Minutes of the Third Meeting of Woodhouse Parish Plan
Wednesday 21sth January 2004

Present [22]
[Names have been removed from this copy (both here and below) for Data Protection reasons]

Previous Minutes
Agreed.

Constitution
Agreed, with one spelling error corrected and website address changed.  Final copy attached to these Minutes.

Representation of other organisations on the Parish Plan Steering Group
xxxxxx compiled a list of organisations with which we could liaise - attached to these Minutes.

Article
xxxxxx was warmly thanked for writing the article and for placing it in Roundabout.  It can also go onto the website and be used as a base for other PR.

Funds
Our Budget proposal is in draft and will be finalised and circulated to all members soon.

Action: Chair
Questionnaires
The Chair explained how members' responses had been incorporated and the categories revised to reduce the number of groups and reduce overlaps.  Each group could produce around 12 questions, and sample questions were handed out to be used with caution - it is important to keep the needs of our communities uppermost. Keep in mind whether or not some issues are unique to one of the two villages and need unique questions.  Don't worry about question style at this stage, just the key issues.  All groups will receive a parish boundary map to help when meeting people.

The Chair will co-ordinate the questionnaire development and style, using group leads to be volunteered at this meeting and other colleagues to form an editorial panel.  Some changes were made to group names and where issues fit within the identified themes.  Revised page attached to these Minutes, with leads underlined.  Our Councillors are not allowed direct involvement but are both willing to help.  Revised list of members attached to these Minutes.

Next Steps
Sub-groups to meet and devise draft questions for the next meeting [or before by email to the Chair].

Any Other Business
Members welcomed the schedule of further meetings although some could not make Mondays, nor the February meeting which falls in school half-term week. The Chair explained that the restriction was due to room availability and cost [we use the Village Hall free of charge].

Date and Time of Next Meeting
Monday 16th  February, 7.30 p.m.  
Village Hall, Main Street, Woodhouse Eaves

Secretary to the Parish Plan Group
Parish Councils Website: http://www.leicestershireparishcouncils.org/index.php?subareaid=17