2025 Agendas

The public and the press are cordially invited to be present and will be able to ask questions or make short statements to the council during Item 4 on the agenda.  The meeting will be open to the public for a total of 20 minutes.

You are summoned to attend the Council meeting of the above council on Wednesday 6th August 2025 which starts at 7.30pm in the OLD SCHOOL ROOM

AGENDA                                                       Signed     S.Hoyland  31st July 2025

1. To receive and accept apologies where valid reasons for absence have been given to the Parish Clerk prior to the meeting.
2. To receive declarations of interest under the Localism Act 2011 – being any pecuniary or non-pecuniary interest in agenda items not previously recorded on Members’ Register of Interests.
3. To discuss updates from Anglian Water on Flooding issues and agree action.
4. Public Participation
5. To approve minutes of previous meeting in July 2025 and authorise the Chairman to sign
6. To receive the Clerks Report
7. Correspondence received.
8. Planning Applications (Any applications up to the date of the meeting)

Planning Application WL/2025/00692- Hill House, 29 Marton Road- Planning application to remove conservatory and erection of single storey extension including porch and new access

9. Planning Granted (Any applications up to the date of the meeting)

Gallows Dale Farm, Marton Road- Planning application to replace roof, windows an affected bricks on existing extension including internal restoration works.

10. Other planning matters.

11. To note expenditure on urgent repairs to fix a piece of play park equipment ‘sweeping seesaw’ in the village hall play park, made under delegated authority to the clerk at a cost of £225.00 ex VAT using CIL money.

12. To agree to increase the authorised regular payment quarterly cost of the newsletter printing to £130 no VAT to the Pelican Trust.

13. Accounts: Online payments to be authorised

a) Payments agreed   i) Salaries-Clerk and expenses/litter picker/OSR Cleaner/Handy-man/PAYE

                                       ii) Ian Moore Contracting INV 415- Mid grass cut £246.85 including VAT

                                       iii) Ian Moore Contracting INV 439- Full grass cut £542.05 including VAT

                                       iiii) Ian Moore Contracting INV 425- Emergency Sweeping Seesaw repairs and Pressure Washing- £870 combined including VAT

                                       v) Pelican Trust- Newsletter Printing £122 no VAT 

b) Payments to be agreed       i) Jewson £120.80 including VAT- Handyman Materials to complete Annual Walkaround Tasks

                                                                     ii) Jewson £72 including VAT

c)  Direct Debits paid         Multidata £61.28 (August)

                                               British Gas OSR – £14.75 including VAT

                                               British Gas Village Green- £14.18 including VAT

                                               ID Mobile- Phone Contract- £8.00

                                               Wave £50.99

                                              ICO Data Protection Fee £47

Charge Card- (£487.27) including £3 Charge fee, £13.49 ink subscription, £450 CILCA Qualification enrolment, Pound Stretcher- £6.98 Bin Bags for Litter Picker, Tesco- (£13.80 Total) £9.80 Office supplies- x2 paper and £4.00 Cleaning Supplies ECO Toilet Cleaner x2.

d) Monies Received               Multidata reimbursement July- £61.68

e) Bank Fees                          Multi Charge Card monthly charge £3 included within charge card total 

                                                 Monthly Bank Account Fee £6      

14. To approve the July 2025 accounts (circulated)

15. To agree the monthly reserves summary sheet (circulated)

16. To agree bank reconciliation

17. To acknowledge and agree NJC pay increment and agree back pay from April 2025 for the clerk’s salary

18. To discuss and agree the cost of £360 including VAT using CIL money to relocate the Jubilee Bench from Marton Road to The Close.

19. To receive a progress report from the project walking leaflet sub committee.

20. To agree a cost of up to £20 for refreshments for the AW flood meeting if required.

21. To agree an internal auditor for 25/26

22. To agree to update bank signatories.

23. To discuss and agree options for maturing bond for August 2025 and accumulated interest

24. To agree £180 inc VAT for playpark maintenance to fill the gap around the roundabout with wet pour

25. To review the Clerk sickness policy

26. To review the Hourly paid staff sickness policy

27. To review the Lone Working Policy

28. To review Statement of General Safety Policy

29. To agree to accept the gift of a planter from a Mens Sheds member and agree its position.

30. To consider displaying a small memorial plaque to honour the crew of Wellington DF641

31. To discuss views in relation to the local government reorganisation with the Greater Lincolnshire proposal and raise questions as a council

32. To discuss and agree professional crowning and maintenance to the PC trees within the open space on Old Rectory Gardens as requested by a resident.

33. Reports from local organisation.

34. General maintenance in the Parish

35. Items to be noted for the next meeting.