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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/ Minutes of Meeting 2nd November 7.30
Village Hall Cambuskenneth Attending: Moira Adamson, David Hamilton (Vice Chairman), Andy Kippen (Treasurer), Elizabeth Rimmer (Secretary), Elaine Wyllie (Chairman), Jimmy Wyllie. Nine residents, “ representatives from Riverside Community Council No Apologies were received l The minutes of previous meeting were proposed for acceptance by Andy Kippen and seconded by Moira Adamson. l
matters arising trees and hedges/replacement rubbish bin The fence on Ferry Road has now been mended, but there has been no response to our request to have the rubbish bin replaced. Elizabeth Rimmer will look into this. The hedges in the park have been pruned, but only on the side next to the park,resulting in an untidy finish. l
updates accounts – following payment of subscriptions to the Rights of Way group and Stirling Civic Trust, and photocopying expenses, the balance in the accounts stands at £1053.53. A copy of the accounts is posted on the noticeboard. police report – we have had no contact with the police recently, but residents are reminded that PC Mark Hutcheon can be contacted at Bridge of Allan Police station (01786 456000) or by email via the web-site at http://www.centralscotland.police.uk/localpolicing/stirling_dunblane_bridge-of-allan-causewayhead.php l resignations from council - There have been no responses to our appeal for new members, and the Community Council is now in danger of being disbanded. A suggestion was made that we should combine with Riverside Community Council, but while the representatives attended were keen to co-operate with us on areas of mutual interest, they would prefer to see our own council survive. If any resident feels able to commit to serving on the council, please get in touch with any council member for further information. l flooding risk – Some years ago SEPA produced a map with a worst case scenario showing Cambuskenneth underwater. Since then a lot of work has been done to gain more accurate knowledge about how water builds up and where it is likely to flow, and the most recent guidelines we have from Stirling Council is that no house in the village is likely to be under water, although in times of particularly bad weather we may suffer disruption to sewage services or blocked roads and flooded gardens. Nevertheless, the SEPA map has not been updated, and in spite of SEPA's own guidelines, insurance companies have quoted it when refusing insurance cover to residents. Stirling Council are planning presentations about what is to be done locally early next year, but in view of the immediate problems faced by people renewing their insurance, Elizabeth Rimmer will contact Councillor Jim Thomson to see what pressure can be brought to bear. David Hamilton will consult the Flood Forum in Perth for their advice. Decisions about further action will take place at the next meeting l
Christmas social events ◦ The Christmas Carol celebration, with mulled wine and mince pies, will be held on Sunday 20th December in the Village Hall at 6.30pm. Bad weather and muddy conditions around the Abbey have prevented many older people from joining in this event, so we hope that the change of venue will encourage more people to come along. Elizabeth Rimmer will look into obtaining a grant from the Community Pride Fund to cover the increased costs. ◦ Halloween Party Susan Chesterman and Kirsteen Smith revived the tradition of a children's Halloween party on 31st October. The party was a great success and was attended by twenty-five children. The Community Council made a grant of £42 , and the deficit was made up by donations from parents. Susan has offered to organise more events for children if help and support is available. The Community Council would like to thank Susan and Kirsteen for their valuable contribution to community life. ◦ Campbell Chesterman reminded us that Stirling Male Voice Choir is holding a concert at Logie Kirk Hall on 11th December, cost £4 l Stirling before pylons Moira Adamson reported that the decision to build the power line had been taken, but felt optimistic that the part of the line near Stirling would be laid underground. l Adopt a phone box BT have approached the village with the suggestion that we should adopt the iconic red phone box near the park at a cost of £1, which we can then use for our own purposes. This would involve the removal of the phone line currently installed. As BT have refused to reconnect one of our residents following storm damage to her line, and she depends upon this phone for a land-line facility, it was agreed that BT should be consulted about the issue. If, however, the telephone is to be removed in any case, the adoption will go ahead. l
AOCB Council Documents many members of the Community Council attend meetings with Stirling Council and other bodies, and are holding information which may be of interest to residents. A list of these documents will be compiled and placed on the noticeboard and web-site, so that anyone interested can consult them. Elaine Wyllie and James Wyllie will be attending the Older Persons Reference Group meeting on 4th November. They will be attending a consultation with the BBC on the future of Scottish broadcasting on 9th November. Elaine Wyllie and James Wylllie and Andy Kippen will be attending the Area Forum meeting on 19th November. l The next meeting of Cambuskenneth Community Council will be on 7th December 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 27th November, 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. l
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. 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. if anyone is renewing their
insurance now you may be 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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