2023 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), Q Connell, J Didcock, D Leak

In Attendance: L Brooks-Sleight (Clerk)

2023/112 Apologies for Absence

                Cllr Bates - holiday

2023/113 Public Participation

                None present

2023/114 Minutes of last Meetings

                The Minutes of the Parish Council Meeting held on 13th April 2023 were approved and  signed as true & correct record Resolved

2023/115 Declarations of Interest

                None received

2023/116 Representatives Report

               Police report  emailed prior & received

2023/117 Clerks Report

• Willingham Patient Participation Group -The council wouldn’t be able to pay an individual directly unless it has the General Power of Competence, which Willingham by Stow does not. Can I check if this is for the medical practice or surgery? My understanding is that Patient Participation Groups are a contractual obligation for GP practices to have in place. If the council puts funding towards this it might be considered double taxation (NHS funding is already been given to the GP to provide services including the PPG and the council is using money from a precept to contribute to the same service).
• VAT Refund 2022/23 has been submitted and received
• T Coulson sent a Thank you & farewell email to the PC
• D Wain happy to continue maintaining the Memorial Garden at the Cemetery if PC agree

2023/118 Councillors Village Walk

               Date arranged for Friday 2nd June at 7pm

2023/119 Barclays Bank

                The mandate request form - removal of signatories Cllr Wain & Panter and add Cllr  J Didcock for the Parish Council bank approved Resolved

2023/120 Parish Field

                Application for picnic benches from Quickline – form been requested but emails ignored.  Clerk to apply for grant funding from elsewhere if no response

2023/121 APM

                Reports/feedback received from several village groups since the meeting, sending apologies for  not attending

2023/122 Kings Coronation Celebrations

                It was approved to pay for Packets of wildflower seeds for every house in the village to mark the  Coronation as suggested by King Charles (250 x 50p + £1.60 p&p) - £126.60. And it was

                approved to purchase each child an ice-cream/provide food (BBQ) at the village celebration street party organised by the Village Hall Committee, once a grant donation form had been received –

                clerk to send donation to VH Committee on receipt Resolved

2023/123 CIL Annual Expenditure Report

                 The 2022/23 report was received and sent to WLDC approved Resolved

2023/124 Summer Newsletter

                Content and details discussed, clerk to contact village groups for reports and present draft at June Meeting. Also contact companies for printing quotes

2023/125 Highways

                Public footpath near bus stop – fence falling down High street end

2023/126 Solar Farms

               Email from West Buton Solar Farm received.

               Email from 7000-acre group - 7000 Acres Parish Statement of Common Ground – approved to join

2023/127 Planning

                Ref:146597 -for approval of reserved matters for 5no. dwelling, considering access, appearance, landscaping, layout and scale following outline planning permission 141858 granted 17 February

                2021.  Cotgarth Farm Cotgarth Lane no comments

2023/128 Finance

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

                                                                                                                       Net             VAT

2023/129 Correspondence for Information

1. NALC Newsletter (emailed prior)
2. Town and parish council newsletter April 2023 (emailed prior)

2023/130 Agenda Items for next meeting and to take any points from members

• Cllr Didcock apologies for June meeting
• Cllr Didcock – new properties in the village, and will deliver Welcome Letters
• Cllr Connell will thank the VH Committee on the organising of the Coronation Street Party
• Clerk to ask Grass Cutter – Parish Field footpath edges/bench near The Till

2023/131 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 the next Meeting of the Council is Thursday 8th June 2023 at 7.30pm in Willingham Village Hall committee room

Meeting Ends 9.20pm