Minutes of Committee Meeting held in the Committee Room of Thorpe Primary School on Monday 10^th November 2008 at 7pm.

The Chairman welcomed Mrs. Vera Pigden’s return and other members listed below who had been re-elected to the Committee.

The Chairman had arranged with Mrs. Cath Riddick to become a co-opted member of the Committee.   Mrs. Riddick had been a founder member of the Association who was unfortunately ill on the evening of the AGM and was unable to attend. The Committee verbally agreed with the action of the Chairman and welcomed Mrs. Riddick to Committee although she was not able to attend the meeting due to illness.

The Minutes of Meeting held on 8 September 2008 were read through item by Item by the Secretary.  He apologised to members for not sending out the Minutes with the Agenda.  The members agreed that the Minutes were a true record of business and were signed by the Chairman.

No matters were raised.

The general consensus of opinion was that the evening was a success with 40 residents signing the attendance register although it was thought that several attendees did not sign in.  Members praised the excellence of our key note speaker but were not pleased with parts of the police presentation.

The Chairman reported that he had heard that the Road Building Contractor working on the Hospital Entrance had gone in Administration.

The Secretary had no report.

The Treasurer made a report from her prepared statement of financial affairs (copy on file)

The Secretary circulated the written report of the Web Site Master and once again we record our thanks to Mrs. Hawke for all the work she is doing on behalf on NNA but more to the point the topical information she is placing before our residents in an attempt to bring them immediately up to speed with what is going on in our Netherton Area. (Copy Report on File).

80 Ledbury Road. had been withdrawn

2, Lindridge Walk had been refused but the applicant had the right of appeal.

The Secretary reported on North Team West Urban.   In his opinion the meeting was not as successful as previous meetings.   Residents appeared not to accept what the police and local councillors were saying and one or two residents noisily left the meeting.

The Secretary reported that he had attended this meeting in South Bretton on 25^th October.   The meeting was grossly oversubscribed with no seats left.  Both speakers, Detective Chief Inspector Vanterpool who spoke on Tackling Knife Crime in Peterborough and Debbie Sampson, Community Safety and Licensing whose topic was as her job title suggested.  Both talks ranged over many topics relevant to the Neighbourhood Watch, were very well received, and prompted many diverse questions.

The Secretary had arranged with Mrs. Ward of Thorpe Primary School that NNA hold their Committee and Annual General Meetings on the following Mondays and one Tuesday throughout 2009.

A Committee member said that he was in conversation with the planning department on a private domestic application.

Eric Dent

Secretary

November 2008.

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