Attending:

• Andy Pedrick - Chairman
  
• Jenny Waldron - Environmental Advisor

• John Godber - Secretary
  
• Phil Blake - Education Adviser & Church Liaison

Apologies:
Wendy Jones; Judy Butt - Councillor; John Rampton - Councillor; Sheila Hosking - WI; Karen Rampton; Kay Element; Fiona Wilson - Police Liaison; Gloria Barker - WI; Siobhan Coleman - Treasurer; Les Burden - Councillor; Ted Greenway; Sue Greenway

1. Apologies
See above.

2. Last meeting notes
Meeting notes agreed.

3. Actions review
Actions updated in the table at the end (not shown on-line).

4. Finance and Funding update
No update.

5. Membership news
No change.

6. Homewatch and HBO update
No change.

7. Environmental Advisor's Report
There is concern over plans for BoP countryside wardens, who have been asked to re-apply for posts as Rangers once their contracts end in April. Volunteer environment groups are concerned that a wider remit and unsuitable organisation structures will leave some areas of the environment vulnerable, with competent trained resources not having the capability to undertake the work that currently goes on.

8. Area Committee Feedback
No significant feedback.

9. TAG
See 15 below.

10. Strategic Partnership
A web portal is under consideration.

11. Community Centre
Nothing of significance to report other than as in 12 and 13 below.

12. CCA CCG Merger
This will be discussed at a joint meeting of CCG and CCA on 18th March. John G and Andy will discuss the implications and approach. Community Matters, the experts on charitable community organisations, have confirmed to CCA that there is no bar to CCG continuing to operate under its existing charter but as a committee of CCA. The merger will offer benefits to both organisations and to the community, offering a single focus for community-based activity.

13. Trustee Roles and responsibilities meeting
CCG members are invited to a meeting on 16th February at 7:30 pm in the Community Centre where a representative of Community Matters will be talking about the roles and responsibilities of charity trustees.

14. Urban Heath project update
A newsletter is available from John G or more information can be found on www.dorsetheaths.org.uk

15. Traffic calming
The extract below from the minutes of TAG explains the proposals for traffic calming in Creekmoor…

Following objections to the speed cushions on Creekmoor Lane, TAG agreed…
(i) the proposal to install speed cushions in Creekmoor Lane and Beechbank Avenue be advertised;
(ii) the scheme as detailed in the report be approved subject to consideration of any objections raised during the advertisement of the speed cushions;
(iii) as part of this process a display be placed in the Library and Coop store and Keyline Builders Merchants with comment slips and the results be reported back to this meeting.

16. Next Newsletter
We should target our next newsletter for May, which means we should all be thinking of items to include. Suggestions to next meeting please.

17. 2004 Events
Suggestions to next meeting please. Ideas so far include a quiz night.

18. Meeting Schedule

CCG                  CCG location             Area Cttee
                                                   3rd March
18th March       tba                       28th April
6th May           tba                       23rd June
15th July          tba


19. Any other business

• Any ideas on the format or content of the Heathland residents session planned for 22nd April to Andy please.
  
• We would like to make a gesture to Kay and the residents of the EPD for their kindness in allowing us to use their lounge on a regular basis for meetings. John G will talk to Kay for ideas.
  
• Jenny W will be attending the BoP organised ASBO conference on 16th February.
  
• Sheila Hosking has volunteered to attend the Council Leader's briefing on budget strategy on 6th February
  
• John G will link up with the library on promoting use of the internet and the CCG website.