Thursday, May 01 2008

Minutes Annual Parish Assembly May 2008

WEST WITTERING PARISH COUNCIL

MINUTES of the Annual Parish Assembly of the Parish Council Held on Friday 16th May 2008 at 7.30pm in the Memorial Hall, Elms Lane West Wittering

PRESENT: Mr. R. Shrubb, (Vice Chairman) Mr. Trevor Tupper,, Mr. D. Wright, Mr. K. Martin, Mr. J. Robertson, Mr. S. Colwell Mr. D. Hopson and 22 members of the Public. Cllr Pieter Montyn, and Cllr M. Daws Chew were also in attendance.

1. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE

Mr. Hutton, Mr. W. Buckland

2. MINUTES

On a proposal by Mr. Robertson, seconded by Mr. Wright, the minutes were read by the Clerk, agreed as a true and correct record, and signed by the Chairman.

3. CHAIRMANS REPORT

Mr. Hutton read out the Chairman’s report, a copy of which is attached to these minutes. On a proposal by Mr. Shrubb, seconded by Mr. Robertson, the report was adopted.

4. OPEN FORUM

Mr. Shrubb outlined the proposals for a new footway/cycle way along Cakeham Road and the initial negotiations with landowners and WSCC. Mr Warren Tayler encouraged the Council to consider using newsletters to communicate significant matters such as the Coastal Defence strategy. Mr Tupper reminded residents that they could write to Stagecoach regarding the time of the last bus on a Sunday and Mrs Harper complained about vehicles parking on the pavement outside the shops in Rookwood Road.

PRESENTATION BY MR J.ROBERTSON ON ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT AND SITE VISIT TO SPURN HEAD, HUMBERSIDE

Mr Robertson gave a presentation following the East Head Coastal Defence working group visit to Humberside, where they were able to view a process of adaptive management in relation to Spurn point. The information gathered was important to the processes involved in the production of a coastal strategy for East Head. He explained how various agencies had worked together to preserve the spit head and allow it to be preserved, and how this approach could work as part of the considerations for East Head.

There being no further business the meeting closed at 9.15pm.

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