VE DAY 75 CELEBRATIONS 8TH – 10TH MAY 2020
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8th May 2020
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AGENDA
To: The Members of Hever Parish Council. I hereby summon you to attend the meeting of Hever Parish Council to be held at Markbeech Village Hall on TUESDAY 21st JANUARY 2020 commencing at 7.00pm for the transaction of business as set out below. Planning meeting will be at 6.30pm if any applications.
Signed; Clerk Date 16.01.20 *attachment / printed copy
To assist in the speedy and efficient dispatch of business, please contact the Clerk in advance of the meeting if further factual information is required on an item on the Agenda.
- To receive apologies and declarations of interest in respect of business specified on the agenda.
- *To approve the accuracy of draft Minutes of the previous meeting (21.11.19) (Chair).
- Public Forum (10 minutes)
The Council will receive statements and questions from the public (this is the only opportunity for members of the public to make a contribution during the meeting) and for members with pecuniary interests to speak on items on the Agenda.
Items for discussion / decision;
- *History of grant funding for information.
5i. *Financial update. Receipts and payments since last update & accounts and statement reconciliation.
5ii. To consider any grant applications received.
*One self closing gate for footpath in Four Elms.
- HPC Affordable Housing Project.
To receive analysis by Sevenoaks District Council on possible rural affordable housing exception sites in the parish and update following a meeting in December between the HPC working party (Clerk, SS, CT) and English Rural Housing association. Landowner negotiations would be the responsibility of English rural. A period of full and comprehensive public consultations would take place before HPC consider whether to formally support the project. Only after this time, could any planning application be considered. Need to initially consult with KCC Highways for their guidance.
- Gatwick update (SL, RBS, DL)
- VE DAY 75 CELEBRATIONS 8TH – 10TH MAY 2020 8th May 2020. www.veday75.org
- Hever Parish Field.
Pedestrian safety request from Governors to consider re-routing path from Castle coach park to Hever school – to pass in front of hut. They have obtained quote for most of the work and able to part fund from Governors fund.
- CONSULTATIONS;
i)Kent County Council Continue reading
including planning agenda (meeting at 7pm).
Draft minutes from Sept. 2019 meeting;
Finance update and budget proposal;
Nov 2019 update and budget proposal post mtg
Planning update;
Penshurst Church
Tom Tugendhat MP will be joining us.
Gatwick recently announced plans to increase traffic by close to 40%. Partly through advances in technology, partly by bringing in their existing ‘standby’ runway for more frequent use.
And they want to ringfence land for a 3rd runway.
We have a plan.
Please come and hear what that is, give your feedback and help us in this mother of all contests for our skies. Makes everything we’ve done before feel like a skirmish in the foothills.
However with the help of the shifting sentiment towards air travel and airport expansion, I do believe we can win this. Well, not lose it.
The Reverend Tom Holme has graciously allowed us to use his church for the evening.
The agenda will be strictly aviation!
Martin Barraud & Crew
www.gatwickobviouslynot.org
ask@gatwickobviouslynot.org
AGENDA
To: The Members of Hever Parish Council. I hereby summon you to attend the meeting of Hever Parish Council to be held at MARKBEECH Village Hall on TUESDAY 17 TH SEPTEMBER 2019 commencing at 7.30pm for the transaction of business as set out below.
Signed; Clerk Date 10.09.19 *attachment / printed copy
To assist in the speedy and efficient dispatch of business, please contact the Clerk in advance of the meeting if further factual information is required on an item on the Agenda.
- To receive apologies and declarations of interest in respect of business specified on the agenda.
- *To approve the accuracy of draft Minutes of the previous meeting (16.07.19) (Chair).
- Public Forum (10 minutes)
The Council will receive statements and questions from the public (this is the only opportunity for members of the public to make a contribution during the meeting) and for members with pecuniary interests to speak on items on the Agenda.
- David De waal, Four Elms attending to propose school holiday sports camp (using Four Elms primary school and accessing Recreation ground).
Items for discussion / decision;
- Co – option of Duncan Leslie (DL) to post of Councillor, Hever ward, Hever Parish Council (following meeting on 16.07.19).
4i. DL to confirm that qualified to hold office – meets the criteria for eligibility set out in s.9 of the 1972 Act and is not disqualified, pursuant to s.80 of the 1972 Act.
4ii. Sign the declaration of acceptance of office in the presence of the Clerk / Cllr.
4iii. Sign HPC Code of Conduct (2019).
4iii. Register and declare pecuniary and non-pecuniary interests (within 28 days).
Note; if an interest is NOT entered onto the authority’s register, then the member must disclose the interest to any meeting of the authority at which they are present, where they have a disclosable interest in any matter being considered and where the matter is not a “sensitive interest”. The Monitoring Officer must be notified then within 28 days.
- 5. *2020 – 2021 budget. Finance committee meeting (JH, HW, CC, AH) to be held in October. Any proposals from the full Council relating to next year spending / projects and budget plans?
2019 – 2020 budget and finance update attached.
- Retirement of Dr. Morrison, Edenbridge medical centre. Does the Council wish to respond to
locals request to commemorate this event? Continue reading
Friday 27th September at 7.15 pm
in the Four Elms Village Hall with a course meal.
£7 per adult, £3 per child (Family ticket 2 adults & 3 children £20)
Entertainment by The Goldfields, playing jazz, folk and swing music
Email fevhlunch@btinternet.com or call 01732 700 247 to book your place.
Hever Parish Council have considered and acted on a number of occasions in recent years, in response to residents and walkers’ requests, how to further promote and enhance the experience of walkers by having dog and user friendly pathways with clear access and signposting. This supports a positive, health, active lifestyle and local tourism. We have worked with local landowners, tourist attractions, walking groups and Kent County Council public rights of way officer.
Landowners are responsible for maintaining stiles and gates in a safe condition and to the required standard of repair in accordance with Section 146 of the Highways Act 1980.
Kent County Council are obliged to contribute a minimum of 25% towards the reasonable cost of maintenance.
This contribution has traditionally been through the provision of the materials necessary for the repair. To assist in reducing the burden on landowners the County Council is willing to provide a self-closing gate (cost price £130.00) for the landowners’ installation. Continue reading
You now have until 8th September to enter
All you have to do is:
1. Make a Scarecrow and put it outside your house by 8th September
2. Tell us you have entered by emailing your name, your Scarecrow’s name and your address to hra@hever.org
3. Vote for your favourite Scarecrow at the phone box on Uckfield Lane or email hra@hever.org. Voting will start on the 12th September and finish on the 22nd September.
Winners will be announced at the SCARECROW PARTY!!! to be held at Hever Village Hall
Sunday 29th September 3 – 5pm
Sunday 29th September 3 – 5pm
EVERYONE IS WELCOME
The Hever Barn Dance is on Sat 7th September and we’d love to see as many of you there as possible. Great family fun! So grab you hats, polish your boots and join us! Tickets are now on sale here
During the past week, we are not sure when as it is open on a daily basis from morning to early afternoon, our beautiful Church was robbed.
The brass ornate pulpit rails were removed from the stone stairs, a hanging candelabra in the sanctuary, fortunately one was left, and two silver plate flower vases were stolen. Likewise, probably the water from the vases was strewn over the altar kneeling cushions leaving them badly marked. If you know anything about this incident would be please contact:
Kent Police 01622 690690 Incident Ref: 17-0575
You may query why the Church is left open each day. It is the policy of the PCC and Rochester Diocese that our Church is an open door to anyone and everyone. It was founded over 100 years ago as “The Little House of Goodwill” and it remains so to this day. Its interior decorations are considered, by academic Art Historians, to be a great example of the Arts and Crafts movement, founded by William Morris. All were gifts by generous residents of Four Elms Village and we are saddened that such a robbery has occurred, the first to our knowledge, at this time.
We continue to welcome all who wish to enter our beautiful Church and while “things” may have been stolen the heart of the Church is in good repair.