WILLINGHAM by STOW PARISH COUNCIL

MINUTES of the April MEETING held on Thursday 13th April 2023 at 8.15pm

Present:  Cllrs D Bingham (Chairman), M Bates, Q Connell, J Didcock, D Leak, D Wain

In Attendance: L Brooks-Sleight (Clerk)

The Chair opened the meeting with Condolences to the Mann family on the passing if Liz from the Parish Council.

  2023/72 Apologies for Absences

              None

2023/73 Public Participation32

                None present

2023/74 Minutes of last Meetings

                The Minutes of the Parish Council Meeting held on 9th March 2023 were approved and signed as true & correct record Resolved

2023/75  Declarations of Interest

                  None received

2023/76 Representatives Report

              March Crime Report received from Saxilby Police emailed prior to meeting. After March Meeting,  Cllr Buttroid emailed to say looking into the requests of laybys.

2023/77 Clerks Report

• Bus stop benches have been purchased & delivered
• Hop Gardens – proper resurfacing not just filling the holes

2023/78 Kings Coronation

              This was discussed, the VH Committee and other village groups were getting together for a street party, tickets for the event and wristbands for each village child. It was approved to purchase each

              child in the village an ice cream at the Coronation Celebrations and Cllr Bingham to speak to the village hall committee regarding providing drink/food for residents.

              Also, seed packets as King Charles requested, a plaque & a Portrait of the King at a later date.

2023/79 Willingham Horticultural Show Society

              Email received asking the PC permission to put a sign at the Parish Field to commemorate its 75th anniversary tree planting – approved Resolved

2023/80 Village Website Hosting Donation Request

              The request was discussed and approved. S137 Resolved

2023/81 Willingham Patient Participation Group

              The request from the group was discussed and it was approved to send a one-off donation, S137, to the group based at the Willingham Surgery and the condition that they had a group bank account.

              Clerk to contact the group.

2023/82 Community investment fund

               Email received from Quickline regarding their Community Investment Fund. The PC approved to apply for 2 x Coronation Picnic Tables for the Parish Field.

2023/83 Highways

• Concrete bollards have been removed from Marton Rd
• Hole on Fillingham Lane – in progress
• Pot hole on High Street – need reporting

2023/84 Solar Farms

              Reports sent to the Electorate regarding the PC comments/views against the solar farms.

2023/85 Planning

              Ref: 146049, Planning application to remove 2no. open sided open sided shed and erect 1no. detached bungalow - resubmission of 144624. Gainsborough Rd – refused by WLDC

2023/86 Finance

              The monthly accounts for payment & corresponding Bank Statements were approved as a true &  correct record Resolved                                                                       

                                                                                                                       Net             VAT

2023/87 Correspondence for Information

1. CHIEF EXECUTIVE'S BULLETIN (emailed prior)

2023/88 Agenda Items for next meeting and to take any points from members

• Cllr Bingham thanked Cllr Wain for her 35 years of service as a councillor for the village

2023/89 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  none           

The date & time of Annual Meeting of the Council is Thursday 18th May 2023 at 7.30pm in Willingham Village Hall committee room followed by the May Meeting