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An Ordinary meeting of Odstock Parish
Council was held at 7.30 pm on 18th January 2006 in The
Radnor Hall, Bodenham.
Present: Rod Poynting (Chairman), Cliff
Whitley (Vice-Chairman), Colin Berry, Brian Clake, Sue
Martin, Richard Parsons (Clerk), Salisbury District Cllr
Bryan Rycroft and four members of the public.
Apologies: WC Cllr Julian Johnson,
Sherwood Elcock and Simon Martin.
1/06 Open Public Forum: There were no
comments from members of the public.
2/06 Declaration of Interest: None.
3/06 Minutes of the Ordinary PC meeting
held on 7th December were agreed and signed by the
Chairman.
4/06 Matters Arising:
a) Nunton Recreation Field: Cllr Whitley
had prepared a report [appended] and resubmitted a
planning application for the proposed playground and
store. Five costed playground schemes had been considered
by the committee of villagers and following a debate, PC
members resolved to adopt a scheme using a bark/woodchip
base, timber play equipment and wooden fencing on four
sides. On this basis, Cllr Whitley will negotiate terms
for the playground's installation. A maintenance schedule
will be considered later.
b) Parish Archive Project: The
Cranbourne Chase and West Wiltshire AONB had proposed
this for creating a lasting record of people's memories
about the local way of life including the identification
of significant features and their geographical locations.
The Chairman agreed to liaise and report to a future PC
meeting.
5/06 Car Parking at Shepherds Close:
Cllr Berry reported ongoing difficulty in determining
responsibility for the whole of Shepherds Close. Some
residents have several cars and this causes congestion in
the areas set aside for parking. The Chairman was
concerned that the PC's grass cutting contractors might
again experience difficulty in accessing the recreation
field. It is unlikely that more land could be made
available for car parking therefore the PC will need to
monitor the situation and react as required to maintain
unobstructed access to the recreation field.
6/06 Community Initiatives:
a) Parish Initiatives: There were no
projects to consider. Litter picking may be organised as
required.
b) Wiltshire Strategic Board: Members
noted the 'Making a Difference Together' conference at
Sarum College on 8th February but were unable to make a
commitment to attend. SD Cllr Rycroft will report back to
the PC.
7/06 Finance: The following payments
were approved:
Sodexho Land Tech Ltd - Grass cutting ---- 191 - £462.74p
HAC Joynt - Grass cutting ----------------- 192 - £199.50p
R Parsons - Clerk's fee invoice no.590 ----- 193 - £182.22p
Society of Local Council Clerks - Training - 194 --- £25.00p
8/06 Transport, Roads and Footpaths:
a) WCC Parish Lengthsmen: A revised
schedule is likely to be available by the end of March.
b) Bridge along Odstock Road: WCC will
be closing the road for essential maintenance lasting
four weeks.
c) Odstock Primary School Traffic Survey: There
are between 1800 and 1900 traffic movements per day.
d) A338 Road Safety: WCC is planning to
resurface the dual carriageway and introduce new road
markings and features to improve road safety. The PC will
request a consultation visit about the proposed
improvements.
9/06 Planning: There were no new
applications to consider.
10/06 Reports and Correspondence:
a) Salisbury District Council: Members
would be unable to attend SDC training on 27th January.
b) Wiltshire and Swindon Training Partnership:
It was agreed that the Clerk should attend the clerks
forum / training day organised by the Society of Local
Council Clerks on 10th February in Devizes Town Hall.
11/06 Any Other Business: The Chairman
advised that the PCC may ask for financial support with
hedge cutting. Cllr Clake reported that the Football
Clubs are not clearing up adequately after their games.
They will be warned.
12/06 The next Ordinary PC meeting will
be held on Wednesday, 22nd March 2006.
The meeting closed at 8:45pm
Signed without amendment by the PC Chairman, Cllr Rod Poynting, on 22nd March
2006.
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