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Horncastle Area Committee4.04.2011Green Waste Collection Service – Green waste collections were shortlyresuming and details of the collections could be found on the Council’swebsite under the ‘Waste Collection – Postcode finder’ section.Parish Councillor Update – This item was deferred to a future Meeting.Stanhope Hall – Members received an update from Councillor B. Aron inrespect of progress to date. Members were informed the project wasmoving forward positively and within budget. The contractors had begunwork and a Meeting was due to take place with WREN? next weekregarding funding. Members commended the work of the Stanhope HallGroup and the positive improvements that were being made to the hall.Jubilee Park – Members were informed that on Friday, 1 April 2011,Jubilee Park had been informally handed over to Woodhall Spa ParishCouncil (WSPC). The Operation and Funding Agreement and the TP1asset transfer documentation would be completed week commencing 4April but as of 1 April the Park was under the management of WSPC.The Caravan Park remedial works were well underway and on schedule forcompletion by 14 th April. In addition, the year one revenue funding wouldbe released to WSPC in early April once all documentation had beenformally signed off. The capital refurbishment of the pool would beundertaken during the closed season 2011/12 and an agreement hadbeen reached for the demolition of the café, which had now unfortunatelycome to the end of its life. Members noted this work would be undertakenas soon as possible as part of the agreed capital budget for the project.Thanks were expressed to Officers at East Lindsey District Council whohad agreed to continue to provide support over the next 2 years to theproject and also their assistance to ensure the smooth transfer andoperation of the park.Finally, it was intended that the Jubilee Park community transfer projectwould be submitted as a Big Society Award nomination through thenumber10.gov.uk website and Colleagues at both ELDC and WSPC wouldbe liaising to submit the nomination.Visit Lincolnshire – Members were advised Lincolnshire County Council(LCC) had approved not to fund the project to the extent it had donepreviously; however, a press release which had been published earliertoday confirmed that the core of Visit Lincolnshire, namely its databasesand website, had been purchased by LCC. It was important to note thatthis was a temporary measure and more of a safety net to maintain theservice in the short term. Members noted that in light of this, a letter hadnot been sent to Lincolnshire County Council to express the concerns ofthe Horncastle Area Committee at the disbanding of Visit Lincolnshire asevents have moved on apace.Lincolnshire Carers Partnership – Members received an update from theCarers’ Lead, Sarah Oliver, John Wood (Carer) and Charlotte Stanley(Young Carer).HAC 2Page 182