September 2025 Agenda
WILSFORD PARISH COUNCIL
Parish Clerk: Denise Gascoyne, 82 Ermine Street Ancaster Grantham Lincs NG32 3QP
Tel: 01400 230745 email clerk@wilsfordpc.co.uk
http://wilsford.parish.lincolnshire.gov.uk
03 September 2025
Dear Councillor.
You are hereby summoned to attend the next meeting of WILSFORD PARISH COUNCIL to be held in the small room of the Village Hall on 09 September 2025 at 7.00pm
Prior to the commencement of the meeting there will be a 15-minute Public Forum when members of the public may address or put questions to the Parish Council on any matter connected with the Agenda, or for inclusion on a future Agenda. Those wishing to be heard in the Forum should please attend in person whenever possible. When, for reasons such as immobility or self-isolation this is not possible petitioners should send an email or letter to the Clerk setting out fully the matter to be discussed. Those who attend are welcome to remain for all or part of the rest of the Parish Council meeting but will not be able to take further part in its discussions.
Denise Gascoyne
Parish Clerk
AGENDA
1. Chair’s Welcome.
2. Apologies for Absence. To receive and accept apologies where valid reasons for absence have been given to the Parish Clerk prior to the meeting.
3. Declarations of Interest. To receive Declarations of Interest under the Localism Act – being any pecuniary or non-pecuniary interest in Agenda items not previously recorded on Members’ Register of Interests and any written requests for dispensation.
4. To approve and accept as a true record the notes of the meeting held on 08 July 2025 and to authorise the Chair to sign the official minutes.
5. Reports from County Cllr Whitaker/District Cllr Hagues.
6. Chair Report
a. Outstanding Highways Issues
b. Village gateways – response from News and Views
c. Fireworks
7. Reports from Outside Bodies.
a. Allotments
b. Biodiversity
c. Cemetery
d. CLT
e. Playing Field
f. St Mary’s Church
g. Village Hall
h. Handyman
8. Parish Clerk Update.
a. Confirmation grass cutting contractor will continue grass cutting contract 2026/2027 at no additional cost.
b. Confirmation hall hire charges will remain the same for 2026/2027.
9. Updates/Progress on unresolved issues
a. Unmetered supply for defibrillator – installation date 24 September
10. Correspondence.
a. NKDC Towns & Parishes Newsletter
b. LALC e-news
c. NKDC Town & Parish Presentation
d. LCC Town and Parish Newsletter July and August 2025
e. New Community Resilience Newsletter
11. Planning.
a. 25/0653 Planning permission for erection of first floor side extension 31 Main Street.
b. 25/1004 Planning application for various tree works 16 Main Street Wilsford
12. Finance.
a. To resolve to accept Bank Reconciliations and Cashbook to 31 July and 31 August 2025
b. To resolve to approve and accept Retrospective August Staff BACS Payments as per the Approval List (already circulated)
c. To resolve to approve and accept Retrospective August BACS Payments as per the Approval List (already circulated)
d. To resolve to approve and accept BACS Staff Payments as per the Approval List (already circulated).
e. To resolve to approve and accept BACS Payments as per the Approval List (already circulated)
f. To discuss whether to continue paying for hire of hall for Library visits.
g. To note Local Government Services, Pay Agreement 2025
h. Confirmation PKF Littlejohn have logged the accounts ‘exempt status’ for year ending 31 March 2025
i. To discuss first draft of Budget
j. Confirmation Funding Request Form 2026-2027 has been added to the website.
k. Confirmation Litter Picking Grant has been applied for.
l. Confirmation Interest rates are coming down as from 09.09.25.
13. To adopt the following policies
• IT Policy
14. Reports from Cllrs.
15. Training.
a. LALC Training Bulletin
16. Date of Next Meeting.
a. To confirm the date of the next meeting as 14 October 2025
17. To resolve to exclude the media, press, and members of the public from the meeting in accordance with S.1(2) Public Bodies (Admission to Meetings) Act 1960 due to the confidential nature of business to be transacted regarding staffing matters
Vacancy for Clerk