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BARKHAM PARISH
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Minutes of meeting of
the Barkham Parish Council held on 10th April 2007 |
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in
Barkham Village Hall at 7.30 p.m. |
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Present:
Mrs P. Stubbs (in the Chair), Mr. M. Clark, Mr F. A. Scott, Dr. R. Loader,
Mr. S. Goldring, |
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Mr. R. Newman, Mr. F.
Postlethwaite, one member of the public and the Clerk. |
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Apologies:
Mr.J.Shepherd (unwell) |
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Declarations
Of Interests
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None |
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07/929 Minutes
of meeting held on 13th March 2007 were approved and signed as
a true record. |
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Meeting adjourned in order that
any member of the public can address the Council on any matters or
concerns relating to Barkham |
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07/930
To receive a report from the
Villages Youth Project Worker – Louise Morris on Barkham Youth Clubs
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The report was covered at the
Parish Assembly.
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07/931 To
receive a report from Mr Newman who attended the Southern Parishes Area
Youth Committee on 14th March 2007
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Mr Newman reported that this
meeting was attended by the police, Parish Council representatives, St
Sebastian’s Church (a paid youth worker is employed), Richard Ferguson
from WBC and members of the voluntary sector.
The key factors that emerged from this meeting were that all
parties must work together. It was apparent that there are many activities
for young people to participate in but it is proving very difficult to
find out about them. All the
information needs pulling together into one source such as a web site and
in booklet form in order that parents can find out where activities are
taking place. This information
could then be more readily used by the police who are trying to direct
young offenders into more positive activities.
Mr Newman felt that this was a good step forward and progress was
being made with the southern parishes.
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07/932 Planning
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F/2006/9281
Land at junction of
Park Lane
and
Hogwood Lane
Approved |
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Application for temporary changing facilities including |
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canteen, gym, physio, groundsman store and alterations to the |
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car park. |
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Clerk enquired from WBC about S106
funds from the above site. The
reply stated that £15,000 was received for highways obligations and this
is intended for footway improvements.
The agreement did not specify where exactly the footway
improvements should be, there is a meeting of Highways in May where they
will allocate S106 funds. Clerk
to reply stating that BPC would like to see improvements to the footpath
along
Barkham Street
, continuing the path as far as
Church Lane
and preferably to join up with Barkham Ride to give a continuous path from
Barkham to Finchampstead. If
necessary the path could be located inside the hedge if there was
insufficient space by the road side. Clerk
to ascertain when the Highways meeting in May is scheduled for in order
that a representative from BPC can attend.
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07/933 Highways
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Reply received from Wokingham Town
Council regarding BPC’s suggestion of creating a cycle path along the
Bearwood Road
to improve safety. They stated
that Councillors felt that
Bearwood Road
was already a fast route not particularly suitable for pedestrians or
cyclists. They felt that an overall plan would be better than responding
to this individual case of a cyclist fatality. It was suggested that the
cycle route should go along
Chestnut Avenue
and join up with the existing one along
Reading Road
instead of continuing down
Bearwood Road
. Councillors were opposed to the idea of piping the existing drainage
ditch. Clerk to write to WBC
requesting a cycle path / footpath from
Highlands Ave.
to
Chestnut Ave.
this would enable children to cycle from Barkham to schools such as Holt,
Forest
and Emmbrook. |
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Chris Redfern at WBC has confirmed
that the yellow lines along
Langley Common Road
outside the Tyre Repair Centre and the Car Sales Centre will be painted in
the next few weeks. This
work has now been completed. |
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Reply received from WBC regarding
the issues raised with the Barkham highways:- |
| The two lights on the priority signs at
Barkham bridge S181 & S182 are to be repaired. |
| The repairs to the road junctions of The
Woodlands / Sandy Lane and also The Woodlands / The Junipers which are
already crumbling away will be inspected and action taken. |
| The grass area at the junction of
Sandy Lane
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Barkham Road
has been left in a mess from where the fallen tree was sawn up.
This area is to be inspected and re instatement works undertaken. |
| The pavement along
School Road
opposite the school has become overgrown with brambles making the path
very narrow. This area is to
be inspected and letters sent to any properties where there is overhanging
vegetation requesting that it is cut back. |
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Councillors
to report any matters of concern with the public highways
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It was reported that two cracks
had appeared along
Bearwood Road
running from the Post Office up the hill on the evens side of the road.
Clerk to report this to WBC. |
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The proposed lay-bys along
School Road
to improve parking outside the schools have made no progress at all.
Clerk to write to Highways at WBC requesting an update on this
project. |
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The Parish Cleanup will take place
on Sunday 22nd April, Clerk to order the skip and borrow extra
jackets and litter pickers from neighbouring parishes.
Many posters have been put up around the parish advertising the
event and requesting help. |
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07/934 Finance
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Inland Revenue – Tax & N.I.
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£49.95 |
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BALC – annual subscription
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£330.35 |
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Allianz Cornhill Insurance –
annual premium
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£1156.70 |
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WBC – 1refuse vehicle and 1 skip
for March 07
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£259.68 (£221 exc VAT) |
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Arborfield PC – 50% of insurance
premium for the war memorial
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£318.85 |
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and the bus shelter opposite
Rickman Close. |
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Neat Ideas – stationery
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£40.82 (£34.74 exc VAT) |
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Standing Order for Clerk’s
salary for April
£485.76 |
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Standing Order to Royal Bor.
Windsor – Pension Fund for Clerk
£89.76 |
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for month of April (Employee &
employer contribution) |
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The standing orders for the
Clerk’s salary have been amended to take effect from 1.5.07, the
Clerk’s salary to be paid at SCP 23 with an increase in the allowance
for home / office use to £30 per month, therefore the monthly standing
order has been amended to £501.43 and the standing order in favour of the
pension fund has been increased to £102.64 (the employers contribution
has risen to 14% and the employee contribution remains at 6%).
This was agreed in the Precept. |
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To date 819 books have been sold,
an income of £4294.24, thus leaving 181 unsold, and the Council is now in
credit to the amount of £328.57. |
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07/935
Borough Councillor's Report
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None.
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07/936 Correspondence
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| D. French –
Barkham Street
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Church Lane
Road Safety. It was noted that
the hedge had been cut back to improve visibility, this to be monitored
and when growth again makes the visibility difficult WBC to be notified. |
| Stephanie Davis (aged 9) – lack of play
facilities in Elizabeth Park. Clerk
to write to Stephanie’s mother thanking her for the letter from her
daughter and to arrange for Louise Morris the Youth Worker at WBC to meet
her and discuss what could be available. |
| WBC Response to the Consultation on
Communications between Towns and Parishes and the Borough Council.
Mr. Scott has offered to attend the next meeting WDALC along with
Dr. Loader to express the displeasure of BPC with the new proposals.
It was suggested that the new changes are not implemented until
this has been discussed with WDALC. |
| Keep
Mobile
– invitation to AGM to be held on 28 April 2007.
Mrs Stubbs will try to attend. |
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| Distribution |
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WDC Planning Applications Input
& Decisions Issued for the period 26.2.07 – 2.3.07. |
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WDC Agenda for Meeting of the
Licensing and Appeals Committee 20.3.07. |
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WDC Agenda for Meeting of the
Personnel Board 20.3.07. |
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WDC Agenda for Meeting of the
Scrutiny Committee 21.3.07. |
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WDC Planning Applications Input
& Decisions Issued for the period 5.3.07 – 9.3.07. |
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WBC Staff Bulletin Issue 6. |
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WDC Agenda for Meeting of the
Standards Committee 28.3.07. |
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Minutes of Southern Parishes Area
Youth Committee Meeting 14.3.07. |
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WBC
Further Consultation on the Proposed Closure of Ryeish
Green
School
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WBC Minutes of Committee Meetings
for the period 17.1.07 – 15.3.07. |
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WBC Agenda for Meeting of the
Council 29.3.07. |
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Morgan Tucker – Highways,
Traffic and Transportation Engineers. |
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WBC Planning Applications Input
& Decisions issued for the period 12.3.07 – 16.3.07. |
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WBC Agenda for Meeting of the
Planning Committee 4.4.07. |
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WBC Environment Bulletin No. 20. |
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WBC Planning Applications Input
& Decisions issued for the period 19.3.07 – 23.3.07. |
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The Omnibus
- Keep
Mobile
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WBC Staff Bulletin Issue 7. |
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Arborfield News
Easter Edition. |
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Big Lottery Fund – Big Times |
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07/937
Councillors Forum
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Mrs Stubbs thanked Mr. Clark who
will not be standing again for the Parish Council for his 10 years of
dedicated work for the good of the Parish. |
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Meeting closed at 8.30 p.m. |
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Next meeting of full Council will
be held on 8th May at 8 p.m. |
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Next meeting of Planning Committee
will be held on 24th April 2007 at 7.30 p.m. |
