Minute of Meeting of 17 January 2017

 

Kalewater Community Council

Minute of Meeting on Tuesday 17th January 2017

In the Village Institute, Morebattle

Present: Community Councillors; Eric McNulty (Chair), Barbara Bell, Matilda Hall (Treasurer)

Dot Halliday, Caroline Lang, Catherine Mabon, Andrew McEwan, Tom Edgar.

 SBC Councillor: Simon Mountford,

Public: Nil

ACTION

1

Apologies

Michael Scott (Secretary)  Neil Thomson

 

2

 

Minutes of Previous Meeting of 15th November 2016

The minutes of the previous meeting of 15th November having been circulated were passed as a true record of events bar amendment on item 6f should read Cllr Hall to ask Church Session not Institute committee.

Proposed : Cllr Bell,  Seconded Cllr McEwan

Secretary

 

3

b

 

Matters arising from Actions 15th November 2016

Footpath - Comes up as item 4 on agenda

 

g

Jinty Scott Trust

Chair Cllr McNulty to pursue

Chair

6

a

Broken public bench at bottom of Pikings

SBC Cllr Mountford will pursue.

SBC Cllr

Mountford

 

c

Morebattle Tree Request

Cllr Hall will liaise with SBC Tree Officer Simon Wilkinson – now 3 trees in question on Main Street.

 

Cllr Hall

d

Roadside Hedge

Cllr Hall commented was under the impression that Secretary sending letter re this.

c/f to next meeting.

Secretary

e

Cheviot Area Forum – Report from Walter Leitch Trust

SBC Cllr Mountford and Chair had attended meeting SBC Cllr Mountford gave a report on this.  An approved letter has been sent to Trustees in Australia – terms to be changed to take in catchment area instead of Junior Secondary. Will let us know outcome when hear back from Trustees in Australia.

k

Pothole

Pothole at Otterburn roadend – SBC Cllr Mountford will pursue this.

SBC Cllr

Mountford

4

Morebattle Path Proposal

Cllr Hall sent all Community Councillors Draft Copy of e-mail regarding meeting at proposed path.

Discussion followed as best way forward i.e hard core to be put down and then tarmac in the future.  Cllr Hall, Landowner, SBC & SBC Access Team to meet up and take this forward.  

Cllr Hall

 

5

 

Correspondence

No items

 

6

 

Items for Circulation Folder

·    Southern Uplands Partnership Newsletter December 2016

·    A Scottish Borders National Park? - Report of Stakeholder/Public Meeting in Jedburgh Town Hall on 17th November 2016

·    Kelso Ward Police Reports, November & December 2016

·    Health and Social Care News Update

·    Road Closure - B6401 Primsidemill to Yetholm, 30 January – 3 February 2017

·    Road Closure - B6352 Yetholm to Venchen, 6 - 10 February 2017

·    Heavyside Bridge update 1 December 2016

·    West Coast Motors (Perrymans buses) 2016 update

·    Statement on Zurich Insurance Policies for Community Councils carrying out community resilience activities

·    Mainstreaming Equality - Developing Scottish Borders Council's Equality Mainstreaming Report 2017 - 2021 Consultation Document

·    Leaflets of various walks & map

·    The Bridge Newsletter

 

7

a

AOB

Morebattle Shop

Cllr Hall intimated that due to ill health owner of Morebattle Shop was holding an open meeting on Tuesday 31st January in Morebattle Village Hall at 7pm with a view to a proposal for a Community run shop – nominations for a Steering Committee are being sought from the public.

 

 

b

Roads update

SBC Cllr Mountford noted road & bridge works completed Caverton Mill/Cessford road end.  Over Whitton & Upper Chatto – Short Overlay Schemes.

c

Dead-end sign

Cllr Bell noted dead-end sign now fitted at road-end to Heughhead/Old School Gardens.

d

Morebattle Phone in phone-box

Cllr McNulty noted Phone in phone box now been repaired.

e

30mph sign

Cllr Edgar noted 30mph sign still not been put back up at pikings road-end

SBC Cllr

Mountford

 

 

8

Items for Next Meeting Agenda

N/A

9

Next Meeting

7pm Tuesday 21st February 2017, Village Institute, Morebattle

Signed:

Date   :

  • Tuesday, 17 October 2017

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