EDaN steering group meeting, 10^th April 2008

Alan Williams, Elizabeth Braiden, Chris Yates, Mick Yates, Malcolm Grant, Jim Wright, Kathryn Day, Kathy Bovington, Vicky Lee, Karen Coppen

Pat Bender, Tony Denson, Richard Dorrance

Matters Arising from the minutes of the meeting of 27^th March 2008:

Still expenses to claim ACTION JW/AW

Sign up lists from the public meetings have been typed up by Kathryn.

Distribute to Steering Team ACTION AW

Katrina Grant to be asked to mentor a, yet to be appointed, publicity officer. ACTION AW

A Focus article has been sent in for the May issue.

The presentation is on the parish council website – but on powerpoint – not everyone will be able to access it, a pdf file would better, but there may be technical issues we are unaware of.

A Mailing list will be drawn up by Vicky asap. ACTION VL

A flier needs to be drawn up to publicise need for more volunteers for the 16 project groups. There will be a Dagnall version for beginning of May before the Dagnall fete, and a version for Edlesborough and Northall prior to the St Mary’s Carnival. ACTION JW

Boards have been ordered from BCA ACTION KC

Robert Tigg will be asked to borrow a gazebo that we can use for both the fete and the carnival. ACTION AW

Guess the number of sweets in the jar to raise funds ACTION AW

We will need to do some new display material. One per project area- max 16, plus get them laminated. ACTION JW

Pitch is being booked for Carnival on 5^th July. ACTION KB

Seven volunteers came forward to draft the plan– they have had their first meeting. Issues arose – action plans need to be written by action groups, not by the plan drafting team.

Resend the proforma grid for action plans as used at school. ACTION KB

Needs to be reviewed to take us forward past the publication of the Plan ACTION AW

Post Office –see piece in April Focus p73. The project needs to be started promptly.

AW went to Rural Strategy Meeting at AVDC – Tracey Aldworth, Assistant Chief Executive, asked if we would supply our info re support for PO – agreed unanimously. JW suggested new slides to expand info that was presented to parish. ACTION JW/AW

The meeting also discussed the possibilities of community/mobile PO’s, or subsidising costs as by Essex County Council.

There are 7 names on the project signing list from the presentations.

Alan asked if each of the steering group members be willing to get one project started – just to get in contact with the people who have signed up and get them all together – helping them appoint a leader. ACTION ALL

10 of the 16 projects have at least one steering group member signed up on them.

A Steering group member needs to set each group up – get it started. The steering group member can then leave the group if they wish. Elizabeth suggested taking just a few topics and getting them established and then getting the other groups going. This suggestion was accepted.

The initial project groups were identified as

Post Office – Jim Wright,

Beautifying the villages -Chris Yates,

Road safety – Malcolm Grant

ACTION JW/CY/MG

A brief will be given to each leader/co-ordinator. ACTION AW

Some guidance will be offered with regard to venues etc, eg making Dagnall Church Hall available every Tuesday evening for the larger groups. There are cost implications in some other venues. Many people may be happy to meet in their own homes, agreed among themselves.

Weds 14^th May

Tues 17^th June

7.45pm starts, venues to be notified

Please confirm your proposed attendance at both meetings to Alan or Vicky. ACTION ALL