November 2024 Minutes
MINUTES OF THE SILK WILLOUGHBY PARISH COUNCIL MEETING HELD IN THE VILLAGE HALL ON THURSDAY 28 NOVEMBER 2024 AT 7.00PM
Present: Cllr L Roberts (Chair)
Cllrs Thackray, Bell, K Wright, and J Wright
In Attendance: County Cllr A Hagues, District Cllr R Jackson, 2 members of the public and Denise Gascoyne Parish Clerk
Public Forum.
None
The meeting began at 7.00pm
1.Chair’s Welcome.
Cllr L Roberts welcomed everyone to the meeting.
2.Apologies for Absence.
None
3.Declarations of Interest.
None
4.To approve and accept the notes of the meeting of the Parish Council held on 26 September 2024. It was proposed, seconded and
Resolved: that the notes of the meeting held on 26 September 2024 be accepted as a true record and these were signed by the Chair.
5.Report from County Cllr Hagues/District Cllr Jackson
a. County Cllr A Hagues had now received the S19 Flood Investigations Report. The homeowners should be receiving them shortly. The homeowners would then decide as to any further action necessary.
b. The Chair asked County Cllr Hagues to remind Highways that the 30mph roundels needed redoing.
c. District Cllr Jackson had forwarded his report and this had been copied to all Cllrs. He highlighted Fibre Broadband for Silk Willoughby. This would be completed in Summer 2025.
6.Chair Update.
a. Cllr Roberts confirmed that the School Lane hedge had now been cut back.
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b.Church Clock is working well, albeit slow and strike not as it should be. This will be checked by Time Assured. When the mechanism was installed it had no auto-regulation, which would have solved the problems. The Church would obtain a quotation for the auto-regulation and report back to the parish council.
c.Cllr Roberts thanked all the volunteers that helped plant the bulbs and deliver the leaflets around the village.
d. The Pond would be tidied up this weekend. Cllr Wright reported that the pond water had been looking grey. Cllrs believed their could be a septic tank in the area and wondered if it had been leaking. It was proposed, seconded and
Resolved: to investigate the area.
7.Parish Clerk Update.
a. The Clerk confirmed that the grant from LCC for grass cutting had been increased from £535.63 to £1146.49. FOR INFORMATION ONLY.
b.There had been building in Silk Willoughby and there another planning application had been received. District Cllr Jackson agreed to check if any CIL money would be coming our way.
8.Finance.
a. The Bank Reconciliations and Cashbook to 31 October 2024 had been circulated to all Cllrs. It was proposed, seconded and
Resolved: to accept the Bank Reconciliations and Cashbook to 31 October 2024, and these were signed by the Chair.
b.The following Retrospective cheque payments had been made between meetings. It was proposed, seconded and
Resolved: to accept the following cheque payments made.
Chq.100313 Tidy Gardens & Grounds Hedge Cutting £1424.00
Chq.100314 Time Assured Repairs to Church Clock £4850.00
c.The Approval List for cheque payments had been circulated to all Cllrs. It was proposed, seconded and
Resolved: to accept the Approval List for cheque payments and the cheques were signed by Cllr J Wright and Cllr Thackray.
Chq.100315 Royal British Legion Poppy Wreath £20.00
Chq.100316 Tidy Gardens & Grounds Grass Cutting £125.00
Chq.100317 L.A.L.C Website hours £64.80
Chq.100318 Edge IT Licence £702.00
Chq.100319 D Gascoyne Fees GDPR
Chq.100320 Tidy Gardens & Grounds Pond £117.00
Chq.100321 L.A.L.C Training L Roberts £36.00
Chq.100322 L Roberts Chair Allowance £100.00
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d.The Chair had submitted a spread sheet which showed reinvestment rates for the three accounts. We still had the capital and had used the interest for the Church Clock, School Lane Hedge and Village Pond Tidy. It was proposed, seconded and
Resolved: to reinvest the Capital for a further four months.
e. The budget had been circulated to all Cllrs. The Precept had been £5200 for many years. With the increase in costs, it was proposed, seconded and
Resolved: to increase the Precept to £6000 for financial year 2025/2026.
e.Notification had been received from LALC – Internal Service Requirements – Terms of Engagement. It was proposed, seconded and
Resolved: to continue using LALC as an Internal Auditor.
9.Village Hall.
a. A letter had been sent to the Chair on 30 September 2024. This had been circulated to all Cllrs. FOR INFORMATION ONLY
b.Only 6 replies had been received when asking for suggestions for use of village hall, which was very disappointing.
c.Cllr Roberts had had a telephone call with ACRE and he wanted to meet with Cllrs and Village Hall Trustees Cllrs agreed to the date of 9 December. There was still a lot of information required from the village hall Trustees before we can move forward. It was proposed, seconded and
Resolved: to accept the date to meet with ACRE as 09 December and the Chair would invite the Village Hall Trustees.
10.Planning.
a. 24/1261 Reserved matters application for the erection of 3 non-detached properties with garaging (details of access, appearance, landscaping, layout, and scale) land to the South of School Lane. It was proposed, seconded and
Resolved: to make no comments on this application.
11.Correspondence.
a. District Cllr Jackson reports – circulated to all Cllrs.
b. LALC e-news – circulated to all Cllrs.
c. Parish and Town Council Newsletter October 2024 – circulated to all Cllrs.
d. Clerk & Councils Direct – forwarded to Cllr Roberts.
12.Date of Next Meeting.
a. The date of the next meeting was confirmed as 30 January 2025 at 7.00pm in the village hall. There being no further business, the Chair wished everyone a Happy Christmas and the meeting closed at 7.55pm
Chair ………………………………………
Silk Willoughby Parish Council
30 January 2025
It is important to understand that the information given above represents notes of the parish council meeting which took place in the village hall on 28 November 2024 and do not become minutes of Silk Willoughby Parish Council until accepted or otherwise at the meeting.