MINUTES OF THE PARISH COUNCIL MEETING HELD IN THE

MINUTES OF THE PARISH COUNCIL MEETING HELD IN T= HE

COUNCIL CHAMBER ON MONDAY 1ST DECEMBER 2008

PRESENT: = &nb= sp; MESSRS: CASEY, DANIELS, HEARSEY, KENNISH AND = &nb= sp; = &nb= sp; &= nbsp; TURNBULL

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&nb= sp; = &nb= sp; MESDAMES: CURBISHLEY, GOLDING, ROBINSON, VICKERS &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; AND KIRSOPP

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APOLOGIES: &nbs= p; MRS ASHDOWN and MRS WILSON

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VISITORS: = ; &n= bsp; Jackie Lewis, Credit Union Development Officer

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MIN. 3978. PRESENTATION ON THE CREDIT UNION BY = JACKIE LEWIS, CREDIT UNION DEVELOPMENT OFFICER.

A Credit Union has been started in the Vale Roy= al area. It has four employees a= nd the rest is run by volunteers. It= is a financial co-operative that is owned and run by its members. The Vale Royal branch is joined wi= th Crewe and Nantwich. It is non profit making with any interest being given back to its members in dividend= s, including the junior members. It is sponsored by the government through the Borough Councils. It works to a legislative framewor= k and is governed and audited every three months by the Financial Services Authority. The board is made = up entirely of volunteers. =

The Association of British Credit Unions has be= en going since the 1800’s. It developed a life insurance whereby on death the debt dies with you and any savings are doubled. It keeps= money within communities. The bigge= st Credit Union is in Scotland, Scotwest with 1800 members. There are over 500 currently in the UK.

People join for a £3 administration charg= e and save with them. Money can be = loaned out at very low interest rates. The running costs come from this interest.&nbs= p; No money can be made from the scheme but it is an ethically sound wa= y of saving money. The Unions mone= y is banked with the Co-operative bank. No one is excluded from joining.&nb= sp; People with bad credit can join for a while and then use the Union to get a reference letter and rejoin mainstream banking if they wish. A Christmas savings scheme has bee= n running for six months and has 70 members. From the 1st November the money can be withdrawn. It can be withdrawn as cash or ont= o an Argos card where 5% extra will be added to the card. There is a young savers scheme from birth to 16. There are three = types of loan, bronze, silver and gold. The bronze loan is for new members and is for up to £500 with = an interest rate of 2%. Overpaym= ents are encouraged to build up some savings for use at the end of the loan period. The emphasis is more = on saving than loans. The silver= loan is a rate of 1 ?% where 3 times savings can be borrowed. The gold loan is for people who ha= ve been saving for a while and can have a 1% secured loan. Budget sheets are produced for peo= ple to ensure that they can afford the loan. Only small loans are offered, up to £7500. The Union has loan assessors who <= o:p>

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MIN. 3978. PRESENTATION ON THE CREDIT UNION BY = JACKIE LEWIS, CREDIT UNION DEVELOPMENT OFFICER. (Continued)<= /p>

will turn people away if they can’t affor= d the loan. They do offer additional support to these people and point them in the right direction. The Credit U= nion is looking for the Parish Council to support the Union and encourage people= to join. They would also like to= set up a collection point in Barnton as there are limited points in this area.<= span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> The library in Barnton was suggest= ed as a possible collection point. They currently have 350 members and have been running in Vale Royal since September.&nbs= p; Money is available with 24 hours notice. They have an office in Crewe that = is open every day. A credit unio= n is not allowed to give interest, only dividend payments. None were given last year and it is hoped that 2 – 3% will be given next year. The Union has links with the illeg= al money lending team and is working with them to offer an alternative to door= step lending. Tunnel Top was sugge= sted a means of advertising the Credit Union.

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MIN. 3979. DECLARATION OF INTERESTS.= Members are given the opportunity to declare a= ny personal or personal and prejudicial interests in any items on the agenda.<= span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> Mr Turnbull stated an interest in = his role as Trustee of the Memorial Hall, Governor of Barnton School and Member= of the Burial Board. Mrs R= obinson stated an interest due to her involvement with the Youth Club. Mrs Vickers stated an interest due= to her role as Trustee of the Memorial Hall.

An item on the agenda, that Councillor Angela Robinson was interested in, was brought forward.

MIN. 3980. BUDGET AND PRECEPT FOR 2009/2010

PRELIMINARY STATEMENT OF THE CLERK WITH LETTERS= FROM MEMORIAL HALL, BARNTON MAD YOUTH CLUB AND BURIAL JOINT COMMITTEE.

The Clerk stated that the Burial Joint Committe= e had not reached a decision on the precept for the next year due to the possible future purchase of additional land. The Football Club has requested £2000 and has sent their state= ment of account. The salary has ha= d to increase due to the future employment of a minutes secretary/deputy clerk.<= span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> The budget needs additional work a= nd is only a draft format. The actu= al budget should be available two weeks before the January meeting. &= nbsp; ACTION Clerk

Mrs Vickers enquired about the possibility of a= dding funds to the budget to cover additional street cleansing around the village. With the new Local Authority in April it is unknown if the powers for street cleansing will be devolved down to the Parish Council. Until this is done there is a limited amount that the Parish Council= can do. It will be considered in = the budget for 2010/11 when the situation is known. The costs need to be identified of= the possibility of siting additional litter bins around the village. ACTION Clerk

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MIN. 3980. BUDGET AND PRECEPT FOR 2009/2010

PRELIMINARY STATEMENT OF THE CLERK WITH LETTERS= FROM MEMORIAL HALL, BARNTON MAD YOUTH CLUB AND BURIAL JOINT COMMITTEE.(Continued= )

Mr Kennish enquired about the funds for the improvements to the recreation grounds and was informed that there is a separate account for the improvements, with approximately £8600 earma= rked for the improvements. The insurance figure has decreased due to the new policy. The building at the cemetery is on the insurance at a value of £32,000 and requires reval= uing preferably by the next meeting. = ACTION Clerk

The Burial Board Joint Committee currently has £15,000 in the bank. Th= ey need £5,000 and thus have no need for a precept. They could give the additional £10,000 back to the Par= ish Council but requested that it be kept for the possible future purchase of additional land when burial space runs out in the next ten years. They requested the advice of the C= ouncil on what to do with the additional money.

Mr Turnbull suggested that a new compact produc= ed by Cheshire West and Chester may be useful with regards to the Section 137 payments. The compact shows a framework of working practices and formalises arrangements between Local Authority organisations and the voluntary sector. It produces an agreement that moni= es given to the organisation be used for certain things such as training, trips for children etc., it increases traceability. Mr Kennish enquired if a repo= rt had been received from the Youth Club on what their money had been spent on. The Council has received a letter but not many details. = A request was made to see the annual accounts for last year and a draft for this year= . A figure needs to be given to Vale Royal by 1st February 2009. There has been no consultation fro= m the new authority so it is assumed to be the same. A decision on the budget will need= to be made at the meeting on 26th January. Mr Kennish proposed that a letter be written to the authority reques= ting a timetable. ACTION Clerk

A Playscheme was run at Barnton school during t= he summer and was considered to be very good.= Mr Turnbull requested that it be considered to put £3000 in the budget to pay for the scheme next summer. Mr Hearsey requested that funding= be made for doggy bags as the supplies have run out and Vale Royal are hit and miss with their supply. The C= lerk is to chase the matter.

Councillor Robinson left the meeting.

MIN. 3981. QUESTION TIME OPEN SESSION. Members of the public are invited to address t= he Parish Council on any matters relating to its work.

There were no members of the public present at = this meeting.

MIN. 3982. APPROVE MINUTES OF MEETING HELD ON 2= 7th OCTOBER 2008. <= /span>

It was proposed by Mr Turnbull to approve the M= inutes of 27th October 2008. Seconded by Mr Casey. Eight were in favour. One abstention.

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MATTERS ARISING FROM THE MINUTES OF 27th OCTOBER 2008.

MIN. 3983. (FROM MIN. 3961). Mr Kennish enquired if the Clerk had written to Barclays regarding the problems with the new mandate. The clerk has written but as yet h= as had no response.

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MIN. 3984. (FROM MIN. 3968. 9.1). Mr Kennish enquired if the Clerk had discovere= d if it was possible to use the community payback scheme to remove graffiti. The Clerk responded that no enquir= ies have been made as in the past problems were encountered using the scheme and they pulled out when used for grass cutting at the cemetery. Mr Kennish requested that they be approached for the graffiti removal. &= nbsp; ACTION Clerk

MIN. 3985. (FROM MIN. 3969. 9.2). Mr Kennish asked for progress on the CCTV quotes. The Clerk has asked t= hree firms for quotes and currently has received one price back from Noble Integrated Systems of £6750, with £1000 VAT. This is for a four camera system w= ith a digital hard disk recorder located in the electricity cabinet. It would require a telephone line = for linking to monitoring systems and a quote would need to be obtained for this. Mr Kennish suggested th= at cameras would need to be linked into the town centre systems for monitoring. The Clerk was asked to get quotes = for being added onto town centre systems and monitored. It is believed that Vale Royal is = full but other towns may have capacity. The Clerk will also ask the people who have previously quoted for options to do this. The system is desired to record crimes being committed = to work with the police.

ACTION Clerk

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MIN. 3986. (FROM MIN. 3971). The Clerk has approached the External Auditors = for guidance on the Risk Assessment but a meeting cannot be arranged until January. The Auditors were un= der the impression that the Council was currently using a template. =

MIN. 3987. (FROM MIN. 3805). The minute asked for a list to be produced of outstanding matters, a schedule of all matters that haven’t taken place. The Clerk stated that = the only outstanding matters were John Hughes to quote for laying slabs in the entrance drive, and for planting adjacent to 20 Hayes Drive. There was a request for a schedule= to be presented to the next meeting and at every meeting.             =       ACTION Clerk

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MIN. 3988. PLANNING APPLICATIONS.

6.1. 08-2525-FUL- 20 Yew Tree Drive, Barnton.

Single Storey Extension to the Rear and Convers= ion of Garage.

This Planning Application has been dealt with b= y the Planning Sub Committee who had no objections.

6.2 08-2446-FUL - 2 Cherry Tree Avenue, Barnton=

Conservatory to Rear and Side.

This Planning Application has been dealt with b= y the Planning Sub Committee who had no objections.

CORRESPONDENCE

MIN. 3989. RESIGNATION OF CLLR MRS P. HITCHEN.<= /span> = A letter was received after the last meeting from Cllr Mrs Hitchen tending her resignation from the Parish Council due to work commitments, effective immediately. All were in favour of accepting resignation.=

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M= IN. 3990. VALE ROYAL VOLUNTARY SECTOR FORUM This will take place = on Tuesday 9th December at 10.00 am at Winnington Park Recreation Club. If anyone is interested in attendi= ng they should inform the Clerk.

MIN. 3991. CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER COUNCIL LICENSING POLICY STATEMENT OF PRINCIPLES. This is a consultation document with a draft statement. Views need to be w= ith the Authority by January 16th.

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MIN. 3992. CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER COUNCIL GA= MING ACT STATEMENT OF PRINCIPLES. This is a consultation document with a draft statement. Views need to be w= ith the Authority by January 16th Cllr Ms Kirsopp took this document away to lo= ok at them

MIN. 3993. CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER SHADOW AUTHORITY - PARISH ISSUES LOG= The Authority has requested confirmation of contractual relations. They require a list of any contrac= ts with Borough Councils such as the litter collecting on the recreation grounds. It is believed that = this is the only one the Parish Council has with the next tier of government. ACTION Clerk

MIN. 3993.&nbs= p; INFORMATION COMMISSIONER - FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT

The current approval expires on 31st December.<= span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> The new act must be adopted on 1st January. It is a model scheme= where no submission is required to be given.

It was proposed by Mr Kennish and seconded by Mr Turnbull to adopt the act. Al= l in favour. ACTION Clerk

CORRESPONDENCE. (CONTINUED)

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MIN. 3994.&nbs= p; BARNTON FOOTBALL CLUB. NEW ELECTRICAL SUPPLY FOR CHANGING ROOMS. Barnton Football Club = has written requesting permission to dig up the drive to enable the installatio= n of new electrical cables. Mr Tur= nbull suggested that they use the ducts that were installed in the drive when the Hall was built and that they contact both the council and the Hall Trustees. There are four ducts installed accessible via a manhole with spare capacity. This would require a trench to be = dug only across the grass on their property.&n= bsp; Mr Kennish proposed that it be suggested that they use the ducts to prevent digging up the drive and that a reinstatement clause be added for a= ny damage caused. A way leave wi= ll be required from the utilities. Seconded by Mr Turnbull, all in favour.          ACTION Clerk.

MIN. 3995 TRANSFORMING LEARNING COMMUNITIES. C= llr. Turnbull had written to the

Parish Council with a Transforming Learning Communities Document . It was suggested that a Councillor be nominated to liaise with the school to see if any help is required. The letter will be distributed via e-mail and the issue will be put on the agenda for the next meeting. ACT= ION Clerk.

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MIN. 3996. ESSENTIAL CORRESPONDENCE.=

A). CHESHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL - LOCAL TRANSPORT PROGRESS REPORT 2006- 2008. A = copy of the Local Transport Plan Progress Report for the period 2006-2008. Any member wishing to see a copy of the same please contact the Clerk.

(B). VOLUNTARY ACTION VALE ROYAL- Draft Compact for Cheshire West and Chester. The document should be a key document in defining the relationship between voluntary, community and faith sector organisations and the statutory secto= r in the new era. Comments on the Document are welcomed and a questionnaire is provided. Comments must be made by 13th February 2009. Please contact the C= lerk if you wish to see the document.

(C). VALE ROYAL B. C. - DRAFT STRATEGIC HOUSING= LAND AVAILABILITY ASSESSMENT CONSULTATION. The draft strategic housing land availability assessment has now been completed and identifies sites with the potential for housing development and assesses their availability , suitabi= lity and viability for housing development. Public consultation on the draft is available via the Council’s Website until 1st December 2009.

(D). COMMUNITIES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT - CODE OF CONDUCT FOR LOCAL AUTHORI= TY MEMBERS AND EMPLOYEES. Consult= ation on the proposals for revising the Local Authorities (Model Code of Conduct) Order 2007 and the Relevant Authorities (General principles) Order 2001. Any member wishing to see the Consultation Document or comment thereon Please contact the Clerk . Comments must be made by 24th December 2008

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MIN. 3997.&nbs= p; ESSENTIAL CORRESPONDENCE. (CONTINUED)

(E). CHESHIRE ASSOCIATION OF LOCAL COUNCILS - PLANNING SEMINAR. Details of a= Planning Seminar which was held on 25th November 2008. Details of which were circula= ted by E. Mail. Ms Kirsopp attend= ed the seminar and met the new Chief Executive.&n= bsp; He talked about the plan to have two planning boards sitting in rota= tion in three areas. They are hopi= ng to offer training to anyone involved in planning issues.

(F). CHESHIRE COMMUNITY ACTION - ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING . Details of the Annual General Meeting which was= held on 19th November 2008 and which was circulated by e. mail

(G). DISTRIBUTION UNLIMITED. Letter advertising a Business of a Door to Door Distribution Service delivering newsletters, etc. to Parish Councils.<= /o:p>

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MIN. 3998. INVOICES TO BE PAID.<= span style=3D'font-family:Arial'>

The following invoices have been paid and requi= re endorsing

(i). AUDIT COMMISSION - AUDIT OF ACCOUNTS 2007/= 08 - £470.00

(ii). WDS SIGNS LTD - REPAIR TO DAMAGED SIGN - £499.38

(iii). MOSSHASELHURST - DEED OF RECTIFICATION - PAYMENT ON ACCOUNT - £500.00

It was Proposed by Mr Turnbull that the above invoices are endorsed and approved for payment. Seconded by Mrs Golding. All were in favour.

MIN. 3999. FINANCIAL AND BUDGET STATEMENTS.

PARISH COUNCIL MONTHLY FINANCIAL STATEMENT.

The Cheshire Police Authority cheque for £= ;5500 is currently withheld. The pa= yment won’t be released until the Parish Council has everything it needs fr= om them. Another meeting is sche= duled and hopefully everything will be resolved by the New Year.

It was moved by Mrs Curbishley to approve the m= onthly financial statement. Seconded by Mr Hearsey. Eight were in favour= , one abstention.

PARISH COUNCIL= MONTHLY BUDGET STATEMENT.

Different banking options are being considered = as an alternative to Barclays Bank.

MIN. 4000. VILLAGE HIGHWAYS AND TRANSPORTATION = ISSUES

UPDATE ON THE PROPOSED NO WAITING ORDER ON LYDY= ETT LANE FOLLOWING THE HIGHWAYS AND TRANSPORTATION LOCAL JOINT COMMITTEE MEETIN= G OF THE 11TH NOVEMBER 2008. No update has been received.

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MIN. 4001. RECREATION GROUNDS.

11.1 FOR GROUNDS MAINTENANCE CONTRACT FOR 2009 ONWARDS

It was agreed in 2007 to give a three year cont= ract, that contract will expire and needs to go out to tender in 2009. The grounds are cut from April to October. Normally the tender = is sent to contractors for a reply no later than the February meeting. Mr Kenn= ish proposed that an advertisement be placed in the Guardian newspaper for two weeks instead of sending the tenders out.&= nbsp; Seconded by Mrs Vickers, all in favour.               &= nbsp;   ACTION Clerk.

11.2 NURSERY ROAD - CCTV SOLUTIONS

This was dealt with previously in minute 3985.<= o:p>

11.3 NURSERY ROAD - DESIGNATED PUBLIC PLACE ORDER
An e-mail has been sent and the feeling is that= the order will not be placed. This needed confirming in writing. ACTION Clerk.

11.4. NURSERY ROAD - SELF CLOSING GATES

The Clerk has found the firm that makes the gat= es and has requested the details of a local contractor who can fix them. When the details have been obtaine= d a quote will be sourced. <= b>ACTION Clerk.

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It was proposed by Mr Turnbull and seconded by = Mr Hearsey to proceed the meeting past 9.00 pm. All in favour.

11.5 RUNCORN ROAD RECREATION GROUND - IMPROVEME= NTS TO PLAY EQUIPMENT No further cont= act has been received from Mrs. O’Neill.

ACTION Ms Kirsopp.

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MIN. 4002. POLICE COMMUNITY SUPPORT OFFICER

LETTER TO CHIEF SUPERINTENDENT JACKSON AND FEED= BACK FROM MEETING ON 24TH NOVEMBER 2008.

A meeting was held with Superintendent Boycott = and the response has been distributed. There have been no dates received for an additional meeting.

ACTION Clerk.

Mr Turnbull asked if the PCSO does work elsewhere. Superintendent Boy= cott said there had been three times in the last six months that the PCSO has wo= rked out of Barnton. One was for a football match; one was a drugs raid in Winnington, but there is an overlap with drugs personnel working in Barnton; and one was in the town centre aft= er a briefing when there was insufficient time to return to Barnton.<= /span>

It was a very productive meeting where queries = are to be taken away and another meeting is planned for before Christmas where a progress report is to be presented. There will be an attempt to see which issues can be completely resol= ved and the others to reach mutual ground on.

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MIN. 4002. POLICE COMMUNITY SUPPORT OFFICER

LETTER TO CHIEF SUPERINTENDENT JACKSON AND FEED= BACK FROM MEETING ON 24TH NOVEMBER 2008. CONTINUED). PCSO’s are assigned to an area but there = are projects that require joint working. There are times when other PCSO’s are involved in police proje= cts in Barnton. The person who is supposed to inform the Parish Council of these events will be asked to do so either before they happen or if they are of a sensitive nature immediately afterwards. A request has bee= n made that the new Police Officer assigned to Barnton come to a Council meeting to introduce herself.

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MIN. 4003. QUALITY PARISH COUNCIL STATUS -= (CLLR. MR. F. CASEY)

The Parish Plan is virtually ready. The target is for the plan to be p= rinted before Christmas for delivery to houses in the New Year. As the next Council meeting is January 23rd the Council will be informed before others. The school hall was hired for the steering group. A new meeting= is planned for hand over of the document with the actions produced to an action group for implementation. A donation will be asked for to hire the school hall.

MIN. 4004. VALE ROYAL PLAYSCHEME ASSOCIATION

TO CONSIDER WHETHER TO OPERATE THIS SCHEME IN 2= 009

A decision is required whether to add £26= 85 to the budget to operate the scheme next year. Mr Turnbull attended the playschem= e held in the village last year. It = was extremely well received and last year was funded by lottery money. It runs for four weeks and the mon= ey is required for the training of the leaders as the premises are given free of charge. Mr Turnbull proposed = that the application be supported, Mrs Golding seconded the motion, eight in fav= our, one abstention. ACTION CLERK

MIN. 4002. MINUTES AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT OF T= HE BURIAL JOINT COMMITTEE

FINANCIAL STATEMENT AND MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF 10TH NOV= EMBER 2008

The minutes are provided for information only.<= span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> A decision will need to be made in= the next meeting about what to do with the additional money.<= /p>

MINUTES OF THE MEETING HELD ON MONDAY 10TH NOVE= MBER 2008

PRESENT:

Mrs C Ashdown&n= bsp;            = ;            &n= bsp;            = ;            &n= bsp;      Mr J Turnbull     (Chairman)

Mrs M Gavin&nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;           Mr S Kennish

Ms H Kirsopp&nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;         Mr N Wright

Mrs V Walker

Mrs J Whalley

Mrs S Crank&nbs= p;    (Clerk)

APOLOGIES:

Mrs O Golding

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MIN. 4002. MINUTES AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT OF T= HE BURIAL JOINT COMMITTEE (Continued)

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MINUTES:

The Minutes of the September meeting were appro= ved by the Committee. HK/NW &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =               &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;                 =             &nb= sp;            =          <= /p>
MATTERS ARISING:

Unsafe Headstones           K Macey requested to carry out work on 10 heads= tones -

as agreed at Sep meeting, clerk and Chairman re= viewed accounts at the end of Sep and K Macey requested to carry out work on furth= er graves (21 in total which would complete two sections CON and UNCON). =

Agreement =             &nb= sp;            = Meeting held on 20th October and further meetin= g to be held on Jan after the BJC meeting.     &nbs= p;

Allotments        &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;       Clerk had spoken to allotment holder re his allotment needing attention and had b= een informed due to his wife’s ill health he had not been able to attend = to it, John Hughes agreed to strim allotment concerned with consent of allotme= nt holder.

Grave Vases&nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;          = As several grave vases had been stolen, clerk h= ad reported matter to Police.

G of Remembrance                   &= nbsp;   Clerk had spoken to John Hughes who had agreed = to do the necessary work (soil improvement/hardier plants) as a one off job. (Work had commenced).

Compound &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;             = John Hughes to also commence work/planting in compound.

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CORRESPONDENCE

Letter from R Garton re Budget/Precept 2009.=

Letter from Commonwealth War Graves Commission = re increase in grave service fees.

A discussion took place and Ms Kirsopp said that £20 was a reasonable figure and suggested that the clerk write to the Comm War Graves Comm giving it the option to pay £10 per year but the graves would only be attended to once per year instead of twice. Mr Kennish agreed and

suggested that the comment be made in the reply= that all the cemetery fees had been increased in an attempt to catch up as Barnt= on Cemetery was significantly behind civil cemeteries.

Mrs Walker disagreed and said that the Committe= e had a duty to maintain the graves.

Mr Wright agreed with Mrs Walker’s comments. Clerk to write to W= ar Graves Comm.

10/2008

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DEEDS AND MEMORIALS
Memorials were approved for Limb (LC322) and Sa= vage (CON 384).           &= nbsp;

Inscriptions were approved for Joynson (LC74), Millington (LC141)

and Evans (LC167).

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MIN. 4002. MINUTES AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT OF T= HE BURIAL JOINT COMMITTEE (Continued)

11/2008 &n= bsp;        FINANCE

  &nb= sp;            =          A Statement of Accounts as at 31st October 2008 was presented showing a         &= nbsp;

  &nb= sp;            =          balance of £20319.21. Proposed = Mr Kennish, seconded Mr Wright.

  &nb= sp;            =          The clerk said that the accounts had now been received from the External &n= bsp;            = ;            &n= bsp;           &= nbsp;   Auditor and that everything was in order.

12/2008 &n= bsp;        PRECEPT 2009

  &nb= sp;            =          Figures were presented to the Committee re the budget/precept for=

  &nb= sp;            =          2009. Mr Wright said that the BJC should= ask for a Precept.

  &nb= sp;            =          Mr Kennish suggested that £5000/£10000 be ring fenced for future

  &nb= sp;            =          land purchase re burials. Mr Wrigh= t said that money should be held

  &nb= sp;            =          for emergency purposes. The Chairman said that at the current level of

  &nb= sp;            =          information a Precept of £4,000 was enough to balance the books.

  &nb= sp;            =          He also added that the Councils should provide for a Precept and that         &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp; this money could be held in an earmarked account for the purchase of<= /span>

  &nb= sp;            =          land and that any surplus this year could be returned pro-rata to the=

  &nb= sp;            =          respective Councils. The Chairman agreed= to reply to Roy Garton’s   &nb= sp;            =             l= etter.         =         &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;

13/2008 &n= bsp;        MATTERS RAISED BY MEMBERS

  &nb= sp;            =          Mr Wright suggested CCTV be installed in the Cemetery and Ms Kirsopp

  &nb= sp;            =          said that it would be far too expensive.

  &nb= sp;            =          Mrs Gavin mentioned the problem with a drain which needed digging out         &= nbsp;          and the clerk said she would speak to John Hughes.

  &nb= sp;            =          Mrs Whalley thanked the members of the Committee for their kindness         &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;         &= nbsp;   during her recent illness and the Chairman said it was lovely to see her         &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;             = back.

  &nb= sp;            =          The meeting closed at 8.10 pm.

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  &nb= sp;            =          The next meeting to be held on Jan 12th 2009 at Barnton Memorial Hall

Chairman ....................................................... 1st December, 2008

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