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Widecombe-in-the-Moor
Widecombe Parish Council Minutes
- Abby Evans, Chair of Widecombe Pre-School
- Tim Hassell, Tug-of-War Club
- Claire Partridge, Widecombe & District Sports Club.
Points raised
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Action
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Chestnut on Village Green – branches growing out
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To be watched over next couple of years.
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Metal seats around trees on the Village Green
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Parish Council to discuss
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Request for Plastic Recycling skip in car park
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Clerk to contact TDC.
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Ladies WC in need of cleaning
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Clerk to contact TDC
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Brook Lane Cottages – repairs to rendering and repainting have been brought forward
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Noted
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Rumour that the field opposite Brook Lane Cottages has been sold to First Step Homes
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Noted
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Bridge to play area – DNPA has fixed the railings
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Noted
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New gate to play area made by Caroline Bowden
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Noted
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New sign for ‘Path to Grimspound via Hameldown’
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Noted
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ROSPA inspection found no major failings
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Claire Partridge to send clerk a copy of the report
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Planings which were delivered by DCC last year have improved the car park entrance
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Noted
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Tug of war team – have installed a new rack
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Noted
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Fencing and gate to tug of war area is in need of repair/replacement
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Parish Council to discuss
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Conservation Area - has this been extended to include the area opposite the car park?
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Clerk to check
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Ditch running to the stream opposite the entrance to the Old Inn car park is in need of clearing
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Clerk to contact lengthsman
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Building work at Foxley – check whether permission is required/granted
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County Cllr Gribble to speak with DNPA
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Gas lamp outside the Shop on the Green – still not working and in need of cleaning
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Clerk to contact Highways.
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Parking signs on the low wall in the centre of the village have disappeared. Believed to belong to the National Trust.
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Clerk to contact The National Trust
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Post has come down on the land near the well
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Landowner’s responsibility
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Curb stones on the stream are beginning to fall in
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Clerk to contract Highways
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The information on this page was last modified on July 25 2010 11:28:28.