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)

 

 

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