Wilford Community Group

Minutes of the committee meeting

held on Monday 11^th December 2006

at Wilford Social and Bowls Club

Present: Brian Hardy (BH) Chairman

Bill Roughton (BR) Vice Chairman

Sheila Atherton (SA) Treasurer

Chris Allsopp (CA)

Ed Armstrong (EA)

Kate Clark (KC)

Roger Steel (RS)

Stephanie Taylor (ST)

Frank Wakelin (FW)

			Action
1	Apologies Dave Boulton, Brian Clark Absent Jonathan Shewell-Cooper
2	Minutes of 13^th November Committee Meeting Agreed.
3	Review Outstanding Actions
	a.	Listing of Dorothy Boot Homes Carried forward.	JS-C
	b.	Recycling Website and notice boards updated.
	c.	Nottingham Neighbourhoods Meeting See below.
	d.	Dates of Future Committee Meetings DB had distributed the proposed dates for 2007 and it was agreed unanimously to trial holding meetings on the 3^rd Monday of each month from now on.
	e.	NET Transport Works Act Order The meeting took place before this meeting. There was a brief discussion of various points previously discussed about the route of the tram and the probability that it will be positioned on the east side of the old embankment and, therefore, out of site of the village. A full update will be provided at the January meeting.
	f.	Aircraft Overflying / Noise Carried forward. It is clear from plans circulated that there is no control over the route planes take for landing. The published consultation showed what was supposed to happen but there is no obligation on pilots to do it that way.	DB
	g.	Emergency Services’ Sirens At Night KC reported that PC Nigel Brown cannot answer our queries unless he has specific incidents as examples. EA or other residents need to pass details to him. There had apparently been similar complaints about this noise from the Manor House.
	h.	Main Road Traffic / Road Safety BR has provide the South Wilford PTA with feedback from the committee.
4	Report from “Your City, Your Choice Meeting” This was held on 28^th November in Silverdale. BH and FW attended on our behalf. The meeting focused on roads and footpaths but paid very little attention to issues in Wilford despite the fact that the volume of housing has increased dramatically. The vast majority of money will be spent in Clifton and FW and BH both felt there was very little interest in our area, although they are keeping Wilford on the agenda as far as possible.
5	Report from Area Committee Meeting Again, all the emphasis was on Clifton with Wilford and Silverdale not getting much of a mention. The WCG was already aware of new housing planned for the other side of Clifton and it seems money that could be used in Wilford is actually being spent in Rushcliffe/Clifton. BH offered to report back to the WCG on the local community plan which goes up to 2009 so we are aware of developments. RS pointed out that the decision to spend the money in the Clifton area is a political one with conservatives not being helpful to our cause. However, FW and BH felt there was all party support for the library improvement request which will be a major item on the Area Committee agenda in January 2007. BH wants the whole group to help to push this matter forward with the aim of getting a new library and not just using the £10,000 allocated to improve the existing inadequate one. BH reported that dissatisfaction with the service in both Silverdale and Wilford had been strenuously expressed at the Area Meeting. All the relevant councillors are aware of this.
6	Fundraising KC had spoken to Mrs. Riddle who runs the Wilford post office and she has agreed to sell a Wilford Calendar. A minimum of 50 would need to be produced, 25 to be sold in the post office and 25 to be sold by members of WCG. They would be priced at £2.50 each. WCG needs to decide whether they want to do this and whether funds are available from the group to produce the calendar. The group would need to produce the photographs and the send them away to be made into a calendar. This would take about 3 months and might be feasible for 2008. It was suggested it could run from June – June. RS agreed to take on the whole job, including finding a sponsor, marketing and selling. He will discuss it with Mrs. Riddle and report back to the group for a final decision.		RS
7	Any Other Business
	a.	The AGM of Silverdale Community Group is to be held on 12^th December 2006. BH had been invited but, despite wanting to foster good relations with them, may not be able to attend.
	b.	Summer 2007 event – CA has had confirmation of a wide range of stalls for the event. Each contributor will be charged £20 and will be completely responsible for setting up their stall. SA had some queries about the legal aspects of the event e.g. licences will be needed to sell items on stalls. BH will send CA details supplied by the City Council about what is needed. We also need to check whether our current level of public liability insurance is adequate. It was clear that a plan of action is now urgently needed. All committee members were urged to attend in January to help organise this. An extra meeting could be arranged, if necessary.
	c.	WCG had received a donation of £100 from Rotary for which many thanks were expressed.
	d.	SA reported that if we were to have another raffle the lottery licence would need to be renewed at a cost of £17.50. It was agreed that the lottery licence would not be renewed
	e.	The return from the last raffle needed two signatures – this was organised.
	f.	KC told the group that there “will be an announcement from the police” about measures to be taken on Bee Bank to assist the safety of pedestrians.

The meeting closed at 20:20

Approved………Brian Hardy……. (Chairman)

Date………15^th January 2007…...