Minutes
Meeting of meeting held on the 12th o May 2025
Present were Dyfan Jones, Menai Hughes, Ffuon Williams, Prys Ellis, Maria Roberts, John Jones, Llio Morris (chairperson) and Cllr Gwennol Ellis. Apologies from Einion Edwards and Guto Jones.
The last minutes were signed as correct.
Declaration of interest from Ffuon Williams and Maria Roberts.
Corrspondence
[1] Council members expenses - no expenses declared.
[1.1] Council members interests - were noted and signed.
[1.2] UK Shared Prosperity Fund - grants were noted.
[1.3] Llangollen Eisteddfod asking for a donation none given.
[1.4] Planning applications – 5 Uwch y lan and Glan y Gors were noted no objections.
[1.5] Olga - letter received asking for alterations in the childrens play area.
[1.6] Conwy Borough Council - still no correspondence for Conwy Council to the speeding on Tan Llan road and to make safe the gate leading from the Park.
[1.7] Haydn Roberts an invoice for the grass cutting for £340.00 was paid.
[1.8] E cunnah and son - an invoice for heating oil for Parish Room £327.60 was paid.
[1.9] Conwy Borough Council - an invoice for business tax, £56.00 per month.
[2] Guthrie Jones and Jones – an invoice for registering the Parish Room £150.00. (the deeds are kept at Guthrie Jones and Jones for safe keeping.)
[2.1] Ymddiriedolaeth Cerrig - donation given to buy 2 wooden boxes and flowering plants for the village £380.00.
[2.2] Cadwyn Clwyd - Grant received towards buying pads and batteries for two difubs in the village.
[2.3] Conwy Borough Council - Grant for Warm Hub £309.30 for February and £61.93 for March.
[2.4] Conwy Borough Council the first precept £4,000.00.
[2.5] Burial fees - £200 received from the late Gwenda Jones
[2.6] Cerrig y Drudion Church - Hire of Parish Room for Caffi Mair £240.00
[2.7] Emyr Mortimer - Hire of parish room for accountancy £600.00
[2.8] HMRC VAT re claim £339.80.
[2.9] Carol Humphreys - the wages were noted and with NALC council wages chart £15.84 per hour (3 hours a week) was passed by councillors total £2471.04 per year. Was paid. Wages to be reviewed in January 2026.
[3] Emyr Mortimer - an invoice for internal auditing for community council £275.00. Clerk to ask for the work to be carried out again this year.,
[3.1] Cerrig y Drudion Educational Fund – letter asking for a donation £200.00 given. (Ffuon Williams expressed her declaration of interest.)
[3.2] Audit - Annual accounts were distribute for councillors 1st April to 31 March 2025.
[3.3] Toilets/Childs Play area - Marc Roberts will be our project manager to apply for grants to re open the toilets and to have alterations in the childrens Park.
[3.4] Owain Roberts - letter received to ask if the community council will write a letter of support for grant funding, the clerk to ask for more information on application for grant. (Maria Roberts expressed her declaration of interest)
[3.5] Cll Gwennol Ellis – it was noted that speeding traffic is a problem at King Street, and the only way to monitor is to have volunteers to use the Speeding Gun which is a problem to have volunteers to come forward to help.