CHP committee, 2016-03-31
Minutes
Minutes of a Caradon Heritage Partnership committee meeting held at Liskeard on 2016-03-31. Readership is CHP members.
Peter Jackson Caradon Heritage Derris Watson Caradon Heritage Brian Oldham Walkers are welcome Iain Rowe Caradon Archaeology Anne Hughes Stara Woods Brigitte Mann Caradon monthly walkers Alan Groves Caradon Heritage Rachel Bennet Stuart House Tina Hitchings CAGG/Liskeard Museum Peter Murnaghan Hilary Taylor Pensilva Wildlife Tony Piper Stuart House Steve Hopkin Caradon Archaeology Jill Saunders Oak Tree WalkingApologies:
Lorna Shrubsole Liskeard Town Council Robin Paris Jen Bousfield Dormouse/North Hill History/Stara Woods
The meeting was chaired by BO.
Previous minutes
Accepted a accurate.SH said that the First aid training has been organised with about 6 people signed up. This is a good number but there is room for more if anyone else wants to join in.
Finance update
DW reported that there is £1161.50 in the bank. The increase being due to an £8.00 profit from the previous meeting.BO then donated £26.34 from the Caradon Trail anniversary walk.
Equipment update
Caradon Archaeology has acquired some group shelters which can be borrowed by other CHP members taking people outdoors. The package is easily portable and accomodates up to 15 people when deployed.Web update
IR has been continuing to add articles and modifying the wording of older articles.PNJ has noticed recent unusual activity in the Joomla registration system.
PNJ and IR are attempting to reach 2KS to discuss the software upgrade.
CHAHP monitoring
This topic arose during discussion.The long term effects of the CHAHP are monitored by an organisation called Countryscape and they have IR and DW as contacts. The recently sent a questionnaire to which we have given a positive response except that the management agreement for South Caradon may not have been signed. Colin Buck is in contact with them regarding other mine buildings such as those in Marke Valley which are still at risk.
Caradon Heritage
The bank account has been opened and seeded with £1000 transferred from Phoenix 100.DW had requested data from Cornwall Council regarding capital and running costs for the assets since 2009. What she received was incomplete and not entirely relevant so she is pursuing it further.
A company called PDP Green Consulting, who are structural conservation engineers, have offered to provide a speculative quotation to help us estimate the amount of funding we will need.
IR mentioned that the toilets at Golitha are now being maintained by a company called Inkie's that runs a barbecue van there.
Event planning
IR and TH recently attended an event run by an Arts Council funded organisation called Cornwall 365 who undertake carious marketing projects on behalf of organisations in Cornwall. The have days where tourism providers meet to exchange information and provide details to contribute to a regional map marking sites of interest. The next such day is 2016-05-11 at Sterts Theatre.TH plans to attend on behalf of the museum and PM agreed to attend and represent the CHP organisations.
Man engine
The current plan is for this to be in Liskeard on 2016-07-26 and then to be in Minions on the same evening. However, there is uncertainty about how the road management in Liskeard will be funded.IR plans to do a walk at Moorswater on 2016-07-26.
There was further lengthy discussion and DW will amend the timetable and pass it to IR for circulation.
Next meeting
At the Long Room on 2016-05-19 at 19:30 BST.IR will not be able to attend this meeting.
The chair will be BO.
Meeting closed at 20:07 UTC.
Updates
This document is maintained by the Caradon Heritage Partnership. Comments should be addressed to CHP_secretary at caradon dot org dot uk.- PNJ, 2016-03-31. Transcribed from notes made at the meeting.
