Apologies for absence  Ms J Markham,  Cllr J Cotton.

Approve and sign Minutes  prop. A Hackett,   sec. S Wilson.

Matters arising
Geoff Surman had not been able to dismantle the sleeper planter bin at the south end of Henley Rd. because it had been installed so strongly. It was resolved to ask ground maintenance contractors whether they could undertake the task before next cutting season begins. The box would possibly be re-installed next to the one at the entrance to Church Rd.
A new dog waste bin had been delivered and would be installed at the Church Rd end of the footpath down to the Henley Rd.

District Councillor's report J Cotton had emailed that there was not enough material to form a report.

Police Report
PCSO Ken Cooney reported that it had been a very quiet time in Sandford during the last quarter with nothing major occurring except some minor domestic and traffic related disputes. He reminded the parish council that the area covered was the whole parish and not just the built up area. It included the Stadium area for instance. The report was welcomed by the parish council who hoped that all would remain peaceful.

Matters for consideration

	Budget 2012/2013 The Budget for next year was agreed (appended) and it was resolved to Precept £25,000.00 as last year.
	Jubilee/Village sign: The village sign (commissioned for the millennium celebrations) was in a poor state of repair. It was decided to hold a competition next year for a design for a new sign which would then be sent to a sign maker to make up if this was possible.
	Village hall: the new chair of the VHMC had sent a summary of the meeting held on Nov 30 which S Paine read out. The hand over to the new committee had gone smoothly and two steering groups would be formed, one for day to day maintenance including the replacement of the entrance gate, storage and floor cleaning; the other steering group for hall development. S Paine congratulated the new committee on their good start and offered the co-operation of the Parish Council wherever it was needed. It was reported that having a larger committee with members eager to help was beneficial and it was hoped to keep an open, informal and transparent dialogue between all village community groups, including Church, Talking Shop, PC, VHMC, Village Plan
	Village Plan update : Steve Paine reported on the last meeting held which had planned the successful 'stall' at a recent Saturday Market' The aim of that was to increase interest in the village and to widen the base of those who had replied already to questionnaires. It was not easy to find people who could commit much time to the compiling of the final report which was provisionally aimed to be out in draft by next March so Steve volunteered to take charge of that. A draft version

	could be issued and reactions noted before the final version was produced. It was felt that this would add validity and be as inclusive as possible.

Planning
P11/W1452,   5 River View: Conservatory extension, consent granted

Income and expenditure   Prop. K Walsh   Sec. A Hackett.

Income Bank interest (November)	8.13	Expenditure BCB grasscutting SODC dog bin emptying Getspatial LLP (online mapping)	413.11 23.33 48.00
Total	8.13	Total	484.44

Matters raised  
There was a new manager at the Four Pillars and his name is Jonathan Oldroyd. Steve Paine was having an informal meeting with him this week. No one else was free to go to meet him.
A Hackett commented on the huge number of builders vehicles along the road and involved with Vale House. The contract is nearing an end now so there will be many trades involved. Opening should be next January and local recruiting is starting.
The Clerk has a notice about this to pin up on the parish boards.
E Burrell asked about salt provision. The Clerk had tried without success to find out when the grit delivery for the village hall car park would come and would try again.

Items for agenda of next meeting  

Date of next meeting  Monday 9th Janruary 2012   7.00pm in Welch Room.


Meeting closed at 8.45pm