Held on 11th May 2023 at 19.00 in the V.H.
1.0 Present.
Russ Horne, , Stuart Mattock, Anthony George, Judith George, Hugh Talbot, Steph Talbot, , Geoff Willson, Anna Bussey, Sue Lee, David Lee, Di Payne, Neil Johnson ,Amanda Johnson, Jo Douglas, Jo Hinman, Ian Turvey, Jill Hole, Richard Garton, Katie Lowe, Ian Balmer.
2.0 Apologies.
Cllr Brown, , Andrew Wallace, George Johnson.
3.0 Welcome.
Ian Balmer welcomed everybody to the meeting
4.0 Minutes of the Previous Meeting.
The minutes of the previous meeting held on 24th Nov. 2022 were agreed as a correct record.
5.0 Election of Chairman.
Ian Balmer reminded the meeting that he had agreed to set up the reformed Parish Meeting and Chair for one year. Volunteers to take over had been asked to come forward but no-one had done so.
No one came forward at the meeting and Ian Balmer agreed to continue for another year.
6.0 Progress over the last twelve months.
A paper giving a progress report to the meeting was circulated with the Agenda.
The Chairman reminded the meeting that the defibrillator had been successfully relocated with the use of Community Infrastructure Funding but unfortunately the cartwash could not be repaired using this funding.
Discussion were continuing with Rutland Council about traffic calming measures and the idea of a graduated speed limit may in theory be possible.
An update was provided regarding the development of the county Plan. Three expressions of interest had been made with regard to development sites in Glaston. The Council would now consider these for adoption as potential development sites. Any housing development would still have to go through the normal planning process. Details of the three sites could be found on the RCC. web-site.
Following the proposal at the last meeting a survey had been completed regarding the future of the church and village hall. A response rate of 39% had been achieved and the results passed to the PCC to help inform their discussions.
It was reported that action was being taken to put the Community Fund on a more formal footing and once a replacement Trustee had been found and application would be made to the Charity Commission. The Chairman asked for anyone who would be interested in joining the Trustees to contact him.
The chairman reported that he had attended several meetings organised by RCC. and he would continue to report any issues of relevance to Glaston.
7.0 The Playpark.-A discussion.
A discussion paper had been prepared and circulated with the agenda.
The key issue identified in this paper was the on-going viability of the Playpark both in terms on the continued need to fund the facility but also the need for volunteers to help deliver a solution and maintain the facility.
It was confirmed that the cost of re-equipping the space would be in the order of £45,000 while the annual cost would be in excess of £500.
During discussion it was pointed out that although the number of children in the village was currently small this tended to fluctuate. The area was also see as a safe place for individuals to train .It was suggested that this facility needed to be protected for future generations.
It was confirmed that the lease did not this space to be used by anything other than a children’s playpark.
After discussion it was agreed that attempts should be made to negotiate a better solution with the landlord ideally to expand the potential use. It was suggested the current location although good was not crucial to a better solution.
8.0 The Village Hall-An Update.
Jo Douglas (Chair Village Hall Committee) reported to the meeting that the village hall committee is keen to establish what residents wanted in term of this facility and with this in mind a survey would be undertaken. Once the needs had been established options would be explored as to how this could best be achieved. Jo suggested that she wished to work closely with the PCC and the Parish Meeting to improve facilities for the village.
An open meeting of the village hall committee would be held in July to discuss this further.
Jo was congratulated for improving the hall in the short term in terms of cleanliness.
It was reported that a condition survey would be produced in order to assess the state of the current building fabric.
9.0 An Update from the PCC.
Anna Bussey thanked everyone for the ongoing support given to the Church.
It was reported that the financial position of the Church was looking a little better ,with the congregation and number of regular givers increasing.
Anna also thanked all those who helped the Church in practical ways whether it be supporting events or clearing the churchyard.
Anna thanked the village hall committee for their recent efforts to improve the hall.
The PCC was working to complete the work required by the quinquennial inspection.
The PCC were also looking at potential options for enhancing facilities at the church.
It was reported that all were welcome at the Annual Parochial Church meeting on Monday at 7.30.
I.A.J.B May 2023.