9th October 2025 Agenda
WILLINGHAM by STOW PARISH COUNCIL
MEETING OF THE COUNCIL
Thursday, 9th October 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 5th October 2025
2025/155 Apologies for Absence
To note apologies and reasons
2025/156 Public Participation
To agree, if necessary, to temporary suspend the meeting for a period of no more than 10mins to
allow for public Participation.
2025/157 Minutes of last Meetings
To approve & sign the Minutes of the June Council meeting both held on 11th September 2025
2025/158 Declarations of Interest
To record declarations of interest in accordance with the Localism Act 2011 for any listed agenda
items below
2025/159 Representatives Report
To receive any reports from LCC councillor/WLDC councillor/ Police
2025/160 Clerks Report
To receive Clerk’s report
2025/161 St Helens churchyard
To receive & consider a request from the PCC to cut back a yew tree near the church path and receive a quote from HMT Landscapes £650.
2025/162 AGAR 2025/26 Assertion 10 compliance
To receive information about moving to gov.uk or org emails and consider quotes from Parish Online and Cloud Next and decide future actions
2025/163 School Trust
To receive an update and decide any future actions
2025/164 Highways
To consider any highways & determine any actions required
2025/165 Planning
To receive any correspondence/decisions by WLDC and discuss any planning applications.
Ref: WL/2025/00974, to erect 1no. general purpose agriculture shed. Park Farm
Ref: WL/2025/00973, for a change of use from an existing farm building into a self-contained residential dwelling including demolition of an existing agricultural steel framed structure, alterations to windows, doors, addition of roof windows and the creation of new boundary walls and gates. 1 The Grange
2025/166 PC Banking
To review the PC bank to comply with the Financial Regulations and Audits for online authorisation of payments. And decide future actions
2025/167 Finance
To approve & sign the monthly reconciliation of the accounts with the corresponding Bank statements – 30/9/2025 and the payments listed below:
Lea Garden Services Grass contractor Sept
L Brooks-Sleight Salary/expenses Sept 604.18
SLCC Clerk Membership 95.00
LALC Cllr training – A. O’Dell 42.00
2025/168 Welcome to Willingham Leaflet
To update leaflet for delivery to new residents
2025/169 Tree Management and Green Spaces Policy
To receive and approve
2025/170 Tree Survey
To receive & consider a quote for Tree Survey for the Health, Safety & Maintenance from Watson Lindsey Arboriculture and HMT Landscaping in the Cemetery and the Parish Field
2025/171 Willingham Movie Magic at Christmas
To receive the email and consider the donation request for the village Christmas display in St Helens
2025/172 Correspondence (sent prior by email)
NALC Chief Executive Bulletin
Lalc Enews
LCC Town & Parish News
2025/173 Agenda Items for next meeting (by 6th November) and to take any points from members
2025/174 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 13th November 2025 at 7.30pm in Willingham Village Hall committee room