charities

Parish Council Minutes · Subject archive

9 Aug 1937 Referred Chestnut Farm pond and considered the Baptist chapel charity scheme Read minutes
6 Sep 1937 Noted the pond would be filled and considered the Baptist chapel scheme Read minutes
11 Oct 1937 Supported the rural district's appeal against a council-house access road Read minutes
7 Feb 1938 Noted the lost access-road appeal and sought school-child conveyance Read minutes
28 Mar 1938 Nominated air-raid wardens after school-child conveyance was refused Read minutes
25 Apr 1938 Advertised Ilmer cottages for sale and sought footpath direction signs Read minutes
24 Oct 1938 Sold Ilmer cottages to Donald and appointed Monks Risborough charity trustees Read minutes
24 Feb 1941 Noted Bar Lane crater filling, reappointed Girling as charity trustee and issued precept. Read minutes
5 Jan 1942 Noted Dora Walker's district appointment and reappointed William Walker as charity trustee. Read minutes
23 Nov 1942 Appointed Charles Tucker or Owen Tapping as Monks Risborough charities trustee. Read minutes
15 Feb 1943 Confirmed Tapping as charity trustee, issued a precept and sought Bar Lane repairs. Read minutes
14 Feb 1944 Arranged a China Fund whist drive, sought twelve council houses and complained about Ilmer Road. Read minutes
28 Mar 1944 Heard Ilmer Road and housing replies; considered Bledlow path and Barnes Field footbridge. Read minutes
27 Mar 1945 Reappointed Girling as Monks Risborough charities trustee and set the annual meeting. Read minutes
24 Apr 1945 Reappointed officers and declined to administer the troops comfort and post-war funds. Read minutes
30 Sep 1946 Reappointed charities trustee and requested Bar Lane housing estate hedge be laid. Read minutes
24 Feb 1947 Sought cesspool land, offered to take the war memorial and raised Ilmer Road. Read minutes
29 Mar 1949 Reappointed charities trustee; requested Ilmer ditch piping and Bar Lane direction sign. Read minutes
6 Oct 1950 Heard inconclusive bus-turning talks and declined a detailed footpath survey and civil defence. Read minutes
23 Nov 1950 Blenheim Place bus turning refused; deferred footpath survey and discussed parish boundaries. Read minutes
11 Jan 1951 Reported on boundary talks, reappointed charities trustee and planned sailors' whist drive. Read minutes
21 Feb 1952 Stood silent for King George VI; reappointed the charity trustee and parish constables. Read minutes
23 Feb 1955 Awaited an Ilmer water grant; reappointed charity trustees and parish constables. Read minutes
19 Oct 1955 Appointed Walker charity trustee and Symons treasurer; accepted a Meadle footpath diversion. Read minutes
5 Dec 1956 Declined further Hungarian relief, reappointed Tapping trustee, and reported a dangerous footpath overbridge. Read minutes
4 Jun 1959 Thanked Mrs Richardson for war-memorial cleaning and wrote the surveyor about Meadle Pond. Read minutes
24 Sep 1959 Appointed Monks Risborough charity representatives and again pressed for the Red Lion footpath. Read minutes
6 Nov 1959 Appointed Mrs Walker to Princes Risborough charities, chose litter-bin sites, and noted a school site. Read minutes
6 Oct 1975 Declined a dial-a-bus scheme and declined to contribute to Horsenden churchyard maintenance. Read minutes
10 Nov 1975 Appointed Mr Restall to the Princes Risborough Charities and pursued the Bell Crescent site. Read minutes
19 Jan 2010 Donated £100 to the Coombe Hill Monument Appeal and chose Safe and Sound to install an £8,500 Zip Wire in the Playing Field. Read minutes
15 Feb 2011 Reviewed correspondence on a possible sports-club roof asbestos scare and a Sue Ryder donation request, and appointed a new internal auditor. Read minutes
16 Apr 2013 Congratulated the school on its Ofsted upgrade to 'Good' and agreed to press Shell to restore the garage's historical name, The Sportsman's Garage. Read minutes
15 Apr 2014 Agreed to weed-kill the Playing Field after the Village Fete, donate Parish Paths Clearance funding to the Chiltern Society, and advertise the councillor vacancy for co-option. Read minutes
17 Nov 2015 Agreed the 2016 meeting calendar, agreed to pay the Village Hall defibrillator donation in April 2016, and objected to the OS Parcel 2075 Thame Road outline housing application. Read minutes
21 Feb 2017 Resolved to transfer the Sports Club assets unconditionally and updated the website directory of outside organisations following the club closures. Read minutes
15 Jan 2019 Approved the 2019 budget and precept, discussed CIL funding for a MUGA and outdoor fitness equipment, and considered three planning applications including one in Ilmer. Read minutes
19 Feb 2019 Agreed CIL funding of £55k for Longwick School's Outdoor Classroom and Playground Refurbishment, and discussed playing field drainage costs of around £23.5k. Read minutes
17 Sep 2019 Approved a £250 grant for Neighbourhood Watch and reviewed alternative grass-cutting contractors as CIL-funded MUGA and gate installation projects progressed. Read minutes
15 Oct 2019 Reviewed integrated traffic calming proposals and the Village Hall redevelopment plan, while declining a request from Ilmer residents for grass collection. Read minutes
19 Nov 2019 Reviewed playing field risk assessment remedial works and CIL-funded MUGA/outdoor gym installation, and approved an additional noticeboard. Read minutes
18 Feb 2020 Objected to a 51-dwelling Bellway application on Walnut Tree Lane; discussed a memorial plaque for Nicholas Parsons and VE75 celebrations. Read minutes
17 Nov 2020 Confirmed Parish Council ownership of Ilmer Green, appointed a new Parochial Charities trustee, and agreed to donate reconditioned laptops to Bledlow Ridge school. Read minutes
16 Feb 2021 Approved £9,570 of CCTV costings for the playing-field shelter and a VAS match-funding application, and donated £400 to the Chiltern Society. Read minutes
28 Apr 2021 Approved the CCTV policy and end-of-year accounts, and agreed the Council's last virtual meeting would move to Longwick Village Hall from May following a High Court ruling on remote meetings. Read minutes
15 Jun 2021 Approved the AGAR governance return, a £2,250 grant to Longwick Preschool, and around £3,500 for new playground equipment. Read minutes
19 Jul 2022 Approved four new street names for development 22/00109/NEWDEV and discussed access concerns around the Children's Memorial Gardens on Lower Icknield Way. Read minutes
20 Dec 2022 Objected to a proposed telecoms mast opposite the Green Space on Chestnut Way and approved playground and cableway repair costs, closing out the year with a Christmas tree and carol concert grant. Read minutes
18 Apr 2023 Objected to the Wellington House planning application and approved a £5,000 grant for Longwick C of E School library area improvements. Read minutes
20 Jun 2023 Agreed to seek an increase in councillor numbers from 7 to 9, declined a Dementia Carers Respite grant application, and formed a staffing committee. Read minutes
17 Sep 2024 Reviewed 87 parish survey responses on the playing field and dog control, approved a £2,059 grant to the Orchard View Farm Community Garden, and considered fixing a damaged Ilmer grass verge. Read minutes
19 Jan 2025 Set the 2025/26 precept at £37,293 and awarded a grass-cutting contract, ahead of considering new grant applications from JR Sports and Longwick Preschool. Read minutes
18 Feb 2025 Approved an £780 grant to Longwick Preschool for parent/toddler sessions and £2,000 for 80th VE Day anniversary celebrations, while deferring the preschool forest-school grant pending more detail. Read minutes
15 Apr 2025 Approved a £24,310 grant to Longwick Preschool for a forest school and £25,000 towards a transport-initiative feasibility study, following a lengthy Annual Meeting of the Parish that delayed the start. Read minutes
17 Jun 2025 Approved £16,000 in principle towards ODBST solar panels subject to match funding, declined the preschool forest-school grant pending a joint solution with the school, and established several new working groups and councillor focus areas. Read minutes