NONINGTON PARISH COUNCIL

Report of a meeting held in the Dolphins Hall on Wednesday 4^th November 2009 at 19.30 hrs.

• Affordable housing  - it was agreed that until a suitable site has been identified in the village it would be pointless to seek the views of parishioners on affordable housing. The sites identified to date were reviewed, with none of them proving suitable to date. It was therefore agreed that all viable open spaces within the parish would be identified with the view to discussing the problems with the relevant landowners to try to reach a joint conclusion which could be taken to a parish meeting.
• Village design statement  - this is strongly influenced by the outcome of the affordable housing study and is therefore currently put on hold.
• Roads improvements – a proposal has been submitted and agreed and a timetable for the work is awaited from Highways. It was reiterated that the Parish Council would contribute £2000 towards the anticipated £8000 cost of the improvement scheme.
• Footpaths- the Snowdown footpath is almost finished, with only minor barrier modifications and signage outstanding. Once the work is complete arrangements have been made for a formal opening ceremony with local press in attendance.

Vicarage Lane footpath – no further progress.

• Village Green Day – this has now been scheduled for a suitable Saturday in mid march 2010. Further details will be given nearer the date.
• Village Day – this year’s event was another great success, was very well received by all and was yet again blessed with fantastic weather. A modest profit was made on the day, and at the end of the meeting a cheque for the total gate takings was handed to the PC. Once the costs of the PC have been met the net profit will be given to the NVE as a grant.
• War memorial grant – it was agreed to donate £125 towards the restoration of the war memorial in the Church grounds.

·        Playground maintenance arising from the annual inspection will be carried out over the winter period.

·        A local schemes grant for £2000 has been applied for by the PC roads sub committee to purchase a mobile traffic speed indicator. The unit is fully portable, requires manning by 2 people and can be positioned in strategic spots throughout the village to give motorists an indication of their speed. These units have proved to be a successful deterrent to speeding vehicles in other local villages. It should be known whether or not the application is successful by the end of November.

·        It has been commented that vehicles have been seen speeding along Butchers Lane and along the bridle path which heads towards Elvington. The clerk will contact DDC footpaths to see if traffic abatement can be installed to prevent any future occurrences.

The next Parish Council Meeting will be held in the Dolphins Hall on Wednesday 6th January 2010 at 19.30 hrs

Mr T Miller            -            Clerk to Nonington Parish Council

                   Pilgrim Cottage, 17 Church Street, Nonington, Kent CT15 4LE 

                                            Tel: 01304 840602