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Minutes of February 2015 monthly meeting

February 15, 2015 by West Byfleet Business Association

West Byfleet Business Association

5th February 2015

Attendees

Pauline Hedges, Ron Enticott, Mark Fuller, Stella McMillan, Shani Orchard, John Ashcroft

Missing: John & Christine Morrison; Oliver Lodge, Roland Nevett, Stella McMillan, Shani Orchard,

Juliette Price Noel Richardson, Catherine Richardson, Mark Fuller, Christine Osborne,

Apologies received from: Christine Osborne, Gary Elson, Roland Nevett

The Chairman welcomed everyone to the meeting

Minutes of the meeting held

4th January 2015

Matters Arising – these are covered in the Agenda

Book of Vouchers

No further update

Pyramid Cascade System.

Reported that this was working well, but organized by the local independents. Pauline will chase

Mark Saunders for a further update.

Treasurers Report

Written to bank – Christmas Tree money and has appeared in the account on the 30th December.

Latest January 12th £3,930. £3,100 will be for the Christmas trees.

Pauline has paid her subs. Waterfall Durrant have also just paid. PH paid her electronically and

realized no reference attached. Reminder from Woking Chamber. No invoice, just a statement. This

will be chased. RE will send a cheque £138. If you pay as a business £200 you get to go into their

directory. However, as affiliated members (those of WBBA) this does not happen.

West Byfleet LI: VE 2015

Field is booked. Will appear in all Woking Council literature have a meeting on the 18th to go through

the technical side. Meeting with Fire Chief soon and seeing Gary later today to put in application for

funding up front from the council. West Byfleet Vicar happy to give us the car park for West Byfleet

LIVE use not for the public but staff. Much easier for bands. Parking will be a tight affair so it will be

filled.

Loos for doos are booked same price as last year. Ambulance is booked a committee meeting needs

to be organized. Mini fridge being loaned for the milk! Jimmy Beech contacted PH regarding the

event would like to be able to be there on the Sunday as well. Suggest that we can have the Sunday

and if not more big rides and a couple more of small stalls to keep people there. MF asked about the

music license. Have we a plan for the cinema? PH has spoken to the Film Bank and same

arrangements as last year. Two other places to approach for this. Details from Woking Borough

Council and will obtain this on the 18th. MF said it would be good to have the music later on in the

evening. Would be great to go on later than 6.00 pm. Film has to be by the Pavilion if we plan ahead

we could have longer leads. PH showed the plan of the filed. Spoken to Brooklands Museum and

the Rotary with regards a Classic car show. Cars will go about 6.00 pm. . Discussion took place in

respect of the bands/film. SM said had a discussion with Fullers the Brewery regarding a curtain sided

trailer – for the bands. Potentially could link up with the school. Great to keep music going keep

atmosphere going. Would love to keep the bands going longer.

This has already been set in motion. Pauline has been in contact with the council regarding this and

will be submitting an application form for a grant. The dates are Friday 24th July and Saturday 25th

July. The porta loos have been ordered and the cost has not increased.

RIDE LONON

It is the following weekend to West Byfleet LI:VE (1st August). West Byfleet Social Club is being used

as base for the Surrey Ambassadors.

Website

Mark gave a report on the website: 135 visits, top page was the Bakery. Minutes of February 2014

meeting were popular. Smart Cartridge, Brooklands Jewelers, Phoenix. John Ashcroft admitted to

the hits on the WBBA minutes!! New member for the website – photographer.

Planning Issues

Sheer House

Oliver, Gary and PH met Ray Morgan to talk with him about Sheer House. Went with some far

reaching ideas. Council is aware that whatever happens will affect the whole village. The last

application for the social housing has yet to be looked at by the Borough Council – over Londis. The

original planning permission is offices an objection was placed and withdrawn.

Membership

No update available.

Woking Chamber

If anyone is interested in how the council works there is a meeting in the council chamber, Council

Offices on 18th February – an opportunity to see how it works. Independent Retail Group, new

chairman. Franchisee of McDonalds in Chertsey Road. Trying to make a difference to Chertsey

Road. Next meeting, Wednesday 4th March.

AOB

 

AGM – to be held on Tuesday, 31st March, 6.00 pm, in the Committee Room at the Social Club. Light

refreshments will be provided.

AGM must be held no later than 15 months after the previous one so having one in March is well

within that time constraint.

 

21 days notice needs to be given setting out the resolutions to be proposed

West Byfleet neighborhood drop in on Saturday 10.00-12.30 at Our Lady Helps Our Christians

exhibiting the results of the questionnaire. Business questionnaire is dealt with separately. Noel is

now in Frimley – a bigger branch.

John reported that there is a document being circulated regarding south west trains. No mention of

West Byfleet. Everything is good for WB. The proposal is to have 7 new double decker trains to

increase capacity at rush hour by 50%. Redesigned from European design. A lot of money.

Therefore, they have to get interest from the rest of the country. So overnight Jonathan Lord, Ray

Morgan and Woking News and Mail will have exposure to do this. Cost will eventually go on fares

which is the main concern. About 10 years before production, 15 years before they will start running.

One concern is that one plan was to close Byfleet and New Haw. Usually 2 trains we have 4 Byfleet

and New Haw have so few travellers during the day and it was felt only rush hour trains to stop. In

order to do this you have to speed up trains, digital signaling. New trains will be digital which will not

require drivers. 7 trains will not be enough. Unions will object. With digital the system will change as

the trains will know where they are.

PH had looked at the questionnaire and it was very long. If anything had happened with West Byfleet

Station, will affect house prices and the village itself.

John asked a lot of people to walk around the shops in West Byfleet for the window display – 26 took

part. Wants to use last year and this year as a case history. Only 9 the previous. Academy Windows

were one of the popular ones due to their scary Santa – 5th, 4th Brooklands Jewelers, 3rd Scope, 2nd

Apples and Pears and the winner was Carmel Snow.

Really good photographs and two years’ worth and so we can encourage more interest this year.

Thanks again to Stella for her hospitality

Next month’s meeting – West Byfleet Social Club – 5th March 2015.

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