Apologies for absence  Cllr J Howell.

Approve and sign Minutes  prop M Robson,   sec. K Welch.

Matters arising
Dog waste bins were being ordered.
Works to Church Road bank were progressing.
No progress on Janaway playground.
Traffic calming, no progress.
Flood signs had not been moved yet.

District Councillor's report
P Tomlinson referred to the S.E. plan meeting for 2nd Oct. at SODC and regretted that notice was so short.
The annual town and parish forum was to be held on 8th Oct.
There was now a history of South Oxfordshire on the website.

Matters for consideration

	Receive auditor's report - the annual return has been approved and accepted by council.
	Preliminary budget thoughts for next year - There was approximately £2,000 left for this year after all known expenditures had been met. An enhanced sum should be set aside to spend on Fox Furlong and other playgrounds. Suggestions for Fox Furlong would be sought in the next Link and local councillors would do some preliminary investigation.
	Playground inspection report - this had been received and would be scrutinised by M Robson
	Invitation to S E Plan discussion (for 2nd Oct.) letter appended. M Hills and clerk would attend.

Planning
P07/W1095   15 Broadhurst Gardens 2 storey side extension - no strong views.

Income and expenditure   Prop. M.Robson,   sec. I Reveco.

Income Bank Interest Precept second installment	30.21 7,500.00	Expenditure G Surman (repair fence etc) VHMC (hall hire) E Shatford Playsafety (inspection) Berinsfield Community Business	50.00 240.00 949.66 211.50 409.51
Total	7,530.21	Total	1,860.67

Matters raised
The re galvanizing and enamelling of the 'No Dogs' signs was in hand.
There had been no progress on traffic calming except for a strip of red tarmac with white 30 painted on it at the southern end of Henley Road.
The pavements were in a bad state from Heyford Hill Lane to the Four Pillars entrance and chairman urged people to write to Highways as individuals to reinforce letters written by the council officially.
The absence of styles at entrances to footpath crossing land behind the church was noted.
The VHMC had requested a litter pick up and barbecue day; this would have to wait for better weather.
H Hutton again raised the difficulties of crossing Grenoble Road for pedestrians trying to get to the village. Even for the able bodied it is hazardous.
M Robson asked whether it would be possible to change the day of grasscutting from Monday because youth club met on Tuesdays and a lot of cut grass was brought in to the hall when the children played outside. The clerk would try to arrange this.
A letter had been received from a group of village residents asking whether the parish council had any powers to prevent un-neighbourly building works from being carried out. SODC had been contacted and their guidelines issued to those concerned but the parish council had no powers in the matter.

Items for agenda of next meeting
Draft Budget
Playgrounds

Date of next meeting   Monday 1st November 2007 at 7.00pm in the village hall.

Meeting closed at 8.30pm.