At a meeting of the Village Hall Management Committee held on Monday 8th March, there were present, Mr S Perks (Chair) Mrs. G. Soanes (Clerk), Mrs. I. Mayes, Mr. S. Lewis , Mrs J. Browne,  Mr. M. Hansen and Mrs T Townend.,  

Apologies were received from  Miss J. Bailey .
The Minutes of the previous meeting held on February 8th  were approved and signed.
Matters arising from minutes.
The new hire charges, that come into effect on April 1st 2010 were discussed , Miss Bailey had pointed out that the Sunshine Club rent had increased by nearly 30% , this was due to the 10% discount for block bookings being abolished. the committee felt that rents for regular users had been kept to a minimum , but as charges for electricity , gas etc had risen so much, and that the charges for the hall had not increased since 2008, the new charges  were a fair charge for the hall. Especially if hirers expected the standard of the hall to be upkept.
Mrs Brown also spoke about the new hire charges, and after a discussion the committee decided, that as Pre School hired the hall for 26 sessions per month , that they would received two sessions, per month free.
Accounts.
The following accounts were approved for payment.
J. Fox Caretaker	February		
Cleaning materials					
Clerk Jan & Feb 			
Any other business. 
The fire door (near the committee room) is broken, Mr Lewis was asked to look at it and if possible to repair it .
The Conditions of Hire , that is to be sent out to new hirers , was read and agreed by the committee.
The entrance hall really needs some sort of matting to catch mud and sand that is walked into the hall. Mrs Soanes to get prices and to discuss at the next meeting.
Mrs Brown will ask Pre School not to use sand inside the hall as this may damage the floor.
Paleti had been unable to get into the hall for one of their sessions, as they were unable to obtain the keys, the committee apologised about this, but the caretaker had had an emergency and he was unable to contact Paleti to let them know where the keys would be, so because of this the committee have given Paleti one free session, and also a set of keys, so it should not happen again.
Mrs Soanes asked if a second hand filing cabinet could be obtained, to have in the committee room to store Village Hall papers. The members of the committee will look out for a second hand cabinet.
The next meeting is on April 12th 2010 starting at 7.00.
There being no further business the meeting closed at 7.35.