Agenda November 2020

News of CoViD tier 2, now back to tier 3 will focus minds on how to support resilience and preventative activity while a development trust moves closer to reality

7.00pm-9.00pm Tuesday 24th November 2020

Online and by phone- all welcome as always, fill in the event form to receive live link

1. Welcome and apologies 
   1. Any member updates – news and activity 
2. NCC Activity & Membership
   
   1. Funding – The Scotland Loves Local Fund will provide grants of between £500 and £5,000
3. Police Report – RA emailed for report 
   1. Any community advice required?
4. Minutes of Previous Meeting/ Matters Arising
5. Newtongrange resilience –  update Janet/Jeremy
   1. The Pool next meeting Dec 12 should restrictions allow
   2. Something still needed for young people – create a graffiti wall on the hoardings? Thoughts on this please. (Keep this in?)
   3. 14th November ‘The Pool’ – Newtongrange Village Voices event please let us have your thoughts? 
   4. Is 5th December -the usual date for light switching on update re Midlothian Council (and Connor.)
   5. NRV dedicated phone number
   6. Emergency plan: from August meeting do we proceed? (Keep this in?)
6. Community Development Trust – review of proposal 
   1. 10/11/20 meeting, 23/11/20 Objects of Association working group – Janet
   2. Last push for consultation questionnaire this week – help needed!
   3. Spend of approx £40 of NRV designated funds to register CLG
   4. Next Development trust Zoom Tuesday 8th December 7-9pm
7. Local lock down issues
   1. Tier 2 what does that entail? Spoke too soon…!
8. Community resilience ideas – Any development on posters or signs ideas from Oct meeting?
   1. update re school and paths an dsupport from Justin – JA
9. 2020-21 Year Aims for NCC– On agenda for reference during wider discussion
   1. Protecting and improving services:
      1. Newtongrange Play Park Correspondence with Justin Venton regarding placement of 3 benches (Linda)
      2. Linda emailed Justin about the broken glass from our notice board, which was very dangerous to people and pets. It was removed 19/11/20. How do we replace and keep noticeboards updated & relevant? – JA update on this 
      3. Defibrillator update (Jeremy)
      4. Drains in park & outside library (Liz)
   2. The Newtongrange Masterplan: ensuring community development remains at its heart and engaging business and the village in its progress
      1. Any update from working group (Andrew)
   3. Engaging the community: positive solutions for inclusivity, village pride and achievement.
      • Newsletter – update (Jeremy) The newsletter appraisal 
      • Gorebridge “Sales” brochure Do we need such a publication?
      • Remembrance Day Linda Graham (British Legion – COOP) sent letter to NCC without response. Are we getting post? (Ross) passed on secretary@newtongrange.org address.
      • Incoming Household waste booking system will it work?
10. Reports
    1. Councillor’s – attending councillors – Midlothian Council update?
    2. Treasurer’s 
       1. Annual Accounts 
    3. MFCC/MTRaP (Jeremy) 
       1. Core paths consultation – Lingerwood to 10th path (Lorna)
       2. Crawlees Road update
       3. Gorebridge “Sales” brochure attached 
       4. Library park lighting – Keith Slight, lighting update
    4. Planning Applications – John
11. Correspondence
    1. Harriet Hunter – if not covered in Planning – Lingerwood Farm sale/development
    2. Lorna – cycling route plans
12. Any Other Business
13. Date of next meeting
    • Tuesday, January 26th (no more 2020)  – see previous minutes