2024-25 Minutes

MINUTES OF WILSFORD PARISH COUNCIL MEETING HELD ON 11 JUNE 2024 IN THE SMALL ROOM OF THE VILLAGE HALL AT 7.00PM.

Present.   Cllr Sirs(Vice-Chair), Cllrs Corner Blankley and Miller

In Attendance.   County/District Cllr Hagues and Denise Gascoyne Parish Clerk

Public Forum  No members of the public present

1.Chair’s Welcome.  In the absence of the Chair, the Vice-Chair Cllr Sirs  welcomed everyone to the meeting.

2.Apologies for Absence.  The  Clerk confirmed that apologies for absence with valid reasons had been received from Cllrs Davey, Harrison and Reseigh. It was proposed, seconded and 

Resolved: that apologies for absence with valid reasons be accepted from Cllrs Davey, Harrison and Reseigh.

3.Declarations of Interest. There were none.

4.To approve and accept as a true record the notes of the Annual Meeting and  Parish Council Meeting held on Tuesday 21 May 2024. It was proposed, seconded and

Resolved: that the notes of the Annual Meeting and Parish Council Meeting be accepted as a true record, and these were signed by the Chair.

5.Reports from County Cllr and District Cllr.

a. County Cllr Hagues had sent his report which had been circulated to all Cllrs.

He had contacted LCC requesting a 30mph speed limit along the A153 (currently 60mph)  whilst Main Street was closed, and the bus diverted. To date we had no idea where the proposed stops would be. Cllr Hagues agreed to contact LCC again and the Road Safety Partnership.

6.Reports from Outside Bodies.

a. Allotments – Nothing to report.

b. Biodiversity – Cllr Miller reported that Lincs Rural Housing had contacted her asking if she would be interested in recording a video showing a 2-year plan to encourage nature. There were funding opportunities which she would investigate.

It had also been suggested we take part in the Environmental Awards, and Cllr Miller had agreed to take part and will submit the entry form.

Cllr Miiller was disappointed after sewing wildflower seeds last year as not a lot appeared. However, this year, the number of different species including yellow rattle has appeared.  She was concerned about the new grass cutting contractor being aware of the areas not to cut.

Cllr Sirs agreed to walk the playing field with her so he could inform the contractor. However, he said he was unsure about the area near Town End and would inform Cllr Miller when the contractor was on site so she could show them.

Cllr Miller requested a hedge trimmer. She was given permission to investigate the cost and report back to the next meeting.

c. Cemetery – Nothing to report.

d. CLT – Nothing to report.

e. News and Views – Nothing to report.

f. Playing Field – Cllrs asked if we could now repair the skate park. However, it was felt it was still too wet to get a vehicle in the area.

g. St Mary’s Church – Nothing to report.

h. Village Hall – Cllr Blankley confirmed that kitchen plans had now been drawing up, money was in place and hopefully a start date would be finalised. 

A member of the village hall committee would attend the next parish council meeting to demonstrate the new look webpage.

7. Parsh Clerk Update.

a. Road closure for broadband had been discussed in 5(a) above.

b. Cllr Sirs had reported to the Clerk that the water leak from School Lane had now been fixed.

c. A copy of the results from the Suggestion Box from the Wilsford event had been circulated to all Cllrs. It was proposed, seconded and

Resolved:  to discuss this at the next meeting when a full complement of  Cllrs should be available.

8. Correspondence.

a. Pre-election briefings – circulated to all Cllrs.

b. Town & Parish Council Newsletter May 2024 – circulated to all Cllrs.

c. NALC Star Councill Awards 2024 – circulated to all Cllrs.

9. Planning – None this month.

10. Finance.

a. The Bank Reconciliations and Cashbook to 31 May 2023 had been circulated to all Cllrs. It was proposed, seconded and

Resolved: to accept the Bank Reconciliations and Cashbook to 31 May 2023. The Chair signed the paperwork.

b. The Approval List for BACS Payments had been circulated to all Cllrs. It was proposed, seconded and

Resolved: to accept the Approval List for BACS payments listed below and authorise the Clerk to make the payments.

c. Confirmation has been received that LCC have reviewed their contribution rate for the 2024/2025 cutting season. The budget has been adjusted accordingly.

d. Notification had been received from Lloyds Bank that ‘Your business would not be covered by FCSC (Financial Services Compensation Scheme) if financial firms fail.  A Cllr at Ancaster PC had looked this up and it appeared that the information was incorrect, and that smaller authorities approx. £431,000 would be covered.

11. Reports from Cllrs.

a. Further to 7(c)above if the  bench was to be placed outside the village hall. It was suggested that a new litter bin be purchased. This would be considered in the July meeting if it were decided to place the bench outside the village hall.

12. Training.

a. The LALC Training Schedule had been circulated to all Cllrs. Cllrs were asked to contact the Clerk if they were interested so they could be booked on the training.

b. Cllr Miller asked if anything had been done about the hedge bordering the Crescent. It was still unsure who this belonged to, the Clerk to investigate.

13.Date of Next Meeting.

a. The date of the next meeting was confirmed as 09 July at 7.00pm in the small room of the village hall.

There being no further business the meeting closed at 8.15pm

It is important to understand that the information given above represents notes of the  meeting which took place in the small room of the village hall on 11 June 2024  and do not  become minutes of Wilsford Parish Council until accepted or otherwise at the meeting.