Clerk: Peter Crossley: Tel 01823 480218

7 March 2002

To: Mrs L. Kingston

Messrs Fowler, Hounsell, Knight, Lintern, Rogers and Townson.

Your attendance is requested at a meeting of HATCH BEAUCHAMP PARISH COUNCIL to be held in the Village Hall on Wednesday 13 March 2002 at 7.30pm.

Clerk to the Council

1) Apologies

2) Declaration of Acceptance of Office. The Clerk will report that Councillor Fowler has been duly elected and has completed his Declaration of Acceptance of Office.

3) Declarations of interest

4) To approve the Minutes of the meeting held on 9 January as a correct record

5) Matters arising

a) Queen’s Golden Jubilee (minute 716). Availability of grants towards the cost of village signs and update on village event.

b) Standing Orders (minute 723). To consider the motion adjourned at the last meeting to amend Standing Order 6 to provide that 3 members shall constitute a quorum.

c) Code of Conduct (minute 724). To receive a report on the training organised by TDBC, and to consider the formal adoption with effect from 5 may 2002 of the model code of conduct, copies of which have been separately circulated to members.

d) Speed Restrictions on the southern approach to the village (minute 727). The Clerk will report that the Highways Agency has agreed to progress this in the next financial year.

6) Vacancies on the Council. To report the resignation of J Holt. Notice of the vacancy has now been published by the Returning Officer. It will be desirable to fill at this meeting the vacancy caused by this resignation on the Planning Committee. No request for an election has been received for the vacancy caused by the resignation of Mr Marks and the Council is asked to co-opt a replacement member. Persons interested have been invited to write to the Chairman.

7) Station Road. To consider correspondence received and the outcome of a meeting between the Highways Agency/members/interested parties concerning traffic conditions in Station Road between the Hatch Inn and the school.

8) Youth Shelter. To receive a presentation from WPC Butt

9) Hatch Inn. At the request of Councillor Fowler to consider problems associated with the use of these premises.

10) Reports. To receive the following reports

a) Somerset Liaison Group

b) TDBC Annual Meeting with Parish Councils

c) SALC West Area meeting

d) Planning Committee of 7 and 19 February

e) Meeting between Chairman/T Noyes re footpaths in Hatch Beauchamp

11) Playing Fields Grass Maintenance. To consider the quotation received for next year’s contract, to note the arrangements made by the clerk to complete the current years contract, and to consider paying the balance of the grant received from TDBC to the Parish Hall Trustees.

12) Closure of Post Office. At the request of Councillor Fowler to consider the present position.

13) Grants from TDBC. To consider schemes promoted by TDBC for Parish Initiative Grants and Parish Play Area Grants.

14) Annual Parish Meeting. To agree a date for this meeting.

15) Annual Grant to CAB. To consider this request.

16) Air Ambulance. To consider a request for a donation

17) Accounts

18) Correspondence

19) Any other business

Note; the date of the next meeting (which will be the Annual Meeting) is Wednesday 8 May 2002.