At a meeting of the Parish Council held immediately after the Annual Parish Meeting there were present Mr. J. Nichols, Mr. J. Blowers, Mrs. R. Herrivan, Mr. S. Perks, Mrs E. Hume, Mr. S. Rees, Mr. R. Leech, WDC Ashdown, PCSO Kershaw. And 12 Parishioners.
Apologies had been received from Allyson Barron and Mrs. G. Soanes. 
15 minutes for Parishioner input
Mrs. Roberston reported the pothole in Orchard Close. A Parishioner said that the Telephone kiosk in Orchard Close is a disgrace and he wondered if, in view of the fact that BT no longer keeps the box in good order, the council should ask for it to be removed, but there was general discussion and it was decided that it would not be a good idea to remove this amenity. Mr Blowers reported that Mr. Smith living in Queensway had reported a loose manhole cover outside his house, Mr. Blowers contacted WDC, a few days later the offending manhole was fenced off and after two weeks it is still fenced and no work has been done. Mr. Blowers agreed to carry on with reporting this until the work has been completed. Mr Alderton reported on the concerns expressed last month about the allocation of the new houses in Pickwick Drive. He handed over copies of letters he had received from Wellington Construction and Flagship Housing Group saying that they are following the 106 agreement by letting all 4 of the 2 bedroom homes to Blundeston residents.  Chris Green had been contacted by the Clerk and a reply received, which the Chairman read out. Mr. Green said in the letter hat WDC can require information to prove that the Cascade approach to allocation of the houses is being complied with. Mr. Alderton confirmed that to his knowledge two of the properties had been allocated to young people who had been born and brought up in Blundeston, and others to persons with Blundeston connections. The Clerk was asked to forward copies of all the correspondence to Mr. George to explain the way that the houses have been allocated. Concern was expressed that the way the homes had been advertised had not been available expressly to residents of Blundeston and Flixton and more applicants may have come forward if the advertising had made more local. Mrs. Townend said that she thought that not many people knew what affordable housing actually was. Mr Alderton explained that one 3 bed roomed and one 2 bed roomed bungalow are still available for shared equity. A parishioner reported that the garden of 4 Orchard Lane is in a very overgrown state and the bungalow is now derelict, it was known that the Council can enforce a clear up in such cases - Mr. Ashdown agreed to deal with this problem. 
Police Report In the Month of April 2008 3 crimes were reported to the Police. A forced entry was made to a business premises and an Ifor Williams car trailer was stolen, valued at £3,500. 58 litres of diesel was stolen from a parked car in Lakeside Rise and lastly a young female was bitten by a dog in The Street, enquiries are still proceeding in relation to this.
District Councillor Ashdown gave a reply to a question Mr. Perks had posed at the earlier meeting, saying that then reason there is a period of Purdah preceding elections, is that Councillors are not legally allowed to attend meetings in case they make a political statement which could prejudice the outcome of an election. 
Planning as minutes of special meeting held the 6th May 
Accounts there were no accounts
Correspondence
A parishioner in Micawber Mews had hired a contractor to cut back the hedge along the Footpath from Market Lane to The Street, this hedge was very overgrown and Parishioners have frequently complained that it hampers safe passage along this footpath, but someone had reported the work to WDC who had sent a letter to the contractor re “Unauthorised works to a hedge in the bird nesting season“. No further action will be taken as this has been accepted as a one off mistake. The Clerk was asked to either contact SCC i.e. Mike Foster or Kevin Jones to cut the nettles back along this footpath. Details of 106 payments had been forwarded, by WDC.  The Planning Team of WDC had forwarded a Customer Survey. SCC had sent a review of Local Government in Suffolk. There was also a copy of a letter from SCC to Bob Blizzard re B1074 Speeding Concerns in view of the accident reported in Flixton last month. Suffolk Acre sent details of their Community Initiative Awards. A copy of the Suffolk Preservation Society’s Magazine had been received. A Copy of the Playdale play equipment brochure had been received. This was handed to a member of the Pre School Committee along with a previously received set of catalogues as the Parish Council had no knowledge of what equipment the Pre School and other youth organisations had applied for funding for. 
Other Parish Council matters
Mr. Rees asked how often WDC cut the grass verges, Mr. Ashdown will contact the relevant people. The repairs to the netting and posts to the Tennis Court were carried out recently by the contractor and the following day Mr Perks found that someone had cut through the brand new netting! Mrs. Herrivan reported the surface at the junction of Church Road and B1074 was in a very bad state. This has been reported several times to WDC and the work is due to be done within this financial year.