Cullen & Deskford Community Council Meeting on Thursday 31st May 2012

Cullen Community and Residential Centre

M I N U T E S Present: Ashley Mowat (Chair)

Malcolm Watt (Vice-Chair) Jim Mackay (Treasurer) Zillah Jamieson (Secretary) Adrian Sandison

In Attendance: Cllr Gary Coull PC Greg Sutherland

Apologies: John Aitken John Robertson Jackie Stevenson (apologies received after meeting) Cllr Stewart Cree Cllr Ron Shepherd (apologies received after meeting) Linda Adam

1. Welcome and Apologies

The Chair welcomed all attendees to our 28th meeting of the new term. Apologies were noted as above.

2. Minutes of Previous Meeting (29th March 2012)

The Minutes were approved as a true record.

3. Reports

3.1 Police: Police: The Local Policing Report is attached as Appendix 1. Outstanding items from the last meeting include a report on the theft of materials from a farm in Deskford, the monitoring of speeding traffic at entries to Cullen, travellers in Deskford layby, litter and hazardous waste near Craibstone Quarry, speeding quadbike in Seatown and theft from Craibstone Quarry. It is understood that the travellers in Deskford layby have moved on. In relation to the monitoring of speeding traffic at entries to Cullen, the Local Policing Report indicates that that A98 has been designated a directed patrol road by the Moray Roads Policing Unit and is patrolled frequently by them, including through Cullen. The issue relating to speeding has been highlighted to them. Local Policing Teams have continued to patrol Cullen in relation to this issue with a number of officers now trained in the use of speed detection equipment which has resulted in a number of persons being issued with fixed penalty notices. The Chair requested an update for the next meeting on the other items outstanding.

The Secretary confirmed that Grampian Police had advised her (01/05/12) of a theft from the harbour of a trailer; it is understood that it contained scrap metal. Grampian Police had reiterated the criticality of any crimes at the harbour being reported so that they can be added to the statistics which would form part of the justification for CCTV coverage. The Secretary confirmed that she had received a phone call of concern from a visitor to Cullen (26/05/12) highlighting the untidy state of the beach at Cullen Harbour; he indicated that the bins were full to overflowing, with other rubbish lying around, and that the beach looked like "a landfill site", with bottles, cans and rubbish littering the beach, including broken bottles. It appears that this was the 3rd incident of the week relating to late-night partying, the second being much more destructive in terms of litter etc. The Chair thanked Steven Findlay on behalf of the community for his public spiritedness in clearing up substantial amounts of debris; in addition, he had reported the problem to passing day shift police officers who undertook to report the problem to the night shift on whose watch the incidents earlier in the week occurred. Unfortunately, there is no local byelaw preventing public drinking in Cullen (as opposed to places, for instance, like Lossiemouth). The Chair phoned the police (27/05/12) to ensure that the incidents had all been logged. In addition, he requested additional bins via Cllr Shepherd and also reiterated previously expressed concerns regarding the car parking behaviour of visitors to the beach - flouting double yellow lines and the No Parking signs. Cllr Shepherd confirmed additional bins would be provided (28/05/12) and suggested that a 3 Harbours Association meeting with Gordon Holland and Keith Stratton is the opportunity to raise the car parking issues again. It is also considered imperative that Grampian Police address the public order issues arising from these incidents. Concerns were raised as to whether there is a properly joined-up recording system for incidents. An electronic response to recent reports was requested so that it can be shown in the Minutes. The Chair also raised the issue of the Blackwood Trust house in Findlater Circle, where yet another incident (27/05/12) resulted in multiple police vehicles and an ambulance attending. The Community Council wrote to the Trust in 2010 following several anti-social incidents; however, we did not receive a reply at that time; the Chair has now received an apology for this from the addressee. The Chair confirmed that he had spoken with a senior manager in the Trust (29/05/12) and was assured that consultations are being undertaken between their Legal Department and Grampian Police. The Trust Manager acknowledged that the Community Council is motivated by legitimate local concerns and that we are not antagonistic to the Trust's aims. He also appreciates that it is in the interests of Cullen and the Trust that this situation is resolved as quickly as possible, preferably with as little publicity as possible. The Local Policing Report in Appendix 1 indicates that one male has been cautioned, charged and remanded in custody. Mobile Police Surgery: No information was available on the Surgery in Cullen Library on 5th April 2012. The Secretary confirmed having advised PC Page of the dates of the Cullen Summer Festival (21st and 22nd July 2012) and also referred her to the Events Calendar on www.discovercullen.com.

3.2 Local Councillors The Chair extended the Community Council's congratulations to Cllr Gary Coull - and in their absence Cllrs Stewart Cree and Ron Shepherd - on their re-election. No other items were raised. 3.3 Treasurer The Treasurer reported that the bank balance stood at £3,515.23. The Treasurer confirmed having received a cheque to the value of £312.71, being the Community Council Annual Grant from the Moray Council covering the period April to September 2012. The latest set of accounts was sent to the Moray Council (14/04/12) as requested by them. Flag: the Secretary confirmed that the old flag had been delivered to the Treasurer for onward forwarding to the Heritage Group; she also confirmed that the new flag had been raised (10/05/12) - with thanks to the Cullen Fire Brigade. Website: The Annual Hosting bill for www.discovercullen.com has been paid - a total of £75 split equally between the Community Council and the Cullen Voluntary Tourist Initiative. As reported in Item 10.5.5., the costs of the mobile friendly website are being split equally between the Community Council and the Tourist Initiative - £212.50 payable from each - this has also been paid, together with a further £15.50 from each to cover the costs of the renewal of www.discoverdeskford.com and www.discoverdeskford.co.uk (lasting for 2 years).

ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION 4. Community Asset Transfer

The Chair confirmed that an initial meeting of current and potential users of the Cullen Community and Residential Centre had been held on Thursday 26th April 2012; it had been well attended. At the meeting, he had outlined the background to the Asset Transfer initiative and the potential way forward. The basis for a Steering Group was established at that meeting, and this Group has subsequently held its first meeting (10/05/12). Since then, other members of the community have registered their potential interest in joining the Steering Group, and their interest, affiliations and skills base will be confirmed over the next month. It is imperative that the Steering Group is both representative of the community and contains the range of skills required to move the project forward constructively.

The Chair confirmed having written to John Ferguson (28/05/12) acknowledging receipt of the Decision in Principle letter and expressing disappointment with the restrictions placed which may make the prospects of success even more difficult. He confirmed the transfer of responsibility for the project from the Community Council to the Steering Group - chaired by Jim Mackay, and with Zillah Jamieson as Secretary. On behalf of the original CAT group from the Cullen & Deskford Community Council, he thanked John Ferguson and the rest of the Moray Council CAT team for all the help and

advice given at various meetings and hoped that, despite all the difficulties, a satisfactory conclusion can be reached on the proposal.

Given the provisos contained within the Decision in Principle letter, an early meeting of Steering Group representatives with John Ferguson and his team was considered a priority; this took place on Wednesday 30th May 2012. Jim Mackay, in his capacity as Chair of the Steering Group, confirmed that a sub-group of the Steering Group had attended the meeting, which had been very positive and had identified potential ways forward. Once the discussion had been fed back to the Steering Group at the Group's next meeting on 14th June 2012, he would be able to circulate the Minutes to the Community Council and to report more fully at the next meeting. He indicated that the Steering Group's endorsement for the discussion was required before he could comment further. He added that the Decision in Principle could be reviewed after a 6-month period from the date of the decision; in addition, another route forward may be to re-define the project; this latter route was also suggested by John Ferguson and his team.

The confirmed names for the Steering Group to date are:- Jim Mackay, Chair (Community Council, Heritage Group, Allotment Association) Zillah Jamieson, Secretary (Community Council, Cullen Voluntary Tourist Initiative) Simon Tucker (Cullen Voluntary Tourist Initiative) Malcolm Watt (Community Council, Cullen Harbour Association) - when available Jackie Kersley (User Group, Community Centre) Mollie Moon (User Group, Community Centre) Pauline Rigby (Cullen Playcentre).

5. Cullen Medical Centre The Chair confirmed that he and the Vice-Chair had met with representatives of the Medical Practice (24/04/12); given that all matters discussed at this meeting were considered confidential to these businesses, he was unable to comment further.

The Chair confirmed that he had received a letter from Richard Carey, Chief Executive of NHS Grampian, which was marked Private and Confidential. He was able to confirm however that Mr Carey had expressed support for the Community Council working in partnership with the local practice, that it is important that the Community Council is kept in the loop, that the Community Council is a practical link to ensure that the views of local residents are taken into account, and that NHS Grampian is committed to providing services in Cullen beyond 2014 - with all options currently being considered. The Chair undertook to write to Ken Hamilton to request an update on the options appraisal - the Secretary to provide relevant contact details.

ACTION: Ashley Mowat

6. Summer Events:

Cullen Summer Festival: The Secretary confirmed that Steve at Rockpool had indicated that he was too committed at the moment to take on the provision of food, but appreciated being asked and would like to be considered for future events. Following discussion, the Secretary undertook to approach Elaine at Forsyth's Deli with a budget of £2.50 per head to cover sandwiches and, if possible, nibbles - with numbers yet to be confirmed. The ticket price was agreed at £5, with tickets to be sold both before the event and at the door. Cullen Has Talent: The Chair confirmed that this event will take place on 15th June 2012. Cullen Town Hall has been booked (4 p.m. to midnight); posters and tickets have been produced and were to be displayed the day after the meeting. The Chair undertook to organise the raffles and refreshments, with Jim Mackay, Malcolm Watt and Adrian Sandison helping out on the night with raffle tickets and event tickets. The Secretary undertook to organise the seats via the Caretaker of the Hall; she also undertook to send the poster to John Robertson and John Aitken for display in the Deskford Halls. ACTION: Ashley Mowat/Malcolm Watt/Jim Mackay/Adrian Sandison/Zillah

Jamieson Diamond Jubilee Celebrations: The Secretary confirmed having received a response from the Deputy Lord Lieutenant of Banffshire (2nd April 2012) indicating that it is entirely up to the Community Council how they commemorate the Diamond Jubilee, but the scheme the Lord Lieutenant has proposed is for tree planting, and only a tree can be funded. Other options to a commemorative bench - previously discussed - include planting a tree at either Cullen Primary or the Cullen Community and Residential Centre. The Secretary confirmed that she had been advised (09/05/12) that we had been allocated a rowan tree for planting in the Millennium Garden - even although we had not ordered one. This was delivered to the Secretary's home (24/05/12). Given the height and potential size of this tree, it is suggested that the tree is planted up at the Playing Fields beyond the Dirt Cycle Track; this change of location was approved by the Moray Council. Following discussion, it was agreed to ask Ken Kennedy's team to dig the hole and plant the tree, and thereafter organise a date for the "official" planting by Cllr Coull, with appropriate press attendance.

ACTION: Zillah Jamieson

In addition, investigations have been undertaken into the possibility of a commemorative bench which would require to be funded by the Community Council; the Christmas Lights Group has suggested that a plinth in the Millennium Garden is shared with them; they propose to create a new Christmas Light to the design of the Cullen Harbour Lighthouse; the bench would require to be removed during the Christmas Light period, and then reinstated. Following discussion, this was approved.

ACTION: Ashley Mowat

7. Planning 7.1 Aultmore Wind Farm There was no report in the absence of John Robertson and John Aitken.

ACTION: John Robertson/John Aitken

7.2 Beatrice Offshore Windfarm The Secretary confirmed that she had been advised (25/04/12) that Beatrice Offshore Windfarm Limited (BOWL) had submitted an application for consent to develop an offshore wind farm capable of generating up to 1GW of renewable energy. The BOWL application is the first of the Scottish Territorial Waters sites to be submitted for consideration and is the culmination of several years of data collation, environmental studies and consultation. The proposed site will generate up to a maximum of 1GW of offshore wind capacity representing a significant contribution towards the energy targets set by the Scottish government for 2020. The BOWL application has been submitted to Marine Scotland and has successfully been accepted following initial assessments. Should consent be granted for the proposal within the proposed nine month time frame, pre-construction works could start as early as 2014. The Beatrice proposals were on display at Buckie, Portgordon and Keith (w/c 14/05/12); the plans include the construction of an electricity substation at Blackhillock near Keith, with an underground cable linking the station to Portgordon and servicing the windfarm. BOWL will submit a planning application to Moray Council for the electricity substation in the coming months. Scottish Ministers are expected to make a decision on the offshore windfarm at the start of next year. It was agreed that this item should be removed from future agendas. 7.3 Dilapidated Buildings in Cullen: Further feedback is awaited on developments with 16 North Castle Street and 3 North Castle Street - as previously advised by the Chair to the Locally Elected Councillors. Cllr Coull undertook to ask Building Standards to look at the two properties in North Castle Street, as well as the derelict building adjacent to the Chinese Takeaway.

ACTION: Cllr Coull 8. A.O.C.B.

8.1 Community Warden Service: The Secretary confirmed having received a communication from Andy Jamieson, Antisocial Behaviour Co-ordinator (24/05/12), indicating that the Moray Council had now returned to their full complement of 5 Community Wardens. Line management of the Community Warden Service transferred from Grampian Police to the Moray Council in November 2011, but the core functions remains the same - provide a uniform presence within communities and work with communities to tackle antisocial behaviour issues. All Community Wardens are trained and have legislative authority to issue fixed penalties in respect of litter, dog fouling and fly tipping. The Wardens are proactive in working with communities to tackle these problems through education, the promotion of the Green Dog Walkers Scheme and also through enforcement by issuing fixed penalty notices.

The Community Wardens also investigate all antisocial behaviour occurring outwith the remit of Moray Council Housing Department and Registered Social Landlords. The communication also contained a questionnaire requesting the Community Council's views on how the Community Warden Service should develop.

Following discussion, it was agreed that it was very difficult to complete the questionnaire given the lack of visibility of Community Wardens in Cullen. It was agreed that we should strongly disagree with the statement that Community Wardens are effective at tackling dog fouling or litter/fly tipping. In addition, we should highlight dog fouling (with prosecutions necessary to make a tangible difference) and litter at beaches as the problems currently affecting our local community. We should also invite a Community Warden to the Community Council meetings.

ACTION: Zillah Jamieson

8.2. Lamppost planters: The Secretary confirmed having received an e-mail from Moray Council asking if we wished to organise lamppost planters in Cullen this year - with the cost 4% above that of last year. Following discussion, it was agreed that we should not proceed with the lamppost planters - because of the height last year which made watering impractical. However, flowers in the tubs at the "green triangle" and the flowerbed at Dinky Corner Cottage should be progressed, in addition to a request for two flower tubs to be placed at the Mercat Cross.

ACTION: Zillah Jamieson 9. ITEMS FOR NOTING/DISCUSSION BY EXCEPTION

9.1 Local Policing Update: This was covered under Agenda Item 3.1. 9.2 Cullen Harbour Association Report: The Vice-Chair reported on progress with the potential Asset Transfer of the Harbour Stores, which are structurally sound and reparable. The next steps are to establish costs, and undertake a feasibility study, followed by detailed plans. Seafield Estate had confirmed that access would be freely given to the building in the future. The Vice-Chair also indicated that the Association may go down the leasing route (rather than acquisition) and that both Portknockie and Findochty Harbour Associations are very supportive of the plan. 9.3 Cullen & Deskford 2013 Calendar: In total, 154 entries were received for the photo competition, and judging took place on 29th April 2012. Many thanks are due to Malcolm McBeath for undertaking this on our behalf; the Chair undertook to send two complimentary copies of the calendar. The calendar proof was signed off (17/05/12) and printed calendars had now been delivered. All entrants to the competition were advised of the outcome (19/05/12) and the Cullen Library display was put in place (22/05/12). All sponsors have been invoiced, and payments are awaited. The Vice-Chair and Secretary undertook to deliver complimentary copies to each sponsor and winning photographer. The Secretary also undertook to stock retail outlets. Following discussion, it was agreed that leftover 2012 calendars should be given to the Tourist Office for free distribution to visitors.

ACTION: Ashley Mowat/Malcolm Watt/Zillah Jamieson

9.4 Cullen Dirt Cycle Track: The Secretary confirmed having contacted Ken Kennedy for advice on signage (13/04/12). As a result, action was taken to procure an aluminium type sign through Signetch in Buckie; the sign is awaited. Arrangements are in hand to hold an official opening event - date as yet unconfirmed - but a suggestion made that it should take place on Saturday 21st July 2012 (the weekend of the Cullen Summer Festival) with a possible cycle competition afterwards. Some tidy-up work is required on the track, and this is being undertaken as the weather permits. Concern was expressed that the rubbish bin placed at the start of the track was not fixed, and therefore was failing to curb the litter problems. The Secretary undertook to ask Ken Kennedy to rectify this. It was also agreed that the track should be tidied up before the opening event.

ACTION: Adrian Sandison

9.5 Items Awaiting Action/Confirmation of Actions Taken Awaiting Action: 9.5.1 Regulated Pedestrian Crossing

The action to write an article for the local press encouraging local residents to write and support a campaign remained an outstanding action; the Chair undertook to rectify this.

ACTION: Ashley Mowat 9.5.2 Bus Shelter North Side Castle Terrace Seatown: Cllr Coull undertook to get an update report from Peter Findlay in Moray Council.

ACTION: Cllr Coull 9.5.3 Lawtie Trust: The Chair confirmed that applications to the Lawtie Trust had been invited, with press coverage featuring in the Press & Journal, The Herald, Daily Mail, The Scotsman, BBC Radio, BBC TV and Moray Firth Radio, and posters displayed locally (11th April 2012). The Chair had requested clarification on how it was now possible for funds to be disbursed from the Trust given that the existing legal wording and governmental social support responsibilities had made it difficult for extensive disbursement previously, and nothing had changed in this regard. In addition, with two of the existing Trustees standing down, he queried the timing of this campaign (11/04/12). The response from Legal Department (12/04/12) indicated: "….It will be for the trustees to make discretion on payment from the trust. In my view the only reason we would want to consider reorganisation were if it were impossible to fulfil the trust purposes. So far I have already had interest expressed by members of the public and therefore once all the applications have been received it would be for the trustees to decide whether they can fulfil the trust purposes. Reorganisation is an expensive and lengthy process and would be of detriment to the trust itself as the legal costs would have to come out of the trust fund. At the moment I am optimistic that we will be able to use the trust to benefit those who have fallen on hard times connected with Cullen or Lintmill. The trustees will be replaced following the new election by deeds assumption, and they will review the situation and applications in due course."

The Chair subsequently indicated to the Legal Department (12/04/12) that the Community Council would be continuing to seek reorganisation of the Trust which clearly has not been performing for some years. Our community should expect nothing less of us, nor should the residents of Cullen and Lintmill have any lesser aspirations than those of Forres. Previous discussions had revolved around the difficulties of fulfilling the Trust purposes against the background of modern welfare provisions and this was given as the explanation for the apparent inactivity of the Trust. The Legal Department had not explained how the prevailing difficulties have changed. In discussion, reorganisation is no longer such a costly affair, and indeed much less expensive than the last attempts by Moray Council to have the legal restrictions modified (the revised sum mentioned was of the order of £5,000) and the procedures of OSCR application need not be lengthy. He requested information on the last significant disbursement of funds so that the people of Cullen and Lintmill can be informed. He also requested information on progress with the Auchernack application as this was seen as an important benchmark for any reorganisation of the Lawtie Trust. A response is awaited. With the recent election, the Trustees had now changed to Cllr Cree (as Convener), Cllr Shepherd (as the local councillor for Cullen) and Anne McKay (as Chair of the Social Services Committee). The Chair undertook to write to Cllr Cree for an update. A query was raised as to whether the Trust is a legal entity and on that basis should produce annual accounts.

ACTION: Ashley Mowat 9.5.4 Logie Head Path: The work is awaited.

ACTION: Zillah Jamieson

9.5.5 Young Members: The Vice-Chair reported that the current exam period has made it inadvisable to attempt to arrange a meeting at Buckie High. Following discussion, it was agreed that this route was not proving effective in engaging with potential young members, and should be removed from future agendas. The Chair expressed the Community Council's thanks to the Vice-Chair for his endeavours.

9.5.6 Community Website: Following e-mail dialogue with all members of the Community Council (14/04/12), the Secretary confirmed that approval had been given for www.discovercullen.com to be made "mobile friendly". This work cost £425 - split 50/50 between the Community Council and the Tourist Initiative. There are no additional on-going charges. The work was completed (30/04/12) and went live the same day. For those with the appropriate devices, it can be seen at m.discovercullen.com. Anyone accessing the main website from a mobile device will be automatically diverted to the mobile version which will be more easily downloadable. There are certain elements of the main website which are not included in the mobile website as they do not lend themselves to being easily read, downloaded etc. So the mobile website focuses on those areas which would be of most interest to visitors e.g. local businesses, local facilities, events calendar, weather, churches, links to other websites. In future, any changes made to the main website will be automatically reflected in the mobile website. The Secretary also confirmed that the new Cullen leaflet had been completed, including a QR code on the back page which automatically routes mobile users to the website.

A press release (also containing details of the new Cullen leaflet and Cullen's inclusion in the Good Beach Guide 2012) was issued (11/05/12) to the usual group of publications; coverage was achieved in the Press and Journal (12/05/12 - but totally misunderstood the content of the release), the Banffshire Journal (15/05/12) and the Banffshire Advertiser (239/05/12). In addition, details were sent to all businesses on the database, and the website updated appropriately. Work continues to ensure that the Community Website is kept up-to-date. There are now 77 subscribers to the Newsletter. A newsletter was issued on 13th May 2012. Investigation is to be carried out on traffic statistics from Google Analytics - which will reflect both the main and the mobile website; this is an outstanding action. Given that the Cullen Summer Festival will continue to be an annual event and with the inaugural Cullen Skink World Championship this year which also hopefully will be an annual event, approval was given for both of these events to have their own page on the website; it is proposed that they will be included in the headings down the right hand side of the page, and have their own icons on the Home page in the middle above the Events Calendar, Kids Activities, Weather etc. The cost for this development is a total of £40 - split 50/50 with the Tourist Initiative.

ACTION: Zillah Jamieson

9.5.7 Official Complaint against the Cullen & Deskford Community Council: in the absence of a communication from the Cullen Town Hall Committee, it was agreed to remove this item from future agendas.

Confirmation of Actions Taken: 9.5.8 Dilapidated Buildings in Seafield Street: The Secretary confirmed having passed on the Community Council thanks to both Simon Tucker and Rob Pinkerton for their successful endeavours (13/04/12). 9.5.9 Proposed 30 mph Speed Limit - B9018 Lintmill: The Secretary confirmed having responded to Kevin Price, Engineer, Moray Council (13/04/12 - acknowledged by him 13/04/12) indicating the views expressed at the last meeting - namely, the speed limit should be extended further than was proposed, and there should be appropriate signs showing priority over the bridge. 9.5.10 Litter and Dog Fouling: The Secretary confirmed having requested from Ken Kennedy (13/04/12) a rubbish bin to be appropriately positioned at the commencement of the Crannoch Hill/Wood walks. The response received from Duncan Falconer (04/05/12) indicated that currently, due to budget constraints, the Moray Council is not in a position to instal additional litter bins, but offered apologies for any inconvenience caused. The Secretary responded (05/05/12) asking that this request be kept in mind in the event of budget constraints being eased in the future. Cllr Coull undertook to follow up on this request.

ACTION: Cllr Coull

The Secretary confirmed having responded to Andy Jamieson's communication re dog fouling (13/04/12) - highlighting the viaduct walk and the walk past the caravan park to the Salmon Bothy as two potential areas for patrols if time is available. She also e-mailed the member of the community who had highlighted litter and dog fouling problem areas to bring him up-to-speed with our progress. 9.5.11 Early Detection of Cancer: NHS Grampian are currently running a campaign to highlight Early Detection of Cancer; the Secretary confirmed having placed the poster in Cullen Library, Cullen Post Office and Cullen Community/Residential Centre, as well as uploading it to the Medical Centre page on www.discovercullen.com - information attached as Appendix 2. The Chair commented that whilst applauding the efforts to detect and treat cancer early it has to be recognised that the symptoms and some of the signs in the list are entirely non-specific and already there are predictable reports of hospital out-patient clinics being overwhelmed with '' worried well'' leading to delays in diagnosis and treatment of those with genuine problems. 9.5.12 Road Sweeping in Kirktown of Deskford: Further to a request from John Aitken (26/04/12), the Secretary confirmed having contacted the Moray Council re the lack of road sweeping in Kirktown of Deskford. Duncan Falconer's response (04/05/12) indicated that the supervisors had been unaware that this section of road was supposed to be swept. Kirktown of Deskford is now on a monthly rota to be swept on a Monday along with Lintmill. The driver was previously sweeping the main road from Keith to Cullen, but Kirktown of Deskford is now included in his run. The Secretary passed this information back to John Aitken (05/05/12). 9.5.13 Co-opted Membership: The Chair confirmed that he had written to Colleen Walker (08/05/12) explaining that we were no longer able to keep open her membership of the Community Council in the expectation that she would be returning to Cullen. He also expressed the wish that, should she return to Cullen, she would consider re-joining our ranks. 9.6 Planning - Weekly List The Weekly List dated 24th March 2012 included the following:- Form new conservatory and porch additions to existing dwelling 5 Campbell

Street Cullen

The Weekly List dated 31st March 2012 included the following:- Downtake existing extension and form new extension at 4 Campbell Street,

Cullen

The Weekly List dated 6th April 2012 included the following:- Replace windows at 4 The Square, Cullen.

The Weekly List dated 13th April 2012 included the following:- Alteration to cottage to install a rooflight at 224 Seatown, Cullen.

The Weekly List dated 20th April 2012 included the following:- Erection of garden wall to sub-divide plot and creation of new house plot at

Cramond, 18 South Castle Street, Cullen Alteration to cottage to install a rooflight 224 Seatown Cullen

These are not deemed to be of community interest.

10. Date, time and place of next meeting

The date of the next meeting was agreed as Thursday 28th June 2012 at 7 p.m. in the Cullen Community and Residential Centre (TV Lounge).

APPENDIX 1

APPENDIX 2

CANCER,

DON’T GET SCARED, GET CHECKED.

If you’re worried about cancer, the best person to speak to is your doctor. It could be nothing, but it’s better to be safe than sorry and, outcomes are much better these days. In fact, twice as many people survive cancer compared to 30 years ago.

Whatever you do, don’t worry that you might be wasting your doctor’s time. They want to see you. All you have to do is make an appointment.

A FEW SIGNS TO LOOK OUT FOR

A new lump which appears or gets bigger, in the breasts, testicles or anywhere else.

A sore that doesn’t heal up – in the mouth, throat or skin

A mole that changes shape, size or colour

Any growth that appears on the skin and continues to grow

Coughing up blood, or blood in the urine or mixed through stools

Things that refuse to clear up, like a cough that never goes away, or a pain somewhere that won’t settle

A change in pattern of going to the toilet

Unexpected weight loss (that’s not because you’ve been on a diet)

Please remember that these symptoms don’t necessarily mean you’ve got cancer. But they could indicate that something else is wrong. So, it’s still important that you talk to your doctor anyway.

Don’t just rely on screening, although it is important, you should still check yourself regularly and keep an eye out for any of the above changes in your body.

For more information on signs or symptoms and signposting to local cancer support organisations contact your local NHS Grampian healthpoint, call the free healthline on 0500 20 20 30 or log into nhsinform.co.uk