QUEENSFERRY COMMUNITY COUNCIL
MINUTES OF THE ORDINARY MEETING HELD
7pm on 14 December 2021 at Sandycroft Community Centre
PRESENT: Cllrs. Mrs C. Jones (acting Chair) k. Garret, Mrs D. Milner, Mrs. K. Perry,
D. Wisinger & the Clerk.
IN ATTENDANCE John Griffiths representing Street -Scene.
1)APOLOGIES: Cllrs. Mrs P. Connah (Chair) R. Connah, Mrs. S. Salisbury, T. Williams.
2) MINUTES OF MEETING HELD 9 November 2021:
taken as read & approved. Proposed by Cllr. D. Wisinger, Seconded by Cllr. Mrs. D. Milner.
3) DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST No declarations.
4) ISSUES ARISING FROM THE MINUTES:
• Refurbishment of the Pentre notice board- in hand
• Match funding of Play area – in hand
• Community Newsletter. Distribution, it was agreed that distribution to local shops take
place, distribution to households would be January 2022.
• Street planter on order with Growing Places- in hand
• Daffodil bulbs planting-Growing Places advised too late in the season.
• Salt Bins – Council agreed not to order these bins.
Street-Scene items.
Items listed in the November Minutes were in hand.
New issues:
John Griffiths would remind Highways that a quotation for proposed yellow painted lines at the
Old Hawarden Hotel was still awaited.
Road dips & sink-age / Phoenix Street, Hamilton Avenue junction/Phoenix Street, Watkin Street,
Rectors Lane, Church View, Chemistry Lane.
5) FINANCIAL ITEMS:
Receipts and payments to date from April – November 2021& Budget forecast approved
for Precept requirements. Council agreed that staff costs be raised, together with Grants
amount to cover requests for forthcoming jubilee celebrations.
The street lights replacement would be four instead of six. The Precept to remain at £38,000.
Website information. The Clerk had sent a letter of engagement to Netwise U.K and a
letter of 3 months termination to Bagillt Web Design.
As council had voted to engage Netwise U.K.
Although following a telephone conversation with Netwise U.K. she had sent Emails
expressing her deep concern to members of council, as this was not a managed site with no
webmaster.
She informed councillors at the meeting that her role of Clerk was to advise them, and she had not
the expertise nor the time to act as webmaster, her role was as far as website matters were
concerned was to approve and ensure all items uploaded were legal and not bring council into
disrepute.
However as Cllr. Mrs. D. Milner and Cllr. Mrs K. Perry who had expertise in website matters
offered to do the uploading, which the Clerk would send to them in PDF format – thus some of the
concerns had been resolved.
The Clerk thanked these two Councillors for their very kind help in assisting with this newly chosen
website.
6) RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS
Receipt / No receipts
Payments Total £1,701.54
Transfer between Accounts £1,700.00
Cheque No.102455 Sandycroft C.P. School £200.00
Cheque No.102456 Queensferry C. P. School £200.00
The above two cheques issued at 7 December Finance meeting
Cheque No. 102457 Flintshire C.C. (street light repairs) £197.50
Cheque No. 102258 Clerk’s salary
(November & increase back dated to April £787.05
Cheque No. 102259 H.M.R.C. (November) £129.40
Cheque No. 102260 Employers Insurance £ 24.76
Cheque No. 102261 One Voice Wales (training) £ 60.00
Cheque No. 102262 Bagillt Web Design £ 15.00
Cheque No. 102263 reimbursement to Clerk
for HCI Data, stamps & stationery £ 87.53
Council approved these payments.
7) e MAILS & CORRESPONDENCE:
Relevant emails pre-circulated
Letters received from Sandycroft Community Centre & Queensferry War Memorial Institute
requesting a financial contribution for 2002/2003.
Flintshire C.C. preparation for Winter- Salt Bins.
HyNet North West – letter of update – pre-circulated to councillors.
Letters requesting financial aid from Marie Curies, Hope House.
Wrexham & Bidston Railway Users Assoc. re: annual subscription.
These grant requests deferred until Finance meeting.
8) PLANNING APPLICATIONS:
Proposal: Change of use to HMO(in retrospect)
Location: 35 Fairfield Road, Queensferry – Approved by the Authority.
9)) REPORTS FROM Cclr D WISINGER:
Factory Road, Sandycroft – Caravans parked. The Clerk was requested to write to
Andrew Farrow, Flintshire County Council for an update on the situation.
10) ISSUES AFFECTING THE WARDS:
Nuisance parking by traffic lights, Rectors Lane, Pentre.
Two Vacancies for Queensferry Ward
One Vacancy for Sandycroft Ward –
The Authority advised that now co-option for the Sandycroft vacancy can take place.
Keep Wales Tidy – the Clerk would contact the Team to enquire about equipment for
‘Litter- picking Hubs.
11) DATE& TIME OF NEXT MEETING:
Now Tuesday 18 January 2022 7pm Ordinary Meeting & including a Financial Meeting.
Venue: Main Hall at Sandycroft Community Centre.
Meeting concluded at 8.30pm
