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ALDENHAM PARISH COUNCIL
Minutes of the meeting of the FOOTPATHS SUB COMMITTEE held at 7pm on Tuesday 11 July 2006 in Meeting Room 2, The Radlett Centre, Aldenham Avenue, Radlett.
Present:
Mr David Bagon
Councillor Mrs Gill Balen
Mr Brian Hyde
Councillor David Lambert
In attendance:
Jan Adams, Deputy Clerk
- Appoint of Chairman
Councillor D Lambert was appointed Chairman to service for the municipal year.
- Apologies for absence
Apologies were received from Councillor R Worthy and Mr Geoffrey Smythe.
- Minutes of the meeting held on 10 January 2006
The Minutes were signed as a true and correct record.
- Matters arising from the Minutes of the meeting held on 10 January 2006
1. Invitation to Mr Ray Strickland - Brian Hyde reported that Ray Strickland was presently on holiday. He would be invited to the next meeting. (Action: Brian Hyde)
2. P3 Grant 2004/2005 - The cheque from Countryside Management for 2004/2005 was received in August 2005. The cheque for 2005/2006 had not been received.
- Parish Paths Partnership Annual Work – 2005/2006
A copy of the proposed list of works sent to the Countryside Management in October 2005 was circulated to Members. Various works to footpaths was discussed as follows:
Footpath 31a – David Bagon confirmed that a new stile had been erected presumably by HCC
Footpaths 33, junc 32/40 – Fred Hills to check the present stile/kissing gate situation
Footpath 40 – Fred Hills/David Bagon to check the current state of a handrail over a bridge (Action: Fred Hills and David Bagon)
Waymarkers were required for footpaths A14, A40, A50, A17, A31a, A50 and A75. Geoffrey Smythe to arrange for these to be erected by walkers of the Radlett Society and Green Belt Association. (Action: Geoffrey Smythe)
The Deputy Clerk to check with Mark Carter at Countryside Management the present position regarding the go-ahead of the P3 work for 2005/2006. (Action: Deputy Clerk)
- P3 Work for 2006/2007
The Deputy Clerk to check with Mark Carter at Countryside Management to ascertain the closing date for a P3 grant for 2006/2007. (Action: Deputy Clerk)
Geoffrey Smythe would be writing to all of the Radlett Society and Green Belt Association walkers requesting them to list any footpaths /bridleway problems. These would be listed as part of the P3 grant for 2006/2007. (Action: Geoffrey Smythe)
Other footpath/bridleway problems for possible inclusion on the P3 2006/2007 grant included two kissing gates on footpath A17.
- Other Footpath/Bridleway Matters
Councillor Lambert reported that the access to the bridleway at the junction of A12 and Ottespool Way was not sufficiently wide enough and did not comply with the regulation width of 4 metres. The Deputy Clerk would report this to Mark Carter at Countryside Management.
Overgrown brambles, nettles etc on footpaths A17 and A31 would be reported to HCC. (Action: Deputy Clerk)
- Outcome of Woodhall Meeting held on 30 May 2006
Councillor Lambert reported that he had attended a meeting at the Shenley Orchard Tea Rooms to discuss footpaths in the Woodhall Lane area (S37 and E61). The idea was to create a circular route for horses from Woodhall Lane down to Theobald Street by using an existing byway. It was understood that the byway was in fact an ancient path that was classified as a BOAT (byway open to all traffic). It was generally felt that that classification was no longer appropriate and that a modification order should be applied for to downgrade the byway to a bridlepath.
- Footpath Maps
Geoffrey Smythe had contacted the Parish Council to say that twenty maps currently housed the Library would be given to the Council to sell to members of the public.
- Date of next meeting – NOTE REVISED DATE
The next meeting originally planned for 10 October was cancelled and rescheduled for Tuesday 19 September at 7pm.
Closure: 8pm
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