Minutes of the Committee Meeting of the
Albrighton & District
Civic Society
held
at APC Office, 82B High St, Albrighton,
on
Monday 3rd December 2012 at 2pm
Present
:
Peter Woodman - Chairman
Rod Smith – Secretary.
David Hughes - Treasurer
John Bulmer
Ron Kidson
Mike Pitchford
David Murray – ex-officio, representing
Tong PC
Michael Ward – ex-officio, representing
Albrighton PC (part of meeting)
1.
Apologies received from David Beechey, Peter Leigh, Alan Wilmot
2.
Minutes of Meeting of 5th November 2012 were approved.
3.Main
Issues
a) Station
Heritage Centre.
The
Station Task Group (STG) to meet Fiona Fortune (SC) at APC offices at
2pm 12th December to discuss funding sources to compliment HLF.
PW
had contacted Violia who will send Application Form for Funding.
PW
maintains contact with building owner Mr Miers
ACTION: PW
b) Villages
Entrance Scheme.
JB reported that there was a working
party of himself, his son and MP last Saturday.
MP said we need to do more to recruit
more volunteers.
PW,
MP & JB will meet Boningale PC on Wed 12 December to discuss the plantings at the junction
of A464/Patshull Lane. JB will take 2 bags of daffodils to give to BPC
c) Planters.
MP: proposed to buy “Concrete/Stone” planters from Urbis Design (Yorkshire)
– circular 4 ft diam, grey, reconstituted stone type.
MP
proposed to meet Alb PC 7.15pm Thurs 20 Dec to explain our proposal
and to ask if APC will make the purchase on our behalf to save VAT
and ADCS would transfer the funds we have to APC (we have £600
ex LJC and
£500 ex APC allocated for the planters). We will ask APC if they
can add to our amount so that 4 planters could be bought. Other
committee members asked to attend to support this presentation. Proposed
to
place
one outside the optician/P Richards Butchers (Phyl & Peter Woodman have volunteered to water/maintain them), one on the pavement
“outstand” near Cartwright’s shop (Margret Cartwright has volunteered
to water/maintain them), 2 others at locations to be decided. ACTION: MP
4.
Matters arising
a) Traffic
Management and Village Plan. All agreed that the draft document prepared by RK would be adopted as the Civic
Society position on the matter. RK had sent it to the Village Plan Committee
and MW was asked at the Committee Meeting to notify the Village Plan
Committee to now accept it as a formal ADCS proposal. ACTION: MW
Any
Other Business
a) Flooding
during November. RK had discussed the closure of Newport Rd due to flooding at the rail bridge
and at the Fire Station (near the brook) with David Edwards of SC.
The recent new drainage scheme seems to have moved the flooding downstream
from the Windsor Rd area. SC has asked for any photographs of the
flooding to help their review. Please send any to RK.
b)
DH reported that Lea Manor Hotel building is rapidly deteriorating and is an even greater eyesore. The building is becoming
dangerous. ADCS to ask SC if they can take steps to make the site safe. ACTION: PW
Next
meeting: 2 p.m. Monday 7th January 2013
Following
Meeting will be at 2pm on Monday 4th February 2013.
All Committee Meetings, unless otherwise
noted, are on the first Monday of each month at
Alb
PC Offices, 82B High Street, Albrighton WV7 3JA (T: 375455).
(All future AGMs are on the second
Monday of October
–
NOTE FOR YOUR DIARY: next AGM is at 7.30pm on 14th October
2013)