Beaudesert and Henley Joint Parish Council controversially refused to pay the grant at its meeting on 12th April, deferring the decision to 26th April, after it was revealed TIC chairman Peter Crathorne had added his name to support for a town poll calling for the election of a new parish council.
The decision was reversed at last week's meeting when Cllr George Matheou, who suggested the deferment, said: "I have to confess to you that at the last parish council meeting I was badly let down as a trustee and supporter of the TIC but I'm not going to say anything else about this. I'm going to draw a line and move forward." He added: "I have spoken to the chair of the TIC and today I'm going to recommend to you we release the first £3,000 of the grant to the TIC."
A vote was taken arid the council voted all in favour of making the payment.
The town poll for Henley, requested by more than ten residents at the annual assembly on 19th April, will be held on Tuesday 25th May. Meanwhile, 11 residents from the Beaudesert parish, which did not receive enough support for a town poll, have written to Cllr Chris Milsom, chair of the parish assembly, saying they think the assembly was invalid as electors were prevented from entering the hall and there was evidence some residents felt too intimidated to vote. The residents ask that the assembly be declared void and another called within one month, which would be cheaper than a judicial review, the costs of which the council would have to meet.
Report by Rebekah Smith - Stratford Herald - Thursday 6th May 2010
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