CC November 2022 Minutes
Wyberton PARISH COUNCIL
Mrs Val Austin, Clerk, Wyberton Community Centre, 295 London Road, Wyberton, PE21 7DE
Telephone: 01205 351450
Email: wybertonpcclerk@mail.com
Minutes taken by Val Austin Clerk, at the meeting of Wyberton Community Centre Committee which was held on Thursday 3rd November 2022 at 7:30pm in Wyberton Community Centre
(These minutes will be checked at the next meeting before the council amends/approves them as a correct record)
Present: Councillor Hev Ainsworth (committee chairman in the absence of Cllr P Lote), Councillor Steve Slater, Councillor John Smith, & The Clerk Val Austin.
Member of the public: One member of the public was present.
Start time: 19.28pm
1. Chairman to open the meeting – Cllr Hev Ainsworth (acting chairperson), welcomed the councillors to the meeting of the Community Centre Committee.
2. Apologies for absence: To receive and accept apologies where valid reasons for absence have been given to the Clerk prior to the meeting: Cllr & Chairman Paul Lote – Sick.
3. Declarations of interest (if any): To receive declarations of interest under the Localism Act 2011 – being any pecuniary interest in agenda items not previously recorded on Members’ Register of Interests – None Received.
4. Public Forum: To resolve to suspend the meeting for a maximum of 10 minutes to allow members of the public to ask questions or make short statements to the council.
Nothing to report.
5. Minutes of the Community Centre Committee meeting held on Monday 5th October 2022
With no objections, all resolved to accept them as a correct record of the meeting & gave permission for the chairperson to sign the minutes.
6. Notes from the last meeting:
1. These Items are still work in progress –
• Memorial Benches – Ongoing
• Dishwasher installation – Isolator plug installed – Installation required
• Lights around the Community centre – Now installed
• Village crest (on main agenda)
• Guttering – Work to begin mid-November – No date given
• Warm hub – To start from 1st December – Have requested funding
• Community centre signs – Clerk dealing
• Water Butts - Clerk to deal
• Calendar of events – On main agenda – 3 Year plan – Cllr S Slater to speak to the owner of The Pincushion, to see if they will host an event for councillors to engage with the community, aiming for 13th January 2023 to find out what the community want / suggestions. Councillors to speak to Cllr Jason Stevenson for a flyer.
• First Impressions / Gate post removal – To arrange for the gate & post to be removed.
• Area by the fence – The clerk to purchase weed killer, for the weeds & brambles that have started to grow by the fence.
• Signage – Clerk dealing
7. To discuss items relating to the community centre.
a) Having a working bar – See email from Black Jack Bars – Councillor S Slater to speak to The Pincushion with regards to having a bar, instead of using someone outside of the community.
b) Endeavour FM – Advertising will cease on 23rd November 2022, to carry on? – All councillors agreed for another 3 months of advertising, to find out if they would change the advertising for the Christmas in Wyberton event.
c) Noticeboards – (On main agenda) Types required for each location – Cllr John Smith to confirm the size required for the coop wall, once confirmed the Clerk can order the board.
d) Any other community centre business.
1. Cllr H Ainsworth mentioned there are not enough bins for around the outside & inside of the community centre – The clerk to order bins.
2. Cllr H Ainsworth, advised the clerk of lighting for the outside of the community centre, for events, Christmas, weddings etc. The clerk to order the festoon lighting.
3. The clerk to look into prices for new chairs in the community centre & new tables for the meeting room.
4. The internet, to speak with Cllr Jason Stevenson for prices on improving the internet in the building & rooms
5. Heating, in the meeting room, to look into heat exchanges & to look at new heating system in the community centre & PGS.
6. Road Closure: The clerk received an email with notification that the road closure was successful. The Clerk to look into Diversion, Road closure signs.
8. The next community centre committee meeting will be held on -Monday 16th January 2023
With no other business the meeting closed at: 20.26pm.