MINUTES OF THE SECOND ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF

PRICKWILLOW VILLAGE COUNCIL

HELD AT 8.00PM ON MONDAY 14 JANUARY 2008

IN PRICKWILLOW VILLAGE HALL

1) The Chairman welcomed the Mayor, Ron Bradney, who opened the meeting, welcoming all those present.

The Mayor then asked if the Prickwillow Village Council could be re-elected en bloc; this was proposed by Pat Langston and seconded by Doug Langston. He then asked if the Executive (the Chairman, Treasurer and Secretary) could be re-elected en bloc; this was proposed by Angela Shipp and seconded by Pat Langston. Tony Pearson then took the chair, welcomed all present and accepted apologies for non-attendance from Robin Pearson. He asked if there were any more proposals for committee members; Bob Matley, who had attended previous meetings but was unfortunately missing tonight, had approached Tony and asked if he could become a member. This was proposed by Pat Langston and seconded by Jackie Petts. The Minutes of the 2007 AGM were then signed as a true record.

2) Tony then presented the Chairman’s Report for the year. The Council has been set up to ensure Prickwillow residents get value for money from the from the three local authorities who share our Council Tax, County Council, District Council and Parish Council. He then outlined the successes and failures of our first year.

Successes

i) We managed to acquire a village notice board (thanks to City Of Ely Council);

ii) We restarted the door to door Poppy Appeal, collecting donations amounting to £230.86 with general consensus that the village was glad to see it back;

iii) The War Memorial has been cleaned (thanks again to City Of Ely Council for funding) with special thanks to Marcus Pinion for donating his labour free of charge. This monument still needs maintenance and repair for which funding is being sought;

iv) Funding is also required for grass cutting - £500 needs to be raised in order to cover this yearly cost;

iv) A Dog Bin has been ordered and is being provided by City Of Ely Council. It will shortly be situated along Old Bank;

v) Blocking of Public Rights Of Way had been brought to our attention and is being investigated by Pat and Mike. Their findings will be discussed at the next Village Council Meeting;

vi) Land at the main road end of Kingdon Avenue has been in the spotlight; due to neglected state, use by reprobates has been noted and this was brought to our attention. Ownership was investigated and discovered. The members have not yet decided how to approach the matter.

Failures

i) After requesting the County Council provide a footpath to Hiams, we were told this was cost prohibitive and was very unlikely to ever happen;

ii) We have not managed to have the speed limit reduced at Lark Bank and Putney Hill Road; it was noticed that not enough fatalities had occurred!

Tony concluded his Chairman’s Report by thanking all members for their help throughout the year. Pat asked that the Executive be thanked for their support throughout the year.

3) Doug Langston submitted the Treasurer’s Report. This noted a total income of £345. Outgoings were Hall Hire (£51.25), ACRE membership (£25), Poppy Wreath (£16.50). These accounts were audited by Pat del Grazia.

4) Meeting closed at 8.15pm.

5) Date of next meeting was arranged – January 12 2009 at 8pm