Minutes

                                 West Fen Parish Meeting

                                7.00 pm on 12th May 2022

                         Dyson Farming Offices, Carrington

                                                     Minutes

Attendees

Electors

8 electors plus the Clerk and the Chairperson (names held by the Clerk).

1. Apologies

6 apologies (names held by the Clerk).

2. Approval of Minutes of meeting held on 23rd September 2021

The minutes of the meeting held on 23rd September 2021 had been circulated and were approved unanimously. They were signed by the Chair.

3. Appointing of officers

Louise Edney was unanimously re-appointed as Chair for 2022/2023.

Lee Edney was unanimously re-appointed as Clerk for 2022/2023.

Names of proposers and seconders of motions held by the Clerk.

4. Declarations of Interest

None.

5. Declaration of no accounts approval

Declaration of no accounts approved unanimously.

Motion setting WFPM precept at zero unanimously approved.

Names of proposers and seconders of motions held by the Clerk.

6. Notice Board Maintenance

Discussion regarding the condition of the parish notice board. An elector volunteered to apply preservative oil to the board this summer.

7. Viking Link

VL have a fund available to help relay road surfaces damaged by their vehicles. Reported damage to Folly Lane and Stickney Lane due to extra heavy vehicular traffic. Some suggestion that VL drivers have not always used the roads they built for themselves to travel over rather than the public highway. Verges are cut up badly as the highway is not wide enough.

Electors requested the Clerk write to VL about the issue.

8. Planning Applications

No new applications received.

9. Highways Update

Following on from the VL discussion above, the verges are noted as being particularly bad on Stickney Lane and Folly Lane remains in poor condition. Very heavy vehicles continue to cause the damage.

Electors requested the Clerk write to LCC about the issue again.

10. Fly Tipping

Folly Lane has been cleared of waste.

No other incidents reported.

11. A.O.B

The Chair gave a vote of thanks to Dyson Farming for hosting the meeting and for the guided tour of their new strawberry growing site.

The drain that runs along part of Folly Lane has only been partially cleared this year, which represents a potential future flood risk.

Electors requested the Clerk write to Witham Forth about the issue.

12. Matters for the next agenda

Same as this agenda.

13. Date and time of next meeting

Date at end of September 2022 to be confirmed.

Venue to be Dyson Farming, Carrington.

The meeting was closed at 8.05pm.

Signed: ………………………………………………..

(Mrs Louise Edney – Chair of West Fen Parish Meeting)

Dated: …………………………………………………