LISMORE COMMUNITY TRUST
Minutes of the directors’ meeting held on 12th June 2014 in the Hall committee
room
Present:
Apologies
Chair
Minutes
2.
Board members: Archie MacGillivray, Beth Campbell, Bob Davies, Donald MacColl (from
8pm), Mary MacDougall
Other members: Carol Wormleighton, Julian Wormleighton, Kiki MacColl, Liz Buckle (until
21:50)
Board members: Duncan MacLean
Beth Campbell
Bob Davies
Minutes of the previous meeting on 5th March 2014
Beth read out the second draft of the minutes and these were accepted as an accurate record.
3.
Matters arising
Race night. Mary had looked into the race night that had been held at the Creagan Inn but it had been
organised by an outside group. Kiki said that there was a DVD at Achinduin which they have used. The Trust
has a suitable licence and it was agreed that it could be fun. Beth, Kiki and Mary to look into it for the next
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meeting. Aim to do something perhaps on 9 August.
Broadband. Lismore was, apparently, going to be included between Mull and Appin but this is no longer
going to happen.
Flowers for Achnacroish. Beth said that the inside of the waiting room has now been painted. The Council
is not keen on cushions. The Council has said that we can put up hooks for hanging baskets but they can’t
be used until the Council has approved the hooks. The Council would also need to approve the hanging
baskets. The question of who would water them was raised and some suggestions were made.
Phone kiosks. Beth explained that the consultation period had expired and it is OK to go ahead. The door
for the Point kiosk has apparently been ordered. When the kiosks have been purchased, BT will come and
decommission them. It was agreed to continue with this. Julian raised the question of public liability
insurance. Beth will look into this. It was suggested that the kiosks could contain donation boxes. Beth said
that the land under the kiosks belongs to the Council and that this is why the Council has to give permission.
4.
Junior Representative
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Beth sent out two letters on 3 May – one to the under 18s, the other to people aged 18 to 25. To date there
have been no responses. Archie suggested that Callum might be interested but said that Callum is away for
a year.
5.
Accounts (Bob)
Bob reminded everyone that these are available to all directors on request. The most recent bank statement
is number 19 dated 15 April. The balance according to it is £118.04. Since then, the Trust has received
£3480.00 which will pay for the two invoices to Adrian Laycock (£300) and Community Energy Scotland
(£3180). These two cheques have been written and sent but have not cleared. One other cheque is still
outstanding – to Argyll & Bute Council for photocopying (£26.30). This means the ‘true’ balance is £91.74.
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The accounts for 2012-13 were submitted to OSCR on 6 March and accepted on 7 March. The accounts
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for 2013-14 have been sent to the accountant on 22 May. The first query has been answered and the
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accounts are awaited. The application for Gift Aid was sent off on 22 May and we are waiting for a
response. The DTAS membership is up for renewal and will cost £50. It was agreed that Bob would write to
the DTAS saying that we can’t afford it at present and asking if we can have a reduced rate for this year.
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6.
Reports from sub-committees
a) Mem. and Arts (Bob)
Bob reported that there is a first draft of proposed changes to Articles 1 – 57. We have received a
positive response from OSCR about our suggestion for how we could report the number of changes
we are envisaging. Bob said that he was resigning from the sub-committee with immediate effect.
b) Energy (Beth)
Beth said that there is a new newsletter ready to go out. Beth will email it to the directors for comments
etc. The Energy sub-committee is now three people – Beth, Douglas Thorburn and Liz Buckle. Yorick
stood down because of the potential for a conflict of interest. There are expected to be new members
in July. The issue of confidentiality was discussed. The owners have all been informed if the project is
going forward on their land.
7.
Standard formats for stationery report (Bob and Carol W)
Not discussed. [Update: Bob emailed Carol saying that he was resigning from this group]
8.
Arts and Crafts (Beth)
Beth has come to a complete standstill. The Council will only offer 3 months at a time on the School House
and this is considered insufficient. This project has now been abandoned.
9.
Phone kiosks (Beth)
This had been discussed during Matters Arising (above). There was no further discussion.
10. Fundraising
The ‘race night’ idea had been discussed during Matters Arising (above) There was no further discussion.
There was a discussion of the ‘100 club’ idea. The Appin scheme was also discussed. Beth to send out a
flyer.
11. Any other business
Liz and Douglas have volunteered to apply for a £1000 grant from SmileGov to perform an Energy Audit.
At 21:15 non-directors were asked to leave (which they did) and Liz gave a presentation on the five sites still
being considered for a wind turbine.
12. Date of next meeting
No date was set.
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Who
Bob Davies
Bob Davies
Beth Campbell, Kiki
MacColl and Mary
MacDougall
Beth Campbell
Bob Davies
Beth Campbell
Beth Campbell
Liz Buckle and
Douglas Thorburn
What
Get the agreed minutes from the March meeting onto the
website
Produce agenda for next board meeting and put on the
website at the shop and on the ferries
Look into race night idea. (Matters Arising)
By when
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Look into the issue of public liability with respect to the
phone kiosks (Matters Arising)
Write a letter to the DTAS regarding this year’s membership.
(Agenda item 5)
Send the new Energy newsletter to all directors for
comments. (Agenda item 6b)
Send out a flyer about the 100 club idea. (Agenda item 10)
Apply for SmileGov grant. (Agenda item 11)
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