COOKHAM PARISH COUNCIL

Minutes of a Meeting of the

 COOKHAM PARISH COUNCIL

PRESENT:            Cllr H. J. Woodbridge (Chairman); M. Wellman (Vice Chairman).

Cllrs. P. Brockwell, M. Coker, S. Fairlie, G. Harris, A. Hay, M. Innes, R. Piercey,

A. Prichard, D. Ricardo and J. Stretton.

1.      APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE AND DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST:

Apologies were received from Cllr Barnes. Cllr Cubley also recorded her apologies. There were no Declarations of Interest.

2.                  APPROVAL OF MINUTES: The Minutes of the Council Meeting held on the 1^st November 2005 were circulated and duly signed as a correct record with two amendments. On page 164, after item 6, the line “Cllr Coker left the meeting …” was to be deleted. Also on page 164, item 8, line 8, “Maidenhead Advertiser” was to be replaced by “noticeboard and website”.

3.                  COMMITTEE REPORTS: The Minutes of the Footpaths & Open Spaces Committee held on 8^th November 2005 were approved with no amendments. The Minutes of the Finance and General Purposes Committee held on 22^nd November 2005 were approved with no amendments.

4.  REPORTS FROM OUTSIDE BODIES:

1.         Cllr Prichard spent time at Holy Trinity Primary School working with children in the classroom and attending their Christmas play.

2.                  Cllr Coker attended the Christmas celebrations at Cookham Rise Primary School.

5.             QUESTIONS UNDER STANDING ORDERS 24/26:

There were no questions received.

6.            FINANCE:

The list of cheques raised in the month of November as listed on Page 184 were approved on the proposition of Cllr Brockwell and seconded by Cllr Prichard.

7.            BOROUGH COUNCILLORS’ REPORT:

Cllr Ricardo attended the recent Thames Flood Forum where the continuation of the CSG North was questioned. He also spoke of Little Marlow Sewage Works needing 2.5 million to rectify their various problems.

8.         THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS RE: PROPOSED TELECOMS MAST BY DALY INTERNATIONAL (VODAFONE): The Parish Office had received three letters of objections from residents regarding the new suggested site in The Avenue. The view was that Mr Jonathan Miall, who spoke at the last meeting, was actually not speaking on behalf of all residents but mainly for the residents affected in Sutton Close. Cllr Brar mentioned that she had been advised by RBWM legal department not to advise Daly on potential sites for masts. At the recent Telecoms Forum it was noted that although the Companies are encouraged to discuss potential sites with residents, finding the sites was down to them.

9.            CHAIRMAN’S SUBMISSIONS: The Chairman mentioned the story in the Maidenhead Advertiser about Channel Four being asked not the film the War Memorial at Cookham Dean by the National Trust. The Clerk was asked to write to the Trust to remind them that the upkeep and maintenance of the War Memorial was paid by the Parish Council and the TV company should have been advised to ask us for permission to film. The next Parish Conference is on 19^th January 2006 and the deadline for items is 4^th January 2006. Some emails from Liz Kwantes were read out regarding the Youth Drop in Days on Monday evenings and the Rural Conference which invited Cllr Prichard at short notice.

10.       CORRESPONDENCE:  A list of correspondence and periodicals received during the month of November was circulated with the agenda.  These were available in the Parish Office for Councillors’ perusal.

The Meeting closed at 9.18pm.