May 2025 Agenda
Dear Councillors,
You are summoned to attend The Monthly Meeting of Freiston Parish Council, which will be held on Thursday 15th May 2025, at 7:00pm in the Danny Flear Community Centre.
Mrs Laura Forman, - Locum Clerk to the Parish Council, 7th May 2025
AGENDA
1. To Elect a Chairman for the ensuring year 2025/2026
2. Signing of the Declaration of Acceptance of Office by the Chairman to be witnessed by the Proper Officer
3. To Elect a Vice Chair for the ensuring year 2025/2026
4. Signing of the Declaration of Acceptance of Office by the Vice Chair to be witnessed by the Proper Officer
5. To appoint representatives for the ensuring year 2025/2026
a) Appointment of representatives for Highway Matters
b) Appointment of representatives for the Danny Flear Community Centre
6. Freiston Poor Charity – Annual Report Update
7. Chairman to open the meeting:
8. Apologises: To receive and accept apologises where a valid reason for the absence has been given to the clerk prior to the meeting.
9. 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.
10. Police Matters: Stats & incidents are available to view on the police website.
• To be presented at the meeting
11. Minutes: To approve the minutes of the Parish Council meeting held on the 17th April 2025. To resolve as a correct record and to authorise the Chairman to sign the official minutes
12. 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
13. 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.
B/25/0172 – Land to the North of, Excessive, Spittal Field Road, Freiston. – Erection of 4no Semi-detached dwellings.
B/25/0168 – Meridian Solar Farm – Stage Two Consultation.
14. Updates / Discuss and resolve the following items
14.1. Highway & Roads – Update
14.2. Newsletter – For Councillors to approve.
14.3. St James’ Churchyard – Grass cutting on the East Side – Cllr Peter Bedford.
14.4. Defibrillator – Freiston Shore- Cllr Nigel Marshall.
To discuss the purchase of an additional defibrillator to cover the Freiston Shore area.
The Locum clerk has received an email from RSPB providing clarification that they will provide £250.00 as contribution towards the purchase of the Defibrillator; proposing two options:
Option 1: The RSPB will provide a contribution of £250.00 towards the purchase of Parish Council’s choice of Defibrillator model, with the responsibility of checks, parts and maintenance remaining with the Parish Council.
Option 2: The RSPB will arrange the purchase of their preferred choice of Defibrillator model (similar to that held at RSPB Frampton Marsh) contributing £250.00 to the purchase with the Parish Council providing a contribution to cover the remaining cost. With this option, the responsibility of checks, parts and maintenance will be taken on by the RSPB.
15. Finance:
15.1 Bank Account: Statement of accounts as at 15th May 2025
15.2 To approve the accounts for payments
15.3 To approve the 2024/2025 End of Year Accounts and the Internal Audit Report (AGAR), for the chairman and the RFO to sign the necessary paperwork.
15.4 To approve section 1 & 2 of The Local Councils Annual Return, for the chairman and the RFO to sign the necessary paperwork.
16. Date of next parish council meeting: Thursday 19th June 2025
17. Any other business to go forward to the June 19th 2025 Agenda. / Note for information.