At a meeting of the Parish Council held on Monday 23rd October 2006 there were present Mr. J. Nichols (Chairman) Mr. S. Lewis, Mrs T. Townend, Mrs. R. Herrivan, Mr. R. Leech, Mr. J. Blowers, Mr. S. Rees and Mr. K. Wood. S. C.C. M. Cherry, Pc H. Stranks. Pc D. Boggis and 12 Parishioners also attended.
S.C.C. Allyson Barron had sent word that she would arrive late
No Other Apologies were received 
The Police report contained the information that during September 4 crimes had been reported in Blundeston, 1 was subsequently regarded as a No Crime, another involved drugs at HMP, 1 was a Domestic Assault and the fourth was the theft of a pedal cycle in Market Lane. Pc Boggis asked that all children should behave sensibly in view of the Halloween and Bonfire activity in the next few weeks. He was asked if there were any specific hours during which it was illegal to discharge fireworks, he reported that any other night fireworks should not be set off after 11 pm and before 7 am but on Nov 5th the latest time was midnight and on December 31st the limit was extended until 1a.m. Councillor Cherry reported that there had been a backlash regarding the Highways improvements being carried out in Lowestoft. He had still no news on the siting of a satellite waste unit for the Northern Parishes and he is presently trying to set u p a meeting with the Portfolio holder regarding this matter for 30th October. The Clerk reported on the recent damage done at the Village Hall, a Youth had been seen by Pc Boggis and had admitted responsibility for damaging and ripping off a courtesy light at the rear of the Hall, which had resulted in the whole lighting circuit being tripped out and an electrician having to be called out to repair the damage and reinstate the lighting in order for the Pre School group to hold their session. The outflow pipes from the Ladies toilet sink, all the kitchen pipes and a gutter down pipe had also been ripped off, then the large wheelie bin had been set alight. It was not certain that the one individual had caused all the damage, but he had been responsible for the lighting damage. The boys parents had been informed by the Police that they would be held liable for paying for the repair of the light. Mr. Wood had removed the small see saw which had also been damaged by vandals and needed repair, Mr. Wood was certain that he would be able to reinstate the see saw after he had carried out some modifications. Mrs. Dawson gave an update on the progress with the Skate Park. 
Planning
Mr. & Mrs. D. Sturman 89 The Street, Construction of 1 dwelling at Wentworth House, Lound Road.
The chairman then suspended the P. Council meeting to allow the public to comment on the plan. There were no comments from the general public, but Mr. Sturman was asked why this application had appeared again, he informed the meeting that the roofline has been modified and lowered therefore the design required smaller windows to accommodate the change. The Parish Council meeting was resumed and the application was approved unanimously.
Planning Applications already dealt with at special meeting held on Monday 25th September.    
1. 	Wendy Dawson, Provision of a skate park on Playing field at rear of V. Hall. This was approved .
2.	R. Ball, Single storey rear extension, 5 The Street, Blundeston. This was approved.
3.	M Jary, Listed Building consent, various internal & external replacements and 
	Repairs - The Rookery, Pound Lane, Blundeston. This was approved with reservations and several points were forwarded to the Planning Department voicing the P. C. concerns that the internal and external configuration of this historic building, mentioned in Dickens’ novel, David Copperfield, remain unchanged. Several points with regard to materials which should be used, were detailed for the Conservation Officer to consider.
4.	Mr. & Mrs. Browne, two storey rear extension and conservatory - 57 The Street. This was approved.
The planning department had sent details of the new Numbering or naming of 	
Barn Conversion Market Lane,  will be known as Garden Farm, Market Lane.
Keinette, Lound Road, will be known as Navan, Lound Road.
Dwelling at rear of Virginia Cottage, will be known as The Hideaway, Market Lane.
Accounts. The following account was proposed for payment by Mrs Townend and seconded by Mr. Lewis.			SALC 		Standing Orders Publication		6. 65.		
Correspondence..
Lothingland  Branch Conservative Association - Village Quiz Nov. 6th. It was agreed that a team should represent the Parish Council at the Quiz  - Mr. Lewis and Mrs. Townend agreed to take part and the Clerk was asked to contact Mr. Perks as he had been on the PC team in previous years. The Broads Authority had sent details of their Local Dev. Framework Core Strategy - Submission Report. Suffolk Wildlife 
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Trust - How wild is your Parish? This was an invitation to take part in developing a wild life area, but as Blundeston has the Millennium Green which has a wildlife area the Parish Council decided not to take part. SCC had sent information about the Temporary Closure of B1074 16th - 18th October to allow for tree felling to take place. A Parishioner had made a further complaint about the state of the hedge along Footpath from The Street to Market Lane, some of the owners of the properties in Micawber Mews had trimmed the hedge to a satisfactory state, but the Clerk was asked to write to the owner of the as yet untreated part of the hedge asking for the work to be carried out in the near future. The Chariman informed the meeting that two of the Trustees on the Board of Blundeston Charity Trust were due for election, the Clerk was asked to display a notice asking for any volunteers to contact a Parish Councillor and then they could be considered for election by members of the Parish Council at the next meeting. Other Parish Business
Mrs Townend gave a report on the recent Northern Parishes Liaison meeting, two members of WDC Environmental Department had spoken about the Fixed Penalty fines for fly tipping and dog fouling, they reiterated what the Parish Council had recently discovered that removal of fly tipping on private land was the responsibility of the owner of the land, they also explained that Dog Control orders could be obtained for Public Areas. It had been expected that a representative from Eastern Haze would attend the meeting but no one turned up. The next meeting is scheduled for 30th November at Corton. Mrs. Townend also reported that some potholes in Lound Road had been filled in but seemed to be substandard. Mrs. Herrivan reported that young motorcycle riders were riding up and down Marsh Lane at night , some of whom seemed to be well under 16 years of age, the Police agreed to take this matter up as the youngsters were also using the Highways at night without lights. Mr. Blowers gave a report on the meeting he and the Clerk had had with a representative from the National Lottery, who inspect premises which have had grants every seven years to ensure that the money provided has been used in the manner for which it was given. He remarked that the floor in the main hall looked as if it needed attention and suggested that the Management Committee apply for a grant, and that a grant could probably be obtained to upgrade the heating too. Mr. Blowers informed the Councillors that he was in the process of obtaining estimates for this work. Mr Blowers told the meeting that the Bowls Club had received a grant from SCC through Malcolm Cherry to buy a new mower. Mr Rees reported that the telephone box in Orchard Close needed some attention and cleaning, he also reported a trailer parked in Market Lane alongside Pear Tree Cottage was blocking the view of motorists exiting Short Road, Pc Boggis said he would look into the matter. Mr Wood said that he had also seen the young boys on motorcycles on at least 3 occasions and he felt sure that some were only 8 or 9 years old, he also reported that traffic was still speeding along the B1074. Councillor Barron had arrived and gave her report - she said that no decisions had yet been made on the School re organisation review and hat she had received a copy of the new Local Transport plan.
15 minutes for Parishioner input.
Mrs. Dawson gave some information on the Skate Park Project, she said that the scheme had been discussed at the Development Control meeting on 18th October and had met with unanimous approval, she thanked the Parish Council and the wider community for the support they had given and she confirmed that the children were still enthusiastic about the whole thing. Mr. Ffitch thanked the Parish Council for arranging for the other sign saying “leading to Micawber Mews”, and he informed the Council that the nettles along the Footpath at the rear of Barkis Meadow had been cut recently, but said that although the public complained about the overhanging hedge from the Micawber Mews side of the footpath several properties along Barkis Meadow had overhanging branches too. He also reported that the pothole in Pound Lane seemed to be getting deeper. Mr. Edwards reported that the 30mph signs along Lound Road were blocked by hedge growth - the clerk was asked to report these along with the signs entering into Flixton. There being no further business the meeting closed at 8.48.

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