MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF LONGFORD PARISH COUNCIL
Held at Longford Village Hall on Tuesday September 1st commencing at 7.30 pm.
Present
Cllrs. P. Gough (Chair) B. McInerney L. Gough . K. Doherty.
Cllrs. P. Awford Glos CC
M. Williams TBC
Apologies A. Ward and D. Waters,
The Chair opened the meeting at 7.25 pm
Minutes of last meeting
All Councillors agreed them and with minor changes the Chair signed them.
Public
Mr. L. Bailey E. Doherty
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_Glos CC________
PA spoke about the £6m grant to protect houses between Gloucester and
Tewkesbury. This would be delivered over a period of years.
The Northern by-pass works had been completed ahead of schedule.
Glos. CC would not take over the A40 as the Over bridge needed major repairs.
There would be major flood warnings again at the end of the month due to tidal
surges.
The GCC Executive meeting was to be held on Wednesday 2nd September.
The Local Authorities had expressed an interest in Devolution as there was a need to
express this at an early stage.
Major problem was what happens to six CEO’s.
PA then left the meeting.
Matters Arising
PG and BM went to the Armed Forces covenant meeting and signed Longford Parish
up to it.
KD spoke about web site; she asked if all Cllr’s had seen the Web Site that ED had
produced. All agreed that it was how it should be started; ED said costs should be
less than £100 p.a. But there was a need for all necessary information to be sent to
him.
Cllrs all agreed this.
E D was then co-opted onto the Council. (Necessary documents provided).
Declarations. of Interest
All Councillors declared Interest in the New development.
PG. LG. & BM declared interest in Longford Village Hall.
KD on Yard for concrete & associated products in Sandhurst Lane.
Correspondence
All by email.
Planning
This was now available to all on the TBC web site.
Plans for the new development were frequently altered...
PG queried the size of the new build at rear of 91 Tewkesbury Rd. MW to get it
checked
Park and Playing Field
Clerk said the trees on the piece of land in Sivil Close were in the process of being felled.
LB said that there could be a problem with branches overhanging the football pitch.
PG said that the field looked good after the weed spray.
The fence at back end of field had been re-instated.
The Play area was fine.
Finance
Clerk said the books were in good order.
Necessary cheques signed.
New signatories had been agreed by bank.
Books had passed the audit though there was criticism of amount of reserves held.
Highways
KD said that she had rung Amey re footpaths in Sandhurst Lane as verges were overgrown
as were the hedges which prevented anyone using the path.
Had to walk in road when litter picking.
PG said that he had reported the trees between 3000 and 314 Longford Lane were
overhanging the footpath compl no. 11063926.
Flood.
KD has Multi Agency meeting on September 8th at the Farmers Club This was to be
split between short and long term objectives.
To keep PC briefed
PG said that some of the banks of the brooks had been cut...
Village Hall
BM said that a committee meeting was held on August 23 rd.
There was to be a table top sale on November 7th. 10-4
AW was going to assist in audit of books.
Hire
As hall had been left in a disgusting state on occasions a deposit of £150 was now
being taken.
Car boot sales to remain at Hempsted.
Next meeting October 19th.
Tree Warden
Nil
Allotments
Clerk said that in general they were in good order, still a few to let
Plots needed to be re numbered.
Water to be turned off soon.
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Health and Social Care
Gloucestershire will get extra Govt money to pay for Care in Community.
There was to be a meeting of all involved parties to discuss how services should be bought
which must be accountable.
A&E waiting times were still an issue.
Planning for the winter months had begun as there were problems now with discharge.
Seven day working was now seven day services with a push to get senior Doctors on duty at
weekends.
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Environment
ED said the RoW along the river bank was overgrown and practically impassable.
Police
None present
KD said that there was an awful lot of criminal activity going on by them.
Their digger had been found.
Someone had caused a power cut and a land rover towing a chipper had been crashed
through a metal gate,
BM had been to the Police and Crime Panel where the Chief Constable had been asked
about police attendance at PC meetings,
It appears that there is little chance of this in future but crime figures would be forwarded.
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County Councillor
See previous.
TBC
Nil
There being no further business the chair declared the meeting closed at 9.00p.m...
P. J. Gough
Chair