Present; Chris Yates, Mick Yates, Jim Wright, Kathy Bovington, Alan Williams, Elizabeth Braiden, Karen Coppen, Vicky Lee, Richard Dorrance

Agreed and signed as a correct record.

Jim still has to send ‘Parish Council working on’ information out to the group. ACTION JW

Mailing lists on the EDaN email are done, but keeping them up to date is difficult. It was agreed to keep one contact for each project team current.

ACTION AW

Alan will lead a separate meeting to discuss the info from fundraising day for those who want the information from the meeting he attended. ACTION AW

Richard has done an excellent job, assisted by Elizabeth, to revise the constitution (Terms Of Reference). Vicky proposed that we accept it, seconded by Chris – unanimously accepted. It will be presented to the Parish Council in due course. ACTION AW

Alan reported that the PC are concerned about potential overlaps with some projects, teams and the time required to understand the details of our proposals. He has agreed that a ‘white paper’ be produced to summarise what we are doing for each project submission to the PC. ACTION AW/ALL

1. Village Beautification

   Full funding for the Edlesborough Church floodlighting proposal will be met by the PC in the absence of other funding. This is wonderful news! Two quotes have been received for the work required to install the lighting.

   More investigation on the best approach for the floodlighting, with regard to type of light, siting, and similar will be completed, to make sure that the views are as good as possible from a variety of locations locally.

   Elizabeth offered to take photos of the bulbs that were planted across the parish, for future ‘evidence’.

   Planters will be completed shortly. – signs (18x8ins) will go on the sponsored ones.

   Also planning a sponsored ‘hot coals walk’…, if PC agree the use of the Green.

   Jim proposed a litter picking day – in line with the hopes of the Parish council. A long term solution is needed. How should it be tackled? No easy solution presents itself. Jim will design a poster calling for volunteers to join a litter picking team. Follow up at the carnival. Ideally we need to recruit local litter pickers who will be responsible for specific areas around the parish. ACTION JW/CY

   　

2. Transport

   Survey has gone out –replies slowly coming back in, please encourage as many people to reply as possible. There is some progress on getting a bus stop for Northall. ACTION ALL

3. Youth (inc Judging of Competition)

   A first event – a Beetle Drive for 8-13 year olds is planned for 24^th April, at Dagnall Village Hall. Finance issues are raised by this as the event has been costed to ‘break even’, but this may not be the case. Kathy will provide the EDaN cash she holds (approx £30(from refreshments donations)) as a float for the event. Full details of expenditure and income will be made. This situation will occur again as future events will be held if this one is successful, Jim suggested we perhaps look at some sponsorship, and will ask Edlesborough PO if they would donate something towards refreshments.

   Alan will talk to the PC about this as it was agreed that we should not expect individuals to be ‘out of pocket’, albeit on a temporary basis. ACTION KB/AW

   The ‘design a cover’ competition was judged, and won by Eve Greenow (aged 15) who wins a £10 WHS voucher. ACTION VL

   Elizabeth asked if there are issues arising from the project teams, like the finance issue for the Youth team, that it be highlighted to the steering group when the project team minutes are circulated. ACTION ALL

4. Traffic Management

   (Alan reported on behalf of David) Things are now getting on well. The PC will purchase the ‘Speedwatch’ equipment for the team, initially focussing on A4146, in Northall.

5. Cycleways

   The group has now started, 2 meetings have taken place - minutes of the 2^nd to follow. All the targeted actions cost a lot of money! For a more immediate result it is planned to install cycle racks in all villages. Overall though it will be a long term plan, heavily reliant on finding substantial amounts of funding..

6. Footpaths and Pavements

   Alan suggested he takes on role of chair and get the group running again, this project has a significant overlap with the Cycleways team and may be combined into the Cycleways action team. Alan will look at the original objectives and discuss with Richard. ACTION AW

7. Drainage

Elizabeth has a contact who is interested, plus another lady from Northall. Vicky to send her details to Elizabeth. ACTION VL

1. Potential land development in the parish

   Keep an eye on what is happening.

2. Collection boxes for ad hoc surveys

   In use and working

3. EDaN newsletter proposal

   Look at next time

4. St Mary’s Carnival

It was agreed to be present, to publicise what we do, recruit more people, and raise money. Kathy to book two adjacent slots. One slot to provide the publicity for the EDaN project teams. The other slot for fundraising -Various suggestions were made, ranging from photography to a float with a mock vault for people to post money into. We may just do a tombola as this is easy to prepare, run and will attract ‘footfall’. Saturday 4^th July is the date.

We may look at possibility of producing a calendar later in the year, based on images from around the parish. ACTION KB/ALL