minutes of meeting with tdc july 2022

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Email  :h.attwelldavis@btintemet. com

Mike  Carran

Head  of  Sport  and  Leisure

Tendring District  Council

Clacton  Town  Hall

25  October  2019

Dear  Mike  Carran

Clacton  and Holland Beach  tlut  Associatiom

Firstly,  may  I  say  how  disappointed the  members of  our  association and  I

were  that  Tendring District  Council  were not  represented at our  End  of

Season  Meeting  held  last  Saturday, 11th October 2019.

We  have  outstanding issues  with  you  from  our  previous meeting  (the

AGM  held  11th  May  2019)  and  new  issues  raised  at  the  End  of  Season

Meeting  (EOS)  and  the  membership has  asked  me  to  write  to  you  for

your  response in  these  matters.

1  AGM  -  In  all  the  rubbish  bins,  the  slots  are  not  large  enough  to  put

large  carrier  bags  of  rubbish  in,  hence  bags  of  rubbish  being  left

outside  the  bins.  EOS  -  can  TDC  supply  some  larger  bins  i.e.  with

lift  up  lids?

AGM  -  Can  some  bottle  banks  be  supplied?

2  AGM  -  Rats  were  reported  as  being  sighted  particularly in  A

Section. (Mike  Cross)  said  the  Contractor was  putting  down

bait  boxes,  however, to  date  no  bait  boxes  have  been  seen  between

A  Section  and  Flags  Cafe.  EOS  -  members up  as  far  as  H  Section

have  sighted  mice  and  rats.  Can  we  have  bait  boxes  along  all  the

seafront?

3  AGM  -  A  Section  have  tap  and  drain  problems thought  to  be  due

to  sand  and  waste  products. TDC  were  aware  of this  problem and

were  considering solutions including a  grille  with  basket  and

signage  -  progress please.

Also  still  no  water  in  Block  D,  this  was  turned  off  23rd  July  2015

EOS  -  taps  are  not  working  in  G  Section.

5 AGM  -  what  is  happening about  weeds  and  foliage  on  steps  and

slopes  down  to  the  lower  promenade. This  is  the  responsibility of

TDC's  Open  Spaces  Department we  understand. Update  please.

6 EOS  -  in  view  of  the  tragic  incidents that  happened earlier  this

year,  would  TDC  consider extending the  seasonal beach  patrols  to

more  than  two  a  day  for  the  whole  of  the  sea  front  including A  to  J

Sections, as  well  as  the  Pier  and  K  Section. This  was  raised  by  one

of  our  newer  members who  used  to  run  beach  patrolling in

Clacton  some  time  ago  and  was  questioning current  provision.

7 AGM  -  At  a previous meeting, Colin  Sargeant spoke  about  cyclists

and  that  once  the  cliff  stabilization scheme was  complete, a  revised

cyclist  route  150  would  be  initiated  along  the  Tendring coastline

resulting in  cyclists  only  going  along  a  dedicated cycle  route  on  the

top  promenade, instead  of  the  up  and  down  route  in  place  at  the

moment, thus  leaving  the  lower  promenade free  from  bicycles  and

safer  for  pedestrians and  children. Progress report  please.

8 AGM  and  EOS  -  A  member has  once  again  requested a  hand  rail

going  between the  upper  and  lower  promenade at  J  Section, she  felt

this  was  a  safety  issue.

9 AGM  and  EOS  -  A  member reported that  the  security  gates

particularly at E  Section  are  regularly left  open,  what  system  does

TDC  have  in  place  to  check  these  are  closed,  maybe  when

checking on  the  council  car  parks  for  example.

9 We  the  committee have  been  receiving an  increase in  phone  calls

from  the  police  requesting details  of  hut  owners  contact  details.

What  system  does  the  council  have  in  place  so  that  all  owners  can

be  contacted by  the  police  out  of  hours  etc.  in  case  of  damage to

their  huts?

10 SAI\D!  It  was  mentioned at  the  AGM  about  the  amount  of  sand  on

the  promenade. We  refer  to  the  response at  that  time  which  was

that  TDC  were  in  conversation with  Veolia  whose  responsibility it

is  to  remove  the  sand.  All  our  members are  anxious  to  know  the

outcome of  these  conversations and  when  some  positive  actions

may  be  expected?

EOS  The  current  buildup  of  sand  was  reported

as  a  safety  hazard to everyone.

I  will  be  attending the  district  wide  meeting  of  the  Beach  Hut

Associations on  l2th November 2019,  at  The  Town  Hall,  and  would  like

a  response please  before  the  meeting. n  the  meantime please

acknowledge receipt  of  this  letter.  We  will  be  posting  this  letter  as

requested by  our  members on  our  website,  together  with  your  responses

so  that  our  members are  kept  up  to  date  with  progress in  the  above

matters.

Yours  sincerely

Heather Davis

Chair  -  Clacton  and  Holland  Beach  Hut  Association

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