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St.Michaels Village Community Group  
www.stmichaelsvillage.com

Minutes of Meeting held on Monday 16th January 2017 at London Beach at 7.30 p.m.
	
Present: Ken Mulholland, Trevor Bingham, Jean Curteis, Rob Solly, Sandra Sutters, Mike Dewdney,  Jo Vos,  Colin Barnes, Vic Coles

Apologies: Lorna Mulholland, Parveen & Priyanka Goyal, Rosemary Dayborn, Heather Barnes,
Jamie & Liz Entwhistle, PCSO Dan Smith

In error statement from PCSO Dan Smith has been omitted from the AGM minutes, so it has been included in these minutes.
PCSO Dan Smith introduced himself as the new PCSO for St. Michaels combined with a number of
other villages which are Warehorne, Rolvenden,Woodchurch, Hamstreet, Wittersham, Newenden, Stone & Oxney, Shadoxhurst and  Appledore,
He works this area with another PCSO on opposite shifts.
He has been a PCSO for some years and wants to integrate himself into the community and will attend the meetings of as many groups as his shifts will allow.
His email contact address for anything is 56800@kent.pnn.police.uk

Appointment of Chairman for this month  Rob Solly

Minutes of Last Meeting and Matters Arising:
Minutes of last meeting agreed and signed.
There were no matters arising

Finance: 
Opening Balance 
Brought Forward from last minutes £1953.75
Expenditure as follows:    	Childrens entertainment  	£175.00
				Cherry Picker			£120.00
				St. Michaels Butchers  	 	£  25.00  Raffle Prize
				Flower plants for planter	£  32.99  (Maureen cashed cheque)
				Arts Inc. (Printing costs		£104.00
				Deposit  (Band)		£100.00  September Event
				Deposit (Band)			£  50.00  September Event
				Stanley George			£  38.01

Income			Raffle 					£180.00
				Donations for teas etc.		£  10.00
				Interest				£    0.10

 Still £3. To pay to Arts Inc as an underpayment was made.
Closing balance £1498.85.
However there is a cheque to come from Savannah Trust (previous cheque did not arrive)
For £2048.65 but this is earmarked for September event.

The Green:
Ken advised that a number of people thought the planter was looking tatty and after discussion
It was decided to dismantle and remove it.

On Saturday morning weather permitting Sandra and Rob will plant bulbs around both Sir Donalds
Tree, and the tree with the Xmas lights. The rest of the area will be left as a nice clear green space.

It was also noted that the post top cones have now been fitted and look very good.

Projects
Things so far lined up for the year are:-

25th March –  Freddie Mercury tribute at London Beach.	
		Money raised at this event will be for the Community Group and earmarked
		for the September event.	

April/May	Next edition of St. Michaels Bites will be published.
		Trevor requested anyone who has any articles for this, please let him or Rosemary 		have them. 
		
2nd September:   Music Event on the Recreation Ground – details to follow	  
		   Sandra, Rob, Colin and Jean will form a sub committee to oversee
		   this event.

AOB
Jean will send Thank You cards to the following
Stanley George for use of electrics and raffle prize at switch on
St. Michaels Butchery for raffle prize
John and Linda Hoad for all their help with the Grotto and Hall for the Childrens Party, also an extra thank you to Linda for all her help with the catering for the event.

Next Meeting : 	6th February at London Beach
 			Sub Committee will meet at 7pm 
			Ordinary Meeting will commence at 7.30pm 

Chair for Next Meeting  - Mike Dewdney

Meeting Closed at 9pm

Post Script :  Please note new email address for Jean Curteis for all community group matters
jeancurteis.st.m@btinternet.com