Meetings 2010
22nd February
Present were :- John James, Jill Chatwin, Andy Webb, Ruth Webb, Malcolm Brewin & Kiri Howells (Ranger Pembrokeshire Coast National Park)
Apologies:- Sue James, Jeane Brewin, Rebekah Chatwin and Rob Chatwin
Matters arising
The chairman paid tribute to Madaline Cole, and for all the hard work and her commitment as secretary, following the sad news of her death. The treasurer said she had been in touch with the bank and a new mandate would need to be completed. We would also need another signature on the bankaccount. Andy Webb has volunteered.
Communty Walks
The Chairman thanked Kiri Howells (Ranger Pembrokeshire Coast National Park) for attending the meeting.
Stepaside walk. The provisional date of Sunday 25th
of April was unsuitable, so it was decided to hold the walk on Monday 3rd May. The route is going to start at 'The Iron Works' Stepaside and use the new all purpose path to Wisemans's Bridge. Kiri is going to walk the route and work out a circular route of about 2 to 3 miles. The walk is start at 2pm with a view to finish about 4pm.
Amroth Wisemans Bridge walk. To be held on Sunday 12th Se
ptember to start at 2pm. To meet at Amroth Beach by the flagpole. Route starting at Amroth and walk along the beach to Saundersfoot, coming back along the coastal path. Kiri was going to check the tide table and route.
Kiri stated that she would be able to compose posters for the walks and the Treasurer would contact Ruth Roberts to advertise on the village website and papers.
The sponsered/fundraising walk from Amroth to Tenby would be looked into for a later date. It was suggested also looking into doing a walk from Amroth to Marros maybe after Christmas.
Old School Garden
The spring on the gate is still not strong enough and Malcolm will look into replacing it with a bigger spring. The garden is looking lovely and tidy at the moment with some of the bulbs coming through. The weeds are under control at the moment, but a tidy-up day has been arranged for Tuesday 30th
March at 10.00am. Jill had spoken to Sharon from Natural Creation, and she had said that a sign made from driftwood would not last outside. It was suggested that wood from another source be obtained, and then the sign could be engraved by her. A request to ask John Tunster to enquire with his Dad if he has any wood that could be used? Ruth Roberts had send an email regarding putting a note in the newsletter about the garden being open and that the community were welcome to go in and look around.
Claypits
The Chairman thanked everyone for their work. Malcolm to going to contact Roy is see what they want to do any more work clearing, before the shredder is brought down. John James to contact MrPlumb to make the arrangements for the shredder. It was decided to leave the top area to settle and see what develops. Next year to try to make another opening and work on clearing up in the middle.
A suggestion of planting Willow trees at the bottom would suit the boggy soil also some posts and railing were needed. Jill to enquire with the Woodland Trust and Caz from Marros Woods.
Quiz and Bingo Night
The Quiz and Bingo Evening on Saturday 27th
February - posters had been made and distributed in the community and the papers and Radio Pembrokeshire has been contacted. It was decided to provide tea and coffee and squash and put on a small tea of sandwiches, crisps and sausage rolls cakes etc. Ruth Webb to provide the squash and serviettes. Everyone to provide a small contribution for the food, and to be at the hall for 2pm to set up ready for the evening. John James is going to contact John Tunster regarding finalising further details.
Last year we were planning on holding a BBQ, but this was cancelled due to the bad weather, to look into arranging another on later on in the year.
Correspondence
Planed are holding a Marine Nature Day on Sunday 28th
March at Ocean Lab in Fishguard. For further information contact bethanyl@planed.org.uk there is a charge of £7 per person.
Treasurers Report
The bank balance currently stands at £135.16.
The deposit account - £57.65 & Current Account £77.51
A donation of £25.00 was sent to the Paul Sartori Foundation, in memory of Madaline.
The 'Guess the Name' chocolate moose was won by Sylvia Johnson of Tresselly Lane.
A request had been made to Summerhill Farm Shop, and they have agreed that we could have a 'Guess the Name' toy there to raise funds.
Date of the next meeting to be held on Monday 26
th April at 7.00pm.
19th Jan
Present were :- John James, Sue James, Andy Webb, Ruth Webb, Jeane Brewin, Malcolm Brewin, Helen Baggott & Jill Chatwin
Apologies:- Madeline Cole , Rebekah Chatwin and Rob Chatwin
Matters arising
The chairman informed everyone that the secretary is very ill at the moment.
Carol Service and Senior Citizens Party
The Chairman thanked everyone for their involvement in the Carol Service, and reported that everyone had enjoyed the service and thanked Sarah Geach for leading the service. Thanks were expressed to Kevin Phelps for his involvement organizing the children from Tavernspite school. The treasurer will send an email to both to thank them. It was suggested that we could check the dates for next time, because the Carol Service was held on the same day as Saundersfoot Christmas Market.
Old School Garden
Due to the bad weather no maintenance work had been undertaken. Malcolm will go down as soon as the weather improves and carry out the repairs to the pane of glass in the shed and fix the spring on the gate. Jill will enquire about the sign from Natural Creations, which are made from driftwood.
Claypits
No work has been under taken due to the recent bad weather. John James stated that the ground would benefit from the use of a rotorvator. The chairman reported that the Probation service had been in touch, to enquire if we would like their assistant again, because there is not any heavy work that needed to be undertaken, the offer would be declined this time.
Village Walk
A provisional date of Sunday 25th of April was suggested and various routes were also discussed
Amroth to Marros, - Amroth to Wisemans Bridge - Stepaside to Wisemans Bridge
Jill would email Keri to check the available dates and routes with her. Helen stated that she could contact Tenby's Steps to Heath, for a contact. A longer sponsored walk/fund raising walk (Amroth to Tenby) would be looked into to raise funds.
Quiz and Bingo Night
The original date of Saturday 9th January 2010, had to be cancelled due to the bad weather conditions. A new date of Saturday 27th February has been arranged. Ruth Roberts is to be asked if she could do a poster and send the information to the papers. It was decided that team to be a maximum of four people. A small prize is to be organised for the winning team, perhaps a bottle of wine?
The cost of entry was discussed, and a suggestion of £2.50 per head. It was decided that John James should speak to John Lewis-Tunster. Donations for small prizes would be welcome. The funds raised would go towards putting on another event in the village.
Treasurers Report
The bank balance currently stands at £194.51
The deposit account - £57.65 & Current Account £136.86
The proceeds raised so far Guess the Name of the Moose - £41.70 and £50.50 from the necklaces and keyrings. A cheque was requested for £36.85 to cover the cost of the necklaces, and another order was requested to make some more, in time for the quiz night. The Treasurer would look into venues where the necklaces could be displayed to raise funds.
Date of the next meeting to be held on Monday 22nd February 2010 at 7.00 pm.
Meetings 2009
15th November
Present were :- John James, Sue James, Andy Webb, Ruth Webb, Jeane Brewin, Malcolm Brewin, John Baggott, Helen Baggott, Jill Chatwin & Rebekah Chatwin
Apologies:- Madeline Cole and Rob Chatwin
Matters arising
The chairman informed everyone that the secretary is very ill at the moment and asked if any one was willing to takeover the post temporary.
Carol Service and Senior Citizens Party
The carol service is to be held on Sunday 6th December at 2.30 pm and combined with the senior citizens' party. Sarah Geach has organised the service and Joyce Lewis has been asked to play the organ. She has asked if she could come to the hall for a practice before hand. The organ needs to be moved before the event, and the room to be decorated. It was decided to meet at 10am in the morning to carry out all the jobs and prepare the room. It was decided that everyone bring a plate of food, to cater for the tea. The tea is to follow the carol service and the food is to be laid out in the side room. Ruth Roberts to be asked to contact the local papers and put on the web.
Old School Garden
Due to the bad weather no maintenance work has been undertaken. It was reported that the shed has a pane of glass that has broken. Malcolm will go down and check the damage. Andy report that he has engraved all the tools with a value over £10. It was decided to look into and decide about workshops in the new year. Sue James suggested that we have a sign in the garden. She had been down and talking to some residents and they did not realise that the garden was open to the public. A sign with 'ALL WELCOME' was suggested. J Chatwin to enquire with a friend. It was noted that the gate was being left open. Malcolm volunteered to fix a spring to the gate.
Claypits
The ground at the claypits is were wet at the moment, to be discussed in the new year.
Village Walk
It was decided to look into some suggest routes ready for the next meeting. It was agreed to contact Keri Howells from Pembrokeshire Coast National Park to see if she would be willing to help again in the future.
Quiz and Bingo Night
A quiz and bingo night has been arranged for Saturday 9th January 2010 at 7.30 pm. The cost of entry was discussed, and a suggestion of £2.50 per head. It was decided that John James speak to John Tunster. Donations for small prizes would be welcome. The funds raised would go towards putting on another event in the village. A suggestion was make of contacting local businesses in the area to ask for sponsorship to fund future events. Ruth Robers to be asked to compile a poster.
The treasurer had ordered a cuddly toy from Baker Ross for Guess the Name and was planning on having a stall at the bring and buy sale on Saturday 28th November. A cheque was requested for £12.99 to cover the cost.
Fund raising The treasurer had been in touch with Ruth Roberts and she had advised that the history group had make necklaces in the past to raise funds. The items to make the necklaces had been purchases and Rebekah had made 18 necklaces and 10 keyrings. The necklaces and keyrings to be sold at the bring and buy and carol service. The necklaces to be sold for £2.50 each and the keyrings for £2.00.
5th October
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
The election of officers for the period 2009-2010 took place.
Voting was as follows;
CHAIR John James
Proposed Andy Webb
Seconded Ruth Webb
SECRETARY Madeline Cole
Proposed Helen Baggott
Seconded Malcolm Brewin
TREASURER Jill Chatwin
Proposed Andy Webb
Seconded Malcolm Brewin
A meeting was held at 19.15. hours on 5th October 2009 in Llanteg Village Hall.
Present were; John James, Madeline Cole, Sue James, Andy Webb, Ruth Webb, Jean Brewin, Malcolm Brewin, Helen Baggott, Jill Chatwin, Rebekah Chatwin.
Apologies John Baggott, Rob Chatwin.
Funds
A discussion took place about future possibilities of raising funds for further activities that the Association wished to consider. John James thanked all members for their hard work during the past twelve months.
It was agreed that further maintenance on the Old School Garden should be planned.
John Lewis Tunster informed the group that more tools for use in the Old School Garden were available from the closure of Crunwere Church. The security marking of tools was to be investigated. A noticeboard from the church closure had also been made available for the Old School Garden.
Village Walk.
The possibility of another village walk was to be discussed, a tentative date of December 27th was mentioned but it was agreed that it would probably take place in the Spring.
Carol Service and Senior Citizens Party.
The date for the combined Carol Service and the Senior Citizens Party has been agreed as Sunday 6th December 2009 at 14.30 hours in Llanteg Village Hall. Sarah Geach will lead the service - it will be followed by the Senior Citizens Party. All are welcome at both.
Claypits.
Work is progressing on the site. It is hoped to level and rotovate the top of the site shortly.
Village newsletter.
The deadline for items to be included in 15th October 2009.
Date of the next meeting 23rd November 2009 at 19.00. hours in Llanteg Hall.
24th August 2009.
Present were Sue James, John James, Malcolm Brewin, Jean Brewin, Jill Chatwin,Madeline Cole.
Apologies from Ruth Webb, Andy Webb, Helen Baggott, John Baggott.
Matters Arising
Communities First Grant.
It was reported that a letter had been received by John James from Communities First in Cardiff. The letter informed the group that the end of project statement would not be signed as further requirements had been requested.
- A receipt was required for £80.50 for the chippings for the garden.
- A cheque was requested for the underspend as outlined against the community bench £101.07.
- Communities First have insisted that no authority was given for this expenditure.
The Secretary agreed to attend to these requirements.
Village Walk.
The Village Walk held on the 2nd August 2009 was voted a great success. The attendance of Kiri Howell Community Ranger for the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park and her knowledge and expertise had been invaluable. Kiri had been thanked for her participation and it had been suggested that a further walk in the Autumn or Spring should be planned.
Old School Garden.
It was reported that the tools purchased could not be covered by Amroth Community Council insurance. It was agreed to talk to other Community Associations as to their procedures.
Family Fun Afternoon.
The Family Fun Afternoon had been planned for Saturday 29th August.
After problems had been encountered with musicians and tutors and, after further discussion it was agreed to postpone the event.
Information would be put on the village website and in local newspapers.
Carol Service/Senior Citizens Christmas Party.
Sue James informed the group that it had been decided to combine the annual Carol Service and the Senior Citizens Christmas Party, both held in the Village Hall.
A provisional date has been set for the 6th December at 2.30.pm. It was agreed to inform Kevin Phelps, Tavernspite School, and invite children to participate as last year.
Claypits.
Further work had taken place at the top end of the site this should be finished in September.
Date of the next meeting 5th October 2009 at 19.00 hours.
2nd July 2009
Present were John James, Jill Chatwin, Madeline Cole, Andy Webb, Malcolm Brewin, Jean Brewin, Sue James.
Apologies from Rebekah Chatwin, Rob Chatwin, John Baggot, Helen Baggot, Ruth Roberts, John Tunster.
Communities First.
It was reported that the return of the required paperwork to Communities First in Cardiff was in hand. Tools had been purchased. A bench for the garden had still to be agreed upon. Andy was thanked by all for his hard work.
Village Walk.
The final details on the village walk planned for Sunday August 2nd were discussed. It was agreed that the walk was to commence at the Old School Garden at 11 0 clock. Led by Kiri Howell the route would take Trelessy Lane towards Amroth. After a lunch break the return would be via Colby Woodland Garden to Llanteg. Posters and publicity had been produced and information was to be circulated throughout the area.
Family Fun Afternoon.
A discussion took place about the Family Fun Afternoon to be held on Saturday 29th August. Arrangements were made for the provision of gazebos and chairs in the event of bad weather. (Since the last meeting problems have been experienced in arranging music/tutors for the Fun Afternoon so it has been decided to just go ahead with a Family do it yourself barbeque late afternoon on the 29th August. Posters will be produced to publicise this.)
Carol Service.
It was agreed to combine the annual Carol Service with the annual Senior Citizens Christmas Party. A provisional date for this event has been set for December 6th at 2.30pm in Llanteg Village Hall. The Rev Sarah Geach has agreed to lead the community service. Sue was thanked for her hard work in arranging this.
The date of the next meeting was arranged for Monday 24th August at 7 0 clock.
Present were Jill Chatwin, Rob Chatwin, Rebekah Chatwin, Sue James, John Baggott, Malcolm Brewin, Jean Brewin, Ruth Webb, Andy Webb, John James, Madeline Cole.
Apologies Helen Baggott.
Village walk.
In attendance for the first part of the meeting was Kiri Howell, South Community Ranger, from the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park.
Kiri was introduced to the group by John James and she gave a presentation about her role and projects to date that she has been involved in. These projects included the development of educational projects and also history/nature walks with local communities. The possibility of a village walk in the local area involving the National Park was discussed. All attending the meeting were enthusiastic about the suggestion, it was agreed to set a provisional date of Sunday August 2nd 2009. The group were informed that PLANED could help launch the walk and provide publicity in the form of posters and inclusion of details in the local press. It was agreed that members of the group would discuss details of the planned route and historic content at the next meeting. John James thanked Kiri on behalf of the group.
Environmental Youth Workshops
John James thanked the group for the team effort and hard work during the two days of the event. Twenty-two children had participated in the workshops. The tutors for the event had proved excellent and evoked a great deal of interest from the children attending. All children participating in the event had been presented with a certificate. The coverage by the Tenby Observer was declared to be excellent and Helen was given thanks for arranging it.
It was announced that the proposed shed for the Old School Garden had arrived and Malcolm and Andy were thanked for their hard work.
Communities First Grant.
Details to date of the Communities First grant were discussed and a balance of remaining monies was given. As the project expenditure details have to be returned to Communities First in Cardiff by the end of July, the remaining requirements i.e. purchase of small tools will be finalised at the next meeting.
Further events to be held at the Old School Garden were discussed. It was agreed to hold a Family Afternoon on Saturday 29th August 2009 followed by a barbeque in the early evening. Activities for the afternoon would include country crafts, bird and tree identification weaving and spinning and basic cooking.
It was reported that there were eggs in some of the new bird boxes in the Garden.
The group agreed that further funding for future activities should be sought as soon as possible.
Claypits.
Further work had taken place at the Claypits but more topsoil was needed. Every one was asked to be aware of local people who had surplus that could be used at the site.
Committee
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View from Allan's Lane (on road down to Rose Cottage)
