Barr Village Throughout the Years

                            Community Council

Meetings are held in the Barr Community Hall on the 2nd Thursday of the month at 7.00pm. Members of the public are most welcome to attend.Once members have approved the Draft Minutes as a true record,the minutes are passed to the Link Officer who in turn passes them on to South Ayrshire Council. If you wish to contact the Community Council please address all communications to the Secretary.

 

 

                                Committee

Chairperson         Mr J Wilson

Vice Chairperson  Mrs J Rumbold

Secretary            Mr J Craig

Treasurer            Mr W Dunlop

                        Mr J Leil

                        Mr J Gracie

                        Mr S Smith

                        Mr A Smith

                        Mr D Aldridge

 

Link Officer         Mr G Charlton

A South Ayrshire Councillor will attend each meeting

and a Police report is also given at each meeting

 

 

Minutes of last meeting

Barr Community Council Meeting

 

Thursday 10th June 2010

Village Hall 7.00pm

 

Present  Mr J Wilson(JW) Chairperson, Mrs J Rumbold(JR) Vice Chairperson,

Mr W Dunlop(WD) Treasurer, Mr J Craig(JC) Secretary,Mr J Leil(JL),

  Mr J Gracie(JG), Mr S Smith(SS), Mr D Aldridge(DA), Mr A Smith(AS),  

 Councillor J McDowall(JM),

 

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1 Apologies. Mr G Charlton(GC) and Councillor A Oattes(AO).

 

2 Register of Interest. None.

 

3 Minutes of last meeting.

These were accepted as accurate. Proposed JG, seconded JR.

 

4 Matters arising.

4.1   JC confirmed that the annual litter picking exercise by volunteers in and around

the village was complete with the Albany Road section done on 5th June.

4.2   JC gave a brief summary of the South Ayrshire Council(SAC) Main Issues

Consultation which JC, JR and DA had attended on behalf of Barr Community Council(BCCThe consultation had focused mainly on the issues affecting

Girvan. About 20 participants, mainly from Girvan were present. Those taking

part were organised into 3 groups and given specific topics to discuss e.g.

regeneration, transport, new development etc. Of particular interest to SAC was

the proposal to include the harbour area in the designated “town centre” for

development and regeneration purposes, and the desirability or otherwise of

incorporating new private housing into the plans alongside new leisure and

recreational facilities such as a marina. SAC will prepare a report on the

proceedings and make it available to the participants in due course.

 

5 Police Report.

       There was no police presence at the meeting so there was no report.

 

6 Treasurer’s Report.

       WD confirmed that BCCs annual accounts had been audited and passed by

SAC and that the administrative grant for 2010/11 of £600 had been received.

Bank balances as at the date of the meeting stood at £10,898.22.

 

7 Secretary’s report.

7.1   BCC has received advanced notification of a proposed 18 turbine wind farm in

the Assel Valley. The application is in the name of FALCK RENEWABLES

PLC. Agents are given as CORIOLIS ENERGY LLP. JW asked for the location

map to be publicly displayed.        JC

 

 

7.2 JC reported that he had received an e-mail from William Pollock(WP) SAC

concerning the investigation into the affairs of BCC. WP suggested a

meeting with JR and/or JC. It was agreed that if such a meeting was to take

place it should also include JW, WD and Isobel Ringrose(IR). JC expressed

concerns that SAC had not indicated the purpose or format of the meeting.

JM said that if a meeting was arranged he would be willing to attend. This

offer was gratefully accepted. JC to liaise with SAC on suitable dates, time

and venue and advise accordingly.        JC

 

8 Planning Matters

       No planning applications or decisions affecting Barr were made in the last

month.

 

9 Funding Applications.

       Three funding applications were considered. Two for funds from Hadyard

Hill Community Benefit Fund Limited(HHCBFL) and one for funds from

Carrick Futures(CF).

9.1   An application for £500 from Girvan Academy on behalf of a Barr pupil for

contributory funding towards an educational opportunity to visit the NASA

Space School in Houston, Texas. This application had been referred by BCC

to HHCBFL with a letter of support as it fell outside the  rigid criteria laid

down for Community Councils. Main board sanction having been given, the

application was unanimously approved.

9.2   An application for £440 from Barr Tearoom to fund promotional material for

both the Tearoom and the village focusing on local points of interest and

recreational amenities was also approved.

9.3   An application from Barr Primary and Nursery Class was declined. JC to write

to the applicants to explain the reasons for this decision.    JC

 

10 Open Forum.

      There being no member of the public present there was no open forum.

 

11 AOB

11.1 JL gave a brief update on the Carrick Community Councils Forum(CCCF)

meeting of 8th June 2010. There are still supplies of James Brown’s book on

Carrick available for sale. There was a suggestion that they could be sold at

Barr Gala Day. With only 2 days to go this was considered impractical. He

also said that CCCF would be looking for subscriptions/donations from

member Community Councils, probably about £50 each to cover

administration costs. It was agreed to await a formal request before this was

considered.

11.2 JL said that it appeared that some of the machinery used by the village ground

maintenance contractors was not appropriate to particular conditions and

locations. Some complaints have been made. We will monitor this.

11.3 JL reported that he had received complaints about farm tractors speeding

through the village. JW said that because of their wheel size people often

thought that tractors were going much faster than they actually were. He said

that most agricultural tractors were governed to les than 30MPH so it was

unlikely that any were actually breaking the law.

11.4 AS said that many of the chairs in the village hall were no longer of an

acceptable standard and wondered about the appropriateness of BCC funding

for an upgrade. After discussion it was agreed that AS would investigate who

actually owned the chairs SAC or Barr Community Association.   AS

11.5 AS gave an update on the arrangements for the Barr Gala Day. New attractions

would be a climbing wall and pony rides. The gala organisers were working

well and a newsletter had been produced and distributed. He was hopeful that

there would be enough of the volunteers who had kept BCA alive so far,

willing to continue for BCA to survive and prosper for the benefit of everyone

in Barr Parish.

11.6 DA gave an update on the work of the village hall steering group. He

confirmed that after having gained the agreement of both BCA and BCC the

steering group had approached Ailsa Horizons(AH) to investigate the

sustainability of the village hall in community ownership. On perusal of the

AH proposals the steering group concluded that the focus of their study was

quite restrictive and did not justify the cost involved. JW said that there were

other sources of advice on these matters and DA confirmed that the steering

group were of the same opinion and that these would be investigated.

11.6 JG said that he was becoming concerned about the state of the cemetery wall

in Barr along the Glebe. There are places where it is obviously unstable and

indeed in some instances the stonework has deteriorated to such an extent

that holes are appearing. JC to contact SAC.      JC

11.7 JG also reported on concerns he had about both access to and the condition

of Kirstie’s and Jimmy’s Cairns which are local landmarks. Apparently the

Forestry commission has placed signs restricting access to these sites of

local importance and interest. Why? DA said that he would assess the

extent of the repairs necessary to the cairns with a view to doing the work

himself. JC to investigate why access has been restricted and get the

decision reversed if possible.        DA&JC

11.8 JW commented on the recent road accident at the Barr/Pinmore junction

at Penkill. He recalled that some three years ago SAC had agreed the case

for improving visibility at this junction but that nothing had been done.

Could we raise the issue with SAC again?      JC

11.9 JW confirmed that Stuart Sheddon of Smith & Valentine, the solicitors

representing BCC on the football pitch purchase, was working on setting

up a trust which could take ownership on behalf of the community.

 

There being no further business the meeting closed at 9.00pm.

 

The next meeting is on Thursday 8th July 2010 at 7pm in the Village Hall.