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Minutes of the Great Yeldham Parish Council meeting held on 6th October 2005. Present were:- Mr. M. Wood. (Chairman), Mrs. P. Slimming. (Vice Chairman), Mr. I. Spencer, Mr. B. Sargeant, Mr. C. Cumaranatunge, Mrs. M. Baker, Mrs. B. McNeill. In attendance were:- Mr. R. Liming. Clerk to the Parish Council. Apologies for absence:- County Councillor Mr. D. Finch. District Councillor Mr. N. McCrea. Mr. R. Francis. Before commencement of the meeting the Chairman invited Mr. C. Stewart, ( the Neighbourhood Watch Coordinator, Braintree District Council Area) to speak on the subject. Mr. Steward explained that progress had been made throughout the area in implementing a revival of the scheme and requested that wherever possible, the Parish Council should help. Contact telephone numbers were given by Mr. Stewart. 976/477. No Declarations of Interest were recorded by members. 977/478. The minutes of the meeting held on September 1st 2005 were approved by members as a correct record. 978/479. Street Lighting. A letter received from Mr. G. Stevenson, 16 Toppesfield Road. Great Yeldham requesting that a feasibility study be made by the Parish Council for the installation of a Street Light to be placed opposite his residence, was read to the meeting. The Chairman reported that he, together with the clerk, had made a site visit and that in his opinion the site would not meet the Statutary Basis for the provision of Street Lighting. Having considered available information it was resolved by members that the matter should not be pursued. The Chairman informed the meeting that a request for Street Lighting between The Croft and Highfields, in the Leather Lane section of the highway, had been made. Members thought that the location could meet the requirements and that the clerk should make the necessary inquiries. 979/480 Meeting with Highways. Following a site meeting with Mrs. Cowell, representing the Highway authorities, together with County Councillor Mr D. Finch, District Councillor Mr N. McCrea, Councillor Mrs. B. McNeill and Parish Council Chairman Mr M. Wood, the three items discussed at the meeting were reported to members. (1) A request to Mrs Cowell for a usage survey on the approach pathway to the Burial Ground, with a view to upgrading the pathway to County Council Highway Standards, requesting that the survey be conducted on Wednesday 16th November be made. The clerk to contact Mrs. Cowell. (2) That a proposed footpath, (in approximately nine years time) on the Great Yeldham to Tilbury-Juxta Clare road, from Duncan Rise to the Public Footpath (on the right hand side going towards Tilbry-Juxta Clare) leading towards the high point of Highfields, be given a higher priority status in the County Highways programme. That the remainder of the road be included in a works program for the future. (3) Mrs Cowell informed the site meeting, the calming bars situated in the footpath going from the School to Duncans Rise are now illegal and will be replaced by a set of new bars, wide enough to take a wheel chair, at the main road entrance to the pathway. It was the opinion of the site meeting that further traffic calming measures outside of the school were not required. 980/481 Correspondence. Letters addressed to the Parish Council containing matters of interest to members were read to the meeting and referred for filing when required. 981/482. Casual vacancy on Parish Council. A letter from Mr. D. Dyson, 2 Camoise Close, Toppesfield, Halstead, Essex, requesting that he be considered for the vacancy, was read to the meeting by the Chairman. Members felt that Mr. Dyson had much to offer the Parish Council and they unanimously voted to invite him to become a member of the Parish Council. 982/483. Parish Magazine Printing Costs. In order to offset a pending deficit in the 2005 / 2006 printing budget members agreed to increase advertising charges as follows. Full Page £200.00 per 11 issues. Half Page £100.00 per 11 issues. Small. £50.00 per 11 issues. SINGLES:- Full Page £25,00 Half Page £12.00. Small, £6. 00. Existing contracts will be charged new costs as from 1.4.06. 983/484. Accounts for payment were considered by members and passed for payment. The meeting closed at 21.45hrs.

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