Minutes of the Committee Meeting of theAlbrighton & District Civic Society
held at
Present
: Peter Woodman – Chairman
Rod
Smith – Secretary
David
Hughes – Treasurer
John
Bulmer
Hugh
Hughes
Paul
Joseland
Peter
Leigh
Marylyn
Silver– ex-officio, representing Tong PC
David
Murray– ex-officio, representing Boningale PC
1.
Apologies received from M Ward, D Beechey & M Pate
2.
David Murray was welcomed as the ex-officio member representing Boningale
PC
3.
Minutes of Meeting on
4.
Matters arising:-
Old
Smithy PW wrote to David Thompson to ask him to speak at the 22nd February Public Meeting to explain his intentions for the site.
DM
advised that David Thompson was to address Alb PC on Thursday 7th January re his plans and recommended civic society members to attend. (
ACTION:
ALL
Village
Green. BT had confirmed that they will not move the box. APC had turned down PW’s offer
to pay for the replacement of a few lime trees where they are
near to houses in the area of Holly House to Balance Shop. It
was felt that if a further proposal was made in due course from
a resident’s group and strongly supported by ADCS it may have
more success. The roads also need to be re-surfaced but DM advised
that APC only had £2.5k in their budget. This issue needs to be
included in the Report to Councils to be prepared.
5.
Topics for focus at this meeting:-
a. Village
Entrance Scheme. Task Group: JB/HH/PW
The
scheme to implemented over several years. First ones to be tackled were
at D Austin, Wyevale and end of
The
Tillhill quotation is for a complete supply and installation and its
cost is therefore high and too high for ADCS to implement. However the
quotation was helpful in providing an idea of costs of the various components
- Tillhill to be thanked for their help so far. The work will have to
be covered by a combination of:- requested funds, donations of money or materials/labour by local businesses (particularly
horticultural ones), work by society volunteers. RAF Cosford had asked
for the Society to formally request their help and they would be able
to do some site work.
PW
proposed that the Society apply to LJC18 for £7.5k funds for this year and
to be matched by the Society from donations etc
ACTION:
PW
Task
Group to follow up local companies to request sponsorship.
ACTION:
JB/HH/PW
The
name of any donor is to be displayed at the relevant entrance (similar
to the sponsorships of roundabouts in
ADCS
will seek volunteers to help with both planning/fund raising/site work
– RS to put Notice in Parish Magazine
ACTION:
RS
MS
said that experience at Tong was that the usual PC’s insurance would cover activity related to volunteers.
ACTION:
PW to ask Alb PC if the volunteer work could be undertaken under the auspices of
APC and that their insurance would cover it.
PW to ask
Darren Hancock, Manager of Wyevale, for some sacks of daffodil bulbs for
use near the entrances at Wyevale and
b. Request
to LJC18 for funding for Society activities.
ACTION:
DH to prepare the application for £250 and submit it before 14 December.
c. Civic
Society Awards Scheme for Schools. Task Group: PW/DH/JB
ACTION:
PW to ask for advice from Brewood CS
It
was suggested that the judges could be the spouses of ADCS committee members.
d. Next
Public Meeting
It
was agreed to hold the meeting on 15 February later changed to
ACTION:
PJ room availability, PW speakers availability, RS Notice Parish Mag,
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Any other business
a. Station
PL
suggested that ADCS request Sarah Lowe makes a new conservation area. The
area to include the whole Station, ramp access road, the private land to
the east of the ramp, the row of Dartmouth Cottages at the end of Shaw Lane
and Station Cottages in Station Rd. It was agreed to support this proposal.
ACTION:
??
The
station ramp and lack of parking at Albrighton station was discussed. As
Cosford station was to have significant refurbishment and extra parking
it was essential that Albrighton station had extra parking and hence extra
passenger throughput to avoid its closure
DM
said that APC have discussed the purchase or leasing of the land at the
east of the ramp access road for use as extra station parking. ADCS strongly
supported this proposal.
ACTION:
DM &DB
b. The
Hollies, 18 Cross Rd – application for listing by English Heritage
PW
had received a letter from EH which advised they would complete their report
by Christmas but during a phone discussion suggested that only if the date
was prior to 1840 would it be listed.
ACTION:
PL and RS would pursue the matter.
Date
of next meeting:
RS
3.01.10
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