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St.Michaels Village Community Group  
www.stmichaelsvillage.com

Minutes of Meeting held on 11th September 2017 at London Beach 

Meeting Commenced at 19.30
Rob Solly in the Chair
	
Present: Jean Curteis, Rosemary Dayborn, Trevor Bingham, Sandra Sutters, Rob Solly, John Link, Jo Vos, John Hoad, Raymond Crawfurd.

Apologies: Mike & Rosie Dewdney,  Jamie & Liz Entwhistle, Colin Barnes, Lindsey Hammond 

Minutes of Last Meeting:
The minutes of the last meeting were approved.

Matters Arising:
None

Finance: 
Balance at bank		        			 	£6,306.67
Income (approximate )						£5,928.25
Expenditure						            £6,233.92

Closing Balance of Approximately				£6.000.00

* 'Takings from Tribute in the Park still being counted and verified'

The Green at Ox Lane:
It was agreed that Rob, Jean & Sandra would meet Earl Landscape gardeners on the Green to
Discuss the siting of the planter.
Rob to advise convenient time 

Pastoral Visiting
This item was deferred  to next meeting as Lindsey was unable to attend

Tributes in the Park
The event proved to be a fantastic success way beyond all expectations.
Rosemary noted that the pictures on the facebook page had been reached  3668 times and all feedback received has been good.
As it was received so well we will start to plan another event for next year.

Christmas:	
Hall booked
Entertainment booked for Childrens Party
Father Christmas and Elfin  booked
Jean will proceed with road closure application
Programme details at next meeting
Invitation to be sent to the  Mayor & Mayoress of Tenterden, Mr. & Mrs Justin Nelson to perform the switch on of the tree.
St. Michaels Church choir to be asked to sing carols and Revd. Lindsey Hammond to bless the tree
and the angels.
We will try to arrange some floodlighting at The Point

St. Michaels Bites
A double sided A4 sheet to be produced giving details of Christmas and and a proper bites magazine will be published in the spring.

AOB
Trevor to incorporate an invitation for new members to attend the AGM in January to see what we are about.
Trevor also raised the matter of the pointing at The Point.  Jean has emailed KCC Highways.

Sandra to get Xmas Tree checked and also electrical supply.

Raymond advised that they are to introduce a TV screen in the Church for a service once a month
School to use the extra space for some events.

John Hoad raised the subject of the”A” boards at the Point which tend to mar area.

Next Meeting :   	        Monday 16th October at London Beach at 7.30pm 

Chair for Next Meeting  - Trevor Bingham