MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL, ST. BARNABAS CHURCH, LINSLADE, HELD ON SUNDAY,

6th FEBRUARY 2005, AT 12.15PM IN THE HALL

 

 

Present:

                                    Jo Thomson                  Keith Saunders

                                    Valerie Stewart Wyn Jones

                                    Simon Soper                Rebecca Pickering

                                    Janet Miller                   Catherine Dyer

                                    John Deighton               David Darvill

                                    Anna Barratt                 Carol Oakman

                                    Frances Morrow          Maureen Gadsby

                                    Alison Cudby               Nick Moore

                                    Carolyn Birch              

 

Apologies:                    Mike Finney                 Vicki Faiers

                                    Melvyn Gardner           Miranda Soper

                                    Russell Stannard           Jim Pickering

 

Keith chaired this extra meeting, which was preceded by an open meeting to update all interested parties about the hall redevelopment plans.  

 

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59/04  The open meeting had raised some issues. There seems to be much support from the community. Tony White, who chairs the Access for all committee in the town, was particularly supportive of the proposals for facilities for the disabled. There was discussion about the window in the link – would the space be high enough, could the link go into the church without removing the window, how could it be “split” if there was not enough room to use it as it is. Specialist advice will be needed for this and it will be discussed with the architect.

            Other issues involved the flat roof in the link – would it need replacing sooner than a pitched roof; the need for marked parking bays for disabled use; the acoustics in the main hall; the need for a janitor’s cupboard with sink etc. All these will be discussed with the architect, but the plans are sufficient to go forward to the planning stage.

 

            Keith proposed that we accept the current plans as a basis for going forward to planning application and authorise the architect to take it forward on our behalf. Rebecca seconded this. All were in favour.

 

            Meeting closed at 12.45pm