2025 Agendas

June 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 17 June 2025, commencing at 7.00 pm in the Swineshead Community Hub, 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: 11/6/2025
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 Annual Meeting of the Council held on 20 May 2025 and to authorise the Chairman to sign the official minutes
 
5. Financial matters:
i. Bank Balances as of 31 May 2025
£32,485.84 community account 
£71,292.93 to include £48.76 interest - Instant online
ii. To approve the following accounts:

PAYEE

SERVICE

INVOICE DETAILS

£

COMMENTS

Lloyds Bank

Service Charge

10 April – 9 May
 

Direct Debit

£4.25

DD due
17/6/2025

EE

Mobile

May invoice

V02349290911

11.02

Paid DD

26/5/25

Methodist Church

Library Rent

1 June 2025

£150.00

Paid DD

2/6/2025

Friends of St. Mary’s

Archive & Community Hub

1 June 2025

Inv. 0096

£200.00

Paid DD

2/6/2025  

Gillrange Limited

Community Hub & Council Office Rent

1 June 2025  

Inv. 17291

£350.00

Paid DD

2/6/2025

BT

Broadband

June 2025

Inv. M040 BP

£54.42

DD Due

16/6/2025

N Bush

Payroll

June

Inv. 10739

£17.00

To be approved

Staff 

Costs

June Payroll & Expenses

£1,508.27

To be approved

S Holland

May Garden maintenance

Invoice 28

£700.00

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.
I. B/24/0452 (19/6) Amendment to proposal to reduce to 115 dwellings from current 122 dwellings in accordance with amended plans and documents received by the LPA on 23-May-2025, Land off Station Road, Swineshead 
 
7. Clerks outstanding matters and correspondence:

SUBJECT

ACTION

Maintenance contract for play equipment

To receive any updates and discuss actions

Closed church yard maintenance
Easter egg Hunt
No Cut May

To receive updates

Complaint from a resident re speeding on Station Road

To discuss any actions

Hedge cutting in King John’s Road including not cutting in May and September due to birds fledging

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

SUBJECT

ACTION

Social media Policy

For discussion and adoption

Grassroots Grant – Closing date 30/6/25

To receive information and discuss actions

Armed Forces Covenant

To receive any updates

Swineshead Community Emergency Plan and Local villages Resilience & Emergency Group

To receive any updates:
Meeting held on 28 May in Algarkirk Hall

Risk Walk held on 14 June Fosdyke Village Hall

Play area to include skate half pipe

 

To receive updates & discuss actions

Swineshead Benevolent Fund:

Swineshead Village Hall, Lease renewal

 

Carpark maintenance

Recycling Area

Insurance & ground rent

Play area ground rent

To receive reports and any updates from the Working group.

 

 

 

 

Community Hub, Library and Village Archive

 

Library Request - 2 packs of acrylic book stands (total 16) at £12.99 per pack

To receive any updates from the last meeting

 

To Approve purchases

Boston Road Planter

To discuss and updates

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

To receive any updates

 

High street, changed parking restrictions

To receive any updates

 

 

9. Dates for the next meeting/s: 
Tuesday 15 July 2025
No meeting in August
Tuesday 16 September