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Cambuskenneth Community Council 18 North Street Cambuskenneth Stirling FK9 5NB 01786 474155 email elizabeth@burnedthumb.co.uk website: www.cambuskenneth.info/ 5th October 7.30 Village Hall
Cambuskenneth Attending: Elaine Wyllie (acting chair), Andy Kippen
(Treasurer), Moira Adamson, David
Hamilton (minutes) , James Wyllie, one resident, Jim Thomson (Stirling
Council Member). Apologies: Elizabeth
Rimmer (Secretary) Minutes l
Minutes of previous meeting
were taken as read, and proposed for acceptance by James Wyllie, seconded by Andy Kippen. l
Matters arising: covered elsewhere in the minutes. l
Updates
Accounts – The balance now stands at £1053.38, following
payment of the subscription to the Scottish Rights of Way Society. It was also agreed to maintain the
subscription to the Stirling Civic Trust; but that the general issue of
subscriptions be reviewed at the 2010 AGM. A copy of the accounts will be
placed on the noticeboard. The treasurer announced two meetings held in the
Smith Gallery (7.30pm) that have been organised by the Trust: 8th
October – Alluring Architects
(speaker Sarah Fairclough) and 19th January – Dark Skies (Bob Mizon).
Police Report: None presented.
Report from the
Forth Valley Health Partnership Meeting (30th September):…. l
Resignations from the Council: No new names have been offered as potential
members of the community Council. l
Flooding Risk: In the light of
uncertainties about the reported 12 dwellings that are ‘at risk’, it was
agreed to invite the Council’s flooding officers to attend the next meeting
of the Community Council, in order to clarify the overall situation in
Stirling and Cambuskenneth. l
Christmas Social Events: o
Carol Singing: It was agreed that one of the highlights of
the village year - carol singing, with
mince pies and seasonal refreshment -
would held in the Abbey on Sunday 20th December, 6.30pm. All
residents and friends are warmly invited. o
Christmas pub lunch It was confirmed, however, that an earlier meeting
of the community council had agreed the Christmas pub lunch be discontinued.
Nevertheless, active consideration is being given to an alternative event –
probably in the village hall after Christmas. o
It was also noted
that a Hallowe’en event is currently being planned for local children. l
Railway Protest
(Stirling, Alloa & Kincardine Line): A progress report has been received
from Richard Simpson MSP and Gordon Banks MP. Talks
are being held with Scottish Power, the British Society of Audiologists, Network
Rail and the Scottish Parliament to clarify the traffic situation. A petition has been lodged with the
Scottish Parliament (6th October) and Parliamentary Questions have
been tabled concerning relevant noise and vibration studies. They conclude: ‘If
all these avenues fail, we are prepared to discuss with the Labour Party
spokesperson on Transport the possibility of introducing a bill to limit the
amount of noise and vibration which can be generated by trains in the
vicinity of residential developments’. l
Local Amenities: o
Trees:
Following consultation with the Council’s tree officer, residents are
reminded to ensure that their trees do not block pavements and pathways. o
Surface of Ferry Road (beside river):
Councillor Thomson agreed to draw the attention of the roads department to
the poor state of Ferry Road. o
Park Hedges: it was agreed to remind the relevant council department of the need to
complete the cutting of the hedges in the park. o
Replacement Rubbish Bin: It was also agreed to lobby for the replacement of
the litter bin that has disappeared from the Cambuskenneth end of the
footbridge. 9. Food Waste The Community Council exists primarily to inform
residents of Council activities and plans, and to voice their interests.
Unless there are special activities planned, members of the Community Council
attend Council meetings, and perhaps one other meeting per month. If any
resident over eighteen is able to commit this amount of time to helping our
community, please get in touch with any Council member, and allow your name
to go forward. l
New code of practice. No changes were needed.
Liability
insurance Andy Kippen has looked
at the insurance policy covering council members and is satisfied that it
meets Council needs. Some doubt was expressed about whether this policy
covers public events. Graham Reed has looked into the matter, and confirmed
that members of the public are covered by the policy, although Stirling
Council should be notified in good time before an event is held. Councillors
are also covered for such things as personal injury, and public
liability. l
Social events ◦
Several events had to
be cancelled last year, and the treasure trail had very little support. The barbecue
was better attended, but it was felt that while the Community Council is so
low in numbers, social activities
should be scaled down. Any future event will have to be financially
self-sufficient, and require the active involvement of residents. l
AOCB
Railway protest. A petition was circulated about the noise from the
Stirling Alloa Railway,which has had a serious impact on the lives of some of
our residents. The level crossing has caused no problems recently.
The Forth Valley
Housing Authority invited us to
their AGM, but as it clashed with the council meeting, no-one was available.
Ambulance Service The Annual Report from the Ambulance Service was
circulated.
Hedges and
footpaths Concern was expressed
about the condition of hedges in the park, and also about the Leylanndii
cypresses on Ladysneuk Road, which are beginning to encroach on the footpath.
Streetscape will be contacted about these issues. l
The next meeting of Cambuskenneth Community Council will be on 5th October 2009 in the Hall
at 7.30. All residents are warmly invited to attend, suggest ideas and
contribute their opinions. Please notify a council member of items for
inclusion on the agenda by 28th September, or contact the chairman
before, or at the start of the meeting. The agenda will be posted on the
web-site and on the noticeboard a week before the meeting. You
can now get copies of the minutes, agenda or updates to the web-site by
email. If you would like to be added to our mailing list, please leave your
email address with the Secretary. It will not be passed on to anyone else. Annual
Report 2008 Changes to the Council The most
significant event of the last year was the departure in October, of Alistair
and Catherine Raeburn, who left the village to live nearer their family in
Glasgow. This was a great upheaval as it left the council bereft of both Chairman
and Secretary. Moira Adamson and Elizabeth Rimmer stepped in to fill the
empty spaces on the council, and were duly elected in February of this year. The Raeburns will be greatly missed
for their dedication and hard work on behalf of the village. This is shown by
the fact that by the time they left, they had completed all the projects
outlined in the previous community plan. The one outstanding piece of work
was the replacement of the broken litter bin by the bench on Ladysneuk Road,
and this was finally completed on Monday 14th April of this year.
The Council held a farewell event for them at the October meeting, when we
served apple pies made with Cambuskenneth apples, and presented them with a
'keepsake' rose. Helen
Hilton took over the chair in November and Elizabeth Rimmer became secretary.
We had two orientation meetings at which the new council members got a look
at what we were getting into, and the Council as a whole decided on our
strategy for taking the Council forward. We put the changes to the meeting in
November, and since then we have tried to implement the standing orders for
the conduct of meetings. The intention was to make the discussions more
focussed, with more people being enabled to contribute. Several good things
have come out of this. We have had the benefit of substantial input from
attending members of Stirling Council. We have begun to get more feedback
from residents, and more people are raising issues to be discussed. We were
particularly pleased to have two responses from people from Manor Powis, as
we have found it difficult to establish contact with these districts since
they were added to our boundaries. We asked
for comments about publishing the minutes and agenda, and were very pleased
to find that many people appreciate getting the minutes delivered. We would
like to express our appreciation of Elaine and Jimmy Wylie who are
responsible for getting the minutes proof-read, copied and delivered every
month, and to Tessa Carroll and Linda Chapman who stepped into the breach
when Elaine and Jimmy were on holiday. The delivery of the agenda was
stopped, however, because of the expense of photocopying. The agenda is
published, normally seven days in advance of the meeting, on the village
noticeboard and on the web-site. We would like to express our appreciation of
Andy Kippen for the work he does in
maintaining the web-site, and in producing the posters and tickets for social
events. There is now a mailing list for people who would like to be notified
when the web-site is updated. Social Events We have held several social events. There
was the Scottish Quiz night in November, organised by Jimmy and Elaine
Wyllie, and the Carols in the Abbey, organised by Andy Kippen. We were lucky enough
to have the co-operation of Historic Scotland for this, who lent us a
generator and flood-lights. There was the traditional Christmas lunch in the
Abbey Inn, organised by Graham Barrett, and a Musical Quiz Night organised by
Moira Adamson and Helen Hilton, while Caroline Bell ordered the wine for the
events, and kept us on the financial straight and narrow. All the events were
well-attended, and were very
enjoyable, and we hope to have many similar opportunities to bring the
community together. Planning and Environment The Community Plan for 2007 has been
completed, and we are looking forward to developing the next stage. We have
represented residents over the development at the Riverbank works, and the
new railway, and requested improved signage to houses at East Neuk, and a bin
for dog-waste along the old road at Manor Powis. We held a
meeting at which environmental scientist and Riverside resident Dr Robert
McCulloch talked about the risk of flooding. He was able to reassure us that
the risk to the village is not as great as implied by the current SEPA map,
but the situation is changing. He outlined several practical things we can do
to help ourselves and our community, and warned of the dangers of building
along river-margins, in particular the risk posed by the new Riverbank Works. We held a
clean-up day on April 20th , during which we removed about fifteen
bags of rubbish, and discovered two manholes along Ladysneuk road whose
covers had been removed. Stirling Council were alerted about this, and the
covers were promptly replaced. It has been brought to our attention that
these covers are often stolen for their scrap value, so we will need to be
aware of this. We are very grateful to those residents who take
responsibility for their bit of the village, particularly Agnes Russell who
cuts the hedge backing onto the hall, Donald Hay and his team who look after
the pergola, and those, too many to mention, who regularly pick up the litter
along the roadsides and river bank. Policing The previous
community police officer Colin Muirhead retired due to ill health, and there
was no replacement for a long time. However, we are pleased to welcome his
successor, Wendy Alexander, who has already liaised on our behalf about the
problem of inappropriate parking near the new level crossing. The Abbey We were very grateful to Historic Scotland for their co-operation over the carols. Following this,volunteers from the village have offered to help keep the Abbey open during the winter, and we are in negotiation with Historic Scotland over this. |
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