1st April 2026 Agenda
SCOTHERN PARISH COUNCIL
Wednesday, 1st April 2026 at 8pm
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
27th March 2026
AGENDA
46/2026 Apologies for Absence -To receive apologies with any reasons given
47/2026 Representatives Report -To receive reports from the District & County Councillors
48/2026 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.
49/2026 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.
50/2026 Minutes of last Meeting - To approve & sign the notes of the Council Meeting held on 4th March 2026 as minutes
51/2026 Clerks Report - To receive Clerk’s report
52/2026 Play Area
a. To receive a visual monthly inspection report and decide any future actions
b. To receive a report from the Play Area Opening
53/2026 APM – To receive any comments/issues raise at the meeting
54/2026 Highways - To discuss and receive any issues/updates and decide future actions
55/2026 Finance
a. To review the 2026/27 earmarked reserves
b. To receive the Expenditure & Budget for 2025/26
c. To approve & sign the monthly accounts for April payments with the corresponding bank statements up to 31/3/26 - bank balance of £54,144.59, and to nominate 2 councillors to authorise the online bank payments.
Outdoor Play UK Play equipment completion payment 17046.72
Employee Salary/expenses 998.60
Multidata VH Broadband April invoice 53.36
Springbok Monthly IT invoice 54.92
Tesco Monthly DD mobile 7.50
Lloyds Bank Monthly account fee 4.25
LALC Annual Subs 306.22
SRC Grant funding 100.00
HMRC PAYE + NI 634.54
LALC Training Scheme 174.00
Pelican Trust SN printing April 253.50
56/2026 To receive reports/updates
a. Community Speed Watch
b. Police
c. Village flooding
d. Lindum Homes – West Thorne Grange
e. War Memorial
f. SRC
g. Emergency plan
h. Village weight restriction
i. Church St one-way system
57/2026 Planning - To receive any decisions and discuss any applications received from WLDC
Ref: WL/2026/00057, 36 St Germains Way WLDC Grant with conditions
Ref: WL/2026/00106, 15 Heath Rd WLDC Grant with conditions
Ref: WL/2026/00017, 1 Saxon Fields WLDC Grant with conditions
58/2026 Grange Park working group -to receive the notes from 23/2/2026 and decide any future actions
59/2026 LALC Training Scheme - To approve any training requests by members
60/2026 Village events
a. To discuss the Children’s Easter Hunt and prize
b. To discuss & arrange the First Aid/CPR Training event
c. To arrange a Litter picking event
61/2026 Correspondence for information (sent prior)
• LALC – E-news & Training bulletin 20/3/26 & 6/3/26
• NALC Bulletin 17/3/26 & 19/3/26
62/2026 Agenda items for next meeting (by 29th April) and any updates/points from members
To confirm the date & time of the Annual Meeting of the Council as 6th May 2026 at 7.30pm