March 2022 Minutes
Minutes of the Parish Council Meeting of Tattershall with Thorpe Parish Council held on Tuesday 1st March 2022 at Tattershall Village Hall and remotely.
Councillors present were Mrs Harvey, Mr Leggate, Mr Edwards, Mr Langley, Mr Eldridge, Mr Wadsworth, Mr Knowles, Mrs Dawson, Mr Keeling, Mr Coulber, Mrs Taylor and D Cllr Mr Avison & C Cllr T Ashton plus clerk Mrs K Elliott and no members of the public.
7.15 pm
Public Forum: The public forum commenced with the report from C Cllr T Aston; County Council have carried out budget setting and £12 million has arrived from central government towards Adult Social Care costs. Locally Paul’s Lane is now open and in good condition, the road edges have been made up as well as the junction improvements. The last set of speed limited changes for Tattershall Thorpe have been approved although it will take a while for the signage to be installed. [TA left the meeting at 7.24pm]
The leaves on the North Road footpaths are unsafe and slippery, the clerk will ask again for them to be cleared.
There is a sign outside the village hall which has been there for a number of years, requests have been made for it to be moved with the owners and this will now be reported to ELDC.
D Cllr S Avison provided his report; Cromwell Place has now been resurfaced and the enforcement team will investigate The Old Forge in Tattershall Thorpe
The meeting started at 7.27 pm.
Meeting
2022/151 Welcome & Chairman’s Report – Mrs Dawson, Chair welcomed everyone to this evenings meeting and advised that she has nothing to report.
2022/152 Apologies – The parish clerk reported that apologies for absence with valid reasons given have been received from parish councillor Mrs Knowles and D Cllr Mr Foster and it was proposed, seconded, voted and RESOLVED that apologies be noted with valid reasons for absence being accepted. PCSO N Wass also sent apologies.
2022/153 To Receive Declarations of Interest under the Localism Act 2011 – there were none.
2022/154 To approve as a correct record the Notes of the meetings of the Council – It was proposed, seconded, voted and RESOLVED unanimously that the official minutes of the last meetings held on 1st February 2022 having been previously circulated were approved as a true record of the minutes, CD signed and dated.
2022/155 Reports from District and County Councillors, Police and any other outside agencies – D Cllr M Foster sent his report by email; The only thing to report from my point of view is that we are forming a new ‘Pride in East Lindsey’ cleaning team consisting of 3 new members of staff, a purpose-built vehicle containing steam cleaner, bubble gum and graffiti remover with trailer attached and mechanical street sweeper on board. This team will be visiting towns and parishes to provide an additional service to our regular teams. There will be a reporting system to call down help from this team to tackle ‘grot spots’ that the regular teams may not have time to tackle. They will also be pleased to work with and assist some of the community volunteer groups to restore pride back into our streets and villages. We hope to start operating this service in the coming months when recruitment and equipment are in place. Other reports have been received during the public forum.
2022/156 To Co-opt – the clerk confirmed that there had been no expressions of interest. The vacancies continue to be advertised.
2022/157 Clerks report on correspondence and matters outstanding.
a) LALC Annual Subscription – it was RESOLVED to approve this payment
b) LALC Training Scheme – it was RESOLVED to approve this payment.
c) Extra Grit Bins – this proposal is to be discussed at the next Finance & General Purposes meeting.
d) Village Hall Representative – Mr Langley volunteered to take on this role.
e) Market Place Lighting – as per the document circulated before the meeting. BH noted that we have never had any work done to these lights. Following discussion about what work needs doing the clerk was requested to contact TA to ask for assistance with getting this matter successfully resolved.
f) Market Place Improvements – the S106 funds are to be transferred to the parish council and this matter is moving forward.
g) New Sign Sleaford Road – this is for information and will be replaced using the Welcome Back funding.
h) Extra Grass Cutting, Thorpe – the clerk is chasing for quotes for this work and will report back to council as soon as possible.
i) Wombles thank you event – CD is organising this event on 12th March at Allan Barker Field in Coningsby and it will be a spring clean too.
2022/158 Queen’s Jubilee 2022
a) Meeting report - As per the circulated document, there are events planned over the 4 days of the bank holiday weekend. It is hoped that all events can be free of charge. The catering for the Sunday Tea will cost £350. Who attends the tea party and how do they book in. Members then discussed how many children to buy commemorative coins for.
b) Financial Contribution: a provisional budget of £1250 was agreed and RESOLVED.
2022/159 Welcome Back Fund (ELDC) – Quotes have been approved, orders placed and contractors appointed. T Gibbons has confirmed that he is able to put in soil, water and plants.
2022/160 Interpretation Board/Lectern for Market Place – A basic outline of the options available has been provided to councillors. More details are required and further discussion will be entered into at the April meeting. The size and design are to be agreed.
2022/161 Parish Benches –
a) Four benches have been delivered and will be installed as soon as possible.
b) More Benches – Do we need any more benches? This proposal is to be discussed at the next Finance & General Purposes meeting.
2022/162 Christmas Lights Display – the clerk was able to advise that rechargeable batteries will cost in the region of £600 to buy initially and following discussion it was RESOLVED not to go ahead with this proposal. An agenda item was agreed for the next meeting for lights for the native trees on Doctor’s Corner. The clerk will action.
2022/163 Edging / Siding up –
a) Quotes are to be obtained from John Ward. How wide do we want the footway to be? It used to be one meter wide. Is there a machine that can do this work? The clerk was requested to contact LCC and TA for assistance with this.
b) The budget available is £750.
2022/164 Tree Wardens Report – LT confirmed that she has visited the Church yard several times and has met with David Mullenger. The new Churchyard railings are a boundary and T1 needs attention. A quote from G Smith contractor for £500 has been obtained for the proposed areas of work; the planting of the new trees will be included. LT has sent images of the areas of concern via the WhatsApp group. LT has also held a meeting with S Bruzas from National Trust. As this proposed work needs carrying out urgently it was RESOLVED to go ahead with the quote provided. Mr Leggate commented on what work has been done in the past. SC asked if this could turn into an annual task and following discussion it was agreed that if necessary we will budget for this work as it will keep the Church Yard looking nice. LT also confirmed that she is happy to check the work of the grass contractor in the Church yard.
2022/165 Community Speed Watch -
a) CSW report – there has been no activity since the last meeting.
b) TRO request – we now have to wait for a response from LCC.
2022/166 Planning Matters –
a) S/176/00314/22 – Holly House, Tattershall Thorpe. There are no objections to this proposal.
2022/167 Financial Matters: to authorise the approval of BACS payments and to note income and expenditure for this month.
a) Payment of Accounts – there was one amendment to the circulated document and bank reconciliation, the clerk confirmed that expenditure for the month totalled £4,853.84 including vat and there was NIL income for this month.
2022/168 Reports from Outside meetings – No meetings have been attended.
2022/169 Items for next agenda were requested – Bollards at Clinton Park field. The clerk also requested nominations for the Manning Trophy. BH brought to the attention of the council the condition of Carrwood Crescent, the properties are being neglected and the dyke at the rear of the houses in full.
a) Full Council Meeting – it was proposed, seconded, voted and RESOLVED that this will be held on Tuesday 5th April 2022, at 7.15pm.
The Chairman thanked everyone for attending the meeting and there being no further business the meeting closed at 8.54 pm.