Present: G. Willcox (Chair), J. Tucker, D. Creed, M. Colman, P. Gurl, T. Hodgson, A. Creed and one parishoner.
Apologies: J. Gane.
Minutes of the last Annual Parish Meeting were approved and signed.
Matters arising: P. Gurl reported the war memorial bollards will be removed for maintenance in due course.
Chairman's Report:
We are in unprecedented times having come out of the Covid19 lockdown.
As you will see we are operating under government guidelines and are attending our first live meeting since lockdown.
At our last live meeting on 19.03.2020 the parish council passed a Business Continuity motion enabling us to continue throughout lockdown. Should the same recur it will be implemented again.
The Annual Governance and Accountability Return was completed, signed and approved by the auditors and published on the parish council website westpennard.org.uk.
Parish Council Accounts will be presented again today and are at every meeting.
We have deliberated in total 17 planning applications during lockdown, a further 5 before, giving a total to date of 22.
As always everything is published on the website and on the noticeboard at the village hall. This includes all previous Minutes, Notices of Meetings and Accounts.
We continue to support the Village Hall Management Committee by donation which also covers hire of the hall and the Parochial Church Council for Upkeep of the churchyard.
Our War Memorial bollards were beautifully refurbished courtesy of Messrs P. Gurl, A. Creed and Castle Welding who all gave their materials, (Andrew donated the Oak) tools and expertise free of charge.
May we thank you all once again for such excellent workmanship - a truly fitting refurbishment for our fallen.
We shall continue as always to place our poppy wreath there on Remembrance Sunday.
I would like to thank my fellow councillors for their unfailing assistance, especially during lockdown - 'all working together'.
Our work remains, as always, 'for the good of the village'.
G. Willcox,
Chair.
Finance: Accounts presented for inspection.
Notice of Public Rights and the Annual Governance and Accountability Return has been published (as above).
There being no further business the meeting was closed.