MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF WORSTEAD PARISH COUNCIL HELD ON

TUESDAY 26 November 2002 IN THE QUEEN ELIZABETH HALL, WORSTEAD

PRESENT

K. Uglow (Chairman), C. Wilkins, L. Gray, J. Parker, R. Charman G. Patterson, B. Nash, V. Fairhurst.

APOLOGIES

None.

ALSO PRESENT:

Mr Wilkins (District Councillor), 1 Member of the Public.

02/68	MINUTES OF MEETING HELD 26.11.2002: Minutes were accepted and will be signed by K. Uglow at next meeting	Action by
02/69	MATTERS ARISING. Bench for G. O’Connor: a licence has been offered by NNDC for 1 year certain at £1.00 p.a. (if demanded). Hedge has to be removed, a new fence erected. R. Charman will carry out the work in February. Letter to be sent to Mrs O’Connor outlining this. Village Playing Field: quote received from Norfolk County Services: £775.71 for mowing playing field, maintenance Ruin Road, shingle area and to front and side village twice yearly. V. Fairhurst proposed to accept for 3 years, R. Charman seconded. Contract to be signed and returned by clerk. Resignation of councillor C. Rance: L. Gray knows 1 person very keen to become a councillor. Discussion took place whether to wait for the election or to go for co-option: votes were taken for co-option: 1 for, 5 against. Mrs. Rance was school governor for the council, R. Charman is prepared to take over. L Gray proposed, this was seconded by V. Fairhurst. Letter to go to school and thank you letter to C. Rance Village sign: thank you letter for donation was received from Wayland Prison. Christmas for Pensioners: it will be continued, suggestion: to find out how much pensioners rely on this gift, when handing them out. K Uglow to hang up poster for “new” pensioners. Lists to be distributed to councillors for update, to be returned a.s.a.p., for clerk to write cards and letter for Lloyds/TSB to get the money.	RC Clerk Clerk Clerk KU Clerk
02/70	FINANCE MATTERS: Budget statement was agreed. - Invoice J. Parker: £60.00 mileage to Wayland Prison and bracket for village sign was accepted. Invoice NNDC: £42.30 removing wasps nest at children’s playground was accepted. Letter from D Chapman about Association for Disabled Nth Walsham & Smallburgh; they have given the Norfolk Association for Disabled £3,000.00 and are asking for more support from the council. It was decided that a letter should be sent stating that the council is happy to support local organisation, but that this money should stay local and not passed on. North Walsham Swimming Pool Fund Association: ask donation to equip the pool with e.g. line ropes, starting blocks. No donation will be made. Worstead Parochial: £150.00 was received for upkeep of burial grounds and request for new lights for Christmas tree outside the church (last ones were stolen last year). The council agreed to wait for quotes and decide at next meeting.	Clerk Clerk Clerk
02/71	PLANNING MATTERS Notice of Decision Erection of two storey extension Old Vicarage: was approved.
02/72	REGISTRATION RUIN ROAD Mr J. Care asked if we were aware of an Enclosure Act showing the driveway always belonged to the council. Mrs R. Rix, member of the public, volunteered to visit Norwich Records Office to investigate this. Offer was gratefully accepted. Letter with details to be sent to Mrs. Rix.	Clerk
02/73	SALT DUMP – NORFOLK PROPERTY SERVICES Mr Hird of GA Key is touch with M Cooper of NPS about details of the proposal to let the Salt Dump.
02/74	QUEEN ELIZABETH HALL Tenancy agreement: Clerk was informed by Norfolk Rural Committee this was not necessary as the village hall is a charity, she tried to get this in writing but the lady in question was ill. Will try again before next meeting.	Clerk
02/75	CORRESPONDENCE - Letter from Highway re. Front Street: area in front of Mr. & Mrs Bowers, Mr. & Mrs. Brice and Mr. D Harding belongs to Highways. - Norfolk Planning & Transportation: Yarmouth Road drainage, letter to be sent: agree in broad principal with proposal, compensation to be paid to tenant in case crops is lost. - Letter Mr. J. Bates re. cutting of branches in Withergate Road. - Special Constabulary & the STEP Scheme: invite for Annual Parish Meeting. - Youth Connection: invite for Annual Parish Meeting. - North Norfolk Joint Area Committee: 5.12.02 6.30pm Queen Elizabeth Hall - Development in designated flood risk areas. - Local Bus service withdrawal: Knapton – Worstead – Wroxham per 01.12.02. - Norfolk Link. - Information Commissioner: publication scheme. LG - Countryside Agency and Vital Villages. LG - Crisis in Democracy - Planning & Transport: Regional Planning Guidance, Looking forward to 2025 (LG), Annual Progress Report (GP). - NNDC: Agenda Council Meeting, late night opening (poster at Post Office) - North Norfolk Disability Forum - Norfolk County Council: Adoption - Local Council Review - Norfolk Matters	Clerk Clerk Clerk

MEETING CLOSED AT 9.10PM