Minutes of the Alford Active Community Partnership

Minutes of the

Alford Active Community Partnership Working Group

Held on

4 March 2009

At

The Alford Community Church

Present:

John Johnson Alford Town Council (Chair)

Peter Milson Alford Town Council (Secretary)

Mark Rowe Alford Community Church

Lesley Rowe Alford Community Church (PP Presentation)

Rob Ray Alford Chamber of Commerce

Bob Barrett St Wilfrids Church

  1. Apologies:

Sarah Blair-Manning, Bob Clifford, Alan Whitcombe, Lewis Burchnall, Karen Parsons & Cecil Mundy

  1. Matters Arising.

The chair reviewed the matters arising:

    • PM had tried to contact the Alford webmasters to arrange a meeting but with no success.

It was agreed that a meeting between PM, BB, RR, LR would be held at 15.30 on Tuesday 24 March. Keith Butters would be invited to this meeting

Action PM

    • LCC will be contacted re road closures for the three main events of 2009. Action JJ

    • Alan Whitcombe and Bob Clifford had been invited to the meeting, but were unable to attend. They will be sent minutes and invited to the next meeting.

Action PM

    • The meeting of ALL members that was planned for 9 February had been cancelled .It will now be held on Monday 16 March at 19.00 hours in the Community Church.

Fliers will be delivered to all Alford groups / organisations

Action JJ

    • Woodland Farm have been contacted and the contact for the Farmers market will be Simon Harrop from the Trout Farm at Belleau

Action JJ

    • ATC Clerk will be contacted re booking dates in the Corn exchange for the Antique Markets and Craft Fairs

Action JJ

  1. New Events

A Veterans event (with the RBL) was being planned for July in the Memorial Park, information on dates etc to be passed to PM.

Action JJ

  1. Power Point Presentation. (PPP)

The committee reviewed the PPP to be given at the meeting on 16 March that was prepared by PM and jazzed up by LR. It also reviewed the logo for AACP.

LR would contact PM with changed slides prior to the presentation to the full group on 16 March

Action PM/LR

  1. Next Steps

There was a discussion on how AACP should proceed. It was agreed to discuss this more fully at the next meeting

Action ALL

  1. Police / PCSO involvement

It was felt that the Police / PCSO should be involved AACP.

Action MR

  1. Date of next Meetings:

    • For all interested organisations in Alford at 19:00 Monday 16 at the Alford Community Church.

    • AACP IT / Website sub group 15.30 on 24 March at the Community Church

    • AACP Working Group 14.30 on 25 March at the Community Church

CC All members of the AACP, Alford Town Council, Alford Chamber of Trade (via RR) and Alford Town Clerk