LOSTWITHIEL BUSINESS GROUP
MINUTES OF MEETING HELD
WEDNESDAY 30 MARCH 2005
Present:
A
Barratt (AB), D Phipps (DP), J Manwaring (JM), M Hoskin
(MH), L Southgate (LS), J Hillier
(JH), L Abrahams (LA), K Southgate (KS)
Apologies
S
Sanders, Mark and Mandy Royle
Minutes of Last Meeting
Minutes from meeting held 2 February
2005 were accepted.
Correspondence No Correspondence received since the
last meeting. Letters have been sent to Lostwithiel Town
Band and St Minver Band about Dickensian Evening on 15th
December 2005
Matters Arising The Royal Oak e-mailed the secretary
about possible proposals for changes to traffic flow in
Bodmin Hill area. Eric Stentiford of Town Forum has
spoken to Royal Oak on the topic. The Community Association phoned the
secretary about running Basic Food Hygiene course in
Lostwithiel. The LCA have been referred to the organiser
at Cornwall College.
Chairman’s Report Three new businesses are planning to
set up in Fore St. Two galleries using Bright Side of the
Road’s shop and one in June Pascal’s old shop
All shops should be opening within the next few weeks. Mixed reports about trading
conditions over the Easter period have been received from
local traders.
Treasurer’s Report The bank balance on 1oth March was
£ 2079-56. An invoice has been received from the
electrician (John Hooper) for work carried out around the
Church in support of Christmas lights. Mr Hooper will
donate this money to the Church Restoration Fund. The
meeting agreed to forward £200 to Mr Hooper. There are currently 52 members of
the Business Group. More maps are available for
distribution if required. At the meeting requests for
more maps were made by MH, LJS, LA and JH. Plans for AGM The AGM will be held on Wednesday
15th June 2005 at 8pm. Wine and “nibbles” will
be provided. It will be proposed at the AGM that
subscriptions should remain at £15. Please note
that subscriptions are due on 15th June. Town Forum Report
The last Forum meeting was held on
Wednesday 23rd April and was an Open Meeting
reviewing progress over the past year. The Forum
are arranging for the Town Walks booklet to be reprinted.
These will be ready soon and will be on sale at various
outlets around Lostwithiel.
Web Site The web is now operating at www.lostwithiel.org.uk.
Advertising pages on the web site can be set up for
£20 per year. Details of local events, news items
and short business descriptions are welcome for inclusion
on the web site. Please contact the secretary.
Christmas Decorations and
Dickensian Evening The 2005 event will take place on
Thursday 15th December 2005. Both
the St Minver Band and the Lostwithiel Town Band have
been booked. There is still scope to increase the
number of Christmas trees in town. A further 20 brackets
to be ordered. Action AB
Heritage Trail Leaflet The current stock of Heritage
Leaflets produced by the Museum are almost exhausted.
Reprinting and distribution costs will amount to approx
£5000. The Museum committee are fund-raising and have
asked the Business Group for support. The meeting agreed
to pledge in the region of £100 to £150 to the Museum
to assist reprinting of the leaflet, on the assumption
that the remaining funding was forthcoming. Hanging Basket Competition Lostwithiel in Bloom (LiB) have
asked the Business Group to again provide prizes for he
Hanging Basket Completion which will be judged during
Regatta week. The meeting agreed to provide £200. LiB
will be asked to ensure that LBG’s sponsorship of
the event is given appropriate prominence.
AOB Constitution The
present constitution was reviewed and the following
changes suggested:- Para 13 change “A
quorum for a General Meeting shall be eight members of
which not less than four shall be Executive
Committee Members.” to “A
quorum for a General Meeting shall be eight members of
which not less than three shall be Executive
Committee Members.” Proposed: J
Manwaring , Seconded: J Hiller Annex A para 3
change “Payments
other than by petty cash shall be authorized as follows: 1)
Amounts up to £25 shall require two of the four
signatories 2)
Amounts in excess of £25 shall require three
of the four signatories” to “Payments
other than by petty cash shall be authorized as follows: 1)
Amounts up to £250 shall require two of the four
signatories 2)
Amounts in excess of £250 shall require three
of the four signatories”
Proposed: J Manwaring Seconded:
J Hiller These proposed changes will be
circulated with the next agenda and will be voted upon at
the AGM. Du Maurier Festival 6th
to 15th May 2005 Several
events will take place in Lostwithiel during the
Festival. It was agreed that LBG will not advertise in
Fowey News in May. TIC Opening Hours It
was noted that the TIC was closed over Easter. Opening
hours to be discussed with TIC. MH and SS
Local Paper Advertising MH
provided AB with a copy of Burnham and Highbridge paper
as possible advertising medium. AB to
investigate further
Date of Next Meeting
The next meeting will be the AGM,
to be held on Wednesday 15th
June 2005 at 8 pm in Muffins 32 Fore St,
Lostwithiel. Wine and nibbles will be available.
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