BC - RECORDS OF BATH CITY COUNCIL AND BATH & NORTH EAST SOMERSET COUNCIL
- BC/7 - Records of Bath City Council and Bath & North East Somerset Council: records relating to infrastructure
  - BC/7/10 - Records relating to Bath City Council's responsibilities relating to the Combe Down Stone Mines project
    - BC/7/10/1 - Audio and film recordings relating to the Combe Down Stone Mines Project
      - BC/7/10/1/1 - Audio recordings of a public meeting regarding the stabilisation of Combe Down Stone Mines

Audio recording of a public meeting regarding the stabilisation of Combe Down Stone Mines (Side A)

Reference Number: BC/7/10/1/1/1a
Alternative Reference Number: TR0048
Level of Description: Item
Title: Audio recording of a public meeting regarding the stabilisation of Combe Down Stone Mines (Side A)
Date: 17 November 1994
Extent: Extent: 1 audio cassette
Description: Side A of Cassette 1.

An audio recording of a public meeting held by the Environment Committee to decide what strategy should be adopted to stabilise Combe Down Stone Mines, with the final decision being ratified by the full council at their meeting on the 20th December 1994. This recording is 00:47:21 long and forms part of a series of recordings which make up the whole meeting. There are two audio cassettes in total both of which have a Side A and Side B [See also: BC/7/ 10/1/1/1b, BC/7/10/1/1/2a and BC/7/10/1/1/2b].

A transcription of the audio recording is available on request.

This audio recording begins with introductions from the panel and an overview of the agenda for the meeting and how proceedings will take place. It includes all the questions posed to the panel, with their detailed responses, and three statements. The voice of Jeremy Bennett, the Chairman for the meeting, breaks in mid-sentence, at 00:00:00.

The first question is asked by a Mr M. Macdonald at 00:06:59 and relates to the funding of the project.

The next question is from Honorary Alderman Miss Atwood who questions the timescale of the stabilisation works [00:11:47].

Then Mr Barclay asks about the legal basis of the use of pulverised fuel ash (PFA) [00:15:49].

The next question is from Mrs Jean Rendell regarding Wessex Waters concerns of pollution if PFA is used and who will be liable for recommending it [00:19:04].

Arthur Rendell then askes if funding is available for a non-PFA solution [00:22:07].

Finally, Mr Floyd asks whether the Department of the Environment guidelines have been used to decide the priority in which the mines should be tackled and raises concerns for the value of the houses on un-mined areas that are not going to be tackled [00:25:12].

The statements begin at 00:29:08 with County Councillor Willetts. His statement is followed by one from Mr P. Vass of the Combe Down Stone Mines Forum [00:36:12] and the recording ends at 00:47:21 with the speaker, Mr Golding, Headmaster at Prior Park College, mid-way through a sentence of his statement [see BC/7/10/1/1b for the rest of this statement].
Existence and Location of Copies: Digitised MP3 versions are available on Preservica via internal access at Bath Record Office.