2025 Agendas

April 2025 Agenda

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN and Members of the Council are summoned to attend the meeting of Swineshead Parish Council, to be held on Tuesday 15 April 2025, commencing at 6.45 pm in the Swineshead Community Hub, 1-2 North End, Swineshead, PE20 3LR
 
6.45pm Presentation from the Lincolnshire Armed Forces Community Covenant Officer 
 
Following and 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: 8/4/2025
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 18  February 2025 and to authorise the Chairman to sign the official minutes
 
5. Financial matters:
i. Bank Balances as of 31 March 2025
£16,056.11 community account 
£71,138.27 to include £54.53 interest - Instant online
Total end of year balance: £87,194.38 
 
ii. Elan City renewal of warranty for 2 units £199 + VAT each. To discuss & resolve
 
iii. To approve the following accounts:

PAYEE

SERVICE

INVOICE DETAILS

£

COMMENTS

Lloyds Bank

Service Charges
 

Direct Debit

£4.25

Paid DD
18/3/25

EE

Mobile

April invoice

V02328986132

10.36

Paid DD

26/3/25

Methodist Church

Library Rent

1 April 2025

£150.00

Paid DD

1/4/2025

Friends of St. Mary’s

Archive & Community Hub

1 April 2025

Inv. 0094

£200.00

Paid DD

1/4/2025  

Gillrange Limited

Community Hub & Council Office Rent

1 April 2025  

Inv. 17260

£350.00

Paid DD

1/4/2025

LALC

Annual Training

Invoice 15678

210.00

Approved

Paid

LALC/NALC

Subscription

Invoice 15582

697.68

Approved

Paid

LALC

Webmaster

5 Hours

Invoice 15893

£108.00

To be Approved

R Page Consultancy

Aquatic Dye treatment Mackie’s Pit

Inv.0262

£875.00

To be approved

BT

Broadband

April 2025

Inv. M038 1Z

£50.28

Paid DD

15/4/2025

N Bush

Payroll

April

Inv. 10720

£15.00

To be approved

Staff 

Costs

April Payroll & Expenses

£1,544.55

To be approved

S Holland

March Garden maintenance

Invoice 21

£507.50

To be approved

Black Sluice

Drainage Rates

Invoice

£311.29

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.
i. B/25/0146: (1/5) Removal of existing single storey rear extension & garage & erection 
   of new 2 storey rear extension & attached garage Roseleigh, 45, Abbey Rd, PE20 3EN
 
7. Clerks outstanding matters and correspondence:

SUBJECT

ACTION

Proposed “No Stopping” restrictions on Abbey Road, in the vicinity of the school.

To receive any updates

LCC draft rights of way improvement plan – Closing date 9 June 2025

To discuss and appoint a member to conduct the survey for Swineshead
 
8. Councillor’s and village reports, actions & updates:  

SUBJECT

ACTION

Swineshead Community Emergency Plan and Local villages Resilience & Emergency Group

Date of presentation will be Tuesday 20 May 6.45pm

Play area RoSPA action

To receive updates & discuss actions
To decide when to invite RoSPA to inspect the play area

Swineshead Benevolent Fund:

Swineshead Village Hall, Lease renewal, carpark maintenance, recycling, insurance & ground rent
Play area ground rent

To receive reports and any updates from the Working group

Community Hub, Library and Village Archive

To receive any updates

Boston Road Planter

To discuss ideas of repositing
 
9. Dates for the next meeting/s: 
20 May Annual meeting of the Parish Council
 
Annual Parish Meeting (Residents meeting) 
Wednesday 21 May, Church Hall, Market Place
 
10. To resolve to go into closed session
 
11. To discuss applications for the vacancy of Proper Officer, Clerk & Responsible Financial Officer