At a meeting of the Parish Council held on 10th April 2006 immediately following the Annual Parish meeting, there were present - Mr. J. Nichols, (Chairman), Mr. P. Offord, Mr. G. Alderton, Mr. J. Blowers, Mrs. G. Soanes, Mrs. E. Hilton, Mrs. T. Townend, Mr. S. Perks, Mrs. E. Hume, Mr. S. Lewis and Mr. K. Wood. 5 Parishioners also attended.
Apologies were received from Pc Boggis, Councillors B. Hunter and A. Barron.
The minutes of the previous meeting held on 20th March were approved and signed.
There were no declarations of interests.
Pc Boggis had already given his report at the Annual Parish meeting, as had WD Councillor Hunter and SC Councillor Barron.
Mrs. Soanes reported that the Planning Informing Session she had attended on 13th March was very interesting and she agreed with Mr. Perks who had attended an earlier session that the information  would prove to be very useful when dealing with future planning applications. Mr. Nichols asked if any of the retiring Councillors had changed their minds about the decision, both Mr. Perks and Mr. Wood had both been too late in taking their nomination papers to the Town Hall and expressed a wish to be co-opted onto the Parish Council, Mr. Alderton, Mr. Offord and Mrs Hilton were thanked for their work over the past years on behalf of the Parish Council. The Chairman went on to explain that if the Parish Council did not fill the vacancies within a certain time, the District Council would exercise their powers and fill them. 
Planning
Mr. Brown, “The Malley’s” Blundeston Barns, Blundeston - Construction of a Conservatory.
This was approved 
Accounts.
The following accounts were proposed for payment by Mrs. Soanes and seconded by Mr. Perks. 
		SALC		Annual Subscription			298. 00
		Allianz Cornhill Annual Insurance Premium	       1,0034. 44
Correspondence
Waveney Community Forum had forwarded a Questionnaire. Childline Midlands and East Anglia had written requesting a donation, but as usual the Parish Council were unable to help as Public Monies cannot be spent in this way. A newsletter had arrived from East Suffolk Mind. The Suffolk Drug and Alcohol Action Team are prepared to hold Drug Awareness Sessions if required, this information was passed over to Ms Dawson. Information regarding the Gt. Yarmouth Local Development Framework had been received. Defra had sent an update on the Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005. 
Other Parish Business.
Mrs. Hilton asked if Kevin Jones could be asked to cut the hedge along the footpath at the rear of Barkis Meadow. Mr. Lewis reported that a temporary repair had been made to the Village Hall floor, which was suffering from dry rot in several places but he would get estimates to have a concrete floor, it was felt that this would be more than the Parish Council could afford, but it was thought that once an estimate had been obtained the business of outside funding could be researched. Mr. Wood had had a near miss encounter with a car as he walked along the B1074 and had managed to see the number plate of the vehicle which he reported to the Police who contacted and cautioned the driver. Mrs. Townend reported that the Yellow lines had been painted on the corner of Orchard Close, but there had been none painted on The Street opposite to the junction as had been discussed with the Highways Department. She also reported a large pothole in Pound Lane.
There was no Parishioner input, again this had been dealt with at the previous meeting as there was no further business the meeting closed. 

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