Present:
Cllrs. P.A. Wise (Chairman), J. Booth, D. Carless, W. Evans, J.S. Flanders, V. Leivers-Millership and R. Milliken.

Apologies for absence:
Cllr R. Smith.

Declarations of interest:
None were declared.

Approval of the Minutes of the meeting held on 11th May 2005:
The Minutes were approved by the Council and were signed by the Chairman as a true record.

Approval of the Minutes of the Annual Parish Meeting.
The Minutes were approved and were signed by the Chairman.

Approval of the Minutes of the Annual General Meeting.
The Minutes were approved and were signed by the Chairman.

Matters arising from the Minutes:
Problem of motor bikes and quad bikes on the colliery tips – the police off-road bike team has been in the area recently and there appears to be a lessening in the use of the tips by bikers.
Litter in the Village – this is becoming worse.
The path between Webb Street and the Welfare – this path is overgrown and litter strewn. It was suggested that the whole width of the path should be resurfaced with asphalt. The Clerk would contact Notts CC as a Building Better Communities sign had been placed on the footpath.

The Chairman adjourned the meeting so that members of the public could discuss Parish matters with Councillors.
The Chairman introduced Ms. Gillian Crawley General Manager of Newstead Abbey who explained the 3 Plans for Newstead Abbey. There are a Conservation Plan, a Landscape Plan, and a Management and Development Plan. These had been prepared so that a substantial lottery bid of £15/20 millions could be made.
Security was a very important issue and installation of gates at each end of the drive would be part of the plans. Gillian was asked if Newstead residents would be allowed to use the Abbey Drive in the same way as in the past? It was stated that as the Drive was not a public thoroughfare it was unlikely that Newstead residents would be given preferential treatment.
There was a problem of the early closure of the car park in the Abbey Park but the timings would be looked at again.
All revenue sources had to be looked at and at the moment entry money is not being taken from every visitor. There will be special events but it is very unlikely that pop concerts would be held as the entry and exit into the Park is not suitable for large numbers of people.
After some further lively discussion the Chairman thanked Gillian for her contribution who added that she would keep the Parish Council informed of the progress of the Plans.

Accounts:

Receipts.
Newstead Allotment Assoc A.W Lymn Graham Ward Funeral Services S.M. Johnson & Son	200.00 30.00 50.00 100.00		Laying of hedge Memorial inscription Interment of ashes Re-open grave
Total	380

Payments
000191 NALC 000192 M.D. Kimpton 000193 Bennetts Office Supplies 000194 Clarke's Cemetery Services 000195 J.A. Chisholm 000196 Inland Revenue 000197 J.a Chisholm         000198 P.A. Wise 000200 Newstead Miners Welfare 000201 Land Registry	139.80 70.00 45.82 410.00 226.20 63.80 43.99         10.00 100.00 35.26 40.00		Annual Subscription Repair to cemetery pump Re-setting of fax machine Grounds Maintenance Clerk's salary Tax on Clerk's salary Clerks expenses Postage          5.46 Tel. Rental      7.50 Calls              21.03 Mileage         10.00 Chairman's expenses Re-open grave Room Hire Land ownership search
Total	1184.87

Matters concerning Newstead Village.
The Council had been informed of Steve Waters impending move from his present post. It is the intention to replace him and the managers of the Healthy Living project would like to carry on with the contract to maintain the old Cemetery when the post has been filled. The Council decided to accept the quotation from Steve Waters for this year and explain to him that the contract may revert to the Healthy Living Centre for subsequent years.
Cemetery regulations are not being followed in the new Cemetery. The Chairman and Cllr Evans have visited the Cemetery and noted down the graves which are in contravention. The Clerk was asked to contact the grave owners to remove unauthorised items by 31st July 2005. The Council will remove these items after that date.
The Clerk was asked to contact the Hennessey family re the placing of plastic water bottles in the tree trunk.
Anthony Clarke was complimented on his work to improve the Cemetery.
The water pump in the Cemetery is now working although the water supply from the stream is low owing to the lack of rainfall.
A broken fence at Glenalmond (Pocket) Park was reported. The Clerk was asked to contact John Wade.
The Clerk was asked to contact Network Rail as the gate on to their property is open allowing easy access to the railway. This also allows fly tippers on to the land. A site meeting with Network Rail representatives and Cllrs Carless and Flanders will be arranged.
The Clerk was asked to contact Gedling BC re. the provision of a flying skip on a regular basis, probably 3 times during the year.
The Clerk was asked to contact Gedling BC re. vehicles parked on Markham Street. These include a caravan, a lorry and 2 vans and are believed to be owned by the residents of no. 13.

Matters concerning Newstead Abbey Park.
No issues raised

Correspondence.
A letter from Mr Paul Bateman re. the plans for the Abbey had been received. The Clerk was asked to reply giving the general view of the Parish Council.
A sub-committee of the Chairman and Cllrs. Booth, Evans and Milliken was formed to look at 2 Notts CC consultation documents namely Nottinghamshire Community Strategy 2005-2009 and the Second Nottinghamshire Local Transport Plan. The Clerk was asked to photo copy the documents for the sub committee members.

Planning Applications.
There were no planning applications.

Green Belt Action Group 5
A report was given to the members of the Council informing them that the Gedling Local Plan had been adopted at the full Council meeting held on 1st June 2005.
Paddy Tipping was in contact with Ministers and there was still the hope that the Plan would be called in.
Legal advice would be sought whether or not to pursue a legal challenge.

Nottinghamshire and Nottingham Joint Structure Plan, Proposed Modifications.
It was acknowledge that the consultation period was at an end and the Council had insufficient information to make any observations.

Hopping Hill Allotment Scheme.
Cllr Carless had contacted the Land Registry again and for a fee of £40 a search would be carried out. It was agreed that a cheque for this amount would be sent to the Land Registry. Cllr Carless would deal with this.

Items that the Chairman considered urgent.
The council was informed that the village web site was going well.

Closure and Date of next meeting.
The Vice–Chairman closed the meeting at 10.05pm. The date of the next Parish Council meeting would be Wednesday 6th July 2005 commencing at 7.30pm.