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Pirton Village Design Statement |
MINUTES OF MEETING
Held on Tuesday 20 September 2001 at The Pirton Sports and Social Club
IN ATTENDANCE:
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Colin Packer |
Stuart Faulkner |
Rod Hamilton-McLeod |
Rachel Harley |
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Bren Timson |
Colin Measures |
Pam Waters |
Dave Timson |
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Jonty Wild |
Sandy Bierrum |
Suzy Pritchard-Barrett |
Ann Fausset |
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Chris Ryan |
Georgina Brackenbury |
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BUSINESS:
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Apologies for absence were received
from: Ken Walker, Brian Somerville, Neil Frost, Fran Manning. |
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The minutes of the meeting held on
Tuesday 7 August 2001 having been circulated were taken as read, approved by
the meeting and signed by Rod Hamilton-McLeod, |
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Matters arising not covered elsewhere: At the last meeting , Sarah Farr
raised the matter of there being a potential liability for copyright charges
for the use of Ordinance Survey maps in the VDS. RHM has checked with the
Council, and has been assured that the Council pays for a block licence for
the maps to be used for their ( and hence this) purpose without further
charge, but acknowledgement of the OS copyright must be made. |
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Review of programme and budget: RHM
reported that there has been no change to the programme, and the project is
within budget. |
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The Treasurer presented his
statement. Expenditure since the last meeting amounted to approximately
£123 on account of the Village Character Workshop. Funds remaining in hand
after repaying those who have presented accounts for the Workshop amount to
£215. We await the account for the use of the Village Hall. |
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Village Character Workshop – Sub-committee report: A vote of thanks was accorded to Bren Timson for her excellent organisation. Bren gave a brief review of the work carried out on the day. The pictorial record taken on the day is emphasised to be a starting point for further research, and does not define the end product. Chris Ryan has been airlifted over the village (courtesy of Mike Brown) and taken aerial photographs from all angles. He will also take further photographs as required and as the seasons suit. Stewart Faulkner reported that he
had found out that English Heritage are undertaking a full photo-survey o
England and Wales, and there are many photograph-worthy subjects in Pirton.
He will pass further information on to the committee. |
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Preparation work for the first draft of the design statement: The question of a survey of all households recurred. It was pointed out that this would be similar to the Village Appraisal carried out in 1999, and unlikely to be cost effective in terms of discovering anything new. The questions would be almost identical, there had been very little change in the list of potential respondents, and the exercise would be expensive and time-consuming. A vote was taken on the issue of the necessity of repeating a survey or questionnaire in view of the importance of consulting the village and it was resolved unanimously that a repeat survey was not necessary. RHM as co-ordinator divided the responsibilities of preparing the first draft into three working groups and an editorial group. The working groups, and their co-ordinators were to be: Settlements: Bren Timson The editorial group will be led by
Sandy Bierrum and ably assisted by Chris & Sharon Ryan, Howard Etherington,
Sarah Farr, Geoff Collins and Jonty Wild. Alison Bierrum will handle the
eventual publication. |
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Grant applications: It was reported
that Geoff Collins had approached several bodies, and one is a possibility,
but a detailed report to the group is needed. There are concerns on the
timing, and a budget for the year 2001/2 must be prepared by the end of
October with a view to a possible request for contingency funding by the PCC. |
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Parish Environmental Action Plan:
This project fits in well with the Landscape Group activities, and the
co-ordinator of that group is to assess the implications. |
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Any other business: None. |
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The next meeting was arranged for 8.00 p.m. on Wednesday 7 November at the Pirton Sports and Social Club. Later amended to Tuesday 6th November |
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The meeting was closed in peace and harmony at approximately 10.00 pm.
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