At the Annual Parish
Meeting held on 14 April 2008 at 7.00pm
the following were
present:-
C
Mitchell (Chairman)
T Baldwin, G Downey, M Duggan, F Forrest, J Harkins, G Payne and M Varney
Two members of the public
The Chairman
opened the meeting and thanked everybody for attending and gave an insight into
the work of the Parish Council in the last year.
She particularly
mentioned
1) the new fence
along Ormskirk Road replacing the very old and very ugly green corrugated metal
one
2) the Parish
Council's success in having banners erected by Sefton Council which stresses
the point that the Grand National takes place in Sefton and not Liverpool,
though a mention of Aintree Village would have been nice
3) the case put up by
the Parish Council to assist two residents of Bradfield Avenue whose lives had
been blighted by two overhanging trees and which should hopefully see an end to
their plight as the trees would be dealt with shortly
4) that as part of
the Parish Council’s involvement with the Aintree Local History group, a
donation of £1,600 had ensured the installation of the commemorative stone in
the grounds of Aintree Library for the “Ain Tree” and she thanked Councillor
Harkins for her input in that project
5) the positive conclusion
to the problems suffered by a resident
in Aintree Lane who had had a new fence erected plus land dedicated to
him
6) the Parish
Council's Section 137 grants this year which had included the Air Ambulance, 2nd
Sefton East Scout Group and the Aintree Village Neighbourhood Watch
7) the major success
after a very long fight with Liverpool PCT over Aintree Park Group Practice’s
premises which were now to be modernised and she particularly thanked ex-Parish
Councillor Peter Gill for his dogged determination in making sure residents’
concerns were heard at the many meetings he attended
8) the enjoyable and
very successful Civic Service held on 4 November 2007
9) the special Civic
Award given to Parish Councillor Godfrey Downey for his exceptional service for
over fifty years to the residents of our Parish which was very well deserved
10) the continued
investment in park improvements for all users, including the renovation of the
field, bowling green, installation of new play equipment and the new rocking
horse in the children’s play area
11) the successful
opposition to the granting of a licence for the Valentine and the lack of
complaints to the new Village Inn giving nearby residents some quality of life.
The Chairman then
thanked Parish Councillors who had again given freely of their time and for
their work and support during the year and also the Parish Council's staff for
their work and support. The Chairman then asked the members of the public if
they had any questions to ask but as there were none, she declared the meeting
closed at 7.10pm.
The above minutes were
received as a correct record on 28 April 2008
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Chairman