Minutes: General Open Meeting #7
Thursday, 16th November, 2017 (6:45pm)
Small Meeting Place Galley Hill
- Welcome and H&S – Done
- Apologies – From Nyomie F, Paul Bartlett
- Formal approval of previous minutes (available online at GHRA.uk) – Done
- Items for discussion
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- Report from SSTC meeting – N/A
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- Local activities
- Tree carving – bench is taking shape but still waiting for the children’s drawings for incorporation into it for completion. Plus making a timeline plank for the school from the tree (over 200 years old)
- Coffee mornings – still running on Tuesday mornings
- Discos & picnics – We have funding to arrange 2 events
- Open Garden & Counts Competition
- Interest in setting up a club for helping out (if you need help getting to hospital, gardening, etc)
- Christmas Events (singing/Santa)
- We’re proposing to hold the carols on Tue, 12th December, starting ~6pm.
- We would also like to hold a general rehearsal on Thurs, 23rd November, 7pm, SMP.
- Local activities
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- Funding
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- £400 from MKC (to run 2 events
- Coffee morning donations (upto £280 ish in total)
- Money for tree carving has been received (and not paid out)
- 2x £48 paid for Noose (due to lack of sponsorship currently)
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- Communication
- “Noose” newsletter
- Running regularly
- In the new year we are looking for more sponsorship
- Website – GHRA.uk
- Contact details are available on this
- Raising GHRA awareness
- E.g. of bookmarks for children to go with Noose to raise awareness of GHRA
- “Noose” newsletter
- Communication
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- Problems
- Trees/leaves/landscaping/pathway/road problems/potholes
- Letter to Peter Marland:
- Trees/leaves/landscaping/pathway/road problems/potholes
- Problems
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- Has been sent in reply to his (about maintenance of the estate). However we have not had a reply to this.
- Mick has invited Peter Marland to the next GHRA meeting.
- Councillor Charlie Wilson is interested in this.
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- There is interest in running a tree-survey (using GHRA funds) to backup requests to the council.
- Mick says that MKC is about to start a tree survey.
- There is interest in running a tree-survey (using GHRA funds) to backup requests to the council.
- Litter picking
- If you would like to be involved in Litter Picking, please contact David
- Missing street signs (e.g. Redbourne, Clailey)
- Sign has been taken away and will not be replaced.
- Issues raised re lost taxis not being able to collect vulnerable people and so this needs fixing.
- Cost of doing our own signs for ~£30 each, but there may be problems with putting our own signs up.
- Mick will raise on the 22nd Nov at the MKC meeting.
- Other – N/A
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- Cost of refurbishment
- Draft of letter on concerns regarding the cost.
- Cost of refurbishment
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- Fullers Slade Regeneration
- Up to 6 stores high and higher housing density
- This will have an impact on local resources (e.g. doctors…)
- At MKC meeting a motion will put forward to have a referendum on the final plan
- Such a referendum would have the same set up as a local election (but only in Fullers Slade).
- Turnout figure may need consideration.
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- Visitors
- Terrie Howey/Red Phoenix
- Runs a drama club for under 16 year old children at York House, Act Out (Thursday; 6-10 years 4:30-5:30) and Act Up (Thursdays, 11-16 years 5:40-6:40)
- This includes making a panto. The children write this.
- Terrie is keen to encourage additional people from Galey Hill and Fullers Slade.
- The cost is the same as an afterschool club (£100/year?). Terrie is also looking to set up a scholarship place.
- If there are concerns with transport to and from for children Terrie is looking to set something up. Maybe a walking train.
- In Feb half-term there will be 2 free half-day workshops to try things out (one in Galley Hill and one in Fullers Slade).
- Colin Harmsworth (JCAC)
- Apologises but cannot make the meeting.
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- GHRA is one year old!!!
- Thank you for your involvement!
- Any other business
Local events: 17th Dec School concert, free to all
Local event: Quiz on the 18th November
- Dates of next meetings:
General Meeting | Committee Meeting |
16th November | 14th December |
18th January | 15th February |
15th March | 19th April |
17th May | 21st June |
19th July | 16th August |
20th September | 18th October |