COMMUNITY COUNCIL

Minutes of the MEETING of the PLAYING FIELDS COMMITTEE held on 13 JULY 2015

PRESENT: Chair: Councillor Cheryl Carver Vice-Chair: -

Councillors: As per Council Meeting

Officers: R N Barnes, Clerk & Financial Officer

APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE:

As per Council meeting

DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST:

No declarations of interest were made by Members.

MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING:

IT WAS RESOLVED: that the Minutes of the Meeting of the Committee held on 8 June 2015, be received as a true record and that they be signed by the Chair.

MATTERS ARISING FROM THE MINUTES:

Beech Tree – Gladstone Playing Fields

It was noted that the works had been undertaken by Scottish Woodlands on the 10 July.

GOALPOSTS AT MANCOT PLAYING FIELDS, MANCOT:

The Chair invited Councillor Ralph Small speak to this matter as the item had been placed on the agenda at his request. Councillor Small said that his concern was that the goalposts used at Mancot Playing Field were heavy ones and that there was an implied safety risk associated with them as they were required to be removed at the end of each match. This was noted and IT WAS RESOLVED: to purchase replacement light weight goal posts for use at Mancot Playing Field.

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The Clerk reported the following matter:

Summer Playschemes

The Community Council sponsored summer playschemes were due to start on Monday 20 July for a three week period at Mancot Lane Playing Field, Mancot, Gary Speed Playing Field, Aston Park, Gladstone Playing Fields, Hawarden and Level Road, Hawarden. The latter replacing the Circular Drive, site which had received no attendances in 2014 and had been terminated.

IT WAS RESOLVED: that the report be noted.

PAVILION IMPROVEMENTS:

The Chair referred Members to correspondence received from Hawarden Rangers seeking the Council’s assistance with the provision of new external doors to the Pavilion. The Committee considered the correspondence including the quotations for the provision of the doors noting the tremendous improvements which had already taken place within the building and the further internal improvements proposed to be undertaken over the summer period. The Committee also noted that the proposed lease provided for the Council to retain responsibility for the exterior of the building which included the three external doors and in principle agreed to meet the associated costs of their replacement. However the Committee did have concerns with regard to the specification of the doors and that only one company had been invited to quote for their provision.

IT WAS RESOLVED: to advise Hawarden Rangers that in principle the Council was prepared to meet the cost of the replacement of the three exterior doors but that two additional quotations should be sought to ensure best value.

MATCH FUNDING 2015/2016:

The Chair advised that the Council had been invited to put forward play area enhancements for inclusion in the 2015/2016 match funding programme. The County Council had identified that Gladstone Playing Fields, Trueman’s Playing Field, Hawarden and Mancot Lane Play Area, Mancot qualified for inclusion.

The Committee noted that there were already proposals for Gladstone Playing Fields and Mancot Lane Play Area arising from Section 106 contributions and therefore IT WAS RESOLVED: that County Council be advised that Hawarden Community Council wished to put forward a replacement of the multi-play equipment at Trueman’s Playing Field, Hawarden for consideration in the match funding programme.

MEMBERS’ INFORMATION ITEMS:

There were none.

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