Agenda Item Number:

Discussion points of item/task

Action required By

Date to Be Actioned by

2

Minutes of last meeting accepted as accurate

Matters arising: Copies of response slips from residents collected at Fun Day given to each member for consideration for next meeting.

All

Next meeting

Article on litter to be discussed at next newsletter meeting.

TR

Next meeting

Letter received from John Bradbury, car park loo opening times to increase from 4.30 pm to 5pm. Continue to negotiate for even longer opening times during the summer months

A grant application for the school gates has been made to NMC by the HT and governors. Fundraising letters have also been sent to local businesses. Mike McKenna as yet unable to meet with KE to feedback on last meeting. Approx cost £3000.

Letter to ask Chirk Community Fund to fundraise for the group re Chirk in Bloom.

Tennis courts: meeting to discuss drawing up a constitution by group

Old Rhos-y-waun playground in final stages of grant application. Also to see if we can assist with finished article.

3AAAs FIFA sponsored all weather pitch to be built if funding found.

Letter of request for Co Op land, and use of Cadbury land by Youth Football has been sent

Groundwork is now aware of the Forum. Forum decided that working with Groundwork is harder work than it should be so for now not to be progressed.

Forestry Commission do not wish to be involved. If we wished to do any sorts of events, or sporting challenges they would be available to use their grounds

Probation service now following up some work in Chirk area. It was agreed to invite the area manager to our next meeting, as they wanted partner groups in Chirk.

CA

TE

MM

TE

AS to do letter

Ray/TE to update

TE to update us

TE to keep updated. Issues with fencing around the 3A’s area, and clean up.

No action

No action

No action

As

Next council meeting

Next meeting

Next meeting

Completed

Until completion

Next meeting

Ongoing update

3

Wales In Bloom:

Prioritised Action List. Jim to take top 3 from each section and present.

Looked at Wales In Bloom Judging criteria.

Mandy Jones to make a template based on these criteria, as a basis for auditing needs in Chirk. To be emailed to AS then forwarded to rest of the group for consideration by next meeting. To be completed at the next meeting.

Update – I have been in touch with Wales in Bloom and have arranged a meeting with one of their co-ordinators. This advice will be used to inform our next meeting, and hopefully help decide how much and what we should aim to achieve by next June.

There will be some expense for entering the competition, which should be clearer after the first meeting.

Proposed that we discuss this in depth at the next meeting. Decide on time priorities, and possibly have a community meeting in the Parish Hall sometime in October with outline plans.

ALL

Further update – AS has written to AVOW to look at funding initiatives for some of our list of actions so far. Any response to bring to the next meeting.

TE to gain some information from WCBC that may be useful for the next meeting when we discuss the In Bloom project.

This information is detail of what the WCBC is contracted to do in Chirk and when. It may be we can get more done, or use the same resource better for Chirk.

We will likely need the same information from the Town Council, where, when and how much is done on parks, streets etc.

Spoken to Colin Jenno at “making a difference” funding group and awaiting their decision on direct assistance to us

AOB

Next meeting

Next meeting is at 15.30, on Monday September 11th, In St Mary’s Church hall. This will be a couple of weeks after the In Bloom co-ordinator has visited us.

ALL

It will be important for all to attend as in bloom means far more than planting some flowers. It means tying in many aspects of community to make sure the improvements are long lasting and respected.

We need to agree many strands at this meeting and then most likely advertise what we are intending to do and when we will have a Public meeting so the residents/trades can support us. This will be an opportunity to get some other tasks on the action list completed.

Apologies and confirmation of attendance beforehand would be helpful by all.