townhill community council meeting minutes

TOWNHILL COMMUNITY COUNCIL MEETING
MINUTES
7.00pm Thursday 15th January 2015 Townhill Community Centre
In Attendance:Community Council
Chair Ronnie Cowan, Vice Chair Raymond Pringle, Secretary Linda Cowan, Treasurer Maria Smeaton, Sarah
Aitchison, Bill Hunter, Niall Reid, Arlene Watson, Mathew Colville
Nominated Members of TCC
Proposed Co-opted Members of TCC
Rosemary Walmsley – TAG
Mike Provan – Planning
David Archbold – Parent Council
Fife Councillors
Cllr Helen Law
Townhill Residents – All welcome!!
Chair Ronnie Cowan welcomed everyone to the meeting - TCC members and Cllr. Law introduced
themselves to the hall
2. Apologies Cllr Willie Campbell, Councillor David Mogg, David Archbold
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Agree November minutes
Agreed: Maria Smeaton
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Seconded: Raymond Pringle
Matters Arising from Previous Minutes
a. Website – Update – Ronnie Cowan
Ronnie advised that all reports, presentations etc. were available for download on our community website along with
all community information. The achievements for 2013 and 2014 now have their own separate pages and a new section
has been started for 2015.
b. Facebook– Linda Cowan
Linda advised that our Townhill facebook page has 733 friends, the TCC page for more official news had over 200
likes. The facebook presence allows for an immediate dispensation of information as the response to the posts
on Fife Plan have shown. Residents are also posting on the page and using it as a means of immediate
communication re appeals for lost pets, traffic and weather warnings etc.
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Twitter – Sarah Aitchison
Sarah advised that we now have 205 followers on twitter and are following 253.
d. Suggestion Box - Maria Smeaton
No suggestions in box this month.
e. Dunfermline Press Community news – Ronnie Cowan update
Ronnie Cowan advised that the weekly report for the Dunfermline Press and Courier is written and submitted
first thing on a Sunday morning and reminded everyone that if anyone has any news item or significant event etc.
that they would like included in the report to send it to Ronnie by Saturday evening.
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f. Councillor David Mogg updates - none
g. Councillor Willie Campbell updates – none
h. Councillor Helen Law updates :- Helen has a meeting on Monday 19th January where she will
discuss and try to progress the following topics with FC.
i.
Bikeability Cycle proficiency / Scooter area
Funding for this project will be considered in the financial year beginning April 2015. This is to allow the
creation of a cycling proficiency training area in the park, based on the idea of the old road safety tricycle area
in Pittencrieff Park but with a modern twist. A meeting is being arranged between Ronnie Cowan our
Councillors and Susan Keenlyside from Bikeability in the next week or so to discuss this.
Helen explained that the Bikeability initiative was moving forward and that Bicycles had already been supplied
to schools in order that children could all have the opportunity to learn to ride a bike. The proposed cycling
proficiency area in the park would be an excellent facility towards the goal of all children being able to ride
bikes and appreciating the long term health benefits of exercise.
ACTION : Councillor Helen Law to arrange and confirm meeting and to progress funding for April 2015
ii.
Putting Green/ Crazy Golf at Side of Community Centre
The idea is to create a crazy golf pitch at the side of the community centre on a Healthy eating theme and
include a community fruit and vegetable garden so that the players can not only learn about healthy eating,
they can help plant and grow fruit and veg for the village.
Ronnie had met with Davy McQueen, Fife Council’s Area Officer for Parks, Streets and Open Spaces, and Davy
had agreed to supply soil for the area to level the ground.
ACTION : Councillor Helen Law to progress this with Fife Council and to expedite a meeting for the Townhill
Country Park Development Group.
iii.
Toilets in Park
This is still an ongoing issue and Ronnie Cowan said it is one that they would like to have sorted out before
next year’s summer season when the park is extremely busy.
Helen said that Fife Council are having to make cuts but she will stick with this as she understood the
urgent need for toilets in the park.
Previously: Fife Council had offered a chemical toilet in an open cabinet for the park however this was not
considered appropriate, as it would be open all the time and would be a target for vandals. There would
have been a maintenance fee of £25 per month for this and Fife Council had confirmed they would have
covered this cost.
This is a strange situation when we already have toilets in the park, we just need public access to them.
Ronnie asked that if the building could be partitioned so access could be limited to the toilets, would be
possible for Fife Council’s parks worker James to open the toilets when he arrived around 8am and locked
them again late afternoon when he leaves? Ronnie asked if the £25 per month offered for the chemical
toilet could go towards paying for the pavilion toilets to be cared for if they were opened to the public, as
Fife Council already employ a cleaner for the toilets at the loch, would it be possible for the pavilion toilets
to be included in their employment?
ACTION : Councillor Helen Law to report back after meeting.
5. Parks department/ FC updates – Ronnie Cowan
i.
Fife Council’s Parks Dept had provided their usual great service over Christmas. Ronnie had reported the dog
poo bin overflowing at the Green Street entrance to the park and also rubbish strewn over Loch Street due to
torn bin bags. Within an hour this had all been cleared up and sorted out.
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The two bins removed from the children’s play area (which were replaced by the penguin and chicken singing
bins) have now been resited at the Loch Street entrance to the Park and the entrance by the allotments. Now
every park entrance has a dog bag dispenser and a bin.
In discussion with Davy McQueen Ronnie asked for the bushes to be removed at the Park Car Park entrance (to
North) to improve visibility for drivers.
6. Townhill Activity Reports
a) Wildlife Committee Update – Raymond Pringle
Wildlife Plan
The Wildlife Group has not met again since our last meeting. A further meeting is due soon to review progress on a
number of agreed initiatives. That is:
• Waterski and Wakeboard Scotland have wave attenuation barriers readyfor installation in the north west corner of
the main loch.
• Fife Council have been investigating the best low cost options for suitable nesting platforms.
• Fife Council have also undertaken to install fencing at both ends of the unofficial path round the western edge of the
small loch designated as a wildlife area.
• Townhill Community Council have had a Proposal for Angling on Town Loch drawn up on their behalf by Jason Walls.
This was circulated to Community Council members in December and subsequently approved. In summary it proposes:
• For angling rights to be managed in such a way as to be beneficial to the loch as a whole and to determine where
anglers can and cannot fish.
• Explore the possibility of running a coarse angling club where the water can bepoliced voluntarily and looked after.
This in turn would encourage youngsters to take up this widely growing sport.
• Determine which areas can be fished and in which areas fishing should be prohibited, both to protect wildlife and to
fit harmoniously with current water-ski activities. This would require clear, appropriate signage at all potential fishing
locations, including who to contact for further information or to report incidents.
• In the longer term, look at the possibility of running the loch as a coarse fishery to generate money for the local area
and economy.
This proposal has yet to be considered by the Wildlife Group.
In addition, there are proposals from Townhill Community Council for additional screening and fencing on the small
loch to further protect it as a wildlife site.
Ronnie thanked Raymond for his report which is available online at www.townhillcommunity .co.uk as is the
complete proposal for fishing in Townhill Loch.
ACTION : Cllr Helen Law to follow up the contract with John O’Niell which will give the rights over the fishing in
Townhill Loch to Townhill Community Council
b) Townhill Mining Heritage Garden – Update report Helen Law Chair of TMHG
Helen Law reported that the The figures have now been agreed between TMHG, TCC, Fife Council and FEt for Phase one
and are with the treasurer at FET for Payment to TCC. Fife Council will then Invoice TCC who will then pay Fife Council.
We will now begin planning, designing and fundraising for Phase two.Phase Two will be a timeline path beginning at the
Billy Liddell entrance to the park and joining the path to the West Entrance to Green Street where park users will be
able to walk in the footsteps of the miners throughout the years. A strata wall will also be part of the design.
Helen said that phase one of the Townhill Mining Heritage Garden was unique with its wooden sculptures and we
would work hard towards creating an equally special and unique addition to this with phase two.
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An American couple, Karl and Joyce Anderson from Ohio have donated £320 for Phase two. Karl’s family the McKinlay’s
were originally from Townhill and worked in the mines. Karl and Joyce visited Townhill in October. Helen thanked Karl
and Joyce for their very generous donation.
c)
Church Update – Dave McDonald
Dave reported that he had spoken to the church board members and that they were happy to offer the use of the
church hall to TCC to hold a fundraising coffee morning. Ronnie thanked Dave for this very generous offer and asked if,
as TCC is such a small group, the church groups would be able to help us with this? Dave will ask the church groups if
this will be possible.
d) Allotments - update report Rosemary Walmsley TAG
Rosemary reported that the poly tunnel for all allotment users was up and useable although it was too cold as yet. The
poly tunnel had withstood the gale force winds over the past few weeks.
e) CLG / Wind Turbine Update – Raymond Pringle
Blairadam Forest
The planning application for 11 wind turbines is still pending consideration.
The planning application was lodged on 6thJanuary 2014; the Standard Consultation Expiry date was the 29thMay
2014; the latest Expiry Date was the 30thOctober 2014. We await a decision.
Lilliehill Farm East & West
Larger parcels of Fife Council owned land were looked at to see if they were suitable for turbines up to 90 metres in
height to blade tip. There are currently 9 sites that are still being assessed and over a 100 others that have been
decided not to pursue. The two Lilliehill Farm sites are in the list of 9 sites that are still being assessed. If the Executive
Committee agrees, it is hoped that planning applications can be made in the spring 2015.
f)
Planning Update – Fife Plan Mike Provan
Firstly, a big thank you to the members of the Community Council and those residents of Townhill and beyond, who
took the trouble to submit comments to Fife Council on the FifePlan proposals that relate to the village. TCC’s
submission is posted on the website so everyone can see what was said and we were supported by a number of people
from outside the village as they shared an interest in some of our issues.
WHAT DO THE SUBMISSIONS TELL US ?
FifePlan proposals attracted over 3600 comments, the majority coming from private individuals as well as many from,
e.g. public bodies, companies, developers, their agents, landowners and their agents, heritage groups, housing
associations and so on. A number of individuals copied a script prepared by the group to which they belong - this
swelled the number of submissions considerably.
TCC was one of 24 Community Councils to submit responses along with 7 Residents and Tenants Associations.
It was clear that most submissions were objecting to some element of the plan, be that policy or specific site proposals
but perhaps a little worryingly, there was strong criticism from planning professionals about the process by which Fife
Council had produced the Plan, of lack of democratic process in consultation and consequently, lack of confidence in it.
Predictably, the owners of land and the developers involved in building on that land, submitted evidence which they
claim supports the case for development while most of the other comments were in the form of objections either to
specific sites or areas or to the policies laid out by Fife Council.
WHAT ABOUT THE ISSUES THAT TCC HIGHLIGHTED ?
Taking all the comments made on the issues that affect Townhill, a summary of these is as follows :
DUNFERMLINE AREA STRATEGY:
25 comments made:
Roughly 50 : 50 for and against.
Objections were to specific sites and the scale of development proposed with the switch away from the Eastern
expansion to the North of Dunfermline.
“Why should we become a housing suburb of Edinburgh where residents will spend most of their income there and not
here?”
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Support was mainly from interested developers and some individuals who see a benefit to the local economy from this
expansion. Some support was for the continued omission of some sites where there has been previous controversy.
NORTH DUNFERMLINE STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT AREA :
5 comments made :
All five were objections to some aspect of the strategy with the main concerns being : The scale of development represents a new small town
 Transport,
 The Northern Relief Road and its ill thought out route through Townhill
 Coalescence of settlements such as Townhill and Dunfermline,
 Pressure on schools – no proper assessment across the area.
A challenge was made to the validity of the process used to allow consultation and was described as undemocratic –
especially the removal of 8 sites for 800 houses by the full Council at a late point without any valid reasons given.
It was pointed out that although healthcare is a concern, it is not an issue for the Council, rather NHS Scotland.
TOWNHILL ISSUES :
4 comments made:
There was support for the continued exclusion of the Muir Road site from the Plan as it had previously been rejected by
both the Council and the Reporter.
There was a further submission to have this site put back in the Plan by Alastair Adams on behalf of the Wilkins Family unchanged as 4 small holdings with access from both Main Street and Muir Road.
The key issues for the village were listed as:
 Avoiding coalescence with Dunfermline
 Protecting the Country Park and wildlife
 Protecting the Primary School from accommodating more pupils than it can take
 Ensuring that transport in and around the village is accessible and safe
 Ensuring the village infrastructure is commensurate with the size and profile of the village
TWH 001 – FORMER POWER STATION:
3 comments made:
All 3 were supportive in principle of developing this site but with careful design to avoid adverse impact on the Country
Park and wildlife.
TWH 002 – TOWNHILL LOCH CAR PARK:
2 comments made:
Difficult to see what employment opportunities this site would provide.
Supportive in principle of development but care needed if developed alongside Kent Street when coalescence would be
almost total.
DUN 067 – NORTHERN RELIEF ROAD:
27 comments made:
Note : these were the direct comments made re this proposal but many more were entered as part of other
submissions on specific sites or areas. The total above could easily be doubled if all mentions were included.
Among the issues listed were:
 Does not accord with Fife Health and Wellbeing Plan 2011 – 14
 Commercial developer unhappy with indicative line of road at Halbeath
 Route through Townhill is ill thought out and unwelcome
 Adverse impact on the Country Park and wildlife
 Loss of paths for walkers, dog owners, cyclists and horses
 Loss of agricultural land
 At odds with Fife Bikeability initiative
 Will not ease congestion, rather add to it
 Takes traffic east/west but does nothing to address problem in arterial roads like Townhill Rd, A823,
Whitefield Rd & Halbeath Rd.
 No Neighbour Notifications were issues to affected residents
 Is contrary to Scottish Planning Policy
 No mention of site assessments with mine workings etc.
 Alternative suggested routes were put forward.
This issue generated the most “heat” and comments like “someone drew a line on a map to take the line of least
resistance and easy option” were common.
DUN 038 KENT STREET & DUN 046 CHAMBERFIELD :
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29 comments on Kent Street - 26 on Chamberfield:
Although these two sites were listed separately and many responses were entered for each site, the issues raised
overlap to a great extent so they are taken together for this purpose.
The main issues raised were:
 Coalescence between Townhill and Dunfermline
 Access difficulties
 Congestion on Townhill Road – already busy
 Pressure on Townhill Primary School
 Previous rejection by the Reporter
 Impact on wildlife and Townhill Country Park
 Removal of a peaceful area
 Site assessment is suspect as no mention of mine workings, water table or gas pipelines
 Loss of agricultural land
 Partly dependent on the Northern Relief Road which may never get built, or be re-routed
 Would increase Townhill’s housing area (technically not in Townhill)
 Fife Council has not followed a democratic process in consultation.
 Lack of plans for other aspects of infrastructure, e.g. care homes, healthcare points etc..
There were two supportive submissions as:
Kent Street – Alastair Adams on behalf of the Wilkins Family to counter the arguments put forward and support
housing development,
Chamberfield – Logie and Pittencrieff Estate to counter the arguments put forward and support housing development.
It is worth noting that both these parties are working together since the independent transport assessment carried out
for Chamberfield concludes that the only viable access to that site is through the Kent Street site . Their more detailed
plans suggest building 90 houses on Kent Street and 50 on Chamberfield, a total of c 140
Plans can be viewed online using this link:
http://fife-consult.objective.co.uk/portal/fife_ldp/fifeplan_-_proposed_plan/fifeplan_proposed?pointId=ID-3129065SITE-DUN038#ID-3129065-SITE-DUN038
DUN 039 COLTON:
5 comments made:
Relatively little was submitted for this site and was mainly against the development on the grounds of impact on the
Country Park wildlife, coalescence with Dunfermline/Townhill and the need for the Northern Relief Road to service it.
In another section, the owners, I & H Brown put forward reasons why this site should be developed.
OTHERS:
Although not part of TCC’s submission, there were 221 submissions about DUN 043 Halbeath but most of them were
the same piece copied by many people. (Perhaps TCC needs to consider if this is a tactic worth using in the future)
WHAT HAPPENS NOW ?
Fife Council will consider the submissions and prepare a report for the Council Executive. This will take several months
from now. Any unresolved issues will be referred to Scottish Ministers who will appoint an independent Reporter to
examine the Plan. This examination process will take most of the second half of 2015 and will be carried out either by
holding a formal hearing or more likely, by considering the documentation submitted. TCC may be asked to give
evidence or add to what has been said in our submissions.
The Reporter will reach a decision on the issues considered and his decision will be final, binding on both Fife Council
and anyone affected by the issues. Any challenge to his decision needs to be by an action in the Court of Session.
The final version of FifePlan, which is then a material consideration and the base point for all future planning
applications, is expected in 2016. Put simply, a planning application for e.g. a housing development, is most unlikely to
be approved unless the site has been included in FifePlan and a number of conditions can be met.
As per the planning legislation, the whole process will start again as the Plan must be reviewed every five years so in
effect, any decision reached in the Plan, is only as good as the next five years. It is up for review again and could
potentially be different the next time. It also means that owners of land that has not been included in FifePlan in 2016,
can apply to have it considered again in the next round of the process and would probably have to show that any
concerns had been addressed.
HOW WILL WE KNOW IF WE HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL OR NOT ?
The Reporter’s findings will be made known to all those whose objections he examined and the ultimate test of our
efforts will be whether we have succeeded in persuading him to our point of view on the issues we raised.
FUTURE REPORTS:
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There is likely to be very little to report on FifePlan for some time now as the process continues so the opportunity will
be taken to carry out a review of the effectiveness of the strategy followed by TCC regarding FifePlan and any changes
put forward for the future. This will include looking at how other groups put forward their views.
This is not the end……………
It is not even the beginning of the end…….
Nor is it the end of the beginning…….
It is the Planning cycle and it never ends………
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Mike had spoken to many people re the FifePlan consultations and explained that a large proportion of them couldn’t
face trying to get into the consultation process even by following the links given as Fife Direct site is slow and tests
patience. It is most certainly not user friendly and the rigmarole that users had to go through to comment on the
Fifeplan proposals was confusing and time consuming. Perhaps for the next round, TCC should find a way of making it
easier for residents, possibly providing a scripted response that could be copied and submitted by individuals in
agreement with TCC’s position on this.
Raymond Pringle asked if a mass submission of a scripted response would have as much influence as the TCC objections
and Mike explained that numbers do matter. Cllr Law confirmed that if there are any more than six objections then the
proposal has to go to committee.
It is important to initially get information out to residents, engage them in discussions about the way forward and then
help them to do something about it.
Ronnie Cowan said we have excellent vehicles to highlight information in place, the Townhill website, Facebook,
Twitter, Noticeboards and our weekly Press report.
Mike agreed and stressed that we must continue to make use of them to promulgate information.
Ronnie thanked Mike for
www.townhillcommunty.co.uk
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Community Police Update – Ronnie Cowan
Ronnie advised that Townhill’s new proactive community police officers are PC Lee Morris and PC Louise Miller and
Police Sergeant Hilary McInlay. Lee has great ideas for Townhill and we look forward to working with the new team.
Rather than the previously separate quarterly Police Community Engagement meetings, our community police officers
will now attend and discuss local issues at Community Council meetings on a quarterly basis. This was welcomed by
TCC.
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h) Events Update : Christmas Event Friday 28 November – Ronnie Cowan
The Christmas event went well and donations had been given to the children groups taking part, Townhill
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Primary School, 1 Townhill Rainbows, 1 Townhill Brownies and 1 Townhill Guides. All the children were
amazing and Ronnie thanked them all for taking part. Thanks also to Provost Jim Leishman for getting the night
off to a roaring start.
7. Community Issues Reported prior since last meeting- Ronnie Cowan
a) Entrance to woods from Forest Place (fence repair)
Sarah Aitchison confirmed that the entrance has now been repaired.
b) Flashing Speed sign (hole in pavement)
Ronnie confirmed that the hole in the pavement had been repaired and that the sign had been removed. It will
be resited shortly at the bridge.
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c) Road Lining around bollards at South entrance
Ronnie confirmed that the road lining was now complete here although quite a few cars has caught their
wheels on the kerb around the bollard prior to the lines being painted. It had been understood that the kerb
would be flush similar to those in Halbeath however it was a raised kerb more like that at Kingseat hill which
has been the subject of so much controversy in the past.
d) Lighting at MUGA
Ronnie confirmed that this had been completed just this afternoon. The lighting is now on a timer which can
be switched on from a control box. The box will be kept locked and for the time being, if any group wishes to
use the MUGAs in the evenings, they are invited to contact Ronnie Cowan to arrange to borrow the key.
e) Flooding at Wilson Street – progress – Bill Hunter
FCCT (Fife Coast & Countryside Trust) received the funding of £4,950 from the Common Good Fund
and that they were in the process of securing a contractor to carry out the work. It is hoped that this
will be underway very soon.
Bill confirmed that this is in progress, most of the ditches have been cleared and trees down, the main
ditch has still to be cleared and a small digger will be hired for this purpose.
Ronnie asked if this has made any difference so far to the flooding and drainage problems
f)
Dog Poo Bags
Ronnie reported that he and Raymond are replenishing the dog poo bags in the dispensers as required. It is
averaging out at 500 bags per week being used over all, the dispenser at the allotment entrance to the park
using the most bags. Ronnie has discussed this with Graham Dodds of ALBAVET, our local Dunfermline
veterinary practice in St. Margaret Street, who sponsor the bags, and ALBAVET are happy that the bags are
being used responsibly and that it is making such a difference to the cleanliness of the park, when dog fouling
is not only antisocial but a major health concern.
Park users have commented about how clean our park is compared to other areas and how much they enjoy
their visits.
8. New Business - Ronnie Cowan
i.
Christmas Lights
Ronnie advised that we will need to purchase a new set of LED flashing Christmas lights for next Christmas as
one of the sets was no longer working.
Sarah asked if it would be possible to have Christmas lights in Main Street next year. Helen advised that a
company hired lights to Dunfermline and they also fitted them and took them down. The lapm post
decorations were powered off the lamp posts. The firm occasionally had some reconditioned unites for sale
but if we went down the route of purchasing them, health and safety factors, legalities of connecting into FC’s
power and also whose responsibility it would be to fit and to store the lights would have to be taken into
consideration. It was agreed to purchase the tree lights and to look into costing for hiring the lamp post
lighting.
ACTION: Councillor Helen Law to enquire about costings for hiring equipment from the company
who hires to Dunfermline.
ii.
Singing Bins
The singing bins have been fitted in Townhill Park in the children’s play area and have been a great success as
the lack of litter in the park confirms. This was featured in both the Dunfermline Press and the Sunday Post.
iii.
Village Enhancement
a. Do we wish to compete or not in Beautiful Fife and Beautiful Scotland?
A vote was taken to decide the above.
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It was voted unanimously to enter Townhill for Beautiful Fife again and also unanimously voted not to enter
for Beautiful Scotland. It was felt that the Beautiful Scotland campaign had different criteria to Beautiful Fife
and there was also a fee to enter (which was paid by Fife Council for us last year.) We are not solely a floral
gardening group but have many diverse community issues to deal with as well as improving the aesthetics and
amenities of the village. We will as always strive to make Townhill a beautiful village to live in.
b. Floral cash contributions – ideas?
We will need to have more fundraising events in the community this year, our coffee morning will be a great
start to this. All ideas welcome.
c. Business contributions – as last year?
It was agreed to keep business contributions towards the floral enhancement of Townhill at £100 per business.
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Many businesses had already confirmed that they wished to participate again. Mandy Johnston of 1 Townhill
Guides has confirmed that the Brownies will plant out and care for the tubs outside Serpentus Exotics and the
Village Inn again this year.
d. Plants
It was voted and agreed unanimously to go with two suppliers for our village plants this year.
Ronnie phoned FC about the Floral Grant to be told that it was running about a month late and we should hear
at the beginning of February as to whether we have been successful or not. We will also make an application
to the Area Budget.
9. Any Other Business
Easter Event
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Linda Cowan advised that our annual Easter Event will take place on Saturday 4 April, the day before Easter
Sunday. It was discussed and agreed that it might be a lovely idea to speak to Chris Ingram Chair of Wellwood
Community Council to see if Wellwood CC and Townhill CC could work together to organise a joint Easter
event at the Loch for both communities.
ACTION : Maria Smeaton to contact Chris Ingram to invite Wellwood CC to work with us on a joint Easter
event
10. Correspondence - Linda Cowan
a) Dobbies – re funding application
“Hiya Linda
Many thanks for your email - sorry for the late reply. I have recently taking over as Dobbies Community Champion and
as you can imagine its a very busy time and I have a limited budget. What I have done however is save your application
in my pending application for future consideration.
Kind regards
Sam
Sam Smeaton
Community Champion
Dobbies (Dunfermline)”
b) Community Grow Rescource Pack publication to download – (looks like online magazine)
http://issuu.com/fcfcg/docs/fcfcg_comm_grow_resource_pack_scotl/1
c) One Planet Picnic
What is a One Planet Picnic?
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It is just what it sounds like, sustainable picnics to celebrate harvests and enjoy learning about food. It is a
picnic that is good for you and good for the planet. Create some fabulous food experiences and memories
through One Planet Picnic, and help to build a sustainable good food nation. One Planet Picnic aims to
empower people to be the change a sustainable world needs by engaging them in a fun, active experience
getting to know the good foods, people and places local to you. It is a picnic where you:
•Include sustainable ingredients e.g. seasonal, local, organic, or ethical produce
•Reduce packaging and food waste
Who can hold a One Planet Picnic?
Actually, anyone can hold one if they want to. We will be promoting One Planet Picnic mostly to:
•Schools including nursery, primary, secondary and ASN schools
•Youth groups including uniformed groups e.g. scouts and brownies
•Businesses and Organisations
•Community Groups
Your picnic can be for a few people, or many e.g. a class or whole school. You can invite people from your
wider community, local schools or organisations to join you. Across the whole summer in June, July,
August and September.
d) RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch
Bird populations are a great indicator of the health of the countryside. That's why it's so important to take
part in surveys like Big Garden Birdwatch to keep an eye on the ups and downs of the wildlife where we
live.All you need to do is spend an hour over the weekend of 24-25 January counting the birds in your
garden. It's that simple! The more people involved, the more we can learn. So, grab a cuppa and together
we can all help to give nature a home.
e) Treasurer’s report –Maria Smeaton
BANK
BALANCE
DECEMBER 2014/JANUARY 2015 REPORT
DATE
CHEQUE
No
EXPENDITURE
TO WHOM PAID/SOLD
DETAILS
CHEQUES
INCOME
BANK
ACCOUNT
CASH
PETTY
CASH
PETTY
CASH
BALANCE
TMHG
TMHG
No 2 Acc
ACCOUNT expenses
£
11,748.22 £
80.45 £
3,897.54
£
11,748.22 £
80.45 £
3,897.54
£
11,739.62 £
80.45 £
3,897.54
£
11,658.91 £
74.45 £
3,897.54
6.00
£
11,658.91 £
31.95 £
3,897.54
£
42.50
£
11,658.91 -£
33.99 £
3,897.54
RAFFLE PRIZES FOR KIDS - XMAS EVENT
£
65.94
£
11,658.91 -£
35.98 £
3,897.54
XMAS TREE DEC - STAR FOR TREE TOP
£
1.99
£
11,658.91 -£
59.68 £
3,897.54
ASDA
BISCUITS COFFEE, TEABAGS ETC XMAS EVENT
£
23.70
£
11,658.91 -£
65.48 £
3,897.54
FARMFOODS
JUICE FOR XMAS EVENT
£
5.80
£
11,658.91 -£
65.48 £
3,897.54
Balance brought Forward
20.11.2014
183
Fife Council
Hall Hire November meeting
£
8.60
24.11.2014
184
Maria Smeaton
Bookers - Sweets & B&Q - xmas decs
£
80.71
24.11.2014
EBAY ANDY F41
STRIMMER CORD (floral grant)
£
24.11.2014
EBAY - Samstevensbrighton
CT1 SEALANT & ADHESIVE (materials?)
26.11.2014
B&M'S
26.11.2014
HOMEBASE
26.11.2014
28.11.2014
29.11.2014
179
FIFE COUNCIL
HALL HIRE FOR XMAS EVENT
£
15.80
£
11,643.11 -£
65.48 £
3,897.54
01.12.2014
177
TOWNHILL PRIMARY SCHOOL
DONATION TO SCHOOL FROM XMAS EVENT TICKETS
£
50.00
£
11,593.11 -£
65.48 £
3,897.54
01.12.2014
187
MANDY JOHNSTONE & ANNMARIE KAY DONATION TO FROM XMAS EVENT TICKET SALES
£
50.00
£
11,543.11 -£
65.48 £
3,897.54
01.12.2014
188
1ST TOWNHILL RAINBOWS
DONATION FROM XMAS EVENT TICKET SALES
£
50.00
£
11,493.11 -£
65.48 £
3,897.54
01.12.2014
189
1ST TOWNHILL BROWNIE PACK
DONATION FROM XMAS EVENT TICKET SALES
£
50.00
£
11,443.11 -£
71.48 £
3,897.54
B&M STORES
FRAMES FOR DONATIONS TO TCC GROUPS
£
11,443.11 -£
71.48 £
3,897.54
COUNTRYVIEW
REPLACEMENT LECTERN TMHG
£
11,443.11 -£
11.48 £
3,447.54 £
26.11.2014
VARIOUS
DONATIONS FOR RAFFLE PRIZES
60.00 £
11,443.11 -£
11.48 £
3,447.54
28.11.2014
FIFE COUNCIL
GRANT FOR FOR XMAS EVENT
£
11,643.11 £
148.52 £
3,447.54
28.11.2014
RAFFLE PRIZE MONEY
RAFFLE PRIZE MONEY COLLECTER
160.00 £
11,643.11 £
148.52 £
3,447.54
03.12.2014
STAGECOACH
DONATION
£
11,743.11 £
148.52 £
3,447.54
09.12.2014
KARL & JOYCE ANDERSON
DONATION TO TMHG FOR PHASE 2
£
11,743.11 £
148.52 £
3,767.54
08.12.2014
CASH FROM TICKET SALES
XMAS EVENT TICKET SALES
£
200.00
£
11,943.11 £
148.52 £
3,767.54
16.12.2014
RBS INTEREST
BANK INTEREST PAID
£
1.14
£
11,944.25 £
148.52 £
3,767.54
£
11,944.25 £
148.52 £
3,767.54
£
11,944.25 £
148.52 £
3,767.54
£
11,944.25 £
148.52 £
3,767.54
£
11,944.25 £
216.59 £
3,767.54
01.12.2014
03.12.2014
TMHG 7
£
6.00
£
£
200.00
£
100.00
£
TOTALS £
305.11
£ 151.93 £
220.00 £
11,944.25
Less FC PC Funds
501.14 £
-£
1,500.00
Less FC Muga funds
-£
4,500.00
Less Edible Nature Trail funds -£
1,680.00
Less Crazy Golf equip funds
-£
1,112.00
Less Scooter Funds
-£
442.67
£
2,709.58
£ 148.52 £
3,767.54 £
TMHG No
2 Acc
deposits
450.00
£
320.00
450.00 £
320.00
10
f)
Any Further Councillors’ reports
Councillor Helen Law advised that Fife Council already work closely with Community Councils and FC’s engagement
with community councils will increase in the future with a proposal to devolve some budgets to Community Councils.
It is hoped to form a community council forum with one representative from each community council being part of this.
There has already been evidence of community council’s working together; the North Dunfermline CC’s working
together over FifePlan proposals.
Events had been held in 2014 for community councillors to meet planners face to face and to learn about FC Budget
proposals and funding etc. and this will continue.
11. Date of next meeting: 19th February 2015
12. Ronnie thanked everyone for coming and and wished everyone a safe journey home.
13. Close of Meeting
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