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Footpaths Committee Meeting

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FOOTPATHS COMMITTEE AGENDA

 

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a meeting of Eccleshall Parish Council Footpaths Committee will be held on Wednesday 13th August 2025, Eccleshall Community Centre, at 7pm.

 

1.      Apologies

2.      To elect a Chairman and Vice-Chairman

3.      To approve the minutes of the meeting held on May 7th 2025

4.      Review of current maintenance schedule, work completed to date and any new issues to consider:

  • FP113 and 115 crop encroachment and broken stile on Cash Lane end of FP 113

5.      Footpath Walks:

  • To consider reprints of individual walks leaflets 4, 6, 7, 9 and 11
  • To review the proposed modification order from Staffs County Council to add a length of bridleway and consider if any representations or objections are required.

6.      Update on Keep Eccleshall Tidy Team (KETT)

7.      Correspondence.

  • None was received at the date the agenda was issued

8.      Items for next meeting.

9.      Date of next meeting – November 5th, at 7pm, Eccleshall Community Centre.

 

S. J. Worden………

Clerk to the Council – 07/08/2025

 

 

Minutes

ECCLESHALL PARISH COUNCIL – FOOTPATHS COMMITTEE MINUTES

August 13th, 2025

 DRAFT

A meeting of the Footpaths Committee was held on Wednesday, August 13th, at 7pm at Eccleshall Community Centre.

Present were:-

Councillor R. Taylor (Chair)               Councillor S. Mifflin

Councillor D. Hill                                  Councillor C. Wilkins

 

Mrs S. J. Worden (Clerk)

Mr. N. Davenport

 

1).    Apologies:- Apologies were received from Cllrs. Perren, Hall and Mr. G. Cole.

2).    Election of Chairman and Vice Chairman.

Cllr. Taylor took the chair for the election process.

Cllr. Ros Taylor was duly re-elected as Chairman of the Committee, and Cllr. Debbie Hill elected as Vice-Chairman.

3).   To approve the minutes of the meeting held on May 7th, 2025.

The minutes, which had been previously circulated, were agreed and signed.

4).    Review of current maintenance schedule, work completed to date and any new issues to consider.

The updated maintenance schedule was circulated for information prior to the meeting.

  • New items:
    • FP113 and 115 crop encroachment and broken stile on Cash Lane end of FP 113. The Marshal has suggested who may be responsible for the relevant crop fields. It was resolved to write and request for the paths to be kept clear and for potential support in fixing the stiles.

5).   Walks updates:

  • It was resolved to approve the reprint copies of individual walks leaflets 4, 6, 7, 9 and 11 at a cost of £38 for each reprint of 200. The walks are held in the library and are still proving popular. Due to a change in the availability of coloured paper, there may be slight changes to the colour schemes but they have been colour matched as closely as possible.
  • It was agreed to plan a review of the walks leaflets to check their accuracy. The Clerk will prepare a table of walks for the next meeting to look at allocating walks to volunteers.
  • Committee members reviewed the proposed modification order from Staffs County Council to add a length of bridleway and consider if any representations or objections are required. The bridleway starts near Walton on the Stafford Road and ends at the rear of Ladfordfield Industrial Estate. It was agreed that there were no objections or feedback to submit.

6).   Update on Keep Eccleshall Tidy Team (KETT)

  • A new volunteer has collected a litter hoop – no further updates to report. It was noted that the area is looking tidy at present.

7).    Correspondence:

  • There was no correspondence for consideration

8).   Items for next meeting

Review of walks leaflets.

Any other items can be forwarded to the Clerk.

 9).  Date of next meeting:-

Wednesday 5th November 2025, at 7pm, Eccleshall Community Centre, prior to the Planning committee meeting.

There being no further business, the Chairman declared the meeting closed at 7.20pm.