Minutes July 2023
MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF LITTLE CAWTHORPE PARISH COUNCIL
A Meeting of the Parish Council was held at The Royal Oak on Wednesday 5 July 2023 at 7.30 pm.
PRESENT:- Chairman Cllr Graves
Vice-Chairman Cllr Grist (ELDC)
Cllr: Mrs Poppleton
Also Present: Cllr Ms S Parkin (LCC)
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Apologies - None
2. Minutes of Last Meeting
The Minutes of the Meeting held on 17 May 2023 were approved and signed.
3. Report
Cemetery Working Group
The Vice-Chairman advise that painting of fence, etc., would be carried out and hedging attended to.
Legbourne Community Centre Group
Cllr Mrs Poppleton advised that the Meeting was due next week and there would be a Fete on16 July 2023.
Speeding, Traffic & Highways Issues/Police Matters
The Vice-Chairman and Cllr Ms Parkin (LCC) had met with Ms L Harding (LCC Highways Officer) on-site meeting to ascertain a solution for the issue at the far end of the beck, following removal of the boulders. The Vice-Chairman felt that the wishes of local Parishioners (pedestrians including children, cyclists, etc.), who were the majority/regular users of the beck should be
supported and various suggestions were being considered to distinguish the path from the water-course. The Vice-Chairman also suggest 20mph signage which he had seen used elsewhere on wet areas of this type. Cllr Ms Parkin (LCC) liaise with Ms Harding (LCC Highways Officer) to produce 3-4 options for consideration.
The Committee also raised some other areas of concern, firstly regarding the condition of a road, where mud and debris from felled trees had completely obscured the road in one section and secondly at Wood Lane, where 10mph signage was requested, due to the road becoming a single track lane and speeding traffic going to the wood was making the road dangerous to the
many walkers who also went to the woods. It was noted that there was still some storm rubble to be collected. Cllr Ms Parkin (LCC) to report back on these matters at the next meeting.
4. Clerk’s Report
The Clerk reported that on-line banking was now operative. Yellow Pages had a new Editor and the Clerk had sent the Parish Council donation of £60 to this group.
The Clerk had also been contacted by Lincs Police on a new initiative called “Monday Roundup” which effectively was an up-date email.
5. Planning
The Committee noted the Planning Permission N/100/00754/23 Extension to existing dwelling to provide additional living accommodation-Culloden House, Pinfold Land and it was
RESOLVED that the Parish Council had no objections to Planning Application N/102/01171/23
Extensions & alterations to existing dwelling to provide additional living accommodation-Tumbledown Toft, Watery Lane.
6. Correspondence
ELDC-Electoral Updates, Clerks & Councils, & LALC-Newsletters–noted.
7. Accounts
The statement of Income and Expenditure was noted which met the Council’s approval.
Clerk’s Salary £364.52
R Taylor Accountant-Pension Matters £25.00
8. Business
Flood Damage Update
The matter discussed at Item 3.
Pond Improvements
Members to attend to this area in September.
Projects
Members noted that there were no projects at present.
9. Matters for Discussion
Members noted that there was a hedge that was over-hanging into the road and required attention now that the bird nesting season was coming to an end – Clerk to write.
10. Date of Next Meeting
Wednesday 13 September 2023 at 7.30 pm.
Meeting closed 8.16 pm.
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