NACRA
Meeting Minutes 20/06/2011
Venue: Strings
Present: Apologies:
Bill Ritter Craig Guthrie
Angie Thompson Graham Dawson
Emma Dare
Jan Farrow
Dave Witts
John Smith
Cllrs: Vernon Smith, Julie Greening.
Minutes and Matters Arising:
Cllr Smith is trying to set up a meeting with the Dairy management between Cllrs, NACRA and residents. Everyone needs to log and monitor every noise nuisance.
Report from Cllr Smith:
GCC will supply cycle stands to the Derek Graham working group for the cycle access to the play area.
Drainage:
Cllr Smith has asked TBC for concrete proposals on what they intend to do about the flooding problem Messrs’ Derek Baker and Ray Bunce have on their property.
The remedial work at the bottom of Mrs Berry’s garden (subsidence) will start very soon.
Dr Sheppard has emailed asking when the dredging of the Tirlebrook will continue from the Walton Cardiff bridge to the Swilgate, waiting a reply from TBC.
The GCC have supplied Strimmers (through a community grant) to Severn and Avon Valley Combined Flood Group Avon whose members will voluntarily cut the weeds in the cleared ditches.
The road resurfacing in Canterbury Leys will now happen in September.
Cllr Smith has been made a member of the GCC cabinet champion for road maintenance he will retain flood alleviation in his remit.
The High Street road safety scheme has been sanctioned and the public will be consulted on material types.
The GCC will be looking at the Ashchurch Rd because the camber of the road is not up to British Standard and probably needs grading and resurfacing.
AOB.
Flowers are looking good thanks to Tewkesbury in Bloom and Bob Ainsworth of TBC.
There will be a drop in at the Town Hall the 4th – 7th of July for the plans to the hospital.
Jan Farrow said the open meeting should be twice a year.
Derek Graham park launch will be 24th July need a NACRA presence.
Next meeting 18/07/2011
Dave Witts
