February 21 Agenda

HELPRINGHAM PARISH COUNCIL

helpringhamparishcouncil@gmail.com

Fulforth Farm, South Drove, Helpringham Fen, Sleaford. Lincolnshire NG34 0BP

helpringham.parish.lincolnshire.gov.uk/

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NOTICE OF MEETING AND AGENDA FOR WEDNESDAY 10 February 2021

Dear Councillor,

You are hereby summoned to attend the next meeting of Helpringham Parish Council, which will be held on Wednesday 10th February 2021 commencing at 7:30pm. The meeting will once again be conducted by Zoom.

The business to be dealt with is listed in the following Agenda.

There will be a short public forum between 7:30pm and 7:45pm when members of the public may ask questions or make short statements to the Council. This month we will be joined by Mr Jon Parsons of Envirocom Group to talk about the proposed Fibre to premises Broadband.

Any members of the community that wish to take advantage of the public forum should in the first instance contact the Parish Clerk, Julie on 0785440942 or helpringhamparishcouncil@gmail.com before the meeting.

Signature Original Signed        Clerk to the Council        Date 4 Feb 2021

AGENDA

1.0 WELCOME REMARKS BY THE CHAIRMAN

2.0 APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE

            To resolve to accept reasons for absence.

3.0 SIGNING OF THE MINUTES

To resolve to accept the Clerk’s notes of the last Parish Council Meeting held on Wednesday 13th  January 2021.

4.0 MATTERS ARISING FROM MINUTES

5.0 DECLARATIONS OF PECUNIARY INTEREST & DISPENSATIONS 

6.0 REPORT FROM DISTRICT COUNCILLORS

7.0 PLANNING APPLICATIONS

All applications can be viewed by accessing NKDC’s Planning Portal on the website. https://www.n-kesteven.gov.uk.  There are planning applications on line to be viewed for Helpringham as follows:

7.1 Application Reference: 20/165/HOUS

Proposal:  Erection of front Porch at

Location:  7 Church Lane, Helpringham

Decision:  Approved.

8.0 FINANCE

8.1 To accept the financial report from the Vice Chairman.

8.2 To accept the bank reconciliation.

8.3 To discuss Lloyds Bank and the re-imbursement of stolen funds.

8.4 To discuss grant applications for grants 2021.

8.5 To discuss the photocopier.

8.6 To discuss pension enrolment.

8.7 To discuss the purchase of litter picking equipment.

8.8 To approve payments presented at the meeting.

31/01/2021

Clerks Wages

£192.00

No VAT

9.0 CEMETERY MATTERS

9.1 To receive report from Cemetery officer Cllr G Frizzell

10.0 HIGHWAYS

10.1 To discuss urgent highways issues; Burton Road potholes, repairs, road safety and Fix My Street. LCC update to include any response from Councillor Barry Young.

11.0 MATTERS AFFECTING THE VILLAGE/CORRESPONDENCE

11.1 Discussion regarding the talk by Mr Jon Parsons during the Public Speaking time.

11.2 Road Closure at Blotoft Level Crossing (Old Forty Foot Bank O/S Map Ref TF 168378) between 21:00 on 27/02/2021 to 06:30 on 01/03/21.

11.3 Road Closure at Vicarage Lane (Between 40m & 90m West of Hale Road) for the period of 22/02/21 to 05/03/21.

11.4 Church Clock.

11.5 Front of Property maintenance.

11.6 To discuss the possibility of an e-newsletter and ways in which to communicate with those who do not have internet access.

11.7 To discuss correspondence.

12.0 MATTERS OF URGENCY

Items which have occurred since the issuing of the agenda.

13.0 DATE OF NEXT MEETING

            To agree the Date of the next meeting.