DARNHALLParish Council
Next Parish Council Meeting is on Tuesday 27 March 2012
Your Councillors
Standing : Maggie Davenport, Simon Gee, Marjorie Sherry, Helen Walker, Laurence Jinks, John Bownes
Seated : Elizabeth Edwards
| Job Title | Name | Contact Details |
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| Chairman | Mr Laurence Jinks | 01606 592309 |
| Vice Chairman Chairman of Village Hall Fundraising Group Chairman of Village Hall Management Committee Webmaster |
Mr Simon Gee | 01270 528385 email : simon@globalsessions.co.uk |
| Mr John Bownes | 07770 656856 email : sales@johnbownes.co.uk |
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Mrs Maggie Davenport | 01606.553533 email : m.dav@tiscali.co.uk |
| Mrs Elizabeth Edwards | 01606 558806 email : flashesbetty@aol.com |
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| Mrs Helen Walker | 01606.592186 | |
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Parish Clerk |
Mrs Marjorie Sherry | 01270 528367 email : marjoriesherry@btinternet.com |
Parish Council News
Parish Council Meetings
Meetings will be held on the following dates in 2012- all Tuesdays
27 March
22 May : AGM
29 May : Parish Assembly
31 July
25
September
27
November
These meetings commence at 7.30pm and are held in Darnhall Village Hall.
The minutes for the meetings can always be found on the Noticeboard on the Hall
All Parish Council Meetings are open to the General Public, and we welcome anyone who would like to come along.
DARNHALL PARISH COUNCIL:
MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF DARNHALL PARISH COUNCIL
HELD IN DARNHALL VILLAGE HALL ON
TUESDAY 29th November 2011 at 7.30 pm
Present Councillors L Jinks
J C Bownes
M Davenport
E Edwards
S Gee
H Walker
Cheshire West and Chester S Burns
Apologies None
Members of the Public
Councillor S Langley representing Swanlow & Dene on Winsford Town Council .
Mr R Langley
Chairman's opening remarks
Chairman had been very impressed with the Christmas Market held by the Village Hall Fund Raising committee together with help from other local residents. Mrs S Langley was thanked for coordinating the event in spite of her ill health. The Women's Institute had provided both food and drink in various forms. A number of people were on a waiting list for stalls.
The opening of the Village Hall Disabled Car Parking spaces took place on the 12 th November as part of the Christmas Market and was carried out by Mrs Margaret Baker, Councillor Edwards and the Chairman. The Chairman gave an address about the lack of funding available for Disabled Parking and congratulated the Fund Raising Group on their efforts to raise half the monies; the other half had been provided by the Parish Council from the precept.
Following this the Chairman then proceeded to present Retiring Councillors Hignett and Tomlinson with engraved Hip Flasks. These Chairman's Awards were special because both Councillors had followed their fathers on to the council. Both Councillors were thanked for the unstinting work on behalf of residents. The Chairman hoped that both gentlemen would continue in the background to help in the work of the council and its residents.
A number of members of the 200 Club had not rejoined and councillors were urged to encourage residents and friends to take part in this fund raising for the Village Hall.
The Chairman had noted the engagement of James Verdin had been announced in the Daily Telegraph and it was proposed that the Chairman write to him personally.
Proposed Councillor Jinks
Seconded Councillor Gee
Declaration of Interests
Councillors declared that there had been no changes to their interests
Minutes
The minutes of the meeting on the 27 th September 2011 were approved.
Proposed Councillor Walker
Seconded Councillor Gee
Matter Arising
02/2011 The Village Hall Support Group
Management Committee of Village Hall
WREN Application for Village Hall Funding
Councillor Gee reported that the tickets for the Turkey and Tinsel Evening had been sold out and that the new cutlery and crockery funded with the grant money made available by CW&C Councillor Roberts would be used at the Turkey and Tinsel Evening. A number of jobs are still outstanding from the work being carried out by Martin Stubbs but Councillor Gee will follow this up, some repair work as been carried out on the Hall floor until further funds are raised.
The Fund Raising Group will meet in the New Year to organise events for 2012.
03/2011 Parish Assembly 2011
After much discussion it was agreed that Councillor J C Bownes will talk about the history of a local family-run multinational business.
04/2011 Parish Newsletter
This matter was discussed at length and Councillor Davenport has the matter in hand.
5/2011 Cheshire FM
Cheshire FM is now helping with a training project with the Winsford E-Academy, and they may need some help with this.
6/2011 Speeding on Rural Roads
CW&C Councillor Burns had come along to speak on this matter. However CW&C are not able to help with flashing lights, etc., unless more accidents are reported.
CW&C Councillor Burns also reported that he had taken up the matter of HGVs on minor roads in the area and CW&C council feel that to restrict HGVs would cause too great a detour for these vehicles.
7/2011 Darnhall Signage
Mrs Langley from Winsford Council will look at this problem.
8/2011 Deteriorating Building in Darnhall
No news at present, will consider writing to the owners again in 2012.
14/2011 Retiring Councillors
A letter of thanks had been received from Mr J Hignett thanking the council for his gift.
15/2011 Cheque Signatures
The clerk has the forms to proceed with the change of signature to Councillor Davenport.
17/2011 Past Councillors & Chairmen
The Chairman and clerk will research back to find past Chairman and Councillors. Councillor Gee suggested Women's Institute presidents as well, because they had long links with the Hall. The clerk has done some work on this.
18/2011 Hall Lane Resurfacing
This has now been completed. .
21/2011 Centre of Cheshire
The Chairman thanked Mr D Tomlinson for carrying out this work and the Village Hall Committee had paid for the work.
Planning Applications
Application Number:
11/03851/FUL
Proposal: Extensions and alterations to provide additional accommodation in roof space, alterations to rear elevation and two storey rear extension
Location: Style Barn, Swanlow Lane , Darnhall, Winsford, Cheshire , CW7 4BS
Has been passed
Payments
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Amount |
Cheque Number |
Darnhall Village Hall |
1000.00 |
323 |
Village Hall Rent |
60.00 |
322 |
Chairman's Award |
70.00 |
324 |
IT Services and Training |
104.50 |
321 |
Proposed Councillor Davenport
Seconded Councillor Walker
External Meetings
Councillor Gee had attended a meeting regarding SuperFast Broadband and this should be in the locality by 2015.
Councillor Davenport had completed another training Module with CHALC, in September.
Clerks Comments
The clerk thanked the Councillors for their continuing support,
22/2011 Precept.
Yes, it is was that time of year again: the precept for 2012//2013
The precept had been set at £3000.00 for the last three years. The clerk had prepared a copy of the up-to-date budget comparison and a proposed budget for 2012/2013. All relevant expenditure must be included in the budget.
After much discussion it was agreed that the Precept be increased by £300.00.
Proposed Councillor Davenport
Seconded Councillor Bownes
Any other Business
Councillors Edwards understands that some Roman Artefacts have been found in Darnhall, and their authentication is being checked.
Councillor Bownes reported that a footpath had recently been moved on land near his home, and the expenditure would far outweigh any benefits.
Councillor Gee had received information about an Oil Buying Group and he would get this included in the Newsletter.
The books in the Library in the Village Hall Porch need changing.
Meeting Closed 21.50 hours
Next Meeting will be 31st January 2012
NB : CW & C is Cheshire West and Chester Council
DVD is Darnhall Village Day