ILAM PARISH COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES

Tuesday 03 January 2023 @ 7 pm YHA Ilam Hall

Present C Sellers, N Taylor, K Warrington, , R Wain, I Clemmett, K Whelan, , L Oulsnam (Clerk)

Apologies       V Nottage , Cllr E Wain , C Hibbert -foy

Minutes

• Minutes of the meeting held on 08 November  2023 were read and signed as true and correct.

National Trust

• More tree work is being completed at the end of the month .

• Th NT has employed an Accessibility Consultant who will be dealing with paths/ bridge as the work continues to make the paths/bridge accessible for wheelchair users and for all to enjoy Ilam .

• A new project manager , Liz Bowne has been appointed to develop visitor experience in ilam/ Dovedale .

• Wild flower project in the chains is ongoing .

• Staffordshire highways have been in touch with the NT regarding the issue logged regardinging the drains and has been marked as non urgent .

• NT Staff member has joined the Ilam Church and Community project .

• Mr Sellers has asked about the water in the croft and how it will be managed / removed before the car park is created at Home Farm . still awaiting planning decision .

Improving Village Environment

• Monument flowers :  After many years of looking after the flowers in the monument Mrs B Anderson will not continue this year . We are looking to see if anyone would like to volunteer to look after monument flowers for the village .  The Parish Council will provide money for the flowers .Please contact Caz or Lindsay if this is something you would be intersested in doing .

• Remembrance poppies, Beautiful handmade crochet poppies and RBLI Tommy soldier signswere displayed in the village and looked beautiful . Thank you to all who helped .

• We are looking into purchasing a seat for the village . C sellers and L Oulsnam to get some prices

Highways

• Sign @ Lodge Lane has been assessed and classed as non urgent work and will be replaced when resources become available

• CS and LO  logged blocked drains / potholes in the village & Damgate on highways website in Nov 2022  .all potholes reported and some have been mended and many have had worked raised stated by Highways  CS & LO  will send in further photos and log more of the potholes in the village .

• The school have sent an email to request if the yellow road markings outside school gates could be repainted and The chair of Governors hs requested a sign advising there is no parking on these lines outside school arrival and departure times. This has been emailed to Cllr G Heath and will be discussed at our next meeting .

Finance

• Balance in account: £1882.83p

• Precept for 2023/24 was discussed and £800.00p was decided . This is the same as last year .

AOB

• Planning application for Castern Hall has been granted

• Coronation to be discussed at the next meeting

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Date of next meeting:

The next meeting Tuesday 14 March 2023 7pm at YHA Ilam Hall