2024 Parish Council Minutes

MINTUES ARE IN DRAFT FORM UNTIL APPROVED & SIGNED AT THE NEXT PC MEETING

  WILLINGHAM BY STOW PARISH COUNCIL

MINUTES of the MEETING of WILLINGHAM by STOW PARISH COUNCIL

Present:  Cllrs D Bingham (Chairman), M Bates, T Clifton, Q Connell, C Devine, D Leak

In Attendance: L Brooks-Sleight (Clerk)

2024/80 Apologies for Absence

            Apologies received from Cllr Didcock - accepted

2024/81 Public Participation

            None present

2024/82 Minutes of last Meetings

            The Minutes of the Meeting held on 11th April 2024 were approved and signed as a true & correct

            record Resolved

2024/83 Declarations of Interest

            None received

2024/84 Representatives Report

            Police crime report sent prior to meeting

2024/85 Clerks Report

• King Charles portrait has been delivered and given to the VH Committee who have thanked the council for ordering.
• Defib update from WLDC –

You have paediatric pads in the cabinet which have expired in November. Replacement paediatric pads are not covered as part of our service. I can provide information on where you can get replacements from if you want to keep paediatric pads in there.

You have a CR plus defibrillator. These defibrillators are reaching the end of their warranty period over the next year or two depending on when yours was purchased. While the pads and batteries are still available to purchase, the defibrillators themselves have been discontinued. There are quite a few of these across the district under our scheme. We will be looking into recommendations on this over the coming months.

You have one of the older metal cabinets. This cabinet is still functioning so there is no urgent need for change, however it is recommended that you consider replacing the cabinet with a plastic one at some point in the future.

• Lynda – CIF grant for the flagpole, form submitted 22nd April but haven’t heard anything from WL yet.

2024/86 D-Day Celebrations 6th June 2024

Cllr Connell updated the council on the D-Day celebrations from the village hall committee and the preferred position of the Beacon near the village hall. The council expressed their concern over the position being so close to the building and suggested the playing field or Grange Lane green area. Cllr Devine to check area required for clearance around the Beacon.

2024/87 Highways

          Elderly/play park sign still facing the fields and not the road and no update/information regarding moving

          the 30mph sign further out on Gainsborough Rd

2024/88 Solar Farms

          BESS Public Consultation Event to be held in Sturton by Stow Village Hall on Wednesday, 22nd May 24

2024/89 Planning

          Ref: 148143, Full planning, Planning application for the erection of a cattery.

                 Magin Moor Farm, Fillingham Lane – no comments

2024/90 Parish Field Picnic Benches

           Quotes to be added to June agenda, but will need to wait until area has dried out before fixing benches

2024/91 Bus Shelter Benches

         Unable to obtain any quotes, nobody interested in the work. Cllr Bingham to arrange

2024/92 Asset Check

          Report received, no action required

2024/93 Councillor Volunteer Days

          Email received and discussed but decided not to register an interest at this time

2024/94 Finance

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

          correct record Resolved                                                    

2024/95 Correspondence

1. NALC Chief Executive Bulletin April (emailed prior)
2. Parish News WLDC (emailed prior)

2024/96 Agenda Items for next meeting and to take any points from members

• A bollard near the surgery in down – report on fix my street
• Planter on Grange Lane completed, plaque now required to commemorate the Kings Coronation
• Bench on Fillingham Lane – grass needs cutting around it
• WLDC – Code of Conduct Session dates

2024/97 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 council meeting, Thursday 13th June 2024 at 7.30pm in Willingham Village Hall committee room