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Apologies

Cllr Cllrs Garvey, Richardson, Rickman and Kidd

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Declaration of interest of items on the agenda

Cllr Oliver

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Correspondence

None

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Cemetery

a) Granite chipping for excessive pots – this job has been completed.

b) Gates refurbishment update – Clerk will have the quotations updated and report back to Council for a final decision at the next meeting.

c) Following an inspection with Cllr Stafford it is suggested that we keep the mature trees and have the conifers and various other trees taken out and the stumps grinded and by the time the Council needs to use this area for burials the stumps will have died off and easily be removed.

d) Check of old churchyard wall – Following inspection of the wall Cllr Stafford had our workmen remove some Elder bushes that were growing out of the wall and to the side of it. It is also proposed that we budget £1,000 in next year’s budget for some pointing work to be carried out on the wall.

e) Graves not to specification – Cllr Oliver will draw up a specification for kerbs for the old part of the cemetery. The Clerk will advertise the cemetery rules in the Gazette and also reiterate that all amendments/alterations and headstones need to be approved by the Council before installation. The grave surround for the late Mr Willis will remain and the grave surround for the late Mr King shall also remain.  Proposed Cllr Rees seconded Cllr Oliver.

f) Topple testing – Cllr Oliver informing Committee that new guidelines have been introduced and that common sense has prevailed. This Committee will advertise that during the week commencing 16^th November 2009 an inspection of the cemetery will take place. Gravestones will be hand checked and in the case of headstones being deemed dangerous they will be laid respectfully down. Because of the age of some of the headstones especially in the old part of the cemetery it would be uneconomical to try to find all families responsible for headstones. Advertising and notices have been deemed satisfactory. Proposed Cllr Stafford seconded Cllr Rees.

g) Uninsured workers in the cemetery – The Clerk informed the Committee of the current position and will keep the Committee informed of developments.

h) General – There is a grave edging that has been damaged by one of our vehicles, the Clerk will have the damage repaired. 

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Chapel

a) Chapel mortuary underpinning grant re: pandemic use and general maintenance – Cllr Richardson had research the possibility of a grant for pandemic use but that this was now not an option – The underpinning will be left for now and reviewed annually. The Clerk will advertise the chapel as a room for hire via the internet.

b) Chairs behind chapel – proposed that we have a skip at the cemetery and dispose of the chairs and have a clear out of the chapel and store rooms.

c) Chapel room hire – see a above.

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Cemetery extension

The spoil has been cleared and the ground has been cleared. Cllr Stafford will rotivate the ground himself and our workmen will grass seed the area. The Clerk suggested that we need plans for graves spaces and she is to obtain three quotes for the next meeting.

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Budget Setting

£1,000 for Church wall

£1,000 for New fence and front of cemetery

£1,000 removal of trees and conifers in cattle run

£1,000 repairs to chapel roof and guttering

£1,000 general maintenance

£500 to provide a tap in the new extension of cemetery 

Total £5,500

The Clerk will investigate the possibility of Highways and the Jointly Funded Scheme over the next year to see if we can provide extra parking at the entrance to the new extension.