March 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 19 March 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
Clerk/Proper Officer and Responsible Finance Officer to Swineshead Parish Council
Date:    13/3/2024


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 20 February 2024 and to authorise the Chairman to sign the official minutes

5.   Financial matters:

i.   Bank Balances as of 29 February 2023

£20,628.98 Treasurers account
£70,275.87 to include £77.51 interest - Instant online

ii.   To approve accounts for payment:

PAYEE

SERVICE

INVOICE DETAILS

£

COMMENTS

Methodist Church

Library Rent

1 March

£150.00

PAID DD

Gillrange Limited

Community Hub & Council Office Rent

1 March

Inv. 17026

£200.00

PAID DD

Friends of St. Mary’s

Archive & Community Hub

1 March

Inv. 0074

£200.00

PAID DD   

BT

Broadband

March
Inv. M025 LC

 

£230.73
 

Credit     

Scott Hooker

Skate Board repair

9 March
Inv. 332

£200
Approved
February

Paid 14/3/24

N Bush

Payroll

March Inv. 10577

£15.00

To be approved

Staff 

Costs

March Payroll & reimbursements

£1492.85

To be approved

 

S Holland

February Garden maintenance

Invoice 78

£248

To be approved

EE

Mobile

March invoice

£6.77
Estimated

DD Due
26 March

LALC

2024-25 Subscription

14454

£669.38

To be approved

LALC

2024-25 Training

April 2024

£198.00

To be approved

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. 

7.   Clerks outstanding matters and correspondence:

SUBJECT

ACTION

Litter Royalty Lane – Reported

FixMyStreet 8043-6241-3112-3640

To receive any updates

Defibrillator in Market Place usage report

Update

Swineshead Twinning Association

To discuss

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

SUBJECT

ACTION

Boston Borough Council, quote to upgrade all street lighting to LED

Update

Playground area maintenance 

To discuss actions

Information signs at the John Butler’s Trust Land at the Sand Holes

To receive any updates

Community Flood/Emergency Plan  

Update

Orchard tree delivery

Update & discuss any actions

Phishing & scams, help to protect against attacks 

To discuss a poster to circulate

Village Hall AGM 30 April 7pm

To discuss attendance

Library volunteers’ donation for social event

To discuss

Bus Shelter purchases for the village

To discuss

9.   Date for the next meeting/s:

Tuesday 16 April, 14 May (Annual Meeting of the Parish Council), 18 June

10.        Annual Parish Meeting (Residents meeting) 24 April 6pm St. Mary’s Church Hall