Puncknowle & Swyre Parish Council

Situated in the BrideValley, on the DorsetCoast

Chairman: -

Councillor MrG. Fry

25th January 2016

Dear Councillor,

NEXT MEETING OF PUNCKNOWLE & SWYRE PARISH COUNCIL

I am writing to inform you that the next meeting of Puncknowle & Swyre Parish Council will take place on Tuesday 2nd February2016, commencing at 7.30 p.m. in the Village Hall, Puncknowle.

The agenda for the meeting is set out below.

Yours faithfully,

Carolyn Buckland

Parish Clerk

AGENDA

1)APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE

2)DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

3)PUBLIC TIME

4)MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING

That the minutes of the meeting held on1st December 2015 (attached), be agreed and signed as a correct record.

5)MATTERS ARISING FROM THE MINUTES

6)CHAIRPERSON’S REPORT

7)REPRESENTATIVES REPORTS

  1. Homewatch And Community Police Report
  2. Allotments
  3. Footpaths
  4. Playing Field Committee
  5. Transport
  6. Village Hall
  7. Bridport Local Area Partnership
  8. DAPTC
  9. Puncknowle, Swyre & West Bexington Web Site

8)PLANNING

Applications on which the Parish Council is being consulted: -

  1. WD/D/15/002573 - Manor Hotel, Beach Road, West Bexington – Erection of a single storey glazed veranda to the rear of the property.
  2. WD/D/15/002574 - (Listed Building Consent) - Manor Hotel, Beach Road, West Bexington – Erection of a single storey glazed veranda to the rear of the property.

Decisions:

Other Planning Issues:

9)HIGHWAYS ISSUES

a)Speed Indicator Device (SID) at Swyre

b)Speed of traffic in Puncknowle – speed checks done by PCSO Dave Ash

10)CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED

Please refer to the attached schedule listing all correspondence received since the Parish Council’s last meeting on 1st December2015.

11)FINANCE

Payments for Approval: -

Mrs Carolyn Buckland (Clerk’s salary December) £307.83

Mrs Carolyn Buckland (Clerk’s salary January) £307.83

Mrs C. Buckland (Broadband connection x3) £47.04

Total Cheques £662.70

Other Finance:

a)Purchase of replacement Parish Council laptop computer/backup

b)Grant available for Website Development

c)Donation Cheques – S137 payments to be revised/agreed - Last year’s payments were to: Citizens Advice Bureau £35.Bride Valley Fledglings£35.The Samaritans£35. Dorset Air Ambulance £75.Marie Curie Cancer Care £30. WRVS £30. Bride Valley First Steps Toddler Group £35 & Bride Valley Youth Club £25.Budget agreed in November2014- Donations up to a maximum of £300 (with £10 already donated this year to WATAG for Bus Time Tables).

12)INFORMATION ITEMS

  1. Superfast Broadband Update
  2. Best Kept Village Competition 2016 – Entry Forms available now

13)PUBLIC TIME

14)DATE OF NEXT MEETING

To note that the Council’s next meeting will take place on Tuesday 1st March2016 commencingat 7.30 p.m.

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