Bi-monthly Parish Council meetings are 3rd Tuesday of January, March, May, July, September & November starting at 7.30pm, Annual Parish Council meeting is held in May prior to the May PC meeting.
If you can’t make the evening Parish Council meeting to discuss any village issues you may have or would like to talk about regional issues, the PC holds a monthly surgery on the first Saturday of each month in the Hut from 9.30am to 12pm.
September AgendaT
The first 15 minutes of the meeting are open to members of the public who may ask questions or raise queries relating to items within the agenda or raise other queries to be progressed at the next meeting. Members of the public may remain as observers for the Parish Council meeting which commences at 7.45pm, but will not be allowed to speak during the transaction of the business - so if you have any comment to make during the course of the main meeting please raise your hand so the meeting can be closed.
1. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE.
2. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST, if any.
3. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES - Clerks’ Notes from the meeting of July 15th2025, – accepting as Minutes, Chairman signs.
4. REPORT(S) FROM VISITING REPRESENTATIVE(S), if any.
5. COUNCILLOR VACANCY. The resignation of Cllr Parsons means there is a vacancy for the co-option of a Cllr.
6. PLAYPARK
• Annual Inspection. Report and invoice received. Note and discuss remedial works and appropriate action.
• Notice Board and Gatepost – Update.
• Path repair – damage due to moles.
• Grass cutting – future playpark grass cutting.
• Basket ball hoop. Discuss whether needed/position/funding.
• Grant funding – Monkey bars?
7. MAJOR PROJECTS:
• Reservoir. Report from Anglian Water outlining responses to the meeting on June 25th.
• Telemetry devices in water courses. – E mail received – Noted and forwarded to relevant people.
8. CLUSTER MEETINGS. Update on enquiries regarding the re-formation of a Cluster Group.
9. SPEEDING AND COMMUNITY SPEEDWATCH. Public request to consider speed monitoring.
10. A52 ROAD MARKINGS. Update on report submitted.
11. COUNCIL WHATSAPP GROUP. Consider creating a Clerk and Cllr group.
12. CHANGING TO A .GOV, OR OTHER APPROVED ADDRESS.
This will be a requirement by March 31st 2026. Various enquiries and reports have been forwarded by the Clerk.
13. FINANCE –
• Monthly report from RFO, including signing of Cheques/Approval of BACS payments. Gate post Invoice. Galvanising invoice. Note and Accept.
• The PC’s exempt status has been logged by the external auditor.
14. PLANNING MATTERS.
15. CLERK’S REPORT.
• LALC bulletins and Training bulletin - circulated.
• Parish and TC Forum Nov. 6th at NKDC offices. Details circulated.
16. DATE OF NEXT MEETING(S): November 18th – preliminary budget discussion.