Document Date
12/03/2025
Created by
Parish Clerk
Category
Meetings
Wollaston Parish Council
Wollaston Parish Council
Document Date
12/03/2025
Created by
Parish Clerk
Category
Meetings
WOLLASTON PARISH COUNCIL
PLAYING FIELD & PARKS MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
MINUTES OF THE MEETING HELD ON
Wednesday 12th March 2025, 7pm
At The Village Hall, High Street, Wollaston
VOTING MEMBERS PRESENT
Jones, Green, Mitchell, Perry, Savage (Chair), Silsby and Mrs S. Grant (Clerk).
PUBLIC PRESENT
None
APOLOGIES
Apologies from Mr Cotter and Hodson.
MINUTES
The minutes of the last meeting from 12th February 2025 were agreed unanimously and signed as a correct record.
FINANCES
Finances to end of February 2025 had been circulated. No issues. An underspend of £2,345 from the Parish Council Rural Community Capital Grant is available for spending on the creation of or improvements to local rural green spaces. Suggestions included fence replacement for the allotments/Pyghtles play area and grass repairs on Hinwick Road. Quotes to be obtained and taken to the full Parish Council meeting on March 20th. This money must be spent before March 31st, 2025.
PLAY EQUIPMENT AND ADULT GYM INSPECTION/MAINTENANCE
Mr Savage confirmed he had inspected the equipment and handed the inspection sheets to the Clerk.
POCKET PARK
Opening and closing continues to be sporadic and the padlock is now missing again. Mr Silsby to speak to Scott Bader Security Team.
SPORTS ASSOCIATION REPORT
Electricity charges continue to be extremely high, Mr Perry to arrange for a local electrician to inspect and compare invoices from the previous year since the smart meter was installed. Cess pit levels continue to be monitored with no significant changes, await rainfall. End of season pitch work in underway with costs shared across the football groups.
Vets have reached the NTFA final to be held at the end of April.
Cricket numbers are looking positive, and the season starts April 19th with various additional games throughout the year such as Over 50’s and County Cricket.
Mr Cotter would like to trial line marking in the carpark. It was agreed that Mr Cotter should carry out calculations based on widths of bays and cars and report back at the next meeting rather than the suggested spray marking.
The committee agreed that the patio extension to improve and tidy up the area whilst providing additional seating could commence in the next couple of weeks and this will be funded by the Cricket Club.
MUGA UPDATE
Mr Perry has been communicating with the Operations Manager at The Playground Company and the work is due to commence 17th March and anticipated to take three weeks to complete (weather dependant). Clerk has been in communication with NNC and the contract for the funds is currently being drawn up, but confirmation for commencement of work on the 17th of March has been granted. Discussion was held regarding how the booking system and the cost of covering the maintenance of the new MUGA would work, it was agreed that this would be reviewed in a couple of months once the demand was known. Both courts to remain unlocked and to be monitored. Clerk to draw up a rule notice and send out for review to the committee before purchasing two noticeboards.
PURCHASES REQUIRED
The wet pour repair project at St Mary’s and the Playing Fields play areas has been booked for the last week of March at the quoted cost of £2,948.90. The tree survey has been booked for Summer 2025 at the quoted cost of £1,325.00.
FIELD MAINTENANCE/MATTERS RELATING TO THE FIELD
A large number of mole hills have been seen across the brook on Dr Mike Goldsmith’s land, to be monitored.
Large amount of branches are in the brook causing a dam effect, a working party to be arranged for the summer to clear.
DATE OF NEXT MEETING
Wednesday 9th April 2025 at 7pm at the Village Hall, High Street, Wollaston.
There being no further business the Chair thanked everyone for attending and closed the meeting at 8:30pm.