Ravenstonedale Parish Council

Notice of a Meeting to be held on Thursday13th September 2007 in Ravenstonedale High Chapel Room at 7.30 pm

AGENDA

1. Declarations of Interest
Councillors must declare if they have any personal or prejudicial interest in any item on this agenda.

2. Apologies for absence

3. Minutes of Meeting held on Wednesday 11th July 2007

4. Children’s Playgrounds
Progress and financial report.
Recent donations
Letter from Ravenstonedale and Newbiggin-on-Lune W.I.
           
5. Child Protection policy
Draft for adoption circulated to councillors

6. CALC Road Show
To determine a date in October when all councillors can be present.
Provisional dates Monday 15th or Wednesday 17th October

7. Ravenstonedale High Chapel
Report on current situation
Comment from a visitor

8. Standards Board Code of Conduct
Training event at Appleby on Tues 18th September at Public Hall, Appleby 6.30pm

9. Bus Service 564 – Brough, Ravenstonedale, Kendal
New timetable
Community Minibus for hire

10. Upper Eden Community Plan
Progress report

11. Millennium Field
Copy of lease obtained for Parish Council records.
Letter from David Maclean MP re: drainage and flooding at Kings Head.

12. Finance
Sum received
United Utilities – Wayleave £12.95
Accounts paid prior to meeting
A Kirby (Grasscutting) £634.50
Audit Commission £158.63
Accounts for Payment
Viking Direct   - Copy Paper £  50.97
Clerk’s admin expenses £

13. Highway Matters
Garshill Culvert blockage – Reported to Highways 25th July, cleared before 28th August
Leak opposite High Chapel – Still pending 28th August

14. Planning Applications
No. 07/0458/9    NEW EXTENSION AND INTERNAL ALTERATIONS
Type                 Full Application
Location           The Manse, Ravenstonedale
Applicant          Mr J De Jong
Parish Council   No objections                                                   GRANTED

No. 07/0551      ERECTION OF 12m WINDPUMP TOWER AND CREATION OF                                                     UNDERGROUND WATER TANK AND DISTRIBUTION PIPEWORK
Type                 Full Application
Location           Weasdale Nurseries, Newbiggin-on-Lune
Applicant          A Forsyth

Proposed change of use of Holiday Accommodation to Residential Letting at Ashfell Farm.  Request for Parish Council support

Query regarding stone walling at Mid Town Cottages

15. Parish Paths Initiative
CCC funding for footpath improvements

16. Public Participation
Contributions from members of the public

17. Cumbrian Gypsy and Traveller Accommodation Assessment – EDC
Survey

18. Upper Eden Extended Services Parents’ Survey
           
19. Correspondence received
CALC – County Circular July 2007
Cumbria Funding Links – September 2007
Clerks & Councils Direct
Clerk Magazine
Local Council Review
VAC – Managing a change or loss of a Rural Service
Eden LSP – Climate Change conference. CREA Centre 10th Sept
Lake District Landscape – Survey
CPFA – Annual Report
Workshop for green space managers – Rural Greens Outreach (FoLD)
Cumbria Police Authority – Annual Report
EDC - Benefit Fraud poster

Date of next meeting:  Thursday 11th October 2007

C J Elphick                Clerk to Ravenstonedale Parish Council – 015396 20605