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November 2017
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in this issue
Page 2 PARISH COUNCIL IMPLODES?
Page 3 PLANNING PLEA
Page 4 PLANNING UPDATE
“Clerk Resignation?”
APPLICATIONS FOR NEW CLERK
Page 5,6,7,8 Councillors Resignations
Page 9,10 EX CHAIR SPEAKS OUT
SEEN THE SIGN?
Page 11 From The PC (apparently)
Page 12 Malvern Gazette Reports
From The Editor
Welcome, to the first back
edition of the Enquirer in
magazine form.
With the amount of topics we
have had raised and are handling, the
old website format was beginning to
creak so we decided to place each
edition of the Enquirer in this format
so that reaching back into history will
be oh! so much easier for readers to
follow the topics handled.
You read this version just like you do
any printed paper or magazine. Just
click to turn the page.
Page 13 PC DROPS A BIG ONE AND
SHOULD ANSWER QUESTIONS
Page 14 PC ignore the facts presented
to them regarding Minutes
A NEW DAWN FOR OPEN COMMUNICATION
IN
CRADLEY, STORRIDGE AND MATHON

PARISH COUNCIL IMPLODES?
13th Nov 2017
Many people in the community will not be aware (or even care) that their Parish Council has essentially “imploded” to the
point that it is no longer functioning on behalf of the community.
How could this come about is the question that needs to be asked.
It came about by the mass resignation of Parish Councillors in protest that the Council was not being allowed to run as it
should.
Since the “resignation “ of the long serving Parish Clerk Mary Barnett (watch this space) the then Chair Geoff Fielding has
attempted to carry out the Clerk’s and his own duties pending the appointment of a new Clerk.
Unfortunately some members within the council have made the work of the council much less unified than it would ideally
be in working for the community as a whole.
Some might say that is democracy whilst others might say ,self interest. That is for the community to decide at the ballot
box.
So, what is the position at the moment?
The Parish Council essentially cannot function because they do not have enough councillors who have not resigned to meet
the defined quorate numbers.
What does this mean?
It means that the remaining four councillors cannot hold meetings or make any decisions on behalf of the council.
• They cannot hold PC meetings
• They cannot comment on Planning applications
• The cannot make payments
• They cannot change anything
• They cannot employ a Clerk or appoint a chair
What is the solution?
We are told that Herefordshire Council has the power to appoint a member(s) of the council so that they become quorate
and can again function.
Under the Local Government act 1972
91 Temporary appointment of members of parish and community councils.
(1)Where there are so many vacancies in the office of parish or community councillor that the parish or community
council are unable to act, the district council [F1or Welsh principal council] may by order appoint persons to fill all
or any of the vacancies until other councillors are elected and take up office.
No time frame has yet been given so it could be some time before the PC is again working fully for the community.
We will keep you informed as and when
.Cradley Parish Council Update as at 16 th November 2017
In view of recent events regarding the Parish Council, here are the facts as currently known:
16th Nov 2017
1. The Parish Clerk resigned on 23 rd August 2017.
2. Since 1 st October 2017 eight parish councillors have resigned, including the Chair and Vice-Chair.
3. These resignations resulted in the Council being inquorate and therefore unable to meet and make any decisions. The current establishment
of the Council is fifteen, and, to be quorate, a third of the establishment must attend a meeting. There are only four remaining councillors.
4. With no clerk and an inquorate Council, the Lengthsman, Jeremy Phillips, has not been able to have any direction to do any work since the end
of October (as per his contract with the Council and connected insurance factors), so his activities for the Parish are necessarily suspended for
the time being.
5. The fact that the Council is inquorate has also resulted in a delay in the recruitment process for a new parish clerk. This can recommence
after the next quorate meeting.
6. The Council’s public liability insurance is in place and the insurance company is fully briefed on the current situation.
7. In the current circumstances, Herefordshire Council has the power to make an order to appoint county councillors to the Parish Council to
make it quorate – this process takes some time to put in place, but we can confirm that there are now county councillors allocated.
Therefore, the next Parish Council meetings can be quorate by this means, and the arrangement will continue until new parish councillors can
be elected to some or all of the vacancies…………………..
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8. The next Parish Council meeting is scheduled for:
WEDNESDAY 29 NOVEMBER at 7pm in
CRADLEY VILLAGE HALL
[NB: Venue is not Storridge Village Hall as that is
unavailable that evening]
9. As already stated on the website, as a temporary measure, any written correspondence to the Parish Council may be sent to
Councillor Wynne Harries, 6 Oaklands, Cradley WR13 5LA 01886 880 976. Any of the other three parish councillors would also
be very happy indeed to take any queries that you may have: Councillor Simon Davies 01886 880 074, Councillor Alan Eldridge
01886 880 381, and Councillor Bruce Herriot 01886 880 146.
10. An election for the vacancies is likely to be held in January 2018, but please check public announcements on this in due course
to confirm that. There will be public notices in Cradley and Storridge, and you can also check the Herefordshire Council website for
information on parish councillor vacancies.
* * * * * * * * * * * * *
Simon Alexander (Editor)
PLANNING PLEA 16th Nov 2017
Whilst the ins and outs and rights and wrongs of recent resignations within the Parish Council (YOUR Parish Council) are
discussed and resolutions sought it is not until something disappears or doesn’t do its job that the majority of people
suddenly notice something, they may have taken for granted and expected, isn’t delivering the goods any more.
“What no bus service!” I hear the cry “where has it gone and why”?
So it is with the PC, which to the most part gets on with the job in hand, in the background, working on behalf of the
community, labour provided by volunteers from that community.
What are the implications of a non-working PC?
Many and varied and a good indication of the unsung work carried out by the PC for this community.
If the PC cannot operate, decisions cannot be made on behalf of the community,
One thing that can be and should be taken on by the members of the community is
PLANNING APPLICATIONS IN CRADLEY AND STORRIDGE
It is the right of every member of the community to pass comment (for or against) on applications made to
Herefordshire Planning department .
It isn’t difficult to do. You can go to the Parish Council web site at www.cradleyparishcouncil.org.uk and go to the
planning page where you can follow the instructions and see all of the planning applications made and examine drawings
and comments. You can comment online or send a letter or email with your opinion.
If you are really keen you can sign up to receive notice of planning applications and decisions by email.
Don’t let applications slip through whilst the Parish Council is unable to comment. Until, and after the PC is returned to
normal working it’s up to YOU
Ken Nason
Planning Applications that the PC
cannot comment on
P174057/O
Land off Pixiefields Cradley Herefordshire
Closing date for comments 30th November 2017
P173814/F
Land at The Clovers Hereford Road Storridge
Closing date for comments 7th December 2017
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PLANNING UPDATE
The Parish Council have just published their agenda for the meeting on 29th
November and it confirms that they WILL now be discussing outstanding planning
applications
EDITOR
Those with an interest should attend the meeting to ensure that the Parish Council is
aware of their viewpoints in responding to Herefordshire Planning department.
The advice given in the article is still valid that people should let the Planners know
their opinions as well as from the PC
“Clerk Resignation?”
13th Nov 2017
It appears that the “resignation” of the Parish Clerk may not be all it seems and there is more to
the whole thing that presented by the Parish Council.
As the PC is at the moment not quorate and unable to function we will have to await the next
quorate meeting to have questions answered
Did she resign, of her own choice? Is there a connection between hers and the mass resignations
of Parish Councillors?
Questions that the community need answers to as it is after all THEIR Parish Council
Watch this space for answers
Enquirer On The Case
From Mary Barnett ex Clerk Cradley Parish Council
27th Nov 2017
It has been brought to my notice that reference is being
made in several places to my resignation from the Parish
Council.
It was not a “resignation” but an “enforced resignation”
that took place.
Matters regarding this situation are ongoing.
14/12/17
APPLICATIONS FOR NEW CLERK
It has been brought to the Enquirers attention that a Parishioner contacted the HALC offices to
apply for the Clerk vacancy on the Parish Council. When making contact as instructed on the PC
website they were told by Lynda Wilcox (HALC) that as from yesterday applications were not being
received and therefore could not send out any forms to the person in question.
TWO QUESTIONS ARISE:
1) Why was the advert on the website not changed to show a closing date to inform potential
applicants ?
2) Who specified the closing date and when was it specified ?
COME ON PC
Communicate with the community. It’s not that difficult is it to be open, truthful and transparent
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15/12/17
WHAT A SURPRISE!
Within hours of the above posting being sent to the Parish Council for their comments (of course there
were none) magically again, the notice inviting applicants for the vacancy for Parish Clerk disappears
from the PC website.
Astounding that the Parish Council will not communicate with the Enquirer despite having our contact
details but they appear to be taking note of the points raised here on this website by the Enquirer on
behalf of the community. Well there is of course more than one way to get the message across
It is a shame that they have become a somewhat “secret society” not communicating with anyone
rather than being open, transparent and honest with the people of this Parish.
Worse still they seem to feel that they are above answering questions from those that they are here
to
“SERVE NOT GOVERN”
PC, YOU ARE ACCOUNTABLE TO THE PEOPLE!
What has happened to the recruitment of a
new parish clerk ?
It is almost 3 months now since Mary Barnett
left .
Please can Cradley PC communicate and
inform parishioners as to what is happening
and when !
15/12/17
A very fair question PC
deserving an honest answer.
You have the persons name and
address so no reason to not
answer
EDITOR
Geoff Fielding
15/12/17
Councillor’s Resignations?
It appears that 8 members of the Parish Council tendered their resignations to the PC after the
aborted Extra Ordinary meeting called on the 23rd October 2017
As no minutes have been published and no information has been forthcoming from the council there is,
we feel an urgent need for the community (whom the PC serves) to have the facts
Perhaps enlightenment from those who resigned would let people know why they felt that they had to
take such an action.
For one councillor who has served this Parish faithfully for over 50 years, through thick and thin, to feel
his resignation was necessary surely proves that there is more to this than simple resignations
The enquirer will happily reproduce any resignation letter that is forwarded to us if it sheds light on what
has gone on within OUR Parish Council
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FAO:
Cradle Parish Council and its remaining Councillors
DATE: 26 th October 2017
REFN :
Resignation
Councillors,
Following my resignation as Vice chair 0n the 24 th October I have had a few sleepless
nights wondering how we had got to the position we are now in. I joined the council to
work for the good of the community and to help bring Cradley and Storridge more closely
together, I had no hidden agenda. However a minority of the CPC do not appear to share
the same values and with the resignation of the Chairman and the unhelpfulness of HALC
over the past few weeks I feel the situation will only escalate. Therefore it is with regret
that I feel I have no alternative but to resign. Please accept this letter as my official
resignation as of the above date.
With regret
Derek Scully
Dear colleagues 02 /11 / 2017
Having now had time to reflect on the past few weeks of the CPC and to check the facts that were
presented to an EO meeting of the CPC on 23 rd Oct, I would like to set the records straight, hence this
letter to you all.
Firstly the background to the calling of the EO.
The above meeting was called because at the last CPC meeting on the 10 th October 2017 the correct
procedures for the appointing of a new Parish Clerk had not been followed, due to advice from Linda
Wilcox (LW). This took place at 2230hrs so was not challenged then as councillors were still reeling from
the shock announcement by the Chairman (GF) regarding the background to the recent resignation of the
Council’s Clerk.
Following a complaint to GF by myself, he decided to call an EO on the 23rd October and all the Councilors
were informed of the meeting on the 14 th October.
At 1635hrs on the day of the meeting the Chairman received a copy of an email sent to Councilor Eldridge
(AE) in reply to his conversation and email that day to LW concerning the legality of the EO. The email
indicated that as the meeting had not been advertised on the CPC web site and notices had not been
placed on notice boards that any decisions made would be null and void. It was too late to cancel the
meeting so GF agreed to meet everyone and explain the reasons for the cancellation. The contents of the
email were confirmed by AE
It astounds me that AE waited until the day of the meeting before he contacted LW you can read into that
what you will, I could understand if he had contacted LW after first being notified of the meeting and only
receiving a reply on the day. But to leave it to the very day seems a little mischievous to me. He did
however admit at the meeting that “they get on well together” [i.e. AE & LW] as he had contacted her on
numerous occasions
Secondly:
LW was asked to take the minutes for the September Meeting of CPC, which she did .
6At that meeting, Council decided to reject the recruitment of a new Clerk by the Employment Working

Group of CPC, in favour of AE’s advice to use the recruitment services of LW at HALC. A vote was taken
and LW accepted the brief and told council that it would cost £200.
LW continued to act as Minute taker at the Council’s October meeting.
The September Minutes took nearly three weeks to produce and those for October have still not been
received as of yesterday 31 st October.
GF had been chasing LW for nearly seven weeks for information regarding the recruitment of a New Clerk
but didn’t receive replies to phone calls or emails.
Surprisingly, AE informed Councillors at the EO that LW had told him that there were three applicants and
that the interviews were set for 27th October.
Firstly it is bizarre that AE should know about the applicants before GF and secondly that he should have
his conversation /email replied to by LW on the same day whereas GF had waited three to seven weeks for
replies and not received any .
AE had the opportunity to ask GF if EO Notices had been placed but chose not to. I have checked the web
page and seen documented evidence that the notice was on the CPC web site in the allotted time and that
notices were displayed on the notice boards.
Fellow Councillors are aware of the outcome following the intervention by AE and his email. What we don’t
know is that if the truth had been known and the meeting had proceeded, just what the outcome then would
have been.
Perhaps the Council wouldn’t have collapsed and we would still have a Chairman and not a mass
resignation for various reasons and the lengthsman would still be in place, Now we will never know.
It saddens me to see the CPC collapse; I joined the council with no hidden agenda to work for the good of
the community both in Cradley and Storridge and to help bring the two communities together. I am sure this
is what the majority of councillors wanted but unfortunately there is a minority there with either a hidden
agenda or who can’t be bothered to attend and have no role on any of the working groups, but are quick to
criticise and obstruct whenever possible.
Derek Scully - Retiring Councillor and Vice-Chairman 2 nd Nov 2017
The Mill House ,
Cradley ,
WR13 5LF
FAO: The Remaining Members of the Parish Council 25 th Oct 2017
In the light of recent events, I tender my resignation from the Parish Council effective immediately.
The departure of the Chair is another negative event that has affected our PC as a result of the
actions of individuals who have for the past 3 years executed a campaign to sabotage and
undermine the leadership of the PC and any other members of the PC that they consider do not
support their single issue obsession. With this most recent action, my remaining on the PC is
untenable.
Regards
Tanya Lloyd Jones
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UPDATE 27/11/17
Setting the record straight 6 th November 2017
Dear Alan, (Eldridge: Ed)
Thank you for the reply to my email, which I have read, digested and totally disagree with for the following
reasons.
1 - You state - The appointment of Clerk is one of the most important decisions the Council can make. I and
others were concerned that (Fielding: Ed) might have been too keen to employ his preferred candidate as Clerk.
This statement questions not only my integrity and that of Fred Beard (50years a Councillor) as we were both
elected onto the Employment Working Group but suggests that we would have voted in favour of Geoff’s
preferred candidate. I can assure you that I am more than capable of deciding outcomes for myself, as I am sure
Fred is.
2 - You say that - It was a good thing that the Council made the decision to appoint Wynne (Harries) and Anne
(Scarsbrook)to the interview panel alongside Geoff because both Wynne and Anne have served as senior
managers in local authorities for many years and are therefore highly experienced in appointments in this context.
There are two issues here, firstly the Council did not appoint Wynne and Anne as I recall but you did.
Secondly, I also held a senior position in the NHS and was trained in selection and recruitment procedures
annually and successfully appointed senior personnel over many years.
3 - You say - The decision to appoint the interview panel was properly made by the Council and therefore,
according to our standing orders, should not be revisited for six months. Tabling a motion to overturn the decision
was plainly wrong. This statement is completely wrong, as mentioned above you selected Wynne and Anne
and at some stage Geoff was asked if he would like to sit on the interview panel. No vote was taken in Council.
The decision at the October meeting was not valid and the outcome was therefore null and void. The Employment
Group was appointed at the Annual Meeting on the 9 th May and this cannot be Revisited, as set out in our
Standing Orders, before 6 months have lapsed [i.e. 9 th November].
Any changes [to the Employment Group] must be the subject of a resolution which has been itemised as an
Agenda Item for a Full Council Meeting. No such agenda item was on the October Agenda prepared by HALC
.The Employment Group is responsible for all employment matters including the selection of the Parish Clerk .
Any recommendation would then be presented to full Council, by the Employment Group, for approval and a vote
taken and minuted.
4 - You say - Tabling a motion to overturn the decision was plainly wrong. As soon as I saw it, I thought I should
seek advice and so I contacted Lynda. (Wilcox) The day following the meeting on the 10 th I complained to Geoff
that the correct procedure had not been followed and explained my reasons why, hence the EO being called on
the 20 th . The agenda went out on the 14 th yet you say you contacted HALC as soon as you saw it. In truth you
contacted her the day of the meeting which was six days later, clearly a little twist on the truth I would say.
5 - You say - If your claim is correct - that ‘notices were displayed on the notice boards, then someone removed
them very quickly, without removing any others – unlikely but possible; and why was nothing said by Geoff or
anyone else after the 4.30 email was received, that they actually had been placed on the notice boards and the
website? That is puzzling in itself. With this statement I assume you had checked all notice boards prior to the
meeting to disprove my statement, you also said that Lynda or you had checked the web page and the notice
wasn’t on , however I have documented evidence to show it was. The Storridge one was in place for sure which
is the farthest away. The reason Geoff didn’t pick up on this was because when he received the email and had
digested it, he called me and asked me to meet him at the hall. When I arrived he showed me the email and said,
“That’s it I have had enough, I am going to resign” I convinced him to stay for the meeting and agreed to read the
email out, you know the rest, it is in his resignation letter.
cont……………..

cont…………….
6 - You say - I actually didn’t think the advertising of the meeting was such a big issue, and the email pointing
out that the meeting would not be lawful did not come from me. This must have been a big issue for you as
you instigated the email which prevented a legitimate meeting taking place.
7 - You state- I am heavily involved in The Heart of the Village project which takes a great deal of my time.
This is a project for the Village not supported by many of you I know, but please remember that it is supported
by hundreds and hundreds of people in this parish. I resigned from the other working groups because of the
time taken up with HOV.
We agree on the first sentence; however HOV is not council business. I recall that you attended a Seminar in
Hereford with Geoff and myself and used the opportunity at the end of the seminar to speak with Claire Ward
regarding HOV and informed Geoff and myself about your discussions on the return journey
Your last sentence says it all. This put a lot of pressure on other councillors as they had to pick up on the work
which you decline to help with. This along with councillors who hardly bother to regularly attend doesn’t bode
well for the future.
Finally - If as you say you are that busy with your business and the HOV with little time for the Council then
perhaps you should consider giving something up. I trust this now clarifies the issues you have raised...
With regards
Derek Scully
Cradley Parish Council A Time to Take Stock
Regular readers of our Parishes Newsletter will no doubt recall previous issues in which I wrote under the
title Cradley Combings. The gist of my articles was simply to express my absolute belief in the value of
village life, for the care of our community and our villagescape and to express my enduring appreciation
of the extensive wildlife of the parish.
Those of you who take an interest in the work of Cradley Parish Council will also be cognisant with
several of the major issues with which the council and its Councillors have engaged in recent years. In
planning terms, the most significant issues surrounded the Neighbourhood Development Plan, the Heart
of the Village Project, the Pixiefield Development and the Church Stile Development project.
First as a Councillor and latterly as Chairman of the Council I served the community for five years before
resigning in October. My work for the community is well known, especially the three years which I have
devoted to caring for our parish Infrastructure, its public footpaths, highways and byways and so on.
As a child of the post-war era, I was brought up by parents who held the firm view that democracy
should be the foundation stone of community life and national cohesion. I truly believe in the principles
of democratic governance. This includes the governance of a parish council or any other community body
which purports to represent a community.
Alas, democracy is not a perfect concept. For democracy to work there is a fundamental necessity for
give and take and for compromise. Only in this way can democratic institutions deliver their mandates.
In the case of local authorities and local parish councils the democratic principles are enshrined within
the seven Nolan Principles to which every Councillor in the kingdom has signed up to adhere to . Those of
Selflessness, Integrity, Openness, Accountability, Honesty, Leadership and Objectivity.
cont………….
EX CHAIR SPEAKS OUT 19th Nov 2017

cont……………
When individuals with community responsibilities transgress those golden principles and place personal
interests before those of the community, then compromise can be subsumed, consensus evaporates,
democracy fails, and the nett result can be unhappiness at all levels and obfuscation of the important
work of a council. A whole community may have its expectations failed.
It was from this standpoint that an enthusiastic and engaged parish chairman resigned.
Following my resignation an en-masse resignation of Cradley councillors occurred. I for one can only hope
that the future direction of the Council is one with adherence to the principles of a democratic mandate, executed
in a collegiate manner and in a spirit of consensus and compromise.
Geoffrey Fielding
Retiring Chairman
SEEN THE SIGN?
23rd Nov 2017
A rumour appears to be spreading in Cradley regarding a pantom sign which is reported to have
appeared on the new notice board opposite the Cradley Stores and Butchers on Bosbury Road.
Nothing unusual about that, a notice on a notice board, but the fact that it has been rumoured that it
was encouragging people to boycott the Stores opposite does in the Enquirers opinion exceeds what
acceptable in a civilised community.
So can anyone who actually saw this “posting” before it was removed (or even put it up) let us know
what it said or verify its contents.
If the person who put it up would like to contact us directly we are happy to allow them to put their
case in posting such a notice. such a notice
The Enquirer never received a response
CASE CLOSED

From The PC (apparently)
The Enquirer has asked the PC the questions posed by it’s contributers. They were sent to Mr Harries as
the apparent contact point for the PC which is at this date still ineffectual due to not being quorate.
The questions were asked as they were sent to us but names witheld on the request of those asking.
This is the reply received by the Enquirer:
The Parish Council has long had the practice of not responding to anonymous correspondents, and
therefore I would suggest that you encourage your correspondents to contact us directly with any
query. This equally applies to the editorial team of the Enquirer of course.
Best wishes,
Wynne Harries
(Cradley Parish Councillor)
Now this seems very strange in that the Enquirer was fully identified in the request and Simon, our stand
in editor (until our team is complete) used his mailbox rather than the editors mailbox to contact Mr
Harries.
None the less we requested that Mr Harries furnish us with what criteria they use for branding
correspondence as “anonymous” and therefore not responded to? No surprises that no guidance has
been forthcoming.
Now to the description in Mr Harries email of PC practice. Our investigations show that whilst this on the
surface may seem to be correct it is in fact very misleading.
True in the past the PC have had instances of anonymous letters sent to them it is not true that they are
not responded to They may not be replied to (lack of contact details) but they are all read to councillors
and if relevant, responded to.
As the questions were able to be responded to why are the PC (according to Mr Harries) refusing to
answer questions posed by members of the community?
Are the Parish Council not there to work on behalf of the community that elected them. Are they not
obliged to answer questions from that community?
Seems that despite refusing to respond and answer the questions posed by members
of the community the Parish Council have seen the validity of two of those questions
and in fact changed the PC meeting to what it should be
“AN EXTRA ORDINARY MEETING”
Well they are half way there. All they now have to master is the art of responding
openly to those who they are supposed to represent and be as they are supposed to
be
OPEN AND TRANSPARENT
26/11/17
EDITOR

Malvern Gazette Reports
25/11/17
Seems like the Malvern Gazette reads the Enquirer these days and is prepared to
respond to questions asked by the community which is more than Cradley’s own
Parish Council seems to be prepared to do

PC DROPS A BIG ONE AND
SHOULD ANSWER QUESTIONS
26/11/17
The Long awaited minutes of the Parish Council meeting held on 10th October have at long last been
published on 24th November.
EDITOR
Now bearing in mind that on advice from HALC (the guiding body for Parish Councils in Herefordshire Fee paid
of course) Minutes of PC meetings should be published in draft form within a few days of the meeting to which
they refer.
The strange thing is that the person that is being paid to take and produce the minutes for Cradley Parish
Council whilst they have no Clerk is not only the same person as stated that draft minutes should be published
as soon as… but also the same person who took several weeks to produce the September minutes referred to in the ex
chair’ submission here.
Now that is rather strange and not too efficient to be acceptable.
NOW, within PC procedures for meetings the minutes of the last meeting are checked by Councillors and the chair and
when agreed or amended, signed off as a true record of the meeting held.
NOW THE QUESTION: If only two members of the new PC were present at the previous meeting (and possibly the new
chair wasn’t) can the minutes be signed off?
We have already received notification (also sent to Mr Harries of the PC) pointing out a serious error in those minutes by
someone who WAS present.
We await the Parish Council’s action
as they will not apparently answer any questions from the Enquirer
October minutes
Review of Standing Orders
It was RESOLVED that HALC be requested to double check the content of the draft Standing Order, in
readiness for adoption at the next meeting.
This is untrue, AE said he had not read all the documents that had been circulated and
forwarded a motion to leave the draft standing orders until the new Parish Clerk was
appointed. This was voted on and agreed.
13.3 New clerk … It was RESOLVED to hold interviews for the new Clerk/RFO (Responsible Financial Officer)
on 27th October, subject to hall availability. The interview Panel would be:
13.3.1 Geoff Fielding.
13.3.2 Wynne Harries.
13.3.3 Ann Scarsbrook.

PC ignore the facts presented
to them regarding Minutes
UPDATE 28/11/17
At the EO meeting held on 29th November the above evidence presented by an ex Parish Councillor
was totally ignored and the minutes were signed by the new chair on the vote of only two
councillors who were actually at the meeting. As stated one was the maker of the mistake who
chose to ignore his mistake and the other was the one informed of the mistake
Arrogantly the minutes were falsely signed and should never have been accepted
Shameful on the part of those involved and on the stand in “Clerk” who never challenged the
signing
Is this the standard of professionalism that the community has to put up with?
Cowleigh Road
Storridge
Stone Cross
Junction
Update

SOME USEFUL CONTACTS, NUMBERS, EMAILS & WEB SITES
editor@cradleyenquirer.com
cradleyparishcouncil.gov.uk
clerk@cradleyparishcouncil.org.uk
cradleydiary.com
storridgevillagehall.org.uk
cradleyvillagehall.org.uk
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How the site has performed month by month
“Something is rotten in the state of Denmark”
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