September 2025 Minutes
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HACKTHORN and COLD HANWORTH PARISH COUNCIL
Minutes of the meeting of Hackthorn & Cold Hanworth Parish Council held on Monday 1st September 2025 at 7pm in Hackthorn Village Hall
Present: Councillors Pickering (Chair), Graves, Marsden, Bright, Albone and Cracroft-Eley.
In attendance: The clerk.
1. Apologies for Absence – Cllr Finney
2. To receive declarations of interest – None
3. Minutes of meeting held on 8th July- Signed as a true record.
4. Chair and councils comments- None.
5. Clerk’s report on matters outstanding:- None.
6. Reports from outside bodies:- No one in attendance.
7. Planning- None. No update on Scampton. Cllr Bright raised the issue of a recent tree application to remove the hedge and trees by the phone box. This has been approved by West Lindsey tree officer but Cllr Bright, as tree warden for the parish, has concerns regarding their removal.
8. LCC Highways matters:- Highways have made some repairs to the road at Cold Hanworth but it is not good and there is still substantial subsidence. Clerk to report again.
9. Financial matters: H. Pitman: £311.96; Village Hall: £37; LALC (website management): £64.80. Payments approved. The clerk confirmed the audit is complete.
10. To note general correspondence- Cllr Bright will undertake the Public Rights of Way asset review as requested by LCC.
11. Update on progress of village project: Cllr Finney absent. No update.agenda
12. To resolve on phone box maintenance: Chairman has been in contact with two contractors and received a quote for sandblasting, painting and reglazing. Awaiting receipt of other quote. In the meantime the clerk will make a pre-application to West Lindsey for a grant towards the cost.agenda
13. Items of information to be noted and if necessary to be dealt with at the next meeting:- Clerk to order poppy wreath, Agenda items: Budget, village project; phone box maintenance.
The meeting closed at 7.46pm
Chair …………………………………………………. Date ……………….
Next meeting: 11th November at 7pm 359