Agenda Item Number:

Discussion points of item/task

Action required By

Date to Be Actioned by

Minutes of last meeting accepted as accurate

1

Matters arising: - No further forward on heading and logo. SD to pursue. JD to forward potential logo.

SD, JD

Next meeting

2

Form for collecting contact details passed around group

AS

Next meeting

Constitution documents passed out and short discussion with Bob Haynes about Officer positions. Agreed to elect Officers and sign the document.

AS Chairman

JD Vice Chair

TE treasurer

MJ Secretary

SD Assistant sec.

3

BH to complete document with address’ and post out to sign.

Felt we should have a report on the options.

BH

24^th June

4

Discussion continued in relation to having a person on secondment or funded position to assist this groups work in Chirk. This group agreed for BH to investigate options and grants that may lead to this happening. There are many issues to be considered, but it was.

BH

Next meeting

5

Agreed to open bank account. Forms for next meeting to treasurer.

Required small deposit to open account. MK kindly offered to cover this.

AS/TE

TE

Next meeting

Next meeting

6

AS updated meeting on NMC at the Fun day. Clare Lyles will be attending to explain the group and action list to residents. Also our newsletter group will be promoting themselves.

Groundwork Wrexham have agreed to provide some work for residents to view on aesthetic improvements around Chirk. Dependant on response we may work with them on these ideas.

CL completing

June 24th

7

Action list – There was discussion on the action list and agreement that we must continue with this as it was developed from residents desires and the start point in evidence for our group. We agreed that some tracking system should be in place, both to log tasks, and prove they are in hand. Also that once completed we can show results that we took action, even if a low level, but worked to our aims and influenced change.

There will be new tasks to add from the Fun Day slips, and any residents contacting members.

JD to organise tracking database

All

Start by next meeting - ongoing

8

Between 7 and 8 on the agenda many items were discussed as on the action list, whether we see priorities as an order or should aim to complete issues with stakeholder influence.

The group agreed to the following issues: -

Newsletter group to ensure that litter is an issue for the next edition, with legal implications from Police, litter wardens.

TE to take forward that CCF has raised the closing of Town toilets being against interests of tourists to the area, and some work that has already been put in place by CCF to raise tourism numbers.

MM to contact Air Products and Yale in relation to gates for Infants School and security of. MM to seek costing that has come with the drawings from School.

Discussions took place on project to carry out planting within Chirk. Many had some ideas on improvements and good ideas put forward. JD suggested this be put together and join some award scheme for the Town next year. This was agreed, with the following requirements:-

We ask the Town Council to give full support to this.

A small project team would work up more specific tasks once agreement has been made

We use Groundwork to facilitate work if possible.

We seek funding to provide the improvements.

We ask residents to join in with their own gardens.

We seek improvements on litter, with enforcement, review of street cleaning and bin placement.

TR

TE

MM, MJ

TE, DE
ALL to decide

AS to liaise

Task group

3^rd Quarter, early 2007

CBM, TE, DE

Next newsletter

Immediate

Next meeting

End June

Next meeting

June 24^th

3^rd Quarter

Mid 2007

3^rd quarter

9

Although the group did not get onto this item we have some in mind.

TE to discuss with next meeting fundraising ideas.

BH may come across funding with his earlier task.

Once projects identified we will plan funding those items.

AS explained that he had made contact with the newly formed “making a difference” fund organised by the Lion Quays, Lord Moreton and group. It was hoped that they would reply favourably and have a representative attend our meetings in future.

AOB

Membership of the group and management committee was discussed. It was again agreed to evolve the group with stakeholders that could represent Chirk groups to make evidence for our work, and also those that can influence and make change happen. It was resolved to invite the following:-

Trevor Morris

Gordon Owen

Local Police Officer

Other projects ongoing:-

Tennis courts in Chirk. Update for next meeting.

Recreation area in old Rhos-Y-Waun. Issues with WCBC raised and TE asked to get more information as to what WCBC is going to provide for in Chirk, and if not why not.

Dance group, Contacted lady who would run this and wants this to happen in Chirk. One source of funding will not work, Contact to be made with WCBC arts for assistance. Person looking to start for Autumn so ongoing.

Youth services and other Wrexham agencies are aware of CCF and this may help to focus resource in Chirk from Wrexham. Already working with an arm of Groundwork to have organised walks in this area. Press release gone to Advertiser, Leader and Newsletter group.

TE

TE

AS

TE

TE

AS

Next m/ting

Completed

N/Meet

N/Meet

Ongoing

Date of next meeting Tuesday July 18^th 4PM to 6PM – location Cadbury’s Chirk.

Book in at the main gate at 15.50, please send apologies early, and any written updates for items if you cannot attend.