January 2022 Agenda CF Cttee

A meeting of Cherry Willingham Parish Council’s Cherry Fields Committee will be held on Wednesday 5th January 2022 at 7.30pm at The Millennium Hall.

It is expected that all Members of the Committee will make every effort to attend.  Any Member of the Committee not able to attend should pass their apologies to the Clerk prior to the start of the meeting. A Public Forum of no more than 15 minutes will be held. The Public may address the Parish Council on current matters or issues that may become future agenda items. Any member of the public who would like to attend the meeting should contact the Clerk, before 12:00 noon on Tuesday 4th January who will give guidance on the etiquette for the meeting. If you are telephoning, please leave a message giving your name and contact number and the clerk will call you back.

1)   Welcome and resolve to receive apologies received by the Clerk and accept reasons for absence.

2)   Members' disclosure of pecuniary interests.

3)   To receive the notes of the CFC meeting held on 13th October2021 and to agree for them to be signed as a true record.

4)   To receive an update on the purchase of posts, gates, tree planting accessories and tree stock. (NH)

5)   To receive a report on maintenance and project work undertaken since the last meeting. (NH/BR)

6)   To note that the trees have been registered as part of the Queen’s Green Canopy Jubilee Celebrations.

7)   To receive an update on the improvements to the Riverbank access and agree on what type of benches to ask the donors to sponsor and the amount to be asked for. (NH)

8)   To receive a report on Expenditure v Budget year to date. (NH)

9)   To receive an update on the Dyke Flailing Account dispute. (AG)

10)   To receive an update on the Co-op grant. (HM)

11)   To receive an update on the grass cutting tender for 2022/2023. (BR)

12)   To review the issue of how to best cut the wildflower meadow area in Cherry Pastures. (BR/NH)

13)   To consider the issue of routine safety inspections and resolve accordingly. (BR/JR)

14)   To review the remaining programme of works for the forthcoming months and associated expenditure, including remaining tree planting, path refresh, dog exercise area fencing and meadow sowing. (NH/BR)

15)   To receive an update on the Community Orchard and agree any further actions and expenditure as necessary. (NH)

16)   To receive an update on signs for ‘Warning Pedestrians crossing’ on Fiskerton Road near the entrance to Cherry Fields and the signpost on the embankment and agree any actions. (HM)

17)   To receive an update on the extra Dog bin to be placed near the Delph or Culvert Bridge. (BR) 

18)   To consider the offer of a life size (roe deer) stag sculpture from a local resident and resolve accordingly. (BR)

19)   To receive a progress report on the Platinum Picnic and agree any actions accordingly.

20)   To consider the siting of a Platinum Jubilee Beacon on Cherry Fields. (BR/AB)

21)   To receive brief reports from members on actions/issues arising since last meeting and resolve actions required (if not itemised on agenda above and dealt with already):

a)   Health and Safety (AG/NH/BR)

b)   Grants (HM)

c)   Ditch maintenance (AG)

d)   Pond maintenance (NH/BR)

e)   General path/track and site maintenance (BR/NH)

f)   Grass Cutting (NH/BR)

g)   Woodland and Meadow Project (NH)

h)   Orchard

i)   Dog exercise area and off lead strip

j)   Bike Track (BR)

k)   Car Park and Gate-opening and closing (BR)

l)   Oasis

22)   To agree the date of the next meeting.

Gill Shaw Clerk to the Council