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Presentations

 Former GWPRA Secretary - Natalie Houghton (Hudson)  Community Award 2019 – Tammi Williams  GWP Community Arts update - Abigail Brown

1 Apologies for absence 2 Minutes of previous meeting 3 Actions arising from last meeting

 Aureus Defibrillator location (GC)  Northern GWP additional Defibrillator (IS)  Parking issues at Boundary Park (DR)  PCSO Meeting Attendance (GC)

4 Matters Arising

 Committee Roles filled – Secretary / Events Coordinator  New Committee Role – Environmental Champion  Skate Park Graffiti

5 Correspondence

 Mud on Spine Road

6 Report Back from Officers

 VCS Conference 2019 Wednesday 13th March 2019  GWP Litter Pick 24th March 2019  District Council Meeting 29th March 2019

7 Any Other Business

 Easter Events GWP Church  Local Elections Thursday 2nd May 2019

8 Close meeting – date of next meeting:

Monday 13th

th May 2019 - (AGM) Annual General Meeting

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Former GWPRA Secretary - Natalie Houghton (Hudson)

• GWPRA Secretary between

May 2012 and December 2018

• Over 60 meetings and many

community Events

• Directed queries and provided

regular communications with Residents

• Left GWPRA after getting

married and moving house to Wantage

• Provided exceptional service

to the GWP community

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Community Award 2019 – Tammi Williams

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GWP Community Arts update - Abigail Brown

1.

• 1. Apo

pologie logies s for

• r Abs

bsenc nce

Paula Walters : Treasurer David Brignall : Vice Chair Mark Bodeker

• 2. Minu

nutes tes of

• f previ

vious

• us mee

eeting ng

All agree that the mi minut nutes es from the Meeting on Monday 11th March 2019 reflect a true and accurate account of the meeting – Thanks to Dave Roberts for

completing these

• 3. Acti

tions

• ns Arisin

sing g fr from

• m las

ast t Meeting ting

 Au Aureus Defibr ibril illator lator location tion (GC)  Norther ern n GWP addit itiona ional l Defibri brill llator ator (IS)  Parki king issues at Boundar dary y Park k (DR)  PC PCSO O Me Meeti ting g At Atte tenda danc nce e (GC) C)

4.

• 4. Mat

atters ters Aris isin ing

 Committ mmittee ee Role of Secretar ary – propose pose to co-opt

• pt

Av Avianna Laws to the position ition  Committe mmittee e Role of Events ts Coordi dinator ator – propose pose to co-opt

• pt Ralph Shackell

ll to the position ition

4.

• 4. Mat

atters ters Aris isin ing

 Create New Committee Role of “Envir iron

• nmen

mental tal Champio mpion”  This is in li line wi with th our constitu titution tion and eth thos: : “The

• bjective of the Residents’ Association is to safeguard and promote the

int nter erest est of the he residen sidents ts in n the he area ea on n matter ers s concern rning g ho hous using and nd the heir ir env nvir ironm

• nment

ent.”

 Pr Propose

• se to

to co-opt

• pt Tammi

mi Williams iams to to th the positio ition

4.

• 4. Mat

atters ters Aris isin ing

 Graffi fiti ti wa was discover vered ed on th the Ska kate te Pa Park  Tayl ylor

• r Wimpe

mpey y informed rmed and arranged ed cleaning ng  Highli ligh ghted ted the use of the ska kate park k prior

• r to

Counci cil l Safet ety y sign off

• 5. Co

Correspondence espondence

• Report
• rted to Tayl

ylor

• r Wimpey

y custom

• mer

er servic vices s by Resident nt Colin in Tayl ylor

• r today
• Respons
• nse

e from

• m Ruby

y Keane ne of TW, , stating ing it woul uld d be cleaned ed up by the end of the day

• Bigger

er issue of Cons nstru tructi tion

• n Traff

affic ic causing ng damage e and disrup upti tion

• n to Spin

ine e and other er roads, , conti tinu nuin ing g to be raised ed to TW as p part rt of Road d Safety ety proj

• ject

ct

• 6. Repor

port t Bac ack

• Atte

tende nded on Wednesday ay, , 13 13th

th March 2019

2019

• This free annual

l event t was a good d oppor

• rtunit

nity to talk to electe ted decision

• n makers

rs and nd he hear r experi rien ences ces from other her similar organis nisatio ations ns

• Residents

nts Assoc

• ciatio

ations ns running Co Community ity Ce Centres es receive ive significant nt financial al assistanc ance e with staff f wages funded

• Oxfor

fordshir dshire Fi First t keen n to promote mote commun unity ity bui uilding ng without

• ut focus on finances

es

• Need to develop

lop a GWPRA A slogan with unique selling point

• Re

Re-visit sit Ch Charity ty applicat ation ion with assista tance ce from VCS CS expert rts

6.

• 6. Repo

port rt Bac ack

• Held

d on 24 24th

th March

ch 20 2019 19

• Wonderf

derful l weath ther er and good

• d turn

rn out

• Prospec

pecti tive ve and elected ed Candi dida dates tes activel vely y part rtic icip ipati ting ng

• Next time

e will ll concent ntrate ate

• n anoth

ther er area, a, please conta tact: t: litter@gwpr ter@gwpra.or .org.uk g.uk with th sugg ggesti tions

• ns

• 6. Repor

port t Bac ack

• Meeti

ting ng with th Donna nna Pentelo elow – Head of Communi unity ty Servi rvices es , Mark rk Hewer wer – Infr frastru structur cture and Develo lopm pment ent Team Leader er – South uth and Vale Dist stri rict t Counc uncil ils.

• s. Also

so presen sent t Mark rk Bodeker er

• Positi

tive ve discussi ssion

• n to addr

dress the communi unicati tion n issues and improve ve repr presentat entatio ion n from

• m the Commun

unit ity

• Many

y areas as covered, ed, result ltin ing g in need for r dedic icate ated d meetin ing g to discuss Commun munit ity y centres es etc.

• Neigh

ghbo bourhoo urhood d park k still l await itin ing g signoff noff by Distr tric ict t Counc ncil il, , no target t dates s as ye s yet. . Stress essed d the need to have target get dates for r milestone tones

• Propo

posed sed a M MOU for r Commun unic icati tions ns betwee ween n GWPRA A and Sout uth h & Vale DC on 3rd

rd April

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7.

• 7. Any

ny Ot Othe her Bus usin iness

• Easter

er Events ts GWP Chur urch – Everyo ryone ne is welcom come

7.

• 7. Any

ny Ot Othe her Bus usin iness

• Local

l electio ions ns Thursd ursday y 2nd

nd May 20

2019 19

• be regis

iste tered ed to vote e at your ur current ent address ess by Friday day 12 April il 2019 019

• be 18

8 or over r on the day of the electi tion

• n
• be a Britis

tish, , Irish, h, Commonwe

• nweal

alth th or EU citiz izen en

• be regis

iste tered ed at an address in the area in whic ich h you u want t to vote te

• not

t be legall ally y excluded luded from voting ting

• All resident

dents are encour urag aged d to vote te and speak with th all the candid idates tes to conve vey y your ur local l prioriti iorities es and views ws

• The GWPRA

A is not a polit itic ical al organis rganisati ation

• n but

encour urage ages s part rtic icip ipati ation

• n in the local electo

toral l proc

• cess

ess, , see how w to vote te website site

7.

• 7. Any

ny Ot Othe her Bus usin iness

Today’s meeting now concluded

Next meeting Mond nday ay 13 13th

th May 2019

19 – AGM

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