January agenda
AGENDA FOR THE NEXT MEETING
1/26 CHAIR'S REMARKS
2/26 APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE
3/26 DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST under Code of Conduct 2012
a) To record declarations of interest by any member of the Council in respect of the agenda items listed below. Members declaring interests should identify the agenda item and type of interest being declared.
b) To note dispensations given to any member of the Council in respect of the agenda items listed below.
4/26 TO APPROVE MINUTES FROM THE LAST MEETING held on 13th November 2025
5/26 OPEN FORUM (3 minutes per person)
6/26 TO RECEIVE REPORTS from
a) ELDC b) LCC c) Outside representatives
7/26 TO DISCUSS AND APPROVE ANNUAL PRECEPT
8/26 TO DISCUSS CO-OPTION OF MR TOM EVANS ONTO THE PARISH COUNCIL.
9/26 PARISH COUNCIL MATTERS - To discuss matters relating to the village.
a) To review Christmas fair.
b) To review Christmas meal.
c) To review, discuss and approve allotment rent.
d) To review, discuss and approve cemetery fees.
e) To review, discuss and approve purchase of replacement bulbs for Market Place tree.
f) To discuss and approve request for sponsorship of dog class (£25) at the village dog show in April.
g) To discuss and approve waste removal signs for cemetery gates.
h) To retrospectively approve purchase of new laptop and Microsoft Office software.
10/26 FINANCIAL REPORT- To approve finances
Expenses for Nov/Dec 25/Jan 26
| Staff | Wages/Pension/HMRC(£120.70)/Expenses(£673.06) | £3373.22 |
| HSBC | Account fee | £ 14.30 |
| St. John's Chapel | Christmas meal donation | £ 85.00 |
| Cllr McMillan | Toilet padlocks | £ 38.97 |
| Anglian Water | Toilet Water bill | £ 85.85 |
| Anglian Water | Allotment Water bill | £ 4.92 |
| St.John's Chapel | Room Hire x4 | £ 120.00 |
| LALC | Annual subs 2026/27 | £ 499.84 |
Receipts for Nov/Dec 25/Jan 26
| Mashfords | Interment fee (Gregory) | £180.00 |
| Serenity Memorials | Headstone fee (Scott) | £135.00 |
| Co-op Funeral Care | Interment fee | £180.00 |
| HSBC 386 | Interest | £ 98.78 |
Bank balances as at 12/1/26
| HSBC 793 | £ 5,047.78 |
| HSBC 386 | £25,969.16 |
| HSBC MMK | £13,983.29 |
11/26 Planning applications received
| DM/0960/25/FUL | Fishing lodge (NE. Lincs) | Condition for short term holiday let use only. Flood risk, outside village boundaries, not to be converted into future house. |
| 03680/25/FUL | West View, Church Lane | No objections |
| 03502/25/ABT | Telecom tower, Newtons March Lane | No objections |
12/26 EXTRAORDINARY ITEMS (for information purposes only)
13/26 NEXT AGENDA ITEMS
Remembrance poppies and flag.
14/26 FUTURE DATES,
Thursday 12th February 2026,
Thursday 12th March 2026,
Thursday 9th April 2026 (Tbc) in the Chapel school room at 7.30pm.
15/26 To resolve on whether the Council will move into closed session - Should this resolution be passed the public and press will be required to leave the meeting at this stage.
- To propose moving into closed session in accordance with the Public Bodies (admission to meetings) Act 1960 due to the confidential and commercially sensitive nature of the business to be discussed in relation to the following matters:
a)TO REVIEW, DISCUSS AND APPROVE GROUNDS MAINTENANCE CONTRACTS RECEIVED FROM:- EJN, Acer Tree Care, The Mowing Maid, Rich Trees and Grounds, P3lm Ltd, Paul Gibson, Kye Allen, TP Staffing, Seaview Garden Services, Harry Kingswood, G. Fawcett, Will Rowles.