Annual Parish Council Meeting (May 2025)

25/16.

Welcome

25/17.

Apologies

To receive apologies and consider accepting the reasons for absence.

25/18.

Declarations of interest

1. To receive and consider any declarations of interest not already declared under the Council’s code of conduct or member’s register of disclosable pecuniary interests.
2. To receive and consider upon any applications for dispensations.

25/19.

Election of Chair, to include signing the declaration of acceptance of office.

25/20.

Election of Vice Chair

25/21.

To appoint any committees, working groups or representatives for the following year, confirm the number of members and appoint members.

• Playpark group
• Village Maintenance group
• Defibrillators group
• Speedwatch group
• WRA representative
• Staffing committee

25/22.

Public participation

Any resident may speak for up to 3 minutes on any matter on the agenda with the session lasting no longer than 20 minutes.

25/23.

Minutes

To confirm the minutes of the meeting held on the 30^th April 2025 as a true and accurate record.

25/24.

Reports

To receive reports from the following:

1. Proper Officer
2. Ward Councillor
3. Community Police Officer, including monthly crime statistics report

25/25.

Groups and Committees

To receive and consider for decision reports and recommendations from:

1. Playpark to include a decision on the monkey bar design
2. Village Maintenance
3. Defibrillators
4. Community speed watch
5. WRA representative

25/26.

Planning

1. To consider and decide upon the following planning applications:

1. To note the following planning decisions:

1. To consider the following planning enforcement matters:

25/27.

Community Matters

1. To receive an update on the status of the VAS signs.
2. To consider a proposal from a resident in relation to Sandholes Wood.

25/28.

Grants

1. To consider grant requests.

Annual Finances

1. To receive and consider the internal audit report 24/25
2. To consider responses to the annual governance statement 24/25, the Chair and Clerk to sign. 
3. To consider approval of the accounting statements 24/25, to include 

signing by the Chair (if approved). 

1. To receive and consider documents for publication on the website.   
2. To confirm the period for the exercise of public rights for 24/25 as the 3rd June 

2025 to the 14th July 2025.

25/29.

Financial Matters

1. To receive and note the bank reconciliation for April 2025 and current bank balances.
2. To approve the payments presented for authorisation up to the 22^nd May 2025 and any other invoices that come in prior to the meeting:

25/30.

Correspondence

To consider correspondence received and decide upon any necessary actions.

25/31.

To note any agenda items for the next meeting.

25/32.

Date of the next meeting 25^th June 2025 at 7.00pm