September 2021 Minutes
TORKSEY PARISH COUNCIL
MINUTES
An Ordinary Meeting of the Parish Council held on
Tuesday 14th September 2021
At 7.30pm
St Peter’s Church Torksey
38.01 Those Present.
Cllr F. Bridges. Chairman.
Cllr N. Large.
Cllr S. Scawthon.
Cllr J. Carman-Mobbs.
Cllr D. Emmott.
Cllr J. Ellis.
Mr R. Pilgrim. Parish Clerk.
Members of the Public. 2
38.02 Apologies for Absence.
Cllr Coult. Tendered his resignation with immediate effect.
Cllr S. Johnson: Having been informed of the reason for his absence, Council approved his apologies for absence.
38.03 Declarations of Interest.
None received.
38.04 Approval of the Minutes of the Last Meeting.
Resolved: That the Minutes of the last meeting, held on Tuesday 13th July 2021, be approved as a true record.
Proposed. Seconded. Carried unanimously.
38.05 Matters Arising from the Minutes of the last Meeting.
None received.
38.06 Torksey Viaduct – Car parking on Station Road for Walkers.
The representative from Sustrans did not attend.
The representative from Kinvena Homes Ltd did not attend.
The business will be deferred until the next meeting. Tuesday 12th October 2021.
38.07 Car Parking across the Cemetery Entrance.
A letter has been sent to an elector on Sand Lane.
Council has received a reply.
The business will be removed from the Agenda and Council will monitor the situation.
38.08 Planning.
No new planning applications have been received.
Hume Arms Development: Nothing has been heard from Gold Leaf Property Investments since the latest refusal of planning permission.
This item of business will be removed from the agenda until such a time as talks restart concerning the future of the Hume Arms.
38.09 Purchase of an Extension to the Cemetery.
Severn Trent has informed Council that the land owned by them on Sand Lane is not for sale.
After a further search it is evident that alternative suitable land is not available within the Parish.
The Clerk will contact Mr D. Rose to see if there is any way that Council may be able to help with the registration of the land originally intended for purchase as an extension for the cemetery.
38.10 Management of the LCC Website via LALC agreement.
The agreement has now been finalised and the facility opened on the 1st September 2021.
The invoice from LALC will be paid at this meeting.
39.11 Village Green.
a. Monthly Inspection. A copy of the inspection is attached to these Minutes.
- Anti-dog fouling signs. The original signs have been vandalised. The Clerk will purchase replacements, principally for the Play Area.
- Tree Stump. The Clerk will contact DWG Groundcare asking that they remove the tree stump as soon as possible.
- Spraying underneath fencing and walls of the Play Fort. The Clerk will contact DWG Groundcare and ask that they spray along the fence line and the under the walls of the Play Fort in order to make strimming unnecessary.
- Domed Fencing Panels. The Clerk will contact Moulds Fencing to see if they can supply domed fencing panels to replace those damaged or vandalised.
- Recycled Plastic Benches. The Clerk will forward details to Councillors as website links. This will be discussed at the next meeting. Tuesday 12th October 2021.
b. Transfer of Land and Responsibility for Village Green Maintenance to the Parish Council.
The paperwork needed to finalise the transfer is now with Lincolnshire County Council Legal Share. It is hoped that the matter can be finalised in the next month.
c. Removal of the Willow Tree. The paperwork requesting that the tree be removed is still with West Lindsey District Council.
39.12 Highways Issues.
Cllr Butroid will be contacted for a progress report regarding the resurfacing of Sykes Lane.
Cllr Butroid and Cllr Ellis will be contacted regarding the speed reduction along the A156 and A1133 at Torksey Lock.
39.13 Traffic Calming.
Little has been heard from Fenton & Torksey Lock Parish Councillors, despite attempts to arrange a meeting.
Councillor Butroid will be contacted, and a reply has been received from the Lincolnshire Road Safety Partnership to effect that they will carry out an assessment of the site for a possible speed reduction to 40 mph.
39.14 Health and Safety.
a. Village Green. No issues reported.
b. Play Fort. Issues as per the RoSPA Inspection 2021.
c. Cemetery. No issues reported.
39.15 The Parish.
a. Content
Hume Arms refusal of planning permission.
Volunteers for CSW.
Speed reduction A156 / A1133 Torksey Lock / Fenton to Torksey Village.
Condition of Sykes Lane.
Parking across the Cemetery entrance.
Dates & times of future meetings.
b. Distribution. As usual taking into account that those copies delivered by Cllr Coult will have to be dealt with by other Councillors.
c. Possibility of returning to a Monthly edition of The Parish.
After some discussion it was decided that the Parish should remain in its present format and three-monthly editions.
39.16 Facebook.
Material will be posted as and when required.
39.17 Finance.
a. Financial Statements.
Resolved: That the Financial Statement for July 2021 be approved.
Proposed. Seconded. Carried unanimously.
Resolved: That the Financial Statement for August 2021 be approved.
Proposed. Seconded. Carried unanimously.
40.17 Finance
b. Clerks Salary & Expenses.
Resolved: That the Clerks Salary for July be approved. £285.76
Proposed Cllr Scawthon. Seconded Cllr Carman-Mobbs. Carried unanimously.
Resolved: That the Clerks Salary for August be approved. £397.33
Proposed. Seconded. Carried unanimously.
c. Invoices for Payment July.
HMRC PAYE £70.00
DWG Groundcare. £310.00
Tivoli Groundcare. £182.86
Wave. £23.87
Resolved: That the expenditure for July be approved.
Proposed. Seconded. Carried unanimously.
Invoices for payment August.
Tivoli Groundcare. £182.86
HNRC PAYE. £70.00
Anderson IT Management. £36.00
Pelican Trust. £79.00
IN Sheds. £1477.28
DWG Groundcare. £575.00
LC printing Services. £22.50
Lincolnshire Association of Local Councils. £253.97
Torksey Parochial Church Council. £60.00
Resolved: That the above expenditure for August 2021 be approved for payment.
Proposed. Seconded. Carried unanimously.
40.18 Correspondence.
No comments.
40.19 Future Agenda Items.
Emergency Plan.
Fly tipping Station Road.
40.20 Dates for Future Meetings.
Tuesday 12th October 2021.
Tuesday 9th November 2021.
Tuesday14th December 2021.
40.21 Closure of the Meeting.
There being no further business the meeting closed at 2135. (9.35 pm).
Approval of the Minutes.
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