander, Major Hope-Cobbold & the Clerk

2.	APOLOGIES FROM THE COUNCIL: Mr Dean,

3.	PRESENT FROM THE PUBLIC: Mrs. Linda Jenkinson.

4.	The Minutes of the Council Meeting held on Tuesday 12th FEBRUARY 2002 were adopted as a correct record of what took place.  Prop: The Chairman : Seconded: Mr. Alexander Carried Nem Con.

5.	MATTERS ARISING FROM the FEBRUARY Minutes:

i.      A12 SAFETY: Report from the CONSULTATION, set up by OSCAR FABER at Farnham
"Riverside":	(GM3. 49.02 circulating) sets out their report from all the local meetings.
ii.	PLAY AREA LEASE: Detailed consideration of its terms: Do we accept them?  A 10 year lease will deemed sufficient to attract the sort of Development Grants we are seeking.  Simon Burridge, SCD Senior Solicitor, (GM6 47.02) proposes he meets at 6.30pm on Wed 13th March with the Clerk and 2 or 3 Cllrs to draw specific issues to our attention . Agreed to meet in the Parish  Room:	CLERK to confirm for him time & place.
(GM Play Area 51.02) Mr Leeming, Glemham EsateAgent, acknowledges receipt of our Cheque No. 330 Rent for the 2 Years 2000 -2001.  In future, in order to make our annual payments coincide with the established practice of other tenants, he requests that our yearly Rental of £5 be made in April. (NB £5 to be authorised at our next meeting - to cover the period to April 2003.
6.   PARISH 'I'RANSPOR'I' GRANTS: (GM5. 2602) Mrs Whinney urged this Council to consider
this opportunity, perhaps by combining with neighbouring parishes.  The Clerk confirmed that we could easily work in conjunction with Framlingham Volunteer Centre, who have already fielded transport requests from LG, along with other smaller villages in the catchment area.  The centre is staffed & has an extensive Data Base.

7,	SCDC's LOCAL PLAN REVIEW WORKSHOPS, (GMPlanning 45.02) for our Area at Thos Mills High School, Main Hall, between 6.45 and 9.30pm on Tuesday 23rd April, was noted.  Whoever is free to attend can be be resolved at the April 9th Council.

8.	(GM11 46.02) SALC Training Seminars on the NEW ETHICAL CODE @ SCDC Council Chamber, Tuesday 12th March : 10am - Noon : 2pm - 4pm: 7pm to - 9pm.  Who will attend?

9.	FINANCE : CASH BALANCES as per Statement dated l.2.02.
Community A/C                                 £273.93
Business Premium AC                      £2338.56
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      £2612.49

13, ANY OTHER BUSINESS:
i.	(GM1 52.02) Wickham "Market Towns Initiative"
	(GM1 53.02 Commission for Racial Equality :
	(GMI 35.02) European Social Fund (Source to explore for PLAY AREA FUNDING) All 	noted.
ii.	lst qtr. 02 Payment for Bus Shelter Cleaning due end of March: £11: Motion to pay Proposed by Chairman ; Seconded by Mrs Copping.  Carried Nem Con.
iii. 	The Chairman gave notice that there were still Suffolk Online Computers available. It was the intention that every local Councillor & Clerk should have one.
iv.	The Clerk, Richard Law, having asked to resign after the Presentation of the Annual accounts to the April Council, the Chairman raised the issue of his successor.  He had advertised the post but recived no replies.
Cllr Copping however had a new neighbour.  Mrs Jenkinson (phone 748 237) would be happy to offer her services.  Since she was present as an observer, the Chairman proposed that she be interviewed at the end of the meeting.
iv.	The Chairman asked for help in distributing the Parish News Letter.
vii.   Paddocks has been sold to the owners of Moat Farm & are negotiating to buy the surrounding land.
       They are discouraging people from using the adjacent Permissive Foot path, which is on the      	Glemham Estate.
viii. 	Mrs. Whinney may be resigning from this Council in April.

'THE NEXT MEETING OF THIS COUNCIL WILL TAKE PLACE ON
TUESDAY 9th APRIL AT 7.30pm IN THE PARISH ROOM.

signed as a Correct Record:
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