February 2026 DRAFT Minutes
DRAFT MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF GREETWELL PARISH COUNCIL HELD AT 7.30PM ON MONDAY 9 FEBRUARY 2026 IN THE SUDBROOKE VILLAGE HALL
PRESENT: Councillors John Taylor (Chairman), Mrs Sarah Bates (Vice Chair), Mike Taylor,
Chris Thatcher,
County Councillor Trevor Bridgwood, District Councillor Maureen Palmer
Clerk Mrs Christine Myers
125 - 25/26 PARISHIONERS ITEMS
None raised.
126 – 25/26 TO RECEIVE APOLOGIES AND REASONS GIVEN
Apologies received from Councillor Ms Sue Pullen.
Resignation received from Mrs Hilary Wightman.
127 – 25/26 TO RECEIVE DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST ON ANY ITEMS ON THE AGENDA
None declared.
128 – 25/26 TO RECEIVE DRAFT MINUTES OF MEETING HELD ON 12 JANUARY 2026 TO BE APPROVED AND SIGNED AS MINUTES
That the minutes be accepted as a true record proposed by Councillor Mrs Sarah Bates, seconded by Councillor Mike Taylor and Resolved.
129 – 25/26 COUNTY /DISTRICT COUNCILLORS VERBAL REPORTS
CC Trevor Bridgwood reported that the Precept for the County Council would raise by 2.9% for the next financial year.
He also reported that consultation was underway for Local Government Reorganisation.
DC Maureen Palmer reported that Scampton RAF camp was now on the open marked and it was hoped that West Lindsey’s bid would be successful.
130 – 25/26 CORRESPONDENCE AND REPORTS ON MATTERS OUTSTANDING
A Correspondence received since last meeting for noting:-
19.1.2026 - Have Your Say: National Highways & Transport (NHT) Survey
20.1.2026 - Notice of briefing session for Parish Councillors on Local Government
Reorganisation 2.2.2026
20.1.2026 – Lincs Police update
20.1.2026 - The Children and Young People’s Online Counselling Support Service consultation
23.1.2026 - LALC E News
28.1.2026 - LCC Town and Parish Council update
B PROW 131/4 end of Westfield Drive – condition of footpath – reply from Fix My Street ‘We are sorry, but we are not taking immediate action with this report because we are aware of the deteriorated condition of this path and little short of a complete reconstruction would eliminate all possible areas of concern. Any surface maintenance here could only follow subject to the4 availability of resources. No timescale can be offered’.
C Fence at The Chase requiring maintenance – reply from Fix My Street ‘Just to let you know this issue has turned out to be more complicated than we first thought. We need to take this on for more investigation.’
131 – 25/26 FINANCE
Income
Lincoln Veterinary Hospital – advertising in Greetwell News - £6.00
Transfer
11.1.2026 – Instant Access account to current account - £1000.00
8.2.2026 – Instant Access Account to current account - £1000.00
Accounts paid
Parish Magazine Printing – Greetwell News - £77.95
Accounts to pay.
Staffing costs - £780.77
Tesco (Mobile Phone) DD - £8.51
Mrs C Myers – Expenses - £26.50
Mrs C Myers – Re-imbursement for Microsoft 365 subscription (Bank card not authorised for expenditure over £100)
That the above accounts either paid or to be paid be verified proposed by #Councillor Mike Taylor, seconded by Councillor Chris Thatcher.
132 – 25/26 TO CONFIRM FIXED ASSET REGISTER FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR 2025/26
This had been copied to all Councillors and with additions was agreed at £43,379.00.
133 – 25/26 CLERKS VERBAL REPORT
• The Clerk drew attention to the latest LALC News in which it suggested lighting the Lantern of Peace at 10.57am on 11.11.2026. Members agreed to agenda this at a future meeting.
• That Lincs Alert had been relaunched and details circulated in the latest Greetwell News.
• That the grant from DC Chris Darcel had been approved and was due for payment. It was agreed that the Clerk order the noticeboard as per minute 118-25/26.
• That there had been a theft from a farm on Fiskerton airfield.
• That she had made further enquiries re a .gov.uk email address/domain for the Parish Council and recommended this be sought from Parish Online, having attended an information session given by them. Provision of an email address for the Clerk would be at no cost, moving on at a later date to include all Councillors at a cost of £260.00 per year. Members favoured this suggestion, but it would be an agenda item for discussion at the next PC meeting.
• That she had completed a checklist on Civility and Respect in collaboration with County associations, which she briefly drew to the Councils attention. All questions could be answered favourably and would be included in the Audit file.
134 – 25/26 CHAIRMANS COMMENTS
The Chair mentioned that the footpath opposite Lodge Lane to the parish boundary had been sided, removing all overgrown vegetation and revealing a substantial path/cycleway. The Chair was authorised to report on Fix My Street to request that the footway from Westfield Approach to the bypass roundabout be also sided in the same way.
135 – 25/26 DATE OF NEXT MEETING
Monday 2 March 2026 7.30pm, Bramham Lounge, Sudbrooke Village Hall.