Present
:
Mesdames Jean Langley, Jenny Swattridge, Doris Pritchard, Amanda Vaughan, Veronica
Price, Beverley Turner, Catherine Brown,
Michelle Burgess, Jean Hancock.
Messrs. Trevor Phillips, Dennis
Brown, Simon James, Roger Hancock.
Apologies received from:
Mesdames, Rachel Thomas, Myrna Thomas, Lisa Ridgeway, Janet Thomas, Margaret
Lawrence, Helen Williams, Linda Lewis, Ann Randel.
Messrs. Jonathon Kear, John
Randel.
The
chairman, Mr. T. Phillips welcomed members to the meeting with a special welcome to
Roger and Jean Hancock and Michelle Burgess
The
minutes
of the meeting held on the 30th October 2007 were agreed by the
committee and signed by the chairman.
Matters
Arising.
Future
of the Old School
Following the
departure of Mrs. Barrington as the booking secretary, problems that had been
raised with the council many times by Mrs. Barrington in the past, were used as
a reason to suddenly close the Old School. Most groups that had bookings in the
Old School have managed to find alternative venues, apart from the Art Club and
a slight clash of times on a Wednesday between the Brownies and T’ai Chi. Thanks
are due to the School, the Baptist Chapel, Stepping Stones and the Scouts as
well as the Beaufort Hotel for helping to keep the spirit of the village alive.
The possibility of using the area formerly used by the ‘Rascals’ in the infant
school was proposed.
Monmouth County
Council, after pressure from the Community Council, Raglan Village Hall and
Recreation Association and the leader of the Council, Andrew Crump, have agreed
that the building may re-open after category ‘A’ work has been carried out.
A nominal figure of £30,000
has been suggested as the figure needed for the improvement work. Monmouth
Council has suggested that the cost of a building survey may be found from one
of its budgets to ascertain the true cost. All agree that the work needs to be
carried out urgently to re-open the Old School as soon as possible.
A new caretaker to
replace Mrs. Barrington has been appointed from the 7th January,
subject to CRB checks.
Progress
Reports
M.U.G.A. The plans for the
MUGA were rejected by the planning committee when it eventually reached them at
the end of November due to part of the scheme being in the flight path of bats.
The footpaths also need to be brought up to a higher standard. All the
objections raised have now been addressed so it is hoped that planning will not
be delayed much longer. The contract for the work still stands so theoretically
work could be started as soon as planning is granted.
Village Hall A
meeting is planned with Colin Barnard’s successor, Jackie Morris, next week.
The plans for the junior school have now been received and forwarded to the
architect for work to begin on converting the school to a village hall.
Fund
Raising
Cinema
Amanda
Vaughan gave a report on the meeting held on the 15th November. The
possibilities of obtaining more compact equipment together with lower costs are
making showing films in Raglan a more viable proposition.
Raglan Day It
was proposed that a meeting be held in January to begin the preparations for
Raglan Day to which all interested groups and businesses be invited.
Father Christmas Preparations are well in hand for the tour of
Father Christmas around the village. Posters will be placed in all venues where
there are children and flyers will be handed to all the children at the primary
school.
Due to the fire in the sports
pavilion, it was suggested that the collection be used to help the young
footballers replace some of the equipment lost.
Young
Footballers had
been presented with a full kit. Thankfully this was not destroyed in the fire.
A.O.B.
Sports Pavilion
Fire It was proposed that Raglan Village Hall and Recreation Association make
an interest free loan to the Football club of £1,000 to help replace some of
the £3-4,0000 worth of equipment lost in the fire. This was unanimously agreed.
A local building contractor is supplying temporary buildings until the pavilion
is replaced.
Presentation It
was agreed that Amanda Vaughan is to liaise with Mrs. Barrington’s daughter to
find a suitable gift of about £50 be presented to Mrs. Barrington in the New Year.
Date of the Next
Meeting Tuesday 22nd
January 2008 at 8.00p.m.
The meeting closed at 9.30 p.m.
Diary
Dates Tuesday 22nd January
2008 at 8.00p.m.
Tuesday 19th February at 7.30pm -
A.G.M.