Attendance: Rob Dyer (RD) (Chair), Selina Taylor (ST) (Vice Chair), Roger Button (RB), Steve Walmsley (SW), Anne Morse Jones (AMJ), Christopher Beynon (CB), Pauline Bevan (PB),  15 residents & Sian Jones (SJ) of the National Trust.

1.        Apologies: none

2.        Minutes of the last meeting: Approved

3.        Matters arising.  SJ mentioned the continuing need for traffic calming measures through the village, maybe a blanket 30mph, but said that they wouldn’t want to urbanise the area by introducing more signs.  GH reiterated that the questionnaire from the Gower Commons Initiative should be completed and returned as there are questions about road safety etc. within.  Since the beginning of 2003, across Gower, there have been 188 accidents, 6 fatalities, 10 serious injuries and 108 injured (animals and humans).  General feeling was that people do not speed through Penclawdd anymore.  Can we request random sped checks with the Police?  ST to request and ask for ideas or alternatives/additions and cost of illuminated signs saying how fast you are travelling.  Patrick Ricks from Clover Cliff offered to send information from what they have done in Wolverhampton.
JF mentioned the hall car park and SW said that after investigation, RCC cannot seed their assets away for less than the market value, so it cannot be donated to the Village Hall for possible match funding from elsewhere.

4.        Chairman’s report.  RD mentioned that RCC now has 4 new councillors.  Issued thanks to the outgoing Councillors to GH for continuing as clerk for a few months without remuneration.  He said that there have been many planning applications that have meant many extra meetings.  ST is the new clerk.
There have been many delays with decisions in Planning at SCC and now straight forward plans appear to be going through the system more quickly, whilst the contentious ones are piling up.  With regard to the breaches of planning at Talgarths Well, SCC have visited the area and are aware of the situation.  Illegal caravans between Kimley Moor and Pitton Cross have been moved.  Animal shelters on sleds is a potential contentious issue for the coming year.
There have been various problems on the highways.  Small defects have been remedied, but only some success.  Small matters have been taken into our own hands. E.g. branch trimming
Footpath map will be self financing and is nearly completed.  LB mentioned adding the permissive rights of way on the footpath map.

5.        AOB from floor.  SJ to give NT article for the next newsletter

6.        Chair closed APM at 8:11pm.

1.        Apologies: none

2.        Minutes of the last meeting.  These were read and point 4 was amended to read £19878.88

3.        Mattes arising: none

4.        Report.  RS gave accounts for approval.  Total in bank is £20,626.42.  Then continues with progress update on the village hall.  Plans were shown.  Will be a bunkhouse sleeping 8 + 4 + 4 + 2 single (en-suite).  Breakdown of project funding:- £295K for construction.  £90K given by SCC, £15K from Gower Society, £1.5K from RCC, £21K Hall funds, £20K bank loan, all matched by 50% grant (£147,500 from Objective One.  Planning has been granted and architect now putting in for building regulations and job will be put out for tender.  RS mentioned the need for a new hall manager.  SJ suggested that there could maybe be a joint hall manager with Horton, Port Eynon and Llangennith halls.  Hoping building work will start in September.
Forthcoming events Strawberry Tea 9^th July, Habibi Divas 14^th May.  Thanks offered from the floor to everyone who is helping and has helped with the project.

5.        Nomination of committee members.
Church                           Jenny Venables                                    Chapel                    Mary Beynon
RCC                                Pauline Bevan                                       Youth Club            Vicky James
Keep Fit                         Sarah Walmsley                                   Wednesday Club Dudley Thomas
Nominations from the floor: Juliet Norris, John Furneaux, Sam & Lynda Shaw, Rob Symberlist, Judith Harry, Lucy Brereton.

6.        Chairman thanked everyone for their attendance and closed the meeting.