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VILLAGE HALL MINUTES - 15TH SEPTEMBER 2011 |
Apologies received: Barbara King, Vi Currie and
David Hammond
Members present: Bob Smailes, Sharon Thorpe,
Graham and Barbara Cock, Alison Sharpe, Lorna
Budge and Steve Thorpe.
The minutes of the last meetings on 18th August
2011 were read and approved
Correspondence received
Village Hall insurance renewal received
£608.41 (£587.98 last year).
Treasurers Report
Current Account £3,566.45(inc grant £1,600),
Petty cash £52.65, Saver £4,385.89 Deposit
£25,000(+£205.68 int due).
Npower have increased the monthly payments
from £74 per month to £167. Bob has 2
outstanding queries with them on this. The cost
of 1 hours heating will be measured to enable us
to review the hourly rental charge. Bob will put
notices reminding users to switch the heating
off.
The snowball events raised a total of £465.
Bob £300, Alison £75 and Vi £90. Thanks
expressed to them all for organising such
enjoyable events.
Maintenance, repairs and decoration
Bob will arrange for the stopcock to be
mended, insulating the pipes and guttering
replaced. The chimney also needs to be looked
at.
Community garden.
Forms need to be completed to sign off the
grant of £1,600 from Northumberland community
chest.
Thanks were recorded to Garry, David and Steve
for building the seats and planters
The seats and planters need to be bedded on
the paving slabs to be arranged. The committee
agreed for the planters to go - one in front of
the railings in between the vehicle access to
the garden and the access on to the patio one
in front of the telegraph pole at the far end of
the patio.
Sunday 18th September 2pm-5pm Eshott Hall
Treasure Hunt and Cream Tea
Signs to go at Chevington Moor and Felton
Road.
Dan from Eshott Hall suggested catering for 50
but it was felt that 100 would be better.
Discussed gazebos (Vi, Lorna and Bob), tables
(to pick up from hall), raffle prizes( Bob to
buy spirit), coconut shy balls( from the hall).
additional signs (Lorna), float (Bob), gift
voucher (Steve), children's sweet prizes (Graham
and Barbara)
Teas will be served from 3.30pm.
Saturday 26th November Doxford Hall Dinner Dance
Although we had previously agreed that tickets
werent necessary it was felt that we should now
provide them to avoid any uncertainty over the
date, times and bus booking.
User Groups
Sylvia from Art group asked if they could have
a notice board. Agreed that they should use the
current general one.
Any other business
The date of the next meeting which is the AGM is
on Thursday 13th October 2011 at 7pm.
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