Parish Council Meeting 14th January 2025
East Stockwith Parish Council Meeting
14th January 2025
Minutes
Present: Cllr D Forington – Chairman, Cllr W Forington - Vice Chairman, Cllr C Bainborough,
Cllr J Barratt. In attendance:J Barnett, Clerk. Apologies: Sheila Bibb Gainsborough Constituency Conservative Association, Cllr A Harris, Cllr J Scott.
1. Draft minutes of the Parish Council meeting held 19th November 2024, a true and accurate record.
Proposed: Cllr W Forington Seconded: Cllr Barratt
2. Matters arising from the minutes
Following notification in the December 24 Parish newsletter, there had been no queries regarding ceasing of the Parish newsletter. The December 24 newsletter being the last. Those Cllrs present
agreed that other Councils no longer send out hard copy newsletters and that Parish information can be placed on the Parish notice board, the Parish Council website and the village Facebook.
The proposal for the planting of red robin bushes and maintenance of the war memorial /village green areas have been followed up. Cllr Bainborough proposed sixty red robin bushes to further
enhance the memorial area, £540.00 for sixty, plus mulch, chippings and autumn bulbs for next year. Cllr W Forington will purchase the plants. Cllr Bainborough offered to share 50% of the
labour costs, £500. Cllr W Forington proposed that the Council approach East Stockwith and Walkerith Village Hall Trust for funds, given that the war memorials belong to both East Stockwith
and Walkeith. Planting of the red robin bushes is likely to be April 2025 when. stock is available at the nursery.
3. Adjournment for public participation
No public present.
4. Planning applications
None received.
5. West Lindsey Parish Council Engagement
Cllr Barratt is in the process of setting up Teams chats with Gainsborough Police and has good communication directly with Inspector Michael Head and PC Connor Brandwood. The Engagement Sessions have been too focused on speeding issues. This has been fed back. Cllr Barratt and Cllr W Forington will consider attending the Engagement Sessions when relevant.
6. Finance
- Precept 2025/26, final Precept claim agreed at £5,000. Precept form signed by the Chair, two Cllrs and the Clerk as required. To be submitted by 24.01.2025.
- The financial position at the bank was presented. The bank statement, dated 29.11.2024, showed a balance of £11,057.76. Payment in December 2024, £550.00 Helping Hand, churchyard grass cutting. Payments to follow, December 2024 newsletter £25.00, LALC Subscription £95.02, Clerk’s salary and PAYE.
7. A.O.B
The Clerk to follow up with the Environment Agency regarding the overgrown willows on the riverbank running from the end of Carr Lane through to Walkerith. They haven’t been cut for a while and are now splitting and being taken over by elder bushes. They need to be regularly cut to encourage fresh rooting which holds the foreshore together and stops erosion.
8. The meeting closed at: 8.00pm.
Date of the Annual Parish Meeting, 11th March 2025 at 7.00pm. Venue, Grosvenor
House Care Home, Back Street, East Stockwith.
Members of the public are welcome.