THE ANNUAL PARISH MEETING WAS HELD IN THE VILLAGE HALL ON TUESDAY
28TH MAY 2013 AT 7.30 PM.
1. Apologies: Cllr David Hall (SCC).
Present:- Cllrs Martin Allen, Martin Baker, James Bunney, Mrs Pat
Lennard, Terry Oxman, Mark Smith and Ray Triggol (Chairman).
Members of the Public: - Mr R Woodward and Mr and Mrs F Hunt.
2. The Minutes of the previous Annual Meeting of 23rd May
2012: were read, agreed and signed.
3. Chairman’s report. Cllr Triggol said that the Bus
Shelter renovations had been completed during the year, at a cost of
£4112, with ongoing maintenance costs of £400 per year.
He thought the site was now a credit to the Village and that it was
now important to maintain it to a high standard. He went on to
report that the Parish Council continued to support various local
activities: - St Mary’s Churchyard, Playing Fields Committee with
both an Amenity grant and covering the cost of grass cutting,
Village Hall Committee, as well as grants to Sedgemoor CAB and
Sedgemoor Community Transport. The second tranche of £500
support to the Diamond Jubilee Celebrations ( making total support
£1000) had helped to make the weekend in question very
successful and memorable. He praised Cllr Smith for volunteering to
take on the position of Parish Path Liaison Officer, Pothole Liaison
Officer and Webmaster. He thanked the Councillors for their hard
work and support over the year, as well as the Clerk for his work.
4. County Councillor’s Report. As Cllr David Hall
was abroad at present, no report was given. The Clerk wished to
record his thanks for the strong support given to the Council by
Cllr Hall, who invariably attended most meetings.
5. Sedgemoor District Councillor’s Report. As no
(SDC) Councillors were present, no report was given.
6. Questions from the floor.
- Playing Field:- Mr Hunt, resident of a property neighbouring
the playing field, reported a badly damaged bench on the site
which needed repair/renovation for safety sake.
- Churchyard:-Mr Hunt reported considerable damage has been
caused by a badger digging at the grass to the left of the main
door, in search of worms. He enquired whether the impending
badger cull was likely to affect the Village and it seems not as
this is to be confined to West Somerset. Cllr Triggol mentioned
that the badgers currently in the Village were TB free and as
such he thought any cull here would result in fresh, possibly
infected ones moving in to take over.
- Poor state of the carriageway in Chedzoy Lane near the Crow
Lane junction. Mr Woodward reported the bad state of the Lane
near this junction with both large potholes and the erosion of
the sides of the carriageway. The Clerk was asked to bring the
matter to the attention of Mr Laurence Hackling at SCC.
7. There being no other business the meeting was declared
closed at 8.55 pm.