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Minutes of Steering Group Meeting
Present: Martin Calvert (Chair), David Miles, Trevor & Diane Kitto, Adam & Carol Bull, Geoff Holden, Phil Meadley, Steve Jones-Blackett Joan & Mervyn Clayton, Jenny Page.
Naomi Watts-Kitto, Adrian Coltman, Kay Woodward, Malcolm Robertson. 2. Minutes of the Meeting Held 30th July 2018 Agreed as a true record.
Future Action Mornings Proposed dates and tasks (subject to change):
David provided the Group with an update. The Co-op Community Fund is nearly up to £3k and finishes next Sunday. The Co-op are having a pay-out celebration day on 24th November so the Group are going to go into the branch to talk about their work. Mark Jackson has completed some drone photography and film footage of the lake. He would like to do more covering the different seasons. Adam will put the footage on the FGVW website and Steve to add to Twitter. A Leeds University student has completed a dissertation that includes information on the water quality of Gledhow Beck. David is sending a copy to Ben Aston at Yorkshire Water to try and obtain a grant to look at the water quality and to complete a low cost project to improve the quality and also help with reed beds in the lake. The Group also had a discussion about the Combined Sewer Overflow system on Kings Lane and the on-going problems with the drains in the Brakenwoods area. The Lottery grant application is waiting for a decision form the trustees. As part of the tendering process we will need to get quotes form 3 different contractors and there is concern over the time scales and seasons. The Group would prefer August/September to avoid the nesting season and also this will be the best time for planting. There is a meeting on 7th November to discuss the silt traps with Flood Risk Management and Parks & Countryside. Sarah from Asda has been looking at the types of grants available to the Group. Some of the grants are decided regionally but we can apply for a Community Fund grant of £500 in January based on the in-store tokens voting system. David is attending a masterclass in crowdfunding. 7. Chapel Allerton Arts Festival 1st-2nd September 2018 The festival went very well especially since the weather was good too. The Group raised £404.35 over the 2 days that included £60 in bird box takings, selling merchandise and books. It was also a good platform to advertise future events for the Group. A couple of "rogue traders" were spotted removing turf from the woods and the FunDay field. Local residents reported this to the Group who started to gather evidence. The Group also visited residents who had bought the turf without realising they were being scammed and that it had been taken form the woods. Trevor and Diane to raise at the next police meeting this week. A grant received form the Postcode Lottery Fund has been used to produce a lake information board. The sign has been created by City Signs and put up by Mervyn, Martin and David. The unveiling ceremony was on Monday. Various Councillors came including Councillor Jane Dowson, Councillor Mohammed Rafique and Councillor Angela Wenham. The photos are to be shared on Twitter and also sent to the Postcode Lottery Group by Steve. 10. Bath House Open Day Sunday 9th September 2018 The Bath House Open Day received 210 visitors and the Group raised £358.78 selling cakes and merchandise. The Trustees Meeting is in 4 weeks' time. Martin went round the meadows with the Head Ranger to sign off our risk assessments. He also agreed to use professional scythers to do Audrey's Meadow on September 3rd/4th. The Group will do a couple of the other meadows. Kay to ask if the large meadow can be done by machine and cleared by professionals. Martin's and Audrey's meadows have been cut and raked. Adrian's meadow has been cut but needs raking. Kay was looking at getting in contractors to do the new field but this would be expensive. The piles of cuttings already in the field also need to be removed. The Group could cut the field but it will take around 4 hours and 8 volunteers to rake it. There was also a question over what to do with the cuttings. A suggestion was made about getting livestock for the new field. 13. General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Adam and Paul have completed a new Privacy Notice and Cookie Policy that are both now on the website. 14. Interim Neighbourhood Planning Forum The Group found out at the last minute that there was an Interim Neighbourhood Planning Forum running on the same night as the meeting. It is a discussion on what people in the area want it to be like and also a question over where the boundaries are. The Gledhow Valley Woods are in both Roundhay and Chapel Allerton. The Group discussed whether to attend this meeting or not. One of the volunteers was attending the meeting so Jenny will talk with her and obtain more information. Joan received the dates for the Oakwood Artisan & Craft Markets. There was one on Saturday 27th October but no volunteers were available. Other possibilities included 10th November 12pm-9pm for the Christmas light switch on, 24th November 10am-3pm or 8th December 10am-5pm. The 8th December event clashes with an Action Morning so this may be moved, however the Group thought the 24th November would be the most likely event for us to attend. There may also be the option to attend The Three Hulats' market and to have a stall in Chapel Allerton. Joan requested some tote bags from Steve and also put in a request for some new coasters with pictures of bluebells and woodland scenes on them.
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