Present Cllr Newbert Cllr Jackson Cllr Cole Cllr Jordan ward Cllr Yolande Watson
Member of the public Mr Dave Berry
1. Apologies – Cllr Guy Smith
2. Declarations – None
3. public participation session – no questions
4. Update on progress – List of authorities contacted given and update on hedgerow destruction Leys Hill
5. Environment Policy – Discussion of content and wording
6.Climate emergency – it was unanimously decided to ask the council to declare a climate emergency at the next meeting in support of Herefordshire CC and many parish councils to draw attention to the problems we are facing and to look for solutions.
7.Re-cycling – various re-cycling solutions were discussed and more discussions were felt to be needed after attending the recycling talk by Envirosort.
8. various aspects of green tourism were discussed including cycle paths and secure bike racks.
9.S106 wish list – After discussion it was suggested that a white board was used at the Parish Party to get input from residents.
10. Invasive species – after discussion it was decided that further investigation into solutions was required.
11. Public participation session – A member of the public enquired as to the purpose of an Environmental policy and a Declaration of Climate Emergency. Explanantions were given and web addresses containing further information were provided including Herefordshire Core Strategy, AONB management plan and Natural England web site.
12. items for discussion at next meeting-
Update on AONB tour
Update on recycling
Update on hedgerow management
Invasive species
cycle paths
13. next meeting date – November 14th 2019 BVH 7pm