Committee Meeting – 26th
March 2015
Present: Barbara Brown
Gwen Mann
Emma Metcalfe
Gill Morrell
Val Johnston
Irene
Pope
Joan Snowdon
Lesley Tierney
Pat Tough
Apologies: Lucy Rylands
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Minutes of Previous Meeting
The minutes of the previous meeting needs Fordon changing to Gordon. Can then be posted to website.
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Matters Arising
IP
had emailed councillor for Edenfield but had not received a response.
There is no bridleway sign pointing the way to the Tea Gardens at the bird
sanctuary end. BB to contact council
through their website. BB
Horse handle has now been fitted to the gate at Dairyhouse Farm.
Gwen has got a letter from Gill Ridings handing over ownership of the upgrade
of Roods Lane.
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Secretary’s Report
BB
reported that so far we had 50 members.
Our Facebook page has reached 250 likes.
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Treasurer’s Report
Gill had received a bill for £286,40 for the work carried out at Rough
Lea. Recent expenditure on keys,
keyrings and signs. We have £5,500 in
the bank.
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Website
120
hits each hit spending 2 minutes on average.
4 USA, 2 Poland, 1 Brazil, 1 Canada, 1 China, 1 Indonesia, 1 New Zealand
and 1 Russia.
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Rochdale Rights of Way
Next
Rochdale ROW meeting is in April.
Gwen/Joan couldn’t attend the recent Norden forum. Nigel M to arrange a litter pick.
IP has got another name for Rochdale Rights of Way and will email it to Gwen.
The footpath sign at Broadhalgh has now been changed to Bridleway sign.
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Bury Rights of Way
Ainsworth/Elton Loop – Ongoing.
Buckhurst – two claims have gone in, past the school and through farm up to
Nangreaves. These have been agreed at a
meeting on 8th January.
Notices need to be posted for six weeks to allow for objections and then
it will probably go to a public inquiry.
IP has tried to contact one of the landowners but he won’t speak to
her.
More “No horses” signs have gone up.
The second claim is Gindles Lane and across to Croston Close Road. The owners for part of it are unknown. There are two mistakes in the letters sent
from the council. IP will ask Chris Peat
if they have been followed up. IP
IP wants to get some evidence collected for the lane near her in case there is
a problem in the future.
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Winfarms
Coronation Power – no decision to be made until after the election. IP attending a meeting tomorrow.
Peel Planning has gone in in the last two weeks. IP only worried about two turbines.
Social
March – Forum meeting
April – possibly side-saddle – Gill Morrell to follow up or PT will do a talk
on Team of 3. Will go to Irene’s to see
if her pictures will work on screen.
Cancel May meeting.
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Any Other Business
JS
still to get a quote for the bridleway up the side of the golf course which is
overgrown now that there is no way to get through Taylor Park. JS
Gwen reported she is still waiting to see some members insurance.
Gill Morrell reported a blockage at
Caldershaw
Arrange RBBA litter pick when the weather gets better.
BB to email all members to remind them to bring their insurance documents
before they can go through concessionary routes.
Gill has given signs to Dr Tudor.
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Next Meeting
23rd
April 2015 - .8.00 pm at Emma’s.
Next
Meeting
– 12th February at 8.00 pm at Gill’s.
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Apologies from Emma.