MINUTES OF A MEETING OF GRIMSTON, SAXELBYE AND SHOBY PARISH COUNCIL HELD ON TUESDAY 16^TH AUGUST 2005 AT SAXELBYE

PRESENT 

Mr. J. Davies (Chairman)

Mrs. M. Sleath

Mr. E. Morris

Mrs. M. Fenton (Clerk)

Cllr. J. Orson

1 Member of the Public

APOLOGIES  -  Mr. R. Easom & Mr. A. Lomas

MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING

The Minutes of the Meeting held on 26^th July 2005 were approved and signed.

DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

The Members had no interests to declare at this stage.

MATTERS ARISING

Shoby Crossroads  - Clerk reported on details of the roundabout at Ashwell.  Decided discuss at next Meeting.  Cllr. Orson stated interim measures at Shoby Crossroads should be carried out by Xmas.

Extension of 30 mph Speed Limit Grimston.   Agreed in principle with Dave Marshall of Leics. County Council to extend 30 mph speed limit in Main Street to village nameplate and in Perkins Lane to beyond the access of Ashlea, 7 Perkins Lane.

CORRESPONDENCE

The following items were brought to the attention of the Council:-

Alan Duncan MP.  Asking for Parish Council’s views on red telephone boxes and road signs & other streetscape by end of September.  Decided to discuss further at next Meeting.

Anne Dames, Chairman of Melton Branch of LRAPLC.  Unnecessary clutter of signs etc. in Parish.  Not relevant.

Leics. County Council – Waymarking of Public Rights of Way.  Requesting names & addresses of landowners/tenants on highlighted paths.  Clerk to liase with Mr. Morris & Mr. Easom.

Leics. County Council – 2005/06 Highway Maintenance Programme.

Countryside Agency – Consultative Map of Regional Common Land & Open Country.

Rural Community Council.  Evaluation questionnaire completed.

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister.  Award for Sustainable Communities.  Not relevant.

Campaign to Protect Rural England.  Planning Workshop to be held 26^th October.  No one available to attend.

County Air Ambulance Charity.  Request for placement of recycling clothes bank and door-to-door clothing collections in Parish.  Decided to discuss further at next Meeting.

ACCOUNTS

Current Account      £645.35                                   Deposit Account    £3778.80

Cheques were signed as follows:-

Powergen Energy PLC                                         £35.03

Summerland Contractors & Son                              £32.00

LRAPLC                                                                     £  9.00

A. Best                                                             £65.00

PLANNING

Beech Cottage, Saxelbye (Application No. 05/00684/FUL).  New 2 Storey Extension & other alterations.  The Parish Council agreed to support the application.

Ashlea, 7 Perkins Lane, Grimston.  Approval of Planning Permission received.

ANY OTHER BUSINESS

The Clerk commented Village Life has enquired regarding the Grimston Station photo on the Parish website.  The Chairman stated he would be happy for Village Life to publish the photo and there would be no copyright problems because the photo is over 70 years.

DATE AND VENUE OF NEXT MEETING

Tuesday 30^th August 2005 at 7.30 pm at Grimston.