January
MINUTES OF FOSDYKE PARISH COUNCIL MEETING HELD ON TUESDAY 16TH JANUARY 2024
IN THE COMMITTEE ROOM OF THE VILLAGE HALL AT 19:30Hrs
Present: Cllr J Cropley Chairman
Cllr. K Gratton Vice Chair
Cllr. C Cropley
Cllr. A Mowton
Cllr M Hussain
Cllr D BROWN
9 Members of the public
Mrs Betsy Gratton Parish Clerk
No Public Forum. A statement from the Chairman Cllr J. Cropley was read out. (Printed out on a separate sheet). Cllr J Cropley said that we are in a transitional period and the council is asking for the patience of the community at this time as the councillors are gathering relevant information and transferring records from the last Parish Clerk Mrs Depear over to the new Clerk. Any contact made to the last Clerk from 19/11/23 has been lost. Cllr J Cropley thanked everyone for their understanding.
There was a closed session at the end of this meeting.
23/63 RECEIPT OF DECLARATIONSOF INTEREST IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENT OF THE LOCALISM ACT 2011
None Received
23/64 APOLOGIES
Apologies from: Mike Brookes he had a clash of meetings.
:Cllr James Cantwell - Family bereavement
23/65 DRAFT MINUTES OF THE MEETING HELD ON 7/11/23 APPROVED AS THE MINUTES
Proposed, Cllr Gratton, Seconded Cllr C. Cropley and signed by the Chairman.
23/66 MATTERS AIRISING
Cllr C Cropley said that the streetlight at Number 8 Bell Lane Fosdyke, Puttock Gate is not working. Cllr C Cropley asked the Clerk to contact Boston Borough Council to arrange for the repair.
23/67 Matters for the Police
No matters for the Police
23/68 Correspondence
The clerk shared the following list of correspondence:
|
Number |
Date |
Correspondence from |
Content |
|
1 |
28/12/23 |
Boston |Borough Council |
Parish News biweekly newsletter |
|
2 |
03/01/24 |
LALC |
D-Day 80 6th June 2024 Information on how local communities can participate in the commemoration of the D Day Landings later in the year |
|
3 |
8/1/24 |
Weekly list of determined applicants. Boston Borough Council Planning Application |
B/23/0317 Megan Featherstone 02/01/2024 Epton Favourable with conditions The Old Vicarage, 1 Bell Lane, Fosdyke, Boston PE20 2BS Listed Building Consent for the installation of an EVCP (electric vehicle charging point) Fosdyke Parish Council |
|
4 |
9/1/24 |
AGAR Form |
Approval of AGAR return form. Forms have been completed |
|
5 |
11/1/24 |
Chief executives Bulletin |
New Year newsletter |
23/67 FINANCIAL MATTERS
|
Date |
Invoice |
Purchase |
Amount |
|
07/12/2023 |
Cropley Coaches |
Defibrillator Tags |
£34.95 |
|
28/12/2023 |
Currys |
Mobile phone for FPC |
£69 |
|
13/01/2024 |
Tesco Mobile |
Sim contract for phone |
£11 |
|
12/01/2024 |
Euro tech |
USB Pen Drive |
£147.00 |
|
Total |
£261.95 |
23/68 FOSDYKE FACEBOOK PAGE
Cllr Hussain said the Facebook page has 169 followers. Today’s meeting attracted 69 people online.
23/69 MATTERS RAISED BY THE COUNCILLORS
Cllr Hussain would like additional information about the upcoming D Day 80th anniversary. The Clerk said that she will forward her the information pack that has been received from LALC so that Cllr Hussain can give out this information to local village groups so they can participate and organise events for the community.
23/70 DATE OF THE NEXT MEETING
The next Parish Council Meeting will be held on Tuesday the 6th of February 2024 at 19:30 PM in the Village Hall.
19:53 Hrs Meeting went into closed session.
20:30 Hrs meeting closed.