WelcomeChairman John Common welcomed everyone along to the meeting.

PresentCllr J Sudlow, Cllr K Hanson, Cllr C Mabon, Cllr M Blackmore, Cllr A McEwan, Cllr B Jackson, Cllr H Cessford

ApologiesCllr C Atkinson, Cllr E McNulty, Cllr J Weir, Secretary G Byers, Scottish Borders Cllr A Nicol

MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING

The minutes of the previous meeting on 23 May 2006 having been circulated were passed as a true record of events by Cllr Jackson and seconded by Cllr Blackmore and signed by the Chairman.

MATTERS ARISING

·Appointment of Treasurer and Accounts for 2005/06

Cllr J Sudlow was proposed by Cllr Jackson and seconded by Cllr McEwan.The Kelso Laddie expenses of £7.20 were queried.Could be further £40 not charged for by shop.Hire of Institute was to be reclaimed from SBC.The grant from the region this coming year is £615.The printing of the questionnaires is 5p per sheet; Mary Pringle will submit an invoice.Treasurer queried the auditing of accounts.This is to be done at the end of March to enable a report to be given at the AGM in May.All present agreed.Adoption of statement of account was proposed by Cllr McEwan and seconded by Cllr Hanson.Chairman also requested that all money transactions are done through cheque book payments.

·Co-opting New Members

C Atkinson was not present to be co-opted.To be brought up at next meeting.

·Summary of Kelso Laddie and Jed Callant Visit

This was a great success and a huge thank you to all of the organisers and volunteers!Also congratulations to Cllr McEwan for the welcome speech and to Alec Nicol.Cllr Cessford will send a thank you card to the girl dancers.

·Report from Chairman regarding SB Community Councils Network AGM

Attended by Chairman and Cllr McNulty.Question was raised on planning applications, further details to follow from Brian Frater.

·Report on Core Paths Network meetings in Jedburgh

Maps are to be upgraded – ongoing.

·Flowers for Village

To enable flower committee to know how much money/grants/plants etc are available it was proposed by Cllr Cessford and seconded by Cllr Blackmore that a separate Britain In Bloom group be formed, taking charge of their own accounts.Funding was agreed for this year from the book account.In future funding to be sought from all relevant sources in village ie JM Scott fund, flower show and perhaps a coffee morning.Notices to be put in village requesting all interested to come forward to help in anyway.

CORRESPONDENCE

Planning Application, Mr & Mrs Wilson, Replacement Windows – No objections

Planning Application, Mr & Mrs Aitchison, Replacement Windows – No objections

Planning Application, Mrs M Lister, External Redecoration – Vast improvement, no objections

Kelso Civic Week, Invite to Installation (19 Jul) & Ball (20 Jul)

Scottish Borders Licensing Board Letter

Floral Gateway Entry Forms (already with Cllr Cessford)

Kelso Health Centre Reply – Refers to letter sent confirming the services were resuming on 19 May – this was never received.

Thank you card from Scotways for completed surveys

Letter from Mrs Nimmo, Morebattle Primary – Thanking KCC for support over the past few years.

Letter from Michael Moore MP – Congratulating KCC on getting Lottery funding for the notice board.

LEAFLETS OF INTEREST:

SEPA View Magazine

CORRESPONDENCE THAT HAD PASSED DEADLINE:

Meeting at Bowden 02 June (was not an open meeting) for Save Scott’s Countryside

ANY OTHER BUSINESS

Mrs Bell attended representing the Institute committee.The committee had discussed the proposal to put an information board in the grounds of the Institute.They have no objections to this but would request to see all relevant estimates.

Letter to be sent to the region regarding our concerns with the withdrawal of the minibus funding to the school.The school have already written.

MATTERS TO BE DISCUSSED AT NEXT MEETING

Results from questionnaire

DATE AND TIME OF NEXT MEETING

Tuesday 18July 2006 at 7pm in Village Institute, Morebattle.

With there being no further business the meeting was concluded at 9:30pm