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Mungrisdale Parish Council

Clerk: Veronica Stockdale

Holly House, Sebergham, Carlisle, CA5 7HS.

Chairman Michael Bohling

Councillors Anne Edwards, David Huxley, Karen Freestone, Jennifer Stevenson,

Adam Beeston, Lesley Smith, David Brammer, Alan Bird.

Eden District Council David Huxley

11/109 Apologies for absence No apologies received

Resolved that the minutes of the meeting held on 12 September 2011 be signed by the Chairman as a true

record.

11/111 Declarations of interest Lesley Smith declared a personal interest in agenda item 11/126 Parish

Stones

The chairman adjourned the meeting to allow electors present an opportunity to raise issues of concern or

interest. The following points were raised:

Re: Hutton Roof, alleged encroachment. An enquiry was made as to whether the council had received any

correspondence regarding this issue. The chairman reported that no correspondence has been received

since the last meeting but that he intends to make enquiries to the County Council as to the current situation.

It was reported that there appears to be a damaged water pipe at Liskow Gardens, land owned by the

Parish. Alan Bird is to approach the tenant to have agreed access in order to assess what repairs may be

necessary.

No representative from Cumbria County Council attended the meeting.

No other issues were raised and the Chairman reconvened the meeting.

David Huxley (EDC) reported that he had attended the opening of the new Sainsbury store in Penrith. The

financial benefit to the Council from Simsbury’s has been significant.

Councillors were advised that much of the up to date council news was reported regularly in ‘The Herrald’

newspaper.

Following an invitation to the Joint County Council and Local Parish Council meeting on the 16-11-11,

The clerk will attend and report to councillors.

Better Highways have requested that the parish council nominates a representative to ensure effective

communication between themselves and the parish. David Huxley is to continue in this role.

St Kentigerns Church has requested a grant towards their new heating system. It was resolved that a grant

of £100 be given.

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Clerks wages and expenses (Details circulated to councillors)

John Bennett Groundworks for Parish land maintenance £355.00

BDO External Auditors £180.00

Eden District Council Recharge for Parish Elections £70.00

CALC Training for clerk £48.00

United Utilities £25.97

United Utilities – Direct Debit water charge error £1427.60

Electricity Northwest £14.86

Lake District Mountain Trial Association (LDMTA) £227.25

United Utilities – Refund of water charge error £1427.60

HSBC – Interest on deposit account £0.32

HSBC – Interest on deposit account £0.32

Car Parking 14 Oct 2011 £231.04

Clerks wages and expenses (information provided separately to council members)

CALC Training for Council members CALC £36.00

Payment for notice board Keys Lesley Smith £9.00

It was also resolved to pay an invoice presented for Bennet Groundworks for £280

It was resolved that the parish council should close its two deposit accounts, all remaining funds to be

transferred to the current account.

11/116 Budget Councillors gave their consideration to budget items for 2012-2013

See document attached. Budget items were agreed with the exception of the precept. It was proposed that

the precept be increased to £4,500.

11/117 Precept It was resolved that the precept for 2012 – 2013 be £4,500

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The chairman informed the council that a parish resident had made enquiries as to the current situation

regarding the appeal process. The Chairman reported that written representation was put forward at the

time of the appeal, expressing the concerns of local residents. Permission was granted with conditions.

At this time no further actions can be taken by the parish council.

David Huxley will attend a meeting with Highways on the 22 November when he will have the opportunity to

see the new team and be informed of the new procedures.

It was requested that a supply of grit was needed at Bowscale. David Huxley will approach Highways

regarding this.

A resident of the parish has enquired if the parish owned snow plough could be used to clear private tracks if

paid for. It was explained however that the plough would not be suitable for narrow private lanes.

Although it is agreed that improvements could be made to the parish council web site, Alan Bird is continuing

to look into the most suitable options.

There are still some training requirements for clerk and councillors. As the CALC training programme can

change, clerk and councillors will continue to consult the training programme and respond when suitable

courses are planned.

A letter was sent to community groups to enquire if they would like to be involved in a Jubilee committee to

discuss possible activities for the Queens Diamond Jubilee. There has been a good response to this, the

Chairman will contact all interested parties with a view to forming the committee.

Councillors discussed the concerns of parishioners regarding the speed of traffic through Berrier. The

Chairman will contact Highways and request that an assessment be made of this issue.

The Chairman reported that British Telecom were in the process of making a new door for the telephone box

in Mungrisdale.

It was resolved that the parish council offer a grant of £100 towards the re-instatement of the parish stones.

The chairman reported that Northern Fells Broadband (NFB) has been chosen as a community broadband

pilot by BDUK, the government broadband implementation company. Bob Clark has worked hard submitting

the notice of interest to DEFRA which is the first step in applying for funding. If the application is accepted

the next step is to complete a full application for funds. The government has set a deadline for this of 31

December. Their was also some discussion about the new “white space“ technology. The chairman

emphasised that the NFB web site is keeping all interested parishioners up to date.

Following a request from NFB for a grant towards their increasing management costs, it was resolved that a

grant of £200 be given.

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The damaged section of roadside fencing in Mungrisdale has been repaired by Highways.

It was reported that some unknown repairs have taken place to the damaged notice board. No further repair

is necessary at the present time.

The notice board in Bowscale appears to be leaking. David Brammer is to look into this.

The Lake District National Park (LDNP) has conducted a feasibility study on the possibility of installing hydro

electric power in the Swineside valley. There is to be a meeting on the 24 November between LDNP and the

company proposing the construction.

There has been a cross party proposal to change the parliamentary constituencies in Cumbria. The aim of

which is to have a balance of population in each constituency. It was agreed that the chairman should write a

letter in support of a counter proposal which asks that the constituencies remain unchanged.

The chairman reported that parishioners had expressed concerns relating to the activities of M Sport in

Greystoke Forrest. It was suggested that the company was not complying with the planning agreement. It

was agreed that the chairman would contact M Sport outlining these concerns and also speak to planning

enforcement.

The dates were agreed as follows:

9 January

12 March

14 May

9 July

10 September

12 November