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PARISH ADVISORY COUNCIL MEETING

12th NOVEMER 2008 7.30 P.M.

Present:Fr. Hennessy, V Watts, J King, W Ablard, D Richardson, J Smith, M Jones, T Doran, D Thomas, M
McDonald, B Pinto, T. Brazier, J Ablard.

1. Apologies: A. Deveney, N Gorham

2. Minutes of the October 2008 meeting were read and approved, with one alteration. St. Felix Church point
5 – The deposit for the boiler was £3,000 with a further payment of £7,000.

3. Review of actions of October meeting:

ST FELIX Action

Clear gutters and gullies every year.


Quote from small builder with insurance cover required. D. Richardson/In Process

Replace roof window-lights in sacristy. W Ablard/Awaiting Action

Evidence of damp on third arch on right hand side. Fr Hennessy/C O’Brien


Awaiting Action

Need woodworm and dry rot inspection. D Richardson/Awaiting Action

Consider replacing ancient CH boiler. Fr. Hennessy/In Process

Church floor in need of repair. W Ablard/Awaiting Action

Restructuring of church entrance.


To be considered within next 2 years. Fr Hennessy/Awaiting Action
Request for structural engineer/architect via newsletter.

CHURCH HALL

Urgent – Repair defective toilets in male cloakroom.


D. Richardson has accessed problem and recommends that the last toilet
nearest the outside wall in both the ladies and gents toilets need to be raised D Richardson
to create a fall in the pipe level. The urinal trap in the gents toilet was found Survey Completed
to have disintegrated. W. Ablard suggested making it a dry flush toilet.
D Richardson recommended Chris O’Brien be contacted to carry out the work. D. Richardson to Action

Research into hand driers proved they we too expensive. Paper towel and soap D. Richardson to Action
Dispensers were thought to be a better option. D. Richardson to purchase.
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Clear gutters. W Ablard - Completed

Floor is showing its age.


If ground right back will last 15 years. Doors to hall need fixing to stop D. Richardson/Awaiting
scraping floor. To get quote for whole hall. Quote for floor.
Further investigation to
be carried out re. doors.
Check fire doors
Door seals defective.

Have electrics checked.


Emergency lighting defective. Electrical check has taken place Fr Hennessy/P McIntee
-PAT test cost £300.80 Fr. Hennessy to query what has been checked PAT Test completed –
as some items not tagged. RCB recommended at cost of 2,000. Query items tested
M Jones recommended a list of items is compiled and given to PAT
tester in future.
W Ablard to do inventory of electrical items not tagged. W. Ablard – completed

Service HW and CH systems Fr. Hennessy/P McIntee


Awaiting Action

Deal with problem trees at front of property. Awaiting Action by


Council/contractor

Paint Cooper Room


Was last done by B McDonald and team. Working party to be M. McDonald to Action
arranged. after Christmas

PRESBYTERY

Urgent problem at right front end; cracking may be indicative of


structural movement. Corresponding cracking interiorly. Fr. Hennessy/
Awaiting Action
Future of garage and fence facing road?
Garage needs new door so it can be used for storage. Fr Hennessy/
C O’Brien/To Action in
Spring

Complete double-glazing. Check roof insulation.


Roof insulation to be checked and updated. Fr Hennessy/
There was enough insulation left to insulate the hall loft. L Ablard/ Completed
Presbytery
Hall Loft to Action
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Prune rear garden trees.


Already in operation. W. Ablard - ongoing

ST.CECILIA’S

Clear gutters and gullies. B. Pinto

Arrange electrical wiring test. Fr. Hennessy/


P. McIntee

Front railings need repainting. To Action in Spring

4. Financial Report

We have a balance of £80,000+ with the Diocese. There are outstanding payments for the boiler and
CAFOD to come off this figure.

5. Confirmation

Friday 16th October is the date for Confirmation. Mike Palmer and Alan Bennet will be helping with
Confirmation Candidates. Sylvia McCallum has offered to provide catering. Fr David will start researching
a location for a 2-3 day retreat in January.

6. Cambodia – The Next Step

Fr. Hennessy to contact Monsigneur Leeming at St. Marys to arrange a talk on Cambodia from a
parishioner. St. Marys are twinned with a Cambodian parish.

7. Parish donation for funding of St John the Baptist Cathedral Norwich.

J. King suggested £5,000 was appropriate. There were no objections.

8. A.O.B.
• M. Macdonald suggested that Agenda and Minutes of PAC meetings should be put on the website
with a note in the newsletter to this effect. A copy could also be displayed in the church entrance.
• Fr. Hennessy talked about Ukranian priests training in Rome and their need to become proficient
speakers of English. It was agreed that the parish could help by inviting one such priest to the
parish in July and August 2009. He would be accommodated at the Convent but would need input
from parishioners willing to spend time conversing with him and correcting his language.
• J. King requested that warning be given when Fr. Hennessy would be unavailable to do a newsletter
to enable people to post their notices on time.

9. Next meeting

4th December 2008 at 7.30.

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