Odstock Parish Council
An Ordinary meeting of Odstock Parish Council was held on
2 July 2018 in the Nunton Recreation Field Pavilion.
Present: Sally Nelson (Chairman), Rod Poynting, Stephen Stapley,
Colin Berry, Barry Norris, Richard Parsons (Clerk) and two
members of the public.
Apologies: Nigel Start (Vice-Chairman), Thomas Newman and
Wiltshire Cllr Richard Clewer.
28/18 Open Public Forum: None.
29/18 Declaration of Interest: None.
30/18 Minutes of the Annual OPC meeting held on
14 May were approved and signed by the Chairman, subject to a
small omission concerning the request for a comparable quote for
OPC’s Insurance Policy.
31/18 Councillor Co-option: Barry L Norris of 14
The Old Dairy was formally welcomed to the office of Odstock
Parish Councillor. He signed his declaration of Acceptance of
Office and Register of Members’ Interests.
32/18 Community Initiatives:
a) Radnor Hall Committee: Cllr Poynting indicated his
willingness to continue as OPC’s representative on the
committee.
b) New Vicar: On behalf of OPC, the Chairman
will attend the meeting to welcome the new vicar on 16 July.
c) O, N & B Grand Fete: The fete contributes
greatly to the sense of community within the villages and it was
agreed that without a specific project, an OPC presence at the
2019 O, N & B Fete was unlikely to be worthwhile.
d) Communications: Once implemented, website
improvements will make it easier to keep parishioners informed.
33/18 Nunton Recreation Field:
a) Pavilion & Storage Building: General maintenance
is ongoing, including re-painting of the exterior walls.
b) Portable Appliance Testing (PAT): 22 items
have been tested to ensure compliance with Health & Safety
legislation. Whilst there is no specific regulation governing
testing frequency, intervals of 12-36 months are usual, depending
on the levels of appliance usage. The desirability of an annual
PAT test will be considered at the 2019 Annual OPC meeting.
c) Play Area: It was agreed that the fencing
around the play area must remain in place and suitable repairs
will be carried out to ensure that it is fit for purpose.
Councillors will inspect the play equipment in Odstock, as well
as the Nunton play equipment and report their findings to the
next meeting.
d) Picnic Tables: It was agreed that, where
necessary, wooden picnic tables in a poor state of repair would
be replaced with more robustly manufactured versions. The likely
cost was expected to be about £100 each.
34/18 Transport, Roads and Footpaths:
a) Wiltshire Council Highways: A new Parish Steward’s
‘issues’ log has been provided and the next visit is
imminent. High priority will be to ensure that all surface water
drains are clear and free flowing.
b) Timber Bus Shelter on the A338: Cllr Poynting
has completed the refurbishment and all agree that the result is
magnificent. The cost of materials is less than £300 providing
excellent value for parishioners.
c) Kissing Gate: Cllr Berry will enquire about
the availability of a new gate to replace the one on the path
towards the dairy.
35/18 Planning: Planning application 18/05025/FUL
- Removal of roof of bungalow and replace with a first floor
extension, associated works and hard and soft landscaping at
Highfields, Shepherds Close, SP5 4JF. It was agreed OPC would
support this application.
36/18 Reports and Correspondence:
a) Wiltshire Association of Local Councils: A revised
GDPR toolkit will soon be available from NALC.
37/18 Finance:
a) Payments: The following were approved:
Bawden Contracting Services Ltd – Grass Cutting 622 £415.31p
R Poynting – Pavilion & Bus Shelter Maintenance 623 £309.91p
South West PAT Testing Ltd – Electrical Testing 624 £70.00p
38/18 Any Other Business (for information only):
None.
39/18 The Next Ordinary OPC meeting is scheduled
for Monday, 10 September 2018.
The meeting closed at 8:40pm
Signed without amendment by the Chairman, Cllr Sally Nelson, as a true record on 10 September 2018.
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