Minutes of the Meeting held on Thursday 17th July 2025 at 7.15pm
Present: Cllr Mrs Bobbie Coe (Chairperson)
Cllr Will Bevan
Cllr Ben Holland
Cllr Peter White
Sharon Brown (Clerk)
Also present: Christine Morton, Skylark editor and one member of the public.
OPEN FORUM
The meeting was closed during the Open Forum to enable contributions from the public:
Defibrillator: It was confirmed that the defibrillator is registered on The Circuit. The pads and battery will be checked by the clerk.
25 APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE
County Councillor Lucy Nethsingha and Parish Councillor Barbara Cooper.
26 MEMBERS’ DECLARATION OF INTEREST FOR ITEMS ON THE AGENDA
None.
27 TO SIGN AND APPROVE MINUTES OF LAST MEETING
The Minutes of the last Parish Council Meeting were by proposed by Cllr White, seconded by Cllr Holland and unanimously approved.
28 REPORTS FROM COUNTY AND DISTICT COUNCILLORS
None available.
29 MATTERS ARISING/TO REPORT FROM PREVIOUS MINUTES (FOR INFORMATION ONLY) – COUNCIL TO REPORT THE FOLLOWING
a) Audit – Notice of Public Rights published – 27th June to 7th August 2025: Noted.
30 FINANCE
a) Accounts update mid-May – mid-July 2025: Noted.
b) Clerk’s Pay and Expenses mid-June -mid-July 2025 £178.52, HMRC £42.40 & provisional mid-July – mid-August 2025 £212.16, HMRC £53.04 unanimously agreed.
31 TO CONSIDER PLANNING APPLICATIONS RECEIVED
None.
32 TO CONSIDER OTHER MATTERS
a) Village Hall update: The Fete has raised £1300 +. Several new volunteers have come forward and will be asked to be involved in further events.
b) Footpath Warden: Cllr Holland would like to step down from the post and Michael Murden has indicated that he would be interested in taking it on. Agreed Cllr Holland to ask Michael Murden to attend the September Parish Council meeting.
c) Local Government Reorganization Survey, SCDC: Agreed to make a Parish Council submission.
d) Councillor email addresses: Agreed transfer to gov.uk email addresses for councillors and probably Skylark as well. The services and costs options of different providers will be brought to the September meeting.
33 CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED
A list of correspondence for discussion at the Parish Council meeting is printed in the Agenda;
details are available from the Clerk:
No items highlighted for discussion.
34 SYKLARK – TO CONSIDER ANY EDITORIAL ISSUES
A couple of articles have already been submitted for the September issue. The need for a strict cut-off date for submissions needs to made clear to all, including regular subscribers.
35 DATE OF THE NEXT PARISH COUNCIL MEETING: Thursday 18th September, at 7.15pm, at Longstowe Village Hall.
Signed by Date 18th September 2025
Chair