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Management Committee Meeting Minutes
Notes from Management Committee Meeting held 24/02/11
Date: 24th February 2011
Venue: Waltham House, Bradford Place
Present: Tricia Griffiths (Chair), Catherine Wenger (minute taker), Russell Jones, Tony Cooke, Phil
Rapier
Present to give reports on projects: Anthony Slaughter, Gloria Sturgess
Apologies: Ramesh Patel, Mary Taster, Nonn Vaughn
Agenda Item Actions
(To be completed
by next mtg unless
stated otherwise)
1. Review of previous meeting minutes and Matters Arising
Previous minutes accepted as accurate record.
2. Finance
Balance is £1651 at end of January.
SIP cards – sold 1,360. Balance of £650 available for further
promotions.
Signatories
Need to appoint two new signatories to replace Sandy,
Gareth and Ramesh.
RJ and CW agreed.
CW to progress application form. CW
Treasurer
Not certain if Damian Evans still available
PG has asked VCVS to advertise for treasurer.
Ramesh has kindly agreed to temporarily keep the books
until a new treasurer is appointed.
Grants:
Environment Wales
Balance on this grant £273 – will be spent by the end of
March on bags, publicity for community garden and publicity
for recycling event.
Tidy Towns
£500 grant agreed.
Co-op Grant PR
TG/PR have submitted application but have heard no news.
PR to follow up.
This grant key to establishing community garden.
Future funding
General note GPG requires approx £1000 per year for general
expenses e.g. insurance, registration, and publicity with
specific grants for projects on top of this.
This financial year raised £130 from collections at meetings.
PR suggested could try VCVS for grant
information/ideas/possibilities for next financial year. TG TG
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to follow up
3. Recycling Event
PG met Michelle to discuss.
Date set for April 14th.
To be called a Recycling Surgery.
Plan is to park the recycling van in the lay-by where the
British Legion parks (outside the Marie Curie charity shop).
GPG to publicise and be present but event is primarily All
staffed by council.
4. Cittaslow
PG vice chair of Cittaslow committee. Progressing slowly
working through the application.
No action for GPG other than to stay involved/informed.
5. Student Projects
CW keeping in contact with Welsh School of Architecture
students. Last term was research phase of project now
moving into project stage.
Four project teams looking at:
– energy in domestic buildings in Penarth (assessing
current energy use and proposing improvements –
using real case studies),
– Autonomous Town (could Penarth be self sufficient in
food, energy, politics etc)
– Pier/Esplanade developments
– Community scale energy demand and supply (mapping
energy use in Penarth and considering alternative
ways to satisfy)
In parallel Susannah is in contact with Planning School
student project focussed on food issues.
6. AGM
AGM 7th March 2011 must be concluded before 7.30pm as
Bingo in hall after us.
Will need to ensure 4 voting members present in addition to
the management committee.
CW to advertise on the web. CW
CW, TC, RJ, PR, PG will all stand again.
Projects will do brief updates following AGM.
7. Raising Awareness
Discussed if we could/should be doing more to raise
awareness.
CW suggested film showings. CW to look at possible films and CW
hall availability/costs.
RJ to write short quote for journalism student on Penarth PG/RJ
Esplanade – PG to forward detail of original inquiry.
8. Update from Sustainable Wales Energy Meeting
TC and AS attended meeting to hear about a solar electricity
scheme.
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The scheme is financially backed by Empower Community
Fund for whom Green Renewable Wales is approaching
community groups to arrange involvement.
Some groups have already signed up however TC and AS felt
there were many unanswered questions and more
information was required before decisions as to suitability
for Penarth could be answered.
In parallel Sustainable Wales are considering doing their own
scheme.
TC/AS to stay in contact to hear of developments. TC/AS
9. Project updates -
Plastic Bag Scheme
Ordered.
PG to attend Ecoschools general meeting. PG
Plot share scheme
Another match has been made, now have 3 pairs.
Loyalty cards
49 member shops
TC suggested collecting ideas from shops of how they have
successfully used SIP promotions.
Jess has suggested energy auditing the shops – CW mentioned
that Carbon Trust may be able to help do this.
RJ to do spring version of poster. RJ
Orchard project
Hedgerow to be planted Sat March 12th.
Gate now on and locked.
As has registered with Common Ground.
AS spoke at Horticultural Society and they have invited GPG
to have table at all their future events.
Food Group
Big lunch 5th June on the clifftops
17th July Penarth Food festival at Kymin as part of the
Penarth Festival. PG has put in application.
Community Garden
Group of 6 volunteers.
Have identified Wordsworth Park as primary site.
Phil Beaman has been very supportive of application
Public meeting on 17th March 7.30pm at Art Depart ment on
Tennyson Road to gauge local support and set up steering
group. Kate Jones from Community farms and gardens
booked to give a talk. Leaflets and posters being handed out.
Two other sites also being reviewed.
– Penarth Station – TC leading,
– Bute Lane Nursery – AS leading. AS to send PR email AS
regarding council cabinet to try and encourage
support. AS to talk to head teacher. PR to talk to
Mark Wilson.
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Sustainable Transport
No update
CW to contact Paul Kinnersley to see what is happening. CW
10. AOB
Energy Type Projects
The discussion on the Sustainable Wales meeting led to a discussion
about trying to get more members with energy experience and
interests. RJ to talk to Ian Knight to see if interested. RJ
Party on the Pier Event
March 12th 11am-4pm
PG to set up stall but needs other to help man during the day. All
11. Next committee meeting
7.30pm 5th April 2011 – Waltham House, Bradford Place.
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