FULBROOK PARISH COUNCIL
MINUTES OF MEETING
Date: 29thth September 2022
7.00pm
Venue The Parish Church of St James
Present: Councillors Dr Peter Burns (Chairman) PB
Mr Robert Warner RW
Dr Filipa Hinton FH
Mr Malcolm Taylor MT
WODC Councillor Hugo Ashton
Parish Clerk Mrs Sarah Ebeling
Parishioners attending: None
Apologies:
OCC Councillor Mr N Field-Johnson
Mrs Heather Cameron HC
For convenience the following abbreviations may be used in some instances in these Minutes.
FPC Fulbrook Parish Council
OCC Oxfordshire County Council
POF Parishioners Open Forum
WODC West Oxfordshire District Council
OALC Oxfordshire Association of Local Councils
NALC National Association of Local Councils
CHA Cottsway Housing Association
TVP Thames Valley Police
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1 Public Participation
Nothing to report
2 Declaration of Interests
BW has purchased a new property in Orchard Row, Fulbrook.
3 Minutes of the meeting held on the 4
th August 2022
Minutes of the last meeting were signed by the Chairman.
4 Matters arising
4.1) Trees by Orchard Row
PB to investigate this further and to possibly contact Eddie Wier to discuss.
5 Reports from County and District Councillors
Hugo Ashton:
Burford Bridge – Plans have been made for posts to be set up along the footpath going on the
bridge in order to protect pedestrians by not only being able to feel safer walking over the bridge
but to also help prevent vehicles cut into the footpath while going over from Fulbrook to Burford –
some fundraising for this may be needed.
Motorbike Noise Pollution – A parishioner contacted to Hugo to discuss the noise coming from
Motorbikes going toward Stow. Hugo raised he possibility of putting up acoustic cameras and
asked the councillors if this was something they would like to pursue. All councillors agreed to
not pursue it at this time.
WODC Bin Charge – Hugo also brought up the fact that WODC were starting to charge to empty
bins that are off the highway, as of yet Fulbrook Parish Council have not been made aware that the
emptying of any of the village bins will result in being charged.
Colesfield – The appeal has currently been dismissed. There is a year until the local village plan is
updated making Burford vulnerable to future developers putting down plans for developing.
Comments for any future planning can be passed to Hugo who will be able to take these comments
further.
6 Amenities
The village clean up is due to take place on the 12th November.
The amenities group is still looking for people who would like to help out with planning events
through the year in the village.
7 Fundraising
PB to look into the Community Facilities Grant through WODC – deadline is approaching.
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8 Planning
No comments from the councillors regarding any current plans.
9 Speed Watch
PB and MT to gather more data and pass this over to Filipa to analyse.
10 Play Park
Clerk to contact Sovereign regarding separating the plans for the updates to be done in
stages.
11 Financial Statement
11.1 Financial Statement for July/August agreed at the meeting.
11.2 Councillors agreed to pay Sarah the whole amount for her wages and she would then be
responsible for paying the income tax online.
12 Climate Change
MT and Lucy Staveley have spoken to McCrackens about wilding the verge on the left hand side
going down Fulbrook Hill towards Burford. FPC to pay for a sign to let people know it is a wilding
verge. The next Fulbrook Nature Group will take place on the 6th October at the Carpenters Arms.
13 Next Meeting
The next meeting will take place on the 17th November