Crooke Village Residents Association Meeting
Crooke Hall Inn
Tuesday 13th May 2025

Attendees

Mike Thomas (MT), Sue Neve (SN), Charlie Neve (CN), Linda Kellie (LK), Paul Green (pg), Ken Taylor (KT), Peter Glynn (PG), John Whitely (JW), Morag Tebbit (MoT) Steve Tebbit (ST), Malcome Moore (MM), Trisha Poole (TP), Mandy McDonough (MMcD), Elaine Ellams (EE).

Apologies

Howard Cain (HC), Dawn Glynn (DG), Sam Hughes (SH), Stacy Hughes (SH), Kath Brabley (KB)..

Matters arising

Under April AOB, there was a comment by KB about an elderly resident needing support and help. MMcD made a statement about the new Care Facility in Miles Lane, Shevington. The facility is open to residents and community of the parish of Shevington and there will be a full programme of events every week. These facilities will include Bingo, Gardening and Craft Clubs, or just pop in for a chat. The Ring and Ride facility can be utilised to attend.

The April minutes were proposed by PG and seconded by LK, the minutes were signed off by the Chairman, MT.

Chairman's Report

MT suggested CVRA might like to do something in memory of Krystyna Pilkington? Agenda item for June.

Vice Chair

Nothing to report.

Treasurer's Report

Nothing to report

Secretary's Report

Nothing to report

SPC Report

CN attended the Shevington Parish Annual Meeting and Full Council Meeting on 8th April 2025. The Annual Meeting was used to award Posthumous Certificate of Appreciation for Krystyna Pilkingtonm to her Widower, John Pilkington. The Full Council Meeting was used to introduce the new Parish Council Clerk, Mr. Michael Potts. Additionally, a grant of £1500 was approved for Shevington Fete and the starting of the process for a financial loan for Memorial Park drainagework was approved. The Council also approved the purchase of a new Parish Council computer software. Work on the Crooke Park path referbishment has commenced and is being undertaken by J HOPKINS, contracted by WBC.

Shevington District and Community Association (SDCA)

The Chair of the SDCA, EE, made a report to the CVRA about the award of the King's Award for Voluntary Service to the SDCA. EE showed the citation, and the crystal trophy awarded that will be displayed in Shevington Library. EE also made CVRA aware that a "WWII Fly Past" had been approved at Shevington Fete, 21st June. A Dakota A/C will fly over Shevington between 2.15pm and 2.45pm on Saturday 21st June.

1. Shevington Fete - Saturday 21st June 2025

MT reported the CVRA will have a stall at Shevington Fete, 21st June. Help was needed to set up the stall on the stand and run the raffle. Prizes for the raffle were requested; prizes can be given to MT. JW also asked for help to set up the barriers between 8am and 9am in the morning. MMcD offered to help. More volulteers are requested.

2. Crooke Community Allotment - Proposals for improvement

KT has proposed to renovate the CVRA Allotment. It has been proposed to put a greenhouse and a locked shed on the plot. There is a counter proposal by MM to put 10 raised beds on the plot to allow the community to grow vegetables and flowers for their own use. It was agreed that KT could use one third of the land and the remaiming two thirds be used for raised beds for the Crooke Community.

There is a continuous requirement to be respectful to the houses that lay in front of the allotment. Access to the allotment should always be via the gate from the field access and not from the ginnels between the houses in Crooke Road.

A letter with KT's proposal was received and read out by MT. After a lengthy and useful discussion, a proposal was made.

It was proposed by CN that KT, MM and MT should clear the allotment and look at the division and tending arrangements. They should then report back to the CVRA, in three months.

Seconded by TP the proposal was carriede unanimously.

AOB

MT raised the fact that the new owner of Owd Barn Garage was erecting a fence on his land alongside Mill Brook. The fence is designed to help to keep the Owd Barn Garage dogs on their property. There are a number of trees that need to be removed to erect the fence. The Owd Barn Garage owner has offered to clear the trees currently lying in the Brook and to dredge the Brook to make it deeper and help the flow. A discussion was had on the benefits and disadvantages of increasing the flow of water in Mill Brook, when the pipes under Crooke Road that carry the Brook into the marina have a maximum flow rate. When this maximum flow rate is exceeded, the road and village are susceptible to flooding.

The subject was noted.

The meeting closed at 21.00. The next meeting will be Tuesaday 10th June 2025

This concluded the Meeting of the CVRA for May 2025.