May 14th May Minutes
Minutes are in DRAFT FORM until approved at the following meeting.
SCOTHERN PARISH COUNCIL
Minutes of the May Meeting of Scothern Parish Council
Held in the Methodist Church, Wednesday 14th May 2025 at 7.55pm, following the Annual Meeting
Present: Cllr J Atkins, J Johnson (Chair), B Patchett, M Unwin
In attendance: L Brooks-Sleight (clerk), LCC Cllr J Smith (left at 132/2025) and 2 residents (one left after 126/2025)
124/2025 Apologies for Absence
Received from Cllr Canton & Creaser with reasons accepted. Resolved
125/2025 Representatives Report
Apologies were received from WLDC Cllr B Velan. LCC Cllr Jane Smith introduced herself as the new councillor for Welton Rural, along with 44 UK Reform councillors settling into a new structure at the council offices.
126/2025 Public Participation meeting temporarily closed at – 7.59pm
A resident spoke to the council of his concerns of the lack of bus service and a social media post on a service. Also, an issue with trees on Heathlea affecting telephone wires.
127/2025 Declarations of Interest – 8.05pm
None received
128/2025 Minutes of last Meeting
The notes of the Parish Council Meeting held on 9th April 2025 were approved as a true & correct record. Proposed & seconded, 2 votes for, 1 against and 1 abstained. Resolved
129/2025 Clerks Report
-Springbok IT Services – have completed the Cyber Security course and are now compliant to continue to work with Scothern PC
-NEST Risk Assessment course 29th May has been cancelled due to low numbers. LALC will reschedule at a later date
-Lindum Homes, Mark Foster has confirmed the meeting for the 11th June at 6.30pm, an informal agenda will be advertised on social media, notice boards, Scothern News. Residents to be invited to submit questions/concerns before the 29th May.
-Ian Moore Contractor, invoices were being sent throughout the month, I have asked for monthly invoices at the end of each month.
-War memorial – still awaiting the meeting with the DAC. Draper Memorials have quoted £450 to in script the 3 missing names when refurbished, St Germains PCC have been informed
-Sudbrooke Rd – new residents have been given the Welcome leaflet and the May issue of the Scothern News
-WLDC have notified me that the council may now co-opt a new member. Notices will be displayed on the NB, website and Scothern News.
-New Play Park equipment – will be installed at the end of June, the VH have given dates of their events to avoid.
-LALC response on councillors using a chainsaw and training has been circulated to all members prior to the meeting.
-AJET are currently dealing with a large job so unable to give a date for Grange Park investigations works.
-Scothern News – price increase with Pelican Trust (due to running costs, price increase of the paper, salaries & NI contribution), for 29 copies £32.75
-clerks mobile was approved to keep cost at £7.50pm with a new sim deal but a new phone deal was available at the same cost with a new 2-year guarantee
130/2025 SRC Trustee
Information was circulated prior from SRC on becoming a trustee. This was discussed with no current interest from members.
131/2025 WLDC CIL Report
The 2024/25 CIL report was approved, currently £547.90 unspent CIL money Proposed & seconded. Resolved
132/2024 Play Area
The monthly report was circulated with no immediate risks/repairs, to be monitored. Clerk to chase the nest swing shackles repair.
133/2025 Community Speed Watch
The speed data report was circulated prior. Cllr Atkins reported an issue with the sun reflecting on a solar panel, dazzling drivers on Sudbrooke Rd in April.
134/2025 Police
The NC07 Police crime report was circulated prior.
135/2025 Highways
No updates/issues to report
136/2025 Planning
Nothing to discuss
137/2025 Bus Service
Cllr Johnson reported on the possibility of a future meeting with Stagecoach, to be arranged.
138/2025 Grange Park group
The notes from the groups meeting were circulated prior. There are possibly 3/4 dead trees that will need removing, the group to be asked to mark the trees for future felling.
139/2025 Finance
The monthly accounts for payment; the corresponding bank statements up to 30/04/25 were approved as a true & correct record. Cllr Patchett & Canton were nominated to authorise the online bank payments. Proposed & seconded. Resolved
140/2025 Village maintenance
-the white fence near the pub is peeling, clerk to get a quote to repaint
-a mud ramp has appeared at Grange Park, clerk to ask the working group to remove it
-Cricket advertising boards dumped over a hedge at the village hall and a yellow hose dumped in the top corner of the playing field, clerk to email the SCR
141/2025 Communication Strategy
Cllr Johnson & Atkins attended the LALC course ‘Communicating with your Community’. Cllr Johnson to arrange an informal discussion prior to the next meeting to discuss a communication strategy for approval.
142/2025 LALC Training Scheme
a. The clerk recently attended free webinars on Internal Communications, Data protection & FOI and Health & Safety duties keeping the council compliant.
b. No current training requests from members
143/2025 Spring clean
To be arranged at a later date in July
144/2025 Correspondence for discussion (sent prior)
- an email from a resident re: public footpaths was circulated prior and discussed. Clerk to reply to resident
145/2025 Correspondence for information (sent prior)
- LALC – E-news 28/4/25
- LCC Town & Parish March Newsletter
- NALC Bulletin 29/4/25
- WLDC Parish News Newsletter 29/4/25
- LALC Training bulletin 31/4/25
146/2025 Agenda items for next meeting and any updates/points from members
-Cllr Unwin updated the PC on Biodiversity on the Nettleham Rd Development
-Assets register
-Play area, Stage 2 funding options
-Co-option of new member
-Public Footpath, Sudbrooke Rd-Orchard Close
147/2025 To consider the exclusion of the public and press in accordance with the Public Bodies (Admission to
meetings) Act 1960 s1 (2) due to the confidential nature of the items to be Discussed nothing to discuss
The date & time of the next Meeting of the Council – 11th June 2025 at 7.30pm
The Chair closed the meeting at 9.14pm