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The Painswick Beacon Vol. 25 No. 3 June 2002 In commemoration of the Golden Jubilee, the Parish Council has sent the following greeting to Buckingham Palace: The people of Painswick, from their annual parish meeting, send their best wishes to Your Majesty on the occasion of Your Majesty’s fiftieth anniversary of accession to the throne District Council elections Jubilee Dance Conservative Councillors Mr John an administration without the support of Stephenson-Oliver and Mrs Barbara Tait another party as was the case with the on 8th June were returned with convincing majorities outgoing Council. By comparison with when both Painswick Ward seats were past years, the election was a seemingly at the Centre contested at the Stroud District Council low-key affair, with very few posters There will be a Jubilee Dance to celebrate elections on 2nd May. being displayed. In addition, some the Queen's Golden Jubilee at the Painswick Painswick normally has a higher than residents expressed surprise that they had Centre on Saturday 8th June. Tickets are average turnout, and this year was no received no personal details from any of £12 for a double and £6 for a single; exception with 50.4% of approximately the candidates and that this had hampered this includes a pig roast roll and jacket 3,400 electors casting their votes, their decision making. potato. compared to an average of 40% across Result The dress theme for the evening will be the whole district. Interestingly, whereas Fontaine,Wendy (Green) 288. red, white and blue or a combination of all the district-wide average showed a 4% Mutton, Sandra (Green ) 315. three to represent the Royal Theme. There increase on the corresponding election Nichols, Henrietta (Labour) 251. will be a firework display at the end of the turnout in May 2000, the Painswick Ward Rhodes, John (Labour & Co-op) evening. return showed a very small decrease with 234. Tickets will be on sale around different 50.85% voting at that time. The gains Stephenson-Oliver, John (Conservative) village venues and we hope for a good made by the Conservative Group at Ebley 1,129. turnout on the night. Mill mean that they will be able to form Continued on Page 8 The Jubilee Dance Committee PARISH COUNCIL NEWS Report of the meeting on The Broadham Fields Trustees have the trustees did not appreciate the need 15th May by Iris McCormick been replaced by the Painswick Rugby for affordable housing in the village. Football Union Council. The Parish They did not think it worthwhile talking Election of Chairman and Vice-Chairman, Council is represented on the Painswick to the Charity Commissioners. Terry Committee and other representation Rugby and Sports Club Management Parker pointed out that this land was Terry Parker announced that Martin Committee by John Stephenson-Oliver. not in the Local Plan for development Slinger was unable to attend the meeting Since he had not been receiving details and would not be considered again until as he was recuperating from a knee of meetings, it was agreed to write to the at least 2011. They were, therefore, operation and would be out of action for Management Committee Chairman to looking at a possible £25,000 per acre some weeks. ask for clarification of the Committee’s for exceptional development (for which Terry Parker was nominated as status. affordable housing is considered) instead Chairman by John Stephenson-Oliver of £3,000 for agricultural use. David and this was unanimously agreed. David Jubilee Arrangements Hudson suggested that the matter might be Hudson was nominated as Vice-Chairman David Hudson agreed to give maximum raised at the Annual Parish Meeting. and this was agreed unanimously. publicity to the Jubilee Ball on Saturday Committee representation is unchanged. 8th June. It was agreed that a brass plaque New Model Code of Conduct It was decided to reinstate the Cemetery should be made to commemorate the All councillors have signed the new and Parish Maintenance Committee, with erection of a Golden Jubilee Lamp outside Declaration of Office but some members Martin Slinger as Chairman and Ann the Town Hall. It was agreed to plant a had yet to complete the Register of Daniels, Jacky Woof and Johnny Johnston Copper Beech as a commemorative tree Members' Interests. Terry Parker attended as members. in the Recreation Ground. The Youth a meeting at The Barbican in London Parish Council representation on Club are to be invited to plant it. Terry about the New Model Code of Conduct for other bodies was agreed as follows: Parker agreed to liaise with Bill Lambell Parish Councils. He said that the meeting David Hudson as representative to of Cranham Parish Council and Amoury had not been particularly helpful as there the Gyde Charity; Tony Crook to The Blow over the lighting of the beacons. were so many unanswered questions about Painswick Centre; Terry Parker to the Following a request from the Senior the new scheme. Recreation Sports Pavilion Committee; Circle, a donation of £100 has been made Ann Daniels to the Painswick Educational towards their Jubilee outing. Road Closure between Sheepscombe and Foundation; Jacky Woof to the Elliot Ann Daniels reported that the metal Painswick Nature Reserve Management; David round table for the Plantation was ready Johnny Johnston announced that the road Harcup to the Sheepscombe Primary and was to be installed. The maker, Simon between Sheepscombe and The Park School Governors; Martin Slinger to Edge Hunter, has donated £100 towards Jubilee would be closed for two weeks in order Village Hall Management Committee; funds. for eight passing places to be put in place. John Stephenson-Oliver to the Painswick The work will be financed by the owners Chamber of Trade and Commerce; Special Meeting on 1st May of Painswick Lodge who are developing Malcolm Watts to the Painswick Beacon The meeting had been called to enable their farm buildings. Conservation Group; Martin Slinger to members to consider a claim for the Croft School Board of Governors; compensation in regard to the Parish Lych Gate Crossing Ann Daniels and Malcolm Watts to the Council’s granting of burial rights to There will be a site meeting to discuss the Gyde Almshouses; John Workman to the two families for the same plot. The error pedestrian crossing at the Lych Gate and Hambutts Field Trust. came to light when members of the family other matters on Wednesday 12th June at that had been given exclusive rights 2.30pm. some years ago visited the cemetery and discovered that their plot had been used Finance for a burial. The accounts for the financial year April The family alerted the Parish Council 2001-April 2002 were adopted and to the mistake and the Parish Council approved. It was agreed to appoint Mr clerk, realising the error, immediately Iain Selkirk as Internal Auditor. wrote to apologise and offer them an alternative burial site close by. This was Miscellaneous not acceptable to the family who referred Ann Daniels asked the Parish Council to the matter to solicitors. It transpired write to the County Council to have the that the family was prepared to discuss passing places in Wick Street properly provision for compensation and there reinstated. was a protracted exchange between the Continued on Page 3 Council’s and family’s solicitors. The Council decided that, given the sensitivity Garages and All Building Maintenance Natural Stonework a Speciality of the matter, the settlement terms of £2,000, together with costs and a new plot, Extensions should be agreed. Affordable Housing David Hudson reported from the last Gyde Charity meeting that the affordable HORNE & KILMISTER housing idea, proposed by the Parish General Builders Council for the plot of land between For Free Estimates phone The Surgery and Gyde Barn, had been Painswick 812760 or 01453 discussed. It was thought that some of 2 Continued from Page 2 It was agreed to invite the area Youth Officer to attend next month’s Parish Council meeting in order to give the Parish Council a proper response to their letters in regard to the Youth Club. There was notification of the change of licensee for the Londis shop to Mr Balwant Singh Kang. Malcolm Watts reported that the play area in the Recreation Field had been recently inspected. There were some recommendations for safety. Strange holes have been noticed around the Recreation Field. It emerged that a team of young metal detector enthusiasts has been under the mistaken impression that the field was common land and could be used for this purpose. Everyone was urged to find out the names of the people responsible so they could be contacted to stop further problems. The Parish Council have given permission for the Recreation Field to be New 'posties' settling in used for parking on Victorian Market Day, Annie and Tony Littler, the new faces at are also keen to improve services to the 13th July, weather permitting. the Post Office, had looked around various village," says Annie. "Many people don't Malcolm Watts agreed to write to parts of the country before they settled on realise just how many things you can do The Historic Environment Countryside Painswick. "We were looking to make a in your local Post Office, whether paying Advisor in support of the proposed repair major break in our lifestyle," said Annie, Council Tax, telephone bills or utility bills, scheme for the Beacon. It was agreed to "and we wanted to take over a Post Office or collecting pensions, among lots of oth- consider their request for funds at the next because we saw it as the focal point of a ers And we expect that various additional F&GP meeting.