Meeting March 2025

OUGHTERSIDE AND ALLERBY PARISH COUNCIL

The minutes of the annual parish meeting of Oughterside and Allerby Parish held on Tuesday 11^th March 2025 at 7pm followed by March Parish Council Meeting

held in Prospect Village Hall.

Meeting Opened: By parish council chair, Lyndsey Preston-Miller

Also present: Cllrs Gladys Hunter (vice-chair), Linda Snowdon, Pam Marriot, Gary Bolton, plus clerk Mike Milner and one member of the public.

Chairman’s report, Chair Cllr L P-M read her annual report.

At the public participation section, no member of the public present offered a report.

Meeting closed. 7.03pm.

Parish Council meeting opened at 7.03pm by chair Cllr L P-M.

Present: Chair Lyndsey Preston-Miller, Cllrs Linda Snowdon, Gladys Hunter (vice-chair),  Gary Bolton, Pam Marriot, and co-optee Julie Gingell.

Clerk, M Milner.

413.00 Apologies. Cllr Leona Davison, who had also tendered her resignation from the council. Cumberland Unitary Councillor Martin Harris.

414.00 Declaration of interests: none

415.00 To read and approve the minutes of the last meeting held on Tuesday 11^th February 2025.

415.01 Resolved to approve the minutes as a true and accurate record by those who were present at that meeting.

416.00 Resolve to Co-opt as parish councillor, Julie Gingell, 3 Moorside, Prospect, Cumbria. CA7 2LW. Clerk has made appropriate enquiries and confirms her credentials for consideration for co-option.

416.01 councillors unanimously approved the co-option and the chair welcomed Julie to the parish council and clerk obtained her signature on the declaration of acceptance of office.

417.00 Public Participation/open session. 15 minutes allowed including clerk’s update.

417.01 No public participation or updates.

418.00 Police Matters.

418.01 clerk had circulated the police e-newsletter.

419.00 Matters concerning Cumberland Councillor.

419.01 Cllr Martin Harris had provided a report which clerk had circulated and was taken as read.

420.00 Applications for development.  None.

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421.00 Resolve to contribute 50% of Prospect Village Hall annual insurance premium, £695.83 sum requested.

421.01 clerk advised he had received the annual request from Prospect Village Hall for a 50% contribution towards their annual hall policy cost which this year was £695.83. Cllr GH reminded newer Cllrs that the parish council were Guardian Trustees of the hall. Cllrs unanimously agreed to the payment.

422.00 Prospect A596 Bus Shelter roof repair.

422.01 Highways had put a barrier across the entrance which had been removed to the back to enable folk to stand inside. Clerk had contacted one roofing company who advised they did not to flat sheet roofing. He had also contacted contractor who had done the last alterations to the shelter and they were looking at the issue.

423.00 Highways update on Give Way signs and Beech Hill fly tipping.

423.01 Highways have advised both the Give Way sign by the school lay-by and also the missing on by Oughterside crossroads, will be repaired/replaced in the new financial year.

423.02 the remaining fly tipping at Beech Hill was an ongoing issue with Highways and Allerdale office claiming not their respective responsibilities. Clerk has been provided with phone number and option number to use about the wire and old posts, so he will make contact as advised.

424.00 Parking in the parish. Cllr LS.

424.01 Cllr LS advised she had produced a No Parking sign for the grassed area by Skiddaw View property. She raised the issue of parking in that area due to new properties on opposite side of the road. She suggested that the parish council could perhaps pay for the installation of tarmac on the muddy grass verge adjacent to the Skiddaw View area. Clerk pointed out it is Cumberland Council land; they would need to approve the work and they would undoubtedly have a specification that would have to be met. Cllr LS pointed out there were similar parking problems elsewhere in the village and highlighted Meadow Bank.

425.00 Report on CPR training session and resolve to make a donation to appropriate charity.

425.01 Cllr PM gave a report on the successful CPR training, which had been well attended, nearly 40 visitors and the Silloth First Responders would be willing to return later in the year for a further session.

425.02 clerk had circulated a link to the North West Ambulance Service, its charity link, for donations. All cllrs unanimously agreed that the parish council should make a donation of £50 to the charity for the excellent work contributed by Silloth First Responders, who would take no reward for their work on the evening. Clerk to make contact and arrange the payment.

426.00 Easter INSIDE, content and print date.

426.01 Cllr PM advised that there was to be a 1945 style Victory in Europe Tea Dance on May 5^th at Prospect Village Hall. Could the next INSIDE carry that on its front page, plus would the parish council pay for the hall hire charge for the venue and also pay for the beverages, tea and coffee, not any alcohol of course. It was agreed the parish council would pay for the hall hire and that it would pay for tea and coffee. Clerk to advise hall booking secretary to charge the parish council.

426.02 clerk to request school contribution for the magazine. Article on CPR training, the waste bin changes and litter picking locally and on community basis. Council vacancy.

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427.00 Progress reports, clerk.

427.01 clerk had confirmed that the February parish council would not be charged for hall hire, as no heating in the building.

427.02 Noticeboard flyers were in the boards in the parish advising of Marketplace venture.

427.03 Allerby red phone box had been secured about its central area to secure the door.

427.04 Highways had again been challenged about the state of the pavement from Meadow Bank down to Well Road. E1/236068, which the hedge has now been cut but now complaints about the residue of Brash.  E1/238951.

427.05 already mentioned, battle about responsibility for Beech Hill fly tipping.

428.00 Councillors reports.

428.01 Cllrs discussed the VE tea dance, the changes to the bin collections and promoting the schedules in noticeboards. The mechanics of organising a litter with Allerdale. Clerk to contact Allerdale team. Cllr PM advised that village metal planter boxes are to be refurbished with a coat of paint.

429.00 Correspondence.

429.01 Prospect Hall invoice for £12.00 to cover CPR training hall hire.

429.02 WhatsApp message about abandoned Loading machine. Reported to Highways, but machine was moved the same day Highways advised.

429.03 Email received advising of the resignation of Cllr Leona Davison.

430.00 Payments for approval.

Intpay 331, £330.05, salary £276.05 expenses £54.00.

Intpay 332, HMRC £68.80, PAYE.

Intpay 333, Prospect Village Hall, £12.00, CPR hall hire charge

Intpay 334, Prospect Village Hall, £695.83 half of hall insurance cover.

March HSBC bank charge £5.00 per month

All Payments approved.

Meeting closed 8.08pm.

431.00 Date and time of next meeting Tuesday 8^th April 2025 at 7.00pm at Prospect village hall

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