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Minutes 15th January 2026
WOODDITTON PARISH COUNCIL - MINUTES of meeting 15 January 2025 ATTENDANCE: D White (Chair), G Jefferson, T Webb, J Surrage, P Rybin, J Lay (ECDC), J Edge (CCC),
S Hewitt (clerk) APOLOGIES: G Taylor, M Stellmacher, A Sharp (ECDC) DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST (personal or prejudicial) Planning application (see below). MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING - Agreed and signed.
ANY MATTERS ARISING (District and County)
ECDC (J Lay) - Planning committee refused latest application for solar battery farm in Burwell. 131 planning applications were considered in November, 11 of which were refused. Citizens Advice Bureau report many families looking for support; 86 families in Woodditton ward. Need local charities to step forward. (A Sharp) - EDCD working to freeze council tax; Kingsway solar ongoing.
CCC (J Edge) - Important that residents and PCs report highways issues as they arise - particularly potholes, flooding and pavements. JE will support WPC by visiting all areas of concern with DW to advise on quickest resolution pathway.
PUBLIC FORUM (maximum 15 minutes) none
PLAY AREA MATTERS 1) Memorial Field - annual inspection report an improvement from previous year - work to continue to address minor flagged issues. 2) Saxon Street - to be closed due to PC not wanting to spend the money required following 2024 report due to lack of use - SS residents to be questioned on its relevance and use. 3) Kings Drive - annual inspection to be undertaken - Clerk to book with Allianz.
HIGHWAYS ISSUES 1) LHI bid - DW has compiled and will submit request based on input from councillors. 2) DW and JL to meet with West Suffolk about pockets of land in Crockfords which should be in East Cambs to be more easily managed by WPC and ECDC. 3) Bin at 6 Ditton Green - ongoing - DW and AS to chase ECDC to install new bin and add to collection rota.
FOOTPATHS - nothing raised
QUOTATIONS FOR APPROVAL - ACRE membership due in March. £74.50 annually. Not used by WPC
recently. Councillors to look at ACRE website before voting whether to continue at February meeting.
PLANNING MATTERS - 25/01340/FUL extension at 10 Malvern Close - G Jefferson left meeting after declaration of interest - councillors votes there are no issues requiring comment on the application.
ACCOUNTS AND PAYMENTS
S Burley £70; S Hewitt (clerk) £300; H Crozier £60; Saxon Street Methodist Church £75
LATEST CORRESPONDENCE AND PUBLICATIONS - CIL team from ECC will attend WPC meeting on 19th March to refresh understanding of how CIL income can/should be spent by parish councils.
ANY OTHER BUSINESS 1) Phone boxes - renovation will be undertaken once noticeboard repairs are completed. 2) CALPALC - Assertion 10 - clerk advised councillors of non-compliance with requirements. Clerk and councillor(s) to find out more and report at February meeting with next steps to be ready for audit. SH, DW and TW to attend online meeting organised by CALPALC on 22 January.
DATE AND BUSINESS FOR NEXT MEETING - Thursday 19th February 2026. Items for discussion to be with the Clerk 10 days prior to the meeting.
Minutes 20th November
WOODDITTON PARISH COUNCIL - MINUTES of meeting 20th NOVEMBER 2025 ATTENDANCE: D White (Chair), G Jefferson, T Webb, J Surrage, M Stellmacher, P Rybin, G Taylor, S
Hewitt (clerk) APOLOGIES: J Lay (ECDC), J Edge (CCC), A Sharp (ECDC) DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST (personal or prejudicial) None
MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING - Agreed and signed.
ANY MATTERS ARISING (District and County) - Deadline for CCC and ECDC to submit preferences for Local Govt Review into 2 unitary authorities. A meeting was held of 16 parishes in East Cambs around Newmarket. Letter sent with agreement to back Option A (ECDC with Cambridge South and Cambridge City) although as satellite parishes to Newmarket would make more sense to be in same unitary authority as Newmarket. Not an option currently because villages in East Cambs and Newmarket in Suffolk.
PUBLIC FORUM (maximum 15 minutes) none
PLAY AREA MATTERS 1) The recreation field off Peterhouse Drive is not classed as an Asset of Community Value due to lack of evidence of community use submitted in 2020 and will be removed from the list in June 2026; SH to contact ECDC to explore if a revised application may be made; GJ and DW to liaise with parishioners in Crockfords area to see who might use it. 2) Dog fouling on Memorial Field continues to be an issue around playground equipment. PW and MS to consider possible solutions for the January meeting. SH to chase AS regarding signs discussed at the October meeting. 3) Safety inspection of Memorial Field playground is due - SH to book.
HIGHWAYS ISSUES 1) Bin at bus stop by 6 Ditton Green - ECDC will not add it to their refuse collection as not installed by them. Agreed to replace with standard ECDC bin so it can be on the collection list and be emptied at same time as that by wooden bus stop at cross roads. SH to ask AS to progress with ECDC waste dept. 2) Parking outside the pub is an issue, especially on Sundays, with customers parking both sides of the road on pavements. AS to talk to Chestnut Group. 3) Concerns raised about the cleanliness of wooden bus shelter at cross roads: cobwebs to be swept.
FOOTPATHS - CCC footpaths team will install steps where Icknield Way crosses Devils Dyke in 2026.
QUOTATIONS FOR APPROVAL - Request from Woodditton Community Group for £750 to fund road closure for Arts and Music Street Festival in June 2026. In the interest of fairness across the 3 communities within WPC, agreed not to fund street closure but instead to award 3 grants of £500 each for 2026-27 to Woodditton, Saxon Street and Crockfords to be used as communities wish for community events. Concerns raised about using Ditton Green for live music due to noise for residents into the night and because not a national event like VE Day or Coronation. Memorial Field felt to be a better location with more space and no need to close a road. DW to respond to Community Group.
PLANNING MATTERS - No issues raised. ACCOUNTS AND PAYMENTS
November: D White £86.70; S Hewitt (clerk) £300; H Crozier £60; J Mills £2,105.15; S Daines £125. December: S Burley £280; S Hewitt (clerk) £300; H Crozier £60; J Webb £200.
Application for 2026/27 Precept - agreed no increases - same as 2025-26.
LATEST CORRESPONDENCE AND PUBLICATIONS - None
ANY OTHER BUSINESS - DW reported on attendance of MARPA meeting. Phone box refurbishment
awaited after work is completed on noticeboards in Crockfords - DW to chase.
DATE AND BUSINESS FOR NEXT MEETING - No meeting in December. Next meeting: Thursday 15 January 2026. Items for discussion to be with the Clerk 10 days prior to the meeting.
Minutes 16th October
WOODDITTON PARISH COUNCIL - minutes of meeting on OCTOBER 2025 ATTENDANCE - D White (Chair), M Stellmacher, P Rybin, G Jefferson, J Edge (CCC), A Sharp
(ECDC), S Hewitt (clerk)
APOLOGIES - T Webb, J Surrage, G Taylor, J Lay (ECDC)
DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST (personal or prejudicial) - none
MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING - approved and signed
MATTERS ARISING (District and County)
CCC ● Kingsway Solar - support Kingsway Community Solar Action’s campaign against this
development which will cover 1,246 hectares (3,079 acres) of farmland and necessitate a 15km line of mega pylons to take the electricity across country to join the grid at Burwell. Clerk to send letter.
● Local Govt Review - CCC supporting Option A where East Cambs joins Cambridge City and South Cambs.
● Gulley cleaning now underway. EDCD
● LGR - ECDC councillors voting on 5 options.
● Waste services changes - black bins to start w/c 23 March. Bags in black bin collected
fortnightly. Food waste caddy weekly.
PUBLIC FORUM - n/a
PLAY AREA MATTERS - Kings Drive - all strimmer guards on. Memorial Field - problem with dog mess in playground - agreed to erect signs - AS to source. WPC to monitor effectiveness.
HIGHWAYS ISSUES
● WPC to draw up a wish list for Local Highways Improvement (LHI) funding for 2026-27. General agreement that creating parking bays up St John’s Avenue alongside allotment fence necessary to ease drop off/pick up at Ditton Lodge and because verge an eyesore from parents parking on it for years. Chair and clerk to meet with Headteacher to discuss.
● Speeding through Saxon Street - Chair to gather data.
● Waste bin by bus stop opposite 6 Ditton Green - needs to be added to ECDC list for regular
collection - AS to action.
FOOTPATHS - steps on Devils Dyke have been replaced by CCC footpaths team
QUOTATIONS FOR APPROVAL - phone box repairs in Saxon Street and Ditton Green approved. PLANNING MATTERS - telecoms mast Cricket Field Road; Hambleton House; Granary Barns. No issues.
ACCOUNTS AND PAYMENTS - Q2 report and review - no issues. Cheques raised: S Hewitt (clerk) £300; H Crozier £60; J Mills £362; SSMC £75
LATEST CORRESPONDENCE AND PUBLICATIONS - none
ANY OTHER BUSINESS - Chair reported from attending MARPA meeting.
DATE AND BUSINESS FOR NEXT MEETING - Thursday 20 November at 7.30pm. Items for discussion to be with the Clerk 10 days prior to the meeting.
Minutes 18th September
WOODDITTON PARISH COUNCIL - minutes of meeting held on 19th Sept 2025 PRESENT: Dudley White (Chair), June Surrage, Pavel Rybin, Matt Stellmacher, Jonny Edge (CCC), Sara
Hewitt (Clerk)
APOLOGIES: Terry Webb, Gail Jefferson, Guy Taylor, Alan Sharp (ECDC), James Lay (ECDC)
DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST (personal or prejudicial) None
MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING (for approval and signature ) Approved
ANY MATTERS ARISING (District and County)
CCC Highways - new structure: Les Middleton will triage and process requests. JE and LM already surveyed trouble spots within the parish. Slurry seal of pavements being done soon.
CCC - children in care - JE requested the part of his September report asking for foster parent volunteers be displayed on noticeboards in the parish. SH to action.
Railway bridge at bottom of Crockfords Road: Network Rail have been alerted to sycamore tree growing on embankment damaging retaining wall by bridge. NR confirmed job placed for tree removal.
PUBLIC FORUM (maximum 15 minutes) None
PLAY AREA MATTERS - All play areas in good condition. Slide washed in QEII memorial park and estimate approved for replacement of broken wood. Work completed at Crockfords with strimmer guards approved for installation. Saxon Street bark laying on hold.
HIGHWAYS ISSUES - JE confirmed he has referred the request to cut back trees and bushes on edge of Ditton Park Wood to CCC after Forestry Commission confirmed it is their responsibility to keep the road clear. DW confirmed traffic data from New Cheveley Road showed majority of motorists not speeding. JS said nevertheless there is a requirement for some kind of safe crossing for pedestrians between The Draft and Cricket Field Road. JE suggested WPC consider what Local Highways Improvements (LHIs) are required in the coming year. Discussion identified the following: 1) Saxon Street - gather data for speeding on main road prior to consideration of traffic claiming. DW to move speed camera to Kirtling Road; 2) St John’s Ave - replace verge along allotments with parking bays to ease traffic issues with school drop off and collection - DW asked SH to arrange a meeting with Ditton Lodge school as a first step to ascertain school’s thoughts and wishes.
FOOTPATHS UPDATE - 1) Broken steps on Devil’s Dyke footpath: repair confirmed as in hand by CCC. SH to chase progress within a month. 2) Broken kissing gate on footpath by Old Mill House: DW to ask Darley if they plan to replace as landowner responsibility, not CCC. 3) Broken signpost on track beyond livery yard toward Court Barns: registered with CCC - SH to chase in a month. 4) PR raised the issue of flooding of footpath beyond the livery stables in winter. MS to contact Statchworth Estates and explore possibility of having the path raised over the ditch/stream.
QUOTATIONS FOR APPROVAL - See Play Area Matters: Crockfords strimmer guards. Repairs in QEII. Also improvements to both noticeboards in Crockfords to weatherproof.
PLANNING MATTERS - None
ACCOUNTS AND PAYMENTS - S Hewitt (clerk) £300; H Crozier £60; S Burley £275; SJD Cleaning £30; J Mills £621 ANY OTHER BUSINESS - Speeding data on New Cheveley Road - see Highways (above).
DATE FOR NEXT MEETING - Thursday 16th October.
Items for discussion to be with the Clerk 10 days prior to the meeting: [email protected].
Minutes 21st July
Present. County and District councillors: Jonny Edge, Alan Sharp and James Lay.
Parish: Dudley White, Pavil Rybin, Gail Jefferson, Matt Stellmacher, Guy Taylor, June Surrage and Terry Webb.
Declarations of Interest: none.
Minutes of previous meeting: agreed and signed.
Film Night: all agreed this was a success and will be a recurring event.
Maters arising: Jonny Edge, overgrown hedge in New Cheveley Road was the County Councils responsibility and was being investigated. Highways department was undergoing a restructure at the moment.
Alan Sharp: Sanctuary Housing was improving their turnaround of empty properties, 42 houses were empty and available with 90 needing maintenance work before reletting.
James Lay: Air ambulance needed commending as 90 people had been trained in CPR in Woodditon. The course will be offered to residents around Crockfords Park. District Council had processed, on average, 130 planning applications per month. District Council to be closed within 3 years.
Public Forum: none.
Play areas: Memorial field, protecting the equipment from strimmers was almost completed. Saxon Street, a rethink on proposed work and expenditure will be discussed at the next meeting. The new sign will be erected. Kings Drive, fencing repair was complete.
Highways: waiting delivery of new street signs. Rubbish is being dumped again in the brick alcove along New Cheveley Road and graffiti is on the railway bridge; this is to be actioned by Alan Sharp.
Footpaths: Gate by Mill House was broken and would be reported to Darley for repair.
Quotations for approval: none
Planning: The Laurels neighbours have concerns about the distance of proposed road and the flint wall, and about being overlooked.
Accounts: approved and signed.
Correspondence: none.
AOB: A survey was presented to the council of blocked drains in the parish, clerk to report findings to Jonny Edge. Hedges and trees along Kirtling Road need cutting back, clerk to write to the Forestry Commission. Hedges and trees on the corner of New Cheveley Road and Crockfords Park reported as dangerous to pedestrians, Network Rail informed; Steve Burley asked to make safe.
Next meeting: Thursday 18th September 2025 at The Methodist Hall Saxon Street at 7.30 pm. Items for discussion should be with the clerk by 8th September.
Parishioners, Press and public are welcome to attend.
Minutes 17th July
PRESENT: Dudley White, Terry Webb, June Surrage, Pavel Rybin, Gail Jefferson, Alan Sharp (ECDC), Sara Hewitt (Clerk) Sam Stonehouse (Evolution Town Planning) APOLOGIES: Jonny Edge, Guy Taylor, James Lay
DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST (personal or prejudicial) None
MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING (for approval and signature ) Approved
ELECTION OF NEW PARISH COUNCILLOR Matt Stellmacher proposed by GJ. Seconded by TW. Voted in unanimously.
ELECTION OF ELLESMERE CENTRE TRUSTEE Liz Stellmacher proposed by GJ. Seconded by PR. Voted in unanimously.
ANY MATTERS ARISING (District and County)
Local Govt Reorganisation - options outlined in JE’s July report. WPC supports Option A with ECDC joining with SCDC and Cambridge City. WPC does not believe it is in the interests of residents to follow Option B or C. WPC believes residents would be best served through links to Cambridge (given the lack of opportunity to be linked to Newmarket due to the County boundary). Concerns were raised over lack of public consultation and lack of public understanding of possible consequences of reorganisation.
UK Shared Prosperity Business Grant Fund - funding available for small businesses. Waste - New waste vehicles from 1 January 2026. Black bins to launch 1 June 2026.
PUBLIC FORUM (maximum 15 minutes) None
PLAY AREA MATTERS Saxon Street - DW asking S Burley to quote. Memorial field - in good condition. Portaloo from Cinema Night to be collected ASAP. Kings Drive - Darley mended fence.
HIGHWAYS ISSUES Grass cutting done on New Cheveley Road. Survey of road name signs to make a list of those no longer legible and submit request for replacements.
FOOTPATHS UPDATE Issues with shoddy work on footpaths in Crockfords - photos to be submitted with complaint via AS. Footpath in field at West End: hedge will be flailed and footpath cut by end of August. PC to request kissing gate not be removed, contrary to Footpath Officer request. Broken kissing gate on footpath near Mill House - request Footpaths either repair or remove.
QUOTATIONS FOR APPROVAL Request for donation towards church bell clappers
(matching £200 donated by community group). Agreed in principle pending evidence that PCs can donate to churches.
PLANNING MATTERS No objections to 25/00657/FUL or 25/00754/FUL.
ACCOUNTS AND PAYMENTS New quarterly reporting format approved. Q1 to be emailed to all councillors. VAT refund received.
Clerk £300; SSMC (Jul/Aug/Sept) £75; H Crozier £60; V Capp £76; S Hewitt (expenses) £42.89; S Burley £105
ANY OTHER BUSINESS Mid Anglia Rail Passenger Association (MARPA) invited a
representative to sit on the committee representing rail users. DW to join. £25 annual fee.
DATE AND BUSINESS FOR NEXT MEETING - Thursday 21st August. Items for
discussion to be with the Clerk 10 days prior to the meeting.
Minutes 19th June
Present: Dudley White, Terry Webb, June Surrage, Guy Taylor, Pavel Rybin, Gail Jefferson, Alan Sharp, Jonny Edge, James Lay, Sara Hewitt (Clerk) Apologies: none
DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST (personal or prejudicial) None
MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING (for approval and signature ) Approved and signed ANY MATTERS ARISING (District and County)
- ● JE reported CCC had first meeting of new council since elections in May. He is on Highways Committee. Also Vice Chair on Children and Young People’s committee. Has asked Highways to investigate the surface water opposite playground in Saxon Street. Outlined some of the issues arising from forthcoming local govt reorganisation. Confirmed 28th Nov deadline to submit proposals for reorganisation to Govt.
- ● AS reported on Govt drive to speed up the Planning system and possible issues of lack of consultation at PC level to come, also the need to recruit new planning officers.
- ● JL (ECDC) gave an update on cardiac arrest training - 72 people now trained in our area. Explained that EAAA running an app whereby local responders within 1⁄2 mile of a cardiac arrest will be contacted following 999 calls and asked to attend. Talked about pressures in local govt as officers leave or retire faced with unsettled futures. Of 129 Planning applications in April, 114 were approved.
FILM EVENT - Pete Wylie sent in a plan for the event site and full details of organisation, risk assessment etc. All supportive of the event. Event organisers to be responsible for clearing and locking memorial field after event. DW to speak to PW.
PUBLIC FORUM (maximum 15 minutes) N/A PLAY AREA MATTERS - Generally in good order.
- ● Kings Drive - hole in fence onto Darley land. Darley mending fence to prevent trespass.
- ● Memorial Field - strimming needed. Quote obtained. Weeds in carpark need spraying - GT kindly volunteered. New strimguards have been placed on legs of equipment to prevent weakening. Vandalism discussed in May meeting was fixed in 2 weeks.
HIGHWAYS ISSUES - grass cutting on New Cheveley Road remains an issue. AS and JE to follow up with email from resident provided.
QUOTATIONS FOR APPROVAL - 9 hours @ £35 for maintenance including strimming and clearing of overgrown vegetation in 3 sites in Woodditton (Steve Burley) approved.
PLANNING MATTERS - 1) The Old Forge, 8 Ditton Green. Removal of internal walls, new openings formed in external wall and new windows installed - no comments. 2) 6 Ditton Green. Initial consultation on access, appearance, landscaping, layout and scale of previously approved 24/00521/OUT for up to seven new dwellings of mixed scale as well as associated landscaping works and the demolition of the existing dwelling. Response drafted to ECDC on items requiring conditions to planning prior to commencing work: 1) surface water management to prevent flooding after heavy rain; 2) parking provision is inadequate for size of houses, also visitors; 3) bus stop proximity to entrance to no.6. Submit to ECDC by 1st July.
ACCOUNTS AND PAYMENTS
D White £104.94; S Hewitt £250; SSMethodist Church £25; H Crozier £60; J Webb £200; V Capp £76
LATEST CORRESPONDENCE AND PUBLICATIONS - no comments
REPRESENTATION - invitation for trustee(s) from Ellesmere Centre. Publicise the opportunity on village WhatsApp. And by poster if supplied.
ANY OTHER BUSINESS
- ● Accountant - agreed thank you gift for accountant who did internal audit of annual accounts despite family crisis and refused any payment.
- ● Overgrown hedge on Stetchworth Road from no.5 to village boundary obscuring road sign and visibility - GT kindly volunteered to cut.
- ● Footpath through field off West End needs clearing. Contact Gibsons (owners) through developer to arrange access.
DATE AND BUSINESS FOR NEXT MEETING - Thursday 17th July. Items for discussion to be with the Clerk 10 days prior to the meeting.
Minutes Annual General PC Meeting 15th May
Minutes Annual Parish May Meeting 15th May
PRESENT
Dudley White, Terry Webb, June Surrage, Pavel Rybin, Gail Jefferson, Alan Sharp, Jonny Edge, Sara Hewitt (Clerk)
1. Apologies for absence
James Lay, Guy Taylor
2. Chairman’s report 2024/25.
This was delivered by Dudley White (copy on file) along with a copy of the internally audited annual accounts (to be externally audited). Reflected on a year of change and thanked the relevant people for their work in given areas. Noted that Woodditton PC had not increased its precept for five years running. Also noted the sad loss of John Theobald, emphasising all he contributed to Woodditton in his 23 years as parish clerk.
3. Reports from County and District Councillors:
- ● ECDC/Cambridgeshire CC Report, Bottisham Annual Report April 2025 – delivered by Alan Sharp (copy on file)
- ● CCC Report Woodditton 15 May 2025 – delivered by Jonny Edge (copy on file)
4. Public Forum
- ● No public attendees present
- ● Saxon Street Methodist Church report – delivered by June Surrage (copy
on file)
Minutes PC 15th May meeting
1. ATTENDANCES AND APOLOGIES
Present: Dudley White, Terry Webb, June Surrage, Pavel Rybin, Gail Jefferson, Alan Sharp, Jonny Edge, Sara Hewitt (Clerk)
Apologies for absence: James Lay, Guy Taylor
2. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST (personal or prejudicial) - None
3. MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING (for approval and signature) – Approved and signed
4. ANY MATTERS ARISING (District and County) - Alan Sharp and Jonny Edge had delivered their annual reports to the AGM a few minutes earlier – copies on file with those minutes. WPC to await update(s) at June meeting following Council meeting on 20th May.
- PUBLIC FORUM (maximum 15 minutes) - None
- PLAY AREA MATTERS
- a) Vandalism in the School Road play area. PC had already been alerted about someone interfering with the gate padlock and Darley had agreed to increase security in the area. But a picnic bench was then vandalised with wood being split using some sort of metal tool. Had been taped up for safety by John Mills. Agreed to ask JM to assess whether safely repairable and thereafter to cost replacement if necessary. Also agreed to replace the rope handle on equipment with a chain so that can’t be cut. Continue to liaise with Darley re surveillance on patrols.
- b) Saxon Street – new bark laying and sign are in hand.
- c) Kings Drive – Vic Capp on monthly retainer. No issues.
- a) Abandoned car - removed from School Road, Saxon Street.
- b) Water leaks opposite Saxon Street play area – ongoing disagreement between Highways and
Anglian Water over responsibility. JE to raise with ECDC. - c) Grass cutting – issue raised by email about lack of grass cutting on bank below houses on
New Cheveley Road between number 68 and The Drift. AS to speak to District Council. SH
to replay to parishioner with update. - d) Speeding issues on New Cheveley Road – recent accident of speeding car crashing into
parks vehicle and overturning. DW to position speeding sign and equipment in location to gather data with a view to a possible traffic calming solution.
- QUOTATIONS FOR APPROVAL - None
- PLANNING MATTERS - None
Saxon Street methodist church £25.00; Hannah Crozier £60.00; John Mills £621.00; Insurance £1347.99; Clerk’s salary £250.00; Vic Capp £76.00; Pavel £118.45; Terry £22.19.
Internally audited accounts circulated for information. To go to external auditor.
11. LATEST CORRESPONDENCE AND PUBLICATION – ongoing website updates
12. ANY OTHER BUSINESS - acknowledgements and thanks have been received for grants given to St Nicholas Hospice, The Ellesmere Centre and East Anglian Air Ambulance.
13. DATE AND BUSINESS FOR NEXT MEETING - Thursday 19th June at 7.30pm.
Items for discussion to be with the Clerk 10 days prior to the meeting.
Parishioners, press and the general public are invited to attend.
Minutes 17th April
1.ATTENDANCES AND APOLOGIES
Present: Dudley White (Chair), Terry Webb, June Surrage, Pavel Rybin, Gail Jefferson, Guy Taylor, Alan Sharp, Sara Hewitt (clerk), Matt Stellmacher
Apologies: James Lay
2.DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST (any personal or prejudicial) None
3.MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING (for approval and signature) Approved and signed
4. ANY MATTERS ARISING (District and County)
Alan Sharp reported that:
a) CC met 18 March, DC on 20th March in respect of council reorganisation. All chief execs working together to work through reality of what is going to happen. Letter sent to Govt 21st March from all (except Fenland who have sent a slightly different letter). 6 options potentially but will be narrowed down. Alan will update at the next PC meeting in May.
b) Kingsway Solar is the proposed 3,700 acre solar farm around West Wratting, Weston Colville and Balsham. Next meeting on this is the public review in Summer. AS will update thereafter.
5. PUBLIC FORUM
Matt Stellmacher explained he was attending as an observer with a view to applying for election to the Parish Council. He was welcomed and encouraged to apply.
6. INTRODUCTION OF NEW CLERK
Sara Hewitt introduced as new parish clerk from 1st April 2025. Members of PC took the opportunity to express thanks to John Theobald for his many years of service in the role previously.
7. V.E DAY STREET PARTY - SATURDAY 10TH MAY
All residents who will be affected have been informed of street closure. Parish Council supports this event. Residents have had flyers about the event from the Community Group.
8. PLAY AREA MATTERS
Saxon Street has a water leak opposite playground. Anglian Water will investigate. Pavement affected. Phone box repairs are in hand and steps at play area. Guy getting new bark for Saxon Street playground. Memorial field looking good.
Following a safety inspection, John Mills was asked to quote for some repairs to play equipment and for work to protect play equipment from strimmers. See item 10 below.
9. HIGHWAYS ISSUES
Rubbish has been cleared after the fly tipping from development of 4 Ditton Green thanks to Sanctuary Housing and ECDC.
Abandoned car in School Road. Highways aware. 7-day warning sticker on car. ECDC have it in hand.
10. VARIOUS QUOTES FOR APPROVAL
2 quotes for approval for work to be done by John Mills.
- Saxon Street playground - new platform on slide £335. Approved.
- Memorial field. Health and Safety review identified weakening of equipment base posts from
11. PLANNING MATTERS
New Cheveley Road. Old lean-to has been replaced with larger structure. No comments. No objection.
12. ACCOUNTS AND PAYMENTS
£25 Saxon Street methodist church. £200 John Webb. £250 clerk’s fee. £125 S.Daines (grass cutting). £614.98 Capalc affilliation fee. £3000 various local grants. £60 Hannah Crozier. All approved.
13. LATEST CORRESPONDENCE AND PUBLICATION
Clerk’s induction underway to take over as recipient of PC correspondence.
Gail’s work on Crockfords newsletter to increase awareness of being part of Woodditton was noted and appreciated. 2nd edition to be written and 250 copies printed. Postman has agreed to distribute to all Crockfords homes.
Website updates were discussed – new pages and/or links needed for the following:
- Darley
- Granary Barns
- Crockfords
- Three Blackbirds
- Councillors and contact details
14. OTHER BUSINESS
More trees to be planted in the copse in the Memorial field. Pavel to source and organise planting.
15. DATE AND BUSINESS FOR NEXT MEETING
The next meeting is Thursday 15th May. This will include the Annual Parish Meeting, the Annual General Parish Council Meeting, and finally the normal monthly Parish Council meeting. Due to the amount of business to be covered, the first meeting will start at 7pm.
- ITEMS FOR DISCUSSON TO BE WITH THE CLERK 10 DAYS BEFORE THE MEETING.
- PARISHIONERS, PRESS AND GENERAL PUBLIC ARE INVITED TO ATTEND.