2024 Parish Council Meeting Agendas

December 2024 Agenda

SWINESHEAD PARISH COUNCIL

Parish Council Office

1 & 2 North End | Swineshead | PE20 3LR

Chairman | Councillor Carl Gibbard

Clerk | Victoria Clark

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN and Members of the Council are summoned to attend the meeting of Swineshead Parish Council, to be held on Tuesday 17 December 2024, commencing at 7.00pm in the Swineshead Parish Council Office, 1-2 North End, Swineshead, PE20 3LR

Prior to the commencement of the meeting there will be a public forum for a maximum of 15 minutes when members of the public may ask questions or make short statements to the Council.

Also, a maximum further 10 minutes will be set aside for the meeting to receive reports of the Police, elected members of Lincolnshire County Council and Boston Borough Council,

V Clark Mrs Victoria Clark Date: 10/12/2024

Clerk/Proper Officer and Responsible Finance Officer to Swineshead Parish Council

AGENDA

1. Chairman’s remarks:

2. Apologies for absence: To receive and accept apologies where valid reasons for absence have been given to the Clerk or Chairman prior to the meeting

3. To receive declarations of interest under the Localism Act 2011 – being any pecuniary or non-pecuniary interest in agenda items

4. To approve as a correct record, the notes of the meeting of the Council held on 19 November 2024 and to authorise the Chairman to sign the official minutes

5. Financial matters:

i. Bank Balances as of 30 November 2024 £23,606.75 Treasurers account

£70,906.81 to include £64.05 interest - Instant online

ii. The Poor Charity ground rent for the Village Hall: To discuss and resolve the amount and set up annual Direct debit

iii. To resolve an amount to donate to the Swineshead Festival Committee for the Christmas Festival.

iv. To discuss the Budget for 2025-2026 and resolve the precept request

v. To approve the following accounts:

PAYEE	SERVICE		INVOICE	£	COMMENTS
			DETAILS
EE	Mobile		November invoice	10.36	Paid DD
			V02287869124		26/11/2024
Methodist Church	Library Rent		1 December 2024	£150.00	Paid DD
					2/12/2024
Friends of St.	Archive &		1 December 2024	£200.00	Paid DD
Mary’s	Community Hub		Inv. 0090		2/12/2024

E-mail \| swinesheadpc@gmail.com		Website \| www.swineshead.parish.lincolnshire.gov.uk

Gillrange Limited	Community Hub &	1 December 2024	£350.00	Paid DD
	Council Office Rent	Inv.17197		2/11/2024
BT	Broadband	December	£50.28	Paid DD 10
				December
N Bush	Payroll	Dec Inv.10673	£15.00	To be approved
Staff	Costs	December Payroll		To be approved
		To include	£1,822.43
		National Pay
		Award & back pay
		award from
		1/4/2024
		Plus Expenses
S Holland	November Garden	Invoice 15	£372.00	To be approved
	maintenance

6. Town and Country Planning Act 1990. To consider and make observations on all planning applications received and to note planning approvals, refusals, enforcement

complaints and appeal decisions advised by the district council.

B/24/0452 Amended plans received 25 November for the erection of 122 dwellings at land

off Station Road, Swineshead.

No further comments

7. Clerks outstanding matters and correspondence:

SUBJECT	ACTION
Proposed waiting restrictions – High Street	To receive an update
Play area RoSPA action	To receive updates & discuss
	actions
Boston Policing Plan – Current plan received	To receive any comments to be for
	the 2025 policing plan
Proposed “No Stopping” restrictions on Abbey Road, in	To receive any updates
the vicinity of the school.

8. Councillor’s and village reports, actions & updates:

SUBJECT	ACTION
Information signs at the John Butler’s Trust Land at the	To receive an update
Sand Holes
Community Emergency Plan	To receive any updates and discuss
	members for the group
Village Hall	To receive updates

Extra Bins in the village and next to the green Lockton	To receive any updates
Close/Hillcrest Gardens & missing bin Villa Lane
Community Hub, Library and Village Archive	To receive any updates

Compound, High Green	To receive any updates

9. Date for the next meeting/s: 21 January 2025