Ashwater

Minutes of Past Parish Hall Meetings

MINUTES

April 5th 2006

Minutes of the Committee Meeting held on Wednesday 5 April 2006.

Present: L Langstone, Mr B Jenkins, P Capron, A Stacey, M Timney, Mrs S Eke, Mr and Mrs J March, J Forward, Mrs H Thomas, I Buxton, Mrs A Shadrick
Apologies: Mr and Mrs E Gliddon

Minutes of previous meeting

The minutes of the previous meeting were agreed as a true record and duly signed.

MATTERS ARISING

Planning

Mrs March reported that planning permission had been granted for the new village hall. Permission had been granted in principle for the old hall site, subject to the signing of a Section 106 agreement.

Constitution

M Timney reported, that, after the receipt of no further comments, a draft constitution had been submitted to the Charity Commissioners. Trustee names had been omitted. Several additional comments had been received in a letter from Peter, Peter and Wright. Copies of a Charity Commission document CC3 would be circulated to committee members. It appears that the committee is following the correct path.

Fund Raising

Wine and Wisdom £416.06 (less expenses) £232.84.
The film Constant Gardener broke even.
Chronicles of Narnia will be the last of this season's films.
The Jim Pates concert would be on 13 May at 8.00 p.m. Tickets £5 for concert. A bar would be available and an 'ordinary' raffle.
Roy Moon has agreed, in principle, to organise a fun ride for September.
Ivan Buxton would organise a village walk.
Christine March and Hazel Thomas offered to hold an eBay auction later in the year.
It was agreed that the fund-raising committee would remain disbanded.

Bid Writers

An informal offer of help had been received.
The CCD grant would need to be applied for before the end of June. A professional bid writer for the Big Lottery bid would need to be approached and Terry Pugh had composed a letter. Lawrence would also be talking to the person who had offered some informal help.

Building Regulations

Building regulations would need to be applied for and it was agreed that Trewins should proceed.

Fencing and Car Park

Three requests for quotes had been sent out. Two replies had been received £675 plus vat and £525 plus vat. A pole also needed to be re-sited. BT and Western Power had been contacted.

Ramp

It was agreed that the door ramp needed attention. Work would be carried out over the Easter period.

Finance

The treasurer reported as follows:
Old Hall Current £549.49 Reserve £679.55
New Hall Current £838.19 Reserve £1867.10
Bills were agreed for payment for the following:
Peter Peter and Wright, Devon CC, Torridge DC.
The council tax for the old hall is zero rated.

Any other business

Ruth had requested that someone take over the running of the 100 club. P Capron would put a request in the newsletter.

The next meeting would be the AGM on Wednesday 3 May at 7.45 p.m.


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