Meeting Minutes: Annual Parish Council Meeting 2021

PARISH OF KIMBOLTON AND STONELY

ANNUAL PARISH MEETING

HELD IN THE MANDEVILLE HALL KIMBOLTON, COMMENCING AT 8pm

ON THE 27 May 2021

PRESENT Parish Councillors P Seabrook (in the Chair); K Hutchinson; Mrs D Hellett; D Poole ; Ms S Mugglestone; L Farrer; Ms C Jessup and R Gooderham.

County Councillor I Gardener

PCSO R Braddick & PC Josh Ives, Cambridgeshire Police

Jenny Agnew, Kimbolton School.

4 members of the public.

C L Thatcher, Clerk to the Parish Council, recorded the minutes.

APOLOGIES were received from Councillors Mrs R Lloyd; Mrs E Milne and Mrs J Stainer & District Councillor J Gray.

3 THE CHAIRMAN welcomed all and introduced Jenny Agnew, who had recently been appointed as Bursar to Kimbolton School.

PCSO RICHARD BRADDICK of Cambridgeshire Police presented his report and introduced PC Josh Ives who is now the rural beat officer for this area.

During the year in the parish there have been 49 calls to police for assistance, including –

Crime/suspicious circumstances 13 reports and 13 call-outs

Covid 19 10

Road related 9

Road Traffic Collisions 4

Neighbour disputes 3

Burglary other (not dwelling) 2

Theft motor vehicle 1

Theft catalytic converter 1

Theft of catalytic converters continues in the County and are mainly from Japanese vehicles.

PC Josh Ives said that the intention in Huntingdonshire is to de-criminalise parking offences, with the District Council appointing Civil Parking Enforcement Officers to oversee the regulation.

The Chairman thanked them for their attendance and report and they left the meeting.

5 MINUTES of the Annual Parish Meeting of 5 March 2020 were read, approved and

signed as a true record of that meeting.

6. MATTERS ARISING There were no matters arising.

7 PARISH COUNCIL REPORT

Councillor Paul Seabrook read his report on the activities of the Parish Council , a

copy of which is attached to these minutes, and invited questions.

There was interest from those members of the public present in Council’s proposals

for Pound Lane and the questions reflected that. The Chairman made it clear that

the intentions are to enhance facilities there and to do nothing which would be

detrimental to cricket or football, whilst maximizing the use of council land for the

benefit of all members of this community.

The Chairman was asked why other organisations had not been invited to present

reports tonight. He explained that it was thought that activities over the past year

would have been very limited due to Covid and, indeed, this meeting is suffering due

to having to start an hour later than usual and fit in the Council meeting following

this.

8 REPORT BY COUNTY COUNCILLOR

Councillor Gardener presented his report on his year and this is attached to the

original of these minutes.

9 REPORT BY DISTRICT COUNCILLOR

Councillor Gray was unable to be present, but had provided his report, which is

attached to the original of these minutes.

10 KIMBOLTON SCHOOL

Jenny Agnew gave an update on proposed projects at the School. Firstly, repairs to

the Gatehouse guttering and parapet are underway and new changing rooms are

proposed for the area behind the swimming pool. These are not for the pool, but for

those undertaking sports in that area.

She had heard of concerns raised at this Council over the public footpath which runs

through the School and they are currently considering options regarding this.

11 PUBLIC FORUM

A member of the public announced that the W.I had met each month throughout the

Lock-down periods.

The poor state of Pound Lane surface was mentioned and another delivery of planings

requested.

12 NEXT MEETING

The next Annual Parish Meeting will take place on Thursday 10 March 2022 in the

Youth Room at the Mandeville hall, commencing at 7.30 pm.

There being no further business the meeting closed at 2045 hours.

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