July 2024 DRAFT Minutes

HACKTHORN and COLD HANWORTH PARISH COUNCIL

Minutes of the meeting of Hackthorn & Cold Hanworth Parish Council held on Tuesday 9th July 2024 at 8pm in Hackthorn Village Hall

Present: Councillors Pickering (Chair), Bright, Graves, Marsden, Albone and Finney.

In attendance: The clerk. 

1.    Apologies for Absence – Cllr Cracroft-Eley

2.    To receive declarations of interest – There were no declarations at this point.

3.    Minutes of meeting held on 21st May- Signed as a true record.

4.    Chair and councils comments- None. 

5.    Clerk’s report on matters outstanding:- Nothing to report. 

6.    Reports from outside bodies:- No one in attendance. Police report previously circulated.

7.    Planning- None. Scampton: no update. Await outcome of new Lincoln MP.

8.    LCC Highways matters:- Following meeting with LCC Cllr Rawlins some of the potholes have been repaired to a minimal standard. Tarmac is already coming out of repairs on road up to A15 by the farm entrances and need reporting again. Temporary repair has been carried out due to collapsed road recently reported.

9.    Financial matters: H. Pitman: £282.98; Hackthorn Village Hall: £50; ICO: £40.  Payments approved.                                         

10.    To note general correspondence- Election results poster to be placed in noticeboard.

11.    To discuss & resolve on village project to be funded from CIL payment: Resolved to support the installation of an information board and seat at the bus shelter for walkers and cyclists. Cllr Finney to work with the history group and bring back to council. Cllr Bright wished it to be minuted that CIL monies is for the community and that additional funding should be sought.

12.    To discuss defibrillator maintenance: Cllr Bright informed council that the battery expires in Feb 2026 and the pads on 30th Nov 24. Clerk to order pads and a replacement torch.     

13.    To discuss phone box maintenance: Cllr Albone to request a quote for repainting from local painter and decorator.

14.    To discuss litter pick in village: Saturday 12th October.

15.    Items of information to be noted and if necessary to be dealt with at the next meeting:-    Agenda items: Village project; phone box maintenance.

The meeting closed at 8.50pm