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Minutes of Steering Group Meeting
Present: Adrian Coltman (Acting Chair), Joan & Mervyn Clayton, David Miles, Geoff Holden, Trevor & Diane Kitto, Adam & Carol Bull, Steve Jones-Blackett, Eveline Diemunsch, Ali Finch.
Martin Calvert, Steve Johns, Jenny Page, Naomi Watts-Kitto. 2. Minutes of the Meeting Held 23rd April 2018 Agreed as a true record.
Future Action Mornings Proposed dates and tasks (subject to change):
The Group has been unsuccessful in getting through to the next stage of the Heritage Lottery Fund grant application. The Group received feedback and has found that lottery sales and funding have reduced. The group can still apply for smaller Heritage Program lottery grants of up to £200k. There will be a meeting to discuss splitting down the work into smaller chunks and funding with smaller pots of money. Also looking at other funding grants. Rachel Moore, Masters Student, will be taking some water samples over the next 6 week period. £1,145 has been raised so far from the Co-Op Community Fund. Silt trap work is still on-going due to delays in getting information from Leeds City Council. The group has some funding to do some information boards and David has been speaking to the Gledhow Valley Conservation Area Group and getting permission from Leodis to use the pictures. He will bring a draft of the information board to the next meeting. The Group are also meeting with Jeff Roberts from Aire River Trust to get ideas and link up with other organisations. 7. Meadows Open Day Saturday 7 July The Open Meadow event will be from 1-4pm on 7 July. It will be the same format as last year. A path will be cut round the edge and refreshments made available. Jenny made labels last year which Kay still has so we can re-use. The Group agreed to promote the event at the FunDay and on the website and via social media etc. Adrian has requested a stall at the Chapel Allerton Festival on 1st and 2nd September. The Group expressed a preference for the same spot as last year. 9. General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Adam has been researching the impact of GDPR on the Group particularly the use of cookies on the web site and impact on contact details and mailing lists. The work is in hand. Steve J was unable to attend the meeting but had sent an update. He hasn't had much luck in finding a replacement for Morley Exotic Animals and the Birds of Prey. Louise the Ranger has confirmed. Everyone is collecting books for the book stall. Steve J-B had printed the posters and leaflets and brought them to the meeting to circulate to various members ready for distributing after half term. Any prizes for the tombola can be passed on to Adam, Carol or Joan. Any plants available for sale can be passed on to Joan. The fire service will send an appliance provided there are no emergencies. Volunteers may be needed for the parachute game. FunDay to be published on the website. There will be a meeting to discuss final arrangements for the FunDay on 4th June at 7.30pm. 11. Woodland Management Plan - Alison Finch Ally provided a summary of the items in her report at the last meeting and invited comments from the Group. The Group were very impressed but had a few concerns. They like the idea of an entrance gate but said it would need to be very strong to withstand any vandalism. Also it would be necessary to ask the neighbours when considering where to put benches in. In the past there had been complaints of noise and disturbances when benches were put in near homes and it became a meeting place for groups of people playing music etc. The Group had looked at the path where it had been suggested to raise the edges. The edges are used for drainage so it was suggested it may be better to raise the middle instead. The Group were concerned about the amount of litter in the area if picnic benches were put in as it would end up being them who would be left to clear it up. The Group liked the idea of putting in "security" plants such as thorny bushes near the bath house. Although they liked the idea of changing the type of fencing and putting in a path they thought this might lead to more vandalism. The Group were very interested in making a heritage trail and various suggestions were put forward as to the type of markers to be used that had been seen in other parks and woodland including QR codes and holes in stones with cards to explain the view. The suggestion was to discuss with the community at the FunDay. The Group thanked Ali for her work and asked if she could help and make a start on the heritage trail and suggestions for planting at the Bath House.
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