Meetings

Present: Allen Johnson (AJ), Caz Ladbrook (CL), Tracey Cabache (TC), Pat Goss (PG), Jennie Davies (JD), Jo Jones (JJ), Hannah Smith (HS), Karen Chapman (KC), Su Saunders (SS), Simon Crawshay (SC), Sarah Anderson (SA), Nina Cooper (NC), Stuart White (SW), David Thomas (ClrDT), Suzanne Ellis (SE), Maurice Lidster (ML), Barbara Lewis (ClrBL), Chris Lewis (ClrCL).

Apologies: James Brown (JB), Patrick Woodwark (PW).

3. Minutes from last meeting – approved  

4.   Police Update 

1. A Community Protection Warning (CPW) has been served to man at the shop.

2. Tents in Conservation Carpark have been removed.  The park is included in policing tour.

3. Eugene Road – late night speeders – this is being looked into. The police have an operation in progress to gather evidence on the late shift.

4. Fish and Chip shop was broken into. Shops being asked for CCTV, but there is currently no one in custody. 

5. Lots of work is going on regarding shoplifting.

6. Anti-social behaviour (ASB) youths are at Parkfield.  SW will look into getting a Section 35 in place for a month to try and stop this.  All the work in Paignton and Torquay is pushing youths to Parkfield. 

7. Cyclists on the seafront – signage and barriers are going to be put up to slow the cyclists down.

8. Torbay Neighbourhood Team are aware of the ASB at Oldway. 

5. Bank Account 

1. SS has a bank account which was set up for a CIC but is no longer in use.  AJ/SS will work together to see if this can be used or transfer to the Partnership.   The Partnership is currently using the Torbay Community Development Trust (CDT) bank account until this is sorted.  

Action: AJ/SS

1. We currently have £537 in our bank account.

6. Funding 

1. The group is to think of places that need cleaning in one way or another, like the pigeon guano from under one of the railway bridges or litter picking and come back to the next meeting.  TCS will provide the equipment and get rid of the waste but if SWISCO get on board and waver the cost of getting rid of the waste.  

Action: TC to share SWISCO charter 

1. Purchase high visibility jackets to use when on clearing up.  

Action: TC

1. 9th March Torbay Cleaner Coasts Initiative are holding a beach clean on Preston Beach.

Preston beach clean. Sunday 9th March 10am
Meeting at the gate to the old gas works.
All equipment provided, but please feel free to bring your own gloves, pickers etc.

7. Community Updates

Oldway – 

1. Scaffolding is going up in the next couple of weeks. If not given permission to have it attached to the building, then it will have to be free standing and be in place for 2yrs.  There will be implications if it has to be free standing as the scaffolding will have to come out a lot further than the building.  The gardeners will be given equipment so they can tend to the partia whilst they are covered by the scaffolding.  There are also some large plant pots that will be moved so they can be used.   

There are 7 benches also being moved.  

1. Little Oldway has had planning permission granted for an extension.   

2. The Oldway Gardeners are going to create a sensory garden at Little Oldway. 

3. Grotto – Neil Coysh is arranging for a self-seeded sycamore to be removed as it is undermining the rocks. The grotto will have an upgrade when it the tree is removed.  

4. Singer Court trees have grown so much they are blocking out the light so the council are looking to get these trimmed.  

5. There has been a number of instances where members of the public are taking cut wood or plants from Oldway as they think they are entitled. 

6. Tea Hunt and Plant Stall will open on 5 April 2025.

New Parkfield 

1. The lights outside will be sorted out when New Parkfield is sorted.

2. Mayfield 6th Form will be moving in when the lease is finalised. 

3. CDT are in talks with young people and how they can use Parkfield.

BMX Track 

1. £20k has been obtained from the council, this is being used to get the track operational.  

2. AJ is still trying to get more funding 

3. BMX club want to be tenant of the track.  

Preston Toilet 

1. Northern End – Getting a tenant in is still in progress.  Due to the structure the internal walls cannot be knocked down.  

2. Southern End – We will see how the toilets run this year and if they are still closing early then we will discuss with Lisa Tuck at SWISCO.  

Sea Defence 

1. On schedule to start in September.  Preston will be started over the summer.  

Camper Vans

1. Ongoing 

Frame Care 

1. Seaway Gardens would like to look after the garden at the end of the road.  

Action SA will take this forward.  

8. Preston Shop Email Register

1. A letter will be worked on to be distributed to the shops and businesses to invite them to the AGM in April.  

Action: AJ/PG to work on the letter 

9. Website

1. We are currently paying £10 a month for our website which is being underused because of lack of content.  It was agreed that the councillors Beach Hut articles, ClrDT weekly update, Dates of the partnership meetings and minutes are to be added to the website.  

Action: SA

1. KC has agreed to do a history article on Preston for the website.

Action: KC

1. It was discussed that a business a month could be advertised free of charge.  

10 AGM 23 April

1. After some discussion it was agreed that SW and possibility his Inspector will attend the meeting along with local businesses being invited by PG/AJ letter.  

2. Lisa Tuck from SWISCO will be invited.

Action: Clr CL

ANY OTHER BUSINESS 

Easter Market

1. SA is organising a Easter Market at Oldway on Good Friday 18/04/2025 from 10:00 – 15:00.

2. The partnership are to have a stall.

Action: TC to obtain a table

              Councillors agreed to fund a banner

TCS have enough stock to supply a tombola stall.  

Torquay Film Festival 

Event on 27/02/2025 at the Mercure Hotel, Paignton

Local Government Reorganisation

Free tickets at Princess Theatre on 11/03/2025 @ 18:00.  Book through Eventbrite.

Hollacombe 

The land is owned by Vistry Group.  The land has been recleaned last week.

There has been no planning application submitted at the time of this meeting.