Minutes
Thursday 21st
June
2012
Village Hall 7.15pm
Present
Chairperson Joan Angus.
Clerk
Helen Brewis.
Parish
Council Members Joyce Shaw, Margaret Brooks, Elizabeth
Pearson,
Alan Punton, Michael Robson, Bryn Owen
& John Gallon.
In
Attendance CC
John Taylor.
Hannah Standen & Kate James from
Artichoke.
Members
of the public Mrs P Owen, Mrs M Gallon & Mrs M
Taylor.
1474.
Apologies
for absence.
Michael Craster & Pauline Baird.
1475.
Confirmation
of minutes of last meeting.
The May Minutes were accepted as a true
record.
1476.
Dunstanburgh
Castle Peace Camp 2012.
Hannah Standen is an Events Producer @
Artichoke based in
London & Kate James will be Artichoke’s Dunstanburgh Castle Site
Manager
who is based in Durham.
Hannah gave a presentation on the forthcoming Peace Camp
2012 art installation as part of the run up to the Olympic Games.
They
have carried out a leaflet drop outlining this large
encampment at night made up of white tents lit from inside playing love
poems. Famous people & regular
people with varied dialects will be broadcast reciting the poems as you
walk
through the encampment.
They
are working with the Greys & using their farm & equipment to
set up the
event (which will take approximately 5 days) to avoid disruption to
Craster. It will take a further 2 days
to dismantle after the event.
John
Gallon – what number of visitors are expected with it being a
free event?
It’s
difficult to gauge, but people book a slot on line & there will be
150
slots bookable for each hour. The
majority of people will book online, as they will have to drive to the
location
& will prefer to have a ticket. People
who turn up on spec – there is some
flexibility & the
stewards will manage the flow enroute by holding people back if the
event looks
to be getting crowded The Jolly Fisherman may extend their opening time
by 1
hour if there is trade.
John
Gallon – where will all the cars park?
NCC
& the Greys overflow car parks & they will speak to William
Curry about
potentially using the football car park. They
will steward the traffic to avoid the event
traffic entering
Craster & the public toilets will be open all night & NCC will
keep
them topped up. Michael Robson is
allowing the Artichoke staff to park at Bark Pots.
Marion
Gallon – how will they stop people dropping rubbish, being noisy
&
urinating in the residential areas?
There
will be stewards along the whole route from the car parks to the castle
who
will talk to people, giving information & managing the flow.
Marion
Gallon – what about all the litter?
The
stewards & volunteers will have bin liners with them & will
litter pick
during the event & they have an obligation to the tenant farmer & the National Trust to keep on top of
any litter. There will be no food or
drinks available at the event, but the burger van will be in the car
park at
Craster.
Marion
Gallon – there are only 3 ladies toilets which will not be
adequate will they
be organising more?
They
are liasing with NCC & they have an agreement that the Peace Camp
will be
manned & topped up with the possible addition of 5 porta loos in
that car
park area.
Marion
Gallon – how will they stop late at night traffic?
Alan
Punton pointed out that Craster is public roads & the stewards will
not be
able to stop through traffic but will guide them towards the car parks. They will also put as many measures in place
as possible & if busier they can increase the amount of people who
can help
& they are working closely with NCC. The
police are aware of the event & will attend
if there are any
problems. There will be 5 stewards at
the tented areas, separate stewards on route & at the car parks.
Joyce
Shaw – is there any provision for people with incapacity?
They
will make an audio available so people can download the soundtrack
&
headsets will be provided on the flat area through the gate to the
castle so
they have the view & can hear the soundtrack, but they cant use
vehicles to
the castle to ferry people.
Michael
Robson – could the footpath opposite the Tourist Information
Centre not be used
to avoid noise in Craster & the dangerous coastal path at night?
That
footpath would not be wide enough & dangerous with all the tree
stumps etc.
Pam
Owen – is there many local people putting in poems & any
financial benefit?
The
event is free & non-profit the investment comes from the Olympic
Committee
& 8 local authorities that will use the events for tourism
advertising. The staff, accommodation
& hire of field etc. will need to be paid for - Artichoke is a
charity
about taking art out to people not just seeing it in galleries.
Bryn
Owen – are you aware that it will never fully be pitch dark? –
Yes.
Bryn
Owen - what if one day the weather is bad & they come on
the second day?
The
stewards will stagger their journey to the castle along the route
holding
people back to control the flow, the stewards will have radios so the
can
communicate with each other. Also some
people may stay for a long time while others leave after 15 minutes. Any visitor with a dog must keep it on a
lead.
The
Parish Council thanked Hannah & Kate for attending the meeting.
1477.
NWL
Sewerage Update.
Bryn Owen is concerned
about the sewerage odour problem in
Dunstan. Both locals & tourists are
complaining about the smell & the farmer doesn’t think the burn has
been
cleaned out lately.
Action Point: Clerk to email Charles Harman @ NWL to
liase with Bryn.
1478.
Craster
Community Trust Matters.
None.
1479.
Parking
Sub Committee Update.
Michael Craster will have a meeting
shortly with Scott Grey
about the length of the field lease.
1480.
Neighbourhood
Plan Sub Committee.
NCC
are busy holding consultations concerning the Local Development Plan
Core
Strategy.
Action Point: Clerk to invite NCC to attend the July
Meeting.
1481.
Matters arising
from minutes of last meeting.
Dunstan
Water
Leak.
CC John Taylor will check when the
roadwork will take place,
the delay has been caused by priority being given to the Olympic Torch
route.
Bus Timetables for Dunstan &
Craster West End bus stop. Done.
Village Hall
Refurbishment.
Ongoing
& CC John Taylor is organising some funding towards the cost.
NCC – Dunstan
Steads request to move from Craster to Embleton Parish.
Ongoing, this will go before a
County Council Meeting in July.
NCC
– Review of public rescue equip. & signage 2011-12.
An
email has been received from Mike Jeffrey @ NCC thanking
us for our feedback.
Mrs
E Pearson – Heugh Road water leak.
CC John Taylor is still trying to
locate where the water is coming from.
The
Haven/Coquet View boundary.
Action Point: Clerk to email
Sale & Partners concerning Craster Estates land boundary.
Water
Leak at the bottom of Tower Bank.
Joyce Shaw rang NCC about the water
problem at the bottom of
Whin Hill, NCC cleaned out both areas.
The
Methodist Church Sale.
Joyce Shaw spoke to the minister who is
in correspondence
with GF White & NCC, there is concern about the access onto
Dunstanburgh
Road.
Mr
M
Taylor–Footpath by the Church between Heugh Wynd & Whin Hill.
Action Point: Clerk to circulate form copies
& start completing the paperwork received from NCC.
1482.
Planning Matters.
CC
John Taylor declared an interest.
A/2008/0289
– Former Nursery Gardens – amendments.
Negotiations
still taking place between NCC Highways & the agent.
1483.
Financial Matters.
Bank Balance
£
5,614.23
LTSB Higher
interest
£15,000.00
1484.
Correspondence received.
Archaeology
in Northumberland. In circulation.
NCC–Local
Development Plan Core Strategy Issues&Options
Consultation Document
2012. In circulation.
NCC – Proposed
changes to on & off street parking tariffs structure.
Noted.
NCC
– Planning Northumberland future. Noted.
CPRE
– NE Newsletter Summer 2012. Noted.
NCC
– New Standards Regime – update. Noted.
Rita
Smith – Mobile coverage at Craster.
Mrs
Smith’s email was read out highlighting her concerns
about the lack of mobile phone reception on the walk from Craster to
the
castle.
Action
Point:
Clerk to forward copies of letters we
sent to the mobile
phone providers & Alan Beith to
try & secure mobile phone reception along the coast.
John
Gallon – Registering the Jubilee tree.
Action
Point: John Gallon will complete the paperwork.
Dunstan
C of E School.
Action
Point: Clerk to contact Jane Lowdon at Sintons
for a copy of the
details of the trust & information on their holdings.
Public
footpath behind RNLI Building
Action
Point: Clerk to contact
Steven Ternent and add the striming of this
footpath to the work he already
carries out for the Parish Council.
Light
below 32 Heugh Road.
Action
Point:Clerk to contact NCC
& find out when the light will be replaced.
Overgrown
bushes at the entrance to Craster.
Action
Point: CC John Taylor will
look into the overgrown bushes, which are hiding the road signs.
Rubbish
in Craster Bus Shelter.
The bus shelters from April 2012
are now our responsibility.
Jubilee
Beacon.
Action
Point: Clerk to write to
Dougie Hogg to pass on our thanks for the
Basket
he made for the Jubilee
Beacon. Alan Punton will speak to Mr
Hogg about the future use of the
basket.
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