1.       Attendance: Rob Dyer (RD) (Chair), Steve Walmsley (SW) (Vice Chair), Roger Button (RB), Christopher Beynon (CB), Anne Morse-Jones (AMJ), Selina Taylor (ST) (Clerk)

2.       Apologies:  Sally Beynon (SB)

3.       Declaration of interests:  CB re. shooting parties in Mewslade

4.       Minutes of the last meeting: Approved

5.       Matters arising:  none that are not covered elsewhere on the agenda

6.       Council elections: Agreed that cut-off date for applications will be revised to be one month from the date when the newsletter is published.

7.       National Trust: Peninsula newsletter.

8.       Footpaths: Footpath that goes by pheasant pens FP 28, ash tree has fallen and is blocking the path.  From Pitton down to Mewslade FP 14, a fallen tree covered in ivy is encroaching.  Can they be removed?  Could consideration be given to the provision of a dog stile at the end of FP 11?  Gate is off its hinges and needs repairing.

9.       Highways:  30mph sign off the signpost on lhs going down Pitton Hill.  Also, hole at Church Park is still waiting to be filled.    It brought to our attention that there is a serious lack of drainage maintenance from Scurlage to Pitton Cross.  In certain places traffic is in danger of aqua-planing.  We would be grateful for the council’s views on the employment of local contractors to carry out remedial work on the highways in this area, including hedge trimming.

10.    Village Hall & car park: Letter from Mr Swinnerton (BS) saying doesn’t know what commercial value of piece of land is.  Made offer of £200 & to pay conveyancing costs.  RD said that can dispose of assets providing that we cannot get a better offer.  RD proposed that we should go ahead to the sale of the land. RCC agreed unanimously. Also BS asked if he could lop trees.  RCC said that height should be agreed.  RD to follow up.

11.    WA correspondence: Meeting of South Wales West Regional committee 02/03/07.  Wales Spatial Plan.

12.    One Voice Wales: Swansea Area Committee presentation 14/12/06

13.    Shooting Parties in Mewslade: Letter from GH on 06/01/07 re. shooting incident in Mewslade Valley.  Incident was reported to Police and said that RCC should not be seen to condone.  Statement from Ernie Beynon saying that they were hunting in a legal manner, all guns were licensed and so was hunting pack.  RD said that we need to know what NT view is of shooting on a public footpath.  Letter to NT asking for comments by next meeting.  Can the public be notified that a shoot is going on?

14.    Village Green (Vanguard Bus station): Matter ongoing.

15.    Matters relating to clerk: Informal discussion last meeting.   Proposed £750 to cover June 06 to April 07, but clerk to monitor hours.   Renewal date will be April in line with precept. 

16.    Planning applications: 2003/0718 has been WITHDRAWN.  RD had phone call from Evening Post asking to comment that recent planning applications had gone against Gower in general and the village in particular and that Rhossili and Middleton were coalescing.  Made no comment

17.    Finance:  nothing to report.

18.    Correspondence:  Letter from Coastwatch asking for donation towards funds.  AMJ proposed £50.  Agreed.  Spotlight on Police at 29/01/07.  No representative RSVP.  Community Councils Forum 30/01/07.  Lord Mayor’s Charity Ball 16/02/07.  Safer Swansea Community Safer Partnership 06/02/07.
Clerk and Councils direct.  SCVS newsletter and annual report.  Play for Wales.  Glasdon products.  Save the Children asking for funds.

19.    Items for the next meeting: Shooting Parties at Mewslade. 

20.    Date of next meeting:  13^th February 2007