Crooke Village Residents Association Meeting
Crooke Hall Inn
Tuesday 12th March 2024

Attendees

Mike Thomas, Howard Cain, Paul Green, Morag Tebbit, Stephen Tebbit, Dawn Glynn, Hilda Snowden, Charlie Neve, Linda Kellie.

Apologies

John Whitely, Kathy Bradley, Sue Neve, Peter Glynn.

Mike welcomed everyone to the meeting.

Matters arising

None

Minutes from February Meeting 2024

The January minutes were proposed by Dawn Glyn, seconded by Howard Cain and agreed by all.

SPC Report

Charlie went through his SPC report. Regarding the missing Wigan bin outside the pub, Libby had approached the council to replace it, and even add 2 more.

Chairmans Report

Mike told the meeting that another anonymous note had been put on a car windscreen stating clearly untruths. But as it was anonymous it was agreed that nothing should be done about it. If you have a grievance get it out and and talk to the person. Wayne's cherry picking machine was mentioned , but Mike has used this machine, and Wayne was going to tackle the wire problem, leaning on trees at the top of the village.

Treasurers Report

None given

Secretarys Report

None given.

Vice Chairs Report

Howard told the meeting that he had done a mini litter pick.

A litter pick will take place on Sunday 18th, meeting at pub at 10am.

Agenda

1. Project List. Howard is still in the process of refreshing, reprinting the list and then he will circulate the list. These tasks are ongoing

Howard will refresh, reprint and circulate the list.

2. Crooke Gardening Club.

Dawn showed the meeting a flier she had created. This flier is attached. Also attached is a leaflet about Shevington Community Allotments First Spring Show. With respect to the planting of the donated 'orchard' trees Mike could dig deep holes to put nutrients in to help the trees to grow. Charlie was keeing an eye on the City of Trees which was planted on the field a few years ago. He and Sue clear thistles, grass etc, growing round the trees regularly to help them grow. Thank you Charlie and Sue. He told the meeting there were 7 areas where the trees had been planted , and there were 40 -50 trees still growing in each area. So 350 trees still living, which is a high percentage.

3. Estate Agents signs at the entrance to the village.

Charlie said it was minuted before Covid that it was illegal to put up signs on private land. They used to be put up on a fence to the right of the road going out of the village. But a house has been built on that stretch of road, so the signs couldn't be put there. After some discussion it it was felt that legalities should be looked into, and the secretary will send an email to the estate agents relating our problem with the signs being an eyesore and obstructing legitimate signs erected there, eg signage for Crooke Methodist Church.

4. CCTV

As Kathy was not at the meeting this could not be discussed.

See the back of the agenda for the events for the year. Any events happening in Crooke, let Howard know.

AOB

Linda told the meeting about her terrifying encounter with young men on quad bikes roaring up and down on the path to Shevington. She and her dogs were terrified. The quad bikes were racing across farmers fields. Mike said he would tell the farmer.

Discussion broadened out to motorbikes and quad bikes on the towpath driving at great speed, frightening dog walkers, cyclists and pedestrians. The gates had never been reinstated after the making of the new widened towpath. The secretary would contact CRT.

Charlie told the meeting that there were no litter bins for putting rubbish in or dog waste between Wigan and Gathurst. There was one bin at the Crooke Hall Inn car park but that was often overflowing. Hence the need for the Wigan Council owned litter bin outside the front of the pub be reinstated and two others asked for by Libby at the pub.

The meeting closed at 8.30 pm.

Next Meeting is on Tuesday 9th April 2024 at 7.00pm.