November 2025 Minutes
Minutes of the Full Council Meeting on Tuesday 4th November 2025 at 7.15pm
Attendees:
Cllr Chris Sivill, (Chair), Cllr Marc Deller-Smith, Cllr Serv Coulber, Cllr Caroline Dawson, Cllr Jaqueline Gravett, Cllr Neville Edwards, Cllr Nigel Langley, Cllr Nick Brown, Cllr Andrew Daykin, Cllr Nic Ranshaw, County Cllr S. Matthews, District Cllr Martin Foster and Sarah- Louise Kulwicki (Clerk).
Absences: Cllr Ebru Sarifindik and District Cllr(s) Alex Hall and James Knowles.
Public Forum:
Cllr C. Dawson asked what the red light means on the EV charger as she believes that some may not be working. Cllr Foster informed the council that he would check this.
Cllr Coulber again brought up the hedges on Thorpe Road which are very overgrown. The clerk was asked to write to the landowner and ask if they can be cut back. Cllr Coulber also asked if the Pride team could attend North Road in Tattershall to clean the leaves of the path. District Cllr M. Foster said he would request for this to be done.
Cllr C. Dawson asked what tree works had been conducted in the Market Place, the clerk was asked to find out.
Meeting commenced at 7:21pm
102-25/26 Welcome and Chair’s report
The chairman welcomed all present. He thanked all the councillors for their recent efforts putting up the lamp post poppies. He gave special thanks to a member of public for all her help and dedication to the poppy project which is now on the Butter cross and looks fantastic.
103-25/26 Apologies for Absence in accordance with Local Gov. Act 1972, Sch 12, para 40. To receive and accept apologies where valid reasons for absence have been given to the Clerk prior to the meeting
None.
104-25/26 To receive any declarations of Interest under the Localism Act 2011 and to consider any requests for dispensations for items on the agenda not previously recorded on member’s register of interests
None.
105-25/26 To approve as a correct record the notes of the meeting held on 7th October 2025 and to authorise the Chair to sign the official minutes.
Proposed, Seconded and RESOLVED to approve the notes as minutes and the chairman to sign.
Cllr Langley arrived at 7:23pm
106-25/26 To approve as a correct record the notes of the personnel committee meeting held on the 28th October 2025 and to authorise the Chair to sign the official minutes.
Proposed, Seconded and RESOLVED to approve the notes of the meeting and for the chairman to sign.
107-25/26 To receive reports from County and District Councillors
County Cllr Sean Matthews told the council that local government re-organisation is well underway for 2027. He apologised to the council for the amount of road works locally but also saw it as a positive that works are being carried out.
The council tax figures are yet to be discussed until they have the figures from government on what they will contribute.
He asked if the damaged stone in the Market Place is still there, Cllrs confirmed it has not yet been removed.
Cllr Edwards reported several pot holes on Lodge Road, road edges and the large amount of overhanging trees on this road past Windleys on your way to Woodhall Spa. He also reported the poor road condition on Tattershall Bridge.
District Cllr Martin Foster told all the ELDC have 1.6million to spend on inland toilet refurbishment. He told all that Coningsbys will he knocked down and rebuilt as a modular unit which will reduce vandalism. This is due to happen by June next year.
Cllr Foster brought the new food caddy bins to show the council what they will look like and he discussed how they work and what you will be able to put in them when they are released in April 2026.
108-25/26 The co-option of any potential candidates present
None.
109-25/26 Planning matters
a) Ref: 02108/25/RES has been received and is now being considered. Reserved matters relating to the erection of 15no dwellings (outline planning permission reference no S/175/01964/20 for the erection of 15no. dwellings). Former 22 Market Place Tattershall, Lincolnshire. Cllrs asked what the new submission is. The clerk informed them that the drainage layout has been adjusted.
b) Ref: 02956/25/FUL - Planning Permission - Construction of vehicular access with the provision of 2no. parking spaces. 75 High Street Tattershall. Approved.
110-25/26 To review and approve the terms of reference and members of
1. The personnel committee
Proposed, Seconded and RESOLVED for the members to be Cllr(s) Gravett, Daykin, Dawson and Langley.
2. Finance and general purpose committee
Proposed, Seconded and RESOLVED for all members to be on the Finance and General purpose committee.
111-25/26 To adopt and approve the councils social media policy and add additional council members to the councils Facebook page
Proposed, Seconded and RESOLVED to adopt and approve the council’s social media policy.
Proposed, Seconded and RESOLVED to add Cllr Gravett to the councils Facebook page.
112-25/26 Financial matters:
1. To ratify the payments for October 2025 (see schedule) with current bank balances
Proposed, Seconded and RESOLVED to approve the payments.
2. To decide if to cover the costs only of a Horse and carriage for the Christmas fair at Holy Trinity Church
Cllr Brown has done extensive research on this expenditure and advised the event organisers to form an events committee and or give the money to a constituted group.
The clerk told the council she has spoken with LALC about this and providing the an invoice is raised to the parish council in the parish councils name this payment can be made. Payment of the invoice does not constitute acceptance of any liability.
Proposed, Seconded and RESOLVED to approve the fee of £500.00 providing that the invoice be raised to the parish council.
Cllrs Edwards, Coulber and Brown were against this proposal.
113-25/26 Clerks report – including correspondence and matters outstanding
The clerk told the council that the on boarding session for early flood detection warning system will take place on 16th December from 6-8pm in the village hall, all member of public are welcome to attend and sign up.
114-25/26 The next meeting will be on the 18th November which is the finance and general purpose committee at 7pm in Tattershall village hall and the next normal council meeting is on the 2nd December 2025 at 7:15pm in Tattershall village hall.
115-25/26 To confirm and approve the meeting dates for 2026:
Tuesday 3rd February 2026
Tuesday 3rd March 2026
Tuesday 7th April 2026 – Tattershall APM followed by full council meeting
Tuesday 21st April 2026 - Tattershall with Thorpe APM at 7pm in Thorpe camp
Tuesday 5th May 2026 – Annual parish council meeting (AGM)
Tuesday 2nd June 2026
Tuesday 7th July 2026
Tuesday 1st September 2026
Tuesday 6thOctober 2026
Tuesday 13th October 2026 – Staffing committee
Tuesday 3rd November 2026
Tuesday 17th November 2026 – Finance and GP
Tuesday 1st December 2026
Proposed, Seconded and RESOLVED to approve the above meeting dates.
116-25/26 Any items for inclusion on the next agenda
a) Clinton park responses feedback
The meeting closed at 8:20pm
117-25/26 To resolve to move into closed session - under section 100(a)(4) of the LGA 1972, the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following items in the grounds that, if they were present there could be disclosed to them exempt information as defined in para3part1 of sch 12a to the act as amended.
Proposed, Seconded and RESOLVED to move into closed session.
1. Feedback from staffing committee meeting
Cllr Daykin told the council that the clerk would like to do the VAT returns bi-annually; the council were in full agreement.
Cllr Daykin reported that the clerk would like to attend more conferences; the council were in support of this.
Clerks pension and hourly rate to remain the same.
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The meeting closed at 8:24pm