Welcome toLudlow Town Council

Annual Town Meeting

29th May 2009

Introduction

Ludlow Town Mayor Cllr Martin Taylor-Smith

2008/2009 Accounts• Balance (01/04/08) £13,357.57

INCOME Precept £286,451.00Other income £242,077.94Total £528,528.94

EXPENDITURE Total £506,350.43

• Balance (31/03/09) £35,536.08

Budget 2009/2010

INCOME Precept £309,989.00Other income £240,932.00Total £550,921

EXPENDITURE £550,921

NET ASSETS £244,519.08

General Fund £35,536.08

Earmarked reserves £23,134.00

Capital Reserves £122,970.00

Unspent PWLB Balance £62,879.00

Balance £244,519.00

Key Issues

• Improved governance and performance• Ludlow’s future direction• Staffing• Major programme of repairs under way

Improved governance and performance

• Performance & perception• Mentoring• More openness

• Accounts• Qualified Town Clerk• Quality Council status

Ludlow Town Development Group

• To be formed as a sub-committee of Policy & Finance Committee (subject to Committee approval)

• Bringing together local bodies in consultation to pool ideas for future Ludlow town development & direction

• Update Ludlow Town Plan

Staffing at LTC

Thanks to current staff Staffing roles and responsibilities reviewed• Veronica Calderbank – Town Clerk• CSO long term sickness absence • Paul Hughes – Capital projects consultant • Chris New - Market consultant• Additional DLF staff recruited

“Working together for you"

Services Committee

ChairmanCllr Tony Pound

CemeteryDrainage & improvements

Increase use of space

Projects

Henley Road CemeteryProgress in cemetery

• Drainage to deal with flooding - completed• Chapel improvements - progressing• Toilet improvements - progressing• Repair to pathways - progressing

The Linney

• Public consultation on Linney improvements • Family friendly area with improved play and picnic areas • Will be scoped out over the next six months

• Repair of landing stage has boating suspended

• Improvements to parking area and meter installed• Parking charges are ring-fenced for the Linney

Representational Committee

Vice ChairmanCllr Phil Hunt

• Planning applications• Designated conservation area• Outside bodies support increased

Activities

Outside organisations supported

Ludlow College, Royal British LegionFriends of Whitcliffe Common, CittaslowLudlow in Bloom, Guides & ScoutsPride of place, Chamber of CommerceTown Walls Trust, ‘Working Together’

SALC, The Guild, etc

Policy and Finance Committee

ChairmanCllr Martin Taylor-Smith

ProjectsButtercross - Cupola

Phase I - urgent repairsPhase II -improvements

ProjectsB u t t e r c r o s s

Work commencing in June

ProjectsB u t t e r c r o s s

Castle GardensCollapse of wall

Projects

ProjectsCastle Gardens

Collapse of wall

Castle GardensImprovements

Projects

Market

• Difficult trading conditions• New business plan being developed• New terms and conditions rolling out to traders• New stalls – out to tender• Additional markets added

Website & Communications Working Group

ChairmanCllr Amanda Pope

Website and Communications Working Group

• Created and launched website www.ludlow.gov.uk

• Publishes Buttercross Bulletin quarterly

• Expand responsibility to include co-ordinating with outside organisations the Town’s publicity (subject to Council approval)

Question & Answer session