Annual Parish Meeting

  Little Milton 

 Minutes of the meeting 14th May 2008 at the Pine Lodge

Present:                                                   Mr Stuart McGill (Chairman)

                                                                Mr Barry Coward

                                                                Mrs Mabel Wood

                                                                Mrs Alison Shelton

                Mr David Wakeling

                                                                Mr R Fergusson (Clerk)

                                                                Mr David Turner ( County Councillor )

                                                                Six members of the public

1/05/08   Chairman’s Report

Mr Stuart McGill presented the Chairman’s Report (attached). It was agreed that it should be printed in full in the Newsletter.

2/05/08   Financial Report

The Clerk presented the key aspects of the Council finances for the year ended 31st March 2008. A copy of the Council’s finances was provided to all in attendance. There were no questions from the floor. 

3/05/08 District Councillor’s Report

Due to the absence of Mr John Nowell Smith there was no District Councillor report available.

4/05/08   County Councillor’s Report

 Mr David Turner reported to the meeting his work on the Oxfordshire County Council. It covered key services including the Budget, education, bus services, road maintenance, traffic calming & weight restrictions on the A329, housing, major disruption on the A329 at Milton Common, older people’s homes, Youth Service and Neighbourhood Action Groups.

The Chairman expressed the Council’s thanks for all his support.

5/05/08 Report by Chairman of Village Hall

Mr David Ponting, Chairman of the Village Hall, gave a report on a number of aspects of the Village Hall including hall bookings, finance and he thanked all the committee members who have contributed to another successful year.

The Chairman expressed the Council’s thanks for the work done by the Village Hall Committee under the Chairmanship of David Ponting.

6/05/08 Report on Little Milton School  

A report from the Governing Body of Little Milton School was read out by Cllr Alison Shelton. It covered various aspects of school life including the award of Primary School status that allows children to stay at the school until the end of year six, aged eleven, vision for the next five years, parking problem in Gold Street and long term plan to utilise the buildings and grounds to their full potential. The report concluded that “all in all this has been a great year for Little Milton School”.

7/05/08   Report by Chair of Orchard Pre School

Mrs Leslie McCaig, Chair of the Orchard, gave a report on Orchard that included the celebration of the Orchard’s twenty first birthday, the patterns of term time sessions that now include a holiday club, major fund-raising activities, investment priorities and forseen changes in school numbers as parents move their children into primary education at an earlier stage. She also thanked the village for all its support and her appreciation of the excellent staff who work at the Orchard.

8/05/08   St James Church

Mr Raymond Fergusson gave a brief report on St James’ Church and stated that although attendance numbers were low it was refreshing to see the strong school links. He also referred the strong community links through the fete as well as the number of church members involved in other village organisations and therefore playing a full role within the village. He ended on a sad note by reporting the theft of lead from the Church porch.

8/05/08 Parish Forum

There were no questions raised from the floor.

The meeting closed at 8.11pm

 Signed by

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