Pailton Parish Council held its monthly meeting at the village
hall on Monday, 3rd October. All five parish councillors and five members of
the
public
were
present.
During the open part of the meeting dog-fouling problems at Brookside Avenue
were discussed and a decision was made that signs prohibiting dogs in the garden
area would be displayed.
The ongoing complaint about flooding was discussed and Cllr. Gillias explained
that he had raised this matter at the recent meeting of the Rugby Area Committee
and received a reply from WCC explaining that the contractor responsible for
this task had stated that the work was still in progress. It will be raised
again as a pressing issue at the forthcoming meeting of the Fosse Divisional
Panel.
The Parish Council has agreed to be responsible for the playing field grass cutting in 2006. A goal post has been obtained for the playing field, to be installed near the slide. The slide and wooden climbing frame are to be removed from the playing field, these being considered unsafe and not complying with present legislation. The committee are planning to replace this equipment but must obtain a grant in order to do so.
The Village Trust was congratulated for the entertainment provided by the ‘Live & Local’ event held at the Village Hall on 1st October.
Entries for the ‘Village Ventures Competition’ for 2006 are invited from parish councils for projects which have benefited the community. The meeting agreed the Village Trust Committee should enter following the very successful renovation of the Village Hall. Cllr Gillias reported that RBC was still discussing their intentions about rebuilding and refurbishing certain council-owned properties in the village.
An approach has been made by Baginton parish council encouraging surrounding parishes to become involved with the public enquiry into the proposed expansion of Coventry Airport which will commence on 10th January 2006 at Leamington Town Hall.
The chairman, Cllr. A. Parfrey informed the meeting that the Parish Plan was progressing towards completion.
Cllr A. Gillias reported the traffic calming scheme was now completed following installation of the 3,2,1 markers. The cost of the scheme was £38,000. The funding of the scheme was from funds held by RBC following an agreement with Laing Homes, builders of the large housing development in the village, to provide improvement to the village. Some monies remain available and members suggested using the funds for a mobile camera scheme. The meeting agreed to raise this issue at the future meeting with the police and the Fosse Divisional Panel meeting.
RBC has agreed that interest earned on the Laing Homes agreement can be used to fund improvements to the village centre and includes renovation of the war memorial. The main contractor has been paid from this fund which will also pay for the tarmac area and the dropped kerbs. The final stage will be the floodlighting of the memorial. Three hanging baskets provided by Helen Cunliffe are already in place. It is hoped that next year, Pailton will feature in the Rugby Council entry for Britain in Bloom competition.
Cllrs A. Gillias and M. Hodge attended a meeting at Magna
Park on 27.09.05 to discuss the problem of large vehicles from Magna Park
travelling through
the villages, often at high speeds. The Magna Park Estate Manager, Mr.
Davies, has requested details of HG Vs using village roads. He needs the date/time/vehicle
details. He can be contacted on 01455 558777.
The chairman, Cllr. A.Parfrey made a request for a double white line system through the village. After discussion the meeting agreed. Cllr A. Gillias will speak with WCC Traffic Group.
The six-monthly meeting of the county council Fosse Divisional Panel will be held in the village hall on Tuesday 25th October at 7.30pm. Officers of the County Council and the police will be present to discuss topical issues with representatives of the 18 Fosse parishes and any local residents wishing to attend.
On Sunday 9th October the annual Harvest Praise service attracted a large congregation at St. Denis Church. The service was conducted by the Rector of the Revel churches, the Reverend Chris Garrod. In her address she used the harvest theme to stress the importance of sharing the abundant food stocks in the productive parts of the world with the millions in poorer parts suffering starvation. She also reminded the congregation that the date of the harvest festival coincided with the anniversary of the patron of our church, St Denis. She outlined his origins dating back to the year 250AD when he was born in Italy, later to become bishop of Paris, building his church on an island in the River Seine. He founded the Benedictine movement which spread across to England and from which emerged a venerated young princess named Edith who was later proclaimed a saint and became the patron of our Mother Church at Monks Kirby.
The service followed the traditional pattern of favourite harvest hymns and
was followed by a sale of the produce, donated by the congregation and which
had decorated the church so beautifully.