NPPFCT – 2025-09-08 Trust agreed Mins JN V1

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North Petherton Playing Fields Charitable Trust
Town Council Office
The Small Hall
Fore Street
North Petherton
Somerset
TA6 6QA
Tel 01278 574074
Email joy.norris@northpethertontowncouncil.gov.uk
Minutes of the Annual General Meeting of the North Petherton Playing Fields Charitable
Trust held on Monday 8th September 2025 starting at 7.15pm, in The Small Hall, of
North Petherton Community Centre, Fore Street, North Petherton T6 6QA
Present
Chair: Councillor L Hyde
Councillors: D Baker, A Bradford, P Brown, T Brown, L Dennis, S Habberfield, K Power,
S Sharman, E Smith, P Spencer and J Taylor,
In Attendance
A Young (Admin Assistant)
J Norris (Town Clerk & Trust Secretary)
4 members of the public attended the meeting
1. Apologies for absence
Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Herbert and Spelman-Ives
2. Declarations of interests
No declarations of interest were made at this stage of the meeting.
3. Minutes
RESOLVED that the draft minutes of the Trust meeting held on 21st July 2025 be
confirmed as a correct record.
4. Chair Announcements
The Chair’s announcements included:
• As the Trust needed to make a number of payments for works that have
been done recently there would be a short Trust meeting held during week
commencing 15 September to consider approval of the invoices for
payment.
• The Chair thanked all the Trust Management Committee members for
their work over the past year
• Prevention methods for unauthorised encampments would be discussed
at the next Management Committee meeting and any suggestions or
ideas should be sent to the Admin Assistant or the Trust Secretary so that
the details could be passed to the Management Committee.

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The meeting of the Town Council, which will follow immediately after the
Trust AGM ,will consider exploring options for cutting the grass around the
perimeter fence of the Memorial Park – this is currently the responsibility
of Somerset Council.

5. Community Time
No matters were raised.
6. Finance
The 2024/2025 statement of accounts was presented for approval.
RESOLVED
(i)
to approve the 2024/2025 statement of accounts
(ii)
that the accounts be submitted as part of the annual return to the
Charity Commission.
7. Management Committee Membership
The appointment of community members to the management committee was
considered.
RESOLVED that Nicola Davis, Taylor Lefort and Jill Whittaker be appointed to the
Management Committee as community Members to serve until the
next Trust Annual General Meeting.
8. General Reports on Parker’s Field and the Memorial Park (Annual Report)
The Chair thanked Amanda Young for her work for the Trust and in preparing the
Annual Report which demonstrated the progress that has been made on
inspection and maintenance matters.
RESOLVED that the 2024/2025 Annual Report be approved.
The meeting closed at 19:40hrs.