7th January 2026 Agenda
SCOTHERN PARISH COUNCIL Meeting of the Council
Wednesday 7th January 2026, at 7.30pm
held in Scothern Methodist Church, Main Street, Scothern
Public participation – Members of the public may raise subjects they wish to bring to the attention of the Parish Council. Items relating to matters on the agenda will be taken first and any decisions will be made during the meeting. The time will be 15 minutes maximum unless the council decides otherwise. Listeners should note that decisions cannot be made at this meeting on items not on the agenda.
L Brooks-Sleight
Lisa Brooks-Sleight (Clerk/RFO)
clerk@scothern-pc.gov.uk 2nd January 2026
AGENDA
1/2026 Apologies for Absence -To receive apologies with any reasons given
2/2026 Representatives Report -To receive reports from the District & County Councillors
3/2026 Public Participation - To resolve, if necessary, to temporarily suspend the meeting for a period of no more than 15 minutes to allow for a period of public participation. Members of the public may raise subjects, which they wish to bring to the attention of the Parish Council. Items relating to matters on the agenda will be taken first, and any decisions will be made when the meeting is declared opened.
4/2026 Declarations of Interest - To record declarations of interest in accordance with the Localism Act 2011 and consider any requests for dispensation for any listed agenda items.
5/2026 Minutes of last Meeting - To approve & sign the notes of the Council Meeting held on 10th December 2025 as minutes
6/2026 Clerks Report - To receive Clerk’s report
7/2026 St Germains Church Clock - To receive & consider the grant funding request from St Germains PCC for £700+vat to repair the Church Clock
8/2026 Proposed one-way on Church St– to receive all comments/views from residents and discuss the suggested one-way system on Church St
9/2026 Play Area
a. To receive the monthly inspection report and decide any future actions
b. To receive an update on Stage 2 & 3 of the play area improvements
10/2026 PC Meetings – To consider & approve the dates of meetings in 2026
11/2026 Earmarked Reserves – To review & update
12/2026 Highways - To discuss and receive any issues/updates and decide future actions
13/2026 Finance - To approve & sign the monthly accounts for January payments; the Budget v Expenditure and the corresponding bank statements up to 31/12/25 with the bank balance of £73,733.35, and to nominate 2 councillors to authorise the online bank payments.
Outdoor Play UK Play equipment deposit 6518.88
Scothern Nurseries Christmas lights prize 25.00
Tesco Monthly DD mobile 7.50
Lloyds Banks Monthly account fee 4.25
HMRC PAYE 472.76
Rudies Roots Winter planters 576.40
HMT Landscaping Play area turf 700.00 Tree pruning 275.00
LALC Audit fee 270.00
Springbok Monthly IT invoice 54.92
Multidata VH Broadband January invoice 50.34
Employee Salary/expenses 890.94
Pelican Trust SN printing January 253.50
Ian Moore Contractors Car park weeding 2x tree removal 270.00
14/2026 To receive reports/updates
a. Community Speed Watch
b. Police – NC07 report 22/12/25
c. Village flooding
d. Lindum Homes – West Thorne Grange
e. War Memorial
f. SRC
g. Emergency plan
15/2026 Communication Strategy – to discuss and approve the 2026 Events programme
16/2026 Planning - To receive any decisions and discuss any applications received from WLDC
Ref: WL/2025/01096, Planning application for the siting of 2no. shipping container to be used for storage at the village hall. WLDC – granted with conditions 31/12/25
17/2026 LALC Training Scheme - To approve any training requests by members
18/2026 Correspondence for information (sent prior)
• LCC Town & Parish Newsletter 17/12/25
• Avian Influenca information 17/12/25
• LALC – E-news 21/12/25
• NALC Bulletin 17/11/25
• LALC Training bulletin 19/12/25
19/2026 Agenda items for next meeting and any updates/points from members
20/2026 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 Staffing -to discuss the clerks appraisal & hours and approve any future actions
To confirm the date & time of the next Meeting of the Council