Wednesday 21st December 2022 - 7pm
Bellingham Town Hall
Community Room
Agenda
Part A
Public Participation
Part B - Parish Council Meeting
1. Apologies for Absence
2. County Councillor Report
3. Declarations of Interest
4. Minutes of November Meeting - to be agreed
5. Matters Arising from the Minutes
6. Planning Applications
- 22/02163/FUL - The Vault House change of use update
7. Finance
- 7.1 Nov-Dec income, expenses, bank balances
- 7.2 Precept
- 7.3 Contractor / Employee pay rises
8. Correspondence
9. Borderlands Updates
10. Notified reports
- 10.1 Contract for Fairstead - Cllr Moore
- 10.2 Highways issues - Cllr Irving
- 10.3 Replacement Christmas Lights - Cllr Dickson-Green
- 10.4 Village handyman role - Cllr Dickson-Green
- 10.5 Station Yard - Cllr Tilley
- 10.6 Leaf vacuum - Cllr Dickson-Green
11. Any urgent issues for consideration at the next meeting
12. Agreement of date of next meeting - Janury 18th 2023
13. Restricted business - including nominations for Freeman
Clerk’s Notes to the Agenda
5. Matters arising - updates required
Clerk
- Allotment signs
- Quotes for St Cuthbert’s repairs
- Repairs to Zip Wire
- Contact Adam Peart re: Jubilee Field path
- Publicise external audit results
- Reserves transfer
- BMS newsletter to publish
- Redesmouth Road letters
- Contact NCC re: highways and paths
- Playground contractor
- Chapel pricing
- CCTV information
Cllrs Huddleston, Brebner & Tilley
- Coronation planning
Cllr Kirkbride
- Look into interest in skate park
- Information re: funding sources
- Information re: new scheme for police speed check
- Investigate security light on Fire Station
Cllr Moore
- Repair to tyre play area
Cllr Dickson-Green
- Chapel lighting
7 Finance:
7.1 Income and expenses - Nov-Dec
Income:
- Interest: £3.39
- Indoor market income: £160.00
- Toilet honesty box: £12.98
- VAT reclaimed: £3,965.00
- Cemetery fees: £300.00
Invoices to be paid (to date):
- B Dickson-Green (clerk pay) = £189.74
- CM Commercial (landscaping) = £957.60
- Calico internet (email hosting) = £24.00
- E Taylor (handyman) = £650.00
- Town Hall (rental for Nov) = £70.00
- Town Hall (EV payment) = £376.13
- DD - Wave (water rates) = £123.82
- N Green (cleaning) = £137.80
- M Dickson-Green (expenses) = £1,347.69
- Allotment signs: £58.07
- Chapel brass plaque: £30.95
- Parish Christmas Cards: £31.09
- Wheelchair ramp for chapel: £124.99
- Draught excluder tape for chapel doors: £20.00
- Smart button for Xmas lights: £29.66
- Website hosting renewal: £29.95
- Jackery powerstation for chapel: £981.00
- Chapel floodlights: £41.98
Bank account balances as at 15/12/22:
Current account £30,720.95
Reserves Account: £11,219.03
Cemetery Maintenance Fund: £5,738.19
7.2 Precept
Current precept - £35,997.00
7.3 Inflation rises
RPI Increase = 14%
10. Reports
10.3 Replacement Christmas Lights
Lighting information:
£59.98 per set (x10 sets to be replaced) - note that warranty investigations are also underway
10.6 Leaf blower
Offered for £500.00
