MINUTES OF THE STORT VALLEY PROJECT MEETING

13 JANUARY 1999

HELD AT SAYSBURY MANOR SAWBRIDGEWORTH 

 

PRESENT :  Steve Karn ( Acting Chairman)   

Warren Richards Monya Billings

Jacqueline Dore John Rider

David Thorogood (Agenda 21 EHDC

Liz Greenwood (landscape Officer EHDC)

Lorna Sambrook (Rural Enterprise Project)

David Mead  Jake Lane

Louise Clark  Wally Wright 

APOLOGIES : Lanier Pole  Michael Brown

Diana Richards (Swb Town Council).

Angela Alder  Ralph Wilkinson

Joan Willetts  Ted Willetts

Hazel Meads

MINUTES :

The minutes of the last meeting were distributed in good time and agreed at the meeting . 

1 Affiliation with Friends of Rivers. Due to us not making a firm offer of affiliation to The Friends of Rivers they have deemed us out of time and the matter closed.

Lorna S offered an invitation to those present to an Executive Meeting of Friends of Rivers at 11 Beech Drive Swb on 28^th January ’99 at 8pm. 

2 Bridgefoot House Liz G has not received a reply from Planning regarding the alterations. Wally W has looked at the house and talked to the architect and found there is a great mixture with little historic interest. The house is Victorian above 3ft high except for a 17^th century window, which is being preserved for another location. Members asked if Mr Jack Seals the previous owner had any photographs to record the history. 

3 The Anniversary. A general discussion took place and Jake L tried to get us to focus on who we wanted to promote ourselves to on the evening, this was:

1. Councils which abutt the River
2. the public in Swb and the Surrounding area.

John R was keen that we outlined a structure to the evening so we had something to build on. The initial proposal was that we ask Bob Parker the Chairman of EHDC to be our Chairman for the evening. To ask HCC Cllr Mary Bayse to introduce our link with the ’97 International Exchange. Steve K to outline our year’s work and Wally Wright to be the guest speaker. Other speakers were suggested which Warren R would contact. The formal part of the evening would end with a presentation to the evening’s Chairman. 

The hall to be populated with displays of the SVP’s work and other like minded organisations. List with names and addresses required.

The SVP displays:

Town Tip    John R

Lockkeepers Cottage  Jacqueline D

Luxford Nursery  Steve K

Pishiobury Meander  Warren R 

Louise C offered to run a raffle. 

Refreshments by the WI they to buy the materials and have their own produce stall.

Consideration was being given to serving wine. 

Press releases to be organised by Monya B supported by Lorna S. It was agreed that the press should be invited to photograph the presentation. 

Warren R to find address of Lord of the Manor so that he can be invited. 

DNM Wednesday the 27^th January ‘99 

POST MEETING NOTE Bob Read has agreed a video talk on the Swb Marsh plus a display and Mary Bayse has agreed to support us.