Medlar with Wesham Town Plan

Meeting 29^th March 2007

Agenda

1. Apologies for absence

2. Welcome to Lyndsay Greening from Ribby with Wrea Parish Council.

3. Summary of current status of application to Community Futures

4. Purpose of this meeting

· To Consider the Timeline content

· Identify prospective stakeholders

· Consider sample questionnaires/Parish Plans

· Invite Lyndsay to outline Wrea Green’s experience

5. To set date for Stakeholders meeting

Medlar with Wesham Town Council held their first meeting to commence the Parish Plan process based on the above Agenda (as a guide).

1. Present : WTC: Geoff Dixon (Mayor) , David Ogden, Ann Whitby, Linda Nulty, Alan Clayton; Guest: Lyndsay Greening (Wrea Green)
Apologies: Allan Sharples (Clerk), Paul Stevens

2. Alan on behalf of those present welcomed Lyndsay Greening. Lyndsay had previously agreed to share her experiences of the Parish Plan for Wrea Green.

3. Alan gave a resume of the application to Communityfutures and confirmed that funding was now available for the project. It was agreed that an accurate record must be kept of expenditure including room hire and printing/copying etc.

4. It was agreed that the main aim of the meeting was to decide upon the next steps to take.
Reference was made to an existing ‘Timeline’. After some detailed discussion it was agreed that the following action be taken.

· Alan to produce a leaflet based on the current web page to invite any resident or interested party to a public meeting to be held in the Community Centre on Thursday May 24^th.

· The purpose of the public meeting being to describe to the public what the Parish Plan was about and to seek volunteers to become part of the process.

· Lyndsay produced some helpful leaflets and described her experience of the Wrea Green Plan. It was agreed that we would follow a similar line.

· The timescale in readiness for the public meeting was considered and it was agreed that a leaflet should be delivered in the week commencing Monday 14^th May. In addition an advert should be placed in the Kirkham and Wesham Advertiser + further referece within the Wesham Community Web Site.

· Various examples of the finished Parish Plan document were examined and the feeling was that the Wrea Green plan was the most favoured.

· Reference was made to the questionnaires that will be distributed later in the year and it was felt that the content should be as minimum as possible. Alan however pointed out that there was a requirement by Communityfutures that some compulsory questions MUST be included.

Actions Summary

1. Geoff to confirm availability of the Community Centre on Thursday 24^th May

2. Alan to prepare draft leaflet and revise the web site

3. Alan to prepare a suitable advert for K&W Advertiser

4. All to provide ideas for the structure of the public meeting to be held on May 24^th.

Lyndsay was thanked for her attendance and the most the useful guidance she had given.

The meeting was closed at 9.15pm