Present :
		R Holt - Chairman S Pardoe H Bayley D Evans M Hodgson J Oliver P Roberts Alan McKie CW&C One member of the public, Mr C Fifield, was present
	Apologies :
		A Hughes Ralph Oultram CW&C Lynn Riley CW&C Mr D Hall (Weaverham School governor)

1 Public Matters

There were no public matters.

2 Minutes

Minutes of the meeting held on 7th Jan 2011 were accepted and signed

3 Matters arising

From previous 'Public Matters'

i). State of the grass verges along Milton Rough and the safety aspects of vehicles parking on the verges affecting the exit from the service road to the houses behind the verges.

Clr Oultram reported that the number of bollards to be installed was being checked. It was stated by Clr Mc Kie that there had been discussion with CW&C Highways. The appropriate number will be decided.

Clr Mc Kie reported that it had been decided to install 12 bollards on the grass verges. The total cost will be £335. This will be paid for out the CW&C Councillors discretionary funding.

The meeting discussed the other possible items to be put forward for funding. ABCA had requested that the posts and chains outside the Parish Rooms be renewed and that the Cheshire railings opposite the Hazel Pear be painted. Quotes of £394 + VAT and £672 + VAT respectively had been obtained from Michael Leigh.

The Chairman had queried details of the 30mph road markings with CW&C Highways. The signs would be simple white roundels approximately 4.3m X 1.5m, there would be no maroon background or top and bottom bands, their normal life would be five years, the signs could only be positioned at the start of the 30mph boundary and could not be used as 'repeat' signs. The cost was confirmed as £185 + VAT per sign.

Clr Roberts thought that there was no restriction on the signs being used as repeaters and would check if there was legislation to this effect. Action Clr Roberts

The painting of the signpost at the Hazel Pear was also discussed and it was decided to approach Michael Leigh to include this work with the Cheshire railings and other work at the Parish Rooms.

The meeting agreed to prioritise the items and would request funding for;
1) The bollards at Milton Rough
2) Posts and chains at the Parish Rooms
3) The Cheshire railings at the Hazel Pear
4) The 30mph roundels, at Acton Lane, Station Road and Milton Rough, a total of three off.

Clr Hodgson offered to complete the application forms for the funding, on behalf of ABCA, and to liaise with Clr Mc Kie to forward the forms through the other CW&C Councillors. Action Clr Hodgson

From previous 'Main Meeting'

a) SID's and Speed gun.
Speed monitoring equipment had been installed on Hill Top Road adjacent to the Parish Rooms. It was expected that the data will be provided to the Parish Council

The response received from CW&C Highways re the signing of 30mph limit at the entrances to the Village, The cost would be £185.00 + VAT for each location. The money could be from the individual budgets for projects in the Village. This was confirmed by Clr Mc Kie. It was decided to contact CW&C highways to confirm the details and cost of the 30mph signs.
This item covered in Public Matters above. Action Clerk- completed

b) A number of emails had been received from Network Rail concerning future work on the track and the on-going use of the entrance at the Hazel Pear. A copy of a letter to Village residents was also received.
Network Rail are still investigating the widening of the entrance to their site adjacent to the Hazel Pear pub and the ownership of the land outside the pub but stated that they would try to carry out the work before April when large deliveries of ballast were expected.
Clr Bayley reported on a meeting re the Best Kept Station awards and her discussions with other user groups. There have been many problems with Network Rail.
The over-crowding of the car park was raised and Clr Bayley will try and progress this through the user group contacts (Mr F Thompson).

c) Item 10e) New notice board - Mr E Nagle to arrange for manufacture of a new board. Mr Nagle has agreed to repair or replace the notice board. The Chairman to check progress Action Clr Holt

d) ABCA lease. The Chairman had contacted Moss and Haslehurst. They requested a cheque for £50 for payment to the Land Registry and they would then move to completion. Action - Clerk

e) A letter had been received from Zurich Insurance giving information of a new scheme for Parish Councils and asking if they could provide a quote. It was agreed that the Clerk should do this for comparison with the AON premium. The Clerk had supplied the information and had received a quotation of £225 including taxes. This was significantly cheaper (£240) than AON. Action completed - Clerk

It was agreed to carry out a comparison exercise of the cover offered by Zurich. Action - Clerk

f) Item 10 a January. Clr Hughes raised the matter of repeated problems with the water supply to properties along Hill Top Road. There had been several incidents of bursts in the last year. The number of bursts indicated that the main was weak and needed renewal. It was agreed that CLr Hughes would supply the background information and the Clerk would write to United Utilities.
The Clerk had written to United Utilities and received a reply. United Utilities disagreed with the number of faults with the water main but undertook to examine the situation and try to get a scheme approved for improvement work. Actions Clr Hughes and Clerk - Completed

b) Item 10b January meeting. It was noted that there is a sunken manhole cover opposite 46 Station Road, the Clerk is to contact CW&C Highways. The work had been done before the Clerk contacted Highways. Action Clerk - Completed

4 Planning Applications

There were no new planning applications.

5 Planning Decisions

The following planning decisions were received, all approved;
25, Milton Rough - heat pump
8, Cliff Road - Granny flat
1, Sandfield Terrace - Extension.
Bowling and Tennis Clubs - equipment store
Manor Farm - covered ménage.

It was observed that the approval for 8, Cliff Road contained a caveat that the granny flat could not be treated as a separate residence, sold or sub-let. The Council queried how this would be enforced. The Clerk was asked to write to CW&C to find out how this would be done. Action - Clerk

6 Financial Matters

The Clerk confirmed that the precept form had been forwarded to CW&C for £2500.
The reasoning and background to the precept had been be published in the ABCA Newsletter.
A cheque for £50 to Moss and Haslehurst was approved.
A cheque for £122 being the sum for the Joint Cemetery Committee was approved.
The Chairman mentioned a discussion with Clr Evans re a letter to the Joint Cemetery Committee from Cuddington Parish Council reference a proposal that the three Parish Councils take a 'payment holiday' for one year as the Committee have a large balance in reserve. Clr Evans explained that the Committee had decided not to adopt the proposal as it was necessary to carry reserves for the time when there was no longer new revenue.

7 CWAC Ward Councillors

Clr McKie and Mr Fifield reported on a meeting at Delamere objecting to the sale of the forests throughout England. There was a large attendance and great deal of opposition to the sale. The local MP for Eddisbury (Mr O'Brien) was present and would be taking the objections and concerns back to Westminster. The Parish Council expressed their concerns on the potential loss of free and easy access to the forests. Clr McKie said people should raise their concerns with their MP.

8 Reports from other meetings

Clr Bayley reported on Best Kept Station Awards and that Acton Bridge had not won. The meeting had been useful in raising topics with other areas. There is a Rail Users Group that has two members from each of Winsford, Hartford and Acton Bridge.

The car park was again discussed. It was noted that there isn't a sign to identify the Station Car Park. Clr Bayley said she would raise this with Mr Thompson. Action Clr H Bayley

9 Correspondence

Network Rail letter and emails re access and improvement works.
Letter CW&C remembers budget and application form.
Letter CW&C Highways re 30mph signs and costs.
Letter CW&C - Diversion for road-works at Barnton.
Leaflet CW&C Standards Committee issue 3 Dec2010.
Letter CW&C - Draft rights of way improvement plan.
United Utilities letter in response to Hill Top Road complaint.
Weaverham, Cuddington, Acton Bridge Joint Cemetery Committee, Minutes and agenda, plus request for Acton Bridge contribution.
Cheshire Community Council - paper on community pride.
CHALC - Nomination form for Royal Garden Party.
CHALC Newsletter Jan 2011.
Cheshire Police Authority - leaflets.
Royal British Legion - celebrations for 90th birthday and associated fund raising.
Spinal Injuries Association - posters and fund raising.
North West Air Ambulance - request for financial support.
Disability Newsletters numbers 57 and 58.
CW&C leaflet - You said we did.
Cheshire Rural Touring Arts - brochure for Spring 2011

10 Village Matters

The state of the gutters around the Village was raised. Clr Mc Kie offered to take the matter up with Highways Dept Action Clr Mc Kie

11 Any other business

Clr Pardoe mentioned a notice from the Homewatch warning of particular SCAMS and that February was to be "Scamnesty Month".

Date of next meeting

The next meeting will be at 7.30pm on Monday 7th March 2011.