OLD LAUND BOOTH PARISH COUNCIL
www.fence-in-pendle.co.uk

CLERK: REBECCA  AF HAY
OLLISTAN
239 RED LEES ROAD
CLIVIGER
NR. BURNLEY
BB10 4RF

MINUTES OF THE MEETING HELD ON MARCH 4TH, 2020, IN FENCE VILLAGE HALL.

Present: Couns  B. Newman, D. Hall , N. Goodall,, C. Whittam .

1. Apologies for absence

Couns. Myers and Hargreaves.

2. Declaration of interests

None..

3. Questions from residents

None.

4 Minutes of the last meeting

These were accepted.

5 Matters arising from minutes

5.1 Phonebox

The renovation work has been put on hold until the weather improves.

5.2 Triangle

Work is now underway on tidying up the triangle.

5.3 Replacement light outside The Lodge

The lamp post outside St Anne’s Church is to be replaced by LCC.
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5.4  Post office

The Post Office is now back up and running..

5.5 Play area

Pendle had suggested Rainbow Surfacing to use for the new surfacing needed. Coun. Newman is to contact and arrange a site visit once the weather clears up.

5.6 Website

Coun. Whittam is in the process of changing over the provider. Once this has been done, new photos of the councillors will be taken and uploaded onto the website.

5.7 Dog bin, Whealey Lane Road/bypass
This is still in need of placing back up. The clerk to report to Pendle.

5.8 Sign at Cuckstool Lane

Coun. Newman to arrange for the sign to be put back in place.

5.9 Signs for public events

Awaiting response from LCC.

6  Reports from outside bodies

None..

7 Correspondence

Details of the Northern Forest re scheduled meeting on March 13th were passed to Coun. Newman.

The Pendle Hill Fund has funded the renovation of finger posts, including the one in Noggarth Road and in a bid to showcase their refurbishment, parishes have been asked to ensure theirs are in tip top shape. The lengthsman has been asked to clean the one in Noggarth Road. No other refurbishment is needed..

8.  Planning

None.

9. Finance

Authorised payments were made to:

£118.75 – D. Halstead, lengthsman's salary and expenses..
£336.80 - Rebecca Hay, clerk's salary and expenses.
£40.51 – Clerk’s pension contribution...

10  Any other business

There is money left in the LCC parish council champion fund and so the clerk has applied for £500 to go towards the edible credible scheme.

The lengthsman had reported a blocked grate in Wheatley Lane Road and Coun. Newman has sorted this.

The clerk was asked report a pothole outside Sherwood House, Wheatley Lane Road.

The clerk asked to contact the owner of the buses which have started re parking in the layby on the bypass.

The clerk to ask LCC to look at areas in the village which have had repairs to the road and after the bad weather, the materials from the repairs are coming up through the roads again.

Coun. Hall asked about the lack of LCC representation at parish meetings. It is understood a new representative for the area will be elected in May.

Coun Hall said the village hall committee are looking into funding to renovate the hall.

11 Date of next meeting

April 6th in Fence Village Hall at 7p.m. The May meeting will be held on May 11th to allow for the local elections the week before.