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A
Special General Meeting of Acle Social Club
was held on Monday
30th January 2012
AGENDA
1) To propose a vote of no confidence in the
current Social Club Committee.
2) The appointment of an interim Social Club
Committee to run affairs
until the next Annual General Meeting of the
Club.
From the
meeting.
The Recreation Hall was
packed for the meeting. When the meeting opened, members were told that the
existing committee had resigned en-bloc ahead of the vote of no confidence.
The meeting decided to go ahead with the vote however, and this was carried.
A new committee was
appointed as follows:
Patrick Beales - Chairman
Andy Mann - Vice - Chairman
Norman Thurtle - Treasurer
Steve Humphries - Secretary
Tony Stacey
Denis Goodley
Andy Ellson
Brian Jones
Ron Taylor
John Godsafe
William Moore
Robert Monument
The meeting closed around
8.15pm
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Notes from Parish
Council Meeting on Monday 30th January
Please note Acle Parish
Council is frequently abbreviated to APC
Resignation of two
Parish Councillors.
Resignation letters had been received from the Chairman Diane Fisher, and
Barry Brooks. In her letter of resignation, Mrs Fisher claimed that over the
past nine months she had been victimised over issues at the social club, and
had received an anonymous letter saying she was unfit to be a parish
councillor. Mr Brooks said he was experiencing “on-going stress from
unsubstantiated allegations made against him,” concerning the social club.
Accepting their resignations with regret, the council agreed that both had
been the victims of disgraceful actions.
The resignation was also
received by email from a third parish councillor, but this was quickly
withdrawn and accepted. Once a parish Councillor’s resignation has been
submitted it cannot normally be withdrawn. However, the PC had taken advice
and checked local government regulations. It established that in this
instance the resignation was invalid because it had not been submitted in
writing, signed, and sent to the Chairman. The Council agreed that this
should be policy for APC in the future. The Councillor said he had resigned
without proper thought and apologised to the Council.
Local election or
co-opt
The resignations could prompt a by-election in respect of the vacancies.
Requests for a by-election must be sent to Broadland District Council within
14 days. APC would have to bear the full cost of a by-election if that were
held, and turnout is normally very low, perhaps only 20%. The alternative is
to co-opt parishioners on to the council until the next full election.
Norfolk Scams Awareness
Month
A Norfolk County Council caravan will be on the Rec Centre car park from
9.30 – 11.30am on Thursday 23rd February, to advise people about
Norfolk Scams Awareness Month. There is a NCC scams website and you can
elect to receive email alerts of any current scams. (I intend to include any
current scams on this web-site).
Children’s Play Area
Lana Hempsall gave a report on the progress of the children’s play area
improvements. She said that a list of equipment had been prepared and a
budget formed. APC will have to fund 40% or £20,000 of the total cost. A
list has also been prepared of who should be approached for the remainder of
the funding.
Anglian Water Repairs
It had been noted that the road outside the Carpet Shop in the village
centre has already started to subside following repairs to a water main. The
Clerk will report it to Anglian Water.
Theft of Motor home
Parish Beat Officer Paul McAllister reported that on 26th January
a motor home had been stolen from a property on South Walsham Road.
Youth Club
Malika Steed reported on the first weekly Acle Youth Club which was held
last Tuesday. It was attended by 6 young people aged 11 – 17 years. There is
a one-off £2.00 membership fee plus a £1.00 drop in charge.
Springfield Land
The Council discussed the possible types of housing that could be included
on the Springfield land. The Council felt that different types of housing
should be considered, however it felt that it should have some affordable
housing that the Parish could allocate to its own residents, as well as the
regulated volume of affordable housing that would need to be made available
to people within Broadland DC area.
Queens Jubilee
APC have received a £500 grant towards the Queens Golden Jubilee. Together
with the APC grant there is now £1000 in the pot. More details of the events
should hopefully be available soon. Acle Bridge Pub and Restaurant is
planning to have a beacon installed for the Jubilee celebrations.
Young People
Recreational Facilities
APC had tried to lease the land adjoining Horner’s Sale Yard, but the owners
refused. They then approached Acle Parochial Church Council regarding the
Clerk’s Piece in Damgate Lane. This land is opposite the industrial area at
the far end of the lane. The Parochial Church Council was very happy to
grant a long term lease to the Parish Council for this purpose. The land
covers .92 of an acre, and it is thought that it would be large enough to
have a bike / skate board ramp, seats and a car parking area. It was felt
that noise should not be a problem due to the already present background
noise from the A47. There is obviously a lot to be considered but APC made
an initial £500 grant to cover clearing the land if things proceeded.
APC had received
notification that the dualling of the A47 between Blofield and Burlingham has
been cancelled.
The Parish Council is to
produce a single sheet newsletter, to be included with the Acle Society
Newsletter each quarter.
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The Clubs and Associations, and the 2012
Acle Events pages have been mostly up-dated so please check that your
club or event is included.
Herondale Employment Vacancies
Age UK Norfolk are
looking for Care Staff to join their growing team at Herondale. There are
permanent and bank (flexible working) care positions available. An open day
is being held on Tuesday 7th February 2012, 10am - 3pm at Herondale,
Bridewell Lane, Acle, where you can find out more information. If you are
unable to attend the open day, call 01603 785241 to request an application
pack or visit
www.ageuknorfolk.org.uk.
Queens Jubilee Celebrations 3rd June 2012.Up-date
The main event will be "the Big Lunch" to be held in the area surrounding
the library from 1.00pm - 4.00pm with a bring your own lunch. Entertainment
in a marquee has been arranged with the Acle Youth Orchestra, singers, line
dancing and Mr Jugglefun.
Social
Club Committee Special General Meeting
The Yare Room at the Recreation Centre had standing room only for a Special General
Meeting of the Social Club Committee on Tuesday 10th January. There was
often very heated discussion about the running of the Social Club, and
although the agenda suggested that the meeting would discuss a proposed takeover of the Social Club
by the Recreation Centre Committee, this proved not to be the case.
The Bowls Club confirmed that it had no interest in taking over the Social
Club for it's own purposes. I have requested a copy of the minutes for
publication on this site, but I understand from the Chairman that they will
not be immediately available (13/1/12).
Superfast
broadband
Are you fed up with the so so slow broadband in your area? Well, it does not
matter if you are a silver surfer, teenage gamer, or social networker,
demonstrate your annoyance by expressing an interest in superfast broadband,
which could be coming to this area soon. You will be committing yourself to
absolutely nothing, but if you "Say Yes" to the campaign, you can
play your part in helping Norfolk to finally get better broadband. The
campaign is being run by Norfolk County Council and the EDP. Full
details on the linked information sheet from Norfolk County Council.
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