Tatham Parish Council

Present: Parish Councillors Melanie Winstanley, Andrew Taylor, Sue Dawson, Michael Mason, Bill Deller & Jim Harrison, the Clerk Mary Taylor and one member of the public, Richard Wilson.

1. Apologies: Cllr Murray who is ill and District Cllr Stuart Langhorn who has been elected Leader of the City Council and is attending a meeting, he is to be sent a letter of congratulation.

2. Minutes: of 17/03/09 have been circulated; they were signed as a true and correct record, proposed by Cllr Winstanley, seconded by Cllr Dawson.

3. Police and Community Together:

4. Lengthsman: The signed contract for 09/10 has been received; also time sheets for January and February and a more detailed one for April. Cllr Harrison is oraganisig the Lengthsman’s work.

5. Telephone Box: Nothing has been heard yet, from the Secretary of State re listing,

6. Finance: It was agreed to research other insurers for next year.

The chairman signed Receipts & Payments book and bank statements.

(a) Bank Statements – Current 31 March £474.97

14 April £4,374.97

(b) Received – City Council; Precept £3,900

(c) Cllr Winstanley proposed & Cllr Harrison seconded that we pay the following -

Cheque No. 317 Allianz Insurance PLC £373.50

Cheque No. 318 LAPTC sub.(electorate 364; sec 137 £6.15 per elector) £84.55

Cheque No. 319 Tatham Fells Old School, hire of room £40.00

Cheque No. 320 Tatham Fells Old School (towards insurance) £400.00

Sec 137 Grants, all applications (with balance sheets) were approved in January -

Cheque No. 321 St James the Less Church £240.00

Cheque No. 322 The Good Shepherd Church £240.00

Cheque No. 323 Friends of Tatham Fells School £200.00

Cheque No. 324 North West Air Ambulance £100.00

Cheque No. 325 Wray Village Institute (Wrayly Mail) £50.00

(d) AUDIT FORM – This was checked and signed.

7. Plans:

New & Permitted: 09/00237/CU Application for continued temporary siting of log clad mobile home at Southmire Farm, Silly Lane for Mr AD Holland.

New & Permitted: 09/00241/FUL Erection of a two storey extension to side at Higher Perries, Old Moor Road for Mr J Elder.

8. City Council: (a) question re Mayors Reception (b) Cllrs allowances (c) Mayors Sunday 17 May (d) Notification of Cllrs Changes of Register of Interests

(e) Lancaster Square Route consultation.

9. County Council: (a) Lancashire Local-Lancaster District minutes & agendas

(b) report on Waste & Minerals meeting.

Highways: We have not received a reply from Mr Abraham to our March letter (possibly because the clerk’s broadband was down); this letter is to be re sent. Matters to report in the May letter; Ringstones Road, land had fallen away up to the side of the road on the right down to Croasdale beck and a wall at the side of the bridge is falling down. Flooding of a field at Millhouses, Highways are to be asked if their drain is blocked.

A mirror has been put up and taken down in Lowgill village, letters were read regarding this. Mr Abraham said that it had been sited on a concrete lighting column which is not allowed and was also on private land.

Local people are to be consulted re the flooding at Millhouses and also about a complaint about a footpath stile on High Road, Tatham Fells.

Lancaster: Report on meeting re special expenses: Local Strategic Partnership Grants: May CVS Bulletin.

County – March newsletter; training and workshops, Employment Act; car allowance 42 p per mile.

National – Magazines.

11. Community Futures: The Local History Exhibition held in the Old School on 21 March proved very popular. Tatham History Society has now been formed; local walks have been arranged, the first on 27 June will study the Roman Road from Lowgill to Ivah.

12. Correspondence: (a) Information re Freedom of Informartion (b) SELRAP

(c) Equality Bill (d) Habitat Herald.

13. Next meeting – 21 July at 7.30pmat St James the Less Church, Tatham.

Pictures kindly donated by Mike Winstanley and ICTMatrix Project
Parish Information provided by Mary Taylor - Clerk to the Parish Council