The latest meeting of Kilgetty, Begelly Community Council (KBCC) took place last week at Kilgetty-Begelly Community Centre when the latest news and main items discussed were:

• Pembrokeshire County Council (PCC) had completed the initial footpath improvement work in the Fir Grove area of Begelly and bus shelter re-siting (adjacent to Begelly Stores). Phase 2 of the footway improvement work would commence next year.

• New play equipment for Begelly Play Area had arrived and would be installed shortly.

• Repairs to the deep potholes at the entrance to the GP surgery car park in Kilgetty, have again been requested.

• PCC had confirmed that the ‘top’ car park at Heritage Park, Stepaside, was maintained by the tenant (Heritage Park) and should be maintained appropriately (as a public car park).

• KBCC has agreed to the installation of 2019 Christmas lighting on Begelly roundabout, as well as along Carmarthen Road, Kilgetty.

• KBCC’s current clerk will be leaving shortly and so a recruitment process will now commence. If anyone would be interested in this part-time position, please contact Clr. Diane Lockley at KBCC.

• 1st Kilgetty Scout Group will be celebrating their 40-year anniversary next year and KBCC has agreed to their planting of bulbs in Miners’ Field, as part of their community engagements in celebrating this milestone.

• KBCC has objected to the removal of the BT kiosk in Carmarthen Road, Kilgetty.

• Dyfed-Powys Police surgeries continue to be held in the Community Centre, Kilgetty, on the second Thursday of each month between 10 am and 12 noon. KBCC councillors also attend these surgeries to answer any questions and to listen to matters of concern from local residents.

Begelly-Kilgetty Community

Association (BKCA)

• A further upgrade to the heating system in the Community Centre, Kilgetty, will be taken forward.

• Roof and gulley repairs to the community centre have also been agreed.

Planning

KBCC considered the following planning application and after discussion made the following recommendation to Pembrokeshire County Council: Proposed single storey rear/side extension and new roof structure with raised ridge at Ridgeway View, Ryelands Lane, Kilgetty. Approval recommended.

County Clr. David Pugh’s report

County Clr. Pugh provided the following report;

• Residents wishing to apply for the new All Wales Bus Travel Card can get help and advice every Thursday at the Coffee Morning held at the Community Centre.

• The new Waste and Recycling collections had now commenced. Collections of grey waste bags would be at earlier times in the day. PCC had engaged extra lorries to aid collections.

• Ryelands Lane, Kilgetty, will be closed for around three weeks in January 2020 near to the entrance for Newton Farm, for urgent gas main repairs. Light traffic will be able to pass the works via a traffic light controlled system.

• The underpass in Kilgetty had experienced flooding recently. Drains in Kingsmoor Road had now been cleared to help alleviate this problem.

• PCC had now agreed to use a mobile camera car, operated by Civil Enforcement Officers, to monitor illegal car parking outside the Co-operative in Kilgetty.

Next Meeting

The next meeting of KBCC is scheduled to take place on Thursday, December 12, at Kilgetty-Begelly Community Centre, commencing at 7 pm. A 15-minute public participation session is always scheduled prior to the start of full council meetings.

Copies of the approved minutes of KBCC meetings can be viewed by contacting the clerk, Ian Morris, on 01834 450512. Minutes of previous meetings can also be accessed via the website www.pembstcc.co.uk