Agenda for April 2025
NOTICE OF MEETING OF NORTH KYME PARISH COUNCIL
Dear Councillor,
You are hereby summoned to attend the next meeting of North Kyme Parish Council, which will be held North Kyme Village Hall on Wednesday 9th April 2025, commencing at 7.00 p.m. The business to be dealt with at the meeting is listed in the agenda.
There will be the opportunity for 10-minute Public Forum should anyone wish to address the council.
Signature…Carolyn Barber ……………. Clerk to the Council Date 3rd April 2025
Agenda
1. Chairman’s Opening Address
2. Apologies for absence and acceptance of any reasons given Cllr Keys. Cllr Melbourne.
3. Declarations of Interest-councillors must declare interests in planning or any items on the agenda.
4. Updates from District Councillors: -
• 09/11/2024 – Convex Traffic mirror
• Pet signs for either end of the village (Trish Chaisty) – Cllr Melbourne & Dist Cllr Whittle.
• Allotments – Cllr Melbourne
5. Notes of the last meeting held on 12th March 2025 to be approved as the minutes.
6. Updates from Councillors –
• 05/11/2024 - Dog Paddock. – Update – Cllr Taylor
• The Regeneration Heritage Funding I will be submitting for £250,000. – Cllr Taylor.
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• 06/11/2024 – Play Park Equipment – Update – Cllr Taylor
• Metal bollards for the green triangle on the causeway – Cllr Taylor.
• 002/11/2024 – Grant that can be claimed for play equipment? – Cllr Taylor
• Cllr Melbourne – SID information and summer fete.
• VE Day celebrations?
7. Report on matters outstanding –
• 01/10/2024 - Stickers for rubbish bins – we now have more we have 25 x 40 MPH and 25 x 30 MPH.
8. Financial Matters & Clerk’s Report
• Bank Statement and Spreadsheet Balance – £
• End of Year Report. Clerks end of year work to be carried out requires extra hours as per each year previously.
• Insurance – Is due in June, quotes cannot be obtained yet will update at next meeting.
• Village Hall Bookings – updated - Now booked until March 2027.
• Hedge problem report from Royal Mail.
• New laptop – Clerk has three quotes paperwork to be given out at meeting.
• LALC – Summer Conference £45 + Vat
• Staffing Committee – Councillors Melbourne, Spry and & Everard are going to be in the committee so that the Clerks salary/increments and PDRs are not put on the minutes.
• Clerks Increment now due
• 03/11/2024 Slide Repairs – insurance have asked if we can get it repaired. Two companies have been asked
• Policies to be adopted : -
a. Annual Leave,
b. Anti-fraud & Corruption,
c. Carer’s,
d. Communication,
e. Compassionate,
f. Complaints,
g. Confidential,
h. Co-option,
i. Council Meeting,
j. Data Protection,
k. Dignity at Work,
l. Disciplinary,
m. Health & Safety.
• Letters to local businesses – we have received a phone call from pine tree furniture saying they will give a donation but as yet we have not received it.
• Gov.email address costs etc. Grant for first year £100 per year there-after. Please see document from LALC.
Invoices: -
• Councillor Everard Petrol for grass cutting £30.98 and £5.99 for adhesive Tape for notice board.
• PWLB – Village Hall Mortgage £1620.47
• HMRC - £8.05
• Bank for month charge monthly charge £4.25 – which has already been debited out of account.
• Cllr Melbourne - Children must be supervised sign has not been paid so that is £12.68
• Mr Panton Petrol for grass cutting £18.47.
9. Correspondence – – Notification of Temporary traffic 40mph from 60 limit order 28th April until 4th May
10. Planning – 24/1416/FUL – Notification of Decision on land adjacent to Willow Farm.
11. Next meeting 14th May 2025 at 6.30pm.