The Virtual Meeting of Turvey Parish Council will be held on Thursday 25th March 2021 at 7.30pm to consider the following items of business
Sue Bottoms, Clerk to the Parish Council 19th March 2021
1. Apologies for Absence:
2. Declarations of interest in items on the agenda*:
3. Public Questions (15 mins):
4. To approve the minutes of the meeting held on 28th January 2021:
5. Finance:
i) Bank Balances at the start of the meeting: £102,908.67
Monies received since the January meeting:
Cemetery Fees £ 135.00
Interest £ 1.93
ii) Accounts to be settled:
DD Bedford BC – Salaries (Jan) £ 639.10
BACS 38 S Bottoms – Expenses £ 70.16
BACS 39 Urban Vision – NDP £ 315.00
BACS 40 Bedford BC – Bollards/Carlton Rd £ 987.28
BACS 41 Keith Cockings – Grass £ 615.00
BACS 42 Keith Cockings – Grass £ 615.00
BACS 43 Turvey Pre-School – Grant £ 500.00
BACS 44 Turvey Pre-School – Grant £ 19,500.00
BACS 45 Wave – Paviion £ 16.15
DD Bedford BC – Salaries (Feb) £ 639.10
DD E.on Energy – Pavilion £ 63.99
(Monthly payments are made by direct debit to the following:
J Ludlow £25 (NDP Website) and Rates £34)
iii) To consider a grant request for £110 from Turvey Bloomers
iv) To agree the Asset Register
v) To agree the Risk Assessment
6. Report by Bedford Borough Councillor
7. Planning:
8. Update on the Reading Room:
9. Open Spaces incl Turvey Rec, Play Areas and Cemetery:
10. Highways, Parking and Maintenance:
i) To receive the highways report
11. Footpaths and Bridleways:
12. Turvey Neighbourhood Development Plan:
i) To note the response by the Parish Council to questions posed by the Examiner on the 17th December.
ii) To note the response by the Parish Council to a request to address comments posed in correspondence forwarded to the Examiner on the 17th February.
13. Village Hall:
14. Correspondence Received:
i) E-mail 29th Jan) re: planning RJ – Clerk responded
ii) Email (29th Jan) from resident IP re: response to the NDP Examiner’s questions.
iii) E-mail (29th Jan) from resident SW re: response to NDP Examiner
iv) E-mail (29th Jan) from resident DA re: response to NDP examiner
v) E-mail (2nd Feb) from resident MG re: works to rear of Priory Close
vi) Nomination Pack and advert for election to fill the two vacancies on the Parish Council
vii) BATPC – Bugle – forwarded to Parish Councillors
viii) E-mail from Jim Weir – Lack of timely responses by the Borough Council
ix) E-mail from RBLI re: VE Day
x) E-mail (16th Feb) from the Borough Council with its response and that of Historic England to questions posed by the Examiner of the NDP on 17th Dec.
xi) E-mail from Borough Council to the Examiner re: Turvey site visit and information request.
xii) Ownership of trees in Grove Road – Clerk responded that they are on Borough Council land.
xiii) E-mail from local rambler re: if a footpath Meadow House/Norfolk Road has ceased or been cancelled. Clerk has directed to Rights of Way at the Borough
xiv) E-mail from Examiner dated 17th Feb requesting a response by the Parish Council and Borough Council by 26th February.
xv) To note the response by Bedford Borough Council to a request to address comments posed in correspondence forwarded to the Examiner on the 17th February.
xvi) E-mail re: The old stables at Bamfords Yard, Turvey.
15. Date of the Next Meeting: Thursday 27th May 2021 immediately following the Parish Meeting which will be held at 7.30pm with venue to be decided.
*Members are reminded they must declare any personal interest in any item on the agenda and state whether they are also prejudicial. In the case of personal interests, the member may speak and vote on the matter. In the case of prejudicial interests, the member may share information on the topic, but then must withdraw while the matter is discussed and any decision made.