Housekeeping: The chair having recently attended refresher training pointed out to everyone where the fire exit was in case of a fire and where the toilets were. Public Question Time: Adrian Wills requested that perhaps the cllrs would like to consider what support might be available as the Time Traveler’s, moving forward, considered developing further heritage possibilities within the Parish. Besides those parts of the heritage Lottery Bid for the WW1 Centenary work, an exhibition has been developed on the unique contributions of families – past and present to the business of cider apples and cider making. This together with matters to do with gloving and withies could be celebrated by exploring the possibilities of blue plaques to a unique Kingsbury equivalent, thus making this heritage and tradition more visible, more celebrated. Cllrs would think about these matters, Following on from the chairs recent refresher training the following also needed addressing. The clerk should have an annual appraisal, the format of her choosing. It was felt that for both Sarah and cllrs any issues that may crop up from time to time would be addressed at that time. Chair also felt that the amount of hours Sarah actually works for the Parish Council is probably more than is expected and that her salary should be reviewed annually. For the Annual Parish Meeting all the local groups and organisations should be invited along and any small grant requests that are received should be accompanied by their accounts. The applicant for the planning application at Thorney for a log cabin spoke briefly. The cabin would not be visible to anyone and it was needed in order to help care for his parents. It was asked whether the street lighting in the Parish could be looked at. It is felt it is not necessary for the lights to be left on throughout the night, the cost implications in these times when councils have no money and also for the environment. It was suggested that perhaps an article be placed in the next issue of the Parrett Talk to gauge parishioners opinions. It was brought to the cllrs attention that a large acreage of apple trees at New Cross Fruit Farm are be bulldozed and burnt after this year’s harvest, as the land is to be used for arable crops. Concerns were loss of the trees and the effect on the storm water as trees help considerably towards retaining the water, as well as the burning of the brush. It was suggested that if the trees have to come down could they not be shredded for biomass boilers, more environmentally friendly. Clerk will contact both the tree officer at SSDC and the Environment Agency for advice. Present: Mrs L Langford(Chair), Miss S Brooks, Mrs T Burnett, Mrs P Warren, Messrs C Aplin, P Carpenter, N Frost, P Loxston and Cllr Stanton 1. Apologies for Absence: Mrs C Paul and Mr K Cox.. 2. Declarations of Interests: None. 3. Confirmation of previous minutes: Minutes for the 5 th June were agreed and duly signed. 4. Cheques: Cllrs approved the following cheques. SALC - £110.00 – Cllrs training. Information Commissioner - £40.00 – Data protection Fee renewal. Ocmis - £91.48 – Pipe materials for drainage work on Burrow Hill. 5. Financial update as at 25 th June 2019: Cllrs were all given a copy of the accounts. It was asked whether there was a time limit on spending the Village of the Year competition money, the answer being no there isn’t 6. Planning: Cllrs resolved to approve the planning application for the erection of a single storey cabin for use as permanent residential accommodation at Moorside, Thorney. 7. Defibrillator Cabinet: The clerk has been in contact with the suppliers of the cabinet as there is a warranty on it which may or may not cover some of the issues, photographs have been sent, but no response as yet. Cllr Brooks has been checking the lock regularly and is working fine. Item to be place on next agenda. 8. To review and amend rule 68 of the Standing orders: Rule 68 states that meetings are not allowed to be recorded, after the recent chairmans training it is now apparent that recordings of meetings are now allowed, rule 68 will therefore be amended accordingly. 9. May Festival 2020: As the government have moved the May Bank Holiday to Friday 8 th May 2020 s that is VE Day 75, the May Festival have decided to hold the May Festival on Sunday 3 rd May instead.

Parish Council Meeting 3 rd July 2019.

Kingsbury Episcopi Parish Councillors Chris Aplin Higher Burrow Farm, Kingsbury Episcopi. chris@ocmis.com 01460 241436 Sally Brooks Southways, Silver Street, Kingsbury Episcopi. sallyannbrooks@tiscali.co.uk 01935 824612 Tracey Burnett, Rose Villa, Lower Burrow steves-windscreen@btconnect.com 01460 242347 Paul Carpenter,Oakwood Cottage, West End, K.E. pcarpenter49@gmail.com 01935 825470 Kevin Cox The Bungalow, Stembridge. coxykev@yahoo.co.uk 01460 249139 Richard Dowdeswell Mallow Cross, West Lambrook. richard@loudandbow.com 01460 242429 Nick Frost, The Old Rising Sun, Thorney. nick@frostline.org.uk 01458 240994 Lorraine Langford- Willowood, Stembridge. lglangford@icloud.com 01460 241188 Peter Loxston, Oak Cottage, Burrow Way pete@loxston.co.uk 07970 275756 ClarePaul Tuppence House, Stembridge, clarepaull@gmail.com 01460 241895 PaulineWarren Hill House, Stembrdge. paulinewarren3@hotmail.com 01460 240092 Parish clerk Sarah Potepa, Hayes Farm, Silver Street, East Lambrook, TA13 5HW Kingsbury-Episcopi.pc@hotmail.com 01460 242369 County Councillor Clare Paull- as above. District Councillor Mike Stanton - mike.stanton@southsomerset.gov.uk Councillors Register of interests forms are available on the District Councils website www.southsomerset.gov.uk