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## Correspondence for Action

#### 109. To Consider Servicing Contract for Air Conditioning Units

Quote from Portman Air Conditioning Ltd the installers with a cost of £276 plus VAT per annum discussed. Action: Clerk to speak with RHP Refrigeration re the legal requirement to have the units inspected and leak tested once per annum. If it is a legal requirement Clerk to get other quotes.

110. To Consider Completed Housing Policy Review Questionnaire Resolved: Completed questionnaire correct and clerk to send. Completed questionnaire correct and clerk to send.

#### 111. To Consider Grant from Communities Commemoration Fund

Various options were discussed for grant opportunities from the fund. Action: Clerk to find out if the scheme would cover:

- 1) Moving the War Memorial from the school grounds into The Old School and speaking with C. Keast as to

the possibility of a mould being made for outside in the Commemoration Garden.

- 2) Commemorative Avenue of Trees
- 3) Possible trees/plants for the big roundabout on the entrance to the village
- 4) Commemorative Seat at the Memorial Hall Grounds

## Village Ranger/Lengthsman Inspections

#### 112.

There were no reports to consider.

## The Old School

#### 113. Entertainments, Activities & User Update

a) Cropwell Cinema – Saving Mr. Banks was well attended and the bar did well. 21st Pop Quiz on June was an excellent success with excellent ticket and bar sales. It will probably become a repeat event with the Trophy coming back each year. 15th Upcoming events are Talk for the Great War on August all proceeds to the Royal British Legion and a 13th Folk Night on September.

## Picnic In The Park Update

114. To Note: All risk assessments in place for the event and fireworks and insurance company informed. Judging for Best Display In An Outside Container had taken place and the winners will be announced On the night Action: Clerk to publish results in August edition of Cropwell News. A few more volunteers are required to make the shifts on the gates a little less than 2 ½ hours per group. To Note: Note: Cllrs. Gelsthorpe and Greenwood are happy to do an hour each. Ticket sales slow at the moment but most people wait to see what the weather is like on the day.

## Registration of Community Assets

115. A letter has been received from David Mitchell – Executive Manager Communities from N.C.C., asking the Parish Council to consider an alternative offer of protection for the open spaces on the schedule sent to them. The two options were:

- 1) A letter from the Borough Council to the Parish Council identifying the open space areas and confirming

that the Parish Council would be included in any future sale of the land with the opportunity to purchase the land. There would be a note put on the Council’s land records of this commitment.

- 2) The Parish Council may also look favourable to transferring these open spaces to the Parish Council’s ownership on the proviso that should the Parish Council sell the land they would reimburse Ruschliffe

Borough Council 50% of the agreed sale value.

Both options were discussed and option one was the option more favourable to the Parish Council. The cost and Safety issues of taking ownership of the land did not make option two viable. Action: The clerk is to contact David Mitchell to attend a meeting with the Parish Council to discuss the options and to come to a sensible agreement for the way forward.