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MONKS ELEIGH PARISH COUNCIL

MINUTES OF ANNUAL PARISH COUNCIL MEETING OF 23 MAY 2016

The Annual Parish Council Meeting was held on Monday 23rd May 2016 at 7.30pm in the Village Hall. The Chairman, Cllr. J Clarke, welcomed the following Parish Councillors – P Day, A Braithwaite, A Forrest, P Derry and A Keitley-Webb, and the Parish Clerk, Ms N Smith. There were 13 members of the public present at the meeting. A statement was read out indicating that, in accordance with the changes in legislation, the public and councillors were permitted to film, record, photograph or use social media in order to report on the proceedings of the meeting, subject to complying with certain provisions. A full transcript of the statement is available from the Parish Clerk upon request.

1. To receive nominations for the position of Chairman and to appoint the Chairman; Cllr Forrest proposed that Cllr Clarke be re-elected as Chairman. Cllr Derry seconded that proposal. No other nominations for Chairman were proposed. Cllr Clarke was therefore duly re-elected as Chairman.

2. Chairman Cllr Clarke signed the Acceptance of Office Form in the presence of the Parish

Clerk who signed as Proper Officer of the Council.

3. To receive nominations for the position of Vice-Chairman and to appoint the Chairman; Cllr Clarke proposed Cllr Derry as Vice-Chairman. The proposal was seconded by Cllr Forrest.

Cllr Keitley-Webb proposed Cllr Braithwaite. The proposal was not seconded.

Cllr Derry confirmed that she was prepared to stand as Vice-Chairman. Cllr Derry was

therefore duly elected as Vice-Chairman.

4. Vice-Chairman Cllr Derry signed the Acceptance of Office Form in the presence of the Parish

Clerk who signed as Proper Officer of the Council.

5. Apologies for absence: i. Cllr Reynolds sent his apologies, he was away on holiday.

ii. Cllr Reynolds apology was accepted by all Councillors.

6. Declaration of Interest:

i. To receive disclosures of pecuniary and non-pecuniary interests for the agenda under discussion – None.

ii. To receive declaration of gifts and hospitality received – None. iii. To consider requests for dispensation for pecuniary interests for the agenda under

discussion – None.

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7. Minutes of Meeting: Councillors considered and approved the Minutes of the meeting on 18th April 2016. The Chairman signed the Minutes as a true and accurate record.

8. To receive a report from District Councillor – Mr Clive Arthey

Devolution There is still not full agreement from all of the East Anglian authorities. The possibility of a “pair” of combined authorities has been suggested (each with a directly elected Mayor), one covering Norfolk and Suffolk, the other Cambridgeshire (including Peterborough). Planning and CIL Community engagement soon, with leaflets to all household. Planning and CIL will be on the Agenda for 7th June Parish Liaison meeting and in the May edition of the Babergh’s PC newsletter. HWRCs New weekend hours 9am-5pm April – September, 9am-4pm October-March, but closed Wednesdays. Also open Bank Holidays (not 25th, 26th December or 1st January). A14 and A12 litter pick There have been a recent litter pick of sections in Babergh District Council and Mid Suffolk District Council.

9. To receive a report from the County Councillor – Mrs Jenny Antill

Report attached at “Appendix A”.

10. Public Forum: Comments from the public: i. Parishioner raised the issue of the property known as Brereton. He had noted that it

had been on the Council Agenda earlier in the year following correspondence from another parishioner. This parishioners concerns were that the owner had gradually destroyed his home; trying to deal with this on previous occasions had incurred vast public expense and Police time. The owner had now been homed by Babergh and that Brereton is slowly returning to nature. His concern is that even more public expenditure may be undertaken without any known objective, and he questioned what would be achieved by any actions whatever they may be. Clerk explained that due to a busy period at the Parish Council she had not had the opportunity to look into this matter properly, but once she had and presented a report to the Parish Council as an Agenda item in the future, then she would contact the parishioner to advise of that meeting date, in order that he could attend.

ii. Parishioner raised a question regarding an entry in the “What’s On” magazine regarding the Brett Valley Community and Education Centre. Why the change of

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name from the Monks Eleigh Community Education Centre, had the PC received a copy of the Business Plan, and will the document be freely available to anyone who wishes to look at it? The Chairman confirmed that the Clerk had requested a copy of the Business Plan and that had been received from the Brett Valley Community and Education Centre on Friday 20th May. The Clerk and the Chairman had not had the opportunity to read through the document properly, but will do. As for the new name the Chairman asked Cllr Braithwaite if he was able to comment, as he was a Trustee. Cllr Braithwaite stated that the work that had gone on by the group included attending meetings at neighbouring villages and feedback from those meetings suggested that there would be wider interest if it was named Brett Valley Community and Education Centre, rather than Monks Eleigh Community Education Centre. Parishioner in the public forum (also a Trustee) commented that no-one had requested a copy of the Business Plan. He was aware that there was some concern in the village that the re-name of the Business as a Community and Education Centre would mean that the Community element of that business would place it in direct competition with the Village Hall. He said that it was in the interest of the Community and Education Centre and the Village Hall that the Centre was not in competition with it; and that Suffolk County Council needed strong community support and needed a different style of business to that offered by the Village Hall, and he felt that the Business Plan put forward to SCC demonstrated that. The Clerk and Chairman confirmed that they could not at this stage comment any further as they had not had the opportunity of reading properly through the submitted Business Plan.

11. To appoint/confirm Parish Council appointed Representatives: for Millennium Green and

Suffolk Association of Local Councils. Cllr Forrest confirmed that she was prepared to remain as the Millennium Green representative. All Councillors agreed. Following discussion it was agreed that the Chairman and Cllr Day would share the role of Parish Council appointed representatives for Suffolk Association of Local Councils.

12. Correspondence: i. The Clerk advised Councillors that following a PC meeting in March 2016, a letter

had recently been sent to The Swan requesting permission for polite notices to be placed on their fencing at the junction of Church Hill and The Street; a draft polite notice for distribution to all households in the village was on the Agenda for approval at this meeting. In addition, the Clerk had emailed Steve Merry at Suffolk County Council to seek clarification as to whether a polite notice could be placed on the pole of the 30 mph sign on the pavement on that junction. The Parish Council confirmed that they were happy to proceed on this basis at the present time and see if it improved the situation. If it did not then the matter could be reviewed again.

ii. With regard to the invitation to join the Babergh Alliance of Town and Parish Councils, the Chairman advised that she had mentioned in a previous meeting the possibility of an informal alliance which would be able to discuss issues being experienced by Parish Councils within the Babergh area. It would be a forum for

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dissemination of information and discussion of ideas and Parish Councils could join together with others AS THEY SAW FIT in pursuing issues of common interest. No Parish Council would be forced to join in an initiative that did not appeal to it. There is a view locally that Parish Councils would benefit from a forum that is stand alone and separate from Babergh. It would be a different organisation and structure than SALC from which Parish Councils can still benefit. Agreed that MEPC would join and that Chairman Cllr Clarke would be the representative and report back.

iii. The letter received from Babergh was noted. iv. Cllr Keitley-Webb confirmed that the tree branches in the River Brett had been

removed that day. He believed that Anglian Water may have carried out the works. v. No further correspondence.

13. To consider progressing the purchase of a Vehicle Activated Sign (VAS) Cllr Braithwaite expressed a preference for the Radarlux in the sum of £2,600 (plus p&p and VAT) because the screen display informed drivers of not only their speed but also used the smile/sad face and flashing four corner lights if the vehicle was travelling above the speed limit for that road. Chairman and all other Cllrs agreed, with the exception of one abstention. Cllrs further confirmed that they would be interested in purchasing the data analysis software at a cost of £134.50 (plus p&p and VAT), but if Whatfield were not keen to purchase a machine with data analysis software but were agreeable to purchasing the Radalux then the Parish Council would be prepared to purchase without the data analysis software. Clerk was instructed to write to Whatfield Parish Council expressing a preference for the Radarlux; and enquiring whether which machine Whatfield Parish Council preferred and if they would also consider purchasing a machine with data analysis software, or not. Cllrs also discussed the two locations identified in the site report. Each location had a cost attached to it for works required to put a VAS machine in situ. One site on the Brent Eleigh Road had an estimated cost of £250 and the other on The Street had an estimated cost of £200. Chairman proposed that both sites were used, if the budget permitted. Cllr Braithwate seconded the proposal. All Cllrs agreed with the exception of one abstention.

14. Clerk’s Report inc. Financial Report i. Clerk gave her apologies to the Parish Council. Due to the workload required to

prepare for the Internal Audit/Annual Accounts combined with the busy period the Parish Council had experienced over the last few months this item and item ii. and iii. have not been completed in time for this Meeting. The Annual Accounts at item 15 were approximately 75% completed but not yet ready to present to the Parish Council. The Clerk had advised the Chairman prior to the meeting. An additional meeting will be called on the 6th June in order that the schedules, reports on financial position, Internal Audit and Annual Accounts could be presented to the Parish Council. Cllr Derry and the Clerk would meet to carry out the Internal Audit on 1st June 2016.

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ii. See 14 i. iii. See 14 i. iv. See “Appendix B” attached to these Minutes v. See “Appendix C” attached to these Minutes. Chairman proposed that the draft

Notice provided by the Clerk be distributed to all households. All Councillors agreed. Clerk will organise sufficient copies and provide Councillors with the distribution list in order that the notices can be delivered.

vi. See “Appendix D” attached to these Minutes. Cllr Forrest agreed that she would be the “Footpath Warden” as she walks the footpaths surrounding the village on a regular basis. She will give an annual report, and alert the Clerk to any issues in the meantime. With regards to parking on Swingleton Green, it was agreed that there is an increasing number of cars parking on Swingleton Green. However, an immediate parking issue was raised by Cllr Derry regarding the parking of work vans along The Street. It was at a difficult bend in the road and the vans had tried to give good visibility on the bend but in doing so were parked so far onto the pavement that people were having to walk into the road to get around the vans (this included a parishioner with a visual impairment). Councillors agreed that the immediate parking problem would be placed on the Agenda for 6th June, and the issue of parking at Swingleton Green would be placed on the Agenda for the meeting on 21st November 2016. With regards to a query raised regarding Swingleton Green being “returned to its correct size”, it was explained by Cllr Braithwaite that perhaps this comment was in relation to the possibility that the boundary fence at the house on Swingleton Green may have been moved. The Chairman confirmed that neither the current or any previous Parish Council had agreed to this, and the PC had not “given away” land as stated in the survey response.

vii. No other matters coming forth.

15. Annual Accounts for the Year Ending 31st March 2016 See 14 i. above. Councillors agreed to an Additional Meeting on 6th June 2016.

16. Parish Councillor’s Reports

Chairman requested permission from the PC to attend the Babergh Alliance of Parish & Town Councils meetings. All Councillors agreed to this. Cllr Forrest would like to thank Di and Don Reynolds for all the effort they put into making the celebration of the Queens 90th birthday on the village green such a success. Their efforts were acknowledged by all Councillors, but it was also acknowledged that a number of people in the village had come together to help make it such a nice event. Cllr Derry was thanked for her help and Cllr Day for putting pictures of the event promptly on the village website. Cllr Forrest handed to the Clerk a receipt for refreshments purchased for the Queens 90th birthday celebration. The PC had previously agreed to use the remainder of the Chairman’s Allowance for 2015-2016 to pay for some of the refreshments. Clerk will organise a cheque. Cllr Forrest as Village Hall Representative indicated that there was still a great deal of frustration with the lack of action from Babergh District Council. District Councillor Clive Arthey offered to chase the matter along, to which Cllr Forrest indicated that she would be very grateful.

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Cllr Forrest confirmed that a licence had been granted by the PC to start the entrance works for the new Village Hall. It had transpires that the Contractor is away on holiday and the works may need to start sooner than the 6th June, and therefore Cllr Forrest was requesting that the condition in the licence stipulating works could not start until after the 6th June be withdrawn. A discussion took place. The village fete is on the 4th June. Cllr Braithwaite understood from a member of the fete committee that it may be possible to start the works provided the hedge is not taken out until after the 6th June. The Chairman asked if the details of how this would be carried out could be agreed outside of the meeting, to which all Councillors agreed. Cllr Braithwaite advised that he would be assisting Cllr Keitley-Webb in removing the mounds of grit around the village which is used during the Winter months. This had been agreed at the 2015 Annual Parish Meeting. The grit would be returned during the Autumn/Winter months. Cllr Day indicated that a parishioner had asked him if the PC could publish an update on how often the defibrillator has been used since it has been installed. Parishioner who carries out the review of the defibrillator equipment once every two weeks and liaises with Community Heartbeat confirmed that it had been used twice. On one occasion staff from Corncraft had taken the defibrillator to a customer, but it was not used. On another occasion the defibrillator had been taken and deployed. The PC confirmed that they considered it to be a vital piece of equipment for the village and that they were committed to meeting the financial cost of replacement electrode pads and a new battery when required. A discussion took place regarding whether the PC could set up further training courses/update training courses for the use of the defibrillator. The Clerk confirmed that the only training that had been provided was when the defibrillator had been installed and that Community Heartbeat only provided one training session free of charge. The village had had its free of charge training. Chairman indicated that she would contact a First Responder in a neighbouring village and see if any free of charge training sessions could be organised. Chairman confirmed that the updating of the Emergency Plan will be on the Agenda for the meeting on 18th July 2016. DATE OF NEXT MEETING

Parish Council Additional Meeting on 6th June 2016 commencing at 7.30pm in the Village Hall, Churchfield, Monks Eleigh or other venue as may be required. Meeting closed at 9.15pm

Appendix A

Report to Monks Eleigh Parish Council, Monday 23rd May 2016.

Devolution

This remains shrouded in mystery.

Ofsted Good or Outstanding Schools in Suffolk increase

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The proportion of Suffolk schools rated as Good or Outstanding by Ofsted hit a new high of

80% in April 2016. This represents an improvement of 6 percentage points compared to just

ten months ago when 74% of Suffolk schools were Good or Outstanding.

Schools in Suffolk are also improving twice as fast as schools across the country as a whole.

Over the last ten months the percentage of Good or Outstanding schools nationally has

increased by 3% compared to Suffolk’s 6% increase.

Suffolk investigates setting up its own Multi Academy Trust (MAT)

Since it seems that the Government is determined to force academisation on all schools by

2020 by one means or another, Suffolk County Council has stated that it is to investigate

setting up a Multi Academy Trust for those schools, and there are a number, who do not

wish to sever ties with the Local Authority. Our greatest concern is for small rural primaries

who may not be viable and therefore may face closure if forced into an Academy Trust, but

there are also some secondary schools who would prefer to maintain their connection with

the existing education authority.

Community Transport

Newly reorganised community transport services will start on the 13th June 2016.

Area launch events have been organised so local people can meet the service operator

teams and find out more about how services will be provided in their area. The Babergh

meeting will be at Hadleigh Town Hall on Friday 27th May between 10.30 and 11.30 a.m.

I would be interested to hear from any resident using the new service who is dissatisfied

with it. There is now a councillor with special responsibility for this area and I will forward

any complaints to her.

Monks Eleigh

I understand that the County Council’s Section 77 application with regard to the sale of the

playing field at the school will be on the next agenda of the Department of Education Panel.

I will let you know when I have further news on this.

In the meantime, two expressions of interest have been received by the County Council

from organisations wishing to participate in the proceeds, or in other ways, from the

disposal of the school site. I understand that both organisations have been invited in for an

interview with Corporate Property and CYP officers and Members with a view to testing the

viability and level of community support for these schemes.

I have had a meeting with the relevant officers and members, at which I answered factual

questions about the respective bids as well as I was able. I will not be participating in the

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decision making process, and I must once again make clear that there is no obligation on the

County Council by law to make any grant. However, I have continued to argue that the loss

of Monks Eleigh school was a loss of amenity and that Suffolk County Council should seek to

redress this to some extent.

Jenny Antill

May 2016

Appendix B

On the 27th April 2016 I met with Laura Mansell, Police Community Support Officers (PCSO)and the

new Liaison Officer for 40 villages surrounding Sudbury, including Monks Eleigh. Laura is making

contact with the Parish Clerks for all of those villages in order to introduce herself as the new point

of contact; explain her role; and explain how the PCSO service has changed due to financial cutbacks.

Laura has worked as a PCSO for some years. The last four years, she has been based in Sudbury and

has been part funded on a match funding basis by Suffolk Police and Sudbury Town Council.

Amongst her roles she is now the Parish Council Liaison officer, Crime Reduction Officer,

Neighbourhood Watch Officer and the Street Watch Officer which is a new initiative in Sudbury and

Great Cornard where volunteers with visible tabards/police crest who are directed by the Police go

out into their community and intelligence gather for the PCSO. They report back at a monthly

meeting to the PCSO and they discuss how particular problems which are arising from the

intelligence gathering may be dealt with.

Key changes:

In the area there were 10 PCSO this has now been reduced to 6, and this is a direct result of

financial cutbacks;

There were two members of staff at the front office in Sudbury Police Station who dealt with

administration for the PCSO including the Safer Neighbourhood Reports for Parish Councils.

Both those members of staff were made redundant and will not be replaced;

The PCSO are now role based, whereas before they were location based. For Monks Eleigh

this changes means that Jamie Fudge is no longer location based in Monks Eleigh. Instead

Laura Mansell is role based as the Liaison Officer for Monks Eleigh. Laura Mansell is

therefore our new point of contact;

Laura will be providing me with some posters which I will place on the village notice boards,

and I will ask Cllr Day if he can also put those new details on the website, once I have them;

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The SNT reports for the PC Meetings will no longer be supplied. Parish Clerks can use the

police.co.uk website to obtain data about reported crimes in their specific villages.

However, she is advised by her Chief Executive that a new website will eventually be

available that provides better information about crimes being reported. The Parish Clerks

will still need to obtain that data and compile their own reports;

Laura Mansell has indicated that as of 4th April 2016 a PCSO will try to attend where

possible, the Annual Parish Meeting (even if it is after 6pm). I will provide her with the APM

date for 2017 when that is agreed later this year;

I did speak to Laura specifically about the recent burglaries in Monks Eleigh and the parking

problem at the junction of Church Hill and The Street.

With regards to the burglaries Laura indicated that these had now stopped and that Suffolk

Police had put work into stopping these burglaries and, where possible (due to financial

constraints), put a greater Police presence in villages at that time predominantly by having a

vehicle drive through more often.

With regards to the parking of vehicles within 10 metres of the junction of Church Hill and The

Street, I explained the ongoing problem and showed her photographs that John Naylor has

provided me with. We discussed the Highway Code and in particular Rules 242, 243 and 244.

Laura repeated what both your Chairman and I have repeated throughout meetings, that

unfortunately enforcing parking is way down on the list of priorities for the PCSO and Suffolk

Police in general. They are reduced in numbers and increasingly office based unless called out to

an incident.

However, I have asked her to make all of the PCSO aware of the problem, and if they happen to

be travelling through the village, see parking that is an obstruction (because there are times

when the junction is quite clear), and the PCSO is not travelling to a more urgent situation –

could they please consider every now and then issuing a parking ticket. We do not expect a

PCSO to be waiting for an incident of parking that contravenes rules 242, 243 or 244. We

appreciate that they are stretched with resources in any event, but the odd parking ticket issued

may be all that is needed to deter others from parking there. Whilst Laura agreed that she

would report back the problem, and ask that Officers be aware of this problem when travelling

through Monks Eleigh, she made it very clear that the crux of the matter lies with the “where

possible”. They just do not have the resources to deal with this as a priority.

Nicola Smith

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Parish Clerk

Monks Eleigh Parish Council

Appendix C

POLITE NOTICE

Monks Eleigh Parish Council has received reports of vehicles in breach of Rule 243 of the

Highway Code, and causing an obstruction when parking at the junction of Church Hill and

The Street by:-

(1) Parking opposite or within 10 metres of the junction. This significantly reduces visibility at the junction and may lead to a serious accident; and

(2) Parking where the kerb has been lowered to help wheelchair users and powered mobility vehicles. This prevents some members of the public from accessing the pavement, and could cause a safety problem.

The Parish Council respectfully requests that people are mindful of where they park at this

busy junction, in order to increase visibility and safety for both drivers and pedestrians.

Thank you for your kind consideration and co-operation.

Jacqueline Clarke

Chair, Monks Eleigh Parish Council

May 2016

Appendix D

Parking at the junction of

Church Hill & The Sreet

Blocking visibility and potential

for making the junction

hazardous.

Clerk has established that

consent is required from SCC to

place any road markings on the

highway.

SCC do not approve of the use of

convex safety mirrors on

roadsides as this can cause

accidents and may affect PC

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insurance if claims need to be

made against it.

www.crashmap.co.uk/search

shows that there have been no

crashes resulting in injury in at

least the last 5 years.

As Suffolk Police have reduced

their numbers any enforcement

of parking offences come very

low on their list of priorities.

Clerks meeting with PSCO

confirmed this but Clerk has

requested that if PCSO’s were

passing through village and did

see dangerously parked vehicles,

if they could be aware of

ongoing problem and consider

issuing parking ticket/notice.

PC agreed at meeting on 7th

March 2016 that they would

write to The Swan asking if

polite notices could be placed on

their white fencing reminding

drivers not to park within 10

metres of the junction; and do a

leaflet drop in the village asking

parishioners and their visitors to

be mindful of not parking within

10 metres of the junction.

Back Lane Speed of vehicles along Back

Lane.

Any speed education i.e “20 is

plenty” or speed restriction

signs are to be approved and

agreed with SCC.

SCC will if necessary carry out a

speed survey on Back Lane, but

the PC have been asked to

consider that this costs money

and to balance it against other

highway priorities in Suffolk.

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www.crashmap.co.uk/search

shows that there have been no

crashes resulting in injury in the

last 10 years.

Causeway The vegetation growing in the

ditches should be cleaned out

twice a year to keep the

Causeway looking tidy.

Clerk holds a list of contact

details for volunteers who came

forward from the Footpaths &

Highways Survey.

PC to consider whether they

want to organise a clean out of

the ditches and contact those

people who may volunteer.

Hedge from the Chapel along

to the entrance for Millennium

Green

Overgrown and reduces

visibility of traffic approaching

around that bend in the road.

This has now been cut back.

Also hedges around Scripps

Cross Bridge and further along

the A1141 were cut back to

improve visibility along the road.

Footpaths A few questions were raised

about various footpaths:-

Between Monks Eleigh Tye and

Preston.

Once leaving the land owned

by Mrs Stubbly and before the

rise up to Nova Scotia Lane, the

footpath disappears. At the

other end where the footpath

reaches Whelp Street, it has

been difficult to get through as

it has been so overgrown.

Have you, or are you, planning

to extend your survey and walk

all local paths?

Clerk has requested up to date

information about these

footpaths in order that next

steps may be considered.

Clerk will enquire of PC whether

they wish to set up a “Footpath

Warden” scheme, which would

require volunteers who will then

walk their designated

footpath(s) fairly regularly and

report any problems on the SCC

reporting tool. A report from

the footpath wardens to the

Parish Clerk could update the

PC, and of course the wardens

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Opposite Brettes in Back Lane

Footpath sign in the field has

been knocked down.

Footpaths in general – we

would like to know what is the

default position on their

upkeep because if parishioners

are unable to upkeep due to

old age or ill health then the

default position must be used.

may contact the Clerk at

anytime during the year if

assistance is needed in reporting

problems.

Clerk requested and has been

provided with photograph and

location of where the sign is and

will contact SCC.

publicrightsofway.onesuffolk.net

and www.suffolk.gov.uk

websites show the

responsibilities of the public;

landowners and Suffolk County

Council in relation to public

rights of way, which include

footpaths.

With regards to maintenance,

Suffolk County Council are

required to ensure the definitive

map and statement for public

rights of way are up to date;

signpost all rights of way where

they leave a road and provide

additional signs and waymarks

where necessary; keep the

surface of rights of way in good

repair; ensure that farmers

comply with the law that paths

over cultivated land are properly

restored after they have been

disturbed; maintain bridges and

culverts.

However, having said this it is

clear from the rest of this report

and previous reports put before

the PC that Suffolk County

Council do not have a

bottomless pit of money and

monies may be diverted towards

other more urgent project for

example to improve road safety.

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Therefore many Parish Council

have recognised this and have

taken it upon themselves to

regularly monitor footpaths,

report conditions and issues

promptly and if not resolved by

SCC then have a group of

volunteers who are able, where

possible, to work together to

resolve the problem. An

example of this would be

clearing Footpath 12 at Monks

Eleigh (the Causeway).

Swingleton Green Complaint that it is used as a

“car park”.

Comment that it should be

“returned to its correct size

and not given away as

suggested by the previous PC”.

Cars are parking regularly on

Swingleton Green. PC to

consider the complaint made in

the survey and any next steps

they wish to take.

Both the Chairman and Cllr

Reynolds(who was Chairman

under the previous PC) noted

this comment on the survey and

are unclear as to what this

means. Clerk to clarify with

person who completed this

survey response in order that

the PC can consider further.