January 2025 DRAFT Minutes
DRAFT MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF GREETWELL PARISH COUNCIL HELD AT 7.30PM ON MONDAY 6 JANUARY 2025 IN THE SUDBROOKE VILLAGE HALL
PRESENT: Councillors John Taylor (Chairman), Mrs Sarah Bates (Vice Chair), Mrs J Dimelow,
Ms S Pullen, Vernon Stuffins, Mike Taylor
County Councillor Ian Fleetwood, District Councillor Trevor Bridgwood,
District Councillor Maureen Palmer, Clerk Mrs Christine Myers
106 – 24/25 PARISHIONERS ITEMS
Councillor Mrs Jo Dimelow reported that the grit bin on Wragby Road was rock hard and unable to be shovelled. This would be reported on Fix My Street.
107 – 24/25 TO RECEIVE APOLOGIES AND REASONS GIVEN
Councillor Chris Thatcher, that the reason given be accepted unanimously Resolved.
District Councillor Chris Darcel.
108 – 24/25 TO RECEIVE DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST ON ANY ITEMS ON THE AGENDA
None declared.
109 – 24/25 DRAFT MINUTES OF MEETING HELD ON 2 DECEMBER 2024 TO BE APPROVED AND SIGNED AS MINUTES
That these be signed as Minutes unanimously Resolved.
110 – 24/25 COUNTY/DISTRICT COUNCILLORS REPORTS
County Councillor Ian Fleetwood reported that Greetwell residents had been fortunate not to have any flooding incidents as with some local communities. There was currently a flood warning on the River Witham from Washingborough to Bardney.
District Councillor Chris Darcel had sent a message of apology for not being able to attend recent meetings.
111 – 24/25 CORRESPONDENCE AND REPORTS RECEIVED SINCE LAST MEETING
A Correspondence received since last meeting:-
5.12.2024 - The Chase monthly play area inspection
5.12.2024 - Road closure Order - Greetwell Lane (Between A158 & a point 100m North)
period of restriction: 07/01/2025 - 09/01/2025, 21:00 - 06:00
6.12.2024 – Play area inspections of The Chase reports
9.12.2024 - Information from DC Bridgwood re public hearing for the Tillbridge
solar project
B Land at The Chase purchased by LCC – Additional legal requirements – nothing further to report
C Planters for railings – Reply received from LCC seeking further information on style of suggested planters prior to permission being granted.
D Gate at The Chase - Works still awaited.
E Gulley clearing in North Greetwell – Fix My Street response – No further action’.
112 – 24/25 PLANNING
Notification from LALC of training for the National Planning Policy Framework at a cost of £15.00.
Councillor Mrs Sarah Bates expressed interest in attending. That the expenditure of £15.00 be met for this training unanimously Resolved.
113 – 24/25 FINANCE
A Bank balances/Bank Reconciliation to date at 31.12.2024:
Current Account - £936.87
Chase Account - £5835.12
Deposit Account - £18,000.00
A copy of the Bank Reconciliation had been forwarded by the Clerk to all Councillors for noting.
B Accounts paid
Tesco – Mobile phone DD - £8.00
C Accounts to be paid
Mrs C Myers – purchase of high viz tape for bollards at The Chase - £3.45
Sudbrooke Village Hall – Room hire for meetings, January, February and March 2025 - £13 per session £39.00
Glendale Countryside – grass cutting at The Chase – October 2024 - £44.13 net, £8.83 VAT, £52.96 gross
EKM – Play Equipment inspections at The Chase May – December - £350.00; bolt to seesaw £42.00; Repair of spring on mobile broken by vandals (insurance) - £516.80; Net £910.30,
VAT £182.06, Gross £1,092.36
Mrs C Myers – expenses = £21.95
Tesco – January mobile phone - £8.00 DD 15.1.2025
Mrs C Myers – reimbursement for purchase of new laptop - £399.16, VAT £79.83, £478.99 gross
Staffing costs January = £722.65
That the above accounts (B and C), either paid or to be paid, be ratified for payment unanimously Resolved.
114 – 24/25 CLERKS REPORT
The Clerk reported as follows:-
That an extended warranty had been offered on the Speed Indicator Device purchased in February 2023 at a cost of £199.00 for the year. Agreed that this be an agenda item for the next meeting.
That the new laptop was installed and working. It was noted that an annual subscription of £79.99 was required for the Microsoft Office package. Members felt that this should be paid directly from the Parish Council current account and requested the Clerk to place on the agenda for the next meeting to Resolve to apply for a bank card.
That she had purchased high viz tape for applying to the bollards at The Chase as the reflectors had been pulled off.
That there were now 926 persons on the Greetwell Register of Electors, with additional street names of Bardney Crescent, Limewoods Way and Newball Crescent.
115 – 24/25 CHAIRMANS COMMENTS
The Chairman asked CC Ian Fleetwood if he would follow up works scheduled for November 2023 regarding path resurfacing on PROW 131/1 (between Westfield Avenue & Hawthorne Road), the drainage and condition of the path being in poor condition.
116 – 24/25 DATE OF NEXT MEETING
Monday 3 February 2025, 7.30pm, Bramham Lounge, Sudbrooke Village Hall.