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Present: R Verrall (Chairman), P Canham, A Hill, T Reynolds (Vice-Chair) I Riches, T Winter and: A Green (District Councillor), and a member of the public

Meeting of the Parish Council on Thursday 11 March 2010 at 7.30pm in the Pre-School

MINUTES

Welcome from the Chairman

1. Apologies from T Holland (another meeting), were accepted, also from PCSO Belton.

2. Declarations of interest by the Councillors in any of the agenda items listed below. The Code of Conduct for Members requires that declarations include the nature of the interest and whether it is a personal or prejudicial interest. In the case of a personal interest, the member may speak and vote. If it is a prejudicial interest, the member should withdraw from the meeting whilst the matter is discussed and may not vote. None

3. Minutes of the previous Meeting were approved and signed as a true record.

4. Matters arising: Progress on items from previous meetings for information or reminders only. Items not on this agenda requiring decisions will be placed on the agenda for the next meeting.

i. Response from NCC about reducing hours at Wells recycling centre ii. Location of signage ‘Welcome, Little Snoring, Please Drive Carefully’. Three of the four sites were acceptable to Highways: The Street (by 30mph sign), Great Snoring Rd (beyond the Church), Thursford Rd (before 30mph sign). Unfortunately the position on Kettlestone Rd is not suitable because it is in the village surrounded by houses. Waiting for cost to be confirmed. The Clerk will follow up. iii. Wide loads: designated route. Highways are looking into this. The Clerk will follow up. iv. To note that as of 1 April the Clerk is also Clerk to Great Snoring, Kettlestone, Hindolveston and Walsingham Parish Councils (but not to Stody).

5. Policing. No one available to attend. RV noted that there had been some minor damage at the Church.

6. The meeting was temporarily closed for Parishioners to express any concerns they may have and for District and County Councillors to report. A member of the public put forward a request for a dog bin at the Bell Close end of the village. NNDCllr A Green noted • There is an application in the pipeline for cables to carry electricity from the Dudgeon offshore wind farm from Weybourne to Little Dunham. A 40metre wide trench will be dug and it will take a few years to complete. Some farmers are very concerned about the damage that it will cause to the farmland. • The LDF has been submitted to the Inspector. • The traveller site at Fakenham is open and being used.

7. Highways i. The pot hole at Oaklands has already been reported. ii. Clerk to ask Highways if anything can be done about the verge encroaching on the pavement on Kettlestone Road (between Pantile Cottages and the School). iii. A Green will follow up about the street name signage.

8. Planning to consider planning applications and any other planning matters: none

9. Financial Business: to consider payment of invoices and any other financial business i. To consider making a donation to Fakenham CAB (power LGA 1972 s 142). It was agreed that the Clerk should investigate whether the donation could be made specifically to the Fakenham and Wells branch rather than to the core fund. ii. To consider paying annual subs to Norfolk Rural Community Council. As NRCC provides the website for Little Snoring and has helped to set up the Good Neighbours Project, it was agreed to take out the annual subscription @£15. iii. Grit bin for The Pastures. The residents of The Pastures have agreed to make donations to the Parish Council to cover the cost of a grit bin. RV will write a personal cheque to the Parish Council and collect the donations himself. iv. It was agreed to purchase a dog bin and post to be located on The Street beyond Bell Close. IR and AH to find a suitable place. PC will erect it. The Clerk will order the bin and inform the relevant authorities of location and order collection of waste.

v. The following payments were approved Clerk expenses see invoice 34.61 Little Snoring Pre-School (11 March) 10.00 A Hill (travel to Southrepps for planning meeting) 28.85 Norfolk Rural Community Council annual subs 15.00 Anglain Health and Safety (grit bin) 117.44 total £ 205.90

Cheques made between meetings CPFA (insurance for Little Snoring Playing Field) 22/02/10 £224.38

vi. Standing orders Jan 2010 salary standing order £142.79 Feb 2010 salary £146.64 less personal contribution to pension £8.74 standing order £139.37

Norfolk Pension Fund April 2009 and Feb 2010 standing order first payment £376.42 March 2010 salary £146.64 less personal contribution to pension £8.74 standing order £139.37

March 2010 Employee’s conts £8.74 + employer’s conts £25.48 Standing order £34.22

vii. Balance in accounts at 26 Feb 2010: current account £791.89; savings account £7430.40 viii. Transfer £700.00 from savings account to current account.

10. Reports i. Health and Safety: TH submitted written report: everything in order. ii. RV and TW did a litter pick on Monday from the bus shelter on A148 down The Street. They collected 4 sacks of rubbish.

iii. Good Neighbours: TW and IR reported that there had been a good response, with 12 people attending the last meeting. A steering committee has been formed. Money is available to purchase a mobile phone. The next meeting in April will include block CRB checks of the core of approx 20 people.

iv. Youth Club progress report. RV has had a site meeting with Anglian Water. The cost to meet their specifications will be £1167. Next week RV is meeting with a contractor to get a quote for carrying out the other work (digging the trench and inspection chamber). He will then get quotes from plumbers to make the connection in the building.

11. To consider and decide the way forward for the Youth Club building if necessary (see report from previous meeting). TR and AH had arranged a meeting the previous week but no one (except councillors and the Clerk) turned up. The situation of the Youth Club building and the way forward was discussed at great length. It was clarified that the Parish Council had no power to take over the Youth Club building but that it could ask for the return of its grant of £1,000 (made to LSVHPFA in 2006 and passed on to the Youth Club to assist in the purchase of the building). The legal ownership and responsibility of the building was still not clear. It is hoped that consultation with Teri Munro at NNDC would clarify this point. The potential benefit to the community of this facility was reiterated. It was noted that the Scout group would like to use it, and someone has offered to help with an under elevens group. TR and AH asked for support to get the building in a condition to be used. RV agreed to continue to assist TR and AH to organise the water connection. TW also offered assistance. It was agreed that the Parish Council would set a deadline of the meeting in May for the Youth Club (TR and AH) to meet with the following conditions to show that progress was being made: • Present a copy of the accounts • Produce an action plan (including dates, costs, statutory compliance with Health and Safety, and Building Regulations etc) to get the building up and running as a facility. At the meeting in May the Parish Council would review the situation regarding the £1,000 donation.

The Clerk will confirm the conditions in writing to the Youth Club and include a copy of the letter from Scouts.

Objectives for the year 12. Footpaths. RV waiting for Mrs Hancock to get in touch.

13. Presentation of the village i. It was agreed not to do anything at the present time at London Patch.

ii. Corner by Croft and A148. The Clerk will contact Victory Housing to see if anything can be done to make this area look nicer.

iii. Bus shelter on A148. The clerk will check with the relevant authorities to see if there are any conditions for painting the interior of this shelter to cover up the graffiti.

14. Any other business for placing on the agenda for the next Meeting i. Review the situation of the grant of that was used by the Youth Club in 2006 ii. Another notice board iii. Community Speed Watch (Clerk to investigate options).

15. To confirm date and time and venue of Annual Meetings as i. Thursday 13 May 7:00pm at the Primary School

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