The draft minutes of the Parish Council meeting held on 6th December 2011 are now available.
The minutes of the above meeting can be downloaded from HERE
You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader - available from HERE.
Dates of forthcoming Parish Council Meetings in 2012.
These take place on the first Tuesday in the month as follows:
6th March, 1st May, 3rd July, 4th September and 4th December
This blog is the place to find out the very latest information on Parish Council activities in Tuddenham St. Martin, Suffolk
Friday 30 December 2011
Monday 12 December 2011
New Church Hill Seat Damaged
You will recall that the seat at the bottom of Church Hill just by the notice board had been replaced with a new one commemorating the recent royal wedding.
Unfortunately, a van reversed into it and it has been so severely damaged as to be unrepairable.
The Parish Council are following up on an insurance claim against the vehicle responsible and have put the suppliers of the bench on notice ready to supply a new one. All that was recovered from the damaged seat was the brass plaque!
Here are some photos of the damage.
Unfortunately, a van reversed into it and it has been so severely damaged as to be unrepairable.
The Parish Council are following up on an insurance claim against the vehicle responsible and have put the suppliers of the bench on notice ready to supply a new one. All that was recovered from the damaged seat was the brass plaque!
Here are some photos of the damage.
Sunday 11 December 2011
Notes on the Parish Council Meeting 6/12/11
The meeting started at 7.30 with some comments on the last meeting:
The local policeman, Shaun Brett, mentioned in his report that, of all the villages in the Kesgrave Safer neighbourhood Team area, only Tuddenham had a road layout that did not conform to the rules for a 'speed reduction site'. Thus, he will continue to monitor the speed through the village but only on an advisory basis. He also mentioned that there had been four crimes in the village over the last period and was most concerned about the rise in metal thefts from garages.
Bill Pipe mentioned that the new bench that had been provided by the Parish Council (to replace the old one commemorating the 1937 coronation) had been badly damaged by a van reversing into it. He had, thus removed it and put the supplier on notice to provide a replacement once the insurance formalities were dealt with.
In discussions about the grit bins placed around the village, the clerk mentioned that she had heard from a resident of Keightley Way that, on reporting to SCDC that the bin there was empty, was told that requests for bin top ups could only come from the Parish Council. The clerk advised that she was going to check on this and a further note will be provided in this blog once the real position has been made clear.
The last item on the agenda was to set the annual precept that the council requests from SCDC - this being the annual payment from SCDC council tax that comes to the Parish Council. After a long discussion on all the aspects of the expenditure, it was decided that the precept for the year 2012/20133 would remain the same as this year (and last year). This means that for the third year in a row, the Parish Council has funded some if its activities from its own reserves.
It was mentioned that, in reporting the breakdown of the council tax for this current year, both SCC and SCDC were shown as holding their rate at the previous year's levels but the Parish Council was shown as increasing their charge. This was not the actual situation because the Parish Council precept as shown on the report is calculated from the number of households paying the tax. This means that the Parish's amount per dwelling can vary year on year due to a changing number of households paying the overall total. This usually changes because of changes to the number of dwellings receiving council tax relief. In the last year, this number increased, thus reducing the number of households paying the tax - hence with a reduced number of household, the tax per dwelling increased without a corresponding increase in the actual precept!
Dates of forthcoming Parish Council Meetings in 2012.
These take place on the first Tuesday in the month as follows:
6th March, 1st May, 3rd July, 4th September and 4th December
Please note: The full draft minutes will be published as soon as they are available from the Parish Clerk
- There has been no meeting confirmed yet with regard to The Fountain and Planning Permission
- Suffolk County Council (SCC) Highways have confirmed that the white lines within the village boundaries conform to that required and that all the current speed limits are correct
- SCC have stated that there is not enough road side development to warrant a change in the speed limit between Humber Doucy Lane and Tuddenham village.
The local policeman, Shaun Brett, mentioned in his report that, of all the villages in the Kesgrave Safer neighbourhood Team area, only Tuddenham had a road layout that did not conform to the rules for a 'speed reduction site'. Thus, he will continue to monitor the speed through the village but only on an advisory basis. He also mentioned that there had been four crimes in the village over the last period and was most concerned about the rise in metal thefts from garages.
Bill Pipe mentioned that the new bench that had been provided by the Parish Council (to replace the old one commemorating the 1937 coronation) had been badly damaged by a van reversing into it. He had, thus removed it and put the supplier on notice to provide a replacement once the insurance formalities were dealt with.
In discussions about the grit bins placed around the village, the clerk mentioned that she had heard from a resident of Keightley Way that, on reporting to SCDC that the bin there was empty, was told that requests for bin top ups could only come from the Parish Council. The clerk advised that she was going to check on this and a further note will be provided in this blog once the real position has been made clear.
The last item on the agenda was to set the annual precept that the council requests from SCDC - this being the annual payment from SCDC council tax that comes to the Parish Council. After a long discussion on all the aspects of the expenditure, it was decided that the precept for the year 2012/20133 would remain the same as this year (and last year). This means that for the third year in a row, the Parish Council has funded some if its activities from its own reserves.
It was mentioned that, in reporting the breakdown of the council tax for this current year, both SCC and SCDC were shown as holding their rate at the previous year's levels but the Parish Council was shown as increasing their charge. This was not the actual situation because the Parish Council precept as shown on the report is calculated from the number of households paying the tax. This means that the Parish's amount per dwelling can vary year on year due to a changing number of households paying the overall total. This usually changes because of changes to the number of dwellings receiving council tax relief. In the last year, this number increased, thus reducing the number of households paying the tax - hence with a reduced number of household, the tax per dwelling increased without a corresponding increase in the actual precept!
Dates of forthcoming Parish Council Meetings in 2012.
These take place on the first Tuesday in the month as follows:
6th March, 1st May, 3rd July, 4th September and 4th December
Please note: The full draft minutes will be published as soon as they are available from the Parish Clerk
Thursday 1 December 2011
Monthly Crime Report for November 2011
Once again, Tuddenham is showing zero crime for the month - good news for all residents, but not an excuse to take property security for granted.
The report from The Kesgrave Safer neighbourhood Team is available HERE
For full details download the document - you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader - available from HERE
The report from The Kesgrave Safer neighbourhood Team is available HERE
For full details download the document - you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader - available from HERE
Minutes of the Parish Council Meeting from 6th September 2011
Parish Council Meeting on 6th December 2011
This is an important meeting because this is the time where the Council sets the Precept (Amount to be requested from SCDC for the following year's activities).
DRAFT Agenda for the Parish Council Meeting which is to be held at 7.30pm on Tuesday 6th December 2011 in Tuddenham St Martin Village Hall. This meeting will immediately follow the 12PT Public Community Engagement Meeting which will be held at the Village Hall on the same evening and commence at 6.30pm.
For full details download the document from HERE
You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader - available from HERE
DRAFT Agenda for the Parish Council Meeting which is to be held at 7.30pm on Tuesday 6th December 2011 in Tuddenham St Martin Village Hall. This meeting will immediately follow the 12PT Public Community Engagement Meeting which will be held at the Village Hall on the same evening and commence at 6.30pm.
For full details download the document from HERE
You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader - available from HERE
1. Chairman’s Welcome and Apologies.
2. Public Forum – For a short interval residents are invited to give their views and question the Parish Council on issues on this agenda, or raise issues for future consideration, at the discretion of the Chairman.
3. To receive declarations of interest.
4. Minutes of Meetings held on 6th September 2011
5. Matters arising
6. Reports of County Council and District Council Representatives
7. Report of Community Police Officer
8. Clerk’s Report, Financial Report, and Authorisation of Payments
9. Play Area at Keightley Way – possible transfer to the Parish Council
10. Setting Precept for 2012-2013
11. Planning Matters – including C11/00141/TCA – Tudor Cottage – Fell Ash tree in rear garden
12. Highway Matters
13. Village/ Tuddenham Parish Council Website
14. Community Health Services
15. Items for next agenda
16. Date of next meeting.
C Frost.
Parish Clerk. Tuddenham St Martin
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