Index
Autumn Event (6)
Bramblefield (4)
Final Report (4)
Lottery Grant of £5,000 (7)
Questionnaire (4)
Schools publicity (3)
Village Design Statement (5)

Present
Gerald Cramp (chairman); Derick Griffin, Malcolm Harris, Mark Heeley, Peter Mayer, Ivy Sharp, Margaret Solman

1. Apologies
No apologies were received.

2. Minutes of meeting held on 1 August 2005
They were agreed with one amendment - the meeting closed at 10.15pm.

3. Matters Arising
(a) Parish Plan - it was agreed this will be an agenda item in future.
(b) Schools - Gerald and Margaret will speak to the schools when they are back in September.

4. Questionnaire
(a) Peter circulated the running totals after 728 questionnaires had been input. He highlighted the inbalances in age and housing tenure profile against the census.
(b) Committee members circulated reports on the written answers from various areas of the vilage, followed by discussion on the findings.
(c) Bramblefield Follow-up Questionnaire - Gerald's draft was adopted with minor amendments. To be delivered in September.
(d) Report - the writing of the report was divided as follows: Peter (Questionnaire results), Mark (Youth, Litter/Vandalism), Malcolm (Roads & Public Transport), Margaret (Health), Derick (Housing). Preliminary drafts to be completed by next meeting.

5. Village Design Statement
Gerald has produced a proposed outline, which the committee adopted. He will now develop the ideas futher and people will be consulted at the open day.

6. Autumn Event
This will be on October 22nd . Ivy to arrange refreshments.

7. Fundraiser
Mark reported that we had received a £5,000 grant from Awards for All (Lottery), which has already been paid into the bank. It must be spent by 2 August 2006, and he has to do an annual report. He outlined the wide range of things the money can be spent on. Members congratulated Mark on his achievement and hard work.

Mark said he had received a note from DEFRA, and will look into it further.

8. Treasurer
Mark reported that the current account stands at nil, but the Reserve account is £5,090.87. There are bills to pay for postage and school prizes.

9. Correspondence
None received

10. Any other business
None

11. Next meeting
Thursday 8th September, 8pm

Meeting closed at 10.29pm