October 2023 Agenda
FREISTON PARISH COUNCIL
Email: freistonpc@gmail.com
Dear Councillors,
You are summoned to attend the meeting of Freiston Parish Council, which will be held on Thursday 19th October 2023, at 7:30pm in the Danny Flear Community Centre.
Mrs Val Austin, - Clerk to the Parish Council, 11th October 2023
AGENDA
1. Chairman to open the meeting:
2. Apologises: To receive and accept apologises where a valid reason for the absence has been given to the clerk prior to the meeting.
3. Public Forum: To resolve to suspend the meeting for a maximum of 10 minutes to allow members of the public to ask questions or make short statements to the council.
4. Police Matters: Stats & incidents are available to view on the police website.
• Update at meeting.
5. Minutes: To approve the minutes of the Parish Council meeting held on the 21st September 2023. To resolve as a correct record and to authorise the Chairman to sign the official minutes
6. Declarations of interest (if any): To receive declarations of interest under the Localism Act 2011 – being any pecuniary interest in agenda items not previously recorded on Members’ Register of Interests
7. Planning update: Town and Country Planning Act 1990 - To consider and make observations on all planning applications received and to note planning approvals, refusals, enforcement complaints and appeal decisions advised by Boston Borough Council.
To Note: - B/23/0219 – Former Village Hall withdrawal of plans
Cllr Peter Bedford enquired to the reasons why and was advised due to the flood risk and standard floor level, and the cost of work, the plans have been withdrawn. No further application has been submitted.
For Information only
St James Church Clock has been repaired and repainted, details are in the December newsletter.
The Harvest Sale, at the Kings Head, raised £927.30, details in December newsletter and a thank you was posted on Freiston Facebook page.
7. Parish Matters / Matters Arising / Updates
7.1 Street Lights – Ongoing.
Received a list of outstanding lights that have not been completed, have replied to BBC with confirmation to go ahead with the completion of the works.
7.2 Highway & Roads – Update
• Cllr Shaun Pearson, has installed the new defibrillator signs to the lamppost. Thank you.
7.3 Change of Email – Update – Ongoing – The Clerk spoke with Cloud Next & the first part of the process of creating a gov.uk email address is in progress.
7.4 Levelling up fund - Update: Ongoing. Should hear by end of October.
7.5 Newsletter: To discuss and resolve
• To revisit the cost of advertising in the newsletter, should the newsletter have advertising?
• Received a quote from a new printing company, £105.00 for an 8-page newsletter, with a free advert in the newsletter.
• Are there any changes to the newsletter
• Date for newsletter to be distributed.
7.6 Christmas in Freiston – To discuss and resolve
• The clerk has contacted T A Blackamore for a quote on a Christmas Tree.
• Could a local business donate a Christmas Tree?
• Would local businesses donate, in exchange for advertising in the newsletter?
• Battery powered Christmas tree lights; B&Q 1000 LED 100m Multifunction battery operated with Timer warm white £23.99
Or Amazon 300 LED, 40m warm white £20.69
• Prizes for the winners of Let’s light up Freiston, ask local companies for donations.
• Parish council to purchase medal / trophy (see below pictures) with a high street voucher or bottle of wine, bunch of flowers, or a free drink in the local pub. 1st, 2nd and 3rd place prizes.
8. Finance:
8.1 Bank Account: Statement of accounts as at 19th October 2023
8.2 To approve the accounts for payments
8.3 Information sent to councillors on the Lloyds Bank savings account.
8.4 Draft budget
9. Date of next parish council meeting: Thursday 16th November 2023 at 7:30pm
10. Any other business by leave of the chairman: For November 16th 2023 Agenda.