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.