WILFORD COMMUNITY GROUP

Minutes of a Closed Committee Meeting held

on Weds 4^th May 2005 at 7.30 pm

at Moderns Rugby Club, Wilford

Present: Roger Steel Chairman

Sheila Atherton (SA) Treasurer

Dave Boulton

Bill Roughton

Kate Clark (KC

Brian Hardy (BH)

1. Apologies Action

Josie Foster (JF) Minute Secretary

Brian Clark (BC)

Jonathan Sewell-Cooper (JSC)

2. Minutes of Previous Meeting

The Minutes of the meeting held on 7^th April 2005 were agreed.

3. Review of Outstanding Actions

i Cheque signatories will be reviewed following the next AGM. SA

ii A request for the removal of the outstanding road markings has been passed to the council

iii . BR will forward notes and questions from the general meeting on school transport BR

to Diane Topple, to include notes about current inconsiderate parking.

KC to contact Nigel Brown to discuss what could be done about the parking outside KC

the school.

iv Christine has been in touch with local councillors following her meeting with BH and JSC.

She is awaiting their feedback.

A simple survey has been done and 63% of the library users are City residents, 37% County.

The current building size is 69m². . To build one storey of 100m² would cost @£350k.

To build a two storey building would cost @£500k, this would be investigated in association

with another group. BH has suggested to Christine that he may know of someone who might be interested.

v The Silverdale Residents Association is agreeable for the boundaries to be

amended on Ruddington Lane. RS will contact the Housing Dept and Area Committee to

obtain their agreement and identify next steps.. It is believed that written agreement

from Silverdale Residents Association will be required. RS

It was agreed that out of politeness the affected residents should be written to,

allowing them the option to voice any concerns or disagreement.

vi Spring Clean 2005 – Car has been removed fro Vernon Avenue

Voluntary Sector Grants – SA to go ahead with an application for a Top-Up grant SA

vii DB will chase up John Lee regarding planting along the footpath. DB

viii JF has written to the council regarding the state of the pavements and is awaiting a

4. Open Gardens

DB to get in touch with the local schools to determine how they would like the

Scarecrow Forms collated for distribution. DB

It was approved that the sub-committee could spend £50 to hire the Wilford

School hall for the day.

RS will obtain a quote for changing the existing banners to the correct date, to be

Agreed at the next Open Gardens meeting. RS

5. Newsletter

There is insufficient time to agree the details of a boundary change to include it as

a constitution change.

It was agreed that it wouldn’t be sensible to deliver the news letter and Open Gardens

flyers in half-term week. Therefore, unless RS can agree different dates, we will not be

able to use RS’s contact’s offer. It was agreed that JS should write a letter to hi thanking

him for his offer and saying that we would like to take him up on his offer at a later date. JS

It was agreed that it would be better to distribute week commencing 5^th June.

DB to distribute final version of the newsletter for approval, prior to printing. DB

6. AGM

It was agreed that the AGM would be on Mon 4^th July at Moderns Rugby Club.

Post meeting note – Rugby Club is not open on a Monda,y so venue will be Wilford Social Club.

7. AOB

RS will not be able to attend the next Area Committee meeting. DB volunteered to attend,

but needed to check for other work commitments first. DB

KC is concerned about the state of the road outside her house. She will contact Brendan

And ask him to refer to the Highways Agency. KC

8. Date of Next Meeting

Mon 6^th June at the Social Club 7.30 pm

Signed ………Roger Steel………… (Chairman)

Date …………6^th June 2005…………………...