SILLOTH-ON-SOLWAY TOWN COUNCIL Clerk: Wendy Jameson, MAAT 5 Burnswark Terrace, Solway Street, Silloth, Cumbria Tel: 016973 31128 Fax: 016973 31128 Mob: 0777 5686857 1 October 2013 Dear Councillor You are summoned to attend a meeting of Silloth Town Council which is to be held on Monday 7 October 2013 the Community Hall, commencing at 7.00pm. I trust you will be able to attend. Yours faithfully W.E. Jameson Clerk to the Council Agenda 1. Apologies NB Cllrs. must provide a reason for not being able to attend a meeting which is then recorded in the minutes. 2. Declaration of Acceptance of Office To receive the signed Declaration of Acceptance of Office from Cllr. Mark Orchard. 3. Declarations of Interest Members are invited at this stage to declare any personal interests they have relating to any item on the Agenda and having done so, to consider whether they also have a prejudicial interest in that item. NB Advice on this can be sought from the Town Clerk. Members are requested to seek advice, wherever possible, before the meeting starts. 4. Exclusion of Press & Public To consider whether the press and public should be excluded from the Meeting during consideration of any item of business on the Agenda. 5. Chairman’s Announcements To receive announcements by the Chairman 6. Minutes To approve the minutes of the meeting held on 2 September 2013, as a true record. 7. Police Report To receive a report from the Police on incidents of crime since the last meeting. 8. Fake Festivals To discuss with Lee from Fake Festivals the possibility of staging a Fake Festival at Silloth. 9. Adjournment of Meeting The Chairman will adjourn the meeting to allow members of the public an opportunity to ask questions or raise matters of interest. 10. Correspondence To note items of correspondence received since the last meeting and determine any action needed in response to items marked “ Action”. For Circulation a) Clerks & Councils Direct – September 2013. b) ACT Gazette – Issue 15: Autumn 2013. c) CALC Circular – September 2013. d) Solway Coast AONB Ranger Service – Events letter – October/November 2013. For Information e) Letter from Mrs Lesley Williams enquiring about the possibility of a memorial bench in memory of her parents Robert and Annie Margaret Crooks. f) North West Allerdale Engagement Area – Email from Hayley Bishop providing further details on the changes to the engagement areas and how the forums will work. g) Cumbria Fire & Rescue Service and the Prince’s Trust – recruiting for team 9 starting on 23 September. h) Carers Group – support to families and/or carers of someone suffering with an eating disorder every 2 weeks on Tuesday evening 6pm-8pm at The Beacon Unit, Penrith Hospital from 10 September. i) Electric Blanket Safety Tests carried out by Cumbria Trading Standards from Mon 16 September to 4 October at various venues. j) Email from Sindy Phillips thanking the Council for their support in objecting to the proposed Carwath wind turbines. k) Email from Elizabeth Clark, Clerk to Boltons Parish Council to thank the Council for their support against the wind turbines a High Pow. l) Email from David Thompson re: Former Fisons, Silloth. Fairhurst & Partners have been in touch and were the planning agents for the owners, Harvest Park Developments Ltd. Letter going out to Harvest Park Developments. m) CALC – Allerdale District – Notice of joint meeting with Allerdale Borough Council and Cumbria County Council incorporating the AGM on 26 September 2013 at Crasscanonby Community Hall at 7.00pm. n) Allerdale Borough Council – consultation on a new leisure centre for Workington. o) Heritage Lottery Fund – Confirmation from HLF that NHMF have agreed to extend the Grant Expiry date in the grant contract to 30 June 2015. p) CALC – consultation on the detailed route corridors for the upgraded electricity connections from Sellafield to the main national supply lines. q) Neighbourhood Planning Support – Workshop to be held on Wednesday 2 October, Ulverston, Cumbria r) Cumbria Resilience – Full day training and exercise event for those who respond at the tactical and operational levels in the acute phase of a flooding incident in Cumbria – 16 October 2013 at Whitehaven for Allerdale and Copeland responders. s) CALC – Invitation to AGM on 9 November at 10.30am at Rheged, Penrith. t) CALC – re: Parish Budgets 2014/15. Information following the changes to the budget process with the introduction of the local council benefit scheme. u) VG Energy – Information on funds available for community renewable project which could include wind turbine, biomass or solar technologies. v) Email about the major campaign, including TV advert, to recruit foster carers. w) Allerdale Borough Council – re: Fisons site. Notification has been received of the demolition work but an application has not yet been registered. The site is being cleared but the owners will not demolish any buildings until they have approval. There is asbestos and approved contractors will be used. Further update to follow. For Action x) Email from a lady who attended the Green Flag ceremony expressing concerns about the amount of weeds in the Rose garden and other areas of new planting. y) Letter from some residents of Lawn Terrace asking for the Council to consider returning the Green in front of their properties to its original state i.e. the removal of the heaps of soil, bushes and mounds. z) Allerdale Borough Council – re: Litter bins. Request from Peter Haley for a meeting to clarify who is responsible for litter picking and bin emptying. aa) Fake Festivals – Email providing information on Fake Festivals and a copy of their operational plan. bb) Silloth Rugby Club - Email from Jimmy Lettice to say the rugby club are looking for an alteration to the existing lease to make it a 50 year lease and a change of name. cc) Managing Radioactive Waste Safety: Consultation on the site selection process for a geological disposal facility. Consultation will run for three months closing on 5 December 2013. Consultation document can be found at: gov.uk/government/consultations/geological-disposal-facility-siting-process-review dd) Email from John Cook expressing concerns over the latest Government announcement relating to the siting of GDF in Cumbria and requesting the council consider a pledge of support for Cumbria County Council. ee) Radiation Free Lakeland – re: Geological Dumping. Letter giving the opinions of Radiation Free Lakeland on the recent announcement of the new consultation and urging the Council to let the Government know that we are not a willing community. Includes a briefing by Nuclear Free Local Authorities. ff) North West Allerdale grants panel – Grants panel is to be set up and looking for one representative from each Parish/Town Council. gg) Allerdale Borough Council – re: Dog fouling. A stencil can be applied to footpaths, lanes, pavements etc to highlight to dog walkers that no excuse for not picking up after their dog and if caught they will face a fine of up to £1000. Suggested locations required. hh) Invitation to service of Remembrance on 10 November at Christ Church, Silloth at 9.45am. Wreaths available. ii) Solway Community Technology College – Invitation to awards evening on Wednesday 6 November 2013 and request for continued support. jj) SPAND – Letter in response to the Government announcement relating to the siting of GDP in Cumbria and the consultation. Cumbria County Council have been excluded from the process and SPAND urge the Council to write to offer their support on any action they may pursue. kk) Email from Arthur Millie regarding the announcement on the GDP and providing a copy of the letter he has sent to CALC and his response to the GDP review. ll) Email from Margaret Snaith asking if the Council would consider siting a defibrillator at the Community Hall for use by any member of the public. The cost of the machine and secure box is £1000 and could be funded through the Hellrigg Wind Farm Community Fund. mm) Request from Colin Baty for permission and use of the football changing rooms, grassed area, goalposts and floodlights for his own football coaching. nn) Email from Clive Firth regarding the managing of the Community Space which has now reverted back to the Town Council. oo) Allerdale Borough Council – Allerdale Local Plan (Part 2) – Site Allocations. Closing date for submissions 22 November 2013. pp) Email from Cllr. Bill Jefferson following his recent meeting at Allerdale with Solway Crafters, Mark Fryer and a senior Allerdale officer, with a suggested course of action to draw a line under the matter. 11. Planning Applications 12. Committee Reports 13. Licences 14. Reports from Representatives on Outside Bodies a) Primary School b) Joint Advisory Body c) Silloth Tourism Action Group d) Sea Dyke Charity e) Longcake Education Trust f) Solway Community Technology College g) Sports Hall h) The Space - Silloth Community Hall 15. Allerdale & County Council Reports To receive reports from Allerdale and County Councillors. 16. Park Manager’s Report To receive a report from the Parks Manager in relation to grounds maintenance 17. Town Clerk’s Report To receive a report from the Town Clerk in relation to matters currently being dealt with and notify the Council of any important dates of interest. 18. Requests for Financial Assistance Great North Air Ambulance 19. Payment of Accounts To authorise the payment of Accounts listed in the attached schedule. 20. Application for an event Silloth Christmas Lights – 30 November 2013 21. Silloth Green - Update a) Silloth Community Garden b) BMX Track c) Signage etc 22. Memorial To consider options for a suitable memorial for Cllr. Bill Allison and decide on what action to take. 23. Community Hall Following the dissolution of Silloth Community Space Ltd, that the Council consider the next step in getting the interior of the building refurbished with the funding available. 24. Year ended 31 March 2013 To consider the response received from the external auditor following the audit of the Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2013. 25. Amounts owing to the Town Council
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