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Aldenham Parish Council

Notes from the Meeting to discuss local relations – 17th April 2008, The Radlett Centre, 1 Aldenham Avenue, Radlett, Herts.

Present:

• Councillor Ron Worthy - Chairman, Aldenham Parish Council
• Bernard Aylett - Radlett Churches
• Councillor Anne Baker - Aldenham Parish Council
• Councillor Gill Balen - Aldenham Parish Council
• Paul Balen - Local resident
• Sue Barnard - St. John The Baptist Church, Aldenham
• Viv Charrett - Aldenham Parish Council
• Joan Gold - United Synagogue
• Steven Henry - Radlett & Bushey Reform Synagogue
• William Hogg - Christ Church & St John’s
• Diana Johnston - United Free Church
• Stuart Nagler - United Synagogue
• Paul Stewart - Radlett & Bushey Reform Synagogue
• Robert Wiltshire - Radlett & Bushey Reform Synagogue

Officers:

• Peter Evans (Clerk)

 

1. Apologies for absence;

   Rabbi Abel, Marion Bulkan, Alan Callow, Anne Denham, Revd Robert Fletcher, Rabbi Freedman, Borough Councillor John Graham, Christine O’Donoghue, Bob Ogden, Rob Reith, County Councillor H.M. Saunders, Norman Sofier, Fiona Turner, Cllr Elizabeth Wackrow, and Robert Wiltshire.

2. Chairman’s Comments

   Councillor R. Worthy opened the meeting by introducing those present to the new Clerk, Peter Evans. He also apologised to those present for the fact that the letter inviting them to the meeting and the agenda sent out had different times on them.

3. Approve the minutes of the meeting held on 18th October 2007

   These had been previously circulated. Joan Golds name was added to the list of those present, and the word ‘at’ replaced ‘organised by’ on the line commencing ‘The Sticky Bun concert’.

   With these amendments made, the minutes were then signed by Councillor R Worthy as a true record of that meeting.

4. Matters Arising from the meeting held on 18th October 2007

   The Clerk reported that there had been very little response to the invitations sent out to the youth leaders of the faith organizations, in fact there had been just two responses.

   A primary schools concert in a marquee at Christchurch has been agreed in principle for probably the end of September/beginning of October.

5. The introduction of a Parish Service

   Revd Hogg introduced this item, he actually wanted a Civic Service, where people are invited to celebrate the work of those who volunteered and carried out work within the parish. He offered to organize the event through the Churches Together group.

   He felt that Christ Church was probably the largest church in the parish, and could therefore accommodate all the people that may attend. All faiths could be included in the service, which would follow a similar format to that of the Remembrance Day Service.

   There were some concerns raised regarding the use of the church, so other venues were considered.

   It was agreed

   1. That Cllr R Worthy provisionally books the Radlett Centre for the following dates, 18th January/8th February 2009.
   2. That the various faiths contact Revd Hogg to confirm whether they had any objections to using the Christ Church for the service, by the 11th May 2008.
   3. These points would be discussed at the Churches Together meeting on the 12th May 2008, and a final decision as to a date and a venue would be made then.
6. Community Relations

   Cllr Worthy reported that he felt that these meetings were a step towards better relationships. Some items for note were reported;

   The planning application on the Utd Synagogue Building, hopefully a solution to this would be found soon.

   It was reported that an exciting project involving many community partnerships would be launched soon. This project was aimed at reducing the problems caused by teenagers on motorbikes racing around the parish. It is hoped to provide a facility where they could be taught how to ride properly.

   As there was currently a judicial review regarding the ‘sacred cow’ incident, a question was asked as to if this had affected relationships with the Harry Krishna’s. It was reported that although they were not at this meeting, they had been invited and were still involved in the Radlett Festival.

7. Provisions for young people

   There was a long discussion regarding provisions for the youth in the parish. As the previous attempt to start a Youth Council had not materialised, it was decided to try a different approach.

   So the following actions were agreed;

   1. That Peter Evans approaches the Police for their views and ideas.
8. Date of next meeting

   23rd October 2008 at 8pm.

Closure 9.00pm