Wilford Community Group

Minutes of the committee meeting

held on Monday 12^th June 2006

at Wilford Social and Bowls Club

Present: Bill Roughton (BR) Vice Chairman

Dave Boulton (DB) Secretary

Sheila Atherton (SA) Treasurer

Chris Allsopp (CA)

Brian Clark (BC)

Kate Clark (KC)

Stephanie Taylor (ST)

Frank Wakelin (FW)

Guest: Andrew Nembard (AN), Neighbourhood Warden Team Leader

Resident: Jane Griffith

			Action
The committee meeting then started at 20:00.
1	Resident’s Representation Jane Griffith informed the committee that access to the railway embankment between Coronation Avenue and Wilford Lane and between Wilford Lane an the southern end of Ruddington Lane had become very difficult and that even if the embankments could be accessed, any walkway had become overgrown to prevent passage. She said that she would be able to get a group together from her workplace as a team-building exercise but wanted advice from the committee whether this would be welcomed and would not be removed should plan for the tram be approved. Committee advised her that any work carried out on the embankment between Wilford Lane and the southern end of Ruddington Lane would be lost as NET plans were to remove the embankment completely. It was agreed that the Group would write to both NET and the City Council to ask if they would have any objection to each end of the Wilford “Village” embankment being made more accessible. This would be in the form of steps to prevent motorcycles having access to the path.		DB
2	Apologies Brian Hardy, Jonathan Shewell-Cooper, Roger Steel Absent Maggie Hamilton.
3	Minutes of 8^th May Committee Meeting Approved
4	Review Outstanding Actions
	a.	Neighbourhood Wardens DB received details from Andrew Nembhard at this meeting and will publicise details on the website and notice boards	DB
	b.	2006 Summer Event BH had confirmed that the Ferry Inn would be willing to run a bar at the Barn Dance. All other organisational actions relating to the event had been completed, including the printing and sale of tickets and notice board publicity.
	c.	NTC Service 3 Questionnaire DB reported that the questionnaire had been agreed by committee officers, printed, distributed and responses received.
	d.	Communication with City Council regarding S106 Monies DB reported that a number of letters had been exchanged with the City Council regarding S106 monies from the David Wilson development and the proposed development on Ruddington Lane. He reported that the agreement between the City Council and David Wilson Homes was a legally-binding contract, including where the money can be spent and that it cannot be diverted to another site. In the absence of any expert guidance available to the committee, it was agreed that this would not betaken further. DB reported that the Council could not see any justification for requesting S106 monies for the library. Again, it was agreed not to pursue this avenue any further although it was agreed that BH would continue to push the matter through Area Committee.
	e.	Road Names on David Wilson Homes Site DB wrote to the City Council suggesting names to be used on the site and reported a communication from the Council who said that they always welcomed such suggestions and these had been passed to the developer for consideration.
	f.	Traffic Speed BR has provided details of the Colston Basset contact and DB will pursue.	DB
	g.	Area Committee Minutes Db reported that the issue of the library now appears in the minutes of the Area Committee as an ongoing local issue.
	h	Annual General Meeting DB confirmed that Andrew Price had agreed to act as independent Chair this year. DB also reported that the newsletter had been written, printed and distributed.
	i.	Road Signs DB reported that he had informed the Council about the road signs and had received a letter informing the Group that an engineer would survey the sites.
	j.	Nottingham East Midlands Airport Consultation DB reported that he had written to the appropriate party registering the Group’s concerns.
5	Secretary’s Report DB reported that he had received an email from the manager of the Ferry Inn concerned that some anti-social behaviour (broken bottles, drinking in the car park) from patrons of the Rugby Club would reflect badly in the Ferry Inn. DB reported that he had replied stating that any breaches of the Club’s licence should be reported to both the Police and the City Council. DB also requested that committee members pass this information on to any residents who might think that these problems were being caused by customers of the Ferry Inn.
6	Treasurer’s Report SA reported that the accounts had been signed off by the Auditor and were ready for the AGM
8	2006 Summer Event Following very poor tickets sales, it was agreed to cancel the Barn Dance but still continue to sell raffle tickets.
9	2007 Summer Event CA reported that the Rugby Club had confirmed the availability of the grounds for the event. It was agreed that the date fir the event would be agreed at the June meeting. It was agreed that it might be beneficial to coincide the event with another taking place during the summer, such as the National Gardens Scheme or the School Founder’s day Service at the church. SA agreed to find out who organised the Gotham event. CA requested that all committee members emailed him suggestions for events, stalls, etc that could be included in the day and how schools might be involved.		SA
10	NCT Service 3 DB reported the results of the survey. Committee agreed that there were two options based on the survey results which showed 85% of respondents did not want the service to run at all along Vernon Avenue and Coronation Avenue but two elderly resident had stated that they would not be able to use the service if they were obliged to walk to a stop on Main Road – the committee voted on two options of stopping the service altogether or just stopping the service on a Saturday. The vote was tied 4-4 and BR used his casting vote on favour of asking NCT to consider stopping the service on Saturdays. It was agreed, therefore, that DB would write to Nottingham City Transport suggesting the service does not run along Coronation and Vernon Avenue at the weekend. He would also communicate this to the residents.		DB DB
11	Any Other Business CA reported that he had contacted The Topper to find out how much they would charge to deliver the Group’s newsletters, given the problems encountered lately and the recent and future increases in the number of addresses. The charge would be £25 to deliver to 1,000 homes. Although committee members were concerned that newsletters might be disposed of by residents along with other leaflets, it was agreed that this option would be borne in mind for future deliveries. FW suggested that the Group should offer to write a regular article for the West Bridgford Neighbourhood News. It was agreed that DB contact them to make the suggestion. SA asked if the Group could contact the City Council to chase the repairs that had been marked. It was agreed that DB contact the Council to chase. Andrew Nembhard (Neighbourhood Warden Team Leader) reported to the committee a number of issues: Parking in the South Wilford School Bus Bays AN stated that he would need registration numbers, dates and times to pursue this with inconsiderate drivers. BR agreed to provide this information. Graffiti AN reiterated that the first point of contact for all graffiti should be the Neighbourhood Service Team. Mini-motorbikes BC reported that this was becoming a problem again on Main Road and also along the closed footpath alongside the Nottingham Emmanuel School. AN stated that the police were in the process of gathering evidence for potential prosecutions and crushing of the bike(s) in question. Change in Wardens’ Powers An informed the committee that wardens can now give Notices of Disorder and also impose fines on offenders. Neighbourhood Profile AN reported that PC Nigel brown was compiling a Neighbourhood Profile for Wilford and Silverdale and requested contact details for the committee and other residents. DB agreed to pass this on.		DB DB BR DB

The meeting closed at 21:55

Approved……Brian Hardy….(Chairman)

Date……10^th July 2006………..