Draft Minutes
Minutes of a meeting of the WINDMILL SUB-COMMITTEE held at 7.00pm on Wednesday 4th December 2024 in The Mountfitchet Exchange, Crafton Green, 72 Chapel Hill, Stansted Mountfitchet, Essex
PRESENT Cllr O’Brien (Chair), Cllrs M Caton, S Ghosh and J Kavanagh plus Jeff Bowie and Richard Thomas
ATTENDING Mrs Ruth Clifford – Parish Clerk, Mrs Emma Philbrick – Deputy Clerk 1 member of the public – via Zoom
232 APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE
Apologies for absence were received from Cllr Khan – Working and Tudor Owen.
RESOLVED to accept the apologies for absence from Cllr Khan
No apologies were received from Cllr Braeckman
233 DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST – None
234 TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE MEETINGS HELD ON 27TH MARCH AND 6TH MAY 2024
RESOLVED to approve the minutes of the meetings held on 27th March and 8th May 2024 as true and accurate accounts.
235 TO RECEIVE AN UPDATE ON ACTION POINTS FROM THE LAST MEETING
487 – Send draft minutes to the Millers – On-going
491 – Copy of accounts to be emailed to the office and circulated with the minutes – done
491 – Office to look into adding the Windmill to the Rural Land Register – Have been looking into this but there may be issues as the Parish Council does not own it. Was agreed the Clerk would endeavour to find the paperwork which shows it was gifted to the Parish of Stansted and seek legal advice.
236 TO RECEIVE ANY UPDATE FROM THE MILLERS ON MAINTENANCE
Awaiting an update from Rob Wilks on how the work is going but its unlikely to be finished before the end of the year. They have been busy cutting out the extra damaged bricks. The re-pointing work has been put on hold due to the weather. They intend on inviting representatives who have awarded them grants so they can see the work taking place. The painting of the windows is being looked at but this cannot be carried out whilst work is done. The two of the rings have been moved up to expose the bricks underneath. The quote from Rob Wilks is secure apart from the additional bricks which is really good as it is already 2.5 years old. Cllr O’Brien asked if treatment for bricks could be an option, but the opinion of the Millwright is that it’s not a good idea as they need to allow the structure to breathe or it could cause more issues.
237 TO RECEIVE ANY UPDATES SINCE THE LAST MEETING
Covered in the above
238 TO RECEIVE ANY UDPATE FROM THE MILLERS ON FUND-RAISING AND ACCOUNTS
The accounts were tabled at the meeting and there were no questions
Meeting closed at 7.16pm
Action Points
235 Seek legal advice regarding the Rural Land Register
Agenda
Members of the Committee you are hereby summoned, and members of the public and press are hereby invited, to attend a meeting of the WINDMILL SUB COMMITTEE which will be held at 7.00pm on Wednesday 4th December 2024 in The Mountfitchet Exchange, Crafton Green, 72 Chapel Hill, Stansted Mountfitchet, Essex where the following business will be transacted:
1 To receive apologies for absence
2 To receive declarations of interest
3 To approve the minutes of the meetings held on 27th March and 8th May 2024
4 To receive an update on action points from the last meeting.
5 To receive any update from the Millers on maintenance
6 To receive any updates since the last meeting
7 To receive an update from the Millers on fund-raising and accounts
Parish Clerk – 28th November 2024
Any intention to record, film or take photographs during a meeting must be notified to the Clerk prior to the start of the meeting.