August 2024 Agenda
FREISTON PARISH COUNCIL
Email: clerk@freiston-pc.gov.uk
Dear Councillors,
You are summoned to attend The Monthly Meeting of Freiston Parish Council, which will be held on Thursday 15th August 2024, at 7:30pm in the Danny Flear Community Centre.
Mrs Val Austin, - Clerk to the Parish Council, August 7th 2024
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.
• To be presented at the meeting
5. Minutes: To approve the minutes of the Parish Council meeting held on the 18th July 2024. 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 include those received between the day of posting this notice and the day of the meeting.
8. Updates / Discuss and resolve the following items
8.1 Highway & Roads – Update
The clerk has sent a letter to the resident with regards to the overgrown hedge. Not received a reply – Ongoing
8.2 Newsletter –
Final approval for the newsletter before going out for printing.
8.3 Love Your Neighbourhood – Update only
Freiston won the prize of Best Kept Village 2024
8.4 Churchyard – Nettles – Cllr Nigel Marshall
Cllr Nigel Marshall to update
8.5 Interactive Speed Signs for Village
The clerk has been in contact with The Road Safety Partnership and is arranging a meeting for Cllr Nigel Marshall and Cllr Peter Bedford. Waiting for a date to be confirmed for all concerned.
8.6 Defibrillator – The Castle Pub – Cllr Shaun Pearson
As the pub has now closed down, should the defibrillator be moved back into the village, possibly back to the King’s Arms?
8.7 Best Kept Village Sign – Cllr Shaun Pearson
Where is the award to be placed?
9. Finance:
9.1 Bank Account: Statement of accounts as at 15th August 2024
9.2 To approve the accounts for payments
10. Date of next parish council meeting: Thursday 19th September 2024
11. Any other business to go forward to the September 19th 2024 –
Agenda. / Note for information.