Clerk's Report AGM 2010

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South Newton and Stoford Parish Council

Clerk’s Report AGM 12th May 2010

1. Since March 2010 Bus Service No 2 now has access to St Andrew’s Road twice weekly.

2. Ongoing hedge cutting and drainage clearance continues throughout the village.
Bonham Bridge. Dog fouling signs were produced by the Parish Council and posted along the Bonham Bridge footpath. Cllr Blake will shortly be arranging for new signs of a more substantial material to be made. Dog fouling continues to be an issue and it would be helpful if dog owners were made aware of the hygiene issues this causes for any pedestrians, parents and school children who regularly use this path. The parish steward clears the footpath of weeds but will only continue to do so if this issue improves.

4. The Village Clock has been renewed.

5. Signs and roads: The Parish Council are still pursuing:-
  a) Renewal of several signposts around the village
  b) Pelican crossing at Stoford
  c) No HGV signs for C283 Stoford

6. Parish Memorial Benches will be purchased Summer 2010.

7. Figures for the website have been kindly provided by Mr Tim Wilton of South Newton – in the last year the site has had 27,587 visits, an average of 2299 per month.

8. Charitable donations for the year will be paid to the Parish Magazine, the Church, the Village Hall, Good Companions and Wilton Day Centre.

9 . End of year financial balance of all the Parish Council accounts = £4758.27 . credit
The Parish Precept is £4700.00