Minutes of the Meeting held on Thursday 19th December at 7.15pm
Present: Cllr Barbara Copper
Cllr Will Bevan(chairperson)
Cllr Ben Holland
Cllr Peter White
Sharon Brown (Clerk)
Also present: Christine Morton, Skylark editor.
OPEN FORUM
No matters were raised.
70 APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE
Cllr Coe.
71 MEMBERS’ DECLARATION OF INTEREST FOR ITEMS ON THE AGENDA
None
72 TO SIGN AND APPROVE MINUTES OF LAST MEETING
The Minutes of the last meeting were proposed by Cllr White, seconded by Cllr Bevan and
unanimously approved.
73 REPORTS FROM COUNCILLORS
No reports were available.
74 MATTERS ARISING/TO REPORT FROM PREVIOUS MINUTES (FOR INFORMATION ONLY) – COUNCIL TO REPORT THE FOLLOWING
None.
75 FINANCE
a) Accounts update – mid-Nov – mid-Dec 2024: Noted.
b) Mrs C. Morton, colour printer ink – ref. Skylark. £35.10: Agreed.
c) Village Hall hire – Neighbourhood Plan Working Group 2024/25 £150.00: Agreed.
d) Clerk’s Pay and Expenses mid-Nov – mid-Dec 2024 £305.49 HMRC £69.00: Agreed.
76 TO CONSIDER PLANNING APPLICATIONS RECEIVED
None.
77 TO CONSIDER OTHER MATTERS
a) Silos at the Red House: Agreed, that the matter of the two earlier silos would not be taken further.
b) Village sign funding: Noted, that Cllr Cooper has now made a combined Community Chest application for funding the village sign refurbishment and the replacement back-boards for the two large noticeboards. A reply in support of the project is awaited from District Councillor Tumi Hawkins.
c) Dial-a-ride bus services: No update yet available.
d) Village Hall update: The building upgrade work start date now January 2025. A grant application may be submitted to the Climate Opportunity Fund or the Net Zero Villages fund. Cllr Cooper and the Clerk offered to assist with the application as required.
e) LHI round 2024/25 – open 1/11/2024 – 10/1/2025 – grant application: Agreed, an application to be made for MVAS equipment (Motor Vehicle Activated Sign). Clerk to action.
78 CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED
Correspondence for discussion at the Parish Council meeting; details are available from the Clerk.
a) South Cambs Net Zero Villages Grant – open until 26/1/2025:
Options for application by the Parish Council were discussed but require further discussion and
elaboration should any be taken forward. A community wide home energy audit was thought a possible
project. The information had also been forwarded to the Village Hall Committee which may make an
application, see item 77d) above.
79 SYKLARK – TO CONSIDER ANY EDITORIAL ISSUES
Apologies were given by Cllr Cooper that the delivery of some of the December Skylark had been delayed. Noted that Maddy Crowther has offered to delivery if there are problems again.
80 DATE OF THE NEXT PARISH COUNCIL MEETING: THURSDAY 16TH JANUARY 2025, AT 7.15PM, AT LONGSTOWE VILLAGE HALL.
Signed by Date January 2024
Chairperson