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	BARNTON PARISH PLAN GROUP MEETING 21/06/07
Present:	Helen Kirsopp, Lynn Gibbon, Dave Stevens, Rachel Stanley, Michael Parkes &nbs= p;
MINUTE	DETAIL	ACTIONS
1.		Apologies for absence: Frank Casey, C.Ashdown (Resignation letter received, copy with D.Stevens)
2.		Approve the minutes of the last meeting= of the Parish Plan working group. minutes written by Dave Stevens:
		Minutes appr= oved <= /o:p>
3.		Matters Arising from the minutes= :
	a	Unsure if F.= Casey has Emailed the landlord of the Beech Tree, updated the website or contac= ted the Chronicle.	F.C (To confirm at the next meeting)
	b	H.Kirsopp reported that the churc= h is happy to advertise details of the Parish plan in the church, Helen had sp= oken with the vicar and he had agreed that it seemed like a good idea to have church events in Barnton put into an events calendar, but church council permission may be required.
	c	The updated spreadsheet had been distributed by L.Gibbon to all members of the group = by Email. The spreadsheet automatically calculates at a rate of £6.50/= hr the value of time spent on group activities. Please note everybody should Email H.Kirsopp completed spreadsheets by the end of June.	ALL (Email your spreadsheet to H.Kirsopp by the end of June)
	d	“Barnt= on in Bloom” poster is now in many local locations and the local press, posters are still available from L.Gibbon.	ALL (Continue distributing the posters)
	e	L.Gibbon has= completed the final draft of a letter to the Parish Council, the group agreed on the content of the letter and it will be sent after the meeting.	L.G (Post the letter to the Parish Council)
	f	The “B= arnton in Bloom” poster will require blowing up to A3 size from A4 size in colour for the displays at the school fair. <= /o:p>	H.K (Enquire how much that this will cost)
MINUTE	DETAILS	ACTIONS
3.		Matters Arising from the minutes contd:=

	g	Winnington G= arden Centre has not been contacted to date regarding the judging of the “Barnton in Bloom” competition.	L.G (Contact D. Edwards)
	h	D.Stevens pr= ovide the sectioned maps of Barnton for the competition judges	L.G (Distribute the maps as required)
	i	D.Stevens to= make enquiries about the Kingsmead litter picking equipment.= <= /o:p>	D.S (Enquire about the litter picking equipment) <= /o:p>
4.		Posters and School Fair information:
	a	Posters and = badges had been prepared for the school fair by L.Gibbon and were shown to group mem= bers at the meeting	H.K (Store until the date of the fair)
	b	H.Kirsopp pr= ovided the “Post it notes”, green for “like”, yellow for “improve” and red for “dislike”. “Blu-Tak” also provided to hold the posters up on the wall.	H.K (Store until the date of the fair)
	c	F.Casey has = provided two large maps of the village, it was suggested that they may look better= if they were coloured in.	D.S (Colour them and return them to F.Casey)
	d	M.Parkes sug= gested that Biros could be supplied by Barclays Bank for the school fair.	M.P (Enquire)<= /span>
	e	R.Stanley re= ported that two Flip Chart stands and pencils would be supplied by the school for group use and the Head Teacher had some “Barnton in Bloom” posters. <= /o:p>	L.G (To supply a Flip Chart)
5.		Village photographs:<= /u>
	a	Taken by H.K= irsopp and shown to group members at the meeting, L.Gibbon has further photograp= hs, both sets to be printed out for use at the school fair<= /p> <= /o:p>	L.G & H.K (Print out c= opies of the photographs for the school fair)
6.		Focus Group strategy progress:
	a	L.Gibbon reported that key messag= es could be found in the “Cheshire Community Report for 2005”	L.G (Supply group members with report copies)
	b	Census infor= mation received by H.Kirsopp	H.K (Distribute to group members)
	c	Barnton Busi= nesses will be approached with the three main questions. <= /o:p>	H.K. (Approach local businesses)
MINUTE	DETAILS	ACTIONS
6.		Focus Group Strategy progress continued= :
	d	D.Stevens re= ported that F.Casey had contacted a manager at the medical centre and that they = will share the results of a recent survey with us. Other groups regarding “Older People and Healthier Communities” to be contacted incl= uded the British Legion, Cricket Club and various local churches.	D.S & F.C (Contact the local groups as indi= cated)
	e	M.Parkes has completed the majority of his work on “Transport and Infrastructure”. M.Parkes to contact P.Mackey as his telephone numb= er is incorrect on the database. M.Parkes ask= ed for confirmation of who is the Barnton Partnership Representative on the local transport plan.	M.P (Contact P.Mackey) D.S (Correct the contact details)
	f	R.Stanley re= ported on the “Young People” focus group progress, a meeting with J.Denton had taken place; they had planned to meet with as many groups as they could all were highlighted to members present. It was planned to try= to put into place a “Powerpoint” presentation for the school fai= r.	H.K (Help to put the photographs into a Powerpoint presentation)<= /o:p> R.S (Try to source the equipment required)
	g	R.Stanley to= liaise with the community primary school regarding the new initiative “Tra= nsforming Learning Communities”. From now to August 2008 North Vale Royal are planning to consolidate resources and could be looking to close some scho= ols. <= /o:p>
7.		AOB:
	a	H.Kirsopp th= ought that the grant money would not even cover the cost of printing the survey. The final document that would have to be distributed to 2600 houses and c= ould cost up to £4000, based on Weaverham’s experiences. Helen sugges= ted that the group write to the Parish Council to see if they will cover the cost = of printing the end document from their next years budget.=	H.K (Draft a letter for the next meeting)
	b	H.Kirsopp is= now booked in on the fundraising course.	<= /o:p>
	c	Sponsorship = would not be appropriate for the survey, only for the final document.	<= /o:p>
	d	“Barnt= on in Bloom” competition judging would commence on the 23/07/07. Final judgin= g on Thursday the 2= 6/07/07.	Final Judges (Meet 7.00pm at the Comm. Centre)
MINUTE	DETAILS	ACTIONS
8.		Date and time of future meetings:

		Thursday the 5^th of July 2007 @ 7.15pm
		(Judging the Logo/Slogan competition)

		A Meeting is to be booked if possible for Thursday the 9^th of August 2007 @ 7.15pm=	D.S (Book and circulate details to all members)=