Members are hereby summoned to attend a meeting of the Recreation and Environment Committee, at the Hope Chapel, on 18th JANUARY 2022 at 6.30pm for the purpose of transacting the business below.
Committee members are Councillors Arch, Fisher, Freeman, Hills and Kelleway.
The Public and Press are invited to attend.

12/01/2022 Alison McFarquhar Clerk to Teversham Parish Council
15 Station Road, Great Wilbraham, Cambridge
clerk@tevershamparishcouncil.gov.uk 07562 332842

AGENDA

108 TO RECEIVE APOLOGIES

109 TO APPROVE the Minutes of the last meeting held on 21st September 2021.

110 MATTERS ARISING from the last meeting:
Item 96 – to report the repairs to the zip wire were carried out in November by Playscape and other repairs by Greg Smith.
Item 101 – to report the graffiti was cleaned in Foxgloves. Still chasing the invoice!

111 PLAY EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE/REPAIRS:
To consider quotes for a flat swing seat in Foxgloves following vandalism in November.

Safeplay supply & install £109
Wicksteed will not quote as not Wicksteed originals
Online Playgrounds supply only £34
Playdale supply only £98.29

112 SKATE PARK – nothing to report

113 To update the Committee on the new Community Orchard.

114 To update the Committee on the land behind Bewick Bridge School.

115 To update the Committee on liaising with the schools about new play equipment.

116 To update the Committee on feedback from residents on the proposal to remove the play equipment from Sheppard Way and convert it into a community garden. Paper attached.

117 To discuss installing a water butt to collect rain water from the bus shelter roof near the planter in Spurgeons Close. Approximate cost £400.

118 To report the Clerk nearly has all the paperwork now to register the Recreation Ground car park with the Land Registry.

119 GRASS CUTTING CONTRACT
To report that after a year of the three-year contract has passed, the Parish Council is supposed to write to the contractor to confirm the contract can continue for the full three years (or not!). This hasn’t been done. To agree the Clerk formally writes to RH Landscapes confirming the contract will continue until renewal in March 2023.

120 The annual tree survey needs to be completed. Luke Hamill of RH Landscapes carries this out while carrying out normal duties in Teversham and last year charged £2700 to do the additional work only. Last year’s quotes were for site visit only:
£1114.92 Eastern Tree Surgery – Site visit only and preparation and submission of arboricultural report and tree location plans.
£868.80 EWP Consultancy Ltd – Site visit only and preparation and submission of arboricultural report and tree location plans.
Luke has said this year he will do a basic inspection of the trees again this year and not charge for it and recommend works and price it at the same time on the basis that RH Landscapes carry out the recommended works.
To decide on the best course of action this year and to consider whether in the future the annual tree survey should be part of the landscape contract.

121 ZERO CARBON GRANT
Nothing to report.

122 RECREATION GROUND HIRE/USE
Nothing to report

123 OTHER ISSUES Opportunity to report or table other ideas and issues, not elsewhere on the agenda.

124 DATE OF NEXT MEETING: Tuesday 22nd March, 7.30pm at Hope Chapel