July 2022 Minutes
HACKTHORN and COLD HANWORTH PARISH COUNCIL
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Mrs M Wass
Hackthorn Grange
Hackthorn
LINCOLN
LN2 3PE
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Minutes of the meeting of Hackthorn & Cold Hanworth Parish Council held on Thursday 14th July 2022 at 7.30pm in Hackthorn Village Hall
Prior to the commencement of the meeting there will be a public forum for a maximum of 10 minutes when members of the public may ask questions or make short statements to the Council.
Present: Councillors Pickering (Chair), Graves, Albone and Bright. Also present was the Clerk.
1. Apologies for Absence - To receive and accept apologies where valid reasons for absence have been given to the Clerk prior to the meeting – Members resolved to accept the apologies and reasons for absence from Councillor Marsden and District Councillor Grimble.
2. To receive declarations of interest under the Localism Act 2011 – being any pecuniary or non-pecuniary interest in agenda items not previously recorded on Members’ Register of Interests. – No declarations of interest were made at this point of the meeting.
3. Minutes of meeting 331 and 332 – These were read and signed as a true record.
4. Matters arising from those minutes
a) Planning 144872 – no decision had been made by WLDC yet.
5. County & District Matters to include:
a) Lincolnshire Minerals & Waste Local Plan – Issues and Options Consultation – members had perused the document, resolved to not make any comments.
b) WLDC – Celebration of Life Service 31.07.22, St Thomas’ Church, Market Rasen – no members present at the meeting were able to attend.
6. Policing matters to include:
a) Report – the newsletter received had been circulated to the members.
7. Highway Matters to include:
a) Village Entrances – to bring to the next meeting.
b) Temporary traffic restriction – Cold Hanworth 01.08.22 to 26.08.22 – members noted the information. Clerk to put information to parishioners via the Signpost magazine.
c) Speeding – members discussed the speed of vehicles through the village, particularly between 5.30am to 8am. Clerk to seek information from LRSP.
8. Planning Matters to include:
a) RAF Scampton meeting – feedback from previous meeting and invitation to meeting on 25.07.22 – members discussed the possible land use. The next meeting will be attended by LP and SB. Clerk to send RSVP to Scampton PC.
9. Financial matters to include:
a) Financial update £7562.28. Members discussed the budget and any possible upcoming expenditure.
b) Queens Jubilee Grant - £25.00 to be reimbursed to D. Reed (Flowers) – receipt not received yet, but members resolved to pay the amount on receiving the receipt.
c) Donation to Signpost Magazine £150.00 – this was agreed at the last meeting – members resolved to donate £150.00. A cheque was duly drawn up.
10. War Memorial – to put on the next agenda.
11. Red Arrows – Letter received from The Rt Hon Sir Edward Leigh MP stating that he has asked Sec of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to address the concerns. Awaiting a further response. To be put on the next agenda.
12. Clerks report to include:
a) To consider website maintenance via LALC. – Pete Langford (via LALC) can maintain website at £150 plus vat for 10 hours, extra 5 hours can be purchased at £75 plus vat or up to 5 hours can be carried over to another financial year. It was resolved to accept the 10 hours package. Clerk to liaise with Pete Langford/LALC to get started as soon as possible.
b) Update from LALC training day and Networking Day – clerk found the training and networking day useful to meet other councils and update knowledge. Gaps found in the policies, procedures and standing orders. Clerk to gather model documents for councillors.
13. Councillors’ reports: Councillors’ reports and items for inclusion on the next agenda: Councillors are requested to use this opportunity to report minor matters of information not included elsewhere on the agenda and to raise items for future agendas. Councillors are respectfully reminded that this is not an opportunity for debate or decision making.
Members discussed village enhancements and drains. To be put on the next agenda.
14. Correspondence – Clerks and Council’s direct, Lives information and HCM Contractors Ltd Highways and Amenity Maintenance.
15. Date and Time of next meeting – 08.09.22, 7.30pm in Hackthorn Village Hall
The meeting closed at 8.45pm