Agenda and draft minutes
Venue: Bridgnorth Room, Shirehall, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY2 6ND. View directions
Contact: Tim Ward Committee Officer
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Welcome, introductions and apologies for absence Minutes: 28.1 Apologies for absence were received from Deb Hughes, Mark Weston & Andrew Wood |
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Public Question Time To receive any questions from members of the public, notice of which has been given in accordance with Shropshire Council Procedure rule 14. The deadline for this meeting is 10.00am on Friday 16 March 2018.
Minutes: 29.1 There were no questions from the public |
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Declarations of Pecuniary Interest Members are reminded that they must not participate in the discussion or voting on any matter in which they have a Disclosable Pecuniary Interest and should leave the room prior to the commencement of the debate.
Minutes: 30.1 There were no declarations made |
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Minutes of the Last meeting PDF 97 KB The minutes of the meeting held on 30 January 2018 are attached for confirmation. Minutes: 31.1 The minutes of the meeting held on 30 January 2018 had been circulated.
31.2 RESOLVED:
That the minutes of the Shropshire Great Outdoors Strategy Board held on 30 January 2018 be approved as a true record and signed by the Chairman. |
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Farming Future Consultation The Shropshire’s Great Outdoors Strategy Board needs to make a formal response on the Farming Future consultation, which can be found here:
There will be a series of five minute verbal presentations from different viewpoints regarding the proposals put forward, as follows:
Ø Sarah Faulkner- NFU Ø Jack Tavenor- other farm business perspectives Ø Peter Carr- Ramblers Ø Dan Wrench- Marches Nature Partnership Ø Cecilia Motley- Rural Services Network Ø Tim Jenkins- visitor economy/ culture Ø Ron Repath- Shropshire Hills AONB Ø Shona Butter- Rights of Way Ø Clare Fildes- Greenspace (Please note that the British Horse Society perspective was presented at the previous meeting.)
Following the presentations members of the Strategy Board are asked to discuss and agree the key points to be reflected in the formal response. A draft response will be prepared and circulated for approval following the meeting.
Minutes: 32.1 The Outdoor Partnership Enterprise Manager reminded Members that the Board needed to make a formal response on the Farming Future consultation.
32.2 Several Members gave short presentations on various aspects of the consultation and amongst point raised were: -
· Direct payments being removed but no information as to how this being done · Proposals will affect the upland farmers most (This is the biggest farming sector in Shropshire) · Low priority on public access · No joined up thinking · Lack of detail throughout the document
32.3 The Outdoor Partnership Enterprise Manager thanked Members for their contributions and advised that she would draw up a response which would be circulated to Members for comment. |
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Updates from Members To receive short updates from members on key activities/ priorities/ issues
Minutes: 33.1 The Outdoor Partnership Enterprise Manager advised the meeting that she was currently updating a number of policies and that they would be brought to a future meeting of the Board for consideration.
33.2 Mr Carr advised that at the forthcoming AGM of the Ramblers Association, Kate Ashbrook would become the new Chair. |
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Agenda Items for Future Meetings Members are asked to identify key priorities and agenda items for future meetings Minutes: 34.1 The Chairman asked Members to let the Outdoor Partnership Enterprise Manager know of any items that they would like included on future agendas. |
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Other Items Minutes: 35.1 The Outdoor Partnerships Enterprise Manager informed the meeting that she had received a letter from All Terrain UK. It was agreed that representatives of the organisation be invited to the next meeting of the Board.
35.2 Mr Carr informed the meeting that a technical document had been produced which considered proposals for shared use of footpaths by cyclists. It was agreed that this would be circulated to Members.
35.3 Mr Carr raised concerns that under the 1984 Cycleway Act, where a footpath was converted to a cycleway it was deleted from the definitive map. |
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Date of Next Meeting Members are reminded that the next meeting of the Shropshire Great Outdoors Strategy Board will be held on Monday 11 June 2018 at 10.00am Minutes: 36.1 Members were reminded that the next meeting of the Shropshire great Outdoors Strategy Board would be held on Monday 11 June 2018 at 10.00am |