September 2024 Agenda
Allington Parish Council
Mrs R Hilton, Clerk and RFO
Email: parish.clerk@allingtonpc.org.uk
Agenda
Parish Council Meeting to be held at Allington Village Hall
Thursday 12th September 2024
Dear Councillor,
I hereby give you notice that the next meeting of Allington Parish Council will be held at Allington Village Hall on Thursday 12th September at 19:30. All members of the Parish Council are summoned to attend for the purpose of considering and resolving upon the business to be transacted as set out hereunder.
Public Forum: The Parish Council meeting will be preceded by a public forum commencing at 19:15 for which councillors are asked to be present. Members of the public may ask questions or make short statements to the Council, District and County Councillors and the Police may also make reports. Members of the public are welcome to stay for the meeting but may not participate unless invited to do so by the Chairman.
Allington Parish Clerk
1. PUBLIC FORUM
To resolve to suspend standing orders for a maximum of 15 minutes to allow members of the public to make comment
2. APOLOGIES
To receive apologies for absence and reasons given
3. TO RECEIVE DECLARATIONS OF PECUNIARY INTEREST IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LOCALISM ACT 2011
To receive declarations of Members interests in relation to agenda items.
To consider request for dispensations from Members
4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
To resolve to accept the draft notes of the Annual Parish Council Meeting held 10 July 2024 and Extraordinary Meeting held on 5 August 2024 to be approved as minutes.
5. CLERKS REPORT
Correspondence received regarding
Use of the tennis nets at the MUGA
Opus Energy electricity supplier changing to EDF Energy
Save a Life Sessions at Grantham Meres Leisure Centre
Grantham Town Football Club regarding the use of the Playing Field
Grass cutting within the village
Car parking on Bottom Street
Re coating the Parish Council noticeboard on the Village Green
New box for the defibrillator at the Village Hall
LCC Planning and Regulations Committee Meeting regarding Sewstern Lane / The Drift
Finance
Accounts for the period July to date emailed to Councillors separately.
6. PLANNING
Consent Granted on the application to install an EV charger at Plumtree House, The Green.
Consent granted for application to fell and remove eucalyptus tree at The Gables, Side Street.
7. PLANTERS
Provide update on the 4th planter and planting up of planters.
8. MARY THOMPSON EXPENDITURE
Discuss expenditure from funds bequeathed by Mary Thompson.
9. VILLAGE HALL
Update on the meeting Victoria Herbert from SKDC on Tuesday 6th August.
Discuss request for subsidy to be paid to the Village Hall from the committee
Discuss finance / grant availability for repair/replacement of drains – WREN
Review quotes received for above works
10. PLAYING FIELD
Discuss RoSPA inspection of the play area.
Discuss key codes to toilet block and MUGA.
Discuss refurbishment of toilet block (meeting with Victoria Herbert).
Car park posts.
MUGA tennis court marking.
11. BUS SHELTER MAINTENANCE
Update on the bus shelter maintenance
12. DISCUSS VACANCY FOR A PARISH COUNCILLOR
13. DISTRICT / COUNTY COUNCILLOR REPORT
14. AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING
Review replacing current speed indicator with a solar powered unit.
Update on purchasing dog waste bin for Marston Lane
To discuss logo for the Parish Council
15. DATE OF THE NEXT MEETING