Meeting opened 7.30 pm
Present: Mike Dean (Chair), Roger Wales (Clerk), Shirley Wales, Adrian & Sue Shepherd, Brian Procter, Harry & Yvonne Marley, Ian Askew, Brian Newhouse, Angela Dinsdale, Barbara Houghton, Phil & Audrey Naylor.
Apologies: Angela Booth, Diane Dean
1. The minutes of the last meeting, November 15th 2004, were read and duly signed.
2. Matters arising: The Wine and Cheese evening held at Clark’s Old School in November was very successful and enjoyed by all who attended. The pigs at Willowbeck have now all gone. Mike Dean told the meeting that Mr. Hemingway, the owner of Willowbeck, would like to address a meeting to let the village know of his future plans for development of the site. It was thought that the AGM in April would be a good time for this.
3. Correspondence: A number of items recently received were made available for parishioners to view at the end of the meeting.
4. Planning Applications: The Clerk had received notification that The Plough had withdrawn its application for a kitchen extension and conversion of the barn into two dwellings. Approval had been received for an indoor riding school at Melling Dub; a ménage and education lecture facility at Bushburn Farm; renewed approval for new vehicular access at Pinfold; new single light windows at Church Lane Farm. Rejection of a single storey extension at Bushburn had also been received. An application from Ian Askew had been received by the council for a detached bungalow on land adjacent to Mount Pleasant. This was discussed and it was unanimously agreed that the meeting should write and support the application. A single property in that position, provided it was in keeping with the remainder of the village, was within the Village Design Statement from the Parish Plan.
5. Any other business: Mike Dean reported that the village website was now on line at www.wigglesworthvillage.co.uk and that the minutes from this meeting would be posted. Yvonne Marley told the meeting that she had attended a meeting with NYCC representatives who were in favour of childcare facilities being made available at Clark’s Old School. There is definitely money available to extend and refurbish the school. The governors were now to form a steering committee to get the project up and running.
6. Next meeting: The next meeting, which will be the AGM, was arranged for Monday 4th April, 2005 at 7.30pm in Clark’s Old School.
There being no further business the meeting was closed at 7.55pm