2026 Parish Council Minutes

There were 5 members of the public present. District Cllr McMillan and County Cllr Robinson were both in attendence. The Chairman welcomed everyone to the meeting and explained it was a no smoking building and showed where the fire exits were located. The Chairman opened the public section of the meeting.

Public Session

a) Comments/updates from members of the public - Resident raised the state of the dyke on Station Rd and asked who is responsible for it. Grass cuttings and rubbish are regularly fly tipped into it. Resident stated the parish council should be investing money into the clear up of the dyke. Clerk stated a meeting had been arranged with Lindsey Marsh Drainage regarding the dyke. A resident asked why there weren't any daffodils planted around the village, he asked for the Best Kept Village sign to be on the next agenda as he believes it is out of date and redundant and also commented on the Station Rd dyke. A resident commented on retrospective payments being made, planning applications not being discussed at meetings and that there was a lack of transparency with decisions being made via email. A young resident attended to thank the clerk for agreeing to be his Duke of Edinburgh Bronze award assessor for the volunteering section of the award. 

b) Comments/updates from ELDC District Councillor Steve McMillan- There is confusion about what happens to general waste in the district so an open day is being held at the energy centre in Lincoln on 31st July, places can be booked on Lincolnshire.fccenvironment.co.uk/open-day-friday-31-july-2026. Eligible residents can apply for help with paying for heating oil via ELDC community fund, contact ELDC for more information.

c) Comments/updates from Lincolnshire County Councillor Bayleigh Robinson - Full briefing to be released on planned restructuring and reinstatement of A1031 from North Cotes. £1.2m being spent with a July start date given and end date to be confirmed. Weekend road openings to be implemented to allow visitors easy access to the coast, more details to come. Damaged fence on Thoresby Rd has been reported. Highways officer has visited the village in relation to possible parking restrictions however no issues were visible at the time. Please send any photos of parking issues to Cllr Robinson who can forward them directly to the Highways officer to show there is a constant parking problem. Resurfacing has taken place on North End Cres and North End Rd with Westlands Ave being on a different schedule. Inghams Rd is the only road to have a new surface material used. Concerns raised about the loose chippings left on North End Cres - advised that the road will be re-swept after 28 days to clear the loose chippings. Only one junction has had the white lines reinstated.

d) Comments/updates from community groups - St. John's Methodist Chapel raised £2300 at the recent dog show held on the playing field with 97 dogs entered into the show. The event was a community success.

Closure of public session at 8.30pm and commencement of formal meeting (no further public participation permitted).

MINUTES OF A MEETING OF TETNEY PARISH COUNCIL

Held at St. John's Methodist Chapel schoolroom on the 14th May 2026.

Present: -    Councillors:   R. Coles (Chair)        S. McMillan    R. Lukehurst       Y. Fletcher    A. Moorby      T. Evans     M. Anderson   J. Kerman                       

Clerk: S. Booth

Public: 5

42/26 CHAIR'S WELCOME

Cllr Coles welcomed everyone to the meeting.                                     

43/26 APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE

Apologies were received in advance from Cllr Winslow due to work commitments. Proposed to accept apologies by Cllr Fletcher, seconded by Cllr McMillan. All in favour of accepting the apologies. Resolved: To accept apologies.

44/26 DECLARATION OF INTERESTS

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. None.

b) To note dispensations given to any member of the Council in respect of the agenda items listed below. None

45/26 MINUTES OF THE LAST MEETING held on 15th April 2026.

Had been previously circulated. Proposed by Cllr Fletcher and seconded by Cllr Lukehurst to accept the Minutes. All in favour. Resolved: To accept minutes. 

"These be adopted as a true record".

46/26 ANNUAL AUDIT RETURN - Annual Governance Statement 

Annual Governance Statement was read out, agreed with and approved. Proposed to approve by Cllr Fletcher, seconded by Cllr Anderson, all in favour. Resolved to approve annual Governance Statement.

47/26 ANNUAL AUDIT RETURN - To approve Annual Audit Section 2 – Accounting Statement.

Accounts had been previously circulated. Accounts were approved and signed by the Chairman. Proposed to accept by Cllr Fletcher, seconded by Cllr McMillan, all in favour. Resolved to accept the Accounting Statement.

48/26 PARISH COUNCIL MATTERS.

a) To discuss and approve parish insurance - Renewal quote received for £811.46 for 1 year or long term agreement (LTA) of 3 years for £750.61 with inflation related increase per year. Second quote received for £902.45 for 1 year with no LTA offered. Proposed to accept LTA by Cllr Evans, seconded by Cllr Kerman, all in favour. Resolved: To accept LTA.

b) To discuss and approve opening a bank account with Unity Trust Bank or Co-op bank - Detailed discussion took place around interest rates, fees, accessibility to funds and where to deposit cash. Cllr Moorby proposed, seconded by Cllr McMillan to open a current and two savings account with Co-op bank and to leave the Money Market cemetery account with HSBC for now. Resolved: To open a new current and two savings accounts with Co-op Bank.

c) To agree sum to be moved for reserves into new bank account (see 35/26b) - Discussion took place about how much to set aside for a reserve account following the parish councillors recognising the need for a sensible level of reserves to guard against future uncertainties. Cllr McMillan proposed, seconded by Cllr Moorby to transfer £10,000 to the new Co-op savings account. Resolved: To transfer £10,000 reserve funds to the new account.

d) To update on flower planters - Cllr Fletcher met with the plant supplier, quote not received yet. Cllr Fletcher to chase up. Nights still have frost so planting to take place in 2-3 weeks.

49/26 FINANCIAL REPORT

Expenses for April/May 26

Receipts for Apr/May 26

Bank balances as at 5/5/26

Proposed to accept finances by Cllr McMillan, seconded by Cllr Moorby, all in favour. Resolved: To accept finances.

50/26 PLANNING APPLICATIONS & DECISIONS RECEIVED

51/26 EXTRAORDINARY ITEMS  (for information purposes only)

52/26   NEXT AGENDA ITEMS

Co-op bank switch update, Flower planters, mini digger cemetery permission, planning and infrastructure Act 2025 implications, Station Rd dyke. 

53/26 FUTURE DATES

Thursday 11th June 2026

Thursday 9th July 2026

No meeting in August 2026

Thursday 10th September 2026, in the Chapel school room at 7.30pm with public session starting at 7.15pm.

54/26 To resolve on whether the Council will move into closed session - Council decided not to move into closed session in accordance with the Public Bodies (admission to meetings) Act 1960.

Meeting closed at 9.10pm.