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Minutes of Steering Group Meeting
Present: Martin Calvert (Chair), Adrian Coltman, Trevor & Diane Kitto, Adam & Carol Bull, Joan & Mervyn Clayton, Kay Woodward, David Miles, Geoff Holden, Steve Jones-Blackett, Phil Meadley, Stephen Tyndale-Biscoe.
Theresa Williams, Jenny Page, Naomi Watts-Kitto, Paul Ellis. 2. Minutes of the Meeting Held 15th January 2019 Agreed as a true record.
Future Action Mornings Proposed dates and tasks (subject to change):
The Group was successful in getting the £50,000 grant from the Lottery Fund. The Group will also receive £20,000 from Wade's Charity. The Lottery people would like to do a press release. We also need to get their permission in order to start the project. There is a meeting between Parks & Countryside, FGVW and Wade's Charity to discuss the work to be done. LAG is also talking to Groundworks to arrange for quotes and contractors. The grant will be used to start on the west side of the lake to remove silt, contouring, paths and signage. Part of the project also includes a community element so David will be speaking to schools and other partners to get them involved. A Pocket Parks application for £25,000 has been submitted and we should hear back in March. An application for £4,000 is being submitted to Betty's before the end of the month. LAG is using the hydrology report and hope to use the funding to work on a pond near the natural spring. Two quotes are needed for the work for the submission. David is to meet with the Wykebeck Group to consult with them on the work they have done. They have crayfish in their lake. The group have already received £2,000 from The Postcode Lottery Fund but have been told they can now apply for £20,000 grant. The Tesco Bag for Life scheme rules have now been relaxed and the funds can be used for anything ,so it may be useful to the Group. Bob Ward is looking to do some crowd funding for traffic calming initiatives in Chapel Allerton. David has passed on information from his recent crowd funding course. LAG is meeting with the Flood Management team to look at clearing the silt traps. Parks & Countryside will also be attending the meeting. Funding from the Co-Op has been made available and the group has applied for it to provide three plaques. The Group thanked David for all his hard work and for getting the funding for the lake. Kay is writing a field management plan. Kay has had a discussion with David about mini-balers and rakers. Open Country in Harrogate also have a group of volunteers who will scythe fields. The Group aim to cut the field in August/September with some planting in May. The Trustees Meeting will be held on Thursday. The AGM is proposed for 26th March. The trailer will be discussed as this will cost over £500. Volunteers are required to take minutes at the Trustee Meetings. Adrian has arranged an outing to the local Refuse and Energy Recycling Facility on Monday 4th March 2-4pm. Between 6 and 30 people are allowed and shoe sizes may be required in advance. If anyone is interested in going please let Adrian know. Car sharing can be organised nearer the time. Steve JB asked the Group how they felt about organising the litter picked at Action Morning into different types of recyclable material. There was a discussion over how feasible this was and due to practical considerations decided that it would be up to individual volunteers as to if they wanted to do this and how they would do it. The easiest may be to filter out cans and bottles. The FunDay will be on 15th June 2019 and it will be the 20th anniversary. The Group are looking for volunteers and activities. Diane has been speaking to the face painters who may be available again this year. The Group were asked to start collecting books and tombola prizes. Some other parties may need to be included as part of the Lottery Fund. The day after the FunDay it is the Open Gardens Day. St Gemma's Hospice are looking for people to open up their gardens.
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