Category: Meetings and Work Parties

Present:

John, Yvonne, Steve, Chris, Jo,  Clare, Beverley, Gill, Paula, Sally

Apologies:

Marce, Gill, Pete, Louise, Kay

Visit by Shropshire Council Byways Officer

In spite of emails and phone calls we have still not had response with a date for a visit.

ACTION: Chris to resend email sent listing projects to discuss at visit and copy to Richard Knight and to outdoor.recreation email address and request  a response.

Projects

Route R – Tittford Bridge – Access field has now been seeded so will need to leave this until next year.

Route G – Crammer Gutter (across top of field)

ACTION: Chris to chase Carl Pickup for a document outlining recommendations for drainage to keep water flowing onto the field.

Hill Houses to The Firs – A workparty has done some clearance work on this. Also need to look at the route onto the common which could do with some clearance.

Gate on Route Q Gordon Poyners field. This was improved but needs looking at again as is difficut to open/close

ACTION: John to check gate

Lost Ways

Gill has “loaned us” Restoring Rights Of Way book produced by the BHS.

ACTION: Sally to review this and present back a summary of what we need to do at next meeting

ACTION: Chris/John to chase council for access to old maps to review any potential lost ways at future meeting

Farlow School Fete Sat 10th Sept

Clare has paid for our stand (thanks to Clare)

Competition to guess miles of bridleway and footpaths in Farlow Parish from a large scale map. 50p per go. Prize -Lunch voucher for 2 at Bakers of Tower Street, Ludlow

ACTION : Chris/Pete to calculate approx number of miles using large map

ACTION: Paula to arrange a voucher for the prize

ACTION: Yvonne/Steve to provide a table

ACTION: Clare to provide fold up display boards. (Clare can provide a Gazebo if needed)

ACTION: Chris to print out a large “logo”

ACTION: Chris/Clare to meet prior to Fete to compile display material

ACTION: All to provide Clare/Chris with any interesting photos from routes in our area we can post on a map

ACTION: All to share the manning of our stand during the day

Quiz Fundraiser

Aim to hold a quiz in October, use Cleeton VH for a change. Committee members to each do a round. Provide a ploughman’s or similar. Aim to promote this at fete.

ACTION: Yvonne to check 21,22 Oct for Cleeton VH

ACTION: All to check if there are any other Quizes planned in local area for Autumn

ACTION: All to reserve 21/22 Oct (will confirm before Fete)

Escorted Ride (fund raiser)

John is looking at running an escorted ride 3rd Sept starting at New Inn (can park on his field).

ACTION: John to confirm details for escorted ride

ACTION Clare to put on facebook and Chris to contact SSRC and ask them to put on facebook site

Work Party 19th August

Waymakers needed on route Y .

Meet at Sally’s (Jill Wilson’s old place) Friday 19th August at 6:30pm. John to bring posts, markers, basher etc.

Next Meeting

Tuesday 20th Sept Well Farm 7:30pm

Reminder we agreed to have a meeting 7:30pm Tuesday 16th August. Venue Chris’s.

We need to discuss our stand at F&O Fete on 10th September and how to raise funds.

Please let me/John know ASAP if you can/cannot attend.

Thanks

Present:

John, Yvonne, Steve, Chris, Jo, Kay, Clare, Pete, Louise,

Apologies:

Marce, Gill

Visit by Shropshire Council Byways Officer Tim Simmons

John has spoken to Tim and he is planning to visit us in couple of weeks time. We agreed that we should send him a list of our priority projects before the visit so that he has prior information.

We agreed the following:

Route R – Tittford Bridge – Need some more stone to continue below area already stoned last year. We will get permission for access if we can get council to provide stone.

Route M – Walters Lane – Look at this with Tim and see if council will do work (as this is a RUPP they are best to do this work, similar to route L on Silvington Common)

Route C – Detton Prescot – Ditch needs reinstating to improve drainage. You have previously made a visit.

Route G – Crammer Gutter (across top of field) – Have had discussions with SWT and agreed on principle of cross drains and clear out ditch. Will need stone to cover cross drains. Have someone local who may be able to provide digger work.

Route F – Crammer Gutter to bottom Withies Bank – Needs drainage ditches reinstated in wooded section. Need to get council to arrange this as land owner does not want us to do the work.

Route K – Nunnery Lane – If we can get council to provide stone then with small grant from Hopton Parish (£100) matched by our own funds we may be able to do some work on this.

Cleeton Court – Outstanding issue. Route has been blocked by barn and needs enforcement action to be taken by council.

Route P Hardwick Farm – Outstanding issue. Route has been blocked and needs enforcement action to be taken by council.

Also we would like to know how to access historical maps showing old paths as we have a couple of routes that we would like to reclaim as part of the “Lost Ways” project.

Action: Chris to email above to Tim.

Work Party

Friday 1st July 6pm to rehang gate and improve  safety of access from Crammer Gutter onto Catherton Common.

John, Steve, Chris and Pete agreed to do this, John has a suitable post and high lift catch and will bring necessary tools. Chris to bring short length of stock fence.

Louise will provide a “we fixed this” laminated label.

Chris to email Carl Pickup SWT and inform them we are doing the work.

Proposed Future Work Party

Route C Detton Prescott. Need to fill in hollow at Prescott end with rubble/stone and clear overhanging branches (best done from dumper).

John has some suitable stone.

First job is to check pipe is flowing into catch pit. This may need to be cleared before starting work.

Action John/Steve to take digger and see how best to fix drainage pipe before taking stone and doing clearance work party.

Stand at F&O School Fete in September

Reminder we have booked a stand at the fete Saturday 10th September. Chris will provide some pictures we can put onto a map. Suggest we run a fund raising competition e.g. how many miles of Bridleway/Footpath are there on the map (will need a map distance measuring wheel)

Next Meeting – Tuesday 16th August 7:30 pm at Chris and Jo’s Portacabin (Mannerly Mutts HQ)

Topics – Feedback from meeting with Tim Simmons.

Arrange stand for Fete plus some ideas on fund raising we can publicise at the Fete.

Present:

John, Yvonne, Steve, Chris, Pip, Kay, Clare, Pete, Louise, Izzy

Apologies:

Marce, Jackie, Tina, Jo, Gill

Reports:

Route Q – New Bridge to Catherton. John has replaced the dangerous metal pin on the gate and it should now be much safer to use.

Council communication – John has tried to speak to Tim without success but has spoken to Richard who indicated that they would be able to supply stone to us and also that he would get Tim to visit us to look at key projects.

Route F – Someone has been putting lose stones below gate onto  stream which are dangerous for horses, Chris will contact SWT to see if they have done this and ask them not to do this again. Also notify them that we will be changing the way the gate swings to move it away from the drop (was originally done with a drop to stop quods but this is no longer seen as an issue)

Key Projects:

Route R – Tittford Bridge – Need some more stone to continue below area already stoned last year. Will need to get permission for access if we can get council to provide stone.

Route M – Walters Lane – Look at this with Tim and see if council will do work (as this is a RUPP they may be prepared to do the work, similar to work done by The Firs onto Silvington Common)

Route C – Detton Prescot – Ditch needs reinstating to improve drainage. See if we can get council to do this work.

Route F – Crammer Gutter onto Common – Rehang gate so that it opens slightly lower down and away from stream without a big drop. This is a work party project we will do ourselves. John probably has a suitable post in stock.

ACTION John to notify Chris of a suitable date for work-party (probably a Friday evening). Will put up a Clee View Bridleway label saying we did this!

Route G – Crammer Gutter top of field – All agreed this would be a good route to make usable. Needs series of lateral drains plus ditch opening up (above where new fence has been put in).Need to see if council are able to help with this or possibly other local support (Neil, Ed)

Route F – Crammer Gutter to bottom Withies Bank – Needs drainage ditches reinstated in wooded section. Need to get council to arrange this as land owner does not want us to do the work.

Route K – Nunnery Lane – If we can get council to provide stone then with small grant from Hopton Parish (£100) matched by our own funds we may be able to do some work on this.

Cleeton Court – Outstanding issue. Route has been blocked by barn and needs enforcement action to be taken by council.

ACTION: John to contact Richard/Tim and arrange for Tim to visit and discuss above projects. Tim has previously visited most of the problems. Will need to look at Walters Lane. Ideal will be to get council to provide stone plus digger work on routes where there may be issues with landowner or a major project (Walters Lane to make this suitable as a RUPP)

“Lost Ways” :

John and Clare both expressed an interest in going to the talk on 16th June at Berriewood (see previous post).

Action: Contact John if interested in going to the talk.

Action: John to ask Richard/Tim for a contact in Council who can provide us with access to old maps of our area.

Publicity/Fundraising:

It was agreed we would have a stall at the Farlow and Oreton School Fete in Sept (sat 10th). A stall has been booked and we will plan what to show and a fund raising “competition” at a future meeting.

Oreton Riders:

Kay has set up a public Facebook page Oreton Riders for anyone in the area who would like to ride out together.

Next Meeting:

7:30pm Tuesday June 28th at Well Farm

Tuesday 24th May 2016 7:30 pm at Louise Killey’s

The main purpose of this meeting will be to list main issues and proposals (including materials required) and put these into a letter to be sent to the Council. Any ideas for fund raising will also need to be discussed.

Please try to attend and bring notes of any issues that we should consider.

Present: – See 2016 AGM minutes

A number of routes and issues were discussed in the area. It was agreed that due to limited funds we would need to see what the council are prepared/able to provide and then this would set what projects we are able to take on and how much additional funding we will need to obtain to tackle priority projects.

Chris gave feedback from a presentation and funding request he made to Hopton Wafers Parish Council. This was for a project to make  improvements to route K (Nunnery Lane leading from Stockhall Lane onto Common). The council were concerned that the major benefisiciaries would be livery and riding schools and these should make a contribution to the project. Chris did explain that there were now no riding schools in the immediate area (The Mounts has long closed).  The council agreed to consider a grant of £100 towards a specific project in the parish.

It was agreed that all should make a careful note of any issues they find before the next meeting and we would then work out the materials needed and formally write to the Council listing the issues and materials needed. It is hoped that, by putting this in a consolidated list in a written letter and formally signed by the group, the council will respond quickly and positively.

ACTION: ALL to spend time before next meeting making a detailed note of any issues they see and ideas they may have for improvements.

Note – anyone using route F to look at gateway onto Common from Crammer Gutter field  and consider option to re-hang gate onto other side of clapper post  so it opens further away from stream.

Next Meeting

Tuesday 24th May 2016 7:30 pm at Louise Killey’s

The main purpose of this meeting will be to list main issues and proposals (including materials required) and put these into a letter to be sent to the Council. Any ideas for fund raising will also need to be discussed.

Please try to attend and bring notes of any issues that we should consider.

Present:

John Sutton (Chairman), Yvonne Jones, Steve Jones, Chris Bargman, Jo, Kay, Clare Ratcliff, Pete Brown, Louise Killey

Apologies:

Marcelle, Jackie, Tina. Pip

Previous Minutes (see website):

These were approved by all attendees

Chairman’s Report:

Refer to website for list of activities and projects undertaken during 2015-2016.

Accounts:

Date	Type	Description	Debit	Credit	Balance
15/02/2016	BGC	SHROP Councl		150	516.46
23/11/2015	DEP	Cash Dep (Tabletop sale)		333.5	366.46
06/05/2015	PAY	15 (Digger/Dumper Hire)	70		32.96
28/04/2015	PAY	16 (Digger/Dumper Hire)	60		102.96

Officers:

Trustees  – Chris proposed that all attending to be elected as Trustees (see Present for list of names

Seconded by Yvonne Jones

Chairman – John Sutton

Secretary/Treasurer – Chris Bargman

Proposed Steve Jones, seconded Pete Brown

 

AGM was closed with thanks to attendees and to Chris and Jo for hosting the event

AGM and Meeting Wednesday 20th April starting at 7:30pm at Chris’s (Upper Marshes DY14 0JJ). Please park on the riding surface.

Meeting in Portacabin.

Hope to see you.