February 2025
Minutes of the Meeting of Blyton Parish Council held on Monday 24th February 2025 at 7.30pm
Present:
Councillor C. Daubney, Councillor J Daubney, Councillor R Turnbull, Councillor L Godson, Councillor A Codd, Councillor S Steers, Councillor C Quirke, Councillor I Wilcock
Also present: Councillor K Carless WLDC, Sheila Bibb (candidate for the County Council Elections) Anna McArthur (clerk).
1. Apologies and reasons given: None
2. Co-option of Councillor: No interest.
3. To receive declarations of interest in accordance with the Localism Act 2011 and to receive any applications for Dispensation. Members may make any declarations at this point but may also make them at any point during the meeting:None.
4. To approve minutes of the last meeting held 27th January 2025: The minutes were signed as a true record.
5. Clerk's report on matters outstanding: Cemetery fence by the gate needs attention agreed for clerk to contact Jess to see if he can repair/replace. Previous clerk to be contacted regarding last report on the H&S of the play area.
6. Planning: None
7. Correspondence:None
8. Financial Matters:
Resolved to pay: A. McArthur £505.48, HMRC £77.00, Axholme Pest Control £265.50 Omnivale £1150.00, LALC £379.64
9. Report from WLDC: No update on Scampton, Food cart to start in March, discussion on young lads digging up footpath near playing fields for skate boarding ramps.
10. To discuss and resolve 80th Anniversary of ending of WW2: Agreed to resolve at the March meeting (Agenda)
11. To discuss & resolve a set of rules for allotment users: Updated document circulated further amendments discussed document will be updated and circulated for approval at the next meeting. (Agenda)
12. To discuss and resolve purchase of benches and new village sign: Cllr Wilcock will photo and get measurements of current sign and email clerk who will get a quote, cllr’s will look at benches in the brochure that was circulated. (Agenda)
13. To discuss and resolve relocation of old defib: Cllr Godson to speak to her parents to see if it could be located on the side of their house.Clerk to chase order for new defib for the phone box. (Agenda)
14. To discuss and resolve purchase of high value items for the PC: Cllr Quirke to try once again to contact the bank to see if a PC card can be issued. (Agenda)
15. To discuss and resolve bench purchased for the cemetery by a resident: Agreed
16. To discuss and resolve comments on review of speed limit on Gainsborough Road Blyton: All in agreement and request a possible 40mph limit and relocation of current speed limit sign.
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17. To discuss and resolve request football pitch maintenance: Agreed
18. To discuss and resolve Glendale Grass cutting Contract for 2025: Agreed 5% price increase was acceptable.
19: To discuss & Resolve on this months Facebook posts: None
20: Items of information to be noted and if necessary to be dealt with at the next Meeting: Items marked Agenda.
With all business concluded the meeting closed at 8.40pm
Next meeting March 31 2025 7.30 pm.