Minutes for meeting held Tuesday 7th January 2025
Held in Ayton Community Hall at 7:20pm.
Present
- Alan McFadzean — Chair
- Paul Ingram — Treasurer
- Alison Currie
- Toby Foster
- Emily Sanderson
- Cllr J Anderson
Apologies for Absence
- Trevor Smith — Secretary
- Darren Hall
- Amanda Wright
- Cllr C Hamilton
- Cllr A Orr
The minutes of the previous meeting held on Tuesday 10th December 2024 were approved. Proposed by AM and seconded by TS as a true and accurate reflection of events.
Road Closure Notices
None announced. Current road closure down the bottom of Beanburn is due to a crash.
Clock Tower Flag
No update as DH could not make meeting.
Litter on A1
AC reports on progress made by her and Berwickshire Anti-litter Group (BAG):
- Letter sent to SBC Chief Executive on behalf of Community Council.
- BAG have been featured on multiple TV and radio shows.
- Petition to Scottish Parliament to be heard on 5 February.
- Public meeting with Valencia landfill site on 13 February.
- BEAR Scotland has sent out a schedule of grass cutting for 2025 to the 3 relevant Local Authorities and has arranged a series of meetings with them in March, May and September. This will enable litter picking to be done in advance and hopefully ensure coordination.
- Rachael Hamilton MSP has cancelled meeting but will reschedule. Meeting with Fiona Hyslop MSP is proving difficult. May organise meeting with Paul McLellan MSP in collaboration with Dunbar Against Litter.
Ayton Summer Event
No progress to report. AM to check other event dates in the local area, so we can avoid a clash.
Treasurer’s Report
Covers Financial Year 24/25 to 7 Jan 2025
Treasurer’s Account
| Income | Expenditure | |
|---|---|---|
| Opening balance | 333.28 | |
| Grant from SBC | 693.00 | |
| Donations | 105.00 | |
| Bank interest | 6.77 | |
| Memberships | 20.00 | |
| Remembrance wreath | 39.60 | |
| Hall hire | 60.00 | |
| Incidental | 4.79 | |
| Closing balance | 1013.66 |
Projects Account
| Income | Expenditure | |
|---|---|---|
| Opening balance | 903.28 | |
| Bank interest | 9.85 | |
| Closing balance | 913.13 |
Combined Totals
Opening balance: £1236.56
Closing balance: £1926.79
September MMWR
No report has been issued.
AOB
CC Logo
PI worked on a few variations of TF’s design. Plan is to work on a few options before running a poll in the village.
Playground
ES enquired about plans to renovate playground. It was agreed that we should attempt to raise funds in addition to what will be available from SBC/Summerhill. TF will ask resident who secured funding for Ayton Primary School’s new playground equipment if they will attend next meeting to share their experience.
Next Meeting
The next Ayton Community Council Meeting will take place on Wednesday 5th March 2025 at 7pm in Ayton Community Hall.
Meeting closed at 7:40pm