This is a report on activities conducted by Alaric Pugh, Borough Councillor for Clare, on behalf of the whole community, following the election on 5th May 2011.

I am delighted to have been elected to represent Clare and look forward to doing my best to uphold the interests of the town at St Edmundsbury Borough Council.  I expect to be in attendance at Town Council meetings and will be happy to answer any questions from councillors or Townioners after my report. I am happy to run a surgery at a mutually convenient time with Townioners whose questions cannot be addressed at the Town Council Meeting. My mobile phone number is: 07930460899 and email alaric.pugh@stedsbc.gov.uk

1.  Committee appointments

-  Development Control

-  Sustainable Development Working Party

-  Rural Working Party

-  Substitute for Performance and Audit Scrutiny

I have also been asked to join a Housing working party dealing with Tenancy Strategy.

2.  Representation on ‘external’ bodies

-  Dedham Vale and Stour Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Project

-  Clare Country Park Joint Working Party (suspended)

3.  Training undertaken to date

-  Induction

-  Code of Conduct

-  IT

-  Planning

-  Overview and Scrutiny

-  Shared Services

-  Rules of Debate

4. Official Conferences attended

- Dedham Vale and Stour Valley Project Annual Conference

1.  Civic events

-  Mayor making and Mayor’s Dinner (at own expense)

-  Beating the Retreat

7.  Meetings attended (excluding Majority Group meetings)

-  AGM/Full Council

-  Development Control

8.  Forthcoming meetings before next PC Meeting

-  Police Meeting

-  Meeting with Chief Executive of St Edmundsbury - Geoff Rivers

-  Rural Area Working Party

-  Site inspections for Development Control

-  West Suffolk College Annual Student Awards Ceremony

9.  Voting record - items with significance to Clare community

-  Tall monopole wind turbine application voted against (10-1) on grounds of detriment to a special landscape and proximity to a listed building (70 metres)

-  Voted for (15-0) new building at West Suffolk College

10.  Current Clare issues involvement/Townioner requests to take forward

-  Heavy lorries in Clare (from Community Plan)

-  The future of Clare Country Park

-  The future of Clare Library

 (I have helped to secure a new Tourist Information Point in the existing Library)

-  Working on improved signage and information around Clare

Story By: Parish Clerk

Date : 01-07-2011