Minutes, June 2025

–    Donation of camping money. It had been suggested that a portion of money received from camping should be donated to a children’s charity; as this was neither proposed nor seconded no action is required.

Outgoing:

–   Ionos (website) £12

–    Greg Boulton £500

–    Bank Charges £6

–    EDF £119.93

–    ROSPA £110.40

–    Zurich Insurance £798.88

–    Peak Park planning advice £50

Approved:

–    SM playground rent £5

–    Clerk’s training costs approx £200

–    Interim firehorns approx £11 each

Incoming

–    VE Day grant £150

–    St Ralph Sherwin Group £121

–    Leek Survival School £412

Cllr Otty & Clerk to make arrangements to meet with Ford’s (auditors).

EDF finally resolved for now.

It has been agreed to ringfence £5k for Sterndale Moor playground fund. Clerk to investigate options to create a separate savings pot with Unity Trust.

-HPK/2025/0209 for Sheffield University was considered and there were no objections.

-Cllr Otty has made tentative enquiries with funding bodies and re quotes for building work for new playground.

-It was suggested that engagement with Sterndale Moor might be increased by hosting Council meetings there.

–    Insurance now confirmed as correct and renewed.

–    PDNPA reply re camping received: no planning consent is required. Cllr Otty has submitted site plan to PDNPA. Clerk to submit future camping dates to PDNPA and site plan to HPBC following Cllr Jackson forwarding relevant link.

–    Septic Tank: It was noted that septic tank would benefit from servicing. Clarification needed as to who bears responsibility for septic tank maintenance. Cllr Jackson to liaise on this matter.

–    Bus Shelter requires repair to roof. Questions were raised over who bears responsibility. Chair and Cllr Staden to inspect and report back.

– Cllr Jackson urged all present to report any potholes to Highways Authority.

–    It was noted that the Financial Regulations document needs updating and digitising.

–    Cllr Jackson and Clerk to liaise re drafting procedures documents.

–    Cllr Temperley has forwarded notes from Parish Forum Meeting drawing particular attention to Bounce Forward scheme employed in New Mills to survey parish residents. It was suggested we might be able to employ a similar scheme to increase engagement. Cllr Otty and Clerk to liaise to draft survey.

–    Details of next Parish Forum.

–    No Fires consultation received and replied to with Council agreement

–    Regular list of funding bodies.

–    Concerns regarding Mr Bennett’s eligibility for election to council. Mr Bennett asserted that he owned a farm in the area and therefore met the necessary criteria.

–    Report from Derbyshire Survival Group (Mark Fox) regarding recent camping trip. Cllr Temperley has said she will provide a full written response and discuss the matter with the Chair. Animated discussions followed. In an attempt to move forward with the matter Cllr Jackson has offered to liaise with relevant parties.

Noted that applications received from:

–    Robert Meerbeek

–    Sue Oliver

–    Alistair Bennett

Cllr Temperley shared that, following the previous meeting, she had written to then Clerk Cllr Otty regarding Mr Bennett but, as it had been marked ‘private’, Cllr Otty had not circulated it.

Moving forward, the Chair called for more respect to be shown across the board.

A member of the public voiced his displeasure that complaints had been made to the Council regarding noise and camper vans at the racetrack.