{"id":11382,"date":"2025-05-19T13:22:54","date_gmt":"2025-05-19T12:22:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stmonans.org.uk\/blog\/?p=11382"},"modified":"2025-05-19T13:22:54","modified_gmt":"2025-05-19T12:22:54","slug":"st-monans-and-abercrombie-community-councilminutes-of-the-ordinary-general-meetingheld-in-the-church-hall-station-road-onmonday-21-st-april-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stmonans.org.uk\/blog\/st-monans-and-abercrombie-community-councilminutes-of-the-ordinary-general-meetingheld-in-the-church-hall-station-road-onmonday-21-st-april-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"ST MONANS AND ABERCROMBIE COMMUNITY COUNCILMinutes of the ordinary general meetingheld in the Church Hall, Station Road onMonday 21 st April 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Present: Marjory Ashworth (Chair), Eileen Montador ( Secretary), David Robertson (Treasurer)
Peter Peddie.
Apologies: Morven Syme, Niamh Syme, Mervyn Blank and Cllr Alycia Hayes.
Members of the public: 6<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Welcome and apologies
    Marjory Ashworth welcomed everyone to the meeting. Apologies were received and recorded.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Declarations of Interest
    There were no declarations of interest.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Reports from Community Groups
    Floral Group (Report left by Alison Child)
    The tubs at the Cemetery have been replaced with new 60cm square pots. Receipts were
    handed in.
    Heritage Collection
    The Heritage Collection was open on Saturday and had 18 people in. Jerzy Morkis has donated
    40 books We Live by the Sea to be sold in the Heritage. This should raise \u00a31000.
    SMAKE \u2013 Peter Peddie
    SMAKE have been awarded the funds to buy the church from Scottish Land Fund. This also
    covers Monotoxin and Smoke detectors so it can still be used.
    Sea Queen \u2013 Vicky Robertson
    The food festival went well and raised \u00a31500.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Last Minutes and Matters Arising
    Residents in Hope Place still have no consistency with the collection of the black bags. The
    residents don\u2019t know when to put them out and have had no success contacting the council.
    The March minutes were proposed by Eileen Montador and seconded by David Robertson.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Police matters and Report
    St Monans 18 calls to the police. 4 crimes recorded. Abercrombie 0 calls and 0 crimes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. Chair\u2019s Report
    Congratulated the Sea Queen Committee on a successful evening at the food Festival. Explained
    that no skip had been booked due to there being less rubbish for the Beach and Community
    Clean up. A quad bike and trailer and forklift have been organized from Balcaskie Estate to help
    move the rubbish.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  7. Treasurers Report
    Cash Flow Account \u00a34416.13 (\u00a33150 for Memorial Garden)
    Cheques issued:- Fife Council Town Hall – \u00a3284.60, St Monans Primary School – \u00a3100
    Niamh Syme \u00a37.00
    Floral Fund Account \u00a33496.13
    Cheques issued:- Jill Bently – \u00a378.70 , Helen Marshall – \u00a3140.91
    Heritage Collection Account \u00a32596.86
    Cheques issued:- Andrew Allan \u00a355.20, May Henderson – \u00a388.00<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  8. Secretary Report
    The Mine at the harbour has been fitted with its new sign by David Robertson. The slot has a
    bag behind it and collect coins. There is also a QR code for donations. John Kinsman is still the
    representative for Shipwrecked Mariners. The bins have been replaced in the harbour area.
    Eileen to speak to Darren.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  9. Members Report
    Niamh Syme report
    Andra Horsburgh painted the mine so thanks to him.
    Posted the on Facebook the new sign at the mine.
    A new page on Facebook for the St Monans Pan\u2019s and Pool Restoration Project. If people could
    share fond memories. I have been carrying out some research on the area.
    Beach Clean Poster has been posted on social media.
    Working with Cllr Sean Dillon regarding fund raising for the Memorial Garden.
    Morven Syme report
    3 The Cribbs – External Alteration to dwelling house.
    2 Narrow Wynd – Replacement windows External painting of doors and repairing stonework.
    17 Station Road – Carry out tree work in garden\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  10. Councillors\u2019 Reports
    No Councillors attended the meeting or sent reports.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  11. Public Questions
    Request for more benches at the harbour. Will ask the councillors who we speak to at Fife
    Council regarding benches.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Access through the gap (over looking the church) to the garden. The person that own\u2019s it Guy
    Hayward had told David Robertson that it will be put back. Morven is to check with planning if
    anything had been put in for the changes to garden.
    East Street Carpark accessed from Station Road trees are coming over the wall from land at
    George Terrace. M Ashworth to contact Councillors.
    Palm Tree in No 9 East Street has been complained about by No 11 East Street.
    Parking on Queen Margaret Street in the Turning Circle and Parking on the corners onto Inverie
    Street need reported to the Traffic Wardens. Councillors.
    Comments that the harbour is looking shabby. Who\u2019s responsible for it. Ask the Harbour Master
    Jim Griffen he there between 7- 9 am.
    Peter Peddie to arrange a meeting with a George Meldrum regarding shoring up the Bathing
    Pool. The pool is used by community to bring in money for the project. Chris Whatley from St
    Andrews University did research on the Salt Pans. The book Salt is in the Library.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    1. AOCB
      There was a flat for sale in the harbour area in St Monans. This would have made a good home
      for the Heritage Collection. How would the CC go about getting funding for this. Do the
      Councillors know if Fife Council would let a CC buy a property? A question was asked regarding
      the Heritage Collection using the downstairs of the building that used to be the Spar shop.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. Close\/date and time for next meeting
      The next meeting will be held on Monday 19 th May 2025 at 7.30 pm. Marjory Ashworth thanked
      everyone for their attendance and brought the meeting to a close.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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