The Stanford Forum.
Meeting held at the Sure Start Centre, 7.30 PM, 8th March 2017
1Apologies received from Cherie Sargeant & Shane Hebb.
Attending were Dave Sargeant, Terry Piccolo, Trevor & Jackie Robe, Alan Farenden,
Shirley & Peter Watson, & James Bayford.
2Minutes of the last meeting.
Proposed Jackie Robe, 2nd Peter Watson, signed Terry Piccolo.
3Police Crime Report.
Date, time, locationcrime typedescription. Suspects unknown in most cases.
300117 Barstable rdtheftTransit entered & items stolen, no damage.
050217 Rainbow lapossession4 wraps of cocaine found during search.
250117 1700 Southend rdtheftKawasaki EU53EVK stolen from rear garden
100217 0800Ruskin rdtheftSprinter van entered & Samsung tablet taken.
100217 1330Southend rddangerously. Dog on long lead allowed out to bite postman.
out of control.
120217 High streettheftItems taken & put in bag, removed from store.
170217 1500High streettheft£35 meat hidden in pram, removed from store.
180217 1510Fairview avtheftSilver Nissan micra YE56JXO stolen
210217 0130Webster rddamageObject thrown at upstairs double glazed window
200217 1800Scratton rdburglaryGarage door forced & builders tools stolen
210217 1925London rdtheftSuspect ran off with alcohol & items in basket.
220217 1243High streettheftCleaning items in basket taken from store.
210217 1900The Greentheft Credit cards taken from victim purse.
030317 0530London rddamageVolkswagen transporter seats cut with a knife.
040317 175Billet latheftRegistration plates stolen from Vauxhall Zafira.
4Councillors Report, Terry Piccolo.
Rainbow lane, gate has been made, to be installed shortly.
Signs warning off road bikers have been produced, and installed where posts exist. More to be installed in April at Mucking Wharf Road.
Controlled parking zones, Stanford, out for consultation.
Railway Station, redesign going ahead, target start date October, with completion expected December 2018. Bus turning area, ticket office relocate to the south, full public access to the footbridge. Artist concept shown, bridge looks to be roofed over. £12.5 Million.
Manorway clearway illegal HGV parking order change; Police "police" the manorway, the Council will "police" the slip roads. Company name on the cab, registration no, to the council & Terry. Not the name on the containers!
Billet lane flower bed fence, have spoken with Pauline.
5Treasurers Report, Jackie Robe.
No change to bank account, but arithmetical error detected & we have £2.00 more than thought.
6Public Forum
Cup presented to the forum as friends of Thurrock Carnival.
8Planning Applications
Poley Road, loft conversion
The Old Courthouse, change to restaurant.
9Stanford Blooming Marvels, James Bayford
Not much change. Plug plants have arrived, begonias in the polytunnel. Meeting tomorrow night at the Welcome Club. Bulbs are coming up, perennials planting this year. Funding, Terry will look out for any voluntary sector funding available.
10Correspondence
Invoice £360 for hire of hall & railway club.
E mail Val Morrison, may be using a different room in future. Must contact Elisabeth tomorrow, re railway club layouts relocation. Large, cumbersome, fragile.
11 Forum Publicity, Advertising
Music Festival. Air cadets OK for the car parking. Sent 6 quotes out for marquee, 1 reply.
Spoke to Dave?? use of hall free for fundraiser.
Infrastructure pretty much all in place. Festival T shirts free when donate xxx amount.
12 Any Other Business
Wood chip dumped on the grass at the recreation ground; at least 5 loads so far but none spread on the path. Also grass cuttings being dumped again, council doing the dumping.
Level Crossing gates, Rainbow lane. Latches are missing & or damaged, gates damaged, have been reported to DP World but no action so far.
Meeting closed 9 15PM
Date of next meeting 12th April 2017