Monthly Meeting
Monday 6 January, 2003, 8.00pm at
Tiddington Village Hall
Present: Mr J Nowell-Smith (Chairman) Mr K
Field, Mr I Malin, Mr G Morrish, Mr A Stratton, Mr W Tremayne, Mr C Neail
(District Councillor) Mrs A Purse (County Councillor) Sergeant I Brown,
Constable R Pribyl (Area Beat Officer) and nine members of the public.
1.
Apologies
No apologies.
2.
Approval of previously circulated minutes
Previously circulated minutes were approved and signed.
3.
Police matters
Sergeant Brown outlined the local arrangements for contacting the Police. Non-emergency calls requiring a same-day response should be directed to 01235 776000. Messages for the Area Beat Officer based at the Wheatley Office should be left on 01865 875568. Thame Police Station is open from 9.00am to 7.00pm. Outside these hours, although manned, the answerphone 01844 264920 will be switched on. Acknowledging that these arrangements are not ideal, Sergeant Brown said that further improvements to communications are to be implemented in April.
Constable Pribyl said that the Area Beat Officer for
Milton Common was Aiden Lacey, based at Thame. He indicated that he was
familiar with the vandalism problems in Tiddington and had on several occasions
had contact with the possible offenders, some of whom were from outside the
village.
Jody, a resident of 8 Thame Road asked about the
possibility of a youth club and said he would be prepared to assist if
required. The Chairman thanked him for his offer and said he would be in touch.
A resident asked about the procedure for reporting
severe flooding which probably necessitated closing of the road. Sergeant Brown
said that this would be a 999 call to both Police and Fire Brigade.
Chairman thanked the Police Officers for attending
the meeting.
4.
Matters arising from previous minutes
a.
OCC Highway matters
the severe flooding experienced over the New Year period highlighted the
problems of the broken drain outside the Village Hall and other drainage
problems in the vicinity. Several residents were concerned that they were
unsure who to contact for the supply of sand bags. This situation pinpointed
the problem of knowing the division of responsibilities between the County
Council and the District Council. Mrs Purse and Mr Neail assured the meeting
that there was much closer co-operation than perhaps there had been in the past
and they would meet to discuss this particular situation with Trevor Gwynne of
SODC. Meanwhile Mr Neail suggested that the Parish Council write to SODC asking
for a survey of the watercourse which overflowed at New Year. It was also
agreed to mention in the Newsletter again that dumping of rubbish in ditches
was not acceptable.
Mrs Purse said that Brian Horton from OCC had already
ordered a sign for the roundabout and it was agreed to wait and see whether
this would reduce the number of turning lorries before arranging a meeting. An
acknowledgement of our formal request for traffic calming in the Ickford Road
had been received from Mr Khan. It will be assessed in the next couple of
months. The damaged bollards had been replaced and four new ones erected at the
Sandy Lane junction with the A418. It was agreed that further bollards would be
needed to stop the parking problem. Clerk to write to Mr Khan.
b.
Tree planting A418
two hawthorns have been planted.
c.
Childrens Playing
Field and Village Hall charity matters Secretary of Village Hall Committee
has written to Charity Commission asking for clarification of charity
details.
d.
Freedom of Information
Act 2000 publication scheme model code Clerk will provide to Councillors
relevant information in advance of discussion at the February meeting.
5.
Planning matters
a.
P02/NO727/LB Albury Grange, Albury erection of a single
storey sun lounge extension, amendment no 1.
For information only, no decision required.
b.
P02/NO733 Albury Grange, Albury erection of single
storey sun lounge extension, amendment no 1.
For information only, no decision required.
c.
P02/NO747 MSA Junction 8A M40, Wheatley sales
building extension, relocation of HGV canopy and repositioning of HGV fuel
island, amendment no 1.
For information only, no decision required.
6.
Correspondence
a.
South Oxfordshire Rural
Strategy Action Plan comments from Councillors still being collated.
Discussion to take place at February meeting.
b.
SODC Housing
Allocations Policy consultation Mr Field had considered the document and
suggested that mention be made of the policy concerning local residents being
able to stay in the village, in the light of a recent example of a family
having to move away from the village although housing was available.
c.
OCC Review of
financially supported bus services discussion took place on Route 275 and a
suggestion made that journeys each way were extended to early morning and late
evening and less in the middle of the day, rather than increasing the number of
journeys per day. It was also suggested that the service terminate at Thornhill
and link up with City services. Although Route 280 is a commercial service, it
was agreed to comment that a later journey from Oxford after 2300 hours would
be welcome.
d.
Notice had been
received that Thelma Cottage and Honeysuckle House have been converted into one
property and will be known as Thelma Cottage.
7.
Financial matters
a.
A grant of £300.00
towards the cost of installation of CCTV at Tiddington Village Hall was
proposed by Mr Field, seconded by Mr Morrish.
b.
Payment of £43.00 for
membership of the Society of Local Council Clerks was proposed by Mr Morrish,
seconded by Mr Stratton.
c.
Payment of £141.00 to
HLB AV Audit plc for auditing of accounts for the year ending 31 March 2002
proposed by Mr Tremayne, seconded by Mr Malin.
d.
Payment of £539.01 to
Gopak Limited for 6 tables for Tiddington Village Hall proposed by Mr Morrish,
seconded by Mr Malin. The Parish Council will be reimbursed from Village Hall
funds.
e.
Payment of £36.44 to
Z.M. Knight for stationery expenses proposed by Mr Stratton, seconded by Mr
Malin.
f.
Payment of £10.00 for
petty cash proposed by Mr Morrish, seconded by Mr Malin.
8.
Open discussion
a.
Mr Morrish asked
whether a claim should be made for the damage to the roof of the bus shelter.
It was agreed that this would be considered when Mr Field had provided an
estimate for the repair.
b.
Mr Tremayne offered to
attend the Thame Area Forum on 13 January at Watlington Primary School. Clerk
will also attend.
c.
Mr Malin reported that
the hedge in Brookside Close had been trimmed. A letter of thanks would be sent
to Mr Brian Hubbocks for arranging it.
d.
Mr Stratton advertised
the performance by Instant Wit in Tiddington Village Hall on 8 February.
e.
Mrs Purse reported that
she hoped that the problems of flooding would be an issue considered in the
Oxfordshire Structure Plan. She had been pressing for its inclusion for some
time. There need to be targets set for alleviating the problems and money set
aside.
f.
Two residents on Thame
Road asked whether a street light could be considered to light the pavement
east of the Ickford Road junction and commented that, since the white line
hatching in the centre of the road, lorries drove much closer to the kerbs on
both sides of the Thame Road.
g.
Mr Price said that he
had been told that under Human Rights legislation, it would be possible to
press for a 20mph speed limit in built-up areas. Could this be a possibility
for the A418?
9.
Date of next meeting
Monday, 3 February 2003 at 8.00pm.
There being no further business the meeting closed at
10.15pm.