FOSDYKE PARISH COUNCIL

27th April 2026

Dear Councillor

You are hereby summoned to attend the next meeting of Fosdyke Parish Council, which will be held on Tuesday 5th May 2026 commencing at 7.30 pm in the Village Hall. The business to be dealt with at the meeting is listed in the agenda. If you are unable to attend, please notify me of your apology.

Maxine Warr

Clerk

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 ANNUAL MEETING OF THE COUNCIL

AGENDA

1. To elect a Chairman and accept the Chairman’s declaration of acceptance
2. To elect a Vice Chairperson
3. To appoint representatives to outside bodies and appoint areas of special responsibility if required
4. Register of Interests (Members are reminded that any changes must be notified within 28 days)
5. To consider the Council’s eligibility to exercise the General Power of Competence

PUBLIC QUESTION TIME

To receive and consider questions submitted by members of the public (10 minutes)

MONTHLY MEETING AGENDA

CHAIRMAN’S REMARKS

51/26    APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE

To receive any apologies for absence.

52/26    DECLARATIONS OF PECUNIARY OR NON-PECUNIARY INTEREST

• To receive Member’s declarations of pecuniary or non-pecuniary interest
• To receive and consider any written requests for dispensation

53/26    MINUTES AND MATTERS ARISING

To approve as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on Tuesday 7th April 2026 and note any matters arising (for information only)

54/26    PLANNING

New Plans:

B/26/0155 Mill House, Mill Lane - Proposed rear and side extension and alterations

55/26    POLICE REPORT

To note 4 crimes were listed in Mill Lane for February 2026. 3 of violence and sexual offences and one other.

56/26    CLERK and ADMIN SUPPORT REPORT

            To receive a report on matters not on the agenda including:

                        Clerks report attached which contains info on the bus shelters.

• Highways updates

57/26    FINANCE

• To receive an update on financial matters and receive the year end bank reconciliation.
• To consider and approve the following invoices:

M Warr – salary for April - £362.40

C Glenn – salary for April – £68.90

HMRC – March PAYE - £109.40

                      LALC – annual subs - £195.00

                      BBC – footway lighting - £1409.98

            To note the first half of the precept (minus the footway lighting) - £6406.02 was received on 17/04/26

Insurance – to consider renewals costs for renewal due on 1st June. Three companies were contacted, Gallagher declined to quote as the council under the minimum premium.

Clear Councils quoted £600/700

Zurich (current provider) £296.16, unfortunately they are not offering any long term agreements.

Donations – to consider the donation requests from All Saints Church towards a new notice board and Goodfellowship Bowls Club (deferred from last month)

58/26    COMMUNITY SPEED WATCH

To receive a report from the meeting with Graeme Butler from Community Speedwatch and consider and agree the areas for surveying (4 required).

5926     CEMETERY

            To receive any update on the transfer of the cemeteries to the Parish Council.

60/26    NEWSLETTER

To receive any updates on progress

61/26    BUS SHELTER AND LAND REGISTRATION

• To consider registering the land opposite the Village Hall.
• To consider siting the bus shelter near All Saints Church, following community comments
• To consider options and costs for the purchase of a bus shelter – see Clerk’s report

62/26    LINCOLNSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL AND BOSTON BOROUGH COUNCIL MATTERS

To receive reports and information, if available.

63/26    FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS

            To identify any items for future agendas

64/26    NEXT MEETING

            To confirm the date of the next meeting – Tuesday 2nd June 2026, 7.30pm at the Village Hall.

 EXCLUSION OF PRESS AND PUBLIC To resolve, in accordance with Section 1(2) of the Public Bodies (Admission to Meetings) Act 1960 that the public be excluded from the meeting during the following item of business, as it is likely, in view of the nature of the business to be transacted or the nature of the proceedings, that if members of the public were present during this item there would be disclosure to them of exempt information within Paragraph 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972, and further that in all the circumstances of the case, the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information, for the reasons set out in the report.

Confidential Item – to discuss a six month review for the Clerk.