Apologies for absence  H Hutton,   Ms M Robson.

Approve and sign Minutes  prop I Reveco,   sec. S.Paine.

Matters arising
Improvements to Fox Furlong recreation ground were now complete.
Geraniums had reappeared in planter near H.H. Lane.
It was agreed to rebuild bus shelter near Catherine Wheel and pay estimated costs of £700 for new timber and materials plus labour.

District Councillor's report (by email)

South Oxfordshire District Council is encouraging local residents and community groups to get involved in The Big Tidy Up - a national campaign running throughout September, which aims to get everyone involved in tackling the problem of litter. The Big Tidy Up could be the county's biggest ever litter clean up. The month long event aims to get communities together to tackle the tide of litter and all the councils in Oxfordshire, working together as Oxfordshire Waste Partnership (OWP), are lending their support.
South Oxfordshire District Council will be lending litter-picking equipment to anyone in the district who wants to organise a clean up of their area and will also take away any litter and recyclables after the event. Figures released by Keep Britain Tidy, organisers of the national Big Tidy Up, reveal that council taxpayers in the UK fork out £500 million a year to clean the streets, with over 30 million tonnes of litter collected from our streets each year. To find out how to get involved visit www.oxfordshirewaste.gov.uk

Joint Management Arrangements. The leaders of South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse councils have had detailed discussions about introducing shared management arrangements. Work to date has shown that a new management structure will generate savings of around £750,000 per annum. After taking account of redundancy and pension costs, the two councils will see a return on investment within two years. The precise length of time depends on which individuals are appointed to the new structure.
Both councils will remain independent of each other and retain their separate identities. This is particularly relevant because South Oxfordshire council is Conservative controlled whilst the Liberal Democrats run Vale of White Horse council. The combined population of the two councils is around 250,000.The two councils have a good track record of joint working as a shared finance service has been in place for some time. It is hoped to extend this further with the introduction of a joint waste collection and street cleansing service from next year.On Monday evening South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse District Councils will be asked to appoint David Buckle as the chief executive to run both councils, following a recommendation made by a panel of South Oxfordshire and Vale councillors. If the recommendation is agreed the new Chief Executive will officially take up the post on 17 September.

Matters for consideration

	Traffic: still no progress on mini roundabout and there had been more complaints about the Church Road junction. N Northcott would invite Peter Ronald to our next meeting to discuss.
	Overhanging trees Broadhurst Gardens recreation ground:- A resident local to the area had telephoned clerk and asked that trees be lopped as they overhung gardens. It was uncertain whether the trees were parish council responsibility. Matter was deferred to next meeting.
	Green Belt: SODC were convening a meeting to formulate a response to GOSE (Government Office for the South East) Clerk would attend and report back. There had been enquiries from parishioners who would like to fill in comments forms. They were referred to the GOSE website at www.gose.gov.uk/planning/regionalPlanning or telephone 01483 882255 for comments form. Documents may be viewed at public library or Council Offices.

Planning
P08/W0587 1 Henley Rd - refused
P08/W0671/RET 52 Church Rd - permission granted
P08/W0979 21 Church Rd - Rear extension at first floor etc.   SODC to determine

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

Income Bank interest OCC refund for grass cutting Bank interest	31.03 1,156.00 32.86	Expenditure G Surman (flower bed2) BCB grass cutting OPFA BCB grass cutting	330.00 425.90 30.00 490.34
Total	1,219.89	Total	1,275.34

Matters raised
Mr Michael Inston a past member of the parish council and chairman from 1998 until 2001 had been ill and in hospital for some time. He would be moving to near Birmingham shortly, to a nursing home so as to be closer to family. Joan would join him in the area as soon as possible. The parish council was unanimous in offering good wishes and hoped the Instons would settle happily into their new home.
Following complaints, clerk would ask highway contractor to weed kill gutters.
M Hills reminded council that he wished to relinquish his post as council representative on the village hall committee and K. Welch agreed to take on the post for the time being. There was as yet no progress on the hall improvements and there was difficulty in finding a person to take on the position of bookings secretary.

Items for agenda of next meeting  
Quality Parish Councils - key points.
Traffic.
Green Belt

Date of next meeting   Monday 6th October 2008