CROFTON CHILDREN’S
PLAY AREAS ASSOCIATION
Minutes
of the meeting on Monday 22nd March 2004.
Attendees: Robert Baker, Paula Baker, Julian Ellis,
Arthur Ripley,
Helen Tate, Maureen Cummings, Duncan
Thompson,
Albert Manifield and Sean Skidmore
Apologies: none
1. The minutes for the meeting dated 23rd
February 2004 needed the following changes:
· Minutes should be dated 23rd February
2004, not January
· The minutes for the meeting dated 12th
January 2004 were agreed, not 2003.
2. Matters Arising:
· Meeting re bollards will be on Wednesday at
10am with Tim Johnson. If anyone would
like to join them, please do. Paula has
a meeting with Joy at this time and may take her up.
· Funding was discussed with Alan Smith,
although he was unable to commit due to the timing (ie end of financial
year). He suggested we run everything
through the WMDC and WMDC can claim the VAT back, donating to us the 17%. They will then do the contracts, saving us
the work. Timings were not discussed,
so please could Julian explain that things must be done before the end of May,
the sooner the better. This would mean
we would only have to raise £3000, not including the grant monies we have
already received. We have this money in
the bank. We requested a review of the
meeting in writing to allow us to progress.
Julian has already got the okay from Wren with this situation.
· Also discussed with Alan Smith was the
retaining of the soils from the skatepark.
He suggested just bulldozing a big area to be divided for both the
skatepark and the children’s play area, to save money.
· Paula is still waiting for a telephone
number for active England. Keith Twiss
said it wasn’t worth claiming, as they are giving their limited funds to
football clubs.
· Helen apologised for forgetting to write to
Jacksons and JJB Sports.
· Thanks for all the Easter Eggs donated to
the raffle.
· We are unable to switch to concrete for the
ramps at this late stage as we have applied for funding with the surface
stated. Julian is currently looking at
Rhino Ramps (made at Sutcliffe Play at Ossett).
3. Easter Raffle / Party:
· Sold over £400 worth of raffle tickets sold
and banked to date.
· This Friday to the Manor, Slipper and CCC
if anyone can make it to sell more raffle tickets.
· Donations have been received include a
hockey set from Dunlop Slazenger and Morrisons in the Ridings have given us a
small prize. Also the committee joined
in the pub quiz in the Cock and Crown and won drinks vouchers, worth up to £20,
which we donated. (We could split these
into 2 prizes worth £10).
· Advertising to be done via Wakefield
Express, posters (Helen to find the ones already made), possibly Smoke Signal,
Ridings FM, BBC Radio Leeds, fliers via schools.
· Smoke Signal gave the wrong information,
needs to be rectified.
4. Funding update / status of the group:
· Paula met with Keith Twiss and he gave
another place to apply to. Application
forms requested:
· Foundation for Sport and Art (the
Littlewoods Pools) – can claim up to £75000, suggested £35000 as a realistic
figure.
· Awards for all – up to £5000, small
projects. He suggested requesting for
the pathway, etc.
· Coalfield Regeneration Trust is
unavailable.
· Living Spaces – passed the first
stage. An enabler will get in touch to
come out and see us. A form has been
given to complete if we are successful.
· The Local Network Fund have entered us into
the next round. They will phone us on Tuesday
6th April at 4pm.
· It was suggested that we give money to WMDC
to pay for everything, so that we do not have to pay any money back. They will keep this money for us and give it
back on completion of the venture.
· The £5000 for Scarman has been received and
banked.
· Paula is meeting with Joy Hart from the
Charities Information Bureau to find more funders.
· Keith Twiss thought we should think about
a) becoming a registered charity; b) becoming VAT registered; c) becoming a
limited company; or d) staying as we are.
Each has been discussed and we have decided to stay as we are.
5. Gala:
· Nothing has been discussed as it was felt
we needed to prioritise the Party and Raffle.
When this is over, then we will channel our energies into the Gala.
6. Next Meeting - AGM:
7pm on 26th April at Shay Lane Primary School.
7. A.O.B: none