November 2023 Agenda
ANCASTER, SUDBROOK, AND WEST WILLOUGHBY
PARISH COUNCIL
Parish Clerk: Denise Gascoyne 82 Ermine Street ANCASTER NG32 3QP
Tel: 01400 230745 email: denise.gascoyne@ancasterpc.org
Website: http://parish.lincolnshire.gov.uk/Ancaster
13 November 2023
Dear Councillor,
You are hereby summoned to attend the next meeting of ANCASTER, SUDBROOK, AND WEST WILLOUGHBY PARISH COUNCIL to be held on 20 November 2023
In the Parish Hall Annexe at 7.30pm.
Prior to the commencement of the meeting there will be a 10-minute Public Forum when members of the public may address or put questions to the Parish Council on any matter connected with the Agenda, or for inclusion on a future Agenda. They are welcome to stay for the remainder of the meeting but can take no further part in proceedings.
Denise Gascoyne
Parish Clerk
AGENDA
1. Chair’s Welcome and Housekeeping Arrangements.
2. Apologies for Absence: To receive and accept apologies where valid reasons for absence have been given to the Parish Clerk prior to the meeting.
3. Declarations of Interest: To receive Declarations of Interest under the Localism Act 2011 – being any pecuniary or non-pecuniary interest in Agenda items not previously noted on Members’ Register of Interest and any written requests for dispensation.
4. To approve and accept as a true record the notes of the meeting of the Parish Council held on 16 October 2023 and to authorise the Chair to sign the official minutes.
5. Report from County/District Councillors:
a. Flooding Water Lane
6. Chair Update:
a. Update on Mid UK/Copper Hill Quarry
7. Planning:
a. S23/1837 Planning application to vary condition 20 off site highway works Bellway Homes, Wilsford Lane.
b. SKDC New website for planning
8. Speed Watch:
a. Update on Maintenance visit and batteries.
9. Parish Clerk Update:
a. 90 Degree bend in front of Old Masons Arms and phone box had been resurfaced but the central broken white line not reinstated. Reported to Fix My street 17.10.23.
b. Confirmation both streetlights No.1 and 2 Wilsford Lane reported as faulty.
c. Notification B6403 (between Charlestown & St Martins Way closed 11.00pm to 6.00am 21st November to 24th November
10. Correspondence:
a. LALC Training Bulletin
b. Local Councils Update
c. SKDC changing Recycling Collections
d. LALC e-news
e. Clerks & Councils Direct
f. SKDC New guidance for Street Naming and Numbering process.
g. LCC Town & Parish Newsletter October 2023
h. The Clerk
i. SixShires Rail (Railfuture)
11. Cemetery and Newton Meadow:
a. To request visit from ‘Whiskers’ to cemetery
12. Grass Cutting/Grounds Maintenance:
a. Tender documents are on the website and advertisement has been in the Grantham Journal.
13. Parish Hall:
14. Report from Councillors:
a. Cllr Hollick – Information Board
b. Cllr Hollick – results of Tall Thrift Survey (if any)
15. Playing Field
a. Confirmation estimates have been sought for tree work.
16. Finance:
a. To resolve to approve and accept Bank Reconciliations, Bank Transfers and Cashbook (already circulated) to 31 October 2023 and for Chair to sign.
b. To resolve to approve and accept Staff BACS Payments as per the Approval List (already circulated) authorise the Clerk to make the payments and the Chair to sign.
c. To resolve to approve and accept other BACS/DD Payments as per the Approval List (already circulated) authorise the Clerk to make the payments and Chair to sign.
d. Confirmation HSBC will not be sending paper statements as from 27.11.23.
e. To accept Retrospective Approval List and Payment.
f. To discuss and accept 2022/2023 Government Pay Agreement.
g. To discuss draft Budget 2024/2025
17. Training:
a. Confirmation Andrew Newton has been booked on the ICCM Management of Memorials Inspection on 25 April 2024.
18. Date of Next Meeting:
a. To confirm the next meeting at 7.30pm in the Parish Hall Annexe.