Present:
: Cllrs. P.A. Wise (Chairman), D. Carless, W. Evans, J.S. Flanders, S.A.T. Gascoigne, V. Leivers-Millership and R. Milliken.
Also in attendance were Cllr J.J. McCauley, 5 members of the public and a member of the press.

Apologies for absence:
There were no apologies for absence.

Declarations of interest:
None were declared.

Approval of the Minutes of the meeting held on 2nd November 2005.
. A correction was made to the item on the Police off-road bike team. Section 59 warrants are verbal warnings and if the offender is seen in the same area again, only then will the bike be confiscated and a fine imposed. If the fine is not paid then the bike will be destroyed. The Minutes were approved and were signed by the Chairman.

Matters arising from the Minutes:

After a meeting with Notts. CC officers, the Chairman informed the Council that the Youth Club was now open twice weekly.

Work on the skate park would now commence in February 2006.

The Allotment project may now not be at Hopping Hill. A decision on location would be made at a meeting of the Allotment Association to be held on 8th December 2005. It was suggested that the Hopping Hill site could be made into a nature reserve.

A date is still to be set for the viewing of Minutes and Burial Records requested by residents.

Cllr Mrs Evans would represent the Council at the meeting of the enlarged Green Belt Action Group on 3rd January 2006.

Accounts:

Receipts. £241.00

Payments. £563.06

The Accounts were approved and passed for payment.

Items that the Chairman considered urgent.
It was agreed to place the correspondence from Central Trains on the January agenda.

The quotations received for the refurbishment of the Cemetery car park were discussed but no decision was made. This would be an agenda item for the January meeting.

A quote had been received from Martin Gundel for the cutting back of the overhanging branches near to the Cemetery. The Council agreed to accept the quote of £400.

The Council ratified the objections to the re-development of the Newstead Abbey Nursing Home(2005/1146).

2005/1145 Nursery Gardens, Newstead Abbey Park – retain tree house – no objections.

2005/1207 14 Webb Street, Newstead – erect ground floor kitchen extension – no objections.

Closure and Date of next meeting.
The Chairman closed the meeting at 7.53pm. The date of the next Parish Council meeting would be on Wednesday 4th January 2006 commencing at 7.30pm. The Clerk will inform Councillors if there are any planning applications to discuss, in which case the meeting will commence at 7.00pm