October 2024 - Agenda

HELPRINGHAM PARISH COUNCIL 

helpringhamparishcouncil@gmail.com 

Eau End Farm, Helpringham Fen, Sleaford NG34 0BS 

helpringham.parish.lincolnshire.gov.uk 

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NOTICE OF MEETING AND AGENDA FOR THURSDAY 10th OCTOBER 2024 

Dear Councillor, 

You are hereby summoned to attend the next meeting of Helpringham Parish Council, which will be held on Thursday 10th October 2024 commencing at 7:30pm. The meeting will be held in the memorial hall. 

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

There will be a ten minute public forum prior to the commencement of business from 7:30pm – 7:40pm; Any member of the parish is welcome to speak about village matters. Any members of the public are welcome to sit in on the meeting, but cannot partake in business after the 10 minute public allocated time. 

Signature ……Judy Pittock…………….Clerk to the Council Date 04/10/24 

TEN MINUTE PUBLIC FORUM 

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 11th September 2024 as true and correct minutes of the meeting. 

4.0 MATTERS ARISING FROM MINUTES 

4.1 Helpringham Feast 

4.2 Grit bins 

4.3 Seating by school 

5.0 DECLARATIONS OF PECUNIARY INTEREST & DISPENSATIONS 

6.0 REPORT FROM DISTRICT COUNCILLORS 

7.0 PLANNING APPLICATIONS 

To discuss planning applications received including: 

7.1 24/0896/VARCON 156 Shepherds Lane – decision notice 

8.0 FINANCE 

8.1 To accept the financial report and bank reconciliation

 8.2 To approve payments presented at the meeting: 

CJP Garden Services  Invs 703/705/714 £751.00 No VAT

NKDC 

Inv IN00046959 – Tree survey 

£128.70 

VAT £21.45 

Clerk’s Wages 

Sep 2024 

£289.05 

No VAT 

Clerk’s Expenses 

Stamps, envelopes 

£5.34 

No VAT 

HMRC 

PAYE Sep 2024 

£72.20 

No VAT 

8.3 Payments received:

Scottish Power 

£43.24 

Refund 

T R Carlton Funeral Directors 

£350.00 

Invoice 51 

8.4 CIL receipt for first half 2024/25 £826.37. Discuss how this funding will be spent. 

8.5 To discuss revision of Financial Regulation following publication of 2024 NALC model to include clause for online banking. 

9.0 To discuss Tree Survey: 

9.1 Tree Officers Report. 

9.2 Essential tree works. 

9.3 Desirable tree works. 

9.4 Financial impact and considerations. 

10.0 CEMETERY AND CONSERVATION AREA 

10.1 To receive the cemetery report from the Cemetery Officer Cllr G. Frizzell. 

10.2 To receive the conservation area report from the Cemetery Officer Cllr G. Frizzell. 

11.0 HIGHWAY MATTERS 

11.1 To discuss village highway matters including: 

FixMyStreet ref 2812483 reported 16/7/24 - bollards on Station Road. 

FixMyStreet ref 2818725 – reported 24/9/24 – cats eyes on B1394 Helpringham to Little Hale. 

12.0 LINCOLNSHIRE RESERVOIR 

12.1 Correspondence received re reservoir. 

13.0 TRAINING 

13.1 CiLCA – training material requirements 

14.0 MATTERS AFFECTING THE VILLAGE/CORRESPONDENCE 

14.1 To discuss any other correspondence received. 

15.0 Date and time of the next meeting (13th November 2024)