11th September 2025
WILLINGHAM by STOW PARISH COUNCIL
MEETING OF THE COUNCIL
Thursday, 11th September 2025 at 7.30pm
In Willingham Village Hall Committee Room
Public participation – Members of the public may raise subjects they wish to bring to the attention of the parish Council. Items relating to matters on the agenda will be taken first and any decisions will be made during the meeting. The time will be 10 minutes’ maximum unless the council decides otherwise. Listeners should note that decisions cannot be made at this meeting on items not on the agenda.
L Brooks-Sleight
Lisa Brooks-Sleight – Clerk to the council
willingham.pc.clerk@sky.com 7th September 2025
AGENDA
2025/125 Apologies for Absence
To note apologies and reasons
2025/126 Public Participation
To agree, if necessary, to temporary suspend the meeting for a period of no more than 10mins to
allow for public Participation.
2025/127 Minutes of last Meetings
To approve & sign the Minutes of the June Council meeting both held on 10th July 2025
2025/128 Declarations of Interest
To record declarations of interest in accordance with the Localism Act 2011 for any listed agenda
items below
2025/129 Representatives Report
To receive any reports from LCC councillor/WLDC councillor/ Police
2025/130 Clerks Report
To receive Clerk’s report
2025/131 LALC Internal Audit
To receive & approve new fees and consider the 2-year deal at the same fee and auditor
2025/132 AGAR 2025/26 Assertion 10 compliance
To receive information about moving to gov.uk or org emails and decide future actions
2025/133 School Trust
To receive an update and decide any future actions
2025/134 Highways
To consider any highways & determine any actions required
Cot Gath Lane, road closure carriageway construction, 13th-17th October 8am-3pm
2025/135 Planning
To receive any correspondence/decisions by WLDC and discuss any planning applications.
2025/136 Finance
To approve & sign the monthly reconciliation of the accounts with the corresponding Bank statements – 31/8/2025
and payments made in August, and the payments listed below..
Net VAT
BACS Lea Garden Services Grass contractor July 611.90
BACS L Brooks-Sleight Salary/expenses July 519.84
BACS Visual Print Newsletter printing 190.00 38.00 228.00
BACS L Brooks-Sleight Salary/expenses August 522.99
BACS Lea Garden Services Grass Contractor August 611.90
DD Ico Data Protection fee 47.00
2025/137 Local Government Pay Agreement 2025
To receive and consider implementing this pay award as recommended by the Government & LALC and backdating to April 2025.
2025/138 Armed Forces Covenant
To consider signing the pledge
2025/139 Society of Local Council Clerks (SLCC)
To consider the clerks request to become a member of SLCC for the extra support, resources and expert advice to support the PC at a cost of £190pa shared with Scothern PC - £95 each PC
2025/140 Welcome to Willingham Leaflet
To update leaflet for delivery to new residents
2025/141 GDPR/Data Protection Act 2018
To receive invoice & consider setting up renewal fee by direct debit from the PC bank account at a reduced rate, normal fee £52 or £47 by DD
2025/142 Correspondence (sent prior by email)
NALC Chief Executive Bulletin
Lalc Enews
LCC Town & Parish News
WLDC Council seeks views on how its car parks are managed and operated
WLDC Help shape council tax support for vulnerable and low-income households
2025/143 Agenda Items for next meeting (by 2nd October) and to take any points from members
2025/144 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
To confirm the date & time of the next council meeting, Thursday 9th October 2025 at 7.30pm in Willingham Village Hall committee room