MINUTES OF THE ANNUAL PARISH MEETING OF THE
DRIGG AND CARLETON PARISH
Held in Drigg Village Hall on 24th May 2022 at 7.00 pm
Attended: John Jennings (Chair)
Andy Pratt (Vice-Chair)
Keith Murray
Suey Browne
Jimmy Naylor (arrived during Item 4)
Keith Hitchen
Karen Warmoth (Temporary Clerk)
Apologies: Gary Creaser
- Introduction and welcome
- Drigg and Carleton Parish Council Report
- The Chair read a report on the activities of the Parish Council over the last year. All the activities were captured in more detail in the minutes of the Parish Council meetings
- Drigg and Carleton Parish Council Financial Report
- The Financial Report has been prepared in draft and will be finalised and published on the Drigg Community website when the accounts have been audited
- Drigg Charity Report
- The Chair read a report on the activities of the Drigg Charity over the last year
[Jimmy Naylor arrived]
- Update and review of the Drigg and Carleton Parish Community Led Plan
- The CLP was circulated and the Parish invited to offer comments, proposals and updates to the plan, to be discussed at the June meeting of the Parish Council. Any proposed changes to be submitted in advance of the meeting
- Noted that the Holmrook to Irton church PRoW may be upgraded if funding is secured from the GDF Partnership (bid submitted by West Lakes Rotary Club, with a letter of support from the Parish Council)
- Village Hall Report
- Usage: AP reported that over the last year the Village Hall has increased usage to greater than pre-Covid levels, even though some groups now use the hall once a week instead of twice
- Projects: staircase project is ongoing, the hall is due to be repainted, bids are being prepared to be submitted to the GDF Partnership Fund for a news screen (with wifi connectivity) and a separate projector system, with black out curtains
- Thanks: a vote of thanks to KM proposed by AP for managing the hall
Karen Warmoth
Temporary Clerk
Drigg and Carleton Parish Council
28th May 2022