Apologies for absence  Mrs H Hutton,   Cllr J Stimson.

Approve and sign Minutes  prop M Robson,   sec. M Inston.

Matters arising
Village Hall committee meeting was due in two weeks and it was hoped that the issue of outstanding owing rental would be resolved.

County Councillor's report 
J Howell said that there were two current consultations regarding minerals development and waste, details were available on the website.
It would appear that central government has commissioned a study of future development in the South East which would more than double the proposal put forward and generally agreed in the recent S E plan. The document for the South East had proposed to protect the Green Belt and go for the lowest practicable development. It looked as though all the work put in so far might be wasted if the Government's wishes combined with the City Council's bid to become a growth point at the examination in public in the autumn.

Matters for consideration

Lock garden - the new lock keeper, Andy Lovell and June, his wife were making a huge improvement to the planting at the lock. It was costing quite a sum of money from their own pocket because the Environment Agency only allowed £90 per annum for bedding plants. Andy and June were trying to get some more permanent shrub planting so that the lock looked good throughout the year. The parish council applauded their efforts and voted a donation of £100.

Planning 
P06/W0585   51 Henley Rd extensions to side and rear.   No strong views.

Income and expenditure

Income Bank interest VAT return (2005/2006)	11.40 805.12	Expenditure OALG OGBN BCB grasscutting SODC tokens Clerk salary etc.	202.22 25.00 455.09 341.25 938.66
Total	816.52	Total	1,962.22

Matters raised
M Robson said that there was a PFA roadshow coming up which she would like to attend. This was agreed.
Clerk would write to the Kings Arms asking for some maintenance work on the hedge beside the Church Rd footpath. This had got narrower over the years and was now impassable for wheelchairs, buggies etc. Cars were increasingly being parked on the double yellow lines in the wharf area and there was no enforcement . Clerk would request some improvements.
There had been complaints regarding cars always being parked outside the Catherine Wheel with notices that they were for sale.

Items for agenda of next meeting  There were none notified.

Date of next meeting - It was agreed to cancel the August meeting and so the next meeting will be Monday 4 September 2006   7.00pm in the village hall.

Meeting closed at 7.45