At a meeting of the Parish Council held on 19 November there were present :-
Mr J Nichols  Mr S. Lewis Mr K. Wood Mrs T. Townend, Mr. J. Blowers, , Mrs G. Soanes, Mr. S. Rees, Mr. S. Perks, Mrs E. Hume, 3 parishioners and PCSO Sue Kershaw
Apologies R. Leech. P. Ashdown.
Approval of minutes.
Declarations of interest none
Parishioner input. Mr. Ffitch reported that the  hedge near electricity substation along the footpath from The Street to Market Lane was overhanging. The Chairman said that he was not sure who was responsible for trimming this, but in previous years he had cut it. 
Parish Councillor reports Mr. Rees informed the meeting that a tree at the front of Holly House in The Street has been cut down, this was because the maintenance man employed by the resident had reported that the tree was rotten. Concern was expressed about the remaining tree being removed and Mr. Blowers suggested that Waveney D.C.  Tree Warden could be contacted to inspect the remaining tree and if necessary a tree preservation order put on it.  Mr. Blowers reported that all rubbish from the Fruit Farm had now been removed except for the burnt out car. However since then a pile of old carpets had been dumped in the concrete area in front of the gateway, these had now been removed. Mr. Lewis reported that a parishioner had requested that a footpath be constructed from the Village Hall to the Plough Car Park. On consideration it was felt that a footpath on the other side of Hall Lane from the Millennium Green round the corner to Short Road would be more practicable as there is a British Telecom box in the centre of where the footpath would need to run on the Village Hall side, this could also then incorporate the gully to the pond to drain flood water from Hall Lane. It was agreed that it would be placed on the agenda for next months meeting. Mrs. Townend asked why Church Road junction with B1074 has still not been resurfaced yet the Short Road junction has been repaired for what seems to be no reason. Mr. Wood reported that some 30mph signs are still not visible along B1074, and that water still runs along and across the road near to the fatal accident scene. The clerk was instructed to write to the Highways Department with a copy to Allyson Barron. Mr. Wood also asked if a letter could be sent to Royal Mail re. replacing the Post box in Flixton, as when the previous one was removed the residents were told that another would be placed next to the telephone box.
Police report PCSO Kershaw reported that there had been 5 crimes in Blundeston, 2 of these had been classed as non crimes, 2 related to a disqualified driver and there had been a theft of bicycle. She reported that she had attended a skate park meeting and a rota for picking up litter had been arranged amongst the young people using the facility. The problem with water drainage will be sorted by the contractor. 
Skate park update… Mrs Dawson reported that there had been two Management meetings and all the members have reported back positively on it's use. The equipment has passed the Rospa inspection Surface water has always been a problem and it is proposed that a drain will be installed once the next phase of the ramps are installed and hopefully a ramp will go over the top of this. Mr. Blowers had contacted Mr. Alderton regarding the notices saying "No Ball Games" and these will be made in the near future. The Junior goalposts have been delivered, they just need assembling and Mr Blowers asked for 2 more volunteers to help him and Mr Durrant erect them. Mrs Dawson offered to get two of the young people on the Skate Park Committee to help. The protection for emergency doors has been built and is being galvanised and then can be erected, the structure is made from heavy gauge galvanised mesh on a very robust frame. Playground repairs. Mr. Blowers reported that the roundabout had been repaired Mr Wood agreed to inspect repairs to the roundabout during his weekly inspection visit.  Village Quiz report Mrs Soanes and Mr Rees represented the Parish Council on their own as the third member of the team did not turn up, they did not disgrace themselves and were congratulated on their efforts.
Royal British Legion 					    20. 00
Blundeston Building Supplies 		       10, 000. 00  Grant for this already received from WREN
K. Jones Grass cutting 			             574. 00
Correspondence
K. Jones Quotation for grass-cutting for 2008 - Playing field £210, Football field £266 and round the Pound and Village sign £78. The Councillors agreed to accept this quotation. W.D.C. had sent Estimated and Actual Precept forms for the financial year 2008/09, the present Parish Precept is £5,150.00, it was decided to add 3% making a total of £5,300. 00. as the estimated precept, and the clerk and chairman will meet before the next meeting and prepare a budget in order to set the Actual precept. WDC had also forwarded details of World of Planning Events unfortunately no-one was able to attend on 29th November in the Town Hall. The next Local Area Forum, 6th December St. Benedict’s Church hall 6.30. Homeselect = Gt Yarmouth and Waveney Lettings Partnership - details were given of the new simpler way to apply for a council or housing association rented property. Suffolk Waste Development Plan Issues Document. SCC sent details of their Countryside Access Community Scheme and asked if the Parish Council would be interested in taking part - no decision was made. SCC also sent details of their Budget Proposals for 2008/9. Suffolk Acre had sent the latest copy of their Suffolk Scene Bulletin which contains details of the Skate Park project in the Blundeston. Go East had written with details of the  East of England Plan, consultation on the assessment of the plan under the European Habitats Directive and the Secretary of State’s further Proposed Changes. An item for next meetings agenda is the  Broads Authority Sustainable Development Fund  - Bright Ideas wanted.  The Chairman had received a letter from Mr. & Mrs. P. Turner, in it they said that they were disappointed and surprised that the Parish Council had turned their down application to build two houses at the rear of their property in The Street, and asked for the reasons why this decision had been taken. The Chairman had already replied to them explaining the decision.
There being no further business the meeting closed at 8.45.    
Next meeting will be held on 17th December