September
FOSDYKE PARISH COUNCIL
25th August 2026
The next meeting of Fosdyke Parish Council will be held on Tuesday 1st September 2026 commencing at 7.30pm in the Village Hall.
The business to be dealt with at the meeting is listed in the agenda.
Maxine Warr
Clerk
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PUBLIC QUESTION TIME
To receive and consider questions submitted by members of the public (10 minutes)
AGENDA
CHAIRMAN’S OPENING REMARKS
93/26 APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE
To receive any apologies for absence.
94/26 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
95/26 MINUTES AND MATTERS ARISING
To approve as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on Tuesday 7th July 2026 and note any matters arising (for information only)
96/26 PLANNING
Approval of reserved matters (Access, Appearance, Landscaping, Layout and Scale) following outline approval B/25/0505 at Land North of Old Main Road, Fosdyke, Boston
97/26 POLICE REPORT
To note there were 4 crimes listed for May – 1 of criminal damage and arson in Mill Lane, and 1 of burglary, off Wash Road, 1 of vehicle crime and 1 of anti social behaviour in Wash Road. 1 crime was listed in June – possession of weapons in Wash Road.
98/26 CLERK and ADMIN SUPPORT REPORT
To receive a report on matters not on the agenda including:
Clerk’s report: Qhub free broadband – after a bit of back and forth with Quickline and help from Paul, they have agreed to Village Hall being a hub for free broadband!
Post box – to consider a resident’s request for a change to the post box
- Highways updates
To consider approaching BBC regarding additional light columns along Old Main Road/Puttock Gate
99/26 FINANCE
- To receive an update on financial matters, receive the monthly bank reconciliation and quarterly budget report.
- To consider and approve the following invoices:
Clerk salary for July £421.00 and August £434.68 - £855.68
Staff salary for July £91.80 and August £95.04 – £186.84
HMRC – Qrt 1 - £373.45 (D/D)
Malc Firth – grass cutting June - £97.98 (£16.33 VAT)
Malc Firth – grass cutting July - £97.98 (£16.33 VAT)
Malc Firth – grass cutting August - £97.98 (£16.33 VAT)
Westcotec – speed reactor sign - £4639.20 (£773.20 VAT)
Communicorp = freedom scroll - £218.34 (£36.39 VAT)
- To note the NJC pay award has been approved and backdated to 1 April 20026
- Website and email hosting
To confirm Euro Tech Innovations as the website support for a further year and approve payment of £342.00. To consider retaining current email hosting for the next year, at £120
To consider quotes for .gov.uk email addresses:
Cloud Next - £50 for domain name £49.99 email hosting (per year plus VAT) free for first year
Parish Online – one free email for first year, £260 for up to 25 emails and domain
Cuttlefish – £260 per year, domain and 8 emails
- Donations – to consider any requests
100/26 CEMETERY
To confirm the appointment of Mr Sean Garner as legal representative for the transfer of the cemetery from Boston Borough Council.
To note there is an open space consultation that runs until 4th September and disposal will not begin until after this date.
101/26 SPEEDWATCH and REACTOR SIGN
To receive a report from the first Speedwatch and to consider a training session in Spalding for the next set of volunteers.
Reactor sign – to note that all the lampposts have been approved for the reactor sign and delivery is due in the first week of October
102/26 POLICIES
To consider and adopt a Training Policy.
103/26 LINCOLNSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL AND BOSTON BOROUGH COUNCIL MATTERS
To receive reports and information, if available.
104/26 FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
To identify any items for future agendas
105/26 NEXT MEETING
To confirm the date of the next meeting – Tuesday 6th October 2026, 7.30pm at the Village Hall.