Newsletter for August 2010

A fine Parish Meeting on Wednesday August 11th, mostly taken up with a report form the Sheldon Day team on the event which everyone agreed had been an amazing success. The team worked very well and we all thanks them for their hard work. All takings were up, all entries were up, the dog show was about double, the fell race certainly double last years numbers, and the money raised worked out at just over £1000 per hour! The £3117 profit was then discussed regarding the division to beneficiaries. It was decided that it would be a three way split, one third to the church, one third to the playing field, and one third to the village hall. But that the amount for the church would depend on discussions regarding precise projects for which it would be used to maintain the fabric of the church building. The meeting asked me to write to our vicar on the matter and this I will be doing in the next day or so; I will let you know what happens. We also discussed how to pay for some work which will need to be done on the playing field and in the village hall during the coming year. The village hall refurbishment programme, now being worked on by the trustees, will be brought to the next Parish Meeting.

In Gill’s Absence on holiday, Nigel brought us up to date on the latest work by the Home Farm task team and other planning matters as well as the result of complaint number one and the position regarding complaint number two. Other matters included the agricultural building proposed for Devonshire Arms Farm, to which we had responded with comments but had not objected (although we raised a number of questions); we have now heard that the application has been withdrawn.

I reported that Central Networks had given the Parish a cheque for £350, to allow us to do any necessary work on Church Lane both now and in the future, for which we are very grateful.

As part of the Sheldon Day discussions, it was suggested by the Sheldon Day team that we keep back some money from our grant distribution for a Bonfire Night party, basically to say thank you to the village for all the hard work everyone does, not just for Sheldon Day, but for everything we all do during the year; our village has an amazing community spirit and we should celebrate this! The Parish Meeting agreed that a sum of money can be taken form the overall Sheldon Day proceeds for this purpose. To make it a real party, this money will be used to buy “ready to eat” food, so no one in the village would have to do the usual baking and cooking. I will find the best place to order pies (and peas) as well as a vegetarian option and pudding which will be laid out for all to eat in the village hall after the fireworks. It will be on Friday November 5th, and we need a convenient field where everyone can bring some wood and help lay the bonfire. Anyway, more about this in October, but it isn’t too far away, so put it on your calendar now.

And that’s about it! Have a good rest of the summer, and remember that our next Parish Meeting is October 13.

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