June’s Council Meeting

This report is an informal one, and should not be taken as an accurate and agreed record of the parish council meeting. It is written to give our local residents some general information about the meeting, but only the formal minutes, which will be posted later, are a proper record.

The parish council agreed to co-opt Judith Crossley as a councillor to represent Nenthead, and she will participate from the July meeting onwards when she has completed the various forms etc needed.

Neither of the Westmorland and Furness councillors were able to be present to give a report.

The North West Ambulance Service (NWAS) working group reported that there had been an unsurprisingly poor response to a very poorly-advertised invitation to apply for training as an EMT. It is hoped that there can be a presence at Gala Day and elsewhere to publicise this opportunity.

The government have mandated that we move our email and website to a.gov domain and that we use dedicated devices for our council work. All councillors will be moved to an email address on that domain as soon as possible, and use parish council-owned iPads for all council work.

There were three applicants for the handyperson job, and Barry Hopper has been appointed. Training and familiarisation is being arranged. He will be working on a self- employed contract for ten hours per week.

It was agreed to add a sign at the Tyne Willows car park saying ‘No overnight stays except by prior arrangement’, after it was discovered that the site had been advertised as available without any authorisation from the parish council.

The parish council agreed to upgrade the toilets, including provision of a disabled toilet, and replace the boiler in the Pavilion (the Fitness Club premises). Also, an outside tap and electricity supply will be installed, and available for use during events held on Tyne Willows.

The next meeting will be on Monday 7 July at Garrigill Village Hall, at 7pm.