2022 Parish Council Minutes of Meetings

 WILLINGHAM BY STOW PARISH COUNCIL

MINUTES of the MEETING of WILLINGHAM by STOW PARISH COUNCIL

Present:  Cllrs D Bingham (Chairman), M Bates, Q Connell, D Leak, E Panter, D Wain.

In Attendance: L Brooks-Sleight (Clerk), Cllr T Coulson

7.30pm Prior to meeting Gate Burton Solar Farm –

Update received from the Relations Team following the end of the Stage 1 consultation period also present 2 members from Fillingham

8.30pm Meeting starts

AGENDA

2022/364 Apologies for Absence

                None received - all present

2022/365 Public Participation

                No public present                                              

2022/366 Minutes of last Meetings

                The Minutes of the Council Meeting held on 10h March 2022 were approved and signed as true &

               correct record Resolved

2022/367 Declarations of Interest

                None received

2022/368 Representatives Report

                Crime report sent prior from Saxilby Police. Cllr Coulson spoke regarding the Solar Farms

2022/369 Clerks Report

• Co-option notice – applications to be received by 6th May 2022 to be discussed at the May meeting
• The owner of the damaged headstone has received a cheque from the landowners for the repair of her

       husband’s memorial headstone due to damage caused due to sheep in the cemetery

2022/370 Grant Request Funding

                 Email received with the details of grant funding request from the Playing Field Committee for Play Park.

                 This was discussed and approved to pay £384.29, half of requested £768.58201 Resolved

2022/371 Barclays Bank

                The PC approved the removal of S Webster as signatory and to add Cllr Panter Resolved

2022/372 Parish Field Development

                The PC discussed benches, more trees, signs, extending footpath and the pond area. It was approved to order

                2 oak sleepers to make into a bench – H Bates & Sons to order these. Received email regarding more funded

                trees planting in the winter & approved, clerk to reply to email.  Signs were discussed and approved for the

                clerk to order 2 x deep water; 1 x dogs on lead; 1 x Parish Field signs. Councillors arranged site meeting to

                discuss pond area and further footpath extension, clerk to obtain quotes for footpath & pond area to be

                presented at the next meeting. Positive feedback received from residents with the 1st stage of the

                development and look forward to the next stages.

Signed:                                                                    Dated: 12th May 2022                                                           21

2022/373 Complaints Policy

                 This was updated and approved Resolved

2022/374 Jubilee Celebrations

               The Jubilee celebrations were discussed and approved - Best decorated house or garden competition with

               prizes 1st - £20, 2nd - £15, 3rd - £5 presenting at the Playing Field Celebrations, clerk to ask Sturton PC chair

               to judge.   The mugs for all Willingham children under 16 years will be delivered to each child who

               registered. Notice to be placed in the Parish Magazine Resolved

2022/375 Highways

• Grange Lane hole outside number 16 – there was confusion between Anglian Water & Highways, but this has now been resolved and the hole filled in.

• Cut-off pole was reported outside doctors – work still hasn’t been completed, clerk to chase up
• Tree on High St near village hall – been reported to highways, electric cable weaving through
• 2 Temporary traffic restriction: -
  Emergency Road closure Order - Cotgarth Lane – potholes,

Period of restriction: 12/04/2022 - 13/04/2022

And

Emergency Road closure Order - South Lane – potholes

26/04/2022 - 28/04/2022 - 09:00 - 15:00

• Cllr Bingham informed the council – the Reactive Speed Signs are proving to be useful in reducing the speed into the village, but the batteries are only lasting 10days when advised should las a month. Clerk to contact Elan City for advice

2022/376 Millennium sign

                Cllr Bates informed the council that the sign will be ready to be erected on the corner of Grange Lane/High

                St by the May meeting

2022/377 Solar Farms in West Lindsey

               The solar farms and information received prior to meeting was discussed, Cllr Connell to attend meeting in

               Fillingham and report back at next meeting. The small amount of energy made; the large amount of storage

               batteries/containers and site traffic causes concern. Email from Sir Edward Leigh was sent prior to meeting –

               against the large amount of land covered. Continue to monitor and keep residents informed on

               Facebook/notice board/Parish meeting

2022/378 Planning

             Ref: 144624 - Planning application to remove existing storage and warehouse buildings and erect 1no.

                                    Detached bungalow, land adjacent to Highfield Garage Gainsborough Road – no comments

2022/379 Finance

1. The AGAR External Audit Exception Certificate was approved Resolved
2. The end of year accounts -31st March 2021/22 were received and approved Resolved
3. The monthly accounts for payment & corresponding bank statements were approved as a true & correct record Resolved

Signed:                                                                    Dated: 12th May 2022                                                      22

 2022/380 Correspondence for Discussion

1.  (emailed prior)

              Correspondence for Information

1. LALC Enews 5th April 2022 (emailed prior)
2. Lalc Enews 22 March 2022 (emailed prior)
3. Nalc Newsletter  (emailed prior)

2022/381 Agenda Items for next meeting and to take any points from members

• Cllr Wain – spoken with the St Helens Church wardens regarding the Churches Festival in May. She will be presenting the PC books over the weekend 13th-15th, the theme of silver

2022/382 To consider the exclusion of the public and press in accordance with the Public Bodies

                (Admission to Meetings) Act 1960 s1 (2) due to the confidential nature of the items to be

                Discussed

                Clerks’ appraisal and contract update due – due to Cllr Webster’s resignation, Cllr Wain was nominated by

                the council along with Cllr Bingham (chair) to conduct the appraisal and report back to the council at the

                May meeting

The next Parish Council meeting was confirmed as Thursday 12th May 2022 at 8pm in Willingham Village Hall

Reminder of the Annual Parish Meeting next Thursday, 21st April at 8pm in the Village Hall

Meeting Ends – 9.50pm

Signed:                                                                    Dated: 12th May 2022                                                      23